August 4 Denton Time

CALENDAR Denton tattoo artist ready to teach the art of flash sheets at arts center Page 2

STAGE White painting sparks “Art” Page 3

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Denton Record Chronicle

t’s as reliable as the tides. Host a festival in Denton and you best brace for the post-fest criticism. The inaugural Denton Comedy Festival was sold out last weekend (which isn’t hard to do in the snug Old Dirty Basement of J&J’s Pizza).

Reports were that the basement was hot due to an air conditioning problem — which might be on the menu of things the pizzeria plans to fix when they close the basement for remodeling for the rest of the summer.

And not long after clean-up, founder and festival director R.J. Avery clashed online over video recordings of the festival.

Avery asked to use comedian Danielle Balda’s footage, which the comedian reported she plans to use for a personal project.

When Balda requested payment for the footage, Avery bristled, tagged Balda in a rant and his Facebook post boiled over. In other words, just festival business as usual.

■ Why was the Democratic candidate for district judge of the 393rd Court, Evan Stone, (a post currently held by Doug Robison) asking his Facebook friends if there are any air hockey tables on the University of North Texas campus? Is there going to be a tournament?

■ Eli Young Band, a country band that got its start here in Denton, recently visited the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany to entertain the airmen and women and support staff on base. “Events like these are a great morale booster. It’s great to be able to come out and just relax and not have to worry about work,” said Tech. Sgt. Timothy Covey, who watched the concert with his family.

■ CoServe just honored four area nonprofits in its “community spotlight” at the Frisco RoughRiders’ baseball game last Sunday.

The nonprofits honored were: Serve Denton, an agency that connects local families with agencies that relieve poverty, homelessness and employment insecurity; PediPlace, a Lewisville clinic that serves lowincome children; Fred Moore Day Nursery, a Denton child care agency that serves low-income families and City House, a Plano agency that provides emergency shelter.

■ U.S. senators and Texas governors rarely come to Denton. Occasionally, one of their staffers will drop into town. Michael Flusche, a member of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s staff, showed up last week at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Discover Denton Welcome Center on the Square.

This means Cruz is already cranking up his 2018 re-election machine. But wait? A senator's term in office is six years. So, we guess he would abandon Texas for the last four years of his Senate term to pursue his presidential ambitions in 2020 — if it suited him. Expedience is the middle name of Political Ambition.

■ The La Azteca Mexican grocery on Sherman Drive sells Donald Trump pinatas, which became popular in Mexico and the states after the GOP presidential nominee’s not-so-friendly remarks about Mexican immigrants. If any local business is selling Hillary Clinton pinatas, we’d like to know.

■ We are still miffed that not one TWU or UNT regent lives in Denton. Let’s get Terry Widmer’s name to Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints regents to govern public universities. She and her husband, attorney Bob Widmer, have strong ties to TWU and community organizations that serve the public.

If you like the idea of Ms. Widmer filling the next vacancy on the TWU board of regents, get in touch with Kevin Kruser, TWU’s lobbyist in Austin. Kruser is the guy who knows how to navigate back channels

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Photos by Warner Bros.

Margot Robbie sips her tea and reads a book as Harley Quinn in a scene from “Suicide Squad.”

Will Smith as Deadshot is one of the stronger candidates in an otherwise lackluster film.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje sneers as he portrays a killer in the role of Killer Croc.

SELF-SABOTAGE Supervillain Suicide Squad avengers mess up the plot with PG-13, 123 minutes. Opens fun, showy freaks Rated Friday.

By Preston Barta Film Critic

Barely a year ago, Warner Bros. unveiled the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the duel of the century that was supposed to kickstart DC Comics’ drive toward

critical and box office success.

But as many fans witnessed back in March, the brawl of Bats and Supes backfired and left little hope for a shining DC future.

Enter David Ayer’s Suicide

Squad.

While it’s not quite the disaster that many critics have led it on to be, this movie is no studio-saving wonder either.

It’s somewhere between, featuring some fun characters to admire, stitched together with a lazily assembled story.

The titular “squad” is the brainchild of the ruthless Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), a high level agent of a shadowy agency called ARGUS (Advanced Research Group United Support — wait, what?).

With Superman’s absence leaving the world exposed, she has the grand idea of enlisting the world’s craziest and dangerous convicted felons to keep things in check and wipe out any potential threats.

After recruiting an ancient witch named Enchantress (the never-blander Cara Delevingne), Waller is looking to expand her roster of colorful misfits: super assassin Deadshot (Will Smith fresh princin’ it See SQUAD on 5

Teeny tiny kitten Olympians good as gold

By Leanne Italie Associated Press

NEW YORK — These Olympians are fleet of foot, shockingly flexible and fearless on the high bar.

It helps that they’re all teeny tiny cats.

As the opening ceremony in Rio nears, about 90 furry pawthletes over at the Hallmark Channel are ready for some ac-

tion of their own in the very first Kitten Summer Games, to coincide with the start of the real Olympics on Friday.

They have a “plaza,” a highly scratchable gymnastics stadium and a track-and-field venue outfitted with enough feathers and toys on sticks to keep the action moving.

And best of all, these competitors were all shelter kittens pro-

vided by North Shore Animal League America before the event helped find them human families of their very own. The TV special, to air Friday at 7 p.m., was shot in April.

Hallmark decided to hold its own “Olympics” on the haunches of its popular Kitten Bowls, staged each year at Super Bowl time. Once again, the fairy godmother on the sidelines is Beth

Stern, crazy cat lady extraordinaire and North Shore goodwill ambassador.

Olympics fixture Mary Carillo lent a hand as co-host, despite a cat allergy, along with a pet crossover, David Frei, the longtime voice of the Westminster dog show who retired after this year’s telecast.

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Calendar Add your event to our online calendar at DentonRC.com/calendar; email drc@dentonrc.com; or mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

FESTIVITIES & FUN

COMMUNITY & CAUSES

COMMUNITY & CAUSES

7 a.m. to sellout — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.dentonfarmersmarket.com.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Dart art, a benefit for United Way of Denton County, at Health Services of North Texas, 4308 Mesa Drive. Decorate waiting rooms with dart paint art: $5 to throw three darts, $15 for 10. Visit www.healthntx.org 7 to 10 p.m. — Fabulous Friday, a benefit for Our Daily Bread, at the Bearded Monk, 122 E. McKinney St. Event includes music, food sales and raffle prizes for people who donate items for Our Daily Bread. With music by Tallgras, Matt Grigsby and Too Soft & the Smooth Smells. Visit www.beardedmonk.com.

9 to 11 a.m. — Good Start Back to School Giveaway at Rayzor Ranch Marketplace on University Drive. Free school supplies and backpacks for the first 400 kids, free vision screens, free sports physicals and more. While supplies last at participating merchants. Visit www.healthntx.org.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Friends of the Denton Public Library Big Book Sale at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Admission is $1, or free for Friends members and children under 12.

CREATIVE THINKING 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.

6 to 9 p.m. — “Tattoo Flash Sheet Workshop” at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. Denton tattoo artist Wes Brown will guide participants through making their own flash sheets — the art that Part adorns the walls of tattoo shops. of the Greater Denton Arts Council’s workshop series. Fee is $80, or $75 for GDAC members. Call 940-382-2787 or visit www.dentonarts.com.

KID STUFF 2 to 4 p.m. — Coding Club for ages 8-17 at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free.

3 to 4 p.m. — James Wand’s Secret Agent Magic Show at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free tickets will be available starting at 2 p.m. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

4 to 5 p.m. — Critterman: “Extra Furry” at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Meet amazing animals from around the world. Free tickets will be available starting at 3 p.m. For ages 6 and older. Visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

TALKS & THOUGHTS 7 to 8 p.m. — Death and Desserts Mystery Book Club at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. This month’s theme is “Thrilled to Death” (thriller mysteries). Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

MUSIC Thursday Night Music: Henry Dickhoff and Amanda Ekery (piano and vocal jazz), 8 to 9 p.m. at UNT on the Square. Free.

Shaun Outen 9 p.m. at Jack’s Tavern. Free.

Impulse Dog, Mojo Frankenstein, the Revelry, Joe Savage 9:30 p.m. at Andy’s Bar. $7.

SUNDAY

CREATIVE THINKING 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. — Finish It Fridays at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Bring a craft project for this come-and-go program and visit with other crafters. Free.

6 p.m. — First Friday Denton at art venues and businesses around the downtown Square. Free gallery viewings, live music, art projects and demonstrations.

Events include a show of soft sculptures made by UNT students at SCRAP Denton, 420 S. Bell Ave.; music and art at A Creative Art Studio, 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101; and a God’s eye weaving craft at the DIME Store, 510 S. Locust St. For more locations, visit www.firstfridaydenton.com.

6 to 8 p.m. — Skateboard Art Show at the PattersonAppleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. One-of-a-kind skateboards created by local tattoo artists will be auctioned to raise money for the Greater Denton Arts Council. Visit http://dentonarts.com.

DANCE 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Salsa dancing workshop with Salsa With Jo at Green Space Arts Collective, 529 Malone St. No experience and no partner required. Free, but tips will be accepted.

Visit www.facebook.com/salsaconjo.

STAGE & SCREEN 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Art by Yasmina Reza at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15. Visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.

MUSIC Voice studio of UNT professor Molly Fillmore performs an abridged version of W.A. Mozart’s Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 8 p.m. in Voertman Hall at the UNT Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free.

Shaka, Madaline (EP release), One Short, Noogy 8 p.m. at J&J’s. Free.

Orcanaut, Cropdust, Suburban Effigy, Formaldehydration 9 p.m. at Andy’s Bar. $7.

Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Hell Texas 9 p.m. at Dan’s Silverleaf. $10.

King George 9:30 p.m. at Rockin’ Rodeo. $10.

FESTIVITIES & FUN 7 a.m. to sellout — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.dentonfarmersmarket.com.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Denton Community Market at the Denton County Historical Park, on Mulberry Street near Carroll Boulevard. Visit http://dentonmarket.org.

STAGE & SCREEN 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Art by Yasmina Reza at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15. Call the Campus Theatre box office at 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com.

COMEDY 8:30 p.m. — Freaks and Geeks Comedy Showcase at 1629 N. Elm St. With Stu Hollowell, DDT, Zach Arredondo, Mona, Nick Fields, Angel Garcia and Just Will. Free. Visit www.facebook.com/EThirdDenton.

MUSIC Voice studio of UNT professor Molly Fillmore performs an abridged version of W.A. Mozart’s Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 3 p.m. in Voertman Hall at the UNT Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-5652791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.

Tori Sloan 4 p.m. at Audacity Brew House. Free.

T.R. Nudge, Filthy Arsenal, Jonathan Jake Steinberg, Andre Vorhis, Ava Thompson, Tony Sorrow 8 p.m. at Killer’s Tacos.

Megafauna, Abacaba 9 p.m. at Dan’s Silverleaf. $10.

I Am Man, I Am Monster (album release), Wrought of Obsidian, Casket of Cassandra 9 p.m. at Andy’s Bar. Ragtag 9 p.m. at VFW Post 2205. $5.

Lydia Low, Chelsey Danielle 9 p.m. at Midway Craft House.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

STAGE & SCREEN

KID STUFF

FESTIVITIES & FUN

7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Art by Yasmina Reza at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15. Call the Campus Theatre box office at 940-382-1915 or visit www. dentoncom munity theatre.com.

Today through Friday, Aug. 12 — Greater Denton Arts Council Summer Art Camp at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. Weeklong camps with morning and afternoon sessions: ● Caitlyn Hood teaches visual arts, 9:30 to 11 a.m. for ages 9-14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 5-8. ● Polly Maynard teaches guitar, 9:30 to 11 a.m. for ages 6-8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 9-14. ● Erin Whyte teaches dance, 9:30 to 11 a.m. for ages 6-8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 9-14.

Each weeklong session costs $55-$65; $5 discount for GDAC members. Call 940-3822787 or visit www.dentonarts.com.

7 a.m. to sellout — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard.

COMEDY 8 p.m. — Safe Place Comedy Showcase with Lone Stars of Comedy Tour at Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair, 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. Cover is $5, ages 21 and up only.

MUSIC Conor Wallace (album release), Red Death, Walker Smart 5 p.m. at Dan’s Silverleaf. Free.

IN THE REGION 7 p.m. each Tuesday — “Tuesday Evenings at the Modern: Films,” a free weekly program at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, 3200 Darnell St. The auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m. before the screening at 7 p.m. Get up to two free tickets at the admission desk beginning at 5 p.m. the day of the screening. Visit www.themodern.org.

Through Saturday — Artisan Children’s Theater presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. at the theater, 418 E. Pipeline Road in Hurst. Adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production for a junior cast. Tickets cost $7-$10. For showtimes and tickets, call 817-284-1200 or visit www.artisanct.com.

Through Sunday — Artes de la Rosa presents Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at the Rose Marine Theater, 1440 N. Main St. in Fort Worth. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m.

Sunday. Call 817-624-8333 or visit www.artesdelarosa.org.

FUTURE BOOKINGS FESTIVITIES & FUN Aug. 19-27 — 2016 North Texas Fair and Rodeo at the fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. Concerts, rodeo events, contests, carnival and more. Tickets cost $15-$20 for adults, $5 for children ages 7-12, free for children younger than 6; or $100 for season passes, $60 for fourday passes. Visit www.ntfair.com.

10 a.m. Aug. 20 — 2016 North Texas Fair Parade from Denton High School, 1007 Fulton St., to the Square and back. Parade lineup starts at 8:30 a.m. Enter a float, trailer, wagon or horse in the parade at no charge. Cash prizes will be awarded. For more information, visit www.ntfair.com. To become a parade sponsor, contact Susan Schoenthal at edsujobe1@verizon.net or 940-391-2187.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 — Arts & Autos Extravaganza presented by the Denton Main Street Association, in and around the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Classic and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles on display; Chalk Fest contest, arts and craft vendors,

TALKS & THOUGHTS 1 to 2 p.m. — “iPad for Seniors: There’s an App for That” at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Practice and learn how to locate, download, organize and use apps. Bring your iPad with your Apple ID username and password. Free. To register, call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

CREATIVE THINKING

KID STUFF 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Twilight Toddler Time at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St.

TALKS & THOUGHTS 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. — Turning 65 Workshop, a free informational Medicare workshop presented by Decoding Medicare, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. To register, visit www.dentonlibrary.com or call 940-349-8752.

1:30 to 3 p.m. — “Design Principles: Newsletters, Fliers and Other Communication Tools” at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Learn the components of business communication pieces. Free. To register, call 940-349-8752.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. — “Using a Computer Mouse” at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Practice basic skills. Free.

7 to 8 p.m. — Anime Club for ages 11-17 at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free.

WEDNESDAY

6 to 8:45 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 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

7 to 8 p.m. — Learn how to solder and create a light-up badge at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. To register, call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

FESTIVITIES & FUN

children’s activities, festival food and more. Free. Visit www.dentonmainstreet.org.

TALKS & THOUGHTS

COMMUNITY & CAUSES 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24 — Denton County Office of History & Culture’s “Lunch ’n Learn” docent orientation and training session, in the 1896 Room at the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Free. Reserve a spot by Aug. 18 by calling Gretel L’Heureux at 940-349-2850 or emailing gretel.l’heureux@dentoncounty.com.

Sept. 21-22 — UNT’s fourth annual Recovery Conference at the UNT Union, 1155 Union Circle Drive. Call 940-565-4054 or visit https://recovery.unt.edu/NTRC.

CREATIVE THINKING 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 8 — “Leatherworking: Intermediate Leather Tooling Workshop” at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. Create an image, transfer it to leather and hand-tool it into a finished product with Bell & Oak’s Clint Wilkinson. Leather provided; bring your own tools.

Part of the Greater Denton Arts Council’s workshop series. Fee is $80, or $75 for GDAC members. Call 940-382-2787 or visit www.dentonarts.com.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 — Opening reception for “Heroes in the Making: The Art of Comic Production” at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. Interactive exhibit will feature works from Jack Kirby, Curt Swan, Keith Giffen, Stan Lee, Richard Sala and others. Visit www.dentonarts.com.

6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29 — “Cosplay: Headgear Workshop” at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St. Create a fantasy headpiece in a class led by artist Regina Panzeca-Raifsnider.

Part of the Greater Denton Arts Council’s workshop series. Fee is $50, or $45 for GDAC members.

Register by Sept. 22. Call 940382-2787 or visit www. dentonarts.com.

KID STUFF Aug. 15-17 — Summer Camp SCRAP, a day camp for kids ages 6-12, at arts and crafts store SCRAP Denton, 420 S. Bell Ave. Five-day sessions cost $200; three-day sessions $135. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Register at http://scrapdenton.org.

3 to 4 p.m. — “Random Fandom: Star Trek” at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with themed activities for ages 11 and older. Costumes welcome. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

3 to 4 p.m. — Back-to-School Water Balloon Wars for ages 10-17 at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane.

7 p.m. Sept. 17 — “An Evening With Kevin Smith: The Art of Comics,” a talk by the writer, comedian, podcaster and film director, at UNT’s Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. For adults only. Tickets cost $40, or $35 for students with ID and Greater Denton Arts Council members. For tickets, visit www.dentonarts.com.

STAGE & SCREEN Aug. 12-21 — Denton Community Theatre presents West Side Story at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, $15 for students, $10 for children 12 and younger. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12-13 and Aug. 18-20, and 2 p.m. Aug. 14 and 21.

Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre. com.

7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 and 2 p.m. Aug. 14 — “Widows of America, Denton County,” a workshop production of a new play by Shay Youngblood, at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St. Directed by Paul Meltzer. $5 suggested donation. To make reservations, email youngbloodarts @gmail.com.

MUSIC Tony Ferraro, Quantum Creep Aug. 11 at Dan’s Silverleaf. $7.

Kody West Aug. 11 at Jack’s Tavern. Free.

The BoomBachs, Kites and Boomerangs, Loyal Sally, Levi Cobb & the Big Smoke, Fun Button Aug. 12 at Andy’s Bar. $7.

Blue Water Highway Band, Kody West Aug. 12 at Rockin’ Rodeo. $10-$12.

Quaker City Night Hawks Aug. 12 at Dan’s Silverleaf. $10.

Sam Serur Aug. 12 at Jack’s Tavern. Free.

Zach Nytomt 4 p.m. at Audacity Brew House. Free.

Renegade 7 p.m. at Trail Dust.

David Bazan, Michael Nau Aug. 13 at Dan’s Silverleaf. $20, or $15 in advance.

Bravo Max Aug. 13 at Harvest House.

Jay Parr, King Strait Aug. 13 at Jack’s Tavern. Free.

The Supersuckers Aug. 18 at Dan’s Silverleaf. $15, or $10 in advance.

IN THE REGION Sept. 2-4 — 2016 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival featuring Dr. John and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, at Bedford’s outdoor venue across from the Bedford City Hall Complex, 1951 L. Don Dodson Drive. For tickets and festival packages, visit www.bedfordbluesfest.com.

MUSIC VENUES The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Each Wed, County Rexford, 7-9pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-566-5483.

The Abbey Underground Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s and ’90s Retro Dance Party”; each Sun, open mic, sign-up at 7:30pm; each Mon, karaoke. 100 W. Walnut St. www.abbeyunderground.com.

The Bearded Monk 122 E. McKinney St. 940-9997238. www.beardedmonk.com.

American Legion Post 550 905 Foundation St., Pilot Point. 940-686-9901.

Andy’s Bar Each Mon, open mic, sign-up at 9 pm; each Wed, karaoke. 122 N. Locust St. 940-565-5400. http://andys.bar.

Audacity Brew House Each Sat, brewery tours at 3pm and live music. Each Sun, yoga at 11am, $5. Each Tues, Geeks Who Drink trivia, 7pm. 1012 Shady Oaks Drive. 940-218-1987. www.audacitybrewhouse.com.

The Chestnut Tree Each Sat, Jazz Brunch at 10am.

107 W. Hickory St. 940-591-9475. www.chestnut tearoom.com.

Dan’s Silverleaf 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. www.danssilverleaf.com.

The Greenhouse Each Mon, live jazz at 10pm, free.

600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.com.

Harvest House Each Mon, Geeks Who Drink trivia, 8-9pm. 331 E. Hickory St. 214-578-7499. www.dentonharvesthouse.com.

Jack’s Tavern Most shows at 9pm. 508 S. Elm St. 940-808-0502. www.jacksdenton.com.

J&J’s Pizza 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. www.jandjpizzadenton.com.

Killer’s Tacos 424 Bryan St. 940-566-3808. www.killerstacos.com.

Lone Star Attitude Burger Co. Each Tues, Real Texas Radio live broadcast, 7pm. 113 W. Hickory St. 940-383-1022. www.lsaburger.com.

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 Thurs, Glitterbomb variety show, 9pm, $5. Each Fri, Double Dee Karaoke, 9:45pm. Each Sun, Denton Comedy Collective at 8pm, $5; The Grand Review, 10pm, $5. Each Tues, open mic, 9pm, signup at 8pm. 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940566-9910.

Midway Craft House Convenience store and growler bar. Each Sat, trivia, 7-9pm. 1115 W. Hickory St. 940-382-8700. www.midwaycrafthouse.com.

Mulberry Street Cantina Each Mon, Boxcar Bandits, 9pm. 110 W. Mulberry St. 940-808-1568. http://mulberrystcantina.com.

Parker Brothers Trail Dust 1200 S. Stemmons in Sanger. 940-365-4440. www.trailduststeaks.net.

Paschall Bar Each Sun, Suit & Tie Sunday Jazz, 9pm.

Upstairs at 122 N. Locust St. www.facebook.com/ PaschallBar. Rockin’ Rodeo 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeodenton.com.

Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Shows on the patio, no cover. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com.

UNT on the Square 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.

VISUAL ARTS Brick Haus Collective Artist organization and incubator space for emerging artists. 215 S. Woodrow Lane. www.brickhauscollective.com.

The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory St. 940-5919475. www.chestnuttearoom.com.

A Creative Art Studio Gallery, classes and workshops. 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101. Mon-Sat 12-6pm, Sun by appointment only. 940-442-1251. www. acreativeartstudio.com.

Denton Senior Center 509 N. Bell Ave. Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 9am-1pm. 940-349-8280.

The DIME Store Denton Independent Maker Exchange’s store carrying local art, crafts and vintage items, plus workshop/gallery space. Tues-Sat 10-6.

510 S. Locust St. 940-381-2324. www.dimehand made.com.

First Friday Denton on the first Friday evening of the month at art venues and businesses around the downtown Square. Free gallery viewings, live music, art projects and demonstrations. For more information, visit www.firstfridaydenton.com.

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. 940-382-3399.

Jupiter House 114 N. Locust St. 940-387-7100.

Patterson-Appleton Arts Center Greater Denton Arts Council’s galleries, meeting space and offices.

400 E. Hickory St. Tues-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 1-5pm.

940-382-2787. www.dentonarts.com. ● “The Texas Cowboy: Historic Photos from the Charles Cook Collection,” Aug. 13 through Sept. 24 in the Gough Gallery. Free. ● 27th annual VAST Members Exhibition in the Meadows Gallery, Aug. 12 through Sept. 3. Free. ● “Summer Pop-Up Exhibition: Works by Benjamin Terry” in Festival Hall. Free.

SCRAP Denton Nonprofit store selling reused materials for arts and crafts, with the Re:Vision Gallery featuring art made of reused and repurposed items. Classes and workshops. 420 S. Bell Ave. Daily noon-6pm 940-808-1611. www.scrapdenton.org. tAd The Art Den, a small, artist-run space inside the Bowllery, 901 Ave. C, Suite 101. Tues-Sun 11am-9pm. www.tadgallery.org. 940-383-2695.

TWU East and West galleries in the TWU Fine Arts Building, at Oakland Street and Pioneer Circle.

Free. 940-898-2530. www.twu.edu/visual-arts.

TWU Gallery 010 Student-run exhibition space in the lower level of the Student Union, on Bell Avenue at Administration Drive. www.twu.edu/visual-arts.

UNT Art Gallery in the UNT Art Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St. Free. 940-565-4316. http://gallery. unt.edu.

UNT Cora Stafford Gallery In UNT’s Oak Street Hall, 1120 W. Oak St. 940-565-4005.

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://unt onthesquare.unt.edu.

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. Visit www.vastarts.org or call Executive Director Jo Williams at 940-383-1092.

Voertman’s Gallery Art space inside bookstore near UNT. 1314 W. Hickory St. www.facebook.com/ voertmansgallery.

Zera Coffee Co. 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 106.

940-239-8002. www.zeracoffeecompany.com.

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White painting a portal to a friendship’s change in ‘Art’

By Lucinda Breeding Staff Writer cbreeding@dentonrc.com

All it takes to knock a longtime friendship off its comfortable path is a white painting.

Well, unless you peer past the contentious piece in Yasmina Reza’s comedy, Art. Denton Community Theatre gives the comedy the intimate setting it seems to crave this weekend in the PointBank Black Box Theatre.

Actors Kirk Holland, Damon Wadyko and Shane Hurst play Serge, Yvan and Marc, respectively, in a play that studies the way change can disrupt our most trusted relationships.

Serge is a well-heeled dermatologist who decides to spend $200,000 on a white-on-white painting by a vaunted artist referred to just by his last name — Antrios. Marc is Serge’s brash and contrarian bestie, and he’s devastated by Serge’s purchase.

Yvan is a fortysomething man panicked over his impending nuptials, exhausted by his family drama and desperately in need of his best friends to be the way they’ve always been.

Director Sherri Ansley makes her Denton Community Theatre debut at the helm of Art. The white-on-white painting in the comedy is a catalyst for conflict, Ansley said, and gives the audience an easy way to parse the way friendships break down into armed camps over polarizing ideas. She said she saw the comedy about 15 years ago and liked the way it takes on male friendships.

“I just fell in love with the script,” she said. “I loved the simplicity and yet the complex nature of the characters and the

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Denton Community Theatre presents Yasmina Reza’s comedy, “Art.” Damon Wadyko as Yvan, left, tries to break up a scuffle between his friends, Shane Hurst as Marc and Kirk Holland as Serge on Tuesday at the PointBank Black Box Theatre in Denton. story. I loved that it was three men, because you don’t usually see that kind of theater. You see really great women’s plays that really delve into their relationships and their inner thoughts and stuff.”

Art is occasionally produced with actresses in the roles, and Ansley said she considered casting women for the Denton staging.

“But I felt really strongly that I could stay true to the script, and we definitely have the talent in North Texas to cast it [with men],” she said.

Wadyko said he was also drawn to the way Art deals with male friendships. As Serge grows into a committed art collector, Marc feels betrayed and discarded. Yvan simply craves the constancy of the friendships, and finds the growing tension between Serge and Marc disorienting.

“I read it about five or six years ago in Playreaders of Denton,” Wadyko said, referring to a regular gathering of local actors, directors and theater fans who read a play aloud. “I fell in love with it immediately. I thought it

Open climb lets age 7, older test their climbing skills R ock climbing can seem both dangerous and daunting.

But with some instruction on technique and a carefully designed indoor rock climbing wall, the sport is safe and accessible.

Families can try out the local indoor climbing wall from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. The open climb is for ages 7 and older, and teaches the basics of belay climbing — a technique that allows climbers to buddy up and climb while tethered with climbing rope. The Denia Center’s wall has beginning climbing routes and advanced routes. An instructor will teach beginners how to gear up with safety harnesses and ropes, how to belay one another. Belaying a climber keeps the climber who is ascending from falling too far if

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Rock climbing can seem both dangerous and daunting. But with some instruction on technique and a carefully designed indoor rock climbing wall, the sport is safe and accessible. they lose their grip, tire or meet a problem on the route.

Anyone who attends the class can stay until 1 p.m. to finish a rock wall belay certification for an additional $10 per climber.

The open climb costs $8 per person.

To register or for more information, call 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com.

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was funny and thought it was one of the best plays I had read about heterosexual relationships between men.”

Holland, a Keller resident, said Reza’s dialog is satisfying, too.

“I read the show while I was in grad school,” he said. “I absolutely loved the dialog. The witty conversation the guys have. And just how their relationship is woven in and out. One minute they’re together and the next they’re at each others’ throats. I just thought it was a fun show, a fun read. It’s smart.”

Hurst, who lives in Oak Cliff, said the play is absorbing because the audience gets to know the characters as the characters get to know one another. He read the play not long after it came out in 1996. He’s worked with Ansley before, and recently directed her in a Lewisville production of Master Class.

Hurst said the comedy deals deftly with the interior lives of men, who are so often discouraged from betraying insecurities or anxiety. Holland said Reza turns a stereotype of men upside down in the play.

“So many revelations of secrets and thoughts that we’ve held onto but have never expressed to each other in one evening come shotgunning out at one another,” Holland said.

“There’s that stereotypical idea of men that we can be in a fight and, you know, go punch it out, and then it’s ‘hey, everything OK? Let’s go.’”

Hurst said Reza takes the old reconciliation-through-scuffles stereotype apart.

“She touches on that,” he said.

“Especially for a female playwright, she understands the male psyche. There’s a little bit of that but you also see that there is damage. There are repercussions. As much as we have that stereotype you know there’s always consequences.”

Audiences will find the platonic triangle between the friends familiar. Yvan gets lodged between his friends when things turn hostile. Serge is coming into a new confidence, tackling his art collecting with passion that makes Marc feel threatened. Reza’s script lightens the moments that get heavy with hurt and recrimination, and the three friends have to decide if they will part ways or grow back together.

Art is rated R for adult language. The one-act play will include a short intermission.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Black Box, 318 E. Hickory St. Tickets cost $15. This play is for mature audiences. For tickets, call 940382-1915 or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.

LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877 and via Twitter at @L BreedingDRC.

DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Ages 12 to 16 can try their hands at archery and rock climbing during a Teen Adventures class that meets 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. The class starts with introductions to each skill and then builds in difficulty during the week. $105. To register, call 940-3497275 or visit www.denton parks.com.

■ Ages 8 and older can learn the basics of archery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20 at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. Students will learn on an indoor range with a USA Archery-certified instructor.

There are seven slots available. $8. To register, call 940-3497275 or visit www.denton parks.com.

■ Ages 5 to 13 can explore the shapes and patterns of Minecraft in the upcoming Bricks 4 Kids program, “Mining & Crafting II” at Denia Rec-

reation Center, 1001 Parvin St. Children will build with LEGOS models. The camp meets 1 to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Includes a free mini figure. $179 per camper. For more information, call 940-349-7275.

■ All ages can take part in a shallow water workout from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Monday through Thursday each week at the Denton Natatorium, 2400 Long Road.

The class is a low-impact, cross training format that combines kick boxing, water walking, yoga, Pilates and tai chi to improve cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and strength. $7 to drop in, $36 for a one-month pass, $132 for a four-month pass, $396 for an annual pass.

For more information, call 940-349-7275.

■ Ages 6 to 9 can learn the basics of tennis — strokes, grips and footwork — in Quickstart II from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and

Friday at Goldfield Tennis Center, 2005 W. Windsor Drive. $79 per player. For more information, call 940-349-7275.

■ Ages 7 to 15 can learn the fundamentals of golf with an experienced PGA golf pros in Jr. Golf Academy from 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Thursday at the North Lakes Driving Range, 2009 W. Windsor Drive. The camp is suitable for beginners or for experienced young golfers who want to revisit basic skills. $240. To register, call 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com.

■ An adult adaptive dance will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 12 at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive.

The event for special-needs adults includes a themed dance with pizza, light refreshments and a photo booth. $5 per person. To register, call 940-3497275 or visit www.denton parks.com.

Pokemon statue mysteriously appears in New Orleans park

By Rebecca Santana Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Amid the craze over virtual characters in the smartphone-based Pokemon Go game, a Pokemon that people can touch in the physical world has mysteriously appeared in New Orleans.

Someone put up a statue of the iconic Pokemon, Pikachu, at the center of a broken fountain in a park over the weekend. Pictures show a defiant looking Pikachu with his arms folded standing on a cement base with a Pokeball on the side. The inscription “#POKEMONUMENT” is also written in the cement .

Pokemon fans have been visiting the statue in the city’s upscale Lower Garden District, posing for photos with family and posting selfies with the statue on social media. One picture shows someone in a Pikachu costume posing with it.

“The kids are fans and I’m just kind of amused at how something so heavy can appear so quickly,” said New Orleans resident, Jennifer Curry, who came with her two children to see the statue. A friend who lives around the corner had told them about it.

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People stand near a Pokemon statue in a New Orleans park on Wednesday.

The statue of Pikachu — described by Curry’s daughter Kylie as similar to a mouse albeit one that can shoot electric lightning balls — stands atop a pedestal with its arms crossed, ears back and looking fiercely out

over the park.

Karon Reese, vice-president of the neighborhood association that oversees the area, said she first heard about the statue Monday when a friend emailed her a photo. When she walked

by that morning with her dog, people were already gathering.

She has a neighbor who lives on the street where the park is located who is fairly certain it appeared sometime Saturday night. Since then a parade of

moms with kids, young people after work, and elderly couples have come to see the statute.

“The fun thing was that it was just bringing groups of people together. It was almost like a festival,” Reese said. “It was very

much New Orleans.”

Adding another layer of mystery was a man Reese encountered Monday evening. She spoke to him — he wouldn’t give her his name — and he said he’d been part of the installation, although he hadn’t created the statue itself.

She told him the statue seemed rather “Banksyesque” — a reference to the elusive street artist famous for his satirical stencils that have appeared on walls in England and elsewhere.

The man replied that he couldn’t confirm or deny that Banksy was involved — and then he left: “He was just very mysterious.”

New Orleans police say they haven’t received any complaints about the statue, don’t know where it came from and don’t plan to do anything about it.

That seems to be fine with the tourists and fans who keep coming by. Lara Viator was on vacation in New Orleans from Rhinebeck, New York, when she and her kids heard about the statue.

“A friend of mine does tours and he knew that the boys were into Pokemon,” she said. “They wanted to come see it. ... It’s funny how it just popped up.”

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Denton songwriter gets ‘Mean;’ it sounds just fine C onor Wallace has an air of Rufus Wainwright about him in his new album, Friday Mean.

In his singles “Sad Tattoo” and “(Expletive) in Your House,” the local artist frames yearning and frustration in cheerful melodies.

Wallace has told local press the album title is a hat tip to the angst that looms when the end of the weekend looms with too many expectations, choices and abundance to sort through without feeling like you — or someone important to you — will get shortchanged.

Wallace, known best for his band Ella Minnow, handily shifts from swingy, alt-country sounds to incurably happy pop (infectious hooks and earwormworthy choruses and all) without missing a beat or a shade in his hefty emotional palette. His guitar is pleasingly grinding, his beats a touch retro and his voice a satisfying tenor that trails off in a gruff growl.

Wallace has put in the time

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Conor Wallace plays an early set with his band at 35 Denton music festival in March. on Denton’s generous and challenging music scene. He’s emerged as a confident songwriter who knows his voice and has lent his best yet to Friday Mean.

His album release party starts at 5 p.m. Sunday at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St. Admission is free. With Red Death and Walker Smart.

— Lucinda Breeding

UNT alum to drop his 2nd record niversity of North Texas alumnus Donovan Payne has been at the hip-hop game since he was a kid in Fort Worth.

As 88 Killa, Payne channels his musical maturation, which mills threads of breakdance, rap and graffiti into his sophomore EP, 88 BPM through DEFDISCO (the label that signed fellow UNT alumna Kaela Sinclair and hip-hop supergroup Public Enemy).

The lead single from Killa’s second effort is “Boomerang,” a bass-heavy banger that poises 88 Killa as a steady threat to

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posers, fakers and lightweights.

“Quit calling me underrated,” Killa demands, and promises that he’s a fixture on the scene because of his chops, the timelessness of his rhymes.

And then there’s the everpresent allegiance to the grind.

“Catch me rollin’ through the city with all 10 toes [down],” he raps. “Trunking up the deuce with the tint ... I feel like they believe me now/they want to grow and be me now/I been getting so much shade/ I’m shinging bright like see me now?”

The artist studied radio and television broadcasting at UNT, where he got his start as an emerging artist called K.MC. He released a successful mixtape, Laptops and Voicemails before co-founding a highly influential Dallas-based hip-hop collective called Brain Gang Misfits with fellow rapper Blue, The Misfit.

88 Killa performs at his album release party Friday night at Spinster Records, 829 W. Davis St. in Oak Cliff.

The release party starts at 8 p.m. Cover is free.

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Another helping of hosta? Some ornamentals taste good as well

By Dean Fosdick Associated Press

Many of the plants that add color and texture to our yards also contain the right stuff for enriching our menus.

Hosta, that familiar shadyside perennial, is grown commercially in parts of Asia as an edible. Cook its shoots as you would asparagus, or wrap them in bacon. Its flowers are appetizing too, and make a good garnish.

Chard, with its bright assortment of stem colors, is a nutritional powerhouse packing loads of magnesium and potassium, as well as vitamins K, A and C. Use it in omelets and for augmenting or replacing spinach in recipes.

Other unlikely ornamentals that can deliver flavor and nutrition include bamboo shoots (stir fry), lilac blooms (tea), magnolia buds (salads), juniper berries (sauerkraut), daylilies (soups), mint (drinks) and dahlia tubers (coleslaw).

“Ornamental plants with edible parts are the superheroes of the garden,” says Ellen Zachos, author of Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn’t Know You Could Eat. “They feed both your body and your soul.”

Blended gardens combining showy perennials, woody plants, trees and shrubs with standard vegetables and fruits can save time-pressed families a great deal of time and work, she said. “Why deal with two [garden] spaces when with the right plant combinations you need only one?”

Flavors that you can’t find at grocery stores are as close as your flowerbeds and borders, agreed Leda Meredith, author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather and Pre-

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Rose hips are members of the apple family and contain an abundance of Vitamin C, and they can be used in jellies, teas, sauces and soups and are sweeter after being exposed to frost. pare Wild Edibles.

“I do think many wild or gleaned foods are tastier than cultivated foods,” Meredith said. “A big part of the reason is that they are harvested at their absolute peak, without concern for shelf life or how well they’ll hold up to long-distance transport.”

Many wild and ornamental plants have more nutritional value than their cultivated counterparts, Meredith said.

“For example, wild spinach [also called lamb’s quarters] is a common garden weed with more than three times the calcium of ordinary spinach,” she said. “Purslane, another common weed, contains the same omega 3 fatty acids that make fish oil and flax seed so healthy for us.”

Don’t overharvest, Zachos said.

“If you’re picking fiddleheads, you should never take more than three from each fern. Over-picking leaves the plant too weak to thrive,” she said.

And try every new food in moderation.

“I have read a few reports of people having allergic reactions to eating daylilies,” Zachos said. “I know of many more people allergic to seafood and strawberries, but if this is your first time eating daylilies, start small.”

Harvest your plants with a view toward aesthetics as well as the kitchen. “When picking young shoots of plants like hostas, you should cut from around the outside of the clump, snipping new growth just above the soil line,” she said. “As the remaining leaves unfurl, they’ll cover the cut stems and the plant will look whole.”

Grow organically.

“If eating rose hips, you may have to put up with some insects or black spots,” Zachos said. “You may want them to look perfect, but chemicals make them inedible. I’d prefer having a few black spots on my roses but still be able to eat the roses.”

— Lucinda Breeding

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Moss is a versatile plant to use in the garden, providing yearround green in everything from containers to a full lawn.

Moss can be a versatile addition to any garden

By Linda Lombardi Associated Press

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J. Paul Moore, who owned a garden center in Tennessee for more than 30 years, can’t count the number of times people asked him how to kill moss.

He and other experts, however, say moss deserves more respect, as a versatile and beautiful addition to any garden.

“It’s stunning in the winter when everything else is dormant and dull. It’s like a little emerald island,” says Moore, who’s got an entire moss lawn. “It changes with atmospheric conditions — it’s ever-changing.”

And it looks better than his grass lawn did in Nashville’s hot dry summers, he says.

Moss provides a variety of shapes and textures, and can work in everything from a container to a whole lawn, like Moore’s.

“Mosses offer year-round green,” says Annie Martin, author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening. It thrives in a surprising range of climates; she once harvested some moss off a hot tin roof in June and found it to be a species that also grows in Antarctica.

Some lessons on how to garden with moss can be found in Japan, where it is more valued.

Dale Sievert has created Japanese-style gardens at his home in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and for public gardens in Wisconsin and Chicago.

But this type of formal garden with great expanses of moss wasn’t actually what he found most interesting when he visited Japan. Rather, it was how often moss was used in private gardens along city streets, in front of businesses and homes — just a couple square feet in a planter, or the space between a sidewalk and a building.

“That’s how they garden with moss, in these little tiny spots,” he says.

So, he says, start small. One possibility: Instead of using mulch, plant moss to cover the ground under a perennial that’s bare at the bottom and bigger on top. Or start even smaller: in a flowerpot. Sievert has about 300 containers planted with moss, where they thrive even in the Wisconsin winter.

Another way to start is to encourage moss where it’s already growing in your yard. That’s what Moore did when he decided to give up trying to grow grass in an area where it refused to thrive. Within two or three years, the moss had covered about 5,000 square feet.

“The first thing people ask is, can you walk on it? What does it feel like on your bare feet?” he says. “I say, ‘Take your shoes off!’”

Although heavy traffic will wear it down, and you wouldn’t want kids or dogs roughhousing on it, moss actually likes to be walked on.

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Squad up); the Joker’s unhinged girlfriend, Harley Quinn (a magnetic Margot Robbie); the pyrogifted El Diablo (Jay Hernandez); a mutated monster by the name of Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje); and the wild card of the bunch that is Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney).

These are the characters the film wants to put the most focus on, and for good measure, too.

They each get their moment to show their claws and crack a joke, primarily Smith and Robbie (both of whom deserve their own films).

But then the movie oversteps its bounds and adds useless characters — such as Karen Fukuhara’s Katana (a mysterious warrior with sword skills) and Adam Beach’s Slipknot (not sure what his superpowers are), ultimately forgettable characters who exist merely as expendable fodder or in-jokes for dedicated fans. Either way, they are unneeded baggage, weighing down the film and preventing audiences from enjoying the characters they set up at the film’s beginning.

The true strength of the film comes from its first half. Between clever gags (look out for the Mindy Project’s Ike Barinholtz as a prison guard) and character exposition, Suicide Squad’s rising action promised so much more than it ultimately delivers. Halfway through, there’s definitely a feeling that the remainder would lead to somewhere special and unique, but then the new characters come into play and the plot fizzes out to a finale that resembles Ghostbusters. Seriously, this movie was one step away from having a Sigourney Weaver cameo.

The influence of Guardians of the Galaxy can be recognized, whether it’s the kinetic energy or use of pop songs. Unlike James Gunn’s massive hit, Suicide Squad doesn’t know how to properly build each of its characters and makes us believe they all care for one another. El Diablo even calls the squad Vin Diesel’s favorite word of “family” near the end.

While hardly acceptable, there’s enough here to cause you to shake your head, laugh at its ridiculousness and admit it’s en-

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Jay Hernandez as Diablo, left, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Karen Fukuhara as Katana prepare for a fight in a scene from “Suicide Squad.”

Viola Davis portrays a high-level agent of a shadowy agency called ARGUS. tertaining.

The biggest question on the minds of many surrounds the portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime.

The Joker is a beloved character that’s been played to much

satisfaction, most notably Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) is a gifted actor, but his irritating rendition of the Joker is all glitz with no glamour.

Suicide Squad is a mess, but

mothers (Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn) are tired of their typical urban existence and break the routine by cutting loose and getting crazy. Bad Moms features a great cast and has the markings of a crowd-pleasing feature, but something hints at the film pulling punches in all the wrong places and pushing the envelope too far.

Hopefully this isn’t the case and it’s a worthy comedy. Rated R, 101 minutes.

— Preston Barta Finding Dory (★★★1⁄2) A year after the events of Pixar’s Finding Nemo, we find our friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) on a journey to reunite with her family.

Original favorites Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (now voiced by Hayden Rolence) are back as well, along with director Andrew Stanton (WALL-E, A Bug’s Life). Along the way, Dory meets new characters to admire — a nearsighted whale shark (Kaitlin Olson), a neurotic beluga whale (Ty Burrell), and Hank (Ed O’Neill), a grouchy octopus Dory runs into at a rehabilitative institution in California. Rated PG, 97 minutes. — P.B. Ghostbusters (★★★) The Ghostbusters are back, baby, but in a slightly new form. Instead of the likes of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd donning the suits, armed with proton blasters, it’s the lovely ladies who sting with comedy chops: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. And don’t forget Chris Hemsworth as a hilariously dim-witted secretary. The new team is against the world by trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. Directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy), this movie is unquestionably funny. The ultimate problem comes from an inconsistent tone and weak plotting. What is refreshing is its leads’ chemistry — McKinnon and Jones steal every scene they’re in.

Rated PG-13, 116 minutes. — P.B. Hillary’s America: The Secret Histo-

ry of the Democratic Party A film from the creators of America: Imagine a World Without Her and 2016: Obama’s America focuses on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.

Directed by Dinesh D’Souza and Bruce Schooley. Rated PG-13, 107 minutes. — TDMN Ice Age: Collision Course It’s hard to believe it’s been 14 years since Ice Age dawned, but since then it has tanked from a heartfelt journey with friends to a series of largely forgettable films relegated to the $5 bin at Wal-Mart.

Collision Course seems to follow that same path, with Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and Sid (John Leguizamo) joining forces with Buck (Simon Pegg) to fend off a meteor strike that’s threatening to destroy their world. Rated PG, 94 minutes. — P.B. Jason Bourne (★★★) It’s been four years since Jeremy Renner failed to step into Bourne’s shoes in The Bourne Legacy, but it’s been nine years since Damon dove into the river and out of the series. And because studios favor resurfacing the old in order to be new, we forge ahead with the plainly titled Jason Bourne, a suspenseful but ultimately unnecessary retread that does little to push the narrative boundaries of its predecessors or deepen our relationship with the titular character.

With Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum). Rated PG-13, 123 minutes. — P.B. Lights Out (★★★1⁄2) Ghost stories have been done to death, but James Wan (The Conjuring 2) knows a thing or two about feeding you nightmares and making you shriek. His latest production, Lights Out, puts forth a simple but effective concept: A brother (Gabriel Bateman) and sister (Teresa Palmer) encounter a malicious entity that has an attachment to their mother (Maria Bello). It’s very seldom you find a

Jared Leto as the Joker grabs the face of a victim in “Suicide Squad.” a compelling one at that. It’s more of a step than a leap forward, but DC is on the right path to recovery. Here’s to hoping next year’s Wonder Woman and

Justice League really get the ball rolling. But for now, Suicide Squad will do. (Note: stay after the credits for a small stinger.)

PRESTON BARTA is a

member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.

Read his work on FreshFiction.tv. Follow him on Twitter @PrestonBarta.

Mike Birbiglia, left, and Kate Micucci sit together in a scene from, “Don’t Think Twice.”

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THEATERS Cinemark Denton 2825 Wind River Lane off I-35E. 940-535-2654. www. cinemark.com.

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Carmike Hickory Creek 16 8380 S. I-35E, Hickory Creek. 940-321-2788. www.carmike.com.

Silver Cinemas Inside Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. 940-387-1957. www.silvercinemasinc.com.

OPENING FRIDAY Don’t Think Twice (★★★★) If blockbusters aren’t your cup of tea, drink up Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice. The film centers on the crushing world of improv comedy and it features a handful of comedic talents including Keegan Michael-Key (Keanu) and Gillian Jacobs (Community). This may not seem like ideal escapism to most, but sometimes the chances of being a little different, honest or weird can pay off. Such is the case with this film, which cuts deep and serves as a wake-up call to those still in their 20s and 30s trying to find out what they’re doing with their lives. Playing at the Magnolia in Dallas and Angelika Plano.

Rated R, 92 minutes. — Preston Barta.

NOW PLAYING Bad Moms A trio of overworked

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Theresa Palmer nervously makes her way through a hallway in “Lights Out.” horror film with actual scares, human characters you can care for and an idea to get excited about, but first-time filmmaker David F. Sandberg (who’s also behind the upcoming Annabelle 2) finds a way to do so. Rated PG-13, 81 minutes. — P.B. Nerve With Denton’s streets clouding over with Pokemon Go users, the idea that we’re not too far away from an actual game like the one posed in Nerve is a scary thought. Starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, Nerve indulges in an online game of truth or dare, where every move seems to be calculated by an anonymous group of watchers with a sinister plot. The premise fits in with current teen culture, but the tone seems to walk a fine line of thrilling and ridiculous. Rated PG-13, 96 minutes. — P.B.

The Secret Life of Pets (★★★) A spoiled terrier named Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) enjoys a comfortable life in a New York apartment — until his owner (Ellie Kemper) takes in stray mutt Duke (Eric Stonestreet). During a walk in the park, Max and Duke encounter a group of feral alley cats and end up in a truck that’s bound for the pound. Fortunately, an unruly rabbit named Snowball (Kevin Hart) saves Max and Duke, then demands they join his clan of abandoned pets who want to take down the humans who’ve done them wrong.

Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Minions) beats Pixar to the punch, while also giving its film a more kidfriendly touch of cartoon antics. Rated PG, 90 minutes. — P.B. Star Trek Beyond (★★★1⁄2) Beyond may not be the Star Trek your father

grew up watching. It’s bigger and louder than the series and its predecessors ever were, but new director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious), taking over for J.J. Abrams, gives summer the feel-good and entertaining movie we needed.

Beyond doesn’t necessarily go venture into new territory: The Enterprise encounters yet another hostile alien race with a serious chip on their shoulders about the nature of the Federation (the good guys). This leaves Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and select members of the crew to find a way to get out of one mess after another and stop the reptilian-like Krall (Idris Elba) from fulfilling his nefarious plot. With Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, and the late and great Anton Yelchin. Rated PG-13, 122 minutes. — P.B.

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Get ready for coffee’s next wave: Cuppings and $200 grinders

By Beth J. Harpaz Associated Press

Photos by Anja Schlein/For the DRC

Vendors prepared for the opening of the 6th annual Bonnie and Clyde festival in Pilot Point on Oct. 10, 2015.

7th Bonnie and Clyde fest hits Pilot Point ilot Point’s Main Street Program’s 7th annual Bonnie and Clyde Days festival will start 10 a.m. Oct. 8 on the Pilot Point historic town square.

Admission to the all-day festival and evening concerts will be free, with Denton’s two-time Grammy-winning polka band Brave Combo headlining.

The festival commemorates the filming of the bank robbery scene in the 1967 Warner Brothers movie Bonnie and Clyde, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, which was filmed at the town’s historic bank building on the town square.

Two bank robbery scene reenactments are scheduled for noon and 3 p.m.

The festival aims to recreate a 1930’s-era small town festival with events like the Model A and

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NEW YORK — Get ready for the next wave of coffee culture.

Consumers are learning more about coffee — how it’s grown, roasted and prepared. They’re attending tastings called cuppings and they’re being asked to drink fine coffee black to experience its true flavors. They’re also spending more for gourmet beans and fancy grinders.

“Coffee in many ways is now being treated as a very fine ingredient that requires a tremendous amount of care and stewardship from seed to cup,” said Nick Brown, editor of Roast magazine’s Daily Coffee News, noting “tremendous growth in the high-end, upscale, specialty coffee segment.”

While some say the trend is part of the farm-to-table movement, others compare the shift in coffee to wine and beer consumption. Wine tastings were once mocked as the province of snobbish elites, while beer brewery tours were a novelty. But now wine bars, trails and tasting rooms are ubiquitous, as are brew pubs, microbreweries and craft beer.

“The more varieties consumers become aware of, the more they want,” said National Coffee Association spokesman Joe DeRupo. “People are eager for anything and everything new. They are accumulating the knowledge and sophisticated tastes that come with that knowledge.”

Cream in your coffee? Not so fast!

Semilla is an 18-seat restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, known for its adventurous, “vegetable-forward” $85 tasting menu. As each dish is served, the staff provides information about ingredients and preparation.

What they don’t provide is milk

and sugar for coffee, unless guests ask.

Milk and sugar are used to “mask coffee that’s bitter or overextracted.” Semilla’s coffee is “sweeter, more delicate, more floral” than ordinary coffee. “It’s about the purity of the product,” Gabriela Acero, Semilla’s maître d’ said.

Semilla’s coffee comes from a small Brooklyn roaster called Parlor Coffee. Parlor’s business is mostly wholesale, but the company also hosts cuppings for the public: twice-weekly free tastings featuring a half-dozen coffees, served black with spoons for slurping and spit cups for those worried about caffeine.

Grinder glitz and the coffee journey Are you proud of grinding beans fresh each morning at home? If you’re using a $10 or $20 electric grinder, experts say you’re better off using a bag of coffee ground at the store. That’s because inexpensive blade grinders don’t grind beans evenly. You end up with different size particles, resulting in an uneven extraction that damages subtle flavors.

Industry mavens recommend burr grinders instead.

Burrs are rough metal parts that crush beans uniformly. But even gourmet coffee lovers may be taken aback by the price tag.

Popular burr grinders include the Capresso Infinity Die-Cast, $150, and the Baratza Encore, $130, while Baratza’s vaunted Virtuoso model runs $220.

“People are upping their game,” said Baratza co-founder Kyra Kennedy. “They want to taste the flavors and learn about that. Our growth really matches with what I would call the manual brew craze — the pour-overs, the AeroPresses, the press pots.”

“Coffee is a journey,” said Kennedy.

6-year-old Wyatt Smothermon prepares to take off during soap box derby trial runs as part of the 6th annual Bonnie and Clyde festival. classic car show, the chain gang walk, peanut threshing demonstrations, cabinet makers soap box challenge and the old fashioned pie eating contest.

There also will be vendors, live music and entertainment,

and a free Kids Zone with children’s activities. The Quick Getaway 5k family fun run and walk will start at 7:30 a.m. before the festival begins. The evening concerts will be free this year. The Beer Man will play from 4 to 7

p.m., and headliner Brave Combo will play from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

For more information, visit bonnieandclydedays.org.

— Rhiannon Saegert

Tree-of-heaven might not be so heavenly 1890s, Chinese immigrants brought the plant over and contributed to its spread on our West Coast.

By Lee Reich Associated Press

Is it thumbs up or thumbs down for tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), now standing out among the general greenery for the mops of yellowish or orangeish seeds capping its stout branches?

Thumbs down.

With compound leaves and coarse, chubby limbs, this tree could have been mistaken for staghorn sumac or black walnut earlier in the season, before the seeds became prominent. (The peanut-y aroma of crushed treeof-heaven leaves or stems easily distinguishes this tree from the others any time of year.) And those seedheads are one of the problems with tree-of-heaven: It is extremely fecund, each tree potentially casting over 300,000 seeds to the wind.

Each seed has wings that ensure it doesn’t drop to the ground before first hitch-hiking a ride on the slightest breeze.

It’s not all bad

A weed in so many ways Another reason tree-of-heaven is snubbed as a weed: Cut it down and it won’t go away. New sprouts enthusiastically pop up from the cut stump, even after years of re-cutting. What’s more, the spreading roots send up sprouts that eventually can grow into full-size trees at some distance from the mother plants.

“Full-size” for tree-of-heaven means 40 to 60 feet or more.

The plant’s short lifespan, rarely more than 50 years, does nothing to diminish its weediness. Those roots sprouts stand ready and waiting to replace any old top growth in decline.

That’s still not all: Tree-ofheaven also is among the fastestgrowing trees. At 3 to 5 feet per

Lee Reich/AP

Although sometimes growing in stately elegance, tree-ofheaven is a weed tree that shows up everywhere, from forests to cracks in urban pavement. year, it can quickly outstrip competitors, whether they are cultivated plants or weeds. It also tolerates adversity. This is “a tree that grows in Brooklyn,” thriving despite heat, cold, alkaline or acidic soil, wet or dry soil, even infertile soil and polluted air, just as Francie, in Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, thrived under lessthan-ideal conditions.

Given tree-of-heaven’s ability to seed and grow, it’s no wonder

that it’s famous for popping up in cracks in pavement and along abandoned railroad tracks, as well as in the woods. The plant is native to China, but has been hopscotching around the eastern U.S. since 1784, when a Philadelphia gardener introduced it by way of England. In the 18th century, tree-of-heaven was often planted as a street tree in urban areas; that legacy survives, as weeds.

During the Gold Rush of the

Despite tree-of-heaven’s weedy nature, we can’t write it off as just another weed; if nothing else, it has some practical uses. Those Chinese immigrants used it as a medicine and insect repellent. It also has been used to re-vegetate mine spoils, where soils are very acidic.

And tree-of-heaven has one more weedy trick up its bark that might prove useful. It produces a chemical that suppresses growth of nearby plants; it’s an in-house herbicide factory that gives the plant a leg up in the race skyward. (Tree-of-heaven is not alone with this ploy; other plants — including black walnut, sunflower and rye — also produce natural compounds that inhibit the growth of, or kill, other plants.) Advantages of this natural herbicide, if it could be used in gardening, are rapid biodegradation, low toxicity to nontarget organisms, and production without factories or petrochemicals.

I’ll admit to a soft spot for tree-of-heaven because of a serene, stately, towering grove of them that I admired as I lounged in their shade a quarter-century ago in rural Virginia.

Despite that experience and the tree’s other qualities, however, I wouldn’t suggest actually planting it.

It achieves elegance only when a few trees are planted, and they are given plenty of space and time to grow. Even then, I would worry about the hundreds of thousands of seeds each would spread every year.

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Sweet Watermelon Iced Tea at Cowboy Chow is served in a carafe, family style with stacked glasses on the table.

Lewisville stages second festival to honor iced tea In Steel Magnolias, Truvy Jones (played by Dolly Parton) calls sweet tea “the house wine of the South.”

Texas is more a part of the Southwest than the South, but Texans still swear by iced tea.

Lewisville created a festival in it’s honor.

The second annual Lone Star Iced Tea Festival will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Premier Event Center, 1165 S. Stemmons Freeway in Lewisville.

This year’s theme is “Texas Tea,” a reference to the Lone Star State’s oil and gas heritage. “Activi-teas” will include tea tastings, talks and demonstrations, sam-

ples, book signings, and a best iced tea contest as well as live music and dancing, vendors and shopping. The iced tea contest is open to any business and will include three categories: traditional tea, specialty tea and ready-to-drink or bottled tea.

Businesses may enter one tea per category and the entry fee is $25 per tea.

Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door for adults.

Children 12 and younger are admitted for free. Advance tickets are available at EventBrite.com.

For more information, visit www.icedteafest.org.

— Rhiannon Saegert

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Kittens Frei’s heart is with his two pups back home, but he does have a soft spot for the felines. So does Carillo, who also has two dogs, including a rescue named Petey.

So how does “calling” kitten sports that include hurdles and tiny gymnastics rings differ from the human variety?

“Unlike a lot of other professional athletes, they kind of take their sweet time,” Carillo smiled on set.

“All of a sudden in the middle of a big event there’s a cat nap.

They don’t know the rules. They don’t care. They kind of just freestyle it at an awful lot of these events.”

All over the place, these kittens were, but their cuteness made each of them winners in every event as they chased laser lights around an oval running track and cozied up to a huge camera on a crane that caught their feline feats.

Stern, the wife of shock jock Howard Stern, fills her Instagram account with the couple’s many foster kittens and special needs rescues, along with their

Continued from Page 1 to the governor’s office. He used to work for state Rep. Myra Crownover and is a good guy who cares about Denton.

■ Weinberger’s Deli announced that it will suspend it’s delivery service, begin opening at 11 a.m. and will stay open until 10 p.m.

The deli’s new name will be Denton’s Deli.

■ The new “little d” bike racks are installed along Hickory Street.

To coincide with the start of the Summer Olympic games on Friday about 90 kittens over at the Hallmark Channel will be holding their own in the Kitten Summer Games.

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A kitten plays with a toy football in 2015 during a taping of Kitten Bowl III in New York. six permanent cats.

“Those are the underdogs,” she said of homeless animals with issues. “Those are the ones that sadly wind up in shelters for way too long.”

The lower case red Ds were designed by local sign hand painter and designer, Sean Starr.

The city is set to unveil the sculptural bike racks on Friday, but local officials will be happy to know that people are already using them.

Stern is a master networker when it comes to securing homes for cats who have none.

She and Howard have taken in more than 200 foster cats over the last couple of years.

noticed that myself,” Carillo joked.

“You’ve gotta keep an eye on them. They’re animals, and they’re bloodthirsty competitors.”

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“We always have a house full of fosters,” she said on the Hallmark set. “But we are dog people, too. We both love all animals.”

Carillo said that despite her

allergy, she once owned an outdoor cat in Florida and loves them just as much as dogs.

“And they’re actually terrific athletes. Their balance, their movement, the way they stalk,” she said.

Rio is her 13th straight turn as an Olympics reporter, analyst and commentator.

But on this day, it was all about the cats.

Did she spot any evidence of purrrrr-formance enhancing substances?

“I tell you what, they’re not afraid to dip into the catnip? I’ve

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