My Hometowns Texas - Cultural and Entertainment Magazine

Hood & Somervell Counties - Including: Granbury, Glen Rose, Acton...

Issue 3 | May 2013

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Cultural & Entertainment magazine AntonioBalderas A Mexican who went to culinary school in Genoa, Italy!

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Resale & Consignment shops right here in our own backyard.

A Place to Have Fun !

Granbury Theater Company Presents:

The Foreigner Check our Calendar for: Live music events, Texas Breeder’s Classic Elite Futurity, Dulcimer Festival, Stephenville Rollergirls come to town, Mother’s Day events, Memorial Day, Balconies, Bands & Boats, and more!

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Issue 3 • May 2013 There is more than one way to see a movie! Brazos Drive-In. & Show Biz 2013 Rio Brazos Art Exhibit: Dora Lee Langdon, Cultural & Educational Center

Cowboy Capitol Rollergirls Paintball Derby, Wakeboarding, Golf...

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Art:

Rio Brazos Art Exhibit Page 6

Shopping: Resale Shops Page 16

Theater: The Foreigner Page 18

Dining: Antonio’s Italian Page 21

The coordinators of this event, create an atmosphere that inspires, educates and entertains.

This exhibit is one of North Texas’ most prestigious juried art events, results inside.

You can have a good time and save money at one of the 27 Resale shops in our area!

The Foreigner is a twoact comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. A combination of whacky humor with a heart-warming transformation.

Meet Antonio Balderas, a Mexican who went to culinary school in Genoa, Italy - and can’t get enough of Italian food.

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Calendar of Events

We got it all! Want to know want’s happening today, check here....

Glen Rose

Spring life in Glen Rose.

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Lodging

Fossil Rim Safari camp, Bed and Breakfasts, Hotel or Motel, we can help you decide where to stay.

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Shopping

Did you realize, our community has over 27 consignment and resale shops!

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Theater

Granbury Theater Company The Foreigner, plus your 2013 season schedule.

Music & Nightlife

Who is playing tonight?

Check our Venue listing and hit the town!

Dining

Antonio’s Italian, cooking with passion! Plus a complete listing of dining choices.

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Welcome to My Hometowns Texas

Cultural & Entertainment Magazine of Hood and Somervell Counties!

What a fantastic way to end

• Hollywood & Vine • Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge • Buffalo Gap Restaurant • The Dock

up the month of April with the Granbury Wine Walk People were laughing, drinking wine, shopping and having fun.

The weather was perfect. There were bands playing at several locations. It was a great time for everyone. I ended up the evening at Antonio’s Ristorante Italiano. I ordered the Shrimp and Mushrooms Profumo Bosco and my wife, Pam, ordered the Polloai Carciofi. Both plates were delicious. If you want friendly service, superb food, and a glass of wine then this is the place to go. Please see article in this issue.

We have added Lodging to our magazine to make it easy for visitors to our area. We beliveve the longer people stay, the more money they spend; the more money they spend the more fun they have and we are all about fun.

Please check out our calendar for the rest of the music in May. Don’t forget to check our website calendar for the most current list of events. Our magazine is also available online so tell your friends.

Joe Adams - Publisher

Here are a couple of fun things to do for Mother’s Day: May 11, 6:00 pm, Glen Rose, Fossil Rim - Mother’s Day Sunset Safari Dinner and Tour; May 12, 9:00 am, Glen Rose, Dinosaur World - Mom’s FREE on Mother’s Day; and May 12, 11 am - 3 pm, Tolar, Grady’s Line Camp Steakhouse Mother’s Day Buffet.

There is a lot of music in May, so here are a few places to check out:

Last but not least. We have added a dynamic marketing professional to our staff. She is serious about your advertising.

Denise Newton is a hard worker and a fun person to know.

As always, have fun, and Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers.

Joe Adams

Publisher: Joe Adams joe@myhometownstexas.com

Sales: Carilyn Hipp carilyn@myhometownstexas.com Denise Newton d.newton@myhometownstexas.com

Art Department: Denise Zitzevancih denise@myhometownstexas.com

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Movies

TOP MOVIES FOR MAY

ShowBiz 6 at Lake Granbury

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3D Iron Man 3

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3D The Croods

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Animation

May 10 - The Great Gatsby May 31 - After Earth Check Theater for current listings

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The Croods PG Animation

Gates open 7:15

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Showtime is 8:15

Pain and Gain

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Scary Movie 5

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May 3 - Iron Man 3 May 17 - Star Trek Into Darkness May 31 - Now You See Me

Art

Langdon Cultural Center The 2013 Rio Brazos Art Exhibit was held at the Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center in Granbury, Texas from April 14-28, 2013. The exhibition is supported by the Granbury Arts Alliance, the City of Granbury, Tarleton State University, and numerous local and regional businesses.

The exhibit is one of North Texas’ most prestigious juried art events. It featured over 50 artists from throughout the United States, with a strong showing from Texas. The Rio Brazos Art Exhibit definitely must be on your calendar for next year.

The Robi Rhea & James Lehr Award $500.00 cash prize Kay Wirz - Winter Night The Kathy & Russell Smith Award $500.00 cash prize Brian Paulsen - The Homecoming The Charles & Dominique Inge Awards $500.00 cash prize Van Johnson - Robin is Ready Mary Jung - Brilliance of Fall Best of Show $1000.00 cash prize Bob Cook - Twilight on Bourbon

NEXT SHOW: Attitudes & Latitudes of Art: by Barbara Sutton April 29 - May 22

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Galleries Artefactz

Glen Rose

Brazos Prophetic Arts

307 SW Barnard Street (254) 897-7494 barnardsmill.com

313 Ables Street (817) 579-1775

Langdon Center Art Gallery 308 East Pearl Street (817) 279-1164

Barnard’s Mill Art Museum

White Buffalo Gallery

200 SW Barnard Street (254) 897-1988 thewhitebuffalogallery.com

Oak Tree Gallery & Framing 2103 East Highway 377 (817) 573-6252

RAEB Inc

3101 Neri Road (817) 573-5616

Uptownarts.NET 4395 E. Hwy. 377 (682) 936-2581

Wolf Crossing Art Gallery

1410 Fall Creek Hwy. (817) 326-0232

Your Private Collection

106 North Houston (817) 579-7733 www.yourprivatecollection.com

Lake Granbury Art Association www.granburyart.org 224 N Travis Street

(817) 579-7656

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120 N. Houston Street (817) 573-9446 www.artefactz.com

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Photos: 2013 Granbury Wine Walk

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Activities GOLF COURSES Harbor Lakes Golf Club Course 18 holes over 7,239 yards with a par of 72 (Private Non-Equity) 2100 Clubhouse Dr., Granbury

(817) 578-8600

Granbury Country Club Course 9 holes over 3,054 yards with a par of 36 (Public) 1611 Rockview Dr., Granbury

(817) 573-9912

Hidden Oaks Course

18 holes over 6,880 yards with a par of 72 (Public) 2701 Hideaway Bay Ct., Granbury

(817) 279-1078

De Cordova Bend

Pecan Plantation Country Club Course

18 holes over 6,830 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity) 8650 Westover Ct., Granbury

(800) 279-6471

Nutcracker Golf Club Course 18 holes over 6,743 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity) 9500 Orchard Dr., Granbury

(817) 279-0936

Starr Hollow Golf Club, Course 9 holes (Private Non-Equity) 5717 Star Hollow Ct., Tolar

Country Club Course

(254) 834-3464

5301 Country Club Dr., Granbury

Squaw Valley Golf Course

18 holes over 6,423 yards with a par of 70 (Private Equity)

(817) 326-2381

18 holes over 6,731 yards with a par of 72 (Municipal)

ACTIVITIES

2439 E Highway 67, Glen Rose

(254) 897-7956

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HOOD County through the lens 2013 Granbury Wine Walk Weekend

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CALENDAR

A place to have fun Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Yeats-Duke 1858 Working Museum 10:00 am - 5:00 pm @ 214 North Crockett Street Granbury Ghosts and Legend Tours 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM @ Historic Granbury Square

Open Friday and Saturday Rock and Bowl – Granbury Lanes 10:00 pm - Midnight Granbury Dollhouse Museum 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm @ 421 East Bridge Street

Open every day

FCS Indoor Paintball Facility...

Now Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm @ 6025 Fall Creek Highway

EVENTS MAY

Granbury Theatre Company: Fiddler on the Roof | 7:30 pm Diamond D’s: Southern Pryde | 8:30pm Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Amos Moses | 7:30 Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge: Live Jazz | Darwin Martin | 7 - 10 pm Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music Boozers: Piece Of My Heart | 9pm The Dock: Sons of Mel Bey Band | 8pm

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th Glen Rose Expo Center: All Day Southwest Miniature Horse Show

th Langdon Center Gordon House: Film Study with Ann Mitchell | 6 pm - 9 pm

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

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th Super Second Saturday presented by: Granbury Square Merchants | All Day Oak Dale Park: Glen Rose Dulcimer Festival | All Day Expo Center: Glen Rose | All Day 12th Annual Texas Breeder’s Classic Elite Futurity Historic Granbury Gunslingers Square | 11:30 am - 2 pm Two Shows: Approx times: 11a and 1:30p

rd Glen Rose Expo Center: All Day Southwest Miniature Horse Show

Revolver Brewing Tour: 12 - 3 pm Food Vendors, Beer glass with admission 817-736-8034 | FM 167

Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Rusty Nail Band | 7:30 pm

Fossil Rim: Glen Rose The Photography Tours | 4 - 8 pm

Barking Rocks Winery Presents: Music by Susan Herndon First Friday | 7 - 11 pm Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

Fossil Rim, Mother’s Day Sunset Safari | Dinner and Outing | 6 pm

Grady’s Line Camp Restaurant: Courtney Patton | 7 pm

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 3:30 pm

The Dock: Clay Shelburn Band | 8 pm Granbury Theatre Company: Fiddler on the Roof | 7:30 pm

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th Fossil Rim: Glen Rose Fossil Dig and Hike | 9 am – 12 pm

Glen Rose Expo Center: All Day Southwest Miniature Horse Show Creation Evidence Museum: “Director’s Lecture Series” Carl Baugh | 12 - 2 pm Revolver Brewing Tour: 12 - 3 pm Food Vendors, Beer glass with admission 817-736-8034 | FM 167 Granbury Theatre Company: Fiddler on the Roof | 3:30 pm

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th Granbury Opera Guild: Annual Bingo fundraiser | 6 – 11 pm Granbury Resort Conference Center

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th Music, Massage & Merlot D’Vine Wine on the Square | 6:30 pm

Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Three Rivers Shine | 7:30

Granbury Girls Night Out: Granbury Square | 5 pm Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge: Live Jazz - Darwin Martin | 7 - 10 pm The Dock: Mike Calaway | 7:30 pm

Grady’s Line Camp Restaurant, Tolar Brady Hulsey Band | 7 pm

Diamond D’s: Kim Younkin | 8:30 pm

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music Boozers: Outtathabox | 9 pm

Citizen’s Center Dance Glen Rose | Burning Daylight Oak Dale Park: Glen Rose Dulcimer Festival | All Day Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

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th Oak Dale Park: Glen Rose Dulcimer Festival | All Day

Grady’s Line Camp - Mother’s Day Buffet 11 am - 3 pm | $35 pp, Complimentary Mimosas. Reservations recommended.

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HOOD & SOMERVELL COUNTY Glen Rose Girls Night Out: Glen Rose Square | 5 – 8 pm

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

Wild Country: Taylor Hickey Band | 8 pm

Fossil Rim: Glen Rose Photography Tours | 4 pm

Diamond D’s Billiards: Trimmier | 8 pm

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 3:30 pm

th Langdon Center Gordon House: Film Study with Ann Mitchell | 6 - 9 pm

Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Jay Hollis Band | 7:30

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

th Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

Grady’s Line Camp Restaurant, Tolar Brady Hulsey Band | 7 pm

Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge: Live Jazz | Darwin Martin | 7 - 10 pm

th Millennium Longhorn Futurity Somervell County Expo Center

Granbury LIVE Band and all of the performers: 50′s & 60′s Class Reunion Concert | 7:30 pm @ The Texas Opry Theater in Weatherford

Diamond D’s Billiards: Brady Hulsey Band | 8:30pm

Dinosaur World 2013: Glen Rose Mom’s FREE on Mother’s Day – 9 am

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Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Highway 80 West | 7:30 Storiebook Café: Glen Rose Brady Hulsey Band | 7 pm

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th Fossil Rim: Glen Rose 2 - Day Photo Workshop | 12 – 2 pm

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th Memorial Day Celebration “Balconies, Bands & Boats” Granbury Historic Square | 10 am - 6 pm Arts & Craft Vendors, Entertainment,

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

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th 10th Annual Texas Steak Cookoff in Hico | All Day www.texassteakcookoff.com

Expo Center: Glen Rose Tuley Roping - All Day

“Paint The Glen” Paint Out: Marcia Miller, 254-823-6669 8 am - 6 pm | Glen Rose

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th “Balconies, Bands & Boats” Granbury Historic Square Parade @ 10am

Brazos Book Festival - Honoring John Graves All Day | Glen Rose Historical Square

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Fossil Rim: Glen Rose 2-Day Photo Workshop | 12 pm – 2 pm

Cowboy Capital Rollergirls FSC Paintball Tournament Support your local Roller Derby | 6 pm

Fossil Rim Family Fun Day: Glen Rose Endangered Species Day | 10 am – 4 pm

Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Kim Younkin | 7:30

Millennium Longhorn Futurity Somervell County Expo Center

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

Art on the Square: Glen Rose Glen Rose Historic Square – 10 am

Glen Rose Girls Night Out: Glen Rose Square | 5 – 8 pm Revolver Brewing Tour: 12 - 3 pm Food Vendors, Beer glass with admission 817-736-8034 | FM 167 Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner -|3:30 pm Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge: Live Jazz | Darwin Martin | 7 - 10 pm

Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Rocky Lott Band | 7:30 Grady’s Line Camp Restaurant, Tolar Preston Scott Band | 7 pm

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

Oak Dale Park: Glen Rose Free Bluegrass Jam sessions | All Day

Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music

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th Citizens Center Dance |Glen Rose C B Sutton & Outcase

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th Memorial Day Celebration “Balconies, Bands & Boats” Granbury Historic Square | 10 am - 6 pm Expo Center: Glen Rose Tuley Roping - All Day

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th Rio Brazos Dance Hall: Free Dance Lessons 6 - 7 pm

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th Dino Days/ Carnival Expo Center | Glen Rose May 30 - June 1

The Dock: Brad Booker Band | 8 pm

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm

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Music, Massage & Merlot D’Vine Wine on the Square | 6:30 pm

st Dino Days/ Carnival Expo Center | Glen Rose

th 2013 Pancake Breakfast Fly-in: at Granbury Regional Airport | 8 am – 10 am Expo Center: Glen Rose Tuley Roping | All Day Revolver Brewing Tour: 12 - 3 pm Food Vendors, Beer glass with admission 817-736-8034 | FM 167 Fossil Rim: Glen Rose Fossil Dig and Hike | 9 am– 12 pm

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Granbury Theatre Company: The Foreigner | 7:30 pm Hollywood & Vine: Glen Rose Cody Dell Akridge | 7: 30 pm Buffalo Gap Restaurant: Live Music The Dock: Love & The Zealous | 8 pm

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Somervell County through the lens Riverhouse Grill, fresh produce on the square, shopping and dining on the Square.

The Lodge at Fossil Rim - Foothills Safari Camp GRANBURY HOTEL/MOTEL Baymont Inn 1515 N. Plaza Dr | 917-579-9977 www.sleepinn.com Best Western 1517 N. Plaza Dr | 817-573-4239 Classic Inn 1209 N. Plaza Dr. | 817-573-8874 Comfort Suites 903 Harbor Lakes Dr.| 817-579-5559 Days Inn 1201 N. Plaza Dr. 817-573-2611 or 800-228-5150 Granbury Inn & Suites 1339 North Plaza Drive 817-573-2691 / 800-858-8607

Hilton Garden Inn 635 E. Pearl St.|817-579-3800 La Quinta Inn & Suites 880 Harbor Lakes Dr.| 817-573-2007 Nutt House Hotel 119 East Bridge Street 817-279-1207 or 888-678-0813 www.nutt-hotel.com Plantation Inn 1451 East Pearl Street 817-573-8846 or 800-422-2402 www.plantationinngranbury.com Quality Inn & Suites 800 Harbor Lakes Drive 817-573-4411 / 800-465-4329 www.hotelingranbury.com

GRANBURY BED AND BREAKFAST Alfonso’s Loft 137 E. Pearl St. | (817) 573-3308 Kay Collerain & Barbara Stevenson 137 E. Pearl St. | 817-573-3308 www.alfonsosloft.com Angle of the Lake 530 E. Bridge St 817-573-0073 or 800-641-0073 www.angle-of-the-lake.com Arbor House B & B 530 E. Pearl St. | 817-573-0073 www.granbury-bed-and-breakfast.com Arkens Bed & Breakfast 635 June Rose Ct. | 817-408-6061 www.arkensbedbreakfast.com Baker St. Harbour 511 South Baker Street 817-578-3684 or 877-578-3684 www.bakerstharbour.com Brierhouse Bed & Breakfast 7711 Colony Road Tolar | 800-474-1160 www.brierhouse.com Granbury Gardens Bed & Breakfast 321 W. Doyle | 817-573-9010 www.granburygardens.com Granbury Square Flat 109 1/2 East Bridge Street 972-239-9210 www.granburysquareflat.com Inn on Lake Granbury 205 W. Doyle Street 817-573-0046 / 877-573-0046 www.innonlakegranbury.com Lambert Street Guesthouse 215 S. Lambert St. | 817-579-1876 www.bradbraune.com/lambertstreet Manor of Time 121 West Bluff St. | 817-579-0212 www.manoroftime.com Nutt House Hotel 119 East Bridge Street 817-279-1207 or 888-678-0813 www.nutt-hotel.com Pecan Cottage 205 W. Moore St. | 817-279-7412 www.pomhouse.com

Pomegranate House 1002 W. Pearl St 817-279-7412 / 888-503-7659 www.pomhouse.com Texas Heritage Cabins 5801 Matlock Road 817-326-3639 www.granbury-log-cabins.com The Windmill Farm 6625 Colony Road Tolar | 817-279-2217 www.thewindmillfarm.com Top of the Vine 107 E. Bridge Street 817-579-0260 GLEN ROSE HOTELS & MOTELS America’s Best Value Inn & Suites 1614 NE Big Bend Trail 254-897-2111 Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn & Suites 1311 NE Big Bend Trail 254-897-4818 Comfort Inn & Suites 1615 NE Big Bend Trail 254-898-8900 Glen Rose Inn & Suites Hwy 67 & FM 56 254-897-2940 or 866-393-8037 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 113 Paluxy Summit Blvd 254-898-9900 Inn on the River 205 SW Barnard Street 254-897-2929 or 800-575-2101 www.innontheriver.com LaQuinta Inn & Suites 101 W. Bo Gibbs 254-898-0679 Rough Creek Lodge 5165 County Road 2013 254-897-3700 or 888-670-1223 www.roughcreek.com CRESSON HOTEL BEST WESTERN Cresson Inn 9120 E Highway 377, Cresson | (877) 574-2464

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LODGING

Lodging

Overlooking one of Fossil Rim’s most popular wildlife watering holes, where an ever changing variety of animals, from elegant sand hill cranes to families of waterbuck, can be viewed.

Shopping H

$25 to $40, so I saved a lot of money.

I like to shop but I hate to spend money. I could wait a long time for a store to have a sale on what I want to buy. You can find almost new books at a used book store, and almost new clothes at a resale shop. How about that piece of furniture you always need to make a full set. There are endless bargains.

We think of Glen Rose and Granbury as being tourist towns because of the rivers, lake and neat shops on the squares. We have another large attraction, and that is bargain shopping.

People come from all over the state to visit, but while here take time to shop for bargains.

Now, think about this. Where can you go and get a bed and breakfast or hotel, then go to a nice

SHOPPING

ave you ever found a $10 or $20 dollar bill on the ground or a tool on the side of the road? It is fun and exciting to pick up that bill or find out that tool is still good. If you keep your eyes open you can find a lot of free or almost free stuff. I know it is always fun to check the newspaper ads. I like to check the grocery ads and my wife likes to check the Bealls ads. Let’s not forget to check the internet ads. There’s no sales tax if you buy out of state.

There are many ways to save money.

One of the most fun ways is to shop at resale shops, antique stores and thrift shops. I hurt my foot a couple of years ago and I had to get some crutches. I found a pair at a resale shop. I paid $5.00 for the set and used them for a month. Then, I sold them back to the resale shop for $2.50. Total cost $2.50 for 30 days. Now the crutches are there for the next person that needs them. A new set of crutches costs

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LIST OF 27 RESALE SHOPS IN GRANBURY, CRESSON, ACTON, & GLEN ROSE! YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME AND SAVE MONEY AT ONE OF THESE RESALE SHOPS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Auction Resale Bella Rosa Consignment Betty’s Resale Shop Boys’ & Girls’ Club Resale Shop Brazos Moon Army Surplus J&J Buttons and Bows Chix from the Sticks Corbin’s Closet Cresson Antique Mall Deja New Empty Attic Goodwill Store Granny’s Attic His N Hers Man Cave Mission Granbury New 2 U People Helping People Phoenix Treasures Pizazz Consignment Boutique Reruns Resale Shop Reunique Boutique Sugar & Spice United Methodist Thrift Store Witherspoon’s

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restaurant or take your kids to a fun attraction like Fossil Rim, or a play at the Granbury Theater and then spend the rest of the time shopping. You can shop for new merchandise and you can shop for bargains.

What is best for the locals is that we do not have to drive very far to take advantage of this shopping.

I have compiled a list of fun places to shop where you can save money at the same time.

WELCOME TO THE GRANBURY SQUARE PLAZA

Shopping

Theater The Foreigner is a two-act comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. The play has become a staple of professional and amateur theatre.[1] The Foreigner has earned two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production.[2] The Foreigner was first produced at the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Repertory Theatre in January of 1983, and the boisterous laughter it created there made the play an enormous local success. Named by the American Theatre Critics Association as one of the best regional theatre plays for the 19831984 season,

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Because of the extraordinary commercial success of The Foreigner, Shue’s other plays came to the attention of American theatre companies. His earlier farce, The Nerd, had gone from its successful Milwaukee production in 1981 to similarly successful productions in England. It played

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hat does a shy Englishman in search of rest do when he visits a fishing lodge in Georgia? In Larry Shue’s hilarious farce, Charlie Baker, a proof reader by day and a boring husband by night, adopts the persona of a foreigner who doesn’t understand English.

When others begin to speak freely around him, he not only becomes privy to secrets both dangerous and frivolous, he also discovers an adventurous extrovert within himself.

Granbury Theatre Company is pleased to present the hilarious comedy, The Foreigner. Showing May 10th –June 1st in the old Granbury Live facility located at 110 North Crockett Street in Granbury, Texas.

Performances are 7:30p.m every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with 3:30p.m matinee performances every Saturday.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and students and $15 for Children 12 and under. Groups of 10 or more are $15.

The production is directed by Andy Looney with Jaime Long as assistant director, production assistant is Gale Gilbert, Costumes

by Stacey Greenawalt King and set design by Andrew Barrus.

Charlie Baker is played by Robert G Shores, Ellard Simms by Adam Livingston, Betty Meekes by Donna Jones, Sgt. Froggy LeSueur

by Andy R. Looney, Rev. David Marshall Lee by Orion, Catherine Simms and Angela Burkey and Kat Ewing and Owen Musser by Michael Lain.

in Manchester in 1982 and at the Aldwych Theatre in London in 1984, where it earned more money than any other American play on the West End. Two years after Shue’s death, in 1987, The Nerd was produced on Broadway, and eventually his more serious play, Wenceslas Square (1984), became popular as well. These plays are now staples of university, regional, and community theatres all over America.

For more information on the Granbury Theatre Company’s production of The Foreigner, or to order tickets, call (817) 579-0952. Or visit the theatre’s website at www. granburytheatrecompany.org Granbury theatre Company is a performing arts organization performing at 110 N. Crocket Street.

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Music/Nightlife LOCAL VENUES GRANBURY

BARKING ROCKS WINERY 1919 Allen Court 817-579-0007 Boozers 211 M & M Ranch Road 817-579-6094 boozersbar.net

Saddle Bags BBQ 3636 W Hwy 3770 817-579-7200 Jam every Saturday

GLEN ROSE

The Green Pickle SW Barnard Street 254-898-1611

Beer garden and live music most weekends.

BARKING ROCKS WINERY Live Music Event First Friday of each month

buffalo gap 1470 E. Hwy. 377 817-573-4471

Hollywood & Vine 101 NE Vine Street 254-898-0250

BOOZERS 4th Piece of my Heart 11th Outtathabox

buffalogapsteakhousegranbury.com

hollywoodandvinerestaurant.com

Diamond D’s 3605 Contrary Creek Road 817-573-2100

STORieBOOK CAFE 101 NE Vine Street 254-898-0250

The Dock 1003 White Cliff Road 817-573-9100

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Eighteen Ninety Grille 115 East Pearl Street 817-533-3400 eighteenninety.com

www.storiebookcafe.com

Grady’s Line Camp Restaurant & Live Music 4610 Shaw Road 254-835-4459 gradyslinecamp.com

Buffalo Gap Steakhouse & Cantina Live Music on Friday and Saturday Nights DIAMOND D’S 4th Southern Pryde 11th Kim Younkin 18th Trimmier Band 25th Brady Hulsey Band THE DOCK Clay Shelburn Band 3rd 11th Mike Calaway 24th Brad Booker Band 31st Love & The Zealous Eighteen Ninety Grill and Lounge Live Jazz - Darwin Martin Every Saturday in May

Saddle Bags BBQ 817-579-7200 Jam every Saturday WILD COUNTRY 18th Taylor Hickey Band

GLEN ROSE

THE GREEN PICKLE A Texas Beer Garden Live music every Friday and Saturday HOLLYWOOD & VINE 3rd Rusty Nail Band 4th Amos Moses 10th Three Rivers Shine 17th Highway 80 West 18th Jay Hollis Band 24th Kim Younkin 25th Rocky Lott Band 31st Cody Dell Akridge STORIEBOOK CAFE 17th Brady Hulsey Band Tolar Grady’s Line Camp 3rd Courtney Patton 10th Brady Hulsey Band 18th Brady Hulsey Band 25th Preston Scott Band

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Antonio’s Celebrates Another Location in Stephenville

The man behind

Antonio’s

Above: Pollo ai Carciofi - Chicken breast with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and basil in a white wine lemon sauce. Shrimp and Mushroom Profumo di Bosco - Jumbo shrimp and sliced fresh mushrooms with a brandy creamy sauce, seved with linguine pasta.

By: Melissa Wren Brown

said. “We use the freshest Alfredo sauce and meat. Not everyone can come and cook at my restaurant because it’s different. Most restaurants serve frozen and pre-cooked food and hire people with no experience. People go there because of the name of the chain.”

Antonio is excited to open a new restaurant in Stephenville in May. He’s very hands-on with the chefs he hires and knows a lot of his customers by name. He said he thinks it will be even more successful than the Granbury restaurant due to the location and traffic.

He plans to also expand into the metroplex in Arlington and Fort Worth and Brownwood.

Besides his cheerful disposition and charming personality, it’s easy to see how dining with Antonio would be the ultimate experience.

He doesn’t cook to compete or worry about what other chefs do; he just focuses on his food.

“Some customers say that when I cook, I cook with passion,” Antonio said. “They say, ‘what you’re doing is real.’”

Antonio’s new location: 1044 West Washington, Stephenville, Texas 254-965-7400 Grand Opening: Friday, May 3rd

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Meet Antonio Balderas, the owner of Antonio’s Italian restaurant in Granbury for the last two years. Originally from Mexico, he came to the U.S. in 1983 to pursue his passion for cooking. The only thing is, being from San Miguel, he never learned to cook Mexican food.

“I had a hard time being a Mexican,” Antonio said. “I don’t know nothing about Mexican food. We don’t have chimichangas or fajitas there.”

He knew he was destined to be a chef when he was 12 years old and realized that he was in the kitchen making food, which was typically a job for the women to do.

He went to culinary school in Genoa, Italy and can’t get enough of Italian food. Now, he doesn’t get a chance to cook as much because he’s the owner, but he’s personally trained all of his staff to cook as well as he does. Antonio works at least 70 hours each week since he loves what he does and cares about the consistency of an excellent meal and place to dine.

“I just want people to eat my food, and if they like it they’ll come back,” Antonio

Delicious food…a Mexican with Italian blood flowing through his veins

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Dining DINING ON THE SQUARE Babe’s Chicken House W. Pearl St. | 817-573-9777 Brazos Smokehouse 101 E. Pearl St. | 817-579-1393 Thursday - Saturday: 11am - 8pm only

Rib Shack - patio dining 4021 Old Acton Hwy. 4 | 817-326-4752 Golden Chick 2620 W. Highland Dr. Hwy. 4 in Acton | 817-326-2007

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop - patio dining 115 W. Pearl St. | 817-579-8226

COFFEE HOUSES Coffee Grinder (inside HEB Market) 3804 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-279-0977

Nutshell Eatery & Bakery 137 E. Pearl St. | 817-279-8989

Paradise Coffee Co. 129 W. Pearl St. | 817-573-3853

Paradise Coffee House & Bistro 129 Pearl St. | 817-573-3853

Starbucks w/drive thru 413 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-0640

Eighteen Ninety Grille 115 E. Pearl St. | 817-533-3400 eighteenninety.com

JAPANESE Miyako 715 Autumn Ridge Dr. | 817-579-8668

BISTRO Pearl St. Station –patio dining 129 Pearl St. | 817-579-7233

Cari’s Restaurant 2113 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-980-1223 Kowboy Kolaches 2715 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-3469 Chili’s Bar & Grill 1000 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-579-9402 Irby’s Burgers & Catfish 804 E. Pearl St. | 817-579-9402 Montana Restaurant 1454 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-2500

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Cotton Patch 1151 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-579-6461 Pam’s 204 S. Morgan | 817-326-8052 Firehouse Cafe 1462 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-279-1160 Spring Creek Barbeque 317 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-579-7336 The Dock 1003 Whitecliff Rd. | 817-579-8200 Stumpys Lakeside Grill 2323 S. Morgan | 817-279-1000

The Bayou 539 NE Big Bend Trail Cajun/Creole Seafood | 254-898-0322 BIG CUP EA–TERY Mexican & American Hwy. 67 & 56 | 254-897-3841

DONNA’S DONUTS Hwy. 67 | 254-897-7522

1890 Grille and Lounge E. Pearl St. | 817-533-3400 4:30pm - Cocktail Hour

Hoffbrau Steakhouse 315 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-776-4982

GLEN ROSE DINING

Barnard Street Bakery 1110 NE Big Bend Trail 254-897-3324

DEBBIE’S RESTAURANT Hwy. 67 | 254-897-4399

Christina’s Bistro 110 N. Houston St. | 817-579-1707

Grumps Burgers 3503 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-5000

Panda Express 1031 E. Hwy. 377 | 817 573-8988

China Wok 109 SW Barnard St. | 254-897-2660

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop - patio dining 115 W. Pearl St. | 817-579-8226

Great American Grill Inside Hilton Garden Inn 635 E. Pearl St. | 817-579-3807

Song Hays Chinese Restaurant 1311 N. Plaza Dr. | 817-573-4841

CHACHI’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT Hwy. 67 | 254-897-7504

Linda’s Southern Kitchen Pearl @ Crockett St. | 817-573-1952

AMERICAN (off the square) Buffalo Gap Steakhouse & Cantina 1470 E. Hwy. 377 & Business 377 817-573-4471 | patio dining

ORIENTAL China Cafe Buffet 1491 S. Morgan St.| 817-579-7888

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Cafe 1789 CR 2009 |254-898-4263 ITALIAN Antonio’s Ristorante Italiano 4426 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-1783 Pasta Fina 1106 S. Morgan | 817-279-8669 Joe’s Pasta & Pizza 512 W. Pearl St. | 817-579-5637 Nizza Pizza Pasta & Subs 2200 E. Hwy. 377 @ Davis St. 817-573-7575

Green Pickle - BURGERS 212 NE Barnard St. | 254-898-1611 HAMMOND’S B-B-Q Hwy. 67 | 254-897-3008 HOLLYWOOD & VINE 101 NE Vine St. | 254-898-0250 INN ON THE RIVER Barnard St. 1 block off Square Reservations Required, call 254-897-2929 or 800-575-2101

Papa John’s 726 E Hwy 377 | 817-579-1220

LOCO COYOTE GRILL West of Glen Rose off of Hwy. 67 Steaks & Burgers - 254-897-2324

Domino’s 1151 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-579-1800

MR. JIM’S PIZZA Hwy. 67 - Delivery - 254-897-9999

Little Caesars 1421 S. Morgan | 817-573-1411

PIE PEDDLERS - 254-897-9228 106 Barnard St.Fresh Baked Pies

MEXICAN Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant 1840 Camp Crucis Ct. @ Loop 567 817 573-4920

RANCH HOUSE BBQ & STEAKS Hwy. 67 | 254-897-3441

Agave Tamale Company 106 N. Lambert West of the Square 817-579-7600 El Chico 1151 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-573-8833 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop - patio dining 115 W. Pearl St. | 817-579-8226 La Fiesta 1112 S. Morgan St. 817-579-1275 Mi Familia 1468 E. Hwy. 377 | 817-279-0382 Sabor Mexicano Taqueria & Grill 515 W. Bridge St. | 817-573-6202

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Riverhouse Grill 210 SW Barnard St. | 254-898-8514 ROUGH CREEK LODGE CR2013 - Reservations Required 254-965-3700 or 800-864-4705 SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA Hwy. 67 - Delivery - 254-898-0022 Storiebook Cafe 502 NE Barnard St. | 254-897-2665 SUNSHINE DONUTS Hwy. 67 | 254-897-2827

TOLAR DINING

Grady’s Line Camp 4610 Shaw Rd. | 254-835-4459

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