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Vol. 5, No. 34 | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Restaurant Guide | Arts and Entertainment | katytrailweekly.com

Communit y News

Keaton classic gets new score

JUST FOUND

The Eighth Wonder is a trip around the world By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com JUST FOUND is part of an occasional series in Katy Trail Weekly on businesses making a difference in the local community.

Dallas Chamber symphony

The Dallas Chamber Symphony will open its season on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. at Moody Performance Hall located at 2520 Flora St. with Buster Keaton’s groundbreaking 1923 comedy “Our Hospitality,” supported by a live orchestra led by artistic director and conductor Richard McKay. It is also the world premiere of a score by Scott Glasgow, who will also be in attendance. Tickets are $25 to $54 and available at dcsymphony.org. – Susan Friedman

Prize winning writer visits Dallas Dallas native Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author whose latest book, God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State, explains Texas to the world, will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Dallas Public Library annual gala on Thursday, Oct. 25 at O’Hara Hall on the seventh floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to FODPL fodpl.org. – Mary Wilonsky

Let’s talk Turkey. And Latin America. And Nepal. And Afghanistan. And India. And China. And Japan. And Vietnam. It is a wonder so many unique items can fit in one retail store. Mehmet Shon Celik is owner of the just opened The Eighth Wonder at 2823 N. Henderson Ave. which formerly housed Alamo Glass and Mirror. Celik, born in Istanbul, has curated a shop full of jewelry, fashion, home decor, textiles, lighting, rugs and gifts. It is as much a museum as it is retail store. “I came here in 1998,” Celik said. “I came here for business. I opened a retail store on Henderson Avenue, then opened a store in Plano, and then in downtown McKinney.” He closed his original Henderson Avenue store because of parking issues. Today, he still owns Another Time and Place at the Shops at Legacy and Turkish Café & Lounge, providing authentic Turkish food and atmosphere to north Plano. He also owns a boutique hotel and restaurant in Istanbul. “This couple goes over there and has an amazing

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Some of the exotic light fixtures and crafts available at The Eighth Wonder. time,” Celik said. “My brother invited them to his house for traditional Turkish food. And they ate at my restaurant. They came back to see me at the Shops at Legacy and said ‘Shon, you must bring this food over here.’” Turkish Café & Lounge, at Preston Road and State Highway 121, has become the largest such restaurant of its kind in the area and sponsors cultural events on weekends that attracts 600 to 700 people.

A stroll through the 3,000-squarefoot The Eighth Wonder is a cultural experience unto itself. Among the most impressive items are hand-painted Turkish ceramics and tiles. Celik designs the one-of-a kind jewelry pieces and has them manufactured at a plant in Turkey. He is selling a lot of his jewelry at wholesale to clients like Mary Kay and Steve Madden. JUST FOUND cont'd on page 7

STATE FAIR

‘Celebrating Texas Innovation’ this year's theme

‘Help me (get tickets), Rhonda’ Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at axs.com for The Beach Boys “Now & Then Tour” at the historic Majestic Theatre The Beach Boys at 1923 Elm St. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston who along with Jeffrey Foskett, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher and Scott Totten, continue the legacy of the iconic American band. – Travis Ohl

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STATE FAIR OF TEXAS

Carroll Shelby’s 1962 AC Cobra (left) and Braniff flight attendants’ uniforms (right).

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“Howdy, Folks! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas” (SFOT), and with Big Tex’s words a new day begins at the 2018 SFOT. Wonder what this year’s variety of “Fair weather” will bring? It’s off to its extremes in the first week. This year’s theme, “Celebrating Texas Innovation,” ushers in a collection of fascinating and

surprising glimpses into contributions created by forward-thinking Texans on exhibit in SFOT’s Hall of State. Karissa Condoianis, Sr. Vice President, Public Relations, said, “Texas continues to be a state of innovation, delivering groundbreaking inventions, technological advancements and scientific milestones.” Ever give much thought to why servers at drivein restaurants are called

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“Carhops?” Come on. You must be a little curious. And what was up with that big, pink, neon pig sign around town back in the day? Yep. The original drive-in restaurants, not to be confused with this century’s plethora of drive-thru quickies, also originated in Dallas with the Pig Stand chain. Servers would hop up on your car’s running board to deliver your food, and up came the Carhop moniker.

Love your frozen margaritas? Dallas businessman and restaurateur Mariano Martinez, then a high school dropout, opened his first Tex-Mex restaurant in East Dallas, and then invented the frozen margarita machine in 1971. Millions have been puckering from that icy, salty rim ever since. Neil Fletcher’s (Sr.) corny dogs were a first of STATE FAIR cont'd on page 7


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