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COMMUNIT Y NEWS

Turtles feature divas concert Turtle Creek Chorale’s “afterdark” concert is being billed as “Drinks, Dance and Divas,” and it will feature solos by four of Dallas’ most talented singers: Kristen Bond (left), Janelle Lutz, Amy Stevenson and Jodi Crawford Wright. The Friday, Sept. 16 concert will also feature solos by two 2016 Voice of Pride finalists, Colby Geyer and Alvaro Ramalho. “afterdark” will be at 3015 at Trinity Groves, 3015 Gulden Lane from 8 -11 p.m. For additional information, visit Photo courtesy of info@turtlecreekchorale.org or call 214Turtle Creek Chorale 526-3214. — Shari Goldstein Stern

Uptown Del Frisco’s now open Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House is now open in Uptown at 2323 Olive St. on the ground floor of the curvaceous McKinney & Olive tower designed by Cesar Pelli.

The 14,000 square ft., two-story flagship restaurant opened to the public on Saturday, Sept. 10 and began lunch service on Monday, Sept.

12. David Holben remains Regional Chef, and Tony Schwappach will be Executive Chef. — Kendra Byrd

Photo courtesy of Del Frisco's

DALLAS’ BEST LIVE MUSIC GUIDE — page 5

INSIDE

Restaurant Review Dotty Griffith

Scene Around Town Shop the Trail

Plaza’s new art installation by Michelle O’Michael

By Caroline Terry

is integral to the daily activity of The Plaza. Located in the central point of the plaza, it celebrates the unity The Plaza at Preston Center, of the customers’ satisfaction and located at the southeast corner the stores’ success. The arched direcof Preston Road and Northwest tionality of the bent obelisks repHighway, is pleased to announce an resents the expansiveness of all our installation by Houston-based artactivities and the demands of our ist Michelle O’Michael. O’Michael is lives with which The Plaza helps, well known for her calligraphy in the enhances and serves.” round that symbolizes life cycles.

“Trust” (2016), will be on view Fully installed on Sunday, at the driving circle at The Plaza, Sept. 11 in the driving circle at the which was recently renovated by heart of The Plaza, “Trust” is inGood, Fulton + Farrell Architecture spired by The Plaza itself — the Firm, lead by Jeff Good. The 39’ tall triad of relationships between The yellow sculpture was installed by Photo courtesy of The Plaza at Preston Center Plaza, vendors and customers.

Glenn Adams with Unified Fine Arts.

"Trust" (2016) is a centerpiece at Preston Center.

“It’s about unity, collaboraThe Plaza at Preston Center tive and cooperative services,” contains nearly 40 specialty retail, supports each other. Each sculptural O’Michael said. “With 'Trust,' each elservice and dining options. See informaelement represents a torso symbolizing ement apparently moves separately yet tion at theplazaatprestoncenter.com. the vendors, customers and the trust that

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Starting Friday, Sept. 16, Cedar Grove at 4132 Cedar Springs Road will serve lunch every Friday from 11 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Developed by award-winning Executive Chef Taylor Kearney, his Photo courtesy of Cedar Grove farm-to-table culinary style includes Butternut Squash Bruschetta, Ahi Tuna Burger, Alaskan Salmon (above) and an array of salads, from classic Caesar to an Asian-inspired Baby Spinach & Arugula.

Reservations are available at 214-522-3474. — Rachel Scoggins

Community Calendar Charity Spotlight Theater Review

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PRESTON CENTER

By Shari Goldstein Stern

Cedar Grove begins Friday lunch

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From Third World to Ireland, actress reaches out to all

SMU rose to its highest ranking among the nation’s universities in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges, released Monday. Among 220 institutions classified as national universities, SMU ranks 56, up from 61 a year ago.

In Texas, only Rice University ranks higher. SMU and the University of Texas-Austin were tied. Among private national universities, SMU ranks 39. — Kent Best

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When you hear Lorna Woodford’s convincing Irish brogue in Contemporary Theatre of Dallas’ (CTD) current production of “Dancing at Lughnasa,” (DAL) it may interest you to know why it sounds so authentic. Beneath that dialect is the actress’s native tongue, from growing up in Great Britain, and then Scotland and later Africa.

Hers is undeniably the strongest dialect to decipher in the cast of Brian Friel’s Tony and Drama desk award-winning play, now running at CTD through Oct. 2.

Some other cast members were working so hard to perfect the dialect and keep it consistent that they seemed to forget about making their

words clear. For that reason, a number of patrons said, following the play’s opening night, they had no idea what they had just heard.

Visually, the set was inviting.

It looks like a sweet little cottage in the mountains with an old-fashioned country kitchen.

DAL is the story of five single sisters struggling to make ends meet, while ostracized by an insensitive community. In Ballypeg, Ireland in 1936, women didn’t have options to choose how they lived their lives, and so they simply survived.

Woodford plays Agnes Mundy, one of the sisters.

Agnes’ brother in the play is a missionary priest who returns from a fictional Ryanga, Uganda. “It’s actually a coincidence that he

Photo by George Wada​

Starring in "Dancing at Lughnasa" are, left to right: Olivia Murphy, Lorna Woodford, Marisa Diotalevi, Jacie Hood Wenzel​and​Marcia Carroll. was on mission to Uganda,” Woodford said. With a “day job” as a surgical technician, the actress actually did recently return to Dallas after several weeks on a medical mission to Uganda with “Health Volunteers Overseas.”

A surgeon with whom she worked was a volunteer of the organization and invited

Woodford to join her.

Woodford’s dad started theatre companies everywhere they lived, and so Woodford’s love of theater took flight. In his trade he was as a telecommunications engineer, who travelled through Third World REACHES cont'd on page 11

CHEFS FOR FARMERS

Annual food and wine festival slated for next weekend

By Lindsey Miller

person, 7 – 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24: Street Food Night Market in the Dallas Chefs For Farmers (“CFF”) is Design District. Tickets available an annual food and wine festival for up to 800 guests at an outdoor held in Dallas that brings chefs, street food extravaganza. Fifteen artisans and culinary influencers participating chefs include Omar together to celebrate supporting Flores, 2015 Food & Wine Best local and regional farmers at a New Chef (Whistle Britches), three-day culinary blowout. Now Angela Hernandez (Top Knot), in its fifth year, the festival will be Michael Gulotta, 2016 Food & held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Photo by Robert Bostick Wine Best New Chef, 2016 James Sept. 23- 25 with the mission to Hundreds enjoy the three-day culinary blowout.

Beard Award Winner (MoPho in promote and raise awareness of the New Orleans), Justin Brunson, North Texas farming industry. In addition to some of the hot(Old Major, Denver, CO), Chris Morningstar (Terrine, Los test chefs in Dallas, national chefs are also participating. This Angeles) and many more. $75 per person, 7–10 p.m. year, 60+ chefs along with 35+ farmers/artisans and 50+ winSunday, Sept. 25: The Main Event, Lee Park with 40+ eries, breweries and distilleries are all gathered for this “down Chefs, 35+ farmers and artisans, 50+ wineries, breweries home no mess, no fuss” weekend. and distilleries. Participants include local chefs such as Matt McCallister (FT 33), Justin Fourton (Pecan Lodge), Graham Schedule of events includes: Dodds (Wayward Sons), Matt Dallman and Scott Gottlich Friday, Sept. 23: Celebrity Cruises “Crème de la Femme (18th & Vine BBQ), Jeramie Issac Robison (Uchi Dallas), Dinner” presented by Whole Foods – James Beard Award John Tesar (Knife) and more. National chefs include Stephen Winner/Author of Lighten Up Y’all, Chef Virginia Willis with Stryjewski (Couchon, New Orleans), Kevin Johnson (The James Beard Award Winning Chef Celina Tio and four other Grocery, Charleston, N.C.), Steve McHugh (CURED AT female chefs (including three from Dallas) will collaborate with PEARL in San Antonio), Jeremiah Langhorne, Food & Wine several farmers for a memorable six-course dinner. Proceeds 2016 Best Restaurant of the Year (The Dabney, Washington from this evening’s dinner benefit The Family Place. Location: DC) and more. $100 per person, 2 – 6 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 16 - 22, 2016

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

No Internet causes communication crisis

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com I am writing to you today using a black Bic pen and a Big Chief tablet.

I didn’t know that they made black Bic pens or Big Chief tablets anymore, but they were part David Mullen of my youth and unfortunately now part of my present. That is because the Internet connection at my house has inexplicably been out for two weeks. Not two days, two weeks. My connection with Earthlink went south (or Far East) since everyone I talk to on the phone is from India or the Philippians or some nation whose lexicon I can’t comprehend. They were unable to fix it.

So I dumped them for AT&T, which sent a technician to my house who has been there for three days unable to provide Internet service. I have the worst luck with anything remotely mechanical. My old car has also been in the shop for two weeks.

And now my Samsung 7 Galaxy phone is being recalled because of an explosive lithium battery.

But this Internet interruption is really ridiculous. Whatever happened to quality service? At this point, I will just take service … We have national chocolate day and national hamburger day coming up this week, but here is a day that really matters.

Thursday, Sept. 22 is North Texas giving day. It is a day to give nonprofits your support ... Spent the weekend in New Orleans. Wow! It had been a while since I had been there.

The Carousel Lounge, Mr. B’s, the Jimani and Pascal’s Manale are still thriving. I went to the Superdome on Sunday for the Oakland Raiders versus New Orleans Saints game, which was quite festive. I return full of bourbon and oysters. I need a week to recover, or the time it will take to get my Internet back up and running … Speaking of bourbon, Chef Stephan Pyles is hosting a Garrison Brothers Bourbon Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 29 with special guest speaker Dan Garrison at Pyles’ Stampede 66. The event features a three course meal paired with three different Garrison Brothers bourbons, including one single barrel bourbon that was bottled especially for Stampede 66 earlier this year. Food includes chilled cauliflower soup, whiskey glazed pheasant and Linzer torte (whatever that is). Based in Hye, Garrison Brothers claims to be the first and oldest legal whiskey distillery in Texas. Stampede 66 is at 1717 McKinney Ave., Suite 100. Tickets are $85 per person plus tax and gratuity ... Chain restaurants based in North Texas don’t get much respect according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Among the 12 full-service restaurants with enough votes to make the cut, Dallas-based Chili’s ranked next

to last, ahead of only all-night diner Denny’s. The Chili’s index score was 75, up one notch from last year’s score of 74. Dallasbased TGI Fridays fared slightly better with an index score of 78, up two points from last year’s 76. Surprisingly, Crackle Barrel scored highest in the full-service category ... Could this really be happening? The city of Dallas is getting an app — Parkmobile — that will be the official parking payment providers. It started on Monday … My previous business office (prior to returning to newspapers) was the Quadrangle. The area near McKinney Avenue and Cedar Springs Road just turned fifty years old ... Nice note from reader Grace Diepenbrock about last week’s piece in Katy Trail Weekly. “I just wanted to thank you for publishing the piece on Susan Hawk. It is extremely encouraging to see a woman of such power and prestige be so open about her struggles with depression. Mental health battles are sadly kept behind closed doors so often; I personally gained so much peace and inspiration from reading about Hawk's journey. I commend her for sharing it with the public and wish her all the best in the coming months”… Some women are waiting two months for the results of free Zika testing at clinic because of paperwork delays. This is totally unacceptable ... Don’t blink, but Dallas’ fastest man — Michael Johnson — turned 49 on Tuesday.

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

Responsibility comes with animal care

By Naima Montacer

various reasons. DAS works with a wide range of local nonprofits and foster groups to save as I was browsing online and many lives as possible, but there next thing I knew I was lookare way too many animals coming at a video of an ing through the door. adorable yet heartAnimals with chronic breakingly sad-faced health issues or not dog in need of a good appropriate for adophome. My emotions tion are humanely took over and within euthanized. Despite minutes I was using these numbers, there the same video to are far too many feral convince my husband dogs still wandering Naima Montacer the streets of Dallas. we needed to save her life before the Stray dogs are a looming euthanasia human health risk, as we saw a deadline was up in less than 24 few months ago with the death hours. The video of “Candy” had of Antoinette Brown in South garnered hundreds of comments Dallas. They can also significantby the time I stopped by Dallas ly disrupt ecosystems and have Animal Services (DAS) the next an effect on the wild environday to see if she would be a good ment. Stray dogs kill small prey, match for our family (i.e. we have causing competition with native an old cantankerous dog who species such as coyotes, foxes and doesn’t make friends easily). I bobcats. The presence of dogs spent some time with Candy — can alter the behavior of local who was ultimately adopted by wildlife, causing animals to avoid someone else — but was more areas, disrupting the ecosystem. heartbroken than ever wanderFeral dogs can also spread dising the shelter halls. The shelter ease such as rabies, parvovirus floors are very clean, most still and canine distemper to wild damp from being sprayed out, animals. They spread parasites yet the smell inside the halls was such as fleas, much the same as of pungent urine. With each step feral cats do. down the hall, another cute face The city has recently angreets you with hope and happinounced that changes will hapness amidst a tune of incessant pen to improve the stray dog barking. Any human with a beat- situation, which should decrease ing heart would find it hard to be the number of animals arriving unemotional inside these halls. to DAS. Talk of more money How did we get here, Dallas? being allocated to DAS, new diThis past July, DAS took in on rection and departmental organiaverage 82 animals per day with zation changes brings hope of big a total of 2,540 animals for the improvements to come. month. In the same month, 1,219 But that’s not going to help animals were humanely euththe daily influx of animals (dogs, anized. Not all are impounded cats, birds and more) to DAS for from the field, either (838 dogs the time being. What can we as for July). Many are surrendered a community collectively do to in shelter (1,018 for July) for protect the animals, humans and @naimajeannette

environment from stray dogs?

1. Spay or neuter your pet now.

2. Donate time or money. Visit DallasAnimalServices.org and click on the volunteer/donate tab. Volunteering your time can greatly impact the life of a pet at the shelter and better its chances at adoption. A $60 donation can pay the cost to spay or neuter one needy pet and prevent the birth of hundreds of unwanted animals.

3. Share the knowledge with your friends and family. In some cases it’s estimated it takes six visits with a family to convince them to spay/ neuter their pet because cultural and societal pressures support not spaying/neutering. A change of culture can lead to fewer dogs on the streets and health benefits for your dog. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) states, “Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems.”

4. Adopt if you can and adopt for the long-term. Plan on bringing the pet into your family for its entire life through all of life’s challenges.

5. Follow DAS on social media so you can meet your “Candy” or help share their posts to increase the chances of each pet finding their forever home.

Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist.

View more on her website enviroadventures.com.

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HOUSE CALL

Still no cure for sickle cell

By Dr. Kim Washington

They also develop gallstones early in life, which may require surgical removal of the gallbladder. When these abnorIn recognition of Sickle mal red blood cells block the Cell Awareness Month, there is flow of blood in the lung tissue, much to be said about this disdamage to the lung occurs and ease process. Sickle cell disease is called acute chest syndrome.

(SCD) is an inherited condition Strokes are very common in that causes abnormality of the SCD patients and can occur in red blood cells. These cells are childhood. Additionally, men essential to carrying oxygen to can develop priapism or painful all the tissues throughout the Dr. Washington prolonged erections. Damage body. In SCD, due to a genetic occurs to the spleen, kidneys and abnormality of these cells and liver as well. When the spleen is their resultant inability to carry oxygen as damaged and no longer functional, SCD effectively as normal red blood cells, papatients can develop overwhelming bactetients suffer from symptoms that can affect rial infections, which can be fatal. every organ system. Most commonly, SCD As SCD is a genetic condition, there patients present with bone pain, muscle is no cure — health maintenance is imcramps or pneumonia. The pain these paportant. SCD patients should be careful tients experience is excruciating, and typto stay hydrated by drinking lots of fluically requires large dosages of very potent ids, as well as avoiding low oxygen levels, pain medications. Thankfully, times have which is more important in the post-opchanged in the medical community as erative period if surgery is required for these patients, in the past, were labeled as any reason. Blood transfusions are com“drug seekers,” and many suffered in pain mon amongst SCD patients due to their as medical professionals had not studied underlying anemia. Because they begin this disease enough to understand the receiving blood at an early age, they demechanism by which it causes symptoms. velop antibodies, which makes it harder Sickle cell trait (SCT) is when the and harder to find blood that matches. patient has only one abnormal gene for Hydroxyurea is a medication that has sickle cell instead of two. These patients been found to help keep red blood cells are generally asymptomatic. Interestingly round and not sickle shaped. This deenough, having SCT makes one imcreases the frequency of symptoms. mune to certain strains of malaria. This As an inherited disease, there is still may be the reason why the trait and dismuch to learn and much to discover conease is more common among those of cerning treatment. In order to continue Mediterranean descent and of African research and increase awareness, more descent. It is thought that this genetic and more people must get involved, not mutation occurred over time amongst unlike other disease processes with fundthese people groups as a type of subsperaising for research, walks and 5K runs, cies evolutionary step to increase survivand donations from concerned, aware al. However, like anything else, too much citizens like you. Get involved. For more of a good thing can be harmful. When information, visit the Sickle Cell Disease both mutated genes are present, SCD is Association of America’s website. “Break the result, with many harmful symptoms. the Sickle Cycle!”

Patients with SCD have abnormal red Dr. Kimberly Washington, a general blood cells that the body suspects to be surgeon at Highlander Surgical Associates damaged or dying, and therefore elimiin Arlington, maintains an interest in nates them. This leads to chronic anemia. health education and advocacy.

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CRIME WATCH Sept. 8 – 3:38 a.m.

2900 Block, Straightway Dr. (75220) Robbery of an Individual: The unknown suspects threatened the complainant and stole his property.

Sept. 8 – 1:14 p.m.

2400 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Burglary of a Building: The suspect pried open the complainant’s storage door and stole sporting goods.

Sept. 9 – 12:59 p.m.

7900 Block, Royal Ln. (75230) Theft of Property: The suspect stole the complainant’s glasses from her face and fled.

Sept. 9 – 3:02 p.m.

4900 Block, Live Oak St. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect smashed the passenger side window and stole headphones.

Sept. 9 – 6:14 p.m.

2500 Block, McKinney Ave. (75201) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s business office and stole cash from a safe.

Sept. 10 – 3:03 p.m.

2700 Block, McKinnon St. (75201)

Criminal Mischief: The suspect drove a vehicle into the parking garage door frame, causing damage.

Sept. 10 – 4:21 p.m.

3100 Block, Reagan St. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Sept. 10 – 6:48 p.m.

3000 Block, Bryan St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect entered the unlocked vehicle and stole the complainant’s golf clubs.

Sept. 11 – 7:20 a.m.

2300 Block, Lucas Dr. (75219) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect pointed a gun at the complainant’s head and stole her property.

Sept. 11 – 8:44 a.m.

3000 Block, Routh St. (75201) Theft of Property: The suspect stole the complainant’s wallet.

Sept. 11 – 1:53 p.m.

3600 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Theft of Property: The unknown suspect stole the tires and rims off of the complainant’s vehicle.

Sept. 11 – 3:34 p.m.

3100 Block, Bryan St. (75204) Burglary of a Residence: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s window, entered and stole property.

Sept. 12 – 1:19 a.m.

2100 Block, W. Mockingbird Ln. (75235) Aggravated Robbery of a Business: An unknown suspect pointed a gun at the complainant and demanded money.

Sept. 12 – 8:17 a.m.

4800 Block, Coles Manor Pl. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Sept. 12 – 2:29 p.m.

3000 Block, Kendale Dr. (75220) Aggravated Assault: The suspect pointed a handgun at the complainant and threatened to kill him.

Sept. 12 – 4:08 p.m.

5600 Block, Amesbury Dr. (75206) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect cut locks and stole two bicycles from the complainant’s patio.

Sept. 12 – 8:14 p.m.

3100 Block, Norwalk Ave. (75220) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the third row seats from the complainant’s vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 16 - 22, 2016

MULL IT OVER

Four teams anchor top of NFC

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com The importance of playing a four game preseason was put to the test in 2016 by the Dallas Cowboys, as they lost their starting quarterback to a back injury while grooming a rookie quarterback to take his place for the near future and probably the long-term.

Dak Prescott was put on an accelerated program once Tony Romo went down in the third preseason game. The problem is that rookie quarterbacks don’t win in the NFL. There is too much to grasp because offenses are so complicated. Prescott has shown poise, but needs time to build a rapport with his other offensive weapons including rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott and wide receiver Dez Bryant.

The Cowboys are also relying too much on a defensive line hit with suspensions. They are just not that good. But neither are the other teams in the division where the 9-7 New York Giants could win the NFC East. Eli Manning is reunited with Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz and could have the offense to beat.

The Washington Redskins looked good in spots, but are relying on franchise quarterback Kirk Cousins to have the same type of year he had at the end of 2015. The Philadelphia Eagles will be relying on rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, and remember, rookie QBs just don’t succeed in year one.

There appears to be four locks in the NFC to win double-digits in games and the Carolina Panthers are one of them. Cam Newton is in his prime, but must withstand the vicious hits that are part of playing under center in professional football. They have a much underrated defense that can take them long into the playoffs.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a fashionable pick in the NFC

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South as Jameis Winston continues to mature as a team leader.

The question with the Bucs is whether they can score enough.

While the New Orleans Saints will score behind quarterback Drew Brees, their challenge will be to keep other teams from scoring. The Atlanta Falcons appear to be in disarray as they intimidate no team on defense and come up short offensively despite superstar wide-out Julio Jones.

The AFC North may be the best division top to bottom. The Green Bay Packers will always be a force as long as Aaron Rodgers is at the helm. He gets back a favorite target in Jordy Nelson. Plus, there is that certain home field advantage that only Lambeau Field can bring.

The Minnesota Vikings were poised to give the Packers a run with QB Teddy Bridgewater and running back Adrian Peterson, but a devastating knee injury to Bridgewater has put his career in jeopardy. They went out and grossly overpaid for quarterback Sam Bradford and his less than .500 winning percentage, hoping that could be a stopgap. It is probably too much to ask, although the Vikings defense will be improved as is the Minneapolis stadium experience.

The Detroit Lions will compete. Matthew Stafford and their

fans will make sure of that. Not much to like about the Chicago Bears (except when they wear their traditional uniforms) as long as quarterback Jay Cutler is around. They must hope their defense returns to some semblance of the old “Monsters of the Midway.”

The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks are clearly the class of the NFC West.

This is the year Carson Palmer must prove to NFL fans that he can lead the Cardinals to Houston for Super Bowl LI in February. He is running out of time. Russell Wilson is a true team leader in Seattle and the Seahawks defense remains stout.

The most San Francisco 49ers fans are talking about this year is how often Colin Kaepernick will sit.

The Rams return to Los Angeles with little to be excited about except for the training camp appearance in HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” It is Hollywood’s team again. after all.

I’ll give division crowns to Green Bay, Carolina, Seattle and New York, with the wild cards teams coming from Minnesota and Arizona. When the dust (or snow) settles, the Green Bay Packers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of Super Bowl I which was played before it was known as “super.”

UPTOWN GIRL

The city of anything but hate

By Ryann Gordon

events will take off downtown as well, such as the Zumba dance party with DJs and music from around the world. And on Sunday, Sept.

In honor of 18, you can enjoy free entrance to the Dallas International Day of Peace Holocaust Museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Sept. 21, you can join where Holocaust survivors will tell their stories Mayor Rawlings and the at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.

Dallas City Council all Then at 1 p.m. on Sunday, volunteers will Ryann Gordon weekend long for an event come together at Vickery celebrating peace and unity Meadow to create opportuFESTIVITIES WILL KICK among the DFW communities for Dallasites to expenity. Festivities will kick rience our city’s diversity and OFF FRIDAY NIGHT, off Friday night, Sept. 16, learn through educational SEPT. 16, THROUGH through Wednesday, Sept. programs how to continue WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, to foster peace and unity in 21, for Peace Day Dallas, our city’s own commemoration FOR PEACE DAY DALLAS, DFW. Founded on the belief of international peace and, that “peace is possible through OUR CITY’S OWN most certainly, local unity. friendship,” this event will COMMEMORATION OF have a variety of fun activities Peace Day Dallas will host a variety of events meant to INTERNATIONAL PEACE for all ages, from group sports promote humanitarianism like soccer and basketball, line AND, MOST CERTAINLY, dances, origami, raffles, face and honor the progressiveLOCAL UNITY. ness that unites our commupainting and more. nity and makes our city so Also on Sunday the 18th, unique. the Dallas Arboretum will This event and awareness adventure will present Taste of Peace from 6-8 p.m., where honor a variety of groups in DFW and celebrate you can wine and dine with some of Dallas’ the fine art, music, sports, food and dance that top chefs and eateries. The event will be locontinue to bring people together and promote cated at “A Tasteful Place” at the Arboretum a healthy civic culture here in Dallas. Activities Camp House, and eight acres will be set aside will take off throughout the weekend with milfor a vineyard, orchards and a cooking/tasting lions of people across the downtown area joinpavilion. Honoring Dallas and DART police ing in to participate in concerts, festivals, eduofficers, A Taste of Peace will feature food from cation and, of course, loads of fun.

Chamberlain’s Chop House and Fish Market, After the unfortunate events that took place Dragonfly, Suze, Parigi, Café Momentum, Odd in Dallas just months ago, there is no better Fellow, 3015 at Trinity Groves, Slow Bone, T.J.’s time for us to come together and celebrate the Seafood, Resident Taqueria, Gil’s and more. unity that we know is present here. Once named And don’t forget about beverages, supplied “The City of Hate” half a century ago after the

by Banfi Wines, Lakewood Brewery, Peticolas assassination of President Kennedy, Dallas has Brewing Co. and … need I go further? Tickets worked hard to overcome an image as a city for this event must be purchased ahead of time lacking acceptance and inclusiveness; and there at peacedaydallas.org. is no one else who can prove this idea wrong The Peace Day Dallas general mission is other than us — the people of Dallas. threefold: aiming to foster a healthy civic culEssentially a grass roots initiative workture, place Dallas within a community aimed ing to deepen the understanding of what peace to understand the importance of peace and to entails, Peace Day Dallas will bring a number of promote a broad understanding of what peace celebrations for the oncoming weekend, beentails and requires of us all. This final point enginning with a candle lighting ceremony this tails both a respect of sustainable/lasting peace Friday, Sept. 16 at 6:15 p.m., at the Arts District and recognition that peaceful contributions Plaza-Sammons Park downtown. vary dramatically, from those who have stood in After the Peace Day Dallas Symposium and defense of liberty, those who continuously work Candle Lighting Ceremony on Friday night, and create platforms for it and those who simSaturday will kick off with an International ply know what it means to value every human Fun Festival at City Hall Plaza, from 11 a.m. life. You can find the full mission statement and to 3 p.m. on Sept. 17. At this same time, other schedule online at peacedaydallas.com.

ryannbgordon@yahoo.com

FITNESS

Still wishing for flat, washboard abs?

By Turner Cavender

slowly for a more challenging workout.

4) Knee tucks: All too often I see people neglect their lower abs in favor of Traditional crunches are old news, so quicker, easier exercises. The fact is that let’s take your ab routine to the next level our lower abs typically need the most with the following fat burning ab exercises. work, so give them the attention that they The most effective ab exercises strengthen need with these knee tucks. your core as a whole, which helps prevent Start on your back, bend your knees dreaded back pain, increaswith your feet on the floor es your agility and, of course, and knees touching. Extend makes you look good. both arms overhead on eiIn your new ab routine, the ther side of your ears, palms focus is on quality over quantity. facing up. Exhale and bring A few concentrated movements your knees up towards your are always more effective than chest. Slowly lower your hips dozens and dozens of old fashback down to start position. ion crunches.

5) Side bridges: In yet 1) Plank: When performed another variation of the correctly, a simple plank is one fantastic plank, side bridges of the most effective ways to are much more challenging tighten your entire core. Proper Turner Cavender than they appear at first form is key. Keep your back flat glance. While the focus is and your belly button pulled in mainly on your waist, due toward your spine. to the stabilizing nature of this exercise, Lie face down on mat resting on your you’re also working your entire core as a forearms, palms flat on the floor. Push off whole. the floor, raising up onto your toes and Put your feet and legs together as you resting on your elbows. Keep your back flat, lie on your right side. Place your right arm in a straight line from head to heels. Tilt under your body and lift your upper body your pelvis and contract your abdominals so that your right elbow is directly under to prevent your rear end from sticking up in your shoulder. Your left hand should be the air or sagging in the middle. resting on your left hip. From this position, 2) Mountain climbers: This vigorous slowly raise your hips from the ground until variation of a standard plank kicks the a straight line is formed from your ankles to core tightening up a notch. Angling your your shoulders. Hold the position for a moknees toward the opposite shoulder is a ment, slowly return to the starting position wonderful way to increase the intensity and repeat. even more.

Even the best exercise routine in the Place your hands wider than shoulworld is fruitless if you throw away your der-width apart on the ground in a push-up results with sloppy eating. Remember to position. Bring one knee to your chest and keep your meals lean by avoiding prothen back to the starting position. Alternate cessed carbs, packaged foods or fried each leg quickly. items. Fill up on lean proteins and fresh 3) Russian twist: Nothing quite vegetables and reward yourself with orbrings the burn like a properly done set of ganic, seasonal fruit. That, my friend, is Russian Twists. By holding a medicine ball lean living! or dumbbell in your hands, the exercise Ready to take your fitness results to becomes even more effective. the next level? Call or email me today Sit on the floor with knees bent like in and we will get you started on an exercise a “sit-up” position. The feet should be kept program that’s designed to deliver massive together and slightly off the floor. Keep your results. Come on, you deserve it. torso straight and your back off the ground at a 45-degree angle. Hold a medicine ball Turner Cavender, CPT, is owner of or dumbbell with both hands. Next, the Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp and world arms should be swung from one side to anrenowned online personal trainer at cavenother in a twisting motion, with each swing dercoaching.com. “Remember J.A.M.O.D.I., to a side counting as one repetition. Move Just a matter of doing it.” turner@dallasfbbc.com

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Sept. 17

2943 SMU Blvd.

Dallas, 75205 214-200-4300

The George W. Bush Presidential Center — Enjoy the great outdoors with guided native Texas park tours at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. These complimentary tours take place on Saturdays at 10 and 11 a.m. Space is limited and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis. FREE!

Sept. 18

2010 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-979-6430

Crow Collection of Asian Art — The Crow and the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe host a fall street festival that celebrates the opening weekend of the new talavera ceramics exhibition, “Clay Between Two Seas: From the Abbasid Court to Puebla de los Angeles.” Features performances, demonstrations, art activities and food from China, Iraq and Mexico. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. FREE!

Sept. 18

Wycliff Avenue and Cedar Springs Road Dallas, 75219 972-247-1369

Texas Freedom Parade — Solis Mammography will join Dallas’ LGBT community as a sponsor of the 33rd annual Heineken Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade to support, educate and empower Dallas’ LGBT-identified women to make informed decisions regarding breast health. The parade kicks off at 2 p.m. at the corner of Wycliff Avenue and Cedar Springs Road, continues on Turtle Creek Boulevard and finishes on Fairmont Street. FREE!

Sept. 18

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Behind Every Door’s Second Annual Bowl-A-Rama — Head to Bowl and Barrel at The Shops at Park Lane and support Behind Every Door Ministries in their major fundraiser. A family tournament will be held from 2-4 p.m. with eight bowlers per team. An evening tournament from 5-7 p.m. will have four bowlers per side. More information at behindeverydoor.org.

Sept. 19

Crowdus Street Dallas, 75226 214-984-7300

Crowdus Street — Engage in the latest event of Reimagine Crowdus, a month-long experiment to transform Crowdus into a pedestrian street. Work your way through the holidays of the year, this one being St. Patrick’s Day with Anvil Pub. Relax, grab a drink and stay awhile. 6 p.m.

Sept. 20

6405 Boaz Lane, Suite 101 Dallas, 75205 214-768-3139

McFarlin Auditorium — Tom Brokaw, former “NBC Nightly News” anchor; Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and author; and CNN senior political analyst David Gergen will be the featured speakers at The Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series at SMU. 8 p.m.

Sept. 21

3520 Greenville Ave. Dallas, 75206 214-823-8305

Sundown at Granada — Join Sundown every Wednesday on the rooftop for films and half-price whiskey. This week’s showing is “Chef,” about a chef who loses his restaurant job and starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise while piecing back together his estranged family. Ages 21 and up. 8:30 p.m. FREE!

Fri 9/16

Picture of the Week The Kessler Theater at 1230 West Davis St. has added a second Jack Ingram concert on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

The Saturday show is sold out.

Send us an item or photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!

Photo courtesy of Jack Ingram

Lauren Bacall, b. 1924 B. B. King, b. 1925 Peter Falk, b. 1927 Amy Poehler, b. 1971 Madeline Zima, b. 1985 1893 – Cherokee Strip land run in Oklahoma – largest in U.S. history.

Sat 9/17

Hank Williams, Sr., b. 1923 Anne Bancroft, b. 1931 Ken Kesey, b. 1935 John Ritter, b. 1948 Jimmie Johnson, b. 1975 1787 – The Constitution of the United States was signed.

Sun 9/18

Samuel Johnson, b. 1709 “Satchel” Paige, b. 1908 Jimmie Rodgers, b. 1933 Jada Pinkett Smith, b. 1971 Lance Armstrong, b. 1971 1851 – The New York Times published its 1st issue.

Mon 9/19

Mike Royko, b. 1932 “Mama” Cass Elliott, b. 1943 Trisha Yearwood, b. 1964 Jim Abbott, b. 1967 Jimmy Fallon, b. 1974 1970 – “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS-TV.

Tue 9/20

Upton Sinclair, b. 1878 “Jelly Roll” Morton, b. 1885 Dr. Joyce Brothers, b. 1928 Sophia Loren, b. 1934 Kristen Johnston, b. 1965 1946 – The 1st Cannes Film Festival opened.

Wed 9/21

Chuck Jones, b. 1912 Stephen King, b. 1947 Bill Murray, b. 1950 Faith Hill, b. 1967 Luke Wilson, b. 1971 1970 – “Monday Night Football” debuted on ABC. Cleveland Browns beat NY Jets, 31-21.

Thu 9/22

Autumn begins Michael Faraday, b. 1791 John Houseman, b. 1902 Debby Boone, b. 1956 Joan Jett, b. 1960 Bonnie Hunt, b. 1964 1915 – Southern Methodist Univ. held its 1st class.

THEATER REVIEW

Father/son relationship kicks off Gay Pride

By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com

Donors and volunteers

show love and care in Dallas FOR LOVE & ART

Stimulating art appreciation for immobile people in VA centers, senior facilities and hospitals

By Sally Blanton

sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

QW hat is your mission or highest purpose?

QW hat do you think is the most import-

ant thing you do for the community?

We empower professional and volunteer caregivers to love people in creative and transformative ways, while stimulating art appreciation.

A

A F or Love & Art brings the Art Experience Q W hat is rewarding about your job? to people with limited mobility. We showA I t is an absolute triumph for me, as carecase our 20 partner museum collections to people individually (Virtual Museum ArtBook) or in groups (Courting the Art Experience) and encourage them to share their thoughts and feelings while viewing.

The artwork triggers conversations that deeply matter to people. Fear, boredom and loneliness transform into beauty, joy and magic of life!

Q H ow many people are served each year?

A About 5,000.

QW hat percentage amount actually reaches those in need?

A Nearly 100 percent.

QW hat are your critical needs now,

besides money donations?

Volunteers to Court the Art Experience in senior facilities.

A

Q What upcoming fundraisers are on the

calendar?

Thursday, Sept. 22, North Texas Giving Day, during which contributions in excess of $25 are partially matched by the big foundations in North Texas.

A

QW hat is your facility like?

A We visit senior facilities and VA Medical Centers, hospitals and similar venues.

Many senior facilities are underfunded and just plain ugly with severely overworked staff.

Q T ell us the name of a volunteer who

always goes beyond the call of duty.

Abbey Houghey started a chapter of For Love & Art in Tulsa, Okla.

A

giver, to bring the Art Experience to people. I got my job done as love abounds. I am fulfilled.

Q I n a short paragraph please tell how a specific person or family was helped.

hile looking at a snow-covered cabin AW

in the woods from The Met’s collection, Sammy shared, for more than an hour, about his childhood and visiting his beloved grandmother each winter. I was surprised when this aged, frail-looking man jumped out of bed, pranced to the bathroom, did his business, pranced back and hopped into bed ready for more shared memories. So fully alive, his wife almost didn’t recognize him when she came home!

Q S uppose your nonprofit received a $20,000 check in the mail today … where would it immediately be put to good use? $20,000 would immediate fund 33 Virtual Museum ArtBooks to nonprofit hospices across the country to be used as engagement tools by volunteers AND source 100 hour-long Courting the Art Experience group presentations to poor Medicare/Medicaid venues.

A

QW hat does the future hold for your nonprofit?

A O ur ambitious goals are to alter social

perceptions and the way seniors are treated as they near the end of life. We also intend to generate a renaissance in art, not as education or aesthetic, but as therapy.

Mark Blair Lombard, founder and president and hospice volunteer, answered this week’s questions.

With all the action set in a living room, David Stevens’ “The Sum of Us” makes you feel like you’re in the room with the family as they go about the daily routine, while their story unfolds. Randy Pearlman plays Harry Mitchell, a widowed single dad to Blake Lee’s Jeff.

Harry’s fine with his son Photo by Michael McCray, SoloShoe Communications, LLC being gay, but he wants to see Randy Pearlman as Mitchell (right) wants only the best for him thrive in a relationship. his son, Blake Lee (left) and thinks he’s found him in Michael Through the pair’s dynamics, Brannian’s Greg (center).

Jeff, a plumber appears to be a “Daddy’s boy,” who seems his strength was challenged as a professional content living alone with Harry. dramatic actor after suffering a stroke. He was Jeff finally brings home a prospective able to break down any barrier to speak to the catch he met at a bar, Greg, played by Michael audience with nothing more than his eyes. His Brannian without any memorable moments. facial expression alone was column-worthy.

Dad beams and goes out of his way to make Pearlman’s credits include countless apthe guest feel welcome — way out of his way. pearances at Theatre Three, in which Jac Alder Both of these gay gentlemen, each of whom directed and Terry Dobson was musical diis a cool glass of water, is uncomfortable with rector. He said that he never stopped thinking the exchange. Greg, a gardener, makes a quick about the two as he rehearsed for this show. exit against Jeff’s pleas. Although Greg’s de“Being a gay man myself, the story realparture comes following Harry’s unexpected ly resonated with me in a personal way,” said entrance, catching the two in a bare-chested director Mark C. Guerra. “Their relationship body hold, it’s not clear exactly why his senand mine with my father are not exactly the timents changed so abruptly. Lee is making same, but the general concept of a very suphis first performance at Theatre Too, but has portive father and a gay son looking for love is appeared upstairs at Theatre Three in “Psycho pretty close to home.” He added that a recent Beach Party” and has credits including incident occurred that made him especially Shakespeare Dallas and other venues. eager to delve into the psyche of these men, Michael Brannian as Greg makes his father and son.

Theatre Too debut, and has credits in indusWhile the staging was intricate, a patron trials, film and television commercials in the was overheard after the show suggesting to the area. director that he move the furniture in such a Meanwhile, although Jeff sloughs off his way as to enable those seated on the sides of Dad’s urging to connect with an online datthe stage to see and hear better. At once Greg ing service, Harry makes that move himself is seated on the arm of a sofa with his back finding, who he thinks may be Ms. Right. entirely to the audience on the opposite side.

He’s on top of the world, when he brings her Patrons seated there couldn’t hear a word of home, while she becomes disenchanted and his dialogue. A table on the set blocked the leaves. Lindsay Hayward is also making her scene from that same side. The patron sugTheatre Too debut as Joyce, Mitchell’s shortgested that moving the table only a few inches lived love interest. Her credits include her would make a difference. Guerra appeared favorites, “Closer” and “Noises Off.” open to the feedback.

And then there’s Randy Pearlman, a “The Sum of us will run through Sept. 25 seasoned actor about town, who recentat Theatre Too, downstairs of Theatre Three, ly appeared as Tevya in Garland Summer Downstairs of Theatre Three Dallas, 2800 Musicals. Unfortunately, his performance in Routh St., Suite #168. For information and to the first act mirrored that in Garland, in that purchase tickets, call 214-871-3300. Visit theboth roles felt uncomfortably amateurish, atre3dallas.com or at the theatre box office. community theater level. In Act II, however, Call ahead for box office hours.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

‘Euro’ fare found in Deep Ellum

By Sara Newberry

but lemon would have been a lovely addition.

“European Comfort Happily, dinner Food” is how the team is generally more sucbehind Independent Bar cessful. The burger is and Kitchen charactertopped with Welsh izes the menu offerings rarebit, the cheese at this Deep Ellum spot. sauce made with beer, Open since April, it’s and arrived at the table quietly gaining popucooked to a perfect larity in the neighbormedium. A side of thin hood (and becoming fries were golden and a destination for those crisp with just enough outside of it). salt. The Independent’s The space is minversion of bangers and imally decorated, with mash features a single large windows providbanger, made with beef ing both light and peobelly. It was meaty and ple-watching. Photos of Photo by Sara Newberry flavorful, with a slightly European landmarks coarser texture than a Beef and Frites and Pork Knuckle at Independent Bar and Kitchen. grace the walls. I realstandard banger. The ly like the vibe of the mashed potatoes are so space. Foodwise, I had experiences all along smooth they’re nearly liquid, but the gravy they the spectrum. topped them with is plate-licking good.

The menu has quintessential dishes found The menu’s third version of beef and around Europe like bangers and mash, muspotatoes is a strip steak served with thick-cut sels with frites, and pappardelle with rabbit fries. The fries were, like their thinner counragout. A Scotch egg diverges from the traditerparts, crisp and golden. My steak, ordered tional by skipping the bread crumbs usually medium-rare, arrived at the table closer to found on the outside, but I didn’t miss them: medium-well. When I brought it to our servI was too excited about the perfect soft-boiled er’s attention, I was offered a replacement or egg encased in spicy sausage to notice. A beet to have it removed from my bill, as well as a and ricotta salad was also fantastic, with sweet, dessert on the house. (Service like this makes earthy beets and creamy house-made ricotta kitchen errors much more forgivable.) accented by nutty farro and spicy watermelon A pork knuckle was meltingly tender, radishes. I love a beet salad, just in general, and resting on a bed of lemony spätzle, topped this one did not disappoint. with a spoonful of chili paste that offsets the Brunch seems to be an afterthought at sweet braised pork and herbaceous dumpa lot of places in Dallas, and unfortunately, lings. When it’s colder outside, I will be reIndependent is one of those. The “Big Timmy,” turning for this dish often. their version of the giant cinnamon roll, is baSticky pudding, one of the three dessert sically a batch of pull-apart yeast rolls topped options, was just OK, but it’s partnered with with brown sugar and butter. It was not nearly as an incredible Scotch whiskey-scented ice cinnamon roll adjacent as I wanted it to be. We cream that I wish I could have taken home ate about a quarter of it before we gave up. (This with me. is from a person who could polish off one of the The staff is friendly and seems invested in giant cinnamon rolls at The Mecca on her own.) the guests’ experience, which makes any misThose rolls also seem to make up the base steps less glaring. I enjoyed my visits to The of the Eggs Benedict, but they are called “saIndependent and look forward to making it a vory beignets” on the menu. I missed the texdestination when I’m in Deep Ellum. ture of the English muffin in the traditional dish. Sides of crisp bacon, sausage and ham INDEPENDENT BAR AND KITCHEN helped me deal with my disappointment. A 2712 Main St. Dutch baby was also a few steps removed from 469-872-6860 the traditional pancake topped with lemon Ibkdallas.com juice and powdered sugar; in this case, the Open Sunday 11 a.m. – midnight fluffy pancake was topped with blueberries and Monday to Thursday 4 p.m. – midnight sided with the same meats. I loved the berries, Friday/Saturday 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.

DOTTY'S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Big flavor in this shrimp dish One more easy adjustment: adjust the diabla (heat level) by adding as many, or as few, sliced poblano chilies as you like.

Camarones a la Diabla (Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Sauce)

1/4 cup vegetable oil 10 large, peeled shrimp 2 cups finely chopped tomato 1/4 to 1/2 cup thin slices of seeded poblano chilies 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon lime juice Salt and pepper to taste Photo courtesy of Salsera 4 tablespoons butter Pre-heat a large sauté pan Camarones a la Diabla. or skillet over medium heat.

Add oil and heat until shimmery.

By Dotty Griffith Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes or just until dotty.griffith@yahoo.com shrimp begin to turn pink. Stir in tomato, chilies and garlic. Cook until tomatoes are soft, about 2 Shrimp are always a quick fix. There’s to 3 minutes. (When shrimp are cooked through, only one tricky thing about this delicious reca light rosy color, remove and reserve.) ipe from Deep Ellum’s Latin (mostly Mexican Add water and cook until mixture is thick cooking) restaurant and lounge, Salsera: prowith little remaining liquid, about 2 to 3 minutes. ducing a sauce that isn’t watery without overTurn off heat, stir in lime juice, salt and pepper cooking the shrimp. to taste. Stir in butter to thicken and smooth. (If held If cooking down the liquid in the sauce off heat, return shrimp to sauce and stir to blend.) seems to be taking so long that shrimp are at Serve with plenty of sauce, Mexican-style risk for overcooking, remove the shrimp and rice and garnish with avocado. add back in when sauce is desired thickness.

Makes 2 servings.

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Society Editor

North Texas Food Bank

Fashion X Dallas

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Fall Runway Event Fashion Industry Gallery

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Les Femmes du Monde

Hosted by SMU Communities Foundation of Texas

Jonathan Meaney, Nancy Gatens, Jayne Gatens

Chris Gold, Brandon Ratzlaff, Matthew Beard

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Sergio’s is a full service neighborhood jewelry store.

Thanks for 33 years – and counting – serving you.

September’s birthstone is the Sapphire (these 3 colors) “A maiden born when autumn leaves Are rustling in September’s breeze, A sapphire on her brow should bind To bring her joy and peace of mind.”

We appraise jewelry and coins. Custom designing is our specialty.

We use CAD software and 3-D wax printing.

We replace batteries and repair watches. All jewelry repair is done on site.

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TRAIL TO GOOD HEALTH

megan@thelyonsshare.org Have you ever heard someone say, “I just made up my mind to be healthy, and that was it!”? I have, and while I’m very impressed, I don’t think that complete shift in Megan Lyons mindset is realistic for most people. I personally have to repeatedly motivate myself to maintain the healthy behaviors that I know make me feel best, and I think most people have similar experiences.

One of my favorite quotes from Zig Ziglar is, “People often tell me that motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them that bathing doesn’t either. That’s why I recommend it daily.” The quote makes me laugh, but the point is important – most of us don’t simply decide to be healthy and never waver from our commitment.

The need for daily motivation is OK! It doesn’t make you less of a person, indicate that you have less willpower, or mean that you “failed” at motivating yourself.

In fact, knowing that daily motivation helps you maintain the behaviors you want to maintain actually makes you a more aware person, and will lead to more success with your health goals! So, here are my top 6 ways to ensure you’re getting the daily motivation that you need.

1. Make up your mind before you have the choice. Planning ahead is critical to almost every aspect of health. I encourage my clients to prep healthy

food on Sundays, make healthy meals in advance (and store them in the freezer for those busy nights), schedule their workouts in their calendar and decide the night before exactly which healthy behaviors they’ll choose for the following day. Making up your mind earlier makes it far more likely that you will attain the goals you set for yourself.

2. Remind yourself of your “why.” It is helpful to remind yourself of the reason you’re doing what you’re doing over and over again. Feeling good now (by sitting on the couch, eating that third slice of pie, etc.) will always take precedence over your long-term goals, unless you can remind yourself of why you want to accomplish them. You can take this to the next level by saying positive affirmations each morning to remind you of your goals and your commitment to them.

3. Follow motivational sources on social media. Of course, I recommend The Lyons’ Share Wellness on Facebook, where I post daily motivational quotes and health news, as well as @thelyonsshare on Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter, but there are several great sources out there, and seeing repeated reminders is helpful.

4. Write yourself a note. Place it somewhere very visible to you, so that you see it every day. For example, I encourage my clients to put post-it notes on their bathroom mirrors, reminding them of their goals and giving them positive reinforcement. If I’m working on something particular during a given week for my health, I’ll set calendar reminders to help me remember my

specific goals (for example, “drink tea instead of dessert tonight!”).

5. Create habits that enable your chosen behaviors. If you want to work out in the morning, lay out your workout clothes the night before (or sleep in them). If you want to drink more water, set out a given number of water bottles each morning (or fill a pitcher in the morning and aim to empty it by the end of the day). If you want to eat more vegetables, keep them in plain sight so you’re more likely to reach for them. If you want to start walking daily, put a post-it note on your dog’s leash to actually walk with the dog, not just stand there. Regardless of your chosen behavior, create a habit that will make it easier for you to achieve your goals.

6. Surround yourself with people who share your goals. It’s a lot harder to exercise if none of your friends exercise, and it’s a lot harder to choose the salad if every single one of your co-workers is choosing the fried chicken. So, find a mentor, a health coach, a family member, or a friend that shares your goals and motivate each other daily!

Daily motivation is not so hard, as long as you set yourself up for success!

Now get out there and enjoy a healthy meal or a workout!

Megan Lyons is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, owner of The Lyons’ Share Wellness, and author of “Start Here: 7 Easy, Diet-Free Steps to Achieve Your Ultimate Health and Happiness,” available on Amazon. To learn more, contact her at Megan@TheLyonsShare.org, or visit her website, www.thelyonsshare.org.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK

By Stella Wilder

The coming week will demand of many individuals a heightened level of patience and forbearance, as circumstances are likely to dictate what can and cannot be done, how quickly results may be obtained and measured, and whether the benefits of a job well done will be lasting or temporary. In other words, there is much that will be outside any individual's control, and much else that is simply up in the air and undefined.

This, of course, can be quite troubling for those who prefer to have everything firmly in place. Even those who think they have their ducks in a row must be prepared to see their expectations shattered as developments seem to defy logic and require everyone to wait and see what's going to happen next.

Few will experience anything that challenges their ability to face events with confidence; nothing should go spinning out of control, despite the lack of direct influence that anyone may be able to exert. There is much to be said for going with the flow, surely!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You'll have the chance to become reacquainted with someone who followed a different path when you both had a choice to make some time ago. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You may have to wait longer than expected for an answer to an urgent question. Make use of this extra time you have been afforded!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Financial matters come to the fore; you must be willing to learn something more about the way these things are handled. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – Despite your expertise, there are things that you will not be comfortable with. You must trust another to help you through this unfamiliar territory.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) Uncertainty can give way to increased confidence as you realize that you can handle almost anything, even under adverse circumstances.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You're eager to be reunited with someone who inspires you. The work you do afterward will rise to a new level of genius.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You'll benefit from making contact with someone who understands the ins and outs of a certain arrangement better than you do. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – Information you receive will allow you to make a definite plan, but you can't set it in motion just yet.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You'll be happy doing the things that are most familiar and comfortable to you; you're in no mood for experimentation. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You want to know that you're on the right track, but that kind of feedback

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OFF THE MARK

Six sources of daily motivation for your health goals

By Megan Lyons

13. Stays fresh 14. Wyatt the lawman 15. Rough, as terrain 16. Miscellanies 17. Cancel a launch 18. Wild fear 19. Meanie's motive 23. Not bother (2 wds.)

30. River embankments 32. Lurk 36. Gives it the gas 38. Ben & Jerry rival 40. Well-bred chap 43. Fair-minded 44. Trawler net 45. Embroider 46. Logo 47. Charioteer constellation 48. Tight 49. Zingy taste 51. Kind of wedding 52. Trudges along 54. Pollux's mother 55. Splinter group 56. Capital of Samoa 58. Bout ender 59. Casanova type 60. Prods 63. — over (persuades) 64. Fumbles the ball 67. Is prone 68. Auctioneer's word 69. — up (pay) 70. Tax shelter 71. Beatty of films 73. Thick mud 74. Straightforward 75. Willowy 77. Gauls, to Romans 78. Carry wearily 79. Show how 80. Tenn. gridders 81. One of nine 82. Critical

isn't likely to come to you just yet. Stay the course for now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) The path of least resistance is not for you; you'll be fighting to see things get done in a certain way — and on time. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You will have little reason to challenge someone's representation of the facts after the week's developments bear them out.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You may be tempted to throw something away that is really quite valuable to you, but you'll soon discover just why you should hang on to it.

(March 6-March 20) – Developments give you certain clues as to past behavior, and you'll learn exactly what you should be doing in the weeks to come.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) Your ability to spot any kind of fraud and see through deception will serve you and others well. (April 5-April 19) – You're in no mood to interact with those who bring only talk to the table. You want action, and you know just the party you must call in to get what you want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may not realize that your ideas are perfectly in sync with those

Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. of a rival. Events seem to encourage a collaboration of sorts. (May 6-May 20) – You may be surprised at the feelings that rise to the surface when dealing with someone you've known for quite some time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may be in a lull of sorts, but that doesn't mean you can't do something highly productive! Let an idea take flight. (June 7-June 20) – It's imperative that you remain in close contact with the one who carries your heart in his or her hand while traveling far from home.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) What you most want is really no different from what is being sought by someone you thought you had little in common with. (July 8-July 22) – You can take steps to move things forward in a more dramatic fashion — especially where personal affairs are concerned.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) A close friend opens up to you in a surprising way and introduces you to a whole new set of options for this week and beyond. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You're waiting to hear from someone about a recent gamble — but in the meantime, you'll want to play it safe until you know what you have to work with.

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● The numbers within the heavily 9-18-16

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● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

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By Candy Evans

candace@candysdirt.com If you are regular reader of CandysDirt.com, which I hope you are, you know how you ALWAYS get inside info DAILY right in your inbox. It usually precedes all the other media in town. What can I say, “scoop” is our favorite nickname? All you have to do is type in your name, upper left hand side over the latest story!

We kind of love how, once we bring a topic up, the rest of the media follows. Like our panel discussion on the private foundation that the city wants to hand Fair Park to; hottest topic in town, and boy is it a REAL real estate story! Did you know that most of the people who live around Fair Park don’t even own their own homes? A lot of those rundown homes are rentals. Which begs the question, where has the city been in the oversight of those properties? And it underscores what we are all about — home ownership helps stabilize communities like nothing else can.

But we are also first with trends — major trends. Take the urban chic farmhouse look. I have seen this in Atlanta and all over the East Coast.

And now, thanks for New Leaf Custom Homes, I see it right here in Dallas.

Photos courtesy of Joe Atkins Realty

This home is located at 10136 Robin Hill Lane in Dallas and is listed for $799,900.

Candace Evans The home at 10136 Robin Hill Lane could teach a few thousand builders some new tricks. A new home with smooth, clean lines, no turrets (clutching heart), no 10,000 foot ceilings, and even no "dust bunny graveyards" fake crowns. Let's call it the "anti-McMansion."

Indeed, I hope you are sitting down when you hear this: there is actually a front porch to encourage neighborhood conversation!

Still, 10136 Robin Hill Lane is brand spanking new construction in Lake Highlands, a huge Millennials hang out. Instead of the usual circa 1957 brick ranch, we have a farmhouse feel with a touch of Hollywood glam by one of the area's hottest

home builders, New Leaf Custom Homes.

Boasting more than 4200 square feet of family-friendly living, this home will hold it all: kids, dogs, even a mother-in-law or two! You get five bedrooms (one for each set of parents), four full baths, an office, both a media AND game room, formals and a knock out kitchen that spaciously flows from the living room.

The finish out is phenomenal, too: high (but not too high) ceilings,

custom cabinetry, gorgeous contemporary light fixtures, beautiful hardwoods and hardware.

The master is large and airy, with a romantic fireplace, large closet and spa bath featuring a vessel tub and shower. Tile work is to die for.

There is even a built-in desk.

The backyard is spacious enough for both kids and a pool, and again, both sets of in-laws.

But my favorite thing about this house is the daring lattice

windows used on the front, and the charming light aqua blue door.

Come on in! Fresh farmhouse meet your glam listed July 21 by Yesenia Moize with Joe Atkins Realty for $799,900. Yes, this is our Saturday $700,000 ... talk about a new leaf!

CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly real estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country.

HAMMER AND NAILS

Framework a must need for family fun and fall foliage

By Stephan Sardone

stephan@sardoneconstruction.com The fall season often brings people out of their air-conditioned caves, giving them more incentive to spend time on the patio or in the garden. Sure, summertime calls for pool parties and barbecues, but it’s just been too hot to do anything without water involved. Things are about to start cooling down, so it’s time to create a peaceStephan Sardone ful fall refuge for the family.

Let’s take your deck from summer to fall with a pergola. A pergola is a framework archway often used in a garden, park or yard, which many put on their patio and cover in climbing or trailing plants. This is perfect for the fall, as you can enjoy what beautiful scenery the season brings, while still having a separate space. The area almost becomes an outdoor room; just incorporate a fire pit and comfortable seating.

Working with framework like this is like working with a blank canvas. There are so many things you can do with it. From fun paint colors to the shape of the pergola itself, even down to its very function, there are endless ideas. Maybe you need something covering a pathway at a curve or perhaps you need a proper awning over your back door and patio.

This serves those purposes dreamily, especially if you choose one with an arch.

Not only does this bring the family closer to nature, but it gives you reason to utilize the exterior of your home, which often goes

Photos courtesy of Pinterest

Working with framework like this is like working with a blank canvas. There are so many creative options. unnoticed. Add to that natural feel with some integrated planters and potted plants hung from the corners. For warmth, add any kind of fire pit or fireplace. The fire could be a central focal point, depending on how large the space is, or it could be part of what supports half of the pergola itself. A fun way to center the fireplace would be to incorporate large swings on all sides, a fun place for the family to relax together, for the kids to be kids, and the adults to feel like kids.

If you already have a pergola, you might want to do a quick update. In other words, rent a pressure washer from your local home

improvement store and spray down the framework and deck for a clean start. If the color faded in the bright summer sun, throw on a fresh coat of paint to the existing pergola and deck. Consider painting it the same color as the home’s exterior trim for a cohesive look, making it seem as if it’s an extension of the home.

Take it a step further and create a fun outdoor dining room or kitchenette — giving more meaning to “an extension of the home.” With this extra functional space, you can host fall outdoor dinner parties or even Thanksgiving.

With a space like this, the lighting possibilities are endless. With dangling lights to last year’s Christmas lights, this spot would be perfect for a romantic getaway with your partner or even a small rehearsal dinner. Install a TV and sound system to add luxury and good vibes.

The pergola serves a great purpose for the fall, a place to enjoy the weather. In the summer, it can serve the same purpose, escape from the blistering summer sun.

Stephan Sardone is owner of Sardone Construction and has been helping people improve their life by remodeling their home around their life.

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TRAVEL

CCCP — Capitalism Comes to the Cuban People

By Michael Wald

wald.world@yahoo.com President Obama reopened the American Embassy in Cuba at the end of 2015, heralding the start of eased restrictions on American tourism. Even before visitors from the U.S. started arriving, Cuba already had decided to promote tourism to the rest of the world and began putting resources toward it. Still, the infrastructure isn’t there for the higher level of comfort that visitors from the U.S. desire.

Current hotels are not up to snuff, but they are changing rapidly to meet higher standards. Meanwhile, staying with a family is the best way to lodge in Cuba. Airbnb is active there, and it solves the problem of paying for lodging, as American banks still have not integrated with the Cuban state bank to accept credit cards.

(Note: if you have a Canadian credit card, it will work.)

Until Cuba eased restrictions, tourists were required

to be shepherded around by a tour guide from Havanatur, an official government tourist agency, akin to the old Intourist in the Soviet Union.

You saw only what the Cuban government wanted you to see. Today, you are more free to explore on your own, although that isn’t so easy.

Having a guide is a good idea.

As tourism increases, private tour companies will develop within Cuba.

Exploring Cuba for an American requires a reorientation of our way of thinking.

In Cuba almost everything is owned by the Cuban government, including the hotels and the tour buses. Private enterprise may have taken hold in private homes with rooms known as casas particulares, as well as at tourist souvenir vendors, private home-based restaurants, vintage cars used as taxis and pop-up musical ensembles, but this private economy only comprises about 10 percent of Cuba’s total economy. When catering to tourists,

prices are about the same as in the U.S. Tourists do most business in a special currency that is convertible at state-run exchanges and is more valuable than the local peso. In contrast, most of the population is salaried, working for government enterprises that pay between $25-$40 a month. The adventuresome tourist will need to work hard to get into the peso-based economy, and only then will benefit from significantly lower prices.

Staying in a casa particular in beautiful, quaint Veñales, in the heart of the tobacco-growing area at the western tip of Cuba costs $30 a night. Veñales is rural but worth a visit (9,000 population). You arrive by bus or car traveling three hours west of Havana. Although Veñales reportedly derives its name from early settlers who had vineyards there, today no wine-related activity exists.

Veñales’ claim to fame today is as a UNESCO-protected site for well-preserved colonial

architecture.

As an example of Cuban lack of readiness for tourists, during each of my two nights in Veñales, the electricity in the city went out for a short time — a flashlight comes in handy.

Toting bottled water is a must as the tap water is not safe to drink, and it’s hard to find bottled water for sale in Veñales’ government-run stores. On the flip side, the tourist-oriented restaurants in Veñales wash their raw vegetables with bottled water so tourists shouldn’t experience stomach or intestinal problems — just one sign Cuba is trying to meet tourist expectations.

The owner of my casa particular, a former government worker, explained that he used money from selling cattle from his family’s farm to open a restaurant on his front

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

Fort Worth built up by Bass family

By Wayne Swearingen

Six weeks ago, I started working on this story, the final of a series on successful project positioning and marketing in the ’70s and ’80s.

My research uncovered a good article written in Texas Monthly, April 1998, about how the famous Bass family led the charge to transform downtown Fort Worth into the safe and vibrant destination it is today. I also met with former partners Bill Lawley and Jack Huff to test their respective memories. We all remember different stories but have trouble with timelines. I will do my best to tie these together. It starts with two unrelated events.

Sometime in the mid-to late ’70s, I received a phone call from a gentleman who introduced himself as Sid Bass. He was familiar with the successes we had in leasing major Dallas office projects and wanted to discuss something in downtown Fort Worth. I envisioned a block and a mid-sized building. The Bass name rang a bell, so I hightailed it on the next stage coach heading west to meet Mr. Bass and catch his vision. His “block” turned out to be what seemed to be half of downtown. His vision included office buildings, hotels, residential and retail, all in a safe environment, which no downtowns had at the time.

The other event, in May of 1979, The Swearingen Company hosted a large group of seniors and grad students from the University of Texas, some of these considering a future in real estate development or brokerage. After our presentation, a polite young man came up to me and introduced himself as Jack Huff, a senior from Lampasas, Texas. We visited briefly and he stated that he wanted to go to work in our company. The Swearingen Company was on a roll, having started seven years earlier. My advice was to go to work for IBM or Xerox, get their good sales training, and then come back and we will hire you and teach you real estate.

You can imagine my surprise when I ran into young Jack Huff in the hallway outside my office in August 1979. He informed me that he had been hired in our management company.

It turned out that Lawley had sold Burgundy Tower in Mid-Cities to the Basses and we needed to get it leased. Huff was hired and assigned

Photo courtesy of Wayne Swearingen

City Center Towers Complex in Fort Worth.

to that outpost, where I figured I wouldn’t see him again, at least not anytime soon.

The summer of 1980 broke all kinds of heat records. On one hot day, a press announcement was held at the Fort Worth Press Club describing the plans for two office towers to be designed by the world famous architect Paul Rudolph, head of the Yale architecture school. Sid Bass did the introductions. Sid would listen to our advice very well, with one exception. We advised that one tower should be sufficient considering the projected absorption in Fort Worth. What we didn’t know was that the Bass interests were involved in a stock play for Texaco. Rumors spread that there was some big company looking at moving to Fort Worth, and that was the possible user for the second tower. This is where I met Richard Rainwater, who was involved in the Texaco deal. I later represented him and Crescent in the purchase of Continental Plaza (777 Main), which kicked off the Crescent REIT. We were hired to lease the two office towers, but the fact that we were a Dallas-based company was brushed over quietly. A state-ofthe-art marketing center was built and opened BASS cont'd on page 11

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Veñales transportation. porch four years ago. Today he rents three beautiful but simple rooms that he built onto his home. Since he’s never been to a hotel or left Veñales, I can only surmise that he knew what a nice tourist room should look like from a government brochure.

When I asked him about the “capitalist” system that now benefits him, he cringed at my use of the word. For 50 years Cubans have been

Photo by Michael Wald

taught to associate capitalism with “evil” America. In the end, however, he agreed this approach is the key to Cuba’s future. Things are changing rapidly; if you want to experience it before it modernizes, visit Cuba now.

Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel.

He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla.com.

Follow him @Adventourist.

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MOVIE TRAILER

Eastwood, Komarnicki, Hanks soar in Academy Award-worthy ‘Sully’

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood

At one point in “Sully,” a computer simulation is pitted against good old fashioned human ingenuity. It’s not a spoiler to say that when this occurs in a movie directed by Clint Eastwood, the computer doesn’t stand a chance.

“Sully” is a perfect example of what can happen when the right director gets the right script and casts the right actor or actress. In this case, Eastwood, screenwriter Todd Komarnicki and star Tom Hanks are firing on all cylinders in a movie that finds a way to stretch an event that took under five minutes to happen into a sharp story in 95 minutes.

In case you’ve been trapped under a large rock, “Sully” details the events on and after the emergency water landing on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.

The opening scene will leave every skittish flyer sweating bullets, not to mention be a chilling reminder of previous events that occurred involving planes and New York.

Komarnicki’s clever screenplay keeps viewers on their toes as it moves around in time from the flight to the accident review hearing that

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Aaron Eckhart plays Jeff Skiles and Tom Hanks plays Chesley Sullenberger in "Sully."

Sully and his co-pilot, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart), are forced to attend. Since there is no natural antagonist (unless you count the geese that destroyed the plane’s engines), the only bad guy is bureaucracy and an investigation into Sully’s actions.

That investigation is led by three people (Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn) who each play

fairly one-dimensional roles of jerk, skeptic and silent believer. These meetings, seamlessly and brilliantly edited by Blu Murray, provide a chance for the water landing to be shown from several different perspectives.

Naturally, “Sully” saves the best for last and the review of the cockpit recording provides the most intense and fascinating look at the event.

It is equal parts harrowing, uplifting and chilling, mostly due to the purposeful quietness of it all.

Much will be made of Tom Hanks’ performance as Sully, but Aaron Eckhart is equally as impressive. He provides much of the comedic relief and his bold confidence is a steadying hand that balances out Hanks’ shy, quiet calm. It would be a shame for

Eckhart to be overlooked for such wonderful work.

It is a virtual certainty that Tom Hanks will collect his sixth Best Actor Academy Award nomination. This is as understated and subtle as Hanks has ever been and his everyman demeanor is anything but routine. Hanks never plays Sully as a hero, just a man who feels compelled to do the job for which he is paid

without the need for accolades.

Essentially, this is a workmanlike character being played by one of the finest workmanlike actors of all time.

Even though he's behind the camera, it's impossible to not see Clint Eastwood on the screen.

“Sully” is telling a story about a specific event, but Eastwood turns it into more than that. This is a thank you to the people in under appreciated jobs that serve the public and a love letter to the city of New York. Eastwood is telling a story about Sully while reminding everyone just how much people with jobs like his are taken for granted.

“Sully” approaches the rarified air of previous Eastwood films such as “Million Dollar Baby” or “Unforgiven.” His movies seem simple and straight forward, but there are always several layers that blur the lines between right and wrong. In “Sully,” Eastwood and Hanks create a character who, even after saving 155 people from certain death, is laden with doubt and conflict. The fact that everyone knows the outcome and “Sully” will still keep you on the edge of your seat is a testament to just how fantastic of a movie this is.

UNCLE BARKY’S BITES

Katy FX puts dent in HBO’s reign Trail By Ed Bark Weekly unclebarky@verizon.net

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The Emmys are coming, and for the first time in forever, I’m not going to seriously complain about how the nominees again are missing some key players.

That’s largely because FX’s “The Americans” and its two principal stars, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, at last got recognized after three years worth of snubs.

It also should be conceded that picking and choosing from among all the quality Photo courtesy of HBO contenders is getting to be Kit Harrington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones." a next to impossible task in times when “streaming sercategory that HBO hardly ever loses anymore. vices” such as Netflix and Lead Actor, Drama Series – Rami Malek, Amazon Prime are in the mix star of the USA network’s first-year series “Mr. with a wealth of premium and Robot,” has momentum and the inside track. advertiser-supported cable Matthew Rhys of “The Americans” also might networks. have a shot.

The prime-time winners Lead Actress, Drama Series – Keri Ed Bark Russell of “The Americans” was exceptional in in major categories will be announced Sunday, Sept. 18 on the past season and deserves the win here.

ABC, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting and ripostLead Actor, Comedy Series – Jeffrey ing. His home network is pretty well repreTambor of “Transparent” is the likely repeat sented this time out, with “black-ish” having a winner, with Anthony Anderson of “black-ish” legit shot at being named Best Comedy Series also a solid contender. Or maybe Aziz Ansari in a field that also includes ABC’s always breaks through for his starring role in Netflix’s nominated and five-time champion “Modern “Master of None.”

Family.”

Lead Actress, Comedy Series – Julia-Louis HBO as usual led all entities with 94 nom- Dreyfus already has an armload of Emmys, inations, but that was down significantly from and could well add another one. But my favorlast year’s 126. On the other hand, FX upped ite is Tracee Ellis Ross of “black-ish.” Yes, she’s its nominations from 38 to 56 and vaulted into Diana’s daughter. And no, mama never won an second place.

Emmy.

Many of these Emmys were awarded Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie during last weekend’s “creative arts” ceremo– The Academy combines these two categonies. HBO topped that field with 16 wins, ries for the acting awards. And there’s little if including nine for “Game of Thrones.” FX any reason to think that the aforementioned ran a solid second with 12 wins, four of them Cranston won’t walk away with another trofor “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American phy for his bravura work in “All the Way.” Still, Crime.”

Courtney B. Vance might have a bit of a fightBut the biggest wins still hang in the baling chance for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran ance, and here’s a semi-fearless forecast of who in “The People v. O. J. Simpson.” will emerge victorious in some of the major Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie categories.

– She lost the case in real life. But the defense Best Drama Series – “Game of Thrones” rests with Marcia Clark and Sarah Paulson’s is the defending champ and likely repeat winstunning portrayal of her in “The People v. O.J. ner for a season that soared visually and conSimpson.” Consider her a lock. tent-wise in its season-closing episodes. But Random Nibble: After a five-month my personal choice is “The Americans,” which search, CBS11 has decided to stay in-house and seems to have the best chance of dethroning elevate three-year veteran Scott Padgett to the “GOT” unless voters became unduly awash in position of the station’s chief meteorologist. He sentimentality for the closing season of PBS’ replaces Larry Mowry, who left after eight years “Downton Abbey.” to join WLS-TV in Chicago.

Best Comedy Series – HBO again has the Padgett, who took a lengthy leave of abprevious year’s winner in “Veep.” But I’m going sence earlier this year for undisclosed personal with “black-ish” for the win, with Amazon reasons, originally was hired as CBS11’s early Prime’s “Transparent” also a possibility. morning weekday weathercaster. That position Best Limited Series – It would be a now goes to fellow staffer Jeff Jamison. Padgett shocker if “The People v. O. J. Simpson” will helm the weather desk on CBS11’s 5, 6 and doesn’t win this one. And it will.

10 p.m. weekday newscasts.

Best Movie – HBO’s adaptation of the Broadway play “All the Way,” with Bryan Ed Bark, who runs the TV website uncleCranston as LBJ, would seem to have a lock barky.com, is a current board member of the on this one. That would be true to form in a Press Club of Dallas.

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equipment and materials we would normally throw out, and get them countries, where they needed to Uganda.” phones, explaining her famiUnder direction and guidly’s frequent moves. The actress’ ance from one of the surgeons, mother loved to dance and got Woodford becomes a second pair her daughter involved in theater of hands when a surgeon isn’t necin Britain in the ’60s and later in essary. “Everyone also does their Scotland, then Africa and the U.S. share of grunt work, no matter The last place they lived was how mundane. It’s not unusual to Africa before they made their see the surgeons, whose surgeries move to Dallas. were just completed for the day, “In Uganda, we would leave putting on aprons and washing the the hotel at 6:30 a.m. and return instruments.” around 9:30 p.m. after treating as Woodford took teddy bears, many as eight cases a day. There dolls and other toys to the chilwere three orthopedic surgeons dren. The teddy bears scared them, and one plastic surgeon on our but the boys liked the trucks. team. Their individual surgeries While she became attached to could take as long as 10 hours,” some of the children and wanted Woodford added. to take them home with her, she “At the end of the day everysaid when leaving them, “Most of Photo courtesy of Health Volunteers Overseas one comes together and gets the these kids didn’t like me.” Next Part of the operating team in Africa. job done. We had an important time you see her, ask why that is. sense of teamwork. One of the reaAccording to the actress, she sons I like working in theater is because of that same kind of loves Miki (Bone), which is a big part of why she enjoys CTD. teamwork,” Woodford said. “It feels a lot like tech week in the “She runs a tight ship, but she builds comradery. She’s very theater. Everyone’s exhausted.” professional and a delight to work with.” She said she still has The hospital in which the team practiced included a medi- stage fright, which most actors won’t admit. “I always want to cal school, whose equipment was archaic. Surgeons would help vomit before a show,” she added. “But when I walk onstage, teach new surgeons in current techniques. Woodford said, “We the adrenaline rushes in, and I’m happy to be there. I love the paid it forward by getting surgeons back at home to save useful sense of satisfaction when it’s done.” It sounds like the actress

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“I found the trip liberating on many levels. I found it useful. Every cent I gave was good. One hundred dollars goes far there. I was glad to see our team’s work make a direct contribution. You can make such a difference by doing what you’re trained to do, and without American red tape,” Woodford said.

“They were grateful for our services. That makes me grateful. It refuels me. I hope I remember it when I feel a fit of road rage coming on,” she said. “‘I’m rich beyond measure’ is a cliché, but it’s so true here.”

It wasn’t all work, though. “We joined up with a safari and I was millimeters away from a gorilla, and I said, ‘Feet, don’t fail me now.’” Once she could breathe again, she said, “I’m not into that ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ thing.”

According to Miki Bone, CTD’s managing director and co-director of DAL, “[Woodford] has a tremendous amount of empathy and ability to manifest time to share her talents with others. She loves performing in two kinds of theatre: by night as an actress, and by day as a surgical first assistant in the operating room.”

“Dancing at Lughnasa” continues at CTD through Oct. 2. For information and tickets, visit contemporarytheatreofdallas.com. To learn more about Health Volunteers Overseas, visit hvousa.org.

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We all learned lessons from this successful project.

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