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Blaine Stone Lodge July 4th Celebration Facebook.com/ BlakeDagleyMusic Come celebrate at Blaine Stone Lodge in Midlothian. Cost is $20 per carload. Gates open at 5:00pm. Festivities include BBQ, Cash Bar, Bounce Houses, Outdoor Games, Vendors, and LIVE MUSIC by Kadie Lynn Band, Blake Dagley and more. The Bearded Lady Specials for 4th of July For $40 total, receive 4 Lust Patties with Gouda, Buns, Avocado with Poblano and Feta, plus our special Martin House Pickle Beer Queso and Chips. Order anytime but must pick up Friday between 4-8pm. Draft Beer, Cans and Cocktails are available to go. All Tips will help employees without unemployment. More info at Facebook.com/ TheBeardedLadyFortWorth. Coyote Drive-In Fireworks Show on July 3rd Facebook.com/CoyoteDriveIn Our 4th of July celebration is finally here! We will be hosting our own Fireworks show on July 3rd and will be open on July 4th so you can get a great spot to see the Firework show provided by TRWD and Lockheed Martin. Forney Independence Day Celebration on July 4th ForneyTX.gov/574/
Jack Starr Cut Rate Liquors 3725 E Belknap, FWTX Privately owned liquor store. Large selection in-store of liquors, wines, beers, and cigars. To best serve you, along with instore shopping we are also still offering curbside service for those who prefer it. Call the store at 817-831-2472 or text the owner at 817-475-6573 and and we will bring your items to your car. Lava Cantina July 4th with Emerald City Facebook.com/LavaCantinaTC The stream will be broadcast on Facebook Live in full HD and is FREE to watch, bu TIPS are certainly appreciated throughout the broadcast. We encourage you to download the Facebook Watch App on your TV to maximize your viewing experience. A portion of all TIPS received will be donated to Direct Relief funding research and relief for the impact of COVID-19. Want the opportunity to WATCH IN PERSON!? View LIVE AT THE VENUE in a LIMITED capacity with table service OR View the STREAM at the Venue in a LIMITED capacity while receiving table service. Lost Oak Winery Chasing Texas for July 4th Facebook.com/LostOakWinery Check out the Burleson Fourth of July Parade from 9-11am. The Burleson Lions Club Parade begins in Old Town Burleson at 9am. After the Parade, head to
Rack Attack July 4th Burgers & Doge Pop Up 6620 Storm Cat Lane, Burleson Facebook.com/ TXCraftBarbecue We’re going @44farms with this pop up menu, all beef black angus hot dogs, and 80/20 black angus burgers blended with gouda cheese, and some smoked fried wings. Burger patties will be smoked then seared on flat top to order, hot dogs will be a 1/4lb all beef black angus dog. Burgers will be on a buttery brioche bun and dogs will be in between a Sweet Kings Hawaiian bun. Wings are brined, smoked, then fried to order. Bring lawn chairs and your personal cooler, or grab a Bison Cooler from inside the store. BYOB. Kids fireworks permitted only. We’re are limited on burgers and dogs for this event, so get here early! City of Southlake 2020 Independence Day Fireworks on July 3rd Facebook.com/ ExperienceSouthlake This year's fireworks show is scheduled for 9:30 p.m., Friday, July 3 and will be set off from a centralized location so that families can watch the fireworks from their backyard or other locations.
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Grapevine’s 38th Annual July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza This free 24-minute fireworks spectacular over Lake Grapevine begins at 9:30 p.m. and is set to patriotic music, The fireworks display is the perfect way to celebrate America’s birthday and this will be Grapevine's biggest display to date! For suggested viewing areas, visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
The Oasis at Joe Pool Lake Independence Day With The Alternatives on July 3rd Facebook.com/ TheAlternativesTribute Come out and get your 4th of July weekend rocking with an OUTDOOR show overlooking Joe Pool Lake. We're all walking that line of wanting to get back out for some live music, but still being safe about it...we totally get it. The Oasis offers the opportunity to social distance in the fresh air while hearing your favorite alternative rock tunes. So join in the fun while still being safe about it. We'll wave at you from over 6 feet away!
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Lost Oak Winery for wine, lunch, and fun from 12noon to 4pm. Live music by Chasing Texas. Then, head to Chisenhall for fireworks or stay and drink more wine. Tickets are now required due to capacity being limited to 100.
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Independence-Day-Celebration The City of Forney will be holding its FREE annual Independence Day Celebration at Forney Community Park! Fireworks will light the sky while Hill Country and Sons of Bocephus headline musical performances at the Spellman Amphitheater! In addition to awesome live music and fireworks, this event will have a number of local and regional food vendors and trucks. Plus, there will be alcohol sold in the Spellman Amphitheater from 4pm-9pm.
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Based on the annual Eurovision music contest, Will Ferrell’s latest might be his best in years.
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It is almost impossible knowing where to start when talking about Eurovision: The Song of Fire Saga. Perhaps it’s best to first point out that, yes, Eurovision is this campy in real life. Dramatic music videos, Viking costumes, shirtless oversexed Europeans –– everything is there. But another thing this Will Ferrell film gets right is the joy that Eurovision brings –– something everyone needs more of right now. Before going into the plot, one should know a bit more about the event itself. The Eurovision Song Contest is a 64-yearold annual music competition that showcases about 30 European countries, each offering one act and each competing for the chance to host the following year –– like the Olympics but with more folk instrumentation. There’s a first semifinal, a second semifinal, and a final, after which each participating country votes for its favorite act. The ESC was created in the wake of World War II to reunite a grieving Europe through music (which is why, as is mentioned in the film, countries cannot vote for their own entry). Eurovision performances all have something unique to make them stand out from their competitors and musical styles vary from hipster-y ukulele ballads to insane heavy metal throwdowns. Every year, there are some absolutely crazy acts (they usually don’t win, but they’re fun), with some performances becoming internet memes and international sensations like ABBA and Riverdance. There’s always at least one song that will stick in your brain for a few days, so prepare yourself.
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Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams bring the high drama to Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
These entertainment elements are well reflected in the film. This is understandable, as the European Broadcasting Union (the ESC’s governing body) was among the film’s contributors. Regular Eurovision viewers will spot many cameos from recent ESC acts, such as Ukraine’s 2016 winner, Jamala; John Lundvik of Sweden; and Austria’s 2014 winner, Conchita Wurst. The film follows Lars Erickssong (Will Farrell) and childhood friend Sigrit Ericksdóttir (Rachel McAdams) on a quest to bring Iceland its first Eurovision win. The two are thoroughly eccentric, and songs by their band, Fire Saga, can only be described as “bops.” Lars desperately wants to win the Eurovision Song Contest, believing this would also win him his father’s respect. However, the two need to convince the rest of Europe they’re good enough for their 12 points (the highest number of points awarded per country). There’s also a great bit involving Icelandic gnomes. It’s both horrific and brilliantly charming in a Nordic sort of way. The quirkiness of this film might turn some people off (much like its namesake). To fully appreciate it, viewers can’t take themselves or the show too seriously, as
the extravagance and campy costumes are common aspects of the ESC. Eurovision is unapologetically itself and portrays every trope familiar to contest regulars. Among these topics: the economic concerns of poorer competing countries, the melancholy reality for closeted Russian performers (something the film handles with surprising poignance), and the intrinsic value (and unfortunate unmarketability) of singing in one’s native language. Perhaps the only ESC topic that goes unmentioned in the full two-hour film is Australia’s recent participation in the otherwise entirely EU-focused contest. (Don’t ask. There’s not enough space on this page.) As a Eurovision dweeb, I was concerned when I first learned there would be a film depicting ESC –– particularly one starring Will Farrell. I was concerned a film from people unfamiliar with Eurovision would be merciless in its depictions, possibly even insulting. It was a happy surprise to find that the thoroughly international Eurovision actually captured the spirit of the contest quite well. Yes, it’s campy and outrageous, but there’s a heart to Eurovision that is undeniable. Diehard ESC fans are people
willing to overlook everyday constraints of good taste, choosing instead to focus on the joy of the moment –– the moment when, after hitting her final note, an Armenian performer breaks down and shouts to her millions of viewers, “Thank you, Europe!” Some have argued online that this is Farrell’s best movie in years. Lars is ridiculous, like all of Farrell’s protagonists, but he also has emotional struggles that are endearing, and his slapstick humor is wellblended with fast-paced, funny dialogue. Most importantly, the film expresses genuine appreciation for the spectacle and fandom of Eurovision. What more could you want? If you appreciate goofy humor, melodrama, and feel-good comedy, you will enjoy this movie and probably the ESC in general. It’s a welcome distraction from the unpleasant realities of 2020. Eurovision was canceled this year because of COVID-19, and fans around the world lost three days of content to fuel their social distancing, so at a time when both ESC fans and newcomers need cheering up, Eurovision’s release was perfectly timed and much appreciated. Thank you, Europe! l
Caravaggio, The Flagellation of Christ (detail), 1607, oil on canvas. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. Patrimonio del Fondo Edifici di Culto, amministrato dalla Direzione Centrale per l’Amministrazione del Fondo Edifici di Culto del Ministero dell’Interno
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Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum at 4pm. (Spoiler alert: Will Smith saves mankind.) Tickets are $6 Tickets. GrapevineTicketLine.com. From 9am to 6pm, the Chisholm Trail Museum is hosting An Old Fashion Sunday July 4th Celebration at 101 Chisholm Tr in Cleburne. Along with such Americana activities as eating contests (pie and watermelon), corn hole, horseshoes, and a petting zoo, there will also be food trucks, entertainment by The Legends of Texas, and fireworks on the lake. Free family event. Call 254-998-0261.
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It really is the apocalypse. 7-Eleven Day is canceled to COVID-19 Wednesday due concerns. Traditionally, every July 11 in honor of the company’s anniversary, a free medium Slurpee awaits you at any 7-Eleven. You just show up and claim it. Nope. Not this year. Instead, the convenience store chain is spreading the love –– and the word about social distancing –– by issuing a free coupon to all members of its 7Rewards program valid throughout the month of July. I think you know what to do. At 2pm in the inland town of North Richland Hills, a gentleman named Thursday Dinosaur George –– a self-taught paleontologist –– will teach children about sea creatures as part of the mayor’s summer reading program. Your kids can join this Zoom adventure
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While most movie theaters are closed right now, Coyote Drive-In (223 NE Friday 4th St, 817-717-7767) is a favorite local exception. The downtown theater has snagged a new release called Skyman, based on the Carl Merryweather first-person alien-encounter story. See it on the big screen in your car at 10:40pm. Tickets are $4-7 at CoyoteDrive-In.com.
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Now that the rush of Pride Month has passed, those in the LBGTQ community Monday may be experiencing a hangover of sorts. If you are showing some symptoms of depression, there is a group in Richland Hills that wants to help. On Mondays at 7pm, Depression Connection For Recovery is hosting a weekly LGBTQ Depression Support Group at Embrace United Church of Christ (7500 Glenview Dr). Curriculum is “evidence based” and approved through SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There is no cost to attend. Call 682-593-4358.
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While their stage has been dark, Stage West has been lighting up the internet Tuesday with a variety of virtual events. At 3pm on Tuesdays, join Randi Proffitt Leyva –– a long-time waitress at the theater’s Lobby Café –– for Cocktails & Mocktails with Randi. Every week, she will teach you how to make a different Stage West cocktail. Today we learn to whip up a watermelon mint spritzer. Free event, but donations encouraged. (Donate at Stagewest.org/Donate.) To attend, visit Facebook.com/StageWest.
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Thursdays are ladies’ nights at Jamaica Gates.
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In the parking lot of Cooper Commons sits a highly successful Black-owned business called Jamaica Gates (1020 W Arkansas Ln, Arlington, 347-885-3994). Olympic track athlete and coach Errol Byles opened this Caribbean restaurant in 2008 along with wife Michelle Byles and Chef Barbara to great accolades, and they just kept rolling in. Along with winning Best Caribbean every year since 2009 in Fort Worth Weekly’s annual Best Of issue, the Byleses have also been featured on the immensely popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Jamaica Gates is also known for cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks made with a variety of fresh juices, but on Thursday at 11pm, my girls and I are going for the Hennessy. Henny & Heels is the restaurant’s weekly ladies’ night. Every Thursday, there are $3 drink specials and ladies wearing high heels get free cover until midnight. Men pay a $5 cover. DJ Boladi, DJ DainJah, and special guests will provide the music.
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