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THURSDAY 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Registration for all Denton ISD pre-kindergarten programs at the Advanced Technology Complex, 1504 Long Road. Bring ID, proof of residency, child’s birth certificate, immunization records and Social Security card. To apply for state-funded programs, bring proof of income or other necessary paperwork. Call 940-369-0132 or visit www.dentonisd.org. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — “Practical Help for Hardworking Caregivers,” a free conference on Alzheimer’s disease, in Flinn Hall at First United Methodist Church of Denton, 201 S. Locust St. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association in conjunction with Stepping Stones Activity and Socialization Group. To register, call 1-800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org/greaterdallas. 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. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. — Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 3:30 p.m. — Afternoon Adventure Club, stories and a handson workshop for kids in kindergarten through third grade, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 4:30 p.m. — Afternoon Adventure Club, stories and a handson workshop for kids in kindergarten through third grade, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 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 to 8 p.m. — Conversation Club, for those wishing to practice their English language skills with others, meets from at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. No registration required. Call 940-3498752.
FRIDAY 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Registration for all Denton ISD pre-kindergarten programs at the Advanced Technology Complex, 1504 Long Road. Bring ID, proof of residency, child’s birth certificate, immunization records and Social Security card. To apply for state-funded programs, bring proof of income or other necessary paperwork. Call 940-369-0132 or visit www.dentonisd.org. 9:30 a.m. — Mother Goose Time at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Stories and activities for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 11 a.m. — Story Time at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Stories, songs, puppets and more for
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Woody Allen penned “Death” and “God,” a couple of one-act plays being staged this weekend by Denton Community Theatre.
Laughing at the darkness Woody Allen’s one-acts confront existential crises enton Community Theatre presents a pair of one-act plays by writer, director and filmmaker Woody Allen this weekend at the PointBank Black Box Theatre. Dennis Welch directs Death, a darkly funny tale of one man’s paranoid, Kafkaesque experience. Kleinman, the protagonist, is caught between conflicting factions trying to catch a killer at large. Kleinman, a logical man in a mad
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world, is indecisive and insecure. He doesn’t want to get involved but everyone is after him to make a choice. He is even accused of being the culprit. Sean Frith directs God, a silly romp through the history of theater. Set in an empty Greek amphitheater, this play-within-a-play switches back and forth between ancient Athens and modern Broadway. A Greek actor and a writer are discussing how to end a play. Peppered with metaphysical and philosophical questions, the play skids along until the actor and writer conclude that it lacks a beginning as well as an end. — Staff report
DEATH & GOD What: Denton Community Theatre presents two one-act plays by Woody Allen. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday Where: PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Details: Tickets cost $15. Seating is general admission. To purchase tickets, call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre. com.
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children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 4 to 5 p.m. — “Whirled on a String” with yo-yo world champion Valerie Oliver at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Seating is limited; free tickets will be available starting at 3p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.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;
SCRAP Denton, 215 W. Oak St.; Banter Bistro, 219 W. Oak St.; UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St.; and other businesses. Free gallery viewings, live music, art projects and demonstrations. Visit www.firstfridaydenton. com. 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Death and God by Woody Allen, at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15 for general admission. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com.
SATURDAY 9 a.m. — St. Mark Catholic Church groundbreaking ceremony at the church’s future location, at Crawford and John Paine roads. Visit www.stmarkofdenton.org. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Denton Community Market, a local artists and farmers market, at Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard near the Bay-
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“Ella Blue,” a watercolor by Rosalie Kobetich, will be featured at A Creative Art Studio.
Art in many forms Works on canvas and on stage for First Friday Denton he First Friday Denton arts mixer starts at 7 p.m. Friday in downtown. Attendees can visit all the participating arts spaces or just one of them, and admission is free. Venues keep their doors open late for the monthly event, which ends at 10 p.m. at some spots. A Creative Art Studio continues its practice of music, art and community creation. Studio owner Robyn Hut-
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EVENTS Continued from Page 2 less-Selby House Museum. Visit www.dentonmarket.org. 10 a.m. — Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 10 a.m. to noon — Denton Herb
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Rosalie Kobetich’s “American Icon,” oil on canvas, is among the featured Western-themed art the Weatherford artist will have at A Creative Arts Studio during First Friday Denton.
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Fort Worth guitarist Darrin Kobetich will perform at A Creative Art Studio during First Friday Denton. tash said the downtown gallery and studio is observing this First Friday as “a family affair.” Guitarist Mark Brandt performs, supplemented by the music and artwork from the Kobetich family. Fort Worth acoustic guitarist Darrin Kobetich will perform a sort of gumbo of music, which he calls “ambient delta raga Society presents a lecture by Mary E. Smith on foreign and domestic teas at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 6 p.m. — Gaither Vocal Band concert at Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive. Show has sold out. Doors open at 5 p.m. Visit http:// dentonbible.org. 7 to 11 p.m. — Blessed John Paul II Parish one-year anniversary dance, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1700 Riney Road. Casual-attire
thrash grass.” Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Kobetich grew up listening to bluegrass, Italian and Greek music and rock ’n’ roll. He has been playing the guitar since age 12. The studio’s featured artist of the month is the guitarist’s mother, Rosalie Kobetich, who lives in Weatherford. She’s a selftaught artist who loves Texas wildlife. Her featured show at the studio is a selection of Western-themed work in graphite, colored pencil, watercolors and oils. A Creative Art Studio will have art demonstrations and a community art project during the monthly mixer. This month, the project will be a mixed-media piece combining painting and collage techniques. Chalk will also be available for sidewalk art.
The studio is located at 227 W. Oak St. A few doors down, SCRAP Denton at 215 W. Oak St. is partnering with Spiderweb Salon, a group of local writers and artists. The salon provides spoken word, music and comedy by local folks. Each performer adheres to a strict and short time slot. SCRAP, a local nonprofit that promotes creative reuse of materials, will also open the August exhibition in its Re:Vision Gallery. Artists who show in the Re:Vision Gallery have to create art that is made mostly of reused materials — whether the material was found, fetched from the trash, or languishing in the artist’s supply inventory. Banter Bistro, 219 W. Oak St., will feature music starting at 6 p.m. with jazz vocalist Clare He-
bert, followed at 8 p.m. by the New Rainbows with Alyse Hashi on flute and Robert Hokamp on guitar. At 10 p.m., the Groovebumps will play blues, funk, soul and hip-hop. The bistro also has art on exhibit. UNT on the Square, the headquarters of the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, will extend its hours for its latest exhibition, “On My Own Time.” The exhibit shows the best work by UNT employees through Aug. 8. The exhibition will be open until 10 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 109 N. Elm St. Other participating businesses include Oxide Gallery and the DIME Store. For more information, visit http://firstfridaydenton.com.
event feature dinner, drinks and dancing. Cost is $20 for adults, $15 for students, $10 for student volunteers and $5 for children 12 and younger. E-mail juliegarrison54@ gmail.com. 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Death and God by Woody Allen, at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15 for general admission. To buy tickets, call 940-382-1915 or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
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2 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Death and God by Woody Allen, at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15 for general admission. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com. 2 to 4 p.m. — Texas Parapsychology Society training workshop on “Remote Viewing” at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752.
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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.
TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Food Truckin’ Tuesdays at the Down-
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dios Fri: Bukkake Moms, Slackbeat, 9pm, $5-$&. Sat: Fishboy, Two Knights, Savage and the Big Beat, 9pm, $5-$7. Sun: Wreck and Reference, Shark vs. Samurai, 9pm, $5-$7. Mon: Crown Larks, No Voz Void, Diamond Age, Frauen, 9pm, $5-$7. Tues: Cafeteria Dance Fever, Mythological Horses, the David Ruffins, 9pm, $5-$7. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-387-7781. www.rubbergloves dentontx.com. SCRAP Denton Fri: First Friday Denton with Spiderweb Salon, 7pm, free. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499. www.scrapdenton.org. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Sun: The Offical Texas Jazz Orchestra. Tues: Los Patos Poderosos. Shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwater grillandtavern.com. Trail Dust Steak House Fri & Sat: Roughriders Band. 26501 E. U.S. 380 in Aubrey. 940-365-4440. www.trail duststeaks.net. Two B’s and a V: Coffee House and Comfort Zone 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. www.twobzandav coffeehouse.com. UNT on the Square 109 N. Elm St. 940-369-8257. http://untonthe square.unt.edu. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St.
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town Denton Transit Center, 604 E. Hickory St. Visit www.dcta.net. 3 to 4 p.m. — Teen Crafting Club at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Youths ages 11-18 can try Zentangle, a drawing method using repetitive patterns. Free; to register, call 940-349-8752. 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. This month, discuss Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. Free. Call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey.irish-keffer@cityof denton.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 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. Call 940-349-8752.
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MUSIC The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Each Wed, County Rexford, 7-9pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-5665483. The Abbey Underground Thurs: Bone Doggie & the Hickory Street Hellraisers, 11:40, Levi Cobb & the Big Smoke, Mockingbyrd Station. Fri: Dave Willingham Project. Tues: DJ Rizza. Wed: DJ Dane. Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s and ’90s Retro Dance Party”; each Sun, open mic hosted by Bone Doggie, signup at 7:30pm; each Mon, karaoke. 100 W. Walnut St. www.facebook.com/TheAbbey Underground. American Legion Post 550 Each Fri, free karaoke at 9pm; each Tues, free pool. Live band on the last Sat of the month, free. 905 Foundation St., Pilot Point. 940-686-9901. Andy’s Bar 122 N. Locust St. 940565-5400. Banter Bistro Thurs: Kaela Kahn, Kayla Bratcher, Karyna Micaela, 6pm. Fri: Claire Hebert, 6pm; the New Rainbows with Alyse Hashi and Robert Hokamp, 8pm; the Groovebumps, 10pm. Sat: Alex Blair (jazz), 6pm; Steve Jackson (CD release), Phoenix Hart, JT Dale, Zach Balch, Karyna Micaela, 8pm. Tues: Mister Joe & Friends, 8pm; Le Not So Hot Klub du Denton, 9pm. Each Thurs, open mic at 8pm; each Sat, live local jazz at 6pm. 219 W. Oak St. 940-5651638. www.dentonbanter.com. Cool Beans 1210 W. Hickory St. 940-382-7025. A Creative Art Studio Fri: First Friday Denton with Mark Brandt and Darrin Kobetich, art by Rosalee Kobetich, 7pm, free. 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101. 940-442-1251. www.a creativeartstudio.com.
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raig Parker has taken his Elvis Presley act from Las Vegas to London. He has popped that crisp white collar, slicked down those black sideburns and wiggled his hips for crowds for more than 15 years. Parker performs as the King at 3 p.m. Aug. 8 at WinStar World Casino’s Global Events Center. Parker adopts the voice, moves and stage presence of the man from Memphis, all in pursuit of the ultimate goal: an audience that surrenders to swooning, screaming and dancing. If the mood is right, Parker even re-enacts Presley’s trademark scarf giveaway. The venue is located at 777 Casino Ave. in Thackerville, Okla. Tickets cost $10, premium tickets cost $15 and VIP tickets cost $25. For reservations, visit http://bit.ly/1aX8fBn.
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Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: Overseas, Monahans, 9pm, $15. Fri: The Holler Time, 10pm, $5. Sat: “Beatles vs. Stones” with Bar Band and the Savage Beatles, 9pm, $8. Sun: “Keep It Local,” a community fundraiser and networking event, music by Billy Ratcliff, Curvette, 5000 Bullets, donations accepted for the Denton Community Food Center, 4pm. Wed: A Taste of Herb, 5pm, free. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940320-2000. www.danssilverleaf.com. Denton Community Market Local artists and farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard. Live music on the first Saturday of the month. Free. Visit www.dentonmarket.org. Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds donuts.com. Fry Street Public House Each Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com. Fry Street Tavern Fri: Keith Owens. 940-383-2337. www.thefry
streettavern.com. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 115 Industrial St. 940-380-8226. The Garage 113 Ave. A. 940-3830045. www.thedentongarage.com. Gerhard’s German Restaurant Fri: Ron and the Finkensteiners, 7pm. Sat: The Texas Sky Band, 7-9pm. 222 W. Hickory St. 940-381-6723. www.gvrestaurants.com. The Greenhouse Live jazz each Mon at 10pm, free. 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse estaurantdenton.com. Hailey’s Club Thurs: Stickup Kid, Flee the Scene, Under Dog House, True Story, Connor Oakley and the Winners, Dead Words, Hollow Point, 7pm, $10-$12. Fri: The Lead Pipes, Axis Hedov, Offworld, 9pm, free-$5. Sat: Fab Deuce, A.Dd+, Xegesis, AV the Great, S. Good, 9pm, $10-$12. Wed: The Floor Is Lava, Andy Marin, Light Horse Harry, 9pm, $5-$7. Each Tues, ’90s music, 10pm, free-$5. 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. www.haileysclub.com. J&J’s Pizza 118 W. Oak St. 940-3827769. www.jandjpizzadenton.com.
The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com. La Milpa Mexican Restaurant Each Fri, Mariachi Quetzal, 7:309:30pm. 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. Mellow Mushroom 217 E. Hickory St. 940-323-1100. www.mellow mushroom/store/denton. Oak Street Drafthouse and Cocktail Parlor 308 E. Oak St. 940-395-1950. www.oakstdraft house.com. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Mike Ryan, Mat Slovacek, 8pm, $10. 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeo denton.com. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Stu-
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2-3 — Lewisville Summer Musicals presents The Roy Orbison Experience at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St. Presented by Texas Family Musicals. Tickets cost $26-$30, with discounts for seniors and groups. Visit www.texasfamilymusicals.com or call 1-800-547-4697. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16-17 — Lewisville Summer Musicals presents The Night the Music Died, a Buddy Holly tribute, at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St. Presented by Texas Family Musicals. Tickets cost $26-$30, with discounts for seniors and groups. Visit www.texasfamilymusicals.com or call 1-800-547-4697.
FUTURE BOOKINGS 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10 — Southeast Denton Back 2 School Health Fair, presented by Heavenly Supply Depot at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 3100 Wilson St. Event for economically disadvantaged children includes health screenings and immunizations, dental information, haircuts, sports physicals and more. To register, visit www.hsdte as.org/register.html. Sponsors, donations and vendors are needed. Call 972-998-9798 or e-mail info@hsdtexas.org. Through Aug. 26 — Registration for TWU Community Dance Center classes, which begin Sept. 3. Children, teens and adults can take classes in swing, hip-hop, ballet, jazz, lyrical/modern, country-Western,
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DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Grab your friends and start your own adult sports league team. Fall sports league registration starts today for flag football, volleyball, basketball and kickball, with games held at multiple Denton recreation centers and parks. Late registration for softball ends Aug. 9. For registration and more information, call 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com. ■ Youth fall sports league registration continues through August. There are many options for kids to participate in a group sport, including girls volleyball (ages 7-14); girls softball (age 5 through high school) and NFL Flag Football (ages 5-12). These are great opportunities to learn about teamwork while building skills. For registration and more information, call 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com. ■
Ages 3-4 can learn about basketball, soccer and T-ball in “Pee Wee Sports Sampler.” Preschoolers will have two lessons in each sport, which meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays, Aug. 10 through Sept. 14, at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Parents are encouraged to stay and participate. Call 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com. ■ Ages 7-15 can learn about rock climbing, or take their skills to the next level with “Rock the Wall,” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Aug. 6-27, at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. Kids will work one-on-one with an instructor to learn about safety, techniques and gear. Cost is $30. Register by Friday by calling 940349-7275, or visit www.dentonparks.com. ■ Ages 50 and older can learn the
fundamentals of archery from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. Certified instructors will teach at an indoor range with the Genesis Compound Bow, which is designed to be easy for everyone to use. Cost is $8. Call 940-349-PARK to register. ■ Ages 10-17 can learn all about game design in Youth Tech’s Gaming Academy from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Aug. 8 at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Students can turn gaming interests into a skill as they learn about 2-D and 3-D design and advanced game design. The four-day hands-on camp will let them build their own game. Register by Friday. Cost is $325. For more information, call 940-349-8136. ■ Adults can take their fitness to the next level with Les Mill Grit, a
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Sun. South Branch Library 3228 Teasley Lane. Noon-9pm Mon, 9am-6pm Tues & Thurs-Sat, 9am-9pm Wed, 1-5pm Sun. 940-349-8251. ● Story Time for kids ages 1-5 and their caregivers, 10 & 11am Thurs, 10am Sat ● Afternoon Adventure Club, a hands-on workshop for kids in grades K-3, 3:30pm Thurs ● Mother Goose Time for infants up to 18 months and their caregivers, 9:30am Tues ● Toddler Time for kids 12-36 months and their caregivers, 10:30am Tues
um Restored Victorian-style home built in 1898. 317 W. Mulberry St. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. Handicapped accessible. Regular special events and workshops. 940349-2865. www.dentoncounty.com/ bsh. Denton County African American Museum Exhibits of historic black families in the county, including artwork and quilting, and personal items of the lady of the house. 317 W. Mulberry St., next to the BaylessSelby House Museum. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. www.dentoncounty.com/dcaam. Bethlehem in Denton County Small gallery in Sanger displaying a personal collection of 2,900 nativities. Open evenings and weekends, by
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LITERARY EVENTS Emily Fowler Central Library 502 Oakland St. 9am-6pm Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat; 9am-9pm Tues & Thurs; 1-5pm Sun. 940-349-8712. ● Afternoon Adventure Club, a hands-on workshop for kids in grades K-3, 4:30pm Thurs ● Toddler Time for kids 12-36 months and their caregivers, 9:30am Wed ● Story Time for kids ages 1-5 and their caregivers, 11am Wed North Branch Library 3020 N. Locust St. 9am-9pm Mon-Wed, 9am-6pm Thurs-Sat, 1-5pm Sun. 940-349-8756. ● Mother Goose Time for infants up to 18 months and their caregivers, 9:30am Fri ● Story Time for kids ages 1-5 and their caregivers, 11am Fri ● Toddler Time for kids 12-36 months and their caregivers, 9:30am Tues ● Afternoon Adventure Club, a hands-on workshop for kids in grades K-3, 3pm Tue ● Chess Night Casual, non-tournament play, 6-8:45pm Mon ● Computer classes Call 940-3498752. ● North Branch Writers’ Critique Group Writing novels, short stories, poetry or journals, 7pm Tues ● Secondhand Prose Friends of the Denton Public Libraries’ fundraising bookstore is open 9am-3pm & 5:308:30pm Mon, 9am-3pm Sat & 1-4pm
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30-minute, high-intensity interval workout from 7:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. The session starts Monday and runs through Aug. 28. Enjoy personal attention in a small group with certified coaches in a three-week session, or drop in any Saturday morning. Cost is $50 per session. Registration is required by calling 940-349-8287. ■ Ages 16 and older can work out in the lazy river at Water Works Park, 2400 Long Road. The River Robics class is a water walking class that focuses
on cardio and upper-body strength. This is a full-body workout perfect for any age. The class begins on Monday. Cost is $50 per person. To register and for class time and dates, call 940-349-8810. ■ Ages 10-17 can take the Cross’ Lifeline Child Care and Babysitting course from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 17 at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. This course teaches CPR and other important skills to help care for infants and toddlers. Cost is $58 per person. Register by Aug. 12 by calling 940349-7275.
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EVENTS Continued from Page 5 appointment only. Free. Small groups and children welcome. To schedule your visit, call 940-231-4520 or e-mail jkmk@advantexmail.com. www.bethlehemindentonco.com. Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Exhibits include photos of Denton communities, historic Hispanic and black families, farm and ranching artifacts, and special collections including Southwest American Indian and Denton County pottery, pressed glass and weaponry. Research materials, county cemetery records, genealogical info, photographs. 110 W. Hickory St. 10-4:30 Mon-Fri and 11-3 Sat, closed holidays. Free. Special monthly exhibits and lectures. Call 940-349-2850 or visit www. dentoncounty.com/chos. Denton Community Market, a local artists and farmers market, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard near the Bayless-Selby House Museum. Visit www.dentonmarket.org. Denton County Farmers Market Local farmers sell fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings starting at 8 a.m. At Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard, in the parking lot by the Bayless-Selby House Museum. Market closes if it sells out before noon. Denton Firefighters Museum Collection at Central Fire Station, 332 E. Hickory St., displays firefighting memorabilia from the 1800s to the present. 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. Closed on city holidays. Free and handicapped accessible. Gowns of the First Ladies of Texas Created in 1940, exhibit features garments worn by wives of governors of Texas. 8am-5pm MonFri. Administration Conference Tower, TWU campus. Free, reservations required. 940-898-3644. Hangar Ten Flying Museum WWII aircraft on display including Lockheed 10A, Beech Aircraft Stagger Wing, PT22 and Piper L-4. Mon-Sat 8am-3 pm. 1945 Matt Wright Lane. Free. 940-565-1945. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area Three hiking trails; camping, fishing and more on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River; restored 1870 log home. Winter hours: Fri-Sun 7am-5pm. Admission is $5 per person, free for children 5 and younger. Front gate is at Jones Street and North Kealy Avenue in Lewisville. Call 972-219-3930 for directions. www.ias.unt.edu/llela. Little Chapel-in-the-Woods Built in 1939, one of 20 outstanding architectural achievements in Texas. Daily 8am-5pm, except on university holidays or when booked for weddings, weekends by appointment only, TWU campus. 940-898-3644. Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch Nonprofit 126-acre ranch with rare and exotic animals, including black bears, kangaroos, bobcats, zebras and more. Exhibits, tram ride, animal presentations and restaurant. Open to the public 10am-5pm Sat & Sun, March through November. Tickets
cost $10 for ages 13 and older, $8 for ages 3-12, $8 for seniors. 11670 Massey Road, Pilot Point. 940-686-4600. www.sharkarosa.com. UNT Sky Theater Planetarium in UNT’s Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, 1704 W. Mulberry St. 940-369-8213. http://skytheater.unt.edu.
SENIORS American Legion Hall Senior Center 629 Lakey Drive in Fred Moore Park. 10am-3pm Mon-Fri, 6-9pm Thurs. 940-349-8298. Denton Senior Center Offers daily lunches, classes, travel, health services and numerous drop-in activities. 8am-9pm Mon-Fri. 509 N. Bell Ave. 940-349-8280. www.dentonsenior center.com. Ongoing activities: ● Aletha’s Craft Store, open 9am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 940-3498720. ● Dancing and potluck, live big band and country music every second and fourth Friday, 7-9:30pm, $5. ● Movies 6pm each Wed. Free for Denton seniors. $1 for popcorn and soda. ● SPAN noon meal each Mon-Fri. $1.50 for seniors age 60 and older, $3.50 for those younger than 60. ● Bingo 12:45pm first and third Fri RSVP Referral and placement service for volunteers age 55 and older. 1400 Crescent St. 940-383-1508.
ACTIVITIES Acoustic Lawn Jam from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday, weather permitting, on the lawn of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Open acoustic jam for all levels of musicians. Denton Celtic Dancers meets from 5 to 7 p.m. each Sunday at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Beginners’ class starts at 6 p.m. Call 940-321-0012 or visit www.dentoncelticdancers.org. Denton County Dulcimer Club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on the third Saturday of each month in the community room at Denton Good Samaritan Village, 2500 Hinkle Drive. Dues are $3 per month. Participants may bring a sack lunch. Call 940-5659331 or e-mail donnasgregory@ gmail.com. Friday night community dances at Denton Senior Center from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Dances are open to all adults and include live music and refreshments. Dance hosts will be present to dance with unaccompanied ladies. Admission is $5. The Senior Center is at 509 N. Bell Ave. Call 940-349-8720. Green Space Arts Collective Ballet, tap, modern, and hip-hop dance classes for children and adults. 529 Malone St. 940-595-9219. www.greenspacearts.com. Harps Over Texas Autoharp Club Jamming as well as help for new and experienced players. All acoustic instruments welcome. 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1424 Stuart Road. 940-382-3248. The Triangle Squares Local
square dancing group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Fridays each month at Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Starts with early rounds and workshops. Grand march starts at 8pm. Non-members pay $6 per person, members get in free. Call 214-288-6883. ● Mainstream dance lessons at 7pm each Tues at 1424 Stuart Road.
VISUAL ARTS Banter Bistro 219 W. Oak St. 940565-1638. Center for the Visual Arts Greater Denton Arts Council’s galleries, meeting space and offices. 400 E. Hickory St. Free. Tues-Sun 1-5pm. 940-382-2787. www.dentonarts.com. ● “Paper + Wood,” an exhibit by Scott and Delaney Smith, through Aug. 23 in the Gough Gallery. The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. 940591-9475. www.chestnuttearoo.com. A Creative Art Studio 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101. Mon-Sat 12-6pm, Sun by appointment only. 940-442-1251. www.acreativeartstudio.com Cupboard Natural Foods and Cafe 200 W. Congress St. 940-3875386. Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds donuts.com. The DIME Store Denton Independent Maker Exchange’s store carrying local art, crafts and vintage items, plus workshop/gallery space. TuesSat 10-6. 510 S. Locust St. 940-3812324. www.dimehandmade.com. Farmer’s & Merchant’s Gallery Early and contemporary Texas art. 100 N. Washington St., Pilot Point. Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Appointments encouraged. 940-6862396. www.farmersandmerchantsgallery.com. Gallery 010 in the TWU student union, at the corner of Bell Avenue and Administration Drive. Mon-Thurs 8-9; Fri 8-5; Sun 1-9. Free. Green Space Arts Collective Studio/gallery available for rental. 529 Malone St. 940-595-9219. www.greenspacearts.com. Impressions by DSSLC Store selling ceramics by residents of Denton State Supported Living Center. 105 1/2 W. Hickory St. 940-3823399. Jupiter House 114 N. Locust St. 940-387-7100. Oxide Fine Art & Floral Gallery 211 N. Cedar St. 940-483-8900. www.oxidegallery.com. PointBank Black Box Performing Arts Center Denton Community Theatre’s black box performance space. Mon-Wed 1-4pm, Fri 10:30am-1pm, and during performances. 318 E. Hickory St. SCRAP Denton Nonprofit store selling reused materials for arts and crafts. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499. www.scrapdenton.org. TWU Blagg-Huey Library MonThurs 7:30am-midnight, Fri 7:30am-10pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 2pm-midnight. 1322 Oakland St. 940-898-3701. www.twu.edu/library. TWU East and West galleries in the TWU Fine Arts Building, at Oakland Street and Pioneer Circle. Free.
Mon-Fri 9-4, weekends by appointment. 940-898-2530. www.twu.edu/ visual-arts. ● Visual Arts Society of Texas annual members exhibition runs through Friday. UNT Art Gallery in the UNT Art Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St. at Welch. Tues noon-5pm, Wed-Thurs 9:30am-8pm, Fri-Sat noon-5pm. Free. 940-565-4316. http://gallery.unt.edu. ● “Deep Storage: Special Selections From the Permanent Collection at the College of Visual Arts and Design,” through Aug. 17. UNT on the Square 109 N. Elm St. Free. Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-5pm, with extended hours Thurs until 8pm; Sat 11am-3pm. 940-369-8257. http:// untonthesquare.unt.edu. UNT Union Gallery Level 3, UNT
Union, 400 Ave A. Mon-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun noon-10pm. 940-5653829. www.unt.edu/union/gallery. htm. ● “On My Own Time,” an exhibit of work by UNT staff and faculty, through Aug. 14. A reception and awards ceremony will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8. Visual Arts Society of Texas Member organization of the Greater Denton Arts Council offers community and continuing education for local visual artists, professional and amateur. Meetings are at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Monthly meetings include minishows and demonstrations. Visit www.vastarts.org or call Executive Director Lynne Cagle Cox at 972VAST-ORG.
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MOVIES 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. Cinemark Hickory Creek 8380 S. I-35E, Hickory Creek. 940-321-2788. www.cinemark.com. Silver Cinemas Inside Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. 940-3871957. www.silvercinemasinc.com.
Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson, left) joins the team — Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) — in 1984’s “Ghostbusters.”
OPENING THIS WEEK The Smurfs 2 Time flies when you’re not wondering about the welfare of the Smurfs, those diminutive, animated blue-skinned forestdwellers. Turns out they’ve been just fine since their 2011 big-screen outing, but there’s trouble brewing in their new adventure-comedy, which mixes animation and live-action. The occasion of Smurfette’s (voiced by Katy Perry) birthday presents the opportunity for her to recall her conflicted origins — rather than a “true-blue” Smurf, she was actually created by the hapless, wannabe evil sorcerer Gargamel (Hank Azaria), who now intends to kidnap her from her enchanted-forest home to obtain the formula for the magical Smurf essence that Papa Smurf (Jonathan Winters, in his final film role) used to originally bestow her with blueskinned bliss. Beyond a few chuckleworthy one-liners and some amusing visual comedy, there’s not much to engage adults, although the wee ones should be distracted enough. With Christina Ricci, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin and Neil Patrick Harris. Rated PG, 105 minutes. Opened Wednesday. — The Hollywood Reporter
NOW PLAYING The Conjuring (★★★) As sympathetic, methodical ghostbusters Lorraine and Ed Warren, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson make this oldfashioned haunted-house horror film something more than your average fright fest. In 1971, they come to the Perrons’ swampy, musty Rhode Island farmhouse — newly purchased from the bank — to investigate the demonic spirit that has begun terrorizing the couple (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor) and their five daughters. Director James Wan (Saw) succeeds in patiently building suspense not out of bloodiness, but those old standbys of slamming doors and flashes in the mirror. Rated R, 112 minutes. — The Associated Press Despicable Me 2 Stealing the moon can be a tough act to follow. Despicable Me 2 finds reformed criminal mastermind Gru (voiced by the innately animated Steve Carell) more or less embracing his newly domesticated life after adopting Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and little Agnes (Elsie Fisher), even swapping his more nefarious activities for a startup jelly-and-jam-
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Ooze and aahs Cinema scares up screenings of ‘Ghostbusters’ Cinemark continues its “Classic Series,” a parade of digitally restored films brimming with nostalgia. The series will screen the 1984 paranormal comedy adventure Ghostbusters at 2 p.m. Sunday
making operation. But he soon finds himself in a stickier situation when he’s dispatched by the top-secret Anti-Villain League to track down the perpetrator of a fresh heist involving a ginormous electromagnet. Returning directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and the returning writing team of Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul again maintain the energy at a brisk, buoyant clip, while Carell and the rest
and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Denton Cinemark 14, 2825 Unicorn Lake. Ghostbusters is the story of three unemployed parapsychology professors — Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) — who start a business removing spooks from their favorite haunts. Business booms, but so do some of those
of cast add an extra layer of dimension to those expressively drawn characters. Rated PG, 98 minutes. — HR Fruitvale Station (★★★★1⁄2) Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut is more than the dramatization of an obituary. It’s about empathy. In recounting (and slightly fictionalizing) the final day of 22-year-old Oscar Grant’s life, Coogler has made a film that piles
things that go bump in the night. The team of ghost catchers overestimate both their smarts and their prowess, and stumble on the door to a new dimension. Tickets cost $6.50 for matinees and $8.50 for the twilight screening. To buy tickets, visit www.cinemark.com. Up next: Dirty Dancing on Aug. 11 and 14. — Staff report
small daily gestures — and one final, heartbreakingly tragic one — into an inspiring reminder about basic human decency. In a star-making performance, Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights) plays Oscar, the San Francisco Bay Area ex-convict and former drug dealer who was fatally shot by a transit police officer early on New Year’s morning 2009. Jordan’s Oscar is a young black man
trying his best in circumstances stacked against him. He struggles to balance his past, his unemployment and his family: girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), 4-year-old daughter Tatiana (Ariana Neal) and mother Wanda (Octavia Spencer). Rated R, 90 minutes. — AP Grown Ups 2 It would be dishonest to call Grown Ups 2 the most repellent high-profile comedy in recent memory. But that’s largely because few moviegoers have memories kind enough to have already erased 2010’s Grown Ups — which offered almost every loathsome quality of this installment, plus Rob Schneider. Adam Sandler returns as Lenny, a Hollywood player who since the first film has moved his family to his rural hometown, where the kids can bike to school and Dad gets plenty of Guy Time with pals Eric (Kevin James), Kurt (Chris Rock) and Marcus (David Spade). Happily, this film’s conception of male friendship is less reliant on insults and abuse than its predecessor. Which is not at all to say that the humor has matured. Rated PG-13, 100 minutes. — HR The Heat (★★★★) This familiar riff on the buddy-cop formula relies on the tart chemistry shared by Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. Bullock stars as a no-nonsense FBI special agent sent to track down and capture a brutal drug lord. It’s not long before she crosses paths with a rough-andtumble Boston cop (McCarthy), and the inevitable personality clash ensues. Directed by Paul Feig (reuniting with McCarthy after Bridesmaids). — Fort Worth Star-Telegram Pacific Rim (★★1⁄2) Guillermo del Toro co-wrote and directed this summer blockbuster about giant monsters that come from the bottom of the sea and threaten the world. Only a crew of manmade, Transformer-like machines can stop them. Or not. Entertaining silliness with spectacular special effects and plenty of action. Charlie Hunnam plays the once-fallen warrior now back for redemption against the creatures. Rated PG-13, 129 minutes. — Boo Allen RED 2 (★★1⁄2) The joy of RED was seeing a cast packed with Oscar winners (Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine) and very good actors (John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker, Brian Cox and Karl Urban) flesh out and class up a Bruce Willis action film. If anything, this “Retired, Extremely Dangerous” sequel ups the ante. Somebody’s Wikileaked info about a secret bomb project that retired government assassins Frank (Willis) and Marvin (Malkovich) were linked to decades before. Now they need to survive the hit men (Neal McDonough and Byung-hun Lee) sent to get them. Frank and Marvin also have to find the mad scientist (Anthony Hopkins) who built the bomb to clear their names. The change in directors to comedy-specialist Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) means there’s a laugh
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MOVIES Continued from Page 7 a minute amid all this mayhem. Rated PG-13, 108 minutes. — McClatchyTribune News Service R.I.P.D. A pair of undead cops are dispatched by the Rest in Peace Department to protect the world from supernatural threats. With Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and MaryLouise Parker. Rated PG-13, 136 minutes. — Los Angeles Times The To Do List In 1993 Idaho, high school valedictorian Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) can’t escape her goody-good image and lack of worldliness. Facing her first year in university as a virginal freshman, Brandy decides to re-evaluate her priorities. Her more experienced BFFs (Sarah Steele and Alia Shawkat) are dubious that Brandy can go from benchwarmer status to home base in one short summer, but with the experienced guidance of her sister Amber (Rachel Bilson), Brandy sorts out her priorities and identifies a shortlist of candidates to help her get into the game. Writer-director Maggie Carey’s script nails the raunchy-sweet tone required to bring off this R-rated teen-centered comedy with remarkable charm and relatability. With Bill Hader and Connie Britton. Rated R, 103 minutes. — HR Turbo (★★1⁄2) Animated film about a snail (voiced by Ryan Reynolds), Turbo, with a fondness for speed. He accidentally ingests nitrous oxide and becomes so fast that a well-meaning man (Michael Peña) somehow enters the snail in the Indy 500. Kid stuff all the way but with a cast of recognizable voices, including Samuel L. Jackson, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Luis Guzman. Rated PG, 96 minutes. — B.A. White House Down (★★1⁄2) Staggeringly implausible, cartoonishly comical, Roland Emmerich’s White House Down is refreshingly dumb. The film is at its most entertaining when it’s a simple, ludicrous buddy movie, with Jamie Foxx’s President James Sawyer and his rescuer, Channing Tatum’s wannabe Secret Service agent, fleeing across the White House grounds, dropping one-liners as they go, eluding a gang of assailants led by a bitter turncoat (James Woods) and his ferocious henchmen (including Jason Clarke). With Richard Jenkins and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Rated PG-13, 137 minutes. — AP The Wolverine (★★★) This latest X-Men movie is a lot more existential than recent installments in this comic book series have been. The Wolverine is nothing if not ambitious — a moody, haunted tale of Logan the Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) coping with his ghosts and settling old debts — in Japan, no less. And if this James Mangold (Walk the Line) take on the superhero franchise stumbles up blind alleys, overreaches and turns long and repetitious by its bloodybland predictable third act, at least it gives Jackman something worth chewing over for the first 90 minutes. But The Wolverine may leave you wanting the higher-minded movie this one promised to be — for a while. Rated PG-13, 120 minutes. — MCT
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Though they’re partners in crime, neither Bobby (Denzel Washington, left) nor Stig (Mark Wahlberg) realizes the other is an undercover operative in “2 Guns.”
Treachery aplenty Bloody ‘2 Guns’ slings around loyalties, bodies By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Denzel Washington teams up with that King of Chemistry, Mark Wahlberg, in 2 Guns, a jokey-bloody action comedy that could use more jokes and less blood. Wahlberg’s Icelandic accomplice, Contraband director Baltasar Kormakur, manages little flash in this utterly generic double-and-triplecrossing tale of agents for competing agencies mixed up with drug lords, DEA stings, the CIA and “Naval Intelligence.” It’s based on graphic novels (a.k.a. comic books), so don’t
overthink it. Washington is Bobby, a border country smuggler/drug dealer trying to do business with Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos), a Mexican drug kingpin. Stig (Wahlberg) is Bobby’s mouthy, trigger-happy sidekick, the one who cracks that Papi looks “like a Mexican Albert Einstein,” who stuffs his face with Mexican fried chicken as he yells at the cruelty of Mexican henchmen who shoot at the heads of chickens buried up to their necks for target practice. For some reason, Bobby and Stig have been in business together for months. For some other reason, neither has figured out that the other is a federal agent of some sort. And for some silly third reason, they ignore their own ad-
vice: “Never rob a bank across from a diner that has the best doughnuts in three counties.” It’s a movie of unsurprising revelations, betrayals, agencies that double-cross their own agents, and Paula Patton naked. She plays Denzel’s DEA control agent. Bill Paxton’s a sadist who doesn’t have to explain which government agency he works for as he drawls through assorted brutal interrogations, trying to track down the bank robbery cash. James Marsden plays the Navy guy in inappropriate uniforms every time he debriefs his agent, Stig. He was cast because he’s the same height as Wahlberg. Olmos took his part just for the scene where he gets to sermonize about CIA efforts to keep Mexico “corrupt and poor.”
2 Guns Rated R, 107 minutes. Opens Friday.
Bobby and Stig fight, draw blood and crash trucks into one another. Until they learn trust. Until the “P-word,” partner, comes up. “Like ebony and ivory!” The amusing stuff works so much better than the mayhem, which also has the occasional amusing moment. Stig gets the drop on a henchman by sliding between his legs. A lot of plot is worked through, a lot of stuff blows up and a lot of cars are stolen, raced, crashed and shot up. And people die. Lots of them. And 100 minutes later, we’re all done, and left craving a much better movie than 2 Guns managed to be. That, and doughnuts.
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STILL PRAISING after all these years
he Gaither Vocal Band decided to make one of its few summer concert dates in Denton, bringing new material from the Southern gospel vocal quartet’s 2012 release, Pure & Simple, to a town better known perhaps for its jazz and indie music. The quartet is anchored by Bill Gaither, half of the legendary Bill and Gloria Gaither ministry, a musical collaboration that has produced more than 700 gospel songs, eight Grammy Awards and a concert-sized list of hymnal standards (“Because He Lives,”
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“The King Is Coming” and “Loving God, Loving Each Other” among them). The Indiana gospel composer and singer formed the quartet in the 1980s, but said he still recalls tuning into KRLD out of Dallas and hearing the Stamps Quartet at noon when he was “a college kid.” When the quartet — made up of Gaither, Mike Lowry, Wes Hampton, David Phelps and Michael English — takes to the Denton Bible Church worship center on Saturday to play to a
sold-out crowd, the group will perform a scaled-back version of their show. Gaither said they’ll have a keyboard, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle and string bass. The Gaither Vocal Band takes most of the summer months off, but the group made the Denton date in addition to last weekend’s stops in Beaumont and Tulsa, Okla. Gaither made time for some questions about his craft, his commitment and the power gospel music can have over an audience. — Lucinda Breeding
ABOVE: The Gaither Vocal Band, led by Bill Gaither, left, has a sold-out show Saturday at Denton Bible Church. Denton Time: You’ve been serving your mission field with music for decades. How do you keep your music so fresh and authentic? Bill Gaither: Well, on a given night it can be tough. I think the audiences probably make the difference as much as anything. When you go out on stage for a concert, the needs there, the needs the people come in with, kind of suck you in. I will never forget the night we first sang Andrae Crouch’s song “Through It All,” which must have been 40 years ago. There was a young couple, an African-American couple, sitting out in the audience and they had their little girl with them. We were singing these words: “I thank God for the mountains, See GAITHER on 10
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Gaither I thank him for the valleys, I thank him for the storms he brought me through/For if I’d never had a problem, I wouldn’t know that God could solve them. I’d never know what faith in his word could do.’ When we sang that part — I’ll never forget it — that couple, they looked at each other, they grinned and squeezed each other’s hand. And they put their arms around their little girl. That brought me to tears. You could tell they been through some things and they still loved each other. It could be different in Denton. Maybe there will be some old saint there who has gone through something. And maybe we’ll touch that old saint. Don’t you ever feel far from God, or just bored by this work? What do you do when you feel like you’re slipping into autopilot? You know what? If I were doing The King & I like Yul Brynner did — and I think he did the show something like 6,000 times, I don’t think I could have done it. We don’t sing the same program nightly, for that very reason. But it’s the audience that makes the difference. What do you do to make sure your concerts aren’t mere entertainment, but also an expression of worship? I think you’re asking the wrong person. You have to ask the person who is sitting there. You have to ask them: Was that worship? Our e-mails, mail and texts show that, on a given night, people needed to learn, needed to laugh, and sometimes, people say they needed ministry, and sometimes they say they needed something they got at the concert last night. I don’t think we can manipulate that. I think all we can do is go out and have it be, professionally, as good as it can be, and have it be, as art, have it be as good as it can be. The Gaither Vocal Band has a small tugboat full of musical accolades. How
GAITHER VOCAL BAND What: Southern gospel music concert by Grammy-winning quartet When: 6 p.m. Saturday Where: Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive Details: The concert is sold out. On the Web: http://gaither.com, http://dentonbible.org
has the group’s idea of excellence evolved over the years? Every day and every night in the studio, you want to do your absolute best. In art, you’re never done. You always want it to be better, you always want to get better at making your art. It’s a lot like golf. Your only competition is yourself. I don’t think we’ve ever been guilty of going into the studio with an attitude or saying, “Let’s just get this done.” We always want to be our best. Can you be perfect? Probably not. I think we go into the studio and we work until we’re all smiling. Are there any songs from “Pure & Simple” that are especially satisfying to perform? Oh, we have several on the new one that we like. There’s a black spiritual called “Rasslin’ Jacob,” and we have a song called “Glorious Freedom” that we’re really enjoying doing. There’s a part of the song that goes, “Jesus, the glorious emancipator.” We sang it Saturday night, and there were six men who came out from a drug rehab facility to see the concert. One of them was a songwriter. It was great to see them there as we sang that song. I like that concept of Christ as an emancipator, you know? I believe that is a big part of the message, and I believe that Christ is an emancipator in our time, and not just racially, either. He was way ahead of the curve with women, too. If I were a woman and I heard the message of Christ, I’d want to follow that fellow. About three years ago, Mavis Staples of the Staples Singers came to Denton for a big indie music
festival. There was a lot of buzz around town about her set. It was utterly shocking to see thousands of people — plenty of them college-age kids who are probably suspicious of Christianity and the institutional church — so completely moved at her concert. People at the concert were tweeting things like, “I was a Christian for an hour during Mavis Staples’ concert.” You live this music. Why do you think gospel music can get people who are suspicious of Christians and Christianity in such a state of excitation? When Jesus was born, the angels started singing. And they’ve been singing ever since. The art and music that Christ has produced since his birth so far outmatches any other world religion. Follow me, here: Some people enjoy it [gospel music] at an aesthetic level, and some people enjoy it on a personal level as part of their commitment to Christ. How many community choirs sing Handel’s Messiah every Christmas? They sing these words: “He shall reign forever and ever.” That’s really in your face, really out there in black and white. For some people, it’s an expression of faith. For some people, they are singing the most beautiful melody and harmonies ever written. Why are they dancing when they hear this music? You’d have to ask those people. Are you dancing because you believe the message? Are you dancing because the music is creating a community right there in the moment? I don’t know. I applaud any kind of music that brings people together. I believe in the message. I still believe that Christ makes sense in a world that doesn’t make sense. I can’t explain all of the things, many times … that are done in his name. The crazy things that are done in his name. But I believe the message in those songs. And I love the artform. This Q&A was conducted by Features Editor Lucinda Breeding. She can be reached at 940-566-6877 or cbreeding@dentonrc.com.
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. $-$$. 940-382-5437.
BAKERIES Candy Haven and Kolache Haven 301 N. I-35E. 940-565-1474, 940-5659700. Crickles & Co. Breakfast, pastries, desserts, coffee and tea. 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 136. Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 7am-3pm. 940-382-6500. www.cricklesandco.com. Davis Purity Bakery Denton’s oldest bakery has sculpted but simple
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DINING PROFILE AND LISTINGS POLICY Restaurant profiles and listings are compiled by the Denton Record-Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News. A comprehensive list of Dallas-Fort Worth area restaurants is available at www.guidelive.com Denton Time publishes restaurant profiles and a guide of restaurants that have been featured in the weekly dining section and online at DentonRC.com. Profiles and listings are not related to advertising and are published as space is available. Denton Time does not publish reviews. Incorrect information can be reported by e-mail to drc@dentonrc.com, by phone to 940-566-
6860 or by fax to 940-566-6888. To be considered for a profile, send the restaurant name,address, phone nuber, days and hours of operation and a copy of the menu to: Denton Time Editor, P.O. Box 369, Denton, TX 76202. Please indicate whether the restaurant is new or has changed ownership, chefs or menus.
PRICE KEY Average complete inner per person, including appetizer, entree and dessert. $ Less than $10 $$ $10-$25 $$$ $25-$50 $$$$ More than $50
DINING Continued from Page 10 and flavorful cakes, soft egg bread, cookies and more. 520 S. Locust St. Mon-Sat 5am-5:30pm. 940-387-6712. NV Cupcakes Gourmet cupcakes and other sweets. 4251 FM2181, Suite 216, Corinth; 118 E. McKinney St., Denton. Tues-Sat 11am-6pm or until sellout. 817-996-2852. Ravelin Bakery Gourmet bakery offers fresh-baked bread, mouthwatering sweets and a fine cup of coffee. 416 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 8am-5:30pm. 940-382-8561. Sugar Queen Cupcakes Denton location: 2320 W. University Drive. Mon-Sat 10-9, Sun noon-8pm. 940566-7900. Lake Dallas location: 211 Main St., Suite 100. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 9-4. 940-497-3386.
BARBECUE Gold Mine BBQ 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 102. 940-387-4999. www.texasgoldminebbq.com. Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than a barbecue joint, with wine and beer shop, deli with German foods and more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy; generous doses of delightful barbecue sauce. Tender, well-priced chicken-fried steak. Hot sausage sampler has a secret weapon: spicy mustard. Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry Lane. Daily 10:30am-10pm. $. 940591-1652. Old House BBQ 1007 Ave. C. 940383-3536. The Smokehouse Denton barbecue joint serves up surprisingly tender and juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish. Good sauces, bulky sandwiches and mashed potatoes near perfection. Good pies and cobblers. Beer and wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. SunThurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940566-3073.
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.
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. 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. $-$$. 940-387-1413. Royal’s Bagels & Deli 503 W. University Drive. Daily 6:30am-2pm. $. 940-808-1009. Seven Mile Cafe Breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, including vegan options. 311 W. Congress St. Daily 7am-3pm. 940-808-0200. www. sevenmilecafe.com.
ECLECTIC Bears Den Food Safari Dine with two rescued bears at Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch’s restaurant, specializing in brick oven pizza. Full bar. 11670 Massey Road, Pilot Point. Tues-Fri 5-9pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-4pm. $-$$. 940-489-3064. www.bearsden texas.com. Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. Daily 7:30am-5:30pm. 940220-9447. www.dsdonuts.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). $-$$. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.com. Hannah’s Off the Square Executive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale comfort food” puts the focus on local, seasonal ingredients. Steaks get A-plus. Tempting desserts. Full bar. Smoking on terrace only. No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-3. Brunch: Sun 10:30am-3pm. Dinner: Sun-Mon 4:30-9; Tues-Thurs 4:30-10; Fri-Sat 4:30-11. $$-$$$. 940-566-1110. www.hannahsoffthe square.com. Queenie’s Steakhouse Chef Tim Love’s steakhouse just off the downtown Square. Live jazz nightly. Full bar. 115 E. Hickory St. Lunch: Fri 11:30-2:30. Dinner: Wed-Thurs 4:3010pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-11pm. $$-$$$. 940-442-6834. www.queeniessteak house.com. The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size salads and daily specials. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm. $$$. 940-243-4919. www.dentonwildwoodinn.com.
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. $$. 940-891-6060.
J Sushi 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite 100. 940-387-8833. jsushibar.com. Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellowtail and tuna into sashimi. Daily fish specials and pasta dishes served with an Asian flair. Homemade tiramisu and fruit sorbets. Reservations recommended. Wine and beer. 500 N. Elm St. Tues-Sat 5-11. $$-$$$. 940382-7505. Shogun Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 3606 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-3827800. Sushi Cafe 1401 W. Oak St. 940380-1030.
MEXICAN/TEX-MEX Casa Galaviz Comfortable, homey atmosphere at small, diner-style restaurant that caters to the morning
and noon crowd. Known for homemade flour tortillas and authentic Mexican dishes from barbacoa to menudo. BYOB. 508 S. Elm St. MonFri 7-7; Sat-Sun 7-5. $. 940-387-2675. Chilitos Delicious guacamole; albondigas soup rich with chunky vegetables and big, tender meatballs. Standout: savory pork carnitas. Attentive, friendly staff. Menudo on weekends, breakfast anytime. Daily lunch specials. Full bar. No smoking. 621 S. Lake Dallas Drive, Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat 10-9. $-$$. 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
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DINING Continued from Page 11 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 Estrella Mini Market 602 E. McKinney St. 940-566-3405. 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. 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. 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. Miguelito’s Mexican Restaurant The basics: brisk service, family atmosphere and essential selections at a reasonable price. Sopapillas and flan are winners. Beer and margaritas. 1412 N. Stemmons St., Sanger. 940458-0073. Mi Ranchito Small, family-operated, authentic Tex-Mex spot with $5.50 lunch specials Tues-Fri. Beer. 122 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Thurs 11am-3pm, 5-9:30pm; Fri-Sun 11-10. $. 940-3811167. Raphael’s Restaurante Mexicano Not your standard Tex-Mex — worth the drive. Pechuga (grilled chicken breast) in creme good to the last bite, and beef fajitas are juicy and flavorful. Full bar. 26615 U.S. 380 East, Aubrey. Tues-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $-$$. 940-440-9483. Rusty Taco 210 E. Hickory St. 940483-8226. www.therustytaco.com. Taco Lady 1101 E. McKinney St. 940-380-8188. Taqueria El Picante 1305 Knight St., Suite A. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat-Sun 8-5. 940-382-2100. Tortilleria Tierra Caliente 1607 E.
McKinney St., Suite 800. 940-5916807. Tortilleria La Sabrocita 201 Dallas Drive. 940-382-0720. Veronica’s Cafe 803 E. McKinney St. 940-565-9809. Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant 12000 U.S. 380 East, Cross Roads. 940-365-1700. Denton location: 2530 W. University Drive, 940382-6416.
MIDDLE EASTERN Green Zatar Family-owned restaurant/market does it all from scratch, and with speed. Meats like gyros and succulent Sultani Kebab, plus veggie combo and crunchy falafel. BYOB. No smoking. 609 Sunset St. Daily 11-10. $-$$. 940-383-2051.
NATURAL/VEGETARIAN The Bowllery 901 Ave. C, Suite 101. Daily 11am-10pm. 940-383-2695. http://thebowllery.com. Cupboard Natural Foods and Cafe Cozy cafe inside food store serves things the natural way. Winning salads; also good soups, smoothies and sandwiches, both with and without meat. Wonderful breakfast including tacos, quiche, muffins and more. No smoking. 200 W. Congress St. Mon-Sat 8-8, Sun 10-7. $. 940387-5386.
STEAK Ranchman’s Cafe Legendary cafe sticks to old-fashioned steaks and tradition. Oversized steaks and delicious chicken-fried steak. Homey meringue pies; order baked potato ahead. BYOB. 110 W. Bailey St., Ponder. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$$. 940-479-2221. Trail Dust Steak House Informal
dress (neckties will be clipped). Dance to live C&W. 26501 U.S. 380 East, Aubrey. $$. 940-365-4440.
THAI Andaman Thai Restaurant Extensive menu continues trend of good Asian food in Denton. Fried tofu is a home run. Pad Thai noodles have perfect amount of sweetness.Beer and wine. No smoking. 221 E. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 4-9:30pm; Sat-Sun noon-9:30pm. $$. 940-5918790. Oriental Garden Restaurant Thai stir-fried dishes, with some Japanese and Chinese specialties. Homemade ice cream: coconut, green tea, Thai tea & lychee. 114 Ave. B. Mon-Sat 11-9. $-$$. 940-387-3317. Siam Off the Square Fresh flavors
set curries apart at comfortable dining spot. Winning starters: shrimp satay, Tum Yum Gai and Tom Kah soups. 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. Lunch, Mon-Fri 11-2; dinner, Mon-Sat 5-9. $-$$. 940-382-5118. Sweet Basil Thai Bistro 1800 S. Loop 288, Suite 224. 940-484-6080. Sukhothai II Restaurant 1502 W. Hickory St. 940-382-2888. Thai Ocha Dishes that are as tasty as they are pretty. Hot and spicy sauce makes even veggie haters go after fresh veggies with zeal. No smoking. 1509 Malone St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 5-10pm; Sat 11:30-10; Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-566-6018.
VIETNAMESE Viet Bites 702 S. Elm St. 940-8081717. Mon-Thurs 11-8:30; Fri-Sun 11-9.
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