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THURSDAY 7 a.m. — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton farmersmarket.com. 7 to 8:30 p.m. — Unicorn Lake Summer Concert Series presents Mockingbyrd Station, by the fountain at 2900 Wind River Lane. Free music and fun, restaurant specials, and vendors from the Denton Community Market. Bring chairs. 7 to 9 p.m. — Thursday Night Music featuring Slugger Music Group and Addison Frei on piano, at UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St. Free. Call 940-369-8257 or visit https://untonthesquare.unt.edu. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School presents In the Heights, a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes, in the school auditorium at 7501 Teasley Lane. Tickets cost $10, available at the door or in advance at the Guyer office. For tickets or more information, contact Elisha Crotwell at 940-369-1156 or ecrotwell@dentonisd.org. 8 p.m. — UNT faculty recital featuring flutist Mary Karen Clardy, in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.
ON THE COVER D. SMILEY The one-time Denton rapper marks the release of his first full-length album with a show Friday at Andy’s Bar. (File photo by Al Key)
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The University of North Texas opens its campus to infants through 5year-olds for Early Childhood Music classes in the UNT Music Annex.
FRIDAY Today — GRAND-parents Day (Grandparents Reading And Nurturing Day) with activities at Denton ISD’s 21 elementary schools. Any grandparent wanting to have lunch can contact their grandchild’s school by 9 a.m. Thursday. Cost for lunch is about $3. Call 940-369-0000, or call the grandchild’s school for specific information. 11:30 a.m. — Denton Area Retired School Personnel Association season kickoff luncheon at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex, 1500 Long Road. Featured speaker is Jo Ann Smith, the association’s District XI president. Lunch will be served at noon. Cost is $12. 3:30 p.m. — Free Friday King Row Movies at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Movie and popcorn for the entire family. Free with a rec pass. Call 940-349-8575 or visit www.denton parks.com. 4 to 7 p.m. — Denton High School’s Purple Out block party in front of Bronco Field, 1007 Fulton St. Event includes music, carnival-style games and food vendors. Admission is free. Event leads up to the seasonopening home football game between Denton High and the Carrollton R.L. Turner Lions. Call Robert West at 940-369-2000. 7 to 10 p.m. — First Friday Denton at art venues around the downtown Square. Free gallery viewings, live music, art projects and demonstrations. Event includes music by Bruce Bond and County Rexford and art by Deanna Wood at A Creative Art Studio, 227 W. Oak St. Other partici-
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Sound start Early Childhood Music classes to pick up this fall f a child weren’t immersed in a language from birth, the lifelong impact could be devastating. The same is true for musical foundations, says Warren Henry, director of UNT’s Early Childhood Music Program. Since 1996, the program has offered classes for children from birth through age 5 to provide them with experience in music that can then be built on in school, he said. “In order for kids to be prepared to learn music in a more formal situation, it’s important for them to be around a musi-
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cally rich environment to learn how to ‘speak music,’” Henry said. “You want to give children a good solid musical foundation before they start to read and write music.” Fall classes begin next Friday, Sept. 13, with weekly classes based on age group. A shorter five-week session on Saturdays will begin Oct. 26. The classes are taught by Heidi Scheibmeir. Children’s musical aptitude is determined by the time they are 7 or 8 years old, Henry said, and without a musically rich environment, their aptitude will decrease. Through playing with balls, scarves and puppets, as well as musical instruments, the course aims to create a foundation for future musical learning where a child can reach his full poten-
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A Creative Art Studio’s lineup for First Friday Denton includes artwork by Deanna Wood (left) and music by guitarist, composer and poet Bruce Bond (top) and Denton band County Rexford (above).
First Friday keeps Square hopping alleries around downtown will keep open their doors Friday evening for art exhibits, music and refreshments during First Friday Denton. At this month’s event, A Creative Art Studio at 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101, welcomes poet and guitarist Bruce Bond at 7 p.m. Bond, who has been published both as a poet and critic, teaches poetry writing and modern literature at the University of
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EVENTS Continued from Page 2 pating venues include the DIME Store, 510 S. Locust St.; SCRAP Denton, 215 W. Oak St.; Banter, 219 W. Oak St.; UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St.; and Jupiter House, 114 N. Locust St. Free. Visit www.firstfridaydenton. com. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School presents In the Heights, a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes, in the school auditorium at 7501 Teasley Lane. Tickets cost $10, available at the door or in
North Texas. Also on tap for the evening is County Rexford, at 8:30 p.m. with its brand of Celtic and untraditional isle music. Led by Rex Emerson, the group specializes in drinking songs, ballads, fiddle tunes and originals, with instruments including banjo, guitar, mandolin, accordion and whistle. A Creative Art Studio’s featured artist
advance at the Guyer office. For tickets or more information, contact Elisha Crotwell at 940-369-1156 or ecrotwell@dentonisd.org.
SATURDAY 7 a.m. — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton farmersmarket.com. 10 a.m. to noon — Free math tutoring for students in kindergarten through 12th grade at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Registration is required; forms are available at all library locations. For more information, e-mail gilsiklee@ intellichoice.org.
of the month is Deanna Wood, who works with printmaking, collage and encaustic. Artist Tina Alvarez will demonstrate touch painting, and Crystal Nelson will show techniques in journal-making. Robin Huttash will be demonstrating painting techniques, and this month’s community art project — a painting — will be at the studio for all to work on. Other galleries participating in First
Noon — UNT Sky Theater planetarium starts its new weekly children’s matinee show with Flight Adventures, at the UNT Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, 1704 W. Mulberry St. All tickets cost $3. Call 940-369-8213 or visit www.skytheater.unt.edu. 2 to 4 p.m. — Classical guitar concert featuring Bryan Burns and Dan Kyzer at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary. com. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. — “End of Summer Blowout” concert on the lawn of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School
Friday include SCRAP Denton’s RE:Vision Gallery, 215 W. Oak St.; Banter, 219 W. Oak St.; the DIME Store, 510 S. Locust St.; UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St.; and Jupiter House, 114 N. Locust St., where Spiderweb Salon has organized a show of local art and live performances. For more information, visit http:// firstfridaydenton.com.
presents In the Heights, a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes, in the school auditorium at 7501 Teasley Lane. Tickets cost $10, available at the door or in advance at the Guyer office. For tickets or more information, contact Elisha Crotwell at 940-369-1156 or ecrotwell@dentonisd.org.
SUNDAY 2 to 4 p.m. — Opening reception for “No End of Vision: Texas as Seen by Two Laureates,” a joint exhibit by Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach, and “Uprising,” sculptures by Lauren McAdams Selden, at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St.
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MONDAY 5 p.m. — Flutist Sherry Kujala in recital, with Nolan Pearson on piano and Scott Christian on percussion, in Voertman Hall at the UNT Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-565-2791. 8 p.m. — Saxophonist Nathan Nabb in recital, in Voertman Hall at the UNT Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.
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ers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton farmersmarket.com. 3:30 to 4 p.m. — Free “Athletic Preparedness” class at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Learn how to properly stretch before every workout. For ages 8 and older. Call 940-349-8575 or visit www.dentonparks.com. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Twilight Toddler Time at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. For toddlers ages 12-36 months. Toddler Time promotes literacy, social interaction and caregiver bonding. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www. dentonlibrary.com.
WEDNESDAY 6 p.m. — Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) program kickoff party at W.S. Ryan Elementary School, 201 W. Ryan Road, in the school cafetorium. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles and big brothers of Ryan students are invited to attend with their students. Call Shannon Raikes at 940-369-4610.
MUSIC The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Each Wed, County Rexford, 7-9pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-5665483. The Abbey Underground Thurs: Off World. Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s and ’90s RetroActive 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. Amitea Fri: “Play Your Soul” with Elizabeth Rae, Fake Raygun, Joi Bailey, Evan Adkins, Zebraman, Miranda Olson, 7pm. 708 N. Locust St. 940382-8898. www.amitea.org. Andy’s Bar Fri: D. Smiley (CD release), Tunk, Rick Blaine, CLV, Clay West, Jarvis Hodges, G-jet, DJ Sofaking, 8:30pm, $8. Sat: Gypsy Bravado, Nerdface, the Green Light, the Crypt Creeps, 8pm. 122 N. Locust St. 940565-5400. Banter Bistro Thurs: JiSung Group, 6pm. Fri: Richard Gilbert, 6pm; Laura Otero Columbian Project, 8pm; Many Voices with Elliot Liebman, 10pm. Sat: Madera Wind Quintet, 6pm; Fallriver Footmen, 8pm; Denton Comedy Collective, 10pm. Each Thurs, open mic at 8pm; each Sat, live local jazz at 6pm. 219 W. Oak St. 940-565-1638. www.dentonbanter.com. Dani Rae’s Gulf Coast Kitchen Thurs: Matt Ingram, 6pm, free. 2303 S. I-35E.940-898-1404. www.dani raesdenton.com. Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: “A Taste of the Blues,” Denton Black Chamber of Commerce’s preview of the 14th annual Denton Blues Festival, 5:30pm, free; Bone Doggie & the Hickory
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inger-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo’s Tex-Mex Americana still — like his trans-Atlantic compatriot Elvis Costello — bears traces of the artist’s garage-rocking past. The beloved Austin musician and his band, the Sensitive Boys, play Friday night at Dan’s Silverleaf, where the intimate setting and ace sound ought to make Escovedo’s songs of love and survival go down smoothly. The show begins at 9 p.m. at Dan’s, 103 Industrial St. Seats cost $25, and general admission is $15, with advance tickets available at www.danssilverleaf.com.
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Street Hellraisers, Sol Tax, Please Please Me, 9pm, $7. Fri: Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, 9pm, $15-$25. Sat: Petty Theft, 10pm, $10. Sun: DTCV, Danny Rush and the Designated Drivers, Tony Ferraro, 9pm, $10-$13. Mon: Paul Slavens & Friends, 9pm, free. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940-3202000. www.danssilverleaf.com. Fry Street Public House Each Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com. Fry Street Tavern 940-383-2337. www.thefrystreettavern.com. The Garage Fri: Trevor Carico. 113 Ave. A. 940-383-0045. www.the dentongarage.com. Gerhard’s German Restaurant Fri: Ron and the Finkensteiners, 7pm, free. 222 W. Hickory St. 940-3816723. www.gvrestaurants.com. Gold Mine BBQ 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 102. 940-387-4999. www. texasgoldminebbq.com. The Greenhouse Mon: Pete Wiese. Live jazz each Mon at 10pm, free. 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. www. greenhouserestaurantdenton.com. Hoochie’s Oyster House Live local music each Mon at 6pm. 207 S. Bell Ave. 940-383-0104. http://hoochies
oysterhouse.com. Hailey’s Club Thurs: Brave Bull, Friday’s Foolery, 9pm; “Throwback Thursday,” 11:30pm. Fri: Phinehas, Beware the Neverending, Heavy Hangs the Albatross, the Focus Hour, Influence the Masses, And We Called Him Torpedo, 7pm, $10-$12. Sat: Vinyl, Little Sisters of the Poor, Werewolf Therewolf, RL Jones, 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 Sat: voltREvolt, H.I. Jr., 9pm. 218 W. Oak St. 940-293-4240. 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. Oak Street Drafthouse and Cocktail Parlor 308 E. Oak St.
940-395-1950. www.oakstdraft house.com. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: The Dirty River Boys, Matt Kimbrow, 8pm, $10. 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeodenton.com. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios Thurs: Eat Avery’s Bones, Bitch Teeth, Violent Squid, Orgullo Primitivo, 9pm, free-$5. Fri: Brain Gang, New Fumes, Black James Franco, the Days, 9pm, free-$5. Sat: The Baptist Generals, Shiny Around the Edges, Daniel Markham, 9pm, free-$5. Wed: Advaeta, Tiger Tooth and Paw, Forever Home, 9pm, $5-$7. No smoking indoors. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-3877781. www.rubberglovesdentontx. com. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Sat: Kristy Kruger classic country band. Tues: Sweetwater Jazz Quartet (Neil Slater, Jim Riggs, Ron Fink, Lou Carfa). Shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweet watergrillandtavern.com. Trail Dust Steak House Fri & Sat: Cypress Creek Band. 26501 E. U.S. 380 in Aubrey. 940-365-4440. www.trailduststeaks.net. UNT on the Square Thurs: Slugger Music Group, 7pm; Addison Frei, 8pm, free. 109 N. Elm St. 940-369-8257.
http://untonthesquare.unt.edu. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St. The Whitehouse Espresso Bar and Beer Garden Each Thurs, open mic hosted by Kelbe Schrank, 7:30pm, signup at 7pm. 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. www.twobzandav coffeehouse.com.
IN THE AREA 1 p.m. Saturday — Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks Lodge annual golf tournament at Turtle Hills Golf Course in Muenster. Four-person scramble with a shot gun start. Cost is $320 for a four-person team or $80 per person. Call 940-595-6326. 2 p.m. Sunday — Banquet and auction benefiting Celina resident Laura Campbell, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, at Big Orange Pumpkin Farm, 5518 County Road 126 in Celina. Tickets are on sale at the Celina Chamber of Commerce. Visit www.facebook.com/loveforlaura celina or e-mail loveforlaura@hotmail. com.
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EVENTS Continued from Page 4 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17 — NCTC Denton County Foundation Miniature Golf Tournament at Zone Action Park, 1951 Summit Ave. in Lewisville. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Dinner and an awards ceremony will follow the tournament. Entry fees are $20 for adults; $15 for NCTC employees; $10 for students; and $5 for NCTC students and children 10 and younger. Visit www.nctc.edu/Foundation Home.aspx. Sept. 27-28 — Western Days festival in Old Town Lewisville, including Texas country music on three stages, arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, cooking and grilling demonstrations, craft beer tasting, a car show, a boat show, children’s activities, a 5K race and 1-mile fun run, exhibits and more. Free tickets are required, available starting Monday9/9 at www.lewisville westerndays.com. 1:15 p.m. Sept. 28 — World Tamale Eating Championship, part of the Western Days festival, on the front steps of Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church St. Sanctioned by Major League Eating. To register, visit www.ifoce.com.
FUTURE BOOKINGS 7 p.m. Sept. 13 — Grandparents and Gridiron Night at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex, 1500 Long Road. Participating grandparents will receive seats in a stadium suite, food and drinks for Guyer-Flower Mound Marcus football game. All volunteers in the Grandparents in Public Schools program are invited. Grandparent volunteers, Robson Ranch residents, grandparents in the U.S. 380 Corridor and others interested in learning more about the program are also welcome. Transportation to and from the game will be available at Robson Ranch activities center, with buses departing at 5:45 p.m.; Denton ISD Stephens Central Administration Building, 1307 N. Locust St., 5:30 p.m.; and Savannah Elementary School, 1101 Cotton Exchange Drive in Aubrey, 5:30 p.m. Spaces are limited. To reserve a spot or get more information, contact Sharon Cox at 940-3690006 or scox@dentonisd.org. Sept. 13-15 — Music Hackathon at UNT’s Innovation Greenhouse, in Sycamore Hall, 307 S. Ave. B at Sycamore Street. Event includes lectures and live music for people interested in unique music applications, including designers, developers, programmers, industry experts and musicians. Registration is required. Cost is $45 per person, $25 for UNT students. E-mail nancy.hong@unt. edu. 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 14 — Denton County MHMR Center’s Race for Hope 5K and 1-mile walk, in honor of Suicide Prevention Week, at South Lakes Park, 556 Hobson Lane. 5K run starts at 8 a.m., 1-mile walk starts at 8:10 a.m. Registration for the 5K costs $20 in advance, $25
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DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Young artists ages 4-13 can explore their options in the Young Rembrandts art classes. Classes work with all skill levels and focus on cartooning for the older students. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.denton parks.com to view schedules and register by Friday. ■ Start Smart Sports Instruction offers classes for 3- and 4-year-olds in soccer, flag football and basketball. Each class is four weeks and includes scrimmages. Classes begin Saturday, so register by Friday. Cost is $55. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.denton parks.com. ■ Adult flag football and kickball leagues are still open. Get a team together, or register individually. Ages 5-10 can join the coed outdoor soccer league. There are eight games, with practices during the week. Leagues are divided into age groups. Cost is $70 per child. Call 940-349-7275 or visit www.denton parks.com to register by Friday. ■ Ages 4-9 can learn the basics of soccer in Soccer Sparks Academy. The classes at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St., are taught by USSF National Soccer Coaches and follow the “all-ball” training techniques. Cost is $80. Call 940-3497275 or go to www.dentonparks.com to register by Wednesday. ■ The Disc Golf Tournament will be on Sept. 14 at the disc golf course at North Lakes Park. Teams will be paired off to play 18 holes and to keep score, and first place will win a prize. Cost is $5 per player. Call 940-3497275 or go to www.dentonparks.com to register by Friday. ■ “Basic Computer Training” helps beginners age 12 and older learn more
about computers and Microsoft Office. Classes are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Cost is $25. Call 940-349-7275. ■ The Back to School Rockin’ Lockin for kids ages 6-11 will be Sept. 13-14 at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. There will be a lot of adult supervision and plenty of fun with bounce houses, a DJ and more. Drop-off is at 7 p.m. Sept. 13, with pickup at 8 a.m. Sept. 14. Call 940349-7275 to register by Tuesday. ■ In the Lego Racing Championship on Sept. 14, kids in grades 1-4 will use engineering skills to build a lightningfast racer to compete on the track. The contest starts at 9 a.m. at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Cost is $25. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.denton parks.com to register by Wednesday. ■ Get ready for the Denton City Golf Championship on Sept. 14-15, at Robson Ranch’s Wildhorse Golf Club. The tournament is individual stroke play with flights. Awards will be given in each category. Entry fee is $90 per player. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.dentonparks.com to register by Wednesday. ■ Train for a race with the Couch to 5K and half-marathon training programs, designed for beginner and intermediate runners. The training classes begin Sept. 16 and 17 at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.dentonparks.com to register by Wednesday. ■ Kids ages 6 and older can learn to skateboard in a one-day clinic on Sept. 14. The class is designed for true
beginners and will teach balance and safety. Cost is $20. Call 940-3497275 or visit www.dentonparks.com to register by Sept. 12. ■ Ages 12 and older can go on an “Intro to Kayaking” adventure with knowledgeable staff on Sept. 14 at North Lakes Park. Cost is $15 per person. Call 940-349-7275 or go to www.dentonparks.com. ■ Youths ages 6-15 can participate in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick contest Sept. 19. Boys and girls will compete in the local competition and can advance to sectional, team and national finals. Call 940-349-
8287 for more information. ■ Seniors 50 and older can go on a two-day kayak adventure on the Brazos River on Sept. 28-29. The night will be spent camping at a primitive camp site. Cost is $95. Call 940-349-8720. ■ Tennis classes for all ages are starting up this month at Goldfield Tennis Center, 2005 W. Windsor Drive. Adults, teens and young kids have multiple options for skill levels and tournaments. The Fall Doubles Mixer is Sept. 26 and is a great way for adults to start the season. Call 940-349-8526.
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a wink Metal works have a playful edge f you’re the sort who itches to reach past the “do not touch” plaques at the dullest of exhibitions, the upcoming Denton show by sculptor and jeweler Lauren McAdams Selden might have your goose cooked. Scorched, even. Selden takes all the persnickety and charming quirks involved in human relations — especially communication — and puts them into inviting works of art. If locals are lucky, the perfunctory “do not touch” plaques will be absent. Selden’s art recalls the toys of childhood: things that roll, bounce, sway and pop. Things that look simple (where did you go, Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs and Weebles?) but entice you for hours. How does a fine artist accomplish this playful, dare-you-tonudge-me kind of art? Selden uses both the three-dimensional allure of sculpture with the ease and exotic nature of jewelry. In her Flying Rings series, the artist uses traditional metalwork techniques to carefully craft both fixed objects and moving parts that mimic wheels, rotor blades and the whirligig atop a propeller beanie. Imagine a simple designer ring with clean lines and smooth metals, then supersize it and fit it with stick-figure legs and and the occasional mobile limb or spinning hat-like feature. These are the figures of Flying Rings, only Selden gives them names. Leigh is a prim little figure. A neat A-line body topped with a neat bell-like cap stands on ultra-slim “legs” and feet (if you can call them that) that might as well be in-line skate wheels dressed up in copper and brass. Each figure is some variation on a body that speaks in attributes (and flaws, maybe). Where Leigh is all business and function, Paul wants to flee the past, all forward motion. Gus suffers from terminal gloom and is too earthbound to dream. Together, the pieces recall the
“Leigh,” a copper and brass piece by Lauren McAdams Selden, is part of the artist’s “Flying Rings” series. An exhibit of Selden’s work opens Sunday at the Center for the Visual Arts in Denton.
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jumbled stuff that is family dynamics, corporate culture or institutional posture. You can apply the figures to any network of people doing the hard work of relating. Fortunately, Selden makes it engaging to watch and to decode. Selden’s exhibition, “Uprising,” opens Sunday in the Gough Gallery at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Meanwhile, “No End of Vision:
Texas as Seen by Two Laureates” a joint exhibit of Karla K. Morton’s photography paired with poetry by Alan Birkelbach, opens in the Meadows Gallery. A joint opening reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The artists will be in attendance. The exhibits run through Nov. 1. Regular gallery hours are 1to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. — Lucinda Breeding
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on the morning of the event. Registration for the walk costs $15 for adults, $10 for children 11 and younger. Visit www.dentonmhmr.org. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 14 — 14th annual Arts, Antiques & 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 will be on display. Bring antiques, collectibles and jewelry for informational appraisals ($5 per item, or $10 for three). Event also includes fine arts and crafts vendors, Chalk Fest, silent auction, children’s activities and
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. ● “No End of Vision: Texas as Seen by Two Laureates,” a joint exhibit by Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach, opens Sunday in the Meadows Gallery with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. and a gallery talk and reading at 3 p.m.
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EVENTS Continued from Page 6 ● “Uprising,” sculptural work by Lauren McAdams Selden, opens Sunday in the Gough Gallery with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm; dinner Thurs-Sat 5:30-9pm. 940-591-9475. www.chestnuttearoom.com. ● Art by Visual Arts Society of Texas members Rosario Cudney, Aurora Dawson, Mindy Faubio, Lorraine Hayes, Jackie Haugen, Shubhangi Mantri and Jo Williams, through Sept. 12. 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. 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.farmersandmerchants gallery.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. ● Local art by Gregory Darby, Laura Drapac, Matthew Sallack, Michael Leza and Tony Ferraro, through October. Curated by Spiderweb Salon. Oxide Fine Art & Floral Gallery 115 W. Eagle Drive. 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. ● Paintings by Lorraine Hayes, through Oct. 11. SCRAP Denton Nonprofit store selling reused materials for arts and crafts. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499. www.scrapdenton.org. ● “Partially Finished” group art show, through Sept. 28. TWU Blagg-Huey Library 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. ● “Contemplation: Emerging Female Photographers From
Japan,” photos by Tomoe Murakami, Yuki Tawada, Yuhki Toyama and Ai Takahashi, through Sept. 18. An artists’ lecture will be at 4 p.m. Sept. 12, followed by a reception in the West Gallery at 5 p.m. 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. 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. ● “Photographs of Denton,” a group show of work by photography students, through Sept. 26. Reception will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. 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 Lynne Cagle Cox at 972-VAST-ORG.
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POINTS OF INTEREST The Bayless-Selby House Museum 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. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. www.dentoncounty.com /dcaam. Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Exhibits, research materials, county cemetery records, genealogical info, photographs. 110 W. Hickory St. 10-4:30 Mon-Fri and 11-3 Sat. Free. 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 the Denton County Historical Park, on Mulberry Street near Carroll Boulevard. Visit http://dentonmarket.org. Denton County Farmers Market Local farmers sell fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 7 a.m. to sellout. At Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton farmersmarket.com. UNT Rafes Urban Astronomy Center 2350 Tom Cole Road. For directions and more information, visit www.astronomy.unt.edu/obsv.html. ● Star Party on the first Saturday of the month, beginning 30 minutes after sundown, weather permitting. Admission is $5, free for children 4 and younger. UNT Sky Theater Planetarium in UNT’s Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, 1704 W. Mulberry St. 940-369-8213. www.skytheater.unt.edu. ● Dawn of the Space Age, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. each Saturday. Tickets cost $3-$5. ● Children’s matinee, noon each Saturday. Tickets cost $3.
Tony Curtis, left, and Marilyn Monroe star in Billy Wilder’s 1959 film “Some Like It Hot.” United Artists/ AP file photo
Ladylike inemark Theaters’ “Classic Series” picks back up again with the 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot, which screens Sunday and Wednesday at the cinema chain’s Denton location. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lem-
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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. Carmike Hickory Creek 16 8380 S. I-35E, Hickory Creek. 940-3212788. www.carmike.com. Silver Cinemas Inside Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. 940-3871957. www.silvercinemasinc.com.
OPENING THIS WEEK Instructions Not Included After a
Series drags out 1959 screwball comedy
mon, the film is the story of two musicians who witness a mob hit and flee the state disguised as women in an all-female band — with further complications setting in. The film is not rated and has a run time of 121 minutes. Some Like It Hot will screen at
former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and disappears, an Acapulco playboy ends up an unlikely single father in Los Angeles — until the girl’s mother shows up out of the blue six years later. Eugenio Derbez stars in the film, which he also directed and co-wrote. With Jessica Lindsey and Loreto Peralta. In Spanish with English subtitles. Rated PG-13, 115 minutes. — Los Angeles Times
NOW PLAYING Blue Jasmine (★★★1⁄2) Woody Allen wrote and directed this dramawith-humor that takes license with A Streetcar Named Desire. Cate Blanchett plays Jasmine, the Blanche
2 p.m. Sunday and 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Denton’s Cinemark 14, 2825 Wind River Lane. Tickets for the 2 p.m. shows cost $6.50. For the 7 p.m. show, tickets cost $8.50 for adults and $6.50 for children, students and seniors. — Staff report
DuBois figure, disgraced and penniless when she arrives at the San Francisco home of her sister (Sally Hawkins). Jasmine makes demands and acts imperious even while it becomes obvious she is gradually losing mental control. With Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale and a surprisingly effective Andrew Dice Clay. Rated PG-13, 98 minutes. — Boo Allen Closed Circuit Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall are two lawyers (and former lovers) whose lives are imperiled after they’re hired by a terrorist to defend him in court. Rated R, 96 minutes. — Miami Herald
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MOVIES Continued from Page 7 Elysium (★★★1⁄2) Neill Blomkamp (District 9) may be well on his way to becoming the only sci-fi writerdirector who matters. In 2159, Earth has become overcrowded, polluted, littered with high-rise shantytowns. An accident dooms factory worker Max Da Costa (Matt Damon), unless he can get to Elysium — the space station where the 1 percent live well, live long and have their every illness cured in a jiffy. With Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga and William Fichtner. Rated R, 108 minutes. — McClatchy-Tribune News Service Getaway A former race car driver (Ethan Hawke) hijacks the souped-up Mustang of a young woman (Selena Gomez) and follows the commands of the people who have kidnapped his wife. Rated PG-13. — MH Lee Daniels’ The Butler (★★) Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines, based on the real-life butler who worked in the White House under eight presidents, from Eisenhower to Reagan. Cecil always seems to be around when anything important is discussed, while his son Louis (David Oyelowo) magically appears at all the big civil rights events of the day. In director Lee Daniels’ empty replay of historical events, an impressive cast plays the U.S. presidents: Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, John Cusack and Alan Rickman. Rated PG-13,130 minutes. — B.A. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones In New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager discovers she is descended from a secret line of half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect the world from demons. Rated PG-13, 120 minutes. — LAT One Direction: This Is Us Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) directs this documentary recounting the meteoric rise of the British boy band. Rated PG. — MH Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters A young demigod and his friends embark on a treacherous odyssey to recover the magical Golden Fleece from the Bermuda Triangle. Rated PG, 105 minutes. — LAT We’re the Millers (★★) This is an identity comedy with identity issues. Jason Sudeikis plays a pot dealer who, as a disguise for smuggling a huge shipment of weed, forms a fake family to drive an RV across the Mexico border. Rated R, 110 minutes. — AP The World’s End (★★1⁄2) Horrorcomic spoof from the team behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Co-writer Edgar Wright directs the story of four mates (Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Nick Frost) dragged by their stilladolescent friend (Simon Pegg, who co-wrote the film) back to their hometown to do a pub crawl. They find the town and the people have changed enough to set up the intermittently funny spoof. Takes a while to take off but kicks in enough for a few laughs. Rated R, 109 minutes. — B.A.
Some kinda tough guy Ham-fisted script hampers Diesel’s return as ‘Riddick’ By Jocelyn Noveck AP National Writer
“Somewhere along the way I lost a step,” says Vin Diesel, a.k.a. that gravelly voiced, visually impaired, planet-hopping outlaw and badass they call Riddick. “I went and got sloppy.” He’s talking about how he ended up on a desolate planet facing murderous canine creatures and giant deadly serpents. But he could just as easily be talking about the lethally inadequate screenplay he’s up against. “Sloppy” is a kind word, actually, for the ridiculously clumsy dialogue in Riddick, the third installment of the sci-fi saga. Of course, none of this will likely matter to the hard-core fans who’ve been waiting for this movie since the 2004 Chronicles of Riddick, a successor to the 2000 Pitch Black. Even though that megabudget film tanked at the box office, it fed the franchise’s avid cult following, as have a pair of video games. And fans will no doubt be especially happy that in Riddick — its title now streamlined, along with its budget — no compromises have been made for a wimpy PG-13 rating. No, it’s an R this time, which allows for a few characters to meet a particularly gory end, not to mention free-wheeling profanity and one gratuitous nude scene. Not all is bleak. The bald and beefy Diesel is always fun to watch. But his presence alone can’t make up for the total lack of other interesting characters in the screenplay by David Twohy, who also directs. Alas, that includes Katee Sackhoff as the lone female, a feisty bounty hunter named Dahl. If you didn’t see The Chronicles of Riddick — or if you saw it and didn’t quite follow the overwrought plot — you’ll be OK here, because only brief references are made to Riddick’s checkered past. A quick flashback reminds us that when we last saw him, he’d been crowned the Lord Marshal of those dark
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Vin Diesel is back for more as the antihero outlaw of “Riddick,” the latest chapter of the saga that began with 2000’s “Pitch Black.” Necromongers. But what Riddick really wants is to return to his home world, Furya. So he makes a deal with his enemy, Vaako (Karl Urban, appearing here for a few seconds). But that’s where he’s gotten sloppy. Riddick is duped — dropped onto a desolate, dangerous place called, well, Not Furya. He’s badly wounded, too. And then there are those vicious dogs, and those scary serpent creatures. But this is Riddick, and somehow, he makes his way to an abandoned mercenary post and sends out an emergency sig-
Riddick Rated R, 119 minutes. Opens Friday.
nal. His plan is to escape on the ship of the bounty hunters sure to arrive any minute. And arrive they do — two competing bands of them. One is led by the almost comically inept Santana (Jordi Molla), who’s intent on beheading Riddick, and has brought a box along for
that purpose. But Boss Johns (Matt Nable) has other ideas. He’s with the other band, and he has some important questions for Riddick — preferably to be answered while that shiny bald head remains in place. Will Riddick, as always a one-man army, somehow survive? “I don’t know how many times I’ve been crossed off the list and left for dead,” he says at one point. “This ain’t nothing new.” This franchise may yet rise again, but let’s hope that next time, the filmmakers do bring something new.
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D. Smiley, who started forging his rap career in Denton, is releasing his first full-length album, with a celebratory bash Friday night at Andy’s Bar. Courtesy photo
It’s all in the risk By Lucinda Breeding Features Editor cbreeding@dentonrc.com
n January, Dallas (and one-time Denton) rapper D. Smiley was “Young Don,” dropping compact verses over beats, passing a blunt and on the verge of jumping into the hip-hop game feet first, without a safety net and without one single hint of apology. D. Smiley has a couple of things in common with local hip-hop artists in the Golden Triangle. He doesn’t pretend to be a young pimp creeping in a Bugatti or making it rain dead presidents — he raps about his desires, his work ethic and his talent, all of which are formidable. He writes about the identity crisis that can arise even in the 21st century for a young black man with a white girlfriend of five years and a yen to be part of the “game” (code for the hip-hop business) but who isn’t so thrilled with the one-dimensional demands it makes of its young, talented
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For D. Smiley’s ‘Young Don’ to become the ‘Golden Child,’ it took betting on himself and driven. “I’ve been working on this record for eight months,” Smiley said as the release of his first full-length album, Golden Child, Rightful Sinner drew nearer. The record hits the streets on Friday, about three weeks shy of the video for the first single, “Battlefield.” The song is the clear standout on a record that is led by words and followed by beats. In the “Battlefield” video, the artist appears in two different settings — a shut-down gas station and the wild green banks of a creek. For the most part, Smiley bounces on the balls of his feet as if he were a boxer champing at the bit waiting for that bell to clang. He throws punches and gestures, glaring into the camera. He’s all lyrical promise (“one, two, Smiley’s comin’ for you,” voices rap through the
chorus countdown) and rippling sixpack. Smiley celebrates the release of Golden Child with a bash at Andy’s Bar on Friday. “The record’s very introspective. You see the world through my eyes,” he said. “This record, you could close your eyes and hear everything from ’88 to ’13. This is all about how time has passed for me. From the struggle to the success. There is a full connection to both of those things, as an artist who is growing, but also a connection from me as an artist in the world.” Smiley teamed up with producer Exotic Swisha on eight of the 11 tunes, and with producers Jordan Strong, Buffalo Black and King Zel for the remainder. Artist CLV guests on two tracks.
Golden Child, Rightful Sinner D. Smiley’s album will be available Friday on iTunes, Amazon.com and Google Play.
Smiley said he chose his producers carefully. “Each of them is strong,” he said. “I was really comfortable with all of them. I knew their source and knew mine. I knew they would get the emoSee D. SMILEY on 10
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DINING RESTAURANTS 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. $-$$. 940-382-5437.
FINE DINING The Great American Grill at Hilton Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd. Dinner: Daily 5-10pm. 940-891-4700. The Greenhouse Restaurant Casual dining atmosphere complements fresh seafood, beef and chicken from the grill. Even vegetarian selections get a flavor boost from the woodpile. 600 N. Locust St. MonThurs 11-10, Fri 11-11, Sat 12-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940-484-1349. Hannah’s Off the Square Executive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale comfort food” puts the focus on local, seasonal ingredients. 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. 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 4:30-
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D. Smiley tional things I was looking for, I was reaching for.” Some albums are a journal of a single episode or timeframe in an artist’s life. Others are a constellation of the highs and lows, the mundane middles of life. Golden Child is the latter. Exotic Swisha created “dub” to Smiley’s rhythmic “lub” on the album. “One thing I wanted was faster raps, and I was able to use faster flows. I used metaphors and double entendres,” Smiley said. The artist was intent on the words leading the music. He’d write or rap for Swisha, then the two would work the producer’s beats. “You’re working together to get your point across,” Smiley
10pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-11pm. $$-$$$. 940-442-6834. 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. $$$. 940-243-4919.
GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN Jasmine’s Mediterranean Grill and Hookah Lounge 801 Sunset St. Sun-Thurs 11am-1am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am. 940-898-1800. http:// jasminemedcafe.com. Michael’s Kitchen Family-owned restaurant offers a Greek/Lebanese menu — hummus, gyros, dolmas and kafta — plus American food, for all three meals. Breakfast buffet weekdays. BYOB. 706 Fort Worth Drive. Daily 5:30am-10pm. $. 940-382-3663. www.michaelskitchengreek.com. Yummy’s Greek Restaurant Small eatery with wonderful food. Tasty salads, hummus, falafel, dolmas and kebabs. Good veggie plate and gyros. Yummy cheesecake and baklava. BYOB. 210 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-383-2441.
HOME COOKING Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 204 N. Fourth St., Sanger. Tues-Fri 4:30-9pm, Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-3. $-$$. 940-458-0000. Bonnie’s Kitchen 6420 N. I-35. 940-383-1455. Cartwright’s Ranch House Restaurant on the Square serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring chicken-fried steak, hamburgers and steaks. Family-style service available.
ALBUM RELEASE PARTY What: Official release of D. Smiley’s “Golden Child, Rightful Sinner.” Lineup includes Tunk, Rick Blaine, CLV, Jarvis Hodges, Clay West, G-Jet and J-Harm. DJ Sofaking will be on turntables all night. Where: Andy’s Bar, 122 N. Locust St. on the downtown Square When: Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Friday; music starts at 9:30 p.m. Details: Cover is $10.
said. “Sometimes, you’re a little more vulgar, a little more direct. And then there are times when you want to show a little more emotion. I was able to connect with so many different emotions. There are times where you want to touch somebody, times when you want to piss somebody off. I wanted to use a lot of different emotions.”
111 N. Elm St. 940-387-7706. www.cartwrightsranchhouse.com. Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot Point. 940-686-0158. Krum Diner Offers homestyle cuisine, seafood and Italian food, along with Greek and assorted desserts. 145 W. McCart St., Krum. Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 9am-2pm. $. 940-482-7080. OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cooking titles in Best of Denton 2009 through 2013, this eatery offers a wide selection of homemade meals. Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am-2pm. $. 940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-4587358. 817-442-9378. Prairie House Restaurant Open since 1989, this Texas eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, baby-back ribs, buffalo burgers, chicken-fried rib-eyes and other assorted dishes. 10001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. Daily 7:30am-10pm. $-$$. 940-4409760. www.phtexas.com.
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.
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INDIAN Bawarchi Biryani Point 909 Ave. C. 940-898-8889. www.bawarchi biryanipoint.com. Rasoi, The Indian Kitchen Housed in a converted gas station, this Indian dining spot offers a small but carefully prepared buffet menu of curries (both meat and vegetarian), beans, basmati rice and samosas. No smoking. 1002 Ave. C. Daily 11am-9:30pm. $. 940-566-6125.
disappoint. Beer and wine. No credit cards. 1407 W. Oak St. 940-382-9577. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. Genti’s Pizza and Pasta 4451 FM2181, Suite 125, Corinth. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-4975400. Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant Romantic spot in bed and breakfast serves Northern Italian and Southern French cuisine. Beer and wine. 821 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs, 11-2, 5-9, Fri 11-2 & 5-10, Sat 5-10. Sun 10:30-2. $-$$.
Aviano Italian Restaurant Traditional Italian fare, including lasagna, pastas with meat and marinara
sauces. BYOB. 5246 S. U.S. Highway 377, Aubrey. Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri & Sat 11am-10pm. $. 940-365-2322. Bagheri’s 1125 E. University Drive, Suite A. 940-382-4442. Don Camillo Garlic gets served straight up at family-owned restaurant that freely adapts rustic Italian dishes with plenty of American imagination. 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 103, Corinth. Mon-Wed 11-2:30, 5-9; Thurs-Sat 11-2:30, 5-10. 940-321-1100. Fera’s Excellent entrees served bubbling hot. Rich sauces, firm pastas and billowing garlic rolls. Dishes served very fresh. Desserts don’t
On “I Said,” D. Smiley and CLV swap verses about the realities that can come with a determination to keep one’s art animate. They grieve the loss of friendships too weak to endure musical success. The song references D. Smiley’s label, brand and crew called MacBroadz, and the naysayers in D. Smiley’s circle who predicted the project would go belly-up. Macbroadz is still slinging beats, T-shirts and ball caps in Dallas-Fort Worth, and the naysayers can help themselves to a heaping helping of deep-fried crow, as far as Smiley’s concerned. “Foreva Eva” tips a hat to Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson,” but flips the script from burned baby-daddy lament. Instead, D. Smiley spits steady and fast over Jordan Strong’s lazy loop of doo-wop “oohs.” He cops to being 25 and broke. But that’s if you’re looking at his bank draft
and not his life. He pledges to rap “foreva eva” and reminds us all that we are listening to a record made by him and on his terms. Even if someone dismisses Golden Child as a proper demonstration of hip-hop, it’s an inarguable artifact of D. Smiley’s striving. King Zel and Smiley lifted a short vocal loop by the incomparable Nina Simone on “Yes, I Do,” a sleeper track that both surprises in the maturity of Smiley’s poetry and his ease with meter and metaphor. He details the ways in which he’s had to defend his choices. The first and most uncomfortable is the way racism persists in a so-called post-racist America and the hackles raised all around by his relationship with a white girlfriend (“But y’all don’t wanna hear it ’cause everybody hates the truth/’Cause it’s what sets you free, and gets you locked up, too”).
Zel’s decision to slip Simone’s silky contralto into the beat is a touch of awareness — both musically and culturally — and a shimmer of genius. In “Yes, I Do,” Smiley and Zel reaffirm that rap — like jazz before it — bears the burden of being thought of as too dirty — and too black — for polite society. But by the time Smiley declares “word is bond!” and promises that his art will never buy out his experiences or his relationships, the listener understands that while this rapper can posture with the best of them, hip-hop is still the province of the pen. You know, that thing that is mightier than the sword. He connects with the likes of Simone and Gil Scott-Heron, but D. Smiley occupies the here and now.
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LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877.
DINING Continued from Page 10 940-381-2712. Luigi’s Pizza Italian Restaurant Family-run spot does much more than pizza, and how. Great New York-style pies plus delicious southern Italian dishes, from pasta lunch special to pricier meals. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Sun & Tues-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. 940-591-1988.
JAPANESE Avocado Sushi Restaurant 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 126. 940-383-9812. I Love Sushi 917 Sunset St. MonThurs 11am-3pm & 5-10pm, Fri 11am-3pm & 5-10:30pm; Sat noon-10:30pm; Sun 12:30-9pm. $$. 940-891-6060. J Sushi 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite 100. 940-387-8833. jsushibar.com. Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellowtail and tuna into sashimi. Daily fish specials and pasta dishes served with an Asian flair. Wine and beer. 500 N. Elm St. Tues-Sat 5-11. $$-$$$. 940382-7505. Shogun Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 3606 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-3827800. Sushi Cafe 1401 W. Oak St. 940380-1030.
KOREAN Czen 408 North Texas Blvd. 940383-2387.
MIDDLE EASTERN Green Zatar Family-owned restaurant/market does it all from scratch, and with speed. Meats like gyros and succulent Sultani Kebab, plus veggie combo and crunchy falafel. BYOB. No smoking. 609 Sunset St. Daily 11-10. $-$$. 940-383-2051. www.green zatar.com.
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.
SEAFOOD Dani Rae’s Gulf Coast Kitchen 2303 S. I-35E. Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm. 940-898-1404. Frilly’s Seafood Bayou Kitchen Plenty of Cajun standards and Texas fusion plates. Everything gets plenty
of spice — sometimes too much. Beer and wine. 1925 Denison St. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-9:30. $$. 940-243-2126. Hoochie’s Oyster House 207 S. Bell Ave. Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm. 940-383-0104. http:// hoochiesoysterhouse.com.
THAI Andaman Thai Restaurant Extensive menu continues trend of good Asian food in Denton. Fried tofu is a home run. Pad Thai noodles have perfect amount of sweetness. Beer and wine. No smoking. 221 E. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 4-9:30pm; Sat-Sun noon-9:30pm. $$. 940-5918790. www.andamanthairestaurant. com. 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. $-$$. 940-387-3317. Siam Off the Square Fresh flavors set curries apart at comfortable dining spot. Winning starters: shrimp satay, Tum Yum Gai and Tom Kah soups. BYOB. 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. Lunch, Mon-Fri 11-2; dinner, Mon-Sat 5-9. $-$$. 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. Quiet setting. BYOB. No smoking. 1509
Malone St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 510pm; Sat 11:30-10; Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-566-6018. www.thaiocha denton.com.
VIETNAMESE Viet Bites 702 S. Elm St. 940-8081717. Mon-Thurs 11-8:30; Fri-Sun 11-9. www.vietbites.com.
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