May 2 Denton Time 2013 by Denton Media Company

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RECUERDOS “Crying Saint 4,” a painting by Dallas artist Robert Hamilton, will be on exhibit during the Greater Denton Arts Council’s tribute to Cenobio Hernandez on Friday. (Courtesy photo/Robert Hamilton) Story on Page 9

Kids dance on the Iglesia Bethel float during the Denton Cinco de Mayo parade last year on the Square. David Minton/ DRC file photo

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DINING Restaurant listings. Page 11

MOVIES Reviews and summaries. Page 7

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Fifth on the fourth Denton throws bash in the park for Cinco de Mayo everal events are planned this weekend in Denton to commemorate Cinco de Mayo. Denton’s 25th Cinco de Mayo celebration will kick off with a 5K run and one-mile walk at 8 a.m. Saturday at North Lakes Park, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Entry fee for the run/walk is $20 for those who register in advance, and $25 on the day of the race. Registration forms are available online at www.denton cinco.org. For more informa-

tion, call 940-369-3956. The celebration heads downtown for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by festivities and the La Reina Contest at Quakertown Park. The parade lines up at the Texas Woman’s University campus parking lot on Oakland Street. The parade will head west, then travel south on Elm Street, loop around the Courthouse on the Square on Hickory Street, then head north on Locust Street. The parade then turns east on Parkway, moving north on Oakland past Emily Fowler Central Library, and turns east on Withers Street. The route turns south on Bell Avenue and ends at the Denton

Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. More than 6,000 people attended Denton Cinco de Mayo last year. The event includes two stages, Latin music and school music performances, lots of Mexican and Tex-Mex food and vendors. For more information, contact Julia LoSoya at 940-3693909 or jlosoya@dentonisd. org. Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the the Mexican state of Puebla, but it’s also celebrated in other parts of the country and in U.S. cities

with a large Mexican population. (It is not Mexico’s Independence Day — that’s Sept. 16.) ■ Also, through Sunday, Denton’s Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is hosting the “Most Interesting Man in the World” contest for a chance to win a trip for two to a destination in Mexico. To enter, stop by the pizzeria at 217 E. Hickory St. and take a photo with the cardboard cutout of Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man.” Upload the photo to Instagram with the hashtag #CincoDeMellow, and fill out the form at www.cincodemellow. com. — Karina Ramírez and Lucinda Breeding

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EVENTS THURSDAY 9:30 a.m. — Crafters’ Corner at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Work on projects and learn new techniques. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com.

Noon to 1 p.m. — National Day of Prayer event at the Fine Arts Theater, 114 N. Elm St. Call Dorothy Smith at 940-387-6019 or e-mail dot11641@msn.com. 6 p.m. — Liberty Christian School presents Steel Magnolias in the school’s new black box theater, 1301 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Argyle. Tickets cost $15 and include dinner at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. and dessert at intermission. For reservations, e-mail

misty.baptiste@libertychristian.com. 7 p.m. — Death and Dessert Mystery Book Club at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Explore new mysteries each month and eat a themed dessert. Free. E-mail terri.gibbs@cityofdenton.com. 7 p.m. — “Let’s Band Together,” a joint concert with the Denton Community Band and members of the Krum High School and Krum Middle School wind ensembles, in the

Krum High auditorium, 700-A Bobcat Blvd. Free. 7 p.m. — Premiere screening of five films created by students in UNT’s Master of Fine Arts in documentary film program, in Room 184 at the Radio, TV and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle. Free. For more information, call professor

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In living color

Elvis-inspired musical shows you can’t keep a good beat down

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6 p.m. — Liberty Christian School presents Steel Magnolias in the school’s new black box theater, 1301 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Argyle. Tickets cost $15 and include dinner at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. and dessert at intermission. For reservations, e-mail misty.baptiste@libertychristian.com. 6:30 p.m.— “Recuerdos: A Tribute to Cenobio Hernandez,” presented by the Greater Denton Arts Council, at the Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Event features a dinner buffet, dancing and music, with a focus on Mexican-American composer Cenobio Hernandez, grandfather of Denton musician Bubba Hernandez. Tickets cost $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Call 940-382-2787 or visit www.denton arts.com. 7 p.m. — First Friday Denton at art venues around the downtown Square, including A Creative Art Studio, 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101; Oxide Gallery, 211 N. Cedar St.; Denton Square Donuts, 208 W. Oak St.; SCRAP Denton, 215 W. Oak St.; and others. Free gallery viewings, live music, art projects and demonstrations. Visit www.firstfridaydenton. com.

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here’s something about Music Theatre of Denton’s staging of All Shook Up that feels like the 1998 film Pleasantville. There is a whiff of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, too. Oh, and a dash of Footloose, too. The jukebox musical is set in a Midwestern town in the 1950s. Mayor Matilda has outlawed all the good stuff in life: music, dancing and canoodling in public. A super-cool roustabout named Chad changes all that with his swiveling hips, his croon, his ride and a je ne sais quois that makes the ladies a little hot under their Peter Pan collars. Director Richard Blake, a professional Dallas-Fort Worth actor, said that when the audience meets the residents of this ho-hum town, things look pretty vanilla. “Before Chad comes to town, there’s no color. Everything’s black and white,” he said. “The show opens in the town honky-tonk, where there’s no music and everyone is just sitting there. “Chad notices a jukebox and the people tell him it hasn’t worked in years. He does the Fonzie thing. He walks up to the jukebox, but his hands on it and moves his hips. The lights come up, the music starts and the colors come up.” Blake is making his local directorial debut with Music Theatre of Denton. He said he got interested in working with the company when he reviewed its staging of Avenue Q for The Column, an online magazine dedicated to theater in Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding communities. “The show was excellent,” Blake said. “You could have taken that show and that cast and put it on Broadway or on a national tour. It was just amazing. After I saw that, I started thinking I needed to work with this group.” Blake said he was in line to

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Tyler Hamilton stars as the hip-swiveling, swoon-inducing roustabout Chad in “All Shook Up.” Music Theatre of Denton is staging the musical at the Campus Theatre this weekend and next. direct All Shook Up — a 2004 musical that borrows 28 songs from Elvis Presley’s songbook and sets it to a story by Joe DiPietro — for another group a few years back. That group didn’t get the rights to stage it, and Blake said he was left with his research and concept. He made his pitch to Music Theatre of Denton. Blake brought in his own team of designers: Scott William Davis is the lighting designer, Mikon Haaksman designed the video projections for the show, Rochelle Hudson designed the

costumes, and Kevin Brown designed the set. Blake said Elvis might be the King of Rock, but that doesn’t mean his memorable songs are easy. “I split the music direction into two parts,” he said. Elizabeth King has worked with just the singers as a vocal coach, and Amy Wyatt directs the orchestra. “Some of this music is like Sondheim. It’s not easy to sing,” Blake said. “You really have to work on this music to get it. And there is a lot of it.”

ALL SHOOK UP What: Music Theatre of Denton presents a jukebox musical with the music of Elvis Presley and book by Joe DiPietro When: 7:30 p.m Friday and Saturday and May 10-11; and 2 p.m. Sunday and May 12 Where: Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Details: Tickets cost $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, and $10 for children. For reservations, call 940-382-1915. On the Web: www. musictheatreofdenton.com

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Benefit garage sale for the Denton Dynamos Special Olympics team will be held at the Real T Team, 1400 Dallas Drive. For more information, call 940-3808086. 10 to 11 a.m. — Toddler Sock Hop for ages 1 and older at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com. 10 a.m. to noon — “Aeroponics Tower Garden,” a program presented by Julie Larkey and Leanne Harris, as part of the Denton Herb Society’s monthly meeting at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Visit www.dentonherb society.org. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Denton Cinco de Mayo at Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St. Free family festival includes music, Mexican food, La Reina contest, a parade, a 5K fun run and 1-mile walk, and more. Visit www.dentoncinco.org. 3 to 4 p.m. — “Going on a Dinosaur Hunt,” a program for children ages 5-11, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary. com. 6 p.m. — ArtWear fashion exhibition presented by the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, in the Silver Eagle Suite at the University Union, 1155 Union Circle. Tickets cost $25 for the public, or $10 for UNT students. Tickets may be purchased at the UNT

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EVENTS Continued from Page 3 Union Information Booth; leftover tickets will be sold at the door. 6 p.m. — Liberty Christian School presents Steel Magnolias in the school’s new black box theater, 1301 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Argyle. Tickets cost $15 and include dinner at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. and dessert at intermission. For reservations, e-mail misty.baptiste@libertychristian.com.

MONDAY 6 p.m. — Chess Night at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

The PurlSnapShirts will play A Creative Art Studio for First Friday Denton.

TUESDAY 7 p.m. — Mother’s Day story time for ages 1-5 at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com. 7 to 8 p.m. — Amazing YA Book Club, for adult fans of young adult books, meets at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey.irishkeffer@cityofdenton.com. 7 to 8:45 p.m. — North Branch Writers’ Critique Group, for those interested in writing novels, short stories, poetry or journals, at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

WEDNESDAY 4 p.m. — It’s a Girl Thing! book club for girls ages 8-12 and their female relative or friend, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Call 940-349-8752. 7 to 8 p.m. — Professor’s Corner: A Discussion Group Dedicated to Literary Texts meets at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. TWU adjunct instructor Lei Zhang presents “Poetry of Liu Xiaobo.” Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com. 7 to 8:30 p.m. — Exploring Philosophy at North Branch Library, 3020 Locust St. Join the ongoing discussions of time-honored philosophical issues with Dr. Eva H. Cadwallader, professor of philosophy. Free and open to the public. Call 940-349-8752.

MUSIC The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Wed: County Rexford, 7:30-10pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-5665483. The Abbey Underground Thurs: Clothed in the Sun, Off World, Dunashay, Babaloo, 9pm. Fri: North Texas Derby Revolution event with FU Circus, Camp David, How’s My Driving, Frostine Shake, 8pm, $10. Sun: “Brown Queen: Our Voz, Our Arte” with Rainflowa, Immigrant Punk, Gema & Celene, Maria Cecilia, Jessica

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Moms in mind for First Friday Gifts for sale, but tunes and gallery viewings are free Creative Art Studio is offering a special music and shopping event for First Friday Denton from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. The monthly local arts mixer invites local folks to visit galleries and other arts-related business downtown on the first Friday evening of each month. At A Creative Art Studio, at 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101, the night kicks off with jazz music from the Dana Isaac Trio — Deke and Dana Isaac with Rick Johnson on keyboard. Following the trio at 8:30 p.m. will be the duo PurlSnapShirts, made up of Joe Stack and Garrett Phelps. Unlike previous months, when the studio has hosted a featured artist, this Friday several of the studio’s artists will host a special art sale, just in time for Mother’s Day. Special gift items will be available. Throughout the evening, A Creative Art Studio will also have various art demonstrations and a community collage project. Around the corner at Oxide Gallery, at 211 N. Cedar St. off Oak Street, there will be demonstrations by photographer Rocky Phillips and live music by

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“Spring,” a watercolor by Robin Huttash, will be on display at A Creative Art Studio. Eddy Herrera. At UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., the Jordan Gheen Quintet will perform from 5 to 7 p.m.

Other businesses participating in First Friday include Denton Square Donuts, SCRAP Denton, Banter Bistro and Circa 77 Vintage — all on Oak Street

west of the Square. For more information, visit http://firstfridaydenton.com. — Staff report

DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Kids Rock Friday Night will be offered for kids in grades 1-5 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Cost is $10 per child. Event includes a DJ, a bounce house, basketball and soccer tournaments, Xbox Kinect on a giant screen and more. Glow products and confessions will be sold at the event. For more information, call 940-3497275. ■ Denton Cinco de Mayo will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St.

The free family festival includes mariachi and Latin music, lots of Mexican food, La Reina contest, a parade and more. ■ Register by Friday for beginning archery for ages 7 and older. The course will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 7-28. A certified instructor will teach the fundamentals of international archery on a legal archery range. Classes meet at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. ■

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381-6723. www.gvrestaurants.com. The Greenhouse Live jazz each Mon at 10pm, free. 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. www.green houserestaurantdenton.com. Hailey’s Club Thurs: Hares on the Mountain, Flashpoint, River Footman, 9pm, $5-$7. Fri: The Greenery, To the Wind, Seeker, Truth and Consequence, 7pm, $10-$15. Sat: Melting Season, Botany, Juve, Kites & Boomerangs, 9pm. Wed: Frisky Disco, Astro Veil, Sons of Swan, 9pm, free-$5. Each Tues, ’90s music, 10pm, free-$5. 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-3231160. www.haileysclub.com. J&J’s Pizza 118 W. Oak St. 940-3827769. www.jandjpizzadenton.com. La Milpa Mexican Restaurant Each Fri, Mariachi Quetzal, 8pm. 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-8470. Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden 200 S. Washington St., Pilot Point. 940-686-3801. www.low brows.us. Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair Each Tues, open mic with Bryan Burns, 9pm. 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940566-9910. Mad World Records 115 W. Hickory St. 940-591-3001. Oak Street Drafthouse and Cocktail Parlor 308 E. Oak St. 940-395-1950. www.oakstdraft house.com. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Granger Smith, Earl Dibbles Jr., James Lann, 8pm. Each Wed, “Wild West Wednesdays.” 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeodenton.com. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios Thurs: Plutonium Farmers, Unconscious Collective, Deep Throat, Assblood, 9pm, $5-$7. Fri: Barren Girls, Baños y Baños, the Vuvs, 9pm, $6-$8. Sat: Old Snack, War Party, Hard Drinking Housewives, 9pm, $5-$7. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-3877781. www.rubberglovesdentontx. com. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Sun: Dave Zoller Quartet featuring Pete Gallio. Mon: Carolyn Martin & Friends. Tues: Eckels/Piper Group featuring Clay Pritchard and Rasmus Blixt. Shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com. Taqueria El Picante 1305 Knight St., Suite A. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat-Sun 8-5. 940-382-2100. Trail Dust Steak House 26501 E. U.S. 380 in Aubrey. 940-365-4440.

Continued from Page 4 Janette, Erica GDLR, Sheila Bustillos Reynolds, silent art auction, food, zines and dance, 7pm-midnight, $5. Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s and ’90s Retro Dance Party”; each Mon, karaoke. 100 W. Walnut St. Andy’s Bar Fri: Light the Fire. 122 N. Locust St. 940-565-5400. Banter Bistro Thurs: Mister Joe’s students open mic, 6pm. Fri: Alex Blair and Austin Byrd (jazz), 6pm; Wise Ruby, 8pm; the Poor Kings, 10pm. Sat: Bruce Bond, 6pm; Richard Gilbert (EP release), Jordan Burchill, My Kickdrum Heart, 8pm. Sun: Fundamentals (CD release), Lane Garner, 6pm. Mon: Poetry Out Loud, 8pm. Tues: Mister Joe & Friends, 8pm; Le Not So Hot Klub du Denton, 9pm. Each Thurs, open mic at 8pm. Live local jazz at 8pm each Fri and 6pm each Sat. 219 W. Oak St. 940565-1638. www.dentonbanter.com. Cool Beans 1210 W. Hickory St. 940-382-7025. Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: The Demigs, Ella Minnow, Cozy Hawks, 9pm, $7. Fri: Holt and Stockslager do Simon and Garfunkel, 9pm, $10. Sat: A Taste of Herb, Mariachi Quetzal, Los Patos Poderosos, 8pm, $10. Mon & Tues: Snarky Puppy, 8pm, $15-$18. Wed: Benefit for West volunteer firefighters with Brave Combo, Isaac Hoskins Band, Grady Don Sandlin and others, 8pm, $10 suggested donation. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. www.danssilverleaf. com. Denton Square Donuts Thurs: Brian Lambert, 8:30am. Fri: Doug Raney, 6pm. Sat & Sun: Dallas Comedy House class, 2pm. Sun: Kent Shores Group, 6pm; Zach Merritt, 7pm. 208 W. Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.dsdonuts.com. Fry Street Public House Each Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com. Fry Street Tavern Fri: Whitney O’Neal. 940-383-2337. www.the frystreettavern.com. The Garage 113 Ave. A. 940-3830045. www.thedentongarage.com. Gerhard’s German Restaurant Each Fri, Ron and the Finkensteiners, 6:30-9pm. Each Sun, Quentin Bohrer, 11am-3pm. 222 W. Hickory St. 940-

Register by May 9 for a nature hike from 9 to 11 a.m. May 11 at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Area, 3310 Collins Road. The hike is for all ages; those younger than 17 must be accompanied by an adult. An Elm Fork Master Naturalist will educate hikers and help find and identify spring wildflowers. To register or for more information, call 940-349-8285. ■ Join a mud volleyball tournament at 8 a.m. May 18 at North Lakes Park, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. The six-onsix, double-elimination tournament

will be played on three courts to determine which coed mud volleyball team is the city’s best. Register by May 10 for a cost of $130. After that, register by May 16 for $150. Individuals can register for $20 each. Each team can have a maximum of 10 players, ages 16 and older, and each team must have at least two women. A mandatory team captain’s meeting is at 7 p.m. May 17 at North Lakes Recreation Center. Entry fee includes a T-shirt, and medals go to teams in first, second and third place. Register online by

Worldly folks group of friends and professional musicians from around the globe will present a chamber music recital at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2200 N. Bell Ave. The concert is part of the Trinity Series. Two violinists, Filip Fenrych and Aleksandr Snytkin from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, will join their friends, violist Emily Deans, pianist Zahari Metchkov, and cellists Marie-Thais Levesque Oliver and Nan Zhang. The musicians — who hail from Poland, Lithuania, the United States, Bulgaria, Canada and China — will perform works by German and Norwegian composers. The concert opens with the String Quartet No. 1 by Edvard Grieg.The main theme of the work comes from Grieg’s own song “Spillemaend.” The second piece on the program is Mendelssohn’s Pi-

visiting http://bit.ly/14KgOA2. ■ Register by May 9 for junior angling instruction, from 6 to 8 p.m. May 16 at the south dock at South Lakes Park, off Hobson Lane. The one-day course is for ages 7-17; children ages 7-10 must be accompanied by an adult. A Texas Parks & Wildlife Department instructor will teach about species, tackle, casting and fishing. Cost is $8 per fisher, and those who complete the course earn a junior angler pin. To register or for more information, call 940-349-8136.

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www.trailduststeaks.net. UNT on the Square Fri: Jordan Gheen Quintet, 5-7pm, free. 109 N. Elm St. 940-369-8257. http://untonthesquare.unt.edu. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St.

IN THE AREA Through Sunday — Our Productions Theatre Company presents Into the Woods in the Black Box at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St. in Lewisville. Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday

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ano Trio in C minor. Composed and premiered in 1845, it was the last chamber work that the composer lived to see published, only two years before his death at the age of 38. As in other works, Mendelssohn uses a choral melody tak-

and Friday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15-$25, with discounts for seniors, students, children and groups. Visit www.ourproductionstheatreco.org or call 972-724-2147. Through May 12 — Greater Lewisville Community Theatre presents All the Great Books (Abridged) at 160 W. Main St. in Old Town Lewisville. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $16 for adults, $13 for ages 65 and older and 18 and younger. Call 972-221-7469 or visit www.glct.org. 7 p.m. Tuesday — “Pure Imagination,” North Central Texas

en from the 1551 Genevan Psalter as part of the last movement. Admission to Sunday’s performance is free, but donations will be accepted. — Staff report

Chorale’s spring concert, at First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville, 401 S. Denton St. Tickets cost $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door. Visit www.northcentral texaschorale.com. 6:45 a.m. Wednesday — 14th annual Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast honoring Lewisville, Flower Mound and Highland Village, in the Family Life Center at Lakeland Baptist Church in Lewisville. Event includes keynote speaker James Robison and music by Andy Edwards of Preston-

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Sanctuary jazz

Continued from Page 5 azz musicians Jiri Levicek on piano, Denton artist Jeffry Eckels on double bass and drummer Matt Young will join forces Friday for the final concert of the Lewisville Lake Symphony’s 2012-13 International Chamber Series. The free event starts at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5500 Morriss Road in Flower Mound, and is presented in cooperation with the University of North Texas College of Music. For more information, visit www.lewisville symphony.org.

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wood Baptist Church. For ticket information, call 972-436-4561.

FUTURE BOOKINGS 6 to 8 p.m. May 18 — Fajita dinner fundraiser at Calhoun Middle School, 709 Congress St. Dinner catered by Mi Casita Mexican Food, with music by Mariachi Dorado and Mariachi Quetzal. The dinner will benefit Denton ISD’s Mariachi Dorado. Cost is $15 for adults, $7 for children younger than 5. Call Miguel Cantu at 940-234-8580 or the Denton ISD Bilingual/ESL Department at 940-

369-0150. Noon June 17 — People Helping People Golf Tournament benefiting United Way of Denton County, at Denton Country Club. Registration begins at 11 a.m. For registration and sponsorship information, visit www. unitedwaydenton.org.

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Cinema verity UNT screens documentaries Tonight, the University of North Texas Department of Radio, Television and Film will screen five films created by students earning their Master of Fine Arts in documentary film. The spring 2013 premiere screening will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 184 in UNT’s Radio, TV and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle. The event is free. The student directors will answer questions from the audience after the films are shown. Student-produced documentaries that premiered at UNT in previous years have gone on to screenings at film festivals around the world, including Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs in Toronto, Dallas International Film Festival and more. Some have also aired on PBS affiliates. For more information about the screening, call documentary professor Melinda Levin at 940565-2537.

THEATERS Cinemark Denton 2825 Wind River Lane off I-35E. 940-535-2654. www. cinemark.com. Movie Tavern 916 W. University Drive. 940-566-FILM (3456). www.movietavern.com. Rave Cinemas 8380 S. I-35E, Hickory Creek. 940-321-2788. www.ravemotionpictures.com. Silver Cinemas Inside Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. 940-3871957. www.silvercinemasinc.com.

NOW PLAYING The Big Wedding A long-divorced couple are forced to pretend otherwise for the sake of their adopted son’s wedding when his ultra-conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway around the world to attend. With Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams. Written and directed by Justin Zackham. Rated R, 90 minutes. — Los Angeles Times The Call A 911 operator who takes a call from an abducted teenager must confront a killer from her own past to save the girl’s life. With Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin and Morris Chestnut. Directed by Brad Anderson. Rated R, 98 minutes. — LAT The Company You Keep (★★★) A wanted fugitive from the 1960s (Robert Redford, who also directed) goes on the run when uncovered by a journalist (Shia LaBeouf). With the reporter on his trail, he travels across the country to find another former radical (Julie Christie), the one person who can clear his name. Redford,

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DOCUMENTARY LINEUP The documentaries to be shown at the spring 2013 premiere screening include: Nightwork — A portrait of three overnight workers. While others sleep, Toby bakes, Mike prints and Erika cleans. Directed by Jeff Alexander. Photos in the Wind: A Joplin Tornado Story — A small community rescues and preserves more than 38,000 photographs that were lost after a devastating tornado struck Joplin, Mo., in May 2011. Directed by Abbey Hoekzema. Vasulkas Inc. — A documentary exploring the life of pioneer video artists Steina and Woody Vasulka. Directed by Filip Celander. Flying Full Circle — A short biography on the life and memories of a World War II aviator, Maj. Al Snyder. Directed by Estevan Medrano. Finding Faulkner — Hoping to use a family legend to reconnect with her father, a daughter takes her dad with her on a road trip to Mississippi. Directed by Sharie Vance.

directing Lem Dobbs’ script from Neil Gordon’s novel, maintains a good level of suspense throughout despite some glaring plot holes. Excellent casting of old and new faces: Susan Sarandon, Chris Cooper, Brit Marling, Sam Elliott and Brendan Gleeson. Rated R, 125 minutes. — B.A. The Croods (★★★) Cavemen — they’re just like us! — or so The Croods seems to be saying. The animated adventure features a strong, star-studded cast and dazzles visually in wondrously colorful, vibrant 3-D, although the script doesn’t pop off the screen quite so effectively. It’s the prehistoric era, and while her family prefers the comforting safety of hiding fearfully inside a cave, teenager Eep (voiced by Emma Stone in her usual charming rasp) longs to see what’s outside those stone walls. With the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener and Cloris Leachman. Rated PG, 92 minutes. — The Associated Press Evil Dead In this remake of the 1981 horror film, five 20-something friends holed up in a remote cabin discover a strange book and unwittingly summon dormant demons from the nearby woods. With Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Lou Taylor Pucci. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Rated R, 87 minutes. — LAT 42 A biopic about the legendary ballplayer Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie and Christopher Meloni. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland. Rated PG-13, 128 minutes. — LAT

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Members of an elite special-ops force face off against an international terrorist organization while dealing with threats from within their own government. With Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and Adrianne Palicki. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rated PG-13, 110 minutes. — LAT Home Run After a DUI arrest and a team suspension, a pro baseball player is sent to his hometown in the sticks, where he is forced to coach a local youth team and enter a recovery program. With Scott Elrod, Vivica A. Fox and Dorian Brown. Rated PG-13, 113 minutes. — LAT Jurassic Park 3D A new 3-D conversion of the 1993 adventure film about an island theme park inhabited by cloned dinosaurs. With Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum. Written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated PG-13, 127 minutes. — LAT Mud (★★★1⁄2) Matthew McConaughey stars as the title character, Mud, in this third film from Austinbased writer-director Jeff Nichols. Mud hides on a deserted island from the police when two local boys help him escape and also find his lost girlfriend (Reese Witherspoon). Before long, the hunt becomes violent and frighteningly intense. Moody and atmospheric, with plenty of surprises. With Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson and Ray McKinnon. Rated PG-13, 130 minutes. — Boo Allen Oblivion After humans have evacuated a decimated Earth, one of the

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idley Scott’s critically acclaimed film Alien will be screened Wednesday with two separate show times at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Denton’s Cinemark, 2528 Wind River Lane. Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film that finds Sigourney Weaver (pictured), Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto as the crew of a commercial deep-space mining ship, investigating a suspected S.O.S. Then they learn it was a warning — not a cry for help. For a full list of participating Cinemark locations, advance ticket purchases and more information, visit www.cinemark.com.

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Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark (hint: he’s Iron Man) in “Iron Man 3.”

Metal and mettle By Boo Allen Film Critic booa@att.net

Billionaire industrialist and inventor Tony Stark takes a beating in Iron Man 3. Unfortunately, so does the audience. In this third feature based on the Marvel Comics character, director Shane Black treats his viewers as if they were attentionstarved adolescents. And while that may indeed mark the targeted demographic, those not in that select grouping might find this Iron Man 3 a loud, garish, brainless assault on the senses. And it will probably gross a couple billion dollars. IM3 definitely delivers the

MOVIES Continued from Page 7 last drone repairmen on the planet has a startling encounter that causes him to question the past. With Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Rated PG-13, 124 minutes. — LAT

expected. But, in between too many deadly languorous sequences, the anticipated action comes lumped together with little restraint or need to channel its excesses. The numerous battle sequences lack consistent, coherent choreography, as Black throws his characters at the screen in a jumble —often a close-up jumble — resulting in confusion as to who is doing what to whom. The battle lines unfold early so that it's easy to tell the good

guys — Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a.k.a. Iron Man, and his girlfriend and professional assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) — from the bad guys — evil inventor Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and master terrorist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). After a too-long preamble furnished by Black and Drew Pearce’s screenplay, some sort of a story develops around Killian’s discovery of how to recode genes, enough so that he has giv-

en erratically defined superpowers to himself and his elite army. In league with the Mandarin, Killian plots to bring down America, or maybe the world, or who knows what exactly. This face-off enables Black to deliver multiple versions of the Iron Man figure, all geared to destroy buildings, cities, oil rigs, people and various other targets. Combined with the Mandarin’s real terrorist threats, the violence, if not so clumsily executed, could have been uncomfortably familiar considering recent events in this country. And even if Tony Stark and his Iron Man are cartoonish, comic strip creations, director

Olympus Has Fallen A disgraced Secret Service agent is called back to duty when the White House is taken over by terrorists. With Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Melissa Leo. Rated R, 119 minutes. — LAT Oz the Great and Powerful (★★1/2) This prequel aims for nostalgia in older viewers who grew up on The Wizard of Oz while simulta-

neously enchanting a newer, younger audience. It never really accomplishes either successfully. Director Sam Raimi also is trying to find balance between creating a big-budget, 3-D blockbuster and placing his stamp of kitschy, darkly humorous horror. The results are inconsistent. At its center is a miscast James Franco as the circus huckster who becomes the

reluctant Wizard of Oz. Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams play the three witches. Rated PG, 130 minutes. — AP The Place Beyond the Pines When a motorcycle stunt rider commits a robbery to support his infant son, he’s thrust into a conflict with a police officer that has far-reaching consequences for both their families.

Third ‘Iron Man’ is a test — for both Stark and the viewers

Iron Man 3 Rated PG-13, 130 minutes. Opens Friday.

Black pushes minimal plausibility by blowing him up, battering him and dragging him through various disasters, only to see the smarmy billionaire bounce up like the roadrunner to fight again while dropping one-liners. Along with the muddled action sequences and the unexceptional special effects, some of which look like Terminator vintage, the consistent efforts to deliver Stark’s quick quips have become tiresome and less likely to draw laughs. Downey’s incessant mugging, like much in this latest edition, has simply become too familiar and too trite. With Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Rose Byrne. Rated R, 140 minutes. — LAT Scary Movie 5 Two happily married young parents — a ballet dancer and an ape researcher — have to grapple with a malevolent supernatural presence in this fifth installment of the horror parody series. Rated PG-13, 85 minutes. — LAT

COVER STORY

Musical patriarch Colorful arrangements bring a grandfather’s compositions to life By Lucinda Breeding Staff Writer cbreeding@dentonrc.com

enobio Hernandez left Mexico at the end of the Mexican Revolution. He came to Texas. He arrived in San Antonio with some family and the music within him. Hernandez would write more than 100 compositions, many of them in the style of the orquestra tipica — a sort of musical hybrid in which composers took folk music of Mexico and set it to the higher style of a chamber orchestra. Cenobio died eight years before the birth of his grandson, two-time Grammy Award-winning Denton muscian Cenobio “Bubba” Hernandez. Local musicians will perform six of those songs, arranged by Denton musician and composer David J. Pierce, in a tribute to Cenobio Hernandez on Friday. Another of Hernandez’s grandchildren, Ricky Hernandez, will play about three of the composer’s songs. The San Antonio pianist honored his grandfather with the 2002 release of Recuerdos Musica Para Piano por Cenobio Hernandez, interpreting 12 songs his grandfather wrote for piano. “Recuerdos: A Tribute to Cenobio Hernandez” will also include performances by Bubba Hernandez, local dance company CholoRock Dance Theatre, and Denton’s Mariachi Quetzal. The Greater Denton Arts Council presents Friday’s event, which also includes an art exhibition with Latin-inspired work. As with many projects in Denton, this one sprang from a couple of conversations. Pierce said Bubba Hernandez mentioned his grandfather’s music to him. “He and I were kind of visiting over different things — talking over music and art and talking about a couple of projects —

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Cenobio Hernandez is pictured here, the second musician standing from the right. The composer played the bajo sexto (a Mexican 12-string guitar), the cello and the string bass. He composed a considerable amount of music for the piano — which he didn’t play. and he brought up his grandfather. That entire family is very well versed on the impact their grandfather has done, as well they should be,” Pierce said. It took him a while to listen to the CD of Hernandez’s music. “Bubba gave me the CD and it sat around for a while. Then I finally put it in and played and that was it. I fell in love with the music,” Pierce said. “Right about that time, I was working with this artist, Robert Hamilton. He wanted me to orchestrate this video short about these Mexican luchadors. That was right about the time I was digging into Hernandez’s music.” Pierce said he started thinking about arrangements of the songs — many of which are See RECUERDOS on 10

Denton musician Bubba Hernandez was named after his grandfather Cenobio Hernandez, a MexicanAmerican composer. Courtesy photo/ Deborah Ann Neuts

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Arranger David J. Pierce said a number of Cenobio Hernandez’s songs are soulful and sad. “I can hear the sadness of him leaving music to pick cotton in some of these songs,” Pierce said.

Recuerdos melancholy. “I thought it would help me grow as an artist,” he said. “I thought it might be cool to reach out to all these. The council needed a spring fundraiser, and I couldn’t help opening my big mouth. I told them about this music I’d been listening to, and how I’d been wanting to arrange it. They went for it. We had the pieces, and now we had a place to put on a concert.” Bubba Hernandez said his grandfather has come up in a number of his friendships with other Denton musicians. “I’ve known [Denton guitarist and teacher] Thad Bonduris for years,” Hernandez said. “It was in one of our alcohol-fueled conversations — we’d been talking for a while and the words were slurring — but Thad said, ‘My grandfather opened the first silent movie theater in Texas, the Palace.’ I was like, ‘Thad, what did you say?’” Bonduris repeated himself and Hernandez said he got a little more sober. “I said something along the lines of ‘Thad, we’ve known each other for how long and you’re just now telling me this?’” Hernandez said. “And then I told him, ‘Do you even know why I’m here? Do you know why I’m in this country? Your grandfather was my grandfather’s boss.’ “It’s true. My granddad played at the Palace in San Antonio because they needed someone to sight-read to play the music they sent from Hollywood.” Bubba Hernandez said he and his siblings (and his cousins) know the story well. Cenobio wanted to get out of Mexico to escape the revolution. News from the United States reached Mexico: There was work in the U.S. for musicians who could sit at the piano in the 1920s-era movie-house orchestra pits and play the music that underscored the action on screen. By that time, though, “talkies” were replacing silent movies and displacing the musicians who performed live as the reels turned. Cenobio Hernandez was one such displaced musician, and

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RECUERDOS: A TRIBUTE TO CENOBIO HERNANDEZ What: Greater Denton Arts Council presents a night of the arts honoring the MexicanAmerican composer. A Mexican buffet dinner will be followed by music and dancing. When: 6:30 p.m. Friday Where: Festival Hall at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Details: Advance tickets purchased by today cost $30; tickets purchased at the door cost $35. For advance tickets, visit www.dentonarts.com.

“My memories of my grandfather are black and white because of those pictures. You know, I never met him. Listening to what [arranger David] Pierce has done has been like watching ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ and the door opens and there you are over the rainbow.” — Bubba Hernandez

San Antonio pianist Ricky Hernandez released a 2002 album featuring a dozen of his grandfather’s compositions. he was a 66-year-old father of seven when the Depression hit. His conservatory-trained hands were lent to the strawberry and cotton fields of the Southwest. He returned to music 11 years later, after working at a furniture store where he transcribed the music of others. From 1942 to 1948, Cenobio Hernandez wrote 42 waltzes, 32 polkas, three one-steps, a schottische and a march, two danzas and one danzon. He also wrote two concertos for cello and piano. Pierce put together a 15piece orchestra to interpret six of the composer’s songs, which include “Rosario,” “Hortencia,” “Decepciones Del Alma” and “Recuerdos.” It’s the kind of orchestra Pierce has used for his original Halloween musical, Cirque du Horror. “The traditional set up for tipica music has got horns,

reeds, violins, the bajo sexto, which is the Mexican 12-string guitar. It’s a very cool, eclectic group,” Pierce said. “I’ve tried to recreate that to a certain extent, but still put my twist on it.” Pierce said he tends to write for musicians he knows. He arranged “Rosario” around the talents of University of North Texas violinist and doctoral student Veronika Vassileva. For “Decepciones Del Alma,” he thought of French horn player Brian Brown. “When I heard that song, I immediately went, ‘Wow, I can see this being a way to feature him in a big way,’” Pierce said. He treated “No Me Abandones” as a danza, and his arrangement of “Hortencia” features the cello. “A lot of the music is so melancholy and so chill,” Pierce said. “There have been a lot of bands I’ve heard in the past who

have used a couple of soprano clarinets with a bass clarinet and it’s so blue-sounding, you know? And then that led to some music where I use two trumpets, which really brings out the mariachi sound.” Recuerdos’ 12 songs betray both Cenobio Hernandez’s light touch and his connection to Mexico. The music does have its moments of clear, Mexican folk styling. But the composer respects the rhythms he builds a song around. Bubba Hernandez played with local Grammy-winning polka band Brave Combo for years. The band recorded “Recuerdos” on its 1993 album No No No Cha Cha Cha, performing it as a wry riff on lounge music before breaking out into a cha-cha full of attitude. An Olympic skating coach fell hard for the song and used the arrangement for the 1994 Olympic routine by ice dancers Jerod Swallow and Elizabeth Punsalan. “It’s a weird position to be in,

to be asked permission to have it used,” Bubba Hernandez said. “David asked me if he could use it and I’m like, ‘Yeah, knock yourself out!’ “I don’t want to tell Pierce too much, because I want him to make of it what he makes of it,” he said. “The respect paid to the charts as they were working on it was something. I’m supposed to be this consultant, and I’m there at rehearsals, hanging around, and I’m so ridiculously sheepish about it.” Hernandez said hearing the interpretations of his grandfather’s songs has been intense. “I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I’m in a coloring book.’ I always hear this in black and white because the pictures are in black and white. My memories of my grandfather are black and white because of those pictures. You know, I never met him,” he said. “Listening to what Pierce has done has been like watching The Wizard of Oz, and the door opens and there you are over the rainbow.”

DINING RESTAURANTS AMERICAN CUISINE Central Grill 1005 Ave. C. 940-3239464. Dusty’s Bar and Grill Laid-back bar just off the Square serves a beltbusting burger and fries, a kitchen homily for meat and cheese lovers. Seven plasma TVs for fans to track the game, or patrons can take part in interactive trivia and poker. Darts, pool, video games and foosball. Kitchen open throughout business hours. 119 S. Elm St. Daily noon-2am. $-$$. 940-243-7300. www.dustys bar.com. Hooligans 104 N. Locust St. 940442-6950. www.hooligansonline.com. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com. The Loophole Square staple has charming menu with cleverly named items, like Misdemeanor and Felony nachos. Decent range of burgers. 119 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am; food served until midnight. Full bar. $-$$. 940-565-0770. www.loopholepub .com. Pourhouse Sports Grill Classy sports bar and restaurant boasts large TVs and a theater-style media room and serves burgers, pizza, salads and generous main courses. Full bar. Smoking on patio only. 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-12. $-$$. 940-484-7455. Rocky’s Sports Bar Big games on big screens plus some pretty big tastes, too. Now open for lunch. For finger food, roll chicken chipotle and battered jalapeno and onion strips are standouts. Homestyle burgers; savory Caesar salad with chicken. Full bar. 2000 W. University Drive. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-6090. Rooster’s Roadhouse “We Ain’t Chicken” is what the eatery claims, though the menu kindly includes it on a sandwich and in a wing basket — plus barbecue, burgers and hangout appetizers (cheese fries, tamales, and queso and chips). Beer. 113 Industrial St. Sun-Wed 11-10; Thurs-Sat 11midnight. $. 940-382-4227. www.roosters-roadhouse.com. RT’s Neighborhood Bar 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124. 940-381-2277. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern It may claim a place among the world’s other memorable pubs, rathskellers, hangouts and haunts where the food satisfies as much as the libations that wash them down. 115 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 11-2am, Sun-Mon 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com. Treehouse Bar & Grill 1512 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11am-2am, Sun noon-midnight. 940-484-7900. www.thetreehousedenton.com. II Charlies Bar & Grill 809 Sunset St. 940-891-1100.

ASIAN Gobi Mongolian Grill and Asian Diner 717 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940387-6666. Little Asia 7650 S. I-35E, Corinth. 940-269-1110. Mr. Chopsticks This pan-Asian eatery does a little Chinese, Japanese, Thai and even Indian food. Offers a

plethora of tasty appetizers and entrees. Many vegetarian dishes (some with egg). Beer and wine. 1633 Scripture St. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-382-5437. Royal East Hefty Japanese offering (including sushi bar) plus Korean and Chinese dishes. Pleasing Fire Mountain Roll. Fish tastes very fresh and firm. Mochi ice cream is a dessert unlike anything else. Beer, wine and sake. No smoking. 1622A W. University Drive. Mon-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940383-7633.

BAKERIES Candy Haven and Kolache Haven 301 N. I-35E. 940-565-1474, 940-5659700. Crickles & Co. Breakfast, pastries, desserts, coffee and tea. 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 136. Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 7am-3pm. 940-382-6500. www.cricklesandco.com. Davis Purity Bakery Denton’s oldest bakery has sculpted but simple and flavorful cakes, soft egg bread, cookies and more. 520 S. Locust St. Mon-Sat 5am-5:30pm. 940-387-6712. Ester’s Tortilleria & Bakery Mexican bakery offers panoply of scents: cakes, pastries and sweets, lunch-able entrees, and tortillas in bulk. 710 Elm St. Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 6am-2pm. 940-591-9105. NV Cupcakes Gourmet cupcakes and other sweets. 4251 FM2181, Suite 216, Corinth; 118 E. McKinney St., Denton. Tues-Sat 11am-6pm or until sellout. 817-996-2852. www.nv cupcakes.com. Ravelin Bakery Gourmet bakery offers fresh-baked bread, mouthwatering sweets and a fine cup of coffee. 416 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 8am-5:30pm. 940-382-8561.

BARBECUE Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than a barbecue joint, with wine and beer shop, deli with German foods and more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy; generous doses of delightful barbecue sauce. Tender, well-priced chicken-fried steak. Hot sausage sampler has a secret weapon: spicy mustard. Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry Lane. Daily 10:30am-10pm. $. 940591-1652. Old House BBQ 1007 Ave. C. 940383-3536. The Smokehouse Denton barbecue joint serves up surprisingly tender and juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish. Good sauces, bulky sandwiches and mashed potatoes near perfection. Good pies and cobblers. Beer and wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. SunThurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940566-3073. Sweet Y Cafe 511 Robertson St. 940-323-2301.

BISTROS AND CAFES Banter Bistro Gourmet sandwiches and salads, breakfast items, coffee and espresso, plus traditional Spanish tapas (small savory dishes) by reservation only. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 219 W. Oak St. Daily 10ammidnight. $. 940-565-1638. www. dentonbanter.com. Bochy’s Bistro Fusion menu grabs

elements of European cuisines with many salad and sandwich selections. Winning Greek chicken lisi panini. Artful desserts: tuxedo cake, cream cheese brownie. No smoking. 2430 I-35E, Suite 136. Mon-Thurs 8-3, Fri-Sat 8-9, Sun brunch 8-3. $$. 940-387-3354. www.bochys.com. Cachette Bistro 144 N. Old Town Blvd., Suite 1, Argyle. Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm, Sat 8am-3pm. 940464-3041. www.cachettebistro.com. The Chestnut Tree Salads, sandwiches, soups and other lunch and brunch options served in back of small shop on the Square. Chicken pot pie is stellar. Tasty quiche. Decadent fudge lava cake and rich carrot cake. Revolving dinner menu. No smoking. 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm; dinner Thurs-Sat 5:30-9pm. $-$$. 940-5919475. www.chestnuttearoom.com. Sidewalk Bistro 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 132. Sun-Mon 7am-3pm, Tues-Sat 7am-9pm. 940-591-1999. www.sidewalk-bistro.com.

BRITISH The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Full bar. 101 W. Hickory St. Sun-Wed 11-10, Thurs-Sat 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-566-5483.

BRUNCH Cups and Crepes Eatery serves up both traditional American and European breakfasts and lunch. Get biscuits and gravy or test a crepe filled with rich hazelnut spread. Specialty coffees. Smoking on patio only. 309 Fry St. Tues-Sun 8am-3pm. $. 940-3871696. Join the Cups and Crepes group on Facebook.com. Le Peep Grill Breakfast/brunch/ lunch chain restaurant pushes the limits of the morning meal with exotic choices like omelets with chicken, spinach, mushrooms and cream cheese. No smoking. 1435 S. Loop 288, Suite 117. Mon-Fri 6:30am-2pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2:30pm. $-$$. 940-3815357. Loco Cafe Casual breakfast/lunch cafe that’s a sister restaurant to the Greenhouse Restaurant across the street. Signature plate is the Loco Moco: stacked hash browns topped with eggs, cheese, salsa or gravy with a fresh biscuit. No smoking. 603 N. Locust St. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm; Sat-Sun 7am-3pm. $-$$. 940-387-1413. Royal’s Bagels & Deli 503 W. University Drive. Daily 6:30am-2pm. $. 940-808-1009. www.facebook. com/RoyalsBagels. Seven Mile Cafe Breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, including vegan options. 311 W. Congress St. Daily 7am-3pm. 940-808-0200. www. sevenmilecafe.com.

CHINESE Buffet King Dining spot serves more than 200 items of Chinese cuisine, Mongolian grill and sushi. No smoking. 2251 S. Loop 288. Mon-Thurs 11-9:30, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $-$$. 940-387-0888. Chinatown Cafe Bountiful buffet guarantees no visit need taste like another. Good selections include cucumber salad, spring rolls, orange chicken, crispy pan-fried noodles,

beef with asparagus, steamed mussels. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 11:30-10, Sun 11:30-10. $. 940-3828797. Golden China Small restaurant boasts quick and friendly service. Nice selections on buffet tables include wonton and egg drop soups, teriyaki chicken and hot pepper chicken. Beer and wine. 717 I-35E, Suite 100. Daily 11-10. $. 940-566-5588. Taipei Railroad Restaurant 4405 Pockrus Paige Road. Mon-Sat 5-9pm. 940-387-3871. 299 Oriental Express 1000 Ave. C. 940-383-2098.

COFFEE AND TEA Amitea 708 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs 8am-8pm, Fri-Sat 8am-9pm. 940382-8898. www.amitea.org. Big Mike’s Coffee Shop Fair-trade coffee and smoothies near UNT. 1306 W. Hickory St. Open 24 hours daily. $. 940-383-7478. Jupiter House Coffeehouse on the Square offers espresso, coffee, smoothies, shakes, teas and other drinks, as well as pastries and snacks. No smoking inside. 106 N. Locust St. Daily 6am-midnight. $. 940-387-7100. Kaleo Bubble Tea & Coffee 1400

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DINING Continued from Page 11 S. Loop 288, Suite 108. Daily 7am-10pm. 940-387-4848. www. cafekaleo.com. Naranja Cafe Famous for its bubble tea, this shop also serves teas, juices, smoothies and coffee. 906 Ave. C. Suite 100. $ 940-483-0800. Seven Mile Coffee 529 Bolivar St. Daily 7am-8pm. www.sevenmile coffee.com Zera Coffee Co. Features artisan coffee and specialty coffee drinks and light snacks. Free Wi-Fi. No smoking. 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 106. Mon-Sat 6am-midnight. $. 940-2398002.

ECLECTIC Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds donuts.com. All About Mac This “macaroni and cheese emporium” near UNT offers more than two dozen flavors. 1206 W. Hickory St. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11am-3am. 940-808-1003. www.all aboutmacrestaurants.com.

FINE DINING The Great American Grill at Hilton Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd. Dinner: Daily 5-10pm. 940-891-4700. The Greenhouse Restaurant Casual dining atmosphere complements fresh seafood, beef and chicken from the grill. Even vegetarian selections get a flavor boost from the woodpile. Starters are rich: spinachartichoke dip, asiago olives. Refined cocktails and rich desserts. Patio dining available. 600 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri 11-11, Sat 12-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.com. Hannah’s Off the Square Executive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale comfort food” puts the focus on local, seasonal ingredients. Steaks get A-plus. Tempting desserts. Full bar. Smoking on terrace only. No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-3. Brunch: Sun 10:30am-3pm. Dinner: Sun-Mon 4:30-9; Tues-Thurs 4:30-10; Fri-Sat 4:30-11. $$-$$$. 940-566-1110. www.hannahsoffthe square.com. The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size salads and daily specials. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm. $$$. 940-243-4919. www.dentonwildwoodinn.com.

FROZEN YOGURT Yogurt Fusion 209 W. Hickory St. 940-597-6367. www.yofusion.com. Yogurt Story 1800 S. Loop 288, Suite 393. 940-898-0131. Second location: 2700 W. University Drive, Suite 1080. 940-484-5407. www. yogurtstory.net.

GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN Caesar Island Mediterranean Food 7650 S. I-35E, Suite 112, Corinth. 940-269-4370. Michael’s Kitchen Family-owned restaurant offers a Greek/Lebanese

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menu — hummus, gyros, dolmas and kafta — plus American food, for all three meals. Breakfast buffet weekdays. BYOB. 706 Fort Worth Drive. Daily 5:30am-10pm. $. 940-382-3663. www.michaelskitchengreek.com. Yummy’s Greek Restaurant Small eatery with wonderful food. Tasty salads, hummus, falafel, dolmas and kebabs. Good veggie plate and gyros. Yummy cheesecake and baklava. BYOB. 210 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-383-2441.

GERMAN Gerhard’s German Restaurant 222 W. Hickory St. 940-381-6723. www.gvrestaurants.com.

HAMBURGERS Burger Time Machine 301 W. University Drive. 940-384-1133. Burguesa Burger 214 E. Hickory St. 940-442-6113. www.burguesa.com. Cool Beans Funky atmosphere in old building. Menu offers foodstuffs that go well with a cold beer — fried things, nachos, hamburgers, etc. Veggie burger too dependent on salt, but good fries are crispy with skin still attached. Full bar. 1210 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-7025. Denton County Independent Hamburger Co. Custom-built burgers with a juicy, generous patty, fresh fixings on a worthy bun. Also available: chicken sandwich and limited salad bar. 113 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11-9. 940-383-1022. 2nd location: 715 Sunset St. Mon-Sat 11-8. 940-382-3037. $. No credit cards. Mr. Frosty Old-timey joint has all your fast-food faves but with homemade quality, including its own root beer. Atmosphere and jukebox take you back to the ’50s. 1002 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Sun 11am-11pm. $. 940387-5449. RG Burgers & Grill 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 172. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. 940-383-2431. www.bochys.com/ rgs.html.

HOME COOKING Babe’s Chicken Dinner House

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204 N. Fourth St., Sanger. Tues-Fri 4:30-9pm, Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-3. $-$$. 940-458-0000. Betty’s Cafe Diners get buffet selections of homestyle standards: catfish, fried chicken, meatloaf and barbecue ribs. Homemade rolls and pie are available to go. Also: Mexican dinner buffets on Thursday. Breakfast buffets made to fill you up, and kids ages 1-5 eat for $2. 710 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Aubrey. Mon-Sun 6am-2:30pm, Wed-Fri 5-8pm. $. 940-365-9881. Bonnie’s Kitchen 6420 N. I-35. 940-383-1455. Cartwright’s Ranch House Restaurant on the Square serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring chicken-fried steak, hamburgers and steaks. Family-style service available. 111 N. Elm St. 940-387-7706. www.cartwrightsranchhouse.com. Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot Point. 940-686-0158. Krum Diner Offers homestyle cuisine, seafood and Italian food, along with Greek and assorted desserts, and sandwiches, burgers, dinner plates and more. 145 W. McCart St., Krum, Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 9am-2pm. $. 940-482-7080. OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cooking titles in Best of Denton 2009 through 2012, this eatery offers a wide selection of homemade meals. Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am-2pm. $. 940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-4587358. 817-442-9378. Prairie House Restaurant Open since 1989, this Texas eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, baby-back ribs, buffalo burgers, chicken-fried rib-eyes and other assorted dishes. 10001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. Daily 7:30am-10pm. $-$$. 940-4409760. www.phtexas.com.

ICE CREAM Beth Marie’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Soda Fountain with lots of yummy treats, including more than 40 ice creams made on premises. Soups and sandwiches at lunch.

117 W. Hickory St. Mon-Wed 11-10pm; Thurs 11-10:30; Fri-Sat 11-11:15; Sun noon-10pm. 940-384-1818. Unicorn Lake location: 2900 Wind River Lane. Mon-Wed 11-9; Thurs 11-10; Fri-Sat 11-11; Sun noon-9pm. 940-591-1010. www.bethmaries.com.

INDIAN Bawarchi Biryani Point 909 Ave. C. 940-898-8889. www.bawarchi biryanipoint.com. Rasoi, The Indian Kitchen Housed in a converted gas station, this Indian dining spot offers a small but carefully prepared buffet menu of curries (both meat and vegetarian), beans, basmati rice and samosas. No smoking. 1002 Ave. C. Daily 11am-9:30pm. $. 940-566-6125.

ITALIAN Bagheri’s 1125 E. University Drive, Suite A. 940-382-4442. Don Camillo Garlic gets served straight up at family-owned restaurant that freely adapts rustic Italian dishes with plenty of American imagination. Lasagna, chicken and eggplant parmigiana bake in woodfired oven with thin-crusted pizzas. 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 103, Corinth. Mon-Wed 11-2:30, 5-9; Thurs-Sat 11-2:30, 5-10. 940-321-1100. Fera’s Excellent entrees served bubbling hot. Rich sauces, firm pastas and billowing garlic rolls. Dishes served very fresh. Desserts don’t disappoint. Beer and wine. No credit cards. 1407 W. Oak St. 940-382-9577. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. Genti’s Pizza and Pasta 4451 FM2181, Suite 125, Corinth. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-4975400. Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant Romantic spot in bed and breakfast serves Northern Italian and Southern French cuisine. Beer and wine. 821 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs, 11-2, 5-9, Fri 11-2 & 5-10, Sat 5-10. Sun 10:30-2. $-$$. 940-381-2712. Luigi’s Pizza Italian Restaurant Family-run spot does much more than pizza, and how. Great New York-style pies plus delicious southern Italian dishes, from $3.95 pasta lunch special to pricier meals. Nifty kids’ menu. Tiramisu is dynamite. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Sun & Tues-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. 940-591-1988.

JAPANESE Avocado Sushi Restaurant 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 126. 940-383-9812. I Love Sushi 917 Sunset St. MonThurs 11am-3pm & 5-10pm, Fri 11am-3pm & 5-10:30pm; Sat noon-10:30pm; Sun 12:30-9pm. $$. 940-891-6060. J Sushi 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite 100. 940-387-8833. jsushibar.com. Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellowtail and tuna into sashimi. Daily fish specials and pasta dishes served with an Asian flair. Homemade tiramisu and fruit sorbets. Reservations recommended. Wine and beer. 500 N. Elm St. Tues-Sat 5-11. $$-$$$. 940382-7505. Shogun Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 3606 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-3827800. Sushi Cafe 1401 W. Oak St. 940380-1030.

KOREAN Czen 408 North Texas Blvd. 940383-2387.

MEXICAN/TEX-MEX Casa Galaviz Comfortable, homey atmosphere at small, diner-style restaurant that caters to the morning and noon crowd. Known for homemade flour tortillas and authentic Mexican dishes from barbacoa to menudo. BYOB. 508 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 7-7; Sat-Sun 7-5. $. 940387-2675. Chilitos Delicious guacamole; albondigas soup rich with chunky vegetables and big, tender meatballs. Standout: savory pork carnitas. Attentive, friendly staff. Menudo on weekends, breakfast anytime. Daily lunch specials. Full bar. No smoking. 621 S. Lake Dallas Drive, Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat 10-9. $-$$. 940-321-5522. El Chaparral Grille Restaurant serves a duo of American and Mexican-style dishes for breakfast, lunch and catering events. Daily specials, and breakfast buffet on Sundays. 324 E. McKinney St., Suite 102. Mon-Fri 7am-2pm; Sun 8am-2pm. $. 940-2431313. El Guapo’s Huge menu encompasses Tex-Mex and Mexican standards as well as ribs, brisket and twists like Santana’s Supernatural Quesadillas (fajita chicken and bacon) and jalapeno-stuffed shrimp. Ilada Parilla Asada steak with avocado was a little salty; enchiladas are very good. Full bar. 419 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 11-10, Sat-Sun 11-11. $$. 940-566-5575. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Eatery stakes claim of wide variety in local taco territory. Soft and crispy tacos available with shrimp, fish, chicken, garlic shredded beef and veggies. Breakfast burritos too. Beer, wine and margaritas. 115 Industrial St. Mon-Wed 6:30am-10pm, Thurs 6:30am-midnight, Fri 6:30am-2am, Sat 8am-2am, Sun 8am-10pm. $. 940-380-8226. La Mexicana Strictly authentic Mexican with enough Tex-Mex to keep locals happy. Chili relleno is a winner, with earthy beans and rice. Chicken enchiladas are complex, savory. Also available: more than a dozen seafood dishes, and menudo served daily. Swift service with plenty of smiles. Beer. 619 S. Locust St. Daily 9-10. $. 940-483-8019. La Milpa Mexican Restaurant 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-3828470. Los Toreros 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134. Sun-Thurs 11am-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 11am-midnight. 940-390-7693. Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican dining includes worthy chicken enchiladas and flautas. Fine standard combo choices and breakfast items with reasonable prices. Quick service. Beer and wine. 1928 N. Ruddell St. Tues-Fri 11-9:30, Sat 8am-9:30pm, Sun 8-4. $. 940566-1718. Mi Casita Mexican Food Fresh, tasty, no-frills Tex-Mex at good prices. Tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, chalupas and more plus daily specials and breakfast offerings. Fast and friendly service. Beer and wine. 110 N. Carroll Blvd. Mon-Sat 7am-9pm. $. 940-891-1932. Mi Casita Express: 905 W. University Drive, 940-891-1938. Mi Casita: 2221 S. I-35E, 940-891-1500.

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