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Vol. 3, No. 9
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COMMUNIT Y NEWS
Dallas Art Fair this weekend
Photo courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Liam Gillick - Intermodal Elevation, 2015.
The eighth edition of the Dallas Art Fair is open to the public Friday through Sunday, April 15-17 at the Fashion Industry Gallery at 1807 Ross Ave. The Dallas Art Fair features 97 galleries from 17 different countries. The fair is open Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. General admission one-day adult passes are $25. Go to dallasartfair.com for more information or call 214-2201278. — Erin Pinover
Giddy-up for annual Bike Rodeo The 15th annual Rotary Club of Dallas Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day, giving children and their parents the chance to learn about child safety, is Saturday, April 16, at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Photo courtesy of Scottish Rite Hospital Children in the Maple Children learning safety on last Avenue parking lot, 2222 year's bike skills course at Bike Welborn St. The free event, Rodeo and Child Safety Day. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine, includes a bicycle skills course, the landing of a CareFlite helicopter, information on electrical safety and lunch — Manny Mendoza
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Saint Michael’s ripe for picking
Photo courtesy of Saint Michael's Farmers Market
Featuring more than 25 vendors, Saint Michael’s Farmers Market opens its fifth season on Saturday morning, April 16, in the north parking lot of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church at 8011 Douglas St. at Colgate Avenue. The market will operate every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through Sept. 17. A complete list of vendors can be found at saintmichaelsmarket. com. — Lowell Duncan
Katy 5K sign up now open Registration for the Michelob Ultra Katy 5K is now open! June 5 marks the 18th annual run, and each year the event sells out. After the run, participants are Photo courtesy of Friends of the Katy Trail invited to Reverchon Park just off the Katy Trail for food from more than 50 area restaurants, live music, and of course, Michelob Ultra! All food and drink is included with the $40 cost of registration. More information at katytraildallas.org. — Lauren Whitson
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Famed photographer has work brought to life in film By David Mullen
“I first photographed Muhammad Ali when he was still Cassius Clay — in Miami in 1964 before his first world title fight against Sonny Liston. Ali was a great subject and a superb athlete. He was intelligent and full of fun — like the time he called himself ‘more beautiful than Paul’ when I photographed him with the Beatles in Miami. He was terrific.” — Harry Benson
david@katytrailweekly.com The 46th annual USA Film Festival is April 20-24 at the Angelika Film Center in Mockingbird Station. As always, the event is a celebration to film. But one of this year’s highlighted films is a celebration of photography. “Harry Benson: Shoot First” — a documentary of the life of famed Scot photographer Harry Benson — will be presented on Saturday, April 23 at 7:15 p.m. Benson will be in attendance, and the presentation will be moderated by Waco native actress Peri Gilpin, known for her local theater work in Dallas and her role in the popular television show “Fraiser.” Benson’s extensive portfolio includes iconic images of 11 presidents, Winston Churchill, Bobby Fischer, Muhammad Ali, Greta Garbo, Michael Jackson, Dr.
Photo by Gigi Benson
Harry Benson.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. But he may be most well known for his many photographs of the Beatles, which first brought Benson to America. “It was fun — the music was so incredible,” Benson said. “The Beatles were witty and smart and talented, and above all they were young — in their early 20s. Their music changed the way people felt about music, and their hair and clothes changed the
Photos by Harry Benson
way people looked. It was incredible. “At first, they could walk the streets in Paris, but
Beatlemania was beginning to take hold, and by the time we reached New York, the fans see FILM on page 13
BOOK SIGNING
Author’s first race was a White House experience By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com Dana Ayers is a woman on the run. Literally. She is in Dallas this weekend to promote her book “Confessions of an Unlikely Runner (A Guide to Racing and Obstacle Courses for the Averagely Fit and Halfway Dedicated)” and Photos courtesy of to participate in a Dana Ayers Author Dana Ayers. reunion of staffers who worked for her old boss, the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush. Ayers grew up in Washington State — “the other Washington” she said — and then moved to Tennessee, studied
near Knoxville and got a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins. An internship at the White House was part of her studies, and then she was hired full time as an aide. “I just never left D.C.,” Ayers said. Her first full day as an intern was Sept. 10, 2001, the day before a date that remains infamous in American history. “9/11 was my second day, which was crazy,” Ayers said. Her first role was in an initiative office designed to maximize philanthropic and community service opportunities by providing grants. She later moved to the Office of Management and Budget and then the Office of Homeland Security. It was while at the White House that she became “an accidental runner.” “He
[Bush] was an avid runner … a six-minute miler,” Ayers recalled. “He created a race for the White House staff. I had never run before. I did it because it was a novel experience. So my first race was with the president, the First Lady, Condoleezza Rice, and so on.” Single, in her 30s and a self-proclaimed ambassador of slow runners, Ayers has since competed in dozens of endurance challenges and calls herself “a slow, but determined runner.” She participated in a 1,000-mile relay for Boston Marathon bombing victims. “I am not naturally athletic,” Ayers said. Her book is a compilation of her running exploits in D.C. and beyond. see RACE on page 4
THEATER REVIEW
Lee and Diotalevi rock the blues at Theatre Too
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Along the Green Trail...................................................................4 Classifieds....................................................................................13 Community Calendar ..................................................................6 Dotty Griffith ...............................................................................7 Fitness ........................................................................................5 Hammer and Nails .......................................................................8 House Call ....................................................................................4 In the Garden .............................................................................11 Movie Trailer ..............................................................................10 Mull It Over ..................................................................................5 Notes from the Editor ..................................................................4 Restaurant Directory .................................................................11 Scene Around Town....................................................................12 Travel .....................................................................................11 Uncle Barky ..............................................................................10 William "Bubba" Flint..................................................................4
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USA FILM FESTIVAL
If you’ve never heard the pipes on the incomparable Dallas actress Denise Lee, you’re in for more than a treat. Lee is a force to be reckoned with as legendary Bessie Smith in “The Empress, the Lady and the Pearl, Part 1,” at Theatre Too through May 1. If you’ve always been a fan of Bessie Smith, order tickets now. Otherwise, Janis Joplin was always an acquired taste, and Marisa Diotalevi opens the show as the barefoot rocker, looking as though she hasn’t had sleep or a shower in a week with authenticity. Joplin is indelibly fixed in the memories of baby boomers, who watched her short rise and fall, accompanied by alcohol and drugs. It’s been reported that in her final interview Sept. 30, 1970, Joplin said, “In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me.” That theme of self-hatred and despair is evident in Diotalevi’s non-stop motion, never without a drink in her hand, and often two. She sings along with some of her favorite Bessie Smith LPs and thinks she’s dreaming when a
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Denise Lee and Marisa Diotalevi are powerful as Janis Joplin and Bessie Smith in “The Empress, the Lady and the Pearl, Part 1.” flamboyant, elegantly dressed Smith shows up in Joplin’s hotel room, belting out some of her classics. As a teenager, Joplin see BLUES on page 9
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