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EVENTS THURSDAY 9:30 a.m. — Crafters’ Corner at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Work on projects and learn new techniques. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. — Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 3:30 p.m. — Afternoon Adventure Club, stories and a handson workshop for kids in kindergarten through third grade, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 4:30 p.m. — Afternoon Adventure Club, stories and a handson workshop for kids in kindergarten through third grade, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 6 p.m. — Screening of documentary West of Memphis in Room 108 of the UNT Business Leadership Building, 1307 W. Highland St. Film will be followed by a panel discussion including co-producers Damien Echols, who was one of the “West Memphis Three,” and Lorri Davis. Part of the UNT Fine Arts Series. Admission is $10 per person, $5 for UNT faculty, staff and alumni, free for UNT students. Call 940-565-3805 or visit www.unt.edu/fas. 6 to 8 p.m. — “Veterans’ Reentry to Civilian Life,” part of the UNT Libraries Speaks Out series, in the Forum at UNT’s Willis Library, 1506 Highland St. Guenter Gross, UNT regents professor of biological sciences and director of the Center for Network Neuroscience, and David Smith and Jason Gibson, two of his former students, will discuss the transition from military life to civilian life and how that experience can be improved. Free. Call 940-891-6897. 6:30 p.m. — Spiderweb Salon and Koan School gallery opening reception and showcase at Jupiter House Coffee, 106 N. Locust St. Event includes music, poetry and group show of works by artists and students. Exhibit runs through early February. Visit www.facebook.com/ SpiderwebSalon. 7 p.m. — Denton County Genealogical Society presents “British Research” at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Visit www.genealogydentontexas.org. 7 to 8 p.m. — Conversation Club, for those wishing to practice their English language skills with others, meets at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. No registration required. Call 940-349-8752. 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Urinetown: The Musical at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, and $10 for students and children. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School presents Les Miserables at 7501 Teasley Lane. Cost $10. Advance
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‘Night Witches’ takes wing TWU to premiere professor’s drama about female fliers he Texas Woman’s University Drama Program takes on another world premiere play on Wednesday, this time with a play written by one of its own. Award-winning playwright and TWU drama faculty member Steven Young wrote The Night Witches, a fictionalized account of the first all-female bomber squadron, which flew during World War II. The Nazis coined the term “Night
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Witches” from the noises their plywood and canvas airplanes produced. Based on actual events from the Soviet Union during World War II, this new work examines the uneasy intersection of gender, combat, patriotism and the need for flight and freedom. The play will tour the United Kingdom in May and appear at the Brighton Fringe Festival. The Brighton festival is second only to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in size and scope. The fringe festival showcases a wide variety of music, comedy, dance and theater. TWU Drama has appeared twice at the Edinburgh
festival. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 2223; 4 p.m. Nov. 21; and 2 p.m. Nov. 23-24. All performances will take place in the Redbud Theater Complex, located on the north side of historic Hubbard Hall on TWU’s Denton campus. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A “pay what you can” option will be offered on Nov. 23. To reserve tickets online or for more information, visit www.twu.edu/drama or call the TWU Box Office at 940898-2020. — Lucinda Breeding
Denton Time ON THE COVER A CAPPELLA CHOIR The upcoming 75th anniversary concert for the University of North Texas A Cappella Choir will exalt peacemakers and peace. (AFP/Getty file photo)
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tickets can be purchased at the Guyer front office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call 940-369-1156 or e-mail ecrotwell@dentonisd.org. 8 p.m. — UNT African Ensemble in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Admission is $5. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu. 8 p.m. — UNT Women’s and Men’s Choruses in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. Tickets cost $8-$10. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com.
FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. — Mother Goose Time at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Stories and activities for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 11 a.m. — Story Time at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 4 p.m. — Lego Builders Club for ages 6 and older at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey. irish-keffer@cityofdenton.com. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School presents Les Miserables at 7501 Teasley Lane. Cost $10. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Guyer front office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call 940-369-1156 or e-mail ecrotwell@dentonisd.org. 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Urinetown: The Musical at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, and $10 for students and children. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton
communitytheatre.com. 8 p.m. — UNT Avenue C Vocal Jazz Ensemble in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-5652791 or visit www.music.unt.edu. 8 p.m. — UNT Opera Theatre presents Cendrillon, a retelling of Cinderella by Jules Massenet, in the Lyric Theatre in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 S. I-35E. In French with English supertitles. Music director Stephen Dubberly will lead a free “In the Know” lecture 45 minutes before the opera. Tickets cost $15 each, or $35 for floor seating, wine and dessert. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com/tickets.
SATURDAY 8 a.m. — Social Run, a 3.1-mile trail run at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Road. Free. Visit www.clearcreekdenton.com. 8 a.m. — TWU Pioneer Preview Day, an open house event for prospective freshmen, at Hubbard Hall, 1600 N. Bell Ave. To register, visit www.twu.edu and click on “Pioneer Preview Day” under upcoming events or call 940-898-3014. 9 a.m. — Marketplace Enrollment Event at Health Services of North Texas, 4310 Mesa Drive. Navigators and an application counselor will discuss and answer questions about the Health Insurance Marketplace. Free. Visit www.healthntx.org. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — American Red Cross community blood drive in the gymnasium of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak. St. Walk-ins will be welcome. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood. org to schedule an appointment using sponsor code “standrew.” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Blue Ribbon
Bazaar at the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Arts and crafts show features about 35 vendors, all senior citizens. Call 940-349-8720. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Introductory fly fishing class at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, at Jones Street and North Kealy Avenue in Lewisville. Presented by members of the Dallas Fly Fishers club. Bring eye protection (glasses), a hat, sun protection, a lunch and water. All other equipment is provided. There is a $5 facility fee and a $5 admission fee to enter LLELA. To check space availability, call Richard Johnson at 469-877-0695. 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Bicycle to Recycle Community Bike Ride starting at the Courthouse on the Square. Ride goes to Pratt recycling facility on Mayhill Road, then returns to Square for lunch at East Side Social Club. Visit www.cityofdenton.com. 10 a.m. — Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 10 a.m. — Read to Rover at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Children ages 6-11 struggling with reading can read one-on-one with a trained therapy dog from Therapy Pals of Golden Triangle. Parents or guardians must register their children in person and sign a permission slip. Call 940-349-8752. 10 a.m. — Denton Poets’ Assembly at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street. Free and open to the public. Visit www.dentonpoets assembly.weebly.com 10 a.m. to noon — Free math tutoring for students in kindergarten through 12th grade at Emily Fowler
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Seattle alt-hiphop artist Astronautalis — a.k.a. Andy Bothwell, right — used to show off his freestyle prowess at Denton venues when he was a college student in Dallas. He’ll play on Oaktopia’s main stage just off the Square on Saturday. Courtesy photos
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California hip-hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien headlines Oaktopia on Saturday.
New music festival grows organically around the Square here was a dark spot on the local calendar between Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival and the Holiday Lighting Festival on the Square. The creative genies of Denton dreamed up Oaktopia to brighten up that glum stretch. If you parse Denton’s festival history, Oaktopia would be an incarnation of Fry Street Fair: The Early Years. Austere, a local culture and art magazine, and Monocle Inc., one of the city’s many upstate production companies, recruited two major headliners, hip-hop artists Del the Funky Homosa-
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OAKTOPIA What: Music, art and culture festival with more than 60 acts at venues and two outdoor stages around the Square. When: 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Where: On the downtown Square and surrounding blocks. Details: Tickets cost $20, available at www.oaktopiafest.com.
pien and Astronautalis. Then they stacked a 12-hour deck with Denton and regional acts. And like other Denton fests, Oaktopia serves up a sonic gum-
bo for long-haul partiers. Local punk-garage rockers New Science Projects will get loud. Reggae-blues-jazz chimera Afro Deezy Axe will cast its beachy, blues-club spell. Electronic tunes will bump and buzz and a whole host of local hip-hop artists will fret and strut — from rising cats such as AV the Great and Fab Deuce to crew that
ought to be better known, like Wreckamic, S. Good and Infidelix. (Oh, and now that Xegesis’ Unrill — Scott McBride — has left Denton for Arizona, his other half, Ritchy Flo, will do some solo stuff.) Live skateboarding, live art from Spiderweb Salon and vendors are also part of the event.
Games Day at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free event includes card and board games, chess, video games and tournaments, Yu-Gi-Oh demonstrations and more. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www. dentonlibrary.com. 1 to 7 p.m. — UNT Media Library’s International Games Day celebration in Room 111C in Chilton Hall, 410 S. Ave. C. Event includes open gaming on PlayStation3, Xbox and Wii, board games, and a screening of Indie Game at 1 p.m. Free. E-mail diane.robson@unt.edu. 3 to 4 p.m. — “What Did Grand-
pa Do? Historical Occupations,” a program on locating information about your ancestors’ livelihood, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 to register. 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. — Oaktopia music and culture festival, with more than 60 acts at venues and two outdoor stages around the Square. Del the Funky Homosapien, Astronautalis, the Boombachs, Savage and the Big Beat, and Matthew and the Arrogant Sea headline on the main stage at Hickory and Austin streets. Venues include Hailey’s, 122 W.
Mulberry St.; J&J’s Pizza, 118 W. Oak St.; Andy’s, 122 N. Locust St.; the Loophole, 119 W. Hickory St.; and East Side Social Club, 117 E. Oak St. Free admission to stages on the lawn of the Courthouse on the Square and at Banter, 219 W. Oak St. Tickets cost $20. Visit www.oaktopiafest.com. 6:30 p.m. — UNT Mariachi Aguilas in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. Free. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com. 7:30 p.m. — Guyer High School presents Les Miserables at 7501
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Bands listed in order of appearance, but lineup is subject to change. Some venues have minimum age limits. For more information, visit www.oaktopiafest.com. Main Stage at Williams Trade Square Wells Fargo parking lot between Mulberry and Hickory streets 3 p.m. — Matthew and the Arrogant Sea 4 p.m. — Savage and the Big Beat 5 p.m. — The Boombachs 6:30 p.m. — Astronautalis 8:30 p.m. — Del the Funky Homosapien Courthouse on the Square lawn 3 to 10 p.m.: Stormy Durant, Claire Morales, Kokopelli & Co., Purl Snap Shirts, Melissa Ratley, Reagan Nation, Off Route Hailey’s, 122 W. Mulberry St. 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.: West and the Grooves, Human Groove Hormone, White Bison, Afro Deezy Axe, Brave Young Lion, Sacco & Vanzetti, Bashe, She Banshee, Señor Fin, Black James Franco, New Science Projects J&J’s Pizza, 118 W. Oak St. 3 p.m. to midnight: The Faps, Bad Smog, Electric Vengeance, Bukkake Moms, Band Nerds, the Lead Pipes, Jacko Suede, Off World, Biographies, Two Knights Banter, 219 W. Oak St. 6 p.m. to midnight: Spiderweb Salon, Cassie Kidder, Sydney Wright, Vega Star, 11:40, the Groovebumps Andy’s Bar, 122 N. Locust St. 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.: S. Good, Southern Made, G’Petto, Jenny Robinson, Muenster, D-Mar, Stu Brootal, Ritchy Flo, J Harm, Wild Bill, Buffalo Black, D. Smiley, Infidelix, Tracy “TC” Counts, Ewok the Kid, -topic., Brain Gang, Fab Deuce, AV the Great, Wreckamic The Loophole, 119 W. Hickory St. 7 to 10 p.m.: Brett Crow, Chris Jessup, Zach Smith East Side Social Club, 117 E. Oak St. Starting at 5:30 p.m.: Hares on the Mountain, Vanishing Island, more to be announced
Teasley Lane. Cost $10. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Guyer front office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call 940-369-1156 or e-mail ecrotwell@dentonisd.org. 7:30 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Urinetown: The Musical at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, and $10 for students and children. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com.
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SUNDAY 2 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Urinetown: The Musical at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $18 for seniors 62 and older, and $10 for students and children. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.denton communitytheatre.com. 2:30 p.m. — The Joel Terrell Society, Children of the American Revolution, presents a program celebrating Native American culture at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Guest speaker Mary Red Eagle will discuss the Comanche Nation of the past and today. Guests are welcome. 3 p.m. — UNT Opera Theatre presents Cendrillon, a retelling of Cinderella by Jules Massenet, in the Lyric Theatre in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 S. I-35E. In French with English supertitles. Music director Stephen Dubberly will lead a free “In the Know” lecture 45 minutes before the opera. Tickets cost $15 each, or $35 for floor seating, wine and dessert. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com/tickets. 5 p.m. — First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, directed by John Priddy, and baritone Jeffrey Snider perform “The Good, the Bad and the Divas,” a concert of favorite opera choruses, ensembles and arias, in the church, 201 S. Locust St. Free, but a goodwill offering will collected. Visit www.fumc-denton.com. 6:30 p.m. — UNT Third Street and West End Vocal Jazz Ensembles in Kenton Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.
MONDAY 6 p.m. — Chess Night at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 7 to 8 p.m. — Romance in the Stacks Book Club at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. This month, discuss author Elizabeth Hoyt. Free. Call 940-349-8796 or e-mail kimberly.wells@cityofdenton.com.
TUESDAY 9:30 a.m. — Mother Goose Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories and activities for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 9:30 a.m. — Toddler Time at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Stories, puppets and activities for toddlers (12-36 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 10:30 a.m. — Toddler Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, puppets and activities for toddlers (12-36 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. — VNA Ann’s Haven “Grief Through the Holidays” workshop at
Lifted voice Gospel musician Ann Downing to perform in Denton ove Award-winning gospel singer Ann Downing headlines Gospelfest at 6 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Creek Baptist Church, 4582 Fishtrap Road. Downing is a regular on the Gaither Homecoming Video series, but she logs most of her performing hours in churches and halls throughout the country, Canada and Europe. The singer is known for leaving the stage to sing and talk to her audiences. She nurtured her dream of gospel music ministry since she was a child on a Mississippi cotton farm. After her high school graduation, Downing got a gig with the Speer Family singers. She married and cofounded the Downings, the
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325 W. McKinney St., Suite 101. Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch. Free, but reservations are required by contacting Jerald Garner at 940-349-5900 or garner@vnatexas.org. 7 p.m. — “The Portal to Texas History: Your Threshold to the Past,” a free presentation by Tara Carlisle of the UNT Libraries at the Sanger Public Library, 501 Bolivar St. Call 940-458-3257 or e-mail library clerk@sangerlibrary.org. 7 to 8 p.m. — LegoMania for Teens at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Ages 12 and older can build creations out of Lego bricks. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 8 p.m. — UNT A Cappella Choir in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. Tickets cost $8-$10. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.the mpac.com. 8 p.m. — UNT Super 400 Jazz Guitar Ensemble in Kenton Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-5652791 or visit www.music.unt.edu. 7 to 8:45 p.m. — North Branch Writers’ Critique Group, for those interested in writing novels, short stories, poetry or journals, meets at
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Gospel artist Ann Downing performs in Denton on Sunday as part of Gospelfest. group that earned a Dove Award, and went on to join the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free.
WEDNESDAY 9:30 a.m. — Toddler Time at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Stories, puppets and activities for toddlers (12-36 months) and their caregivers. Free. Call 940349-8752. 11 a.m. — Story Time at Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children age 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 2 to 3:30 p.m. — “Working With Word,” a two-part class on using Microsoft Word at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Class continues on Friday, Nov. 22. Free. To register, call 940-349-8752. 4 p.m. — It’s a Girl Thing! book club for girls ages 8-12 and their female relative or friend, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. This month, discuss Pendragon: Merchant of Death by D.J. McHale. Call 940-349-8752. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Diabetes Academy at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Learn about managing diabetes in a free class led by Susan Meeke, a Novo Nordisk
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Diabetes Educator. Call 940-3498752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 7 to 8 p.m. — Thanksgiving Story Time for ages 1-5 at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 7 to 8:30 p.m. — Exploring Philosophy at North Branch Library, 3020 Locust St. Join the ongoing discussions of time-honored philosophical issues with Dr. Eva H. Cadwallader, professor of philosophy. Free. Call 940-349-8752.
MUSIC The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Each Wed, County Rexford, 7-9pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-5665483. The Abbey Underground 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/TheAbbeyUnderground. 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 708 N. Locust St. 940-3828898. www.amitea.org.
Andy’s Bar Fri: I Am Man, I Am Monster, Wrought of Obsidian, Brutalody, DJ Zoid, 9pm, $10. Sat: Oaktopia, 3pm-2am, oaktopiafest.com. 122 N. Locust St. 940-5655400. Banter Bistro Thurs: Jordan Gheen, 6pm. Fri: Oui Bis, 6pm; “Song & Story,” hosted by Richard Gilbert, 8pm; Lydia Low, 10pm. Sat: Oaktopia festival with Spiderweb Salon, Cassie Kidder, Sydney Wright, Vega Star, 11:40, the Groovebumps, 6pm-midnight, oaktopiafest.com, free. Mon: Poetry Out Loud, 8pm. Each Thurs, open mic at 8pm; each Sat, live local jazz at 6pm. 219 W. Oak St. 940-5651638. www.dentonbanter.com. Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: Peter Case, Isaac Hoskins, 9pm, $12. Fri: Naked Lunch, 10pm, $10. Sun: Orant Charities’ “Kumba! Yah Yah!” with Two Tons of Steel, Lincoln Durham, Basically Basie Big Band, 6:30pm, $20 suggested donation. Mon: Caravan of Thieves, 8pm, $10. Tues: Andy LaViolette Trio, 5pm, free; Dead Confederate, Equals, Daniel Markham, 9pm, $10. Wed: Polly Maynard (classical guitar), 5pm, free. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. www.danssilverleaf. com. Fry Street Public House Each Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com. The Garage Fri: Matt Dunn & Frenchie. Sat: DJ Rockstyle. 113 Ave. A. 940-383-0045. www.thedenton garage.com. Gerhard’s German Restaurant 222 W. Hickory St. 940-381-6723. www.gvrestaurants.com. The Greenhouse Live jazz each Mon at 10pm, free. 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.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: Fish Fry Bingo, Hares on the Mountain, the Holler Time, 9pm, $5-$10. Fri: Voz Del Pueblo, Errors in Human Digest, Nabeel Z, Problem Dogg, 9pm, $5-$10. Sat: Oaktopia, 3pm-2am, oaktopiafest.com. Each Tues, ’90s music, 10pm, free-$5. 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. www.haileysclub.com. J&J’s Pizza Sat: Oaktopia, 3pmmidnight, oaktopiafest.com. 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. www.jandj pizzadenton.com. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com. La Milpa Mexican Restaurant Each Fri, Mariachi Quetzal, 7:309:30pm. 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-8470. Lone Star Attitude Burger Co. Thurs: JT Dale, Michael Smith, 8pm. 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 Tues, open mic, 9pm. 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940-566-9910. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Cody John-
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Keeps, 9pm, $5-$7. No smoking indoors. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-3877781. www.rubberglovesdentontx. com. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Fri: Kristy Kruger Quartet. Sun: Official Texas Jazz Orchestra. Tues: Heather Paterson/Neil Slater Quartet with Jeffry Eckels and Stockton Helbing. 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. Treehouse Bar & Grill Thurs: Horace Bray Quartet. Fri: Hogan Sullivan, 10pm. Each Wed, karaoke, 9:30pm. 1512 W. Hickory St. 940-4847900. www.thetreehousedenton. com. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St. The Whitehouse Espresso Bar
DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Register by Friday for a coed basketball league for kids ages 5-10. Practices begin in December at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Players will get a jersey and play eight games. Cost is $85 per player. Register at www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275. ■ Kids ages 2-4 can play during the Hop ’Til You Drop class. Parents are encouraged to stay during the structured play time. The weekly class begins Monday at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Cost is $15 per child. Register at www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275. ■ Children in grades 1-4 are invited to the Lego Angry Birds workshop Saturday at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Learn strategies to take out the evil pigs, while also learning about physics and construction with more than 100,000 Legos. Cost is $25. Register at www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275. ■ Ten-year-olds through adults can join an outdoor adventure for intermediate anglers from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday starting at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. This is for anyone who has completed the junior angler class. Cost is $8 per person. Call 940-349-8136 for more information. ■ Ages 10 and older can go mountain biking at Johnson Branch State Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Cyclists will meet at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St., before leaving for the outside trails. Bikes and helmets will be provided. Cost is $25. Call 940-349-8136 for more information. ■ Classes for young dancers will be offered on Tuesdays, Nov. 19 through Dec. 10, at North Lakes Recreation
Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. ● Kids ages 2 and 3 can learn the basics of ballet in Tiny Tutus from 4 to 4:30 p.m. ● Ages 4-6 can learn basics of ballet up to beginner work at the barre in Bigger Ballerinas from 5 to 5:30 p.m. ● Ages 3 to 6 can learn the basics of tap dancing from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Each class costs $30 per dancer. Register by calling 940-349-8287 or by visiting www.dentonparks.com. ■ Seniors 50 and older can go shopping in a trip to the Allen Premium Outlets mall on Nov. 23. The group will leave from the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave., at 9:30 a.m. and return at 3:30. Cost is $14 per person, and lunch will not be provided. Register at www.dentonparks.com or call 940-349-8720. ■ Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to Kids’ Day Off program Nov. 25-27. This day camp is offered at the Denton Civic Center when school is scheduled to be off for the holidays. Register by Nov. 23. Cost is $28 daily per child. Call 940349-7275 for availability and field trip schedules. ■
Ages 4-9 can learn soccer skills from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays starting Nov. 29 in the Soccer Sparks Academy at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. The weekly class focuses on “all-ball” techniques and is split into different age groups. Cost is $80 per player. Register by Nov. 27 at www.dentonparks.com or call 940-349-7275. ■ Ages 9 and up can learn beginning hip-hop dance combos from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays in December at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Cost is $40 per dancer. Register by calling 940-349-8575. ■ The Reindeer Romp on Dec. 6 is a 4.2-mile run or a 2.5-mile walk beginning at South Lakes Park on Hobson Lane and winding through the Forrestridge neighborhood. The race begins at 7:30 p.m. A free holiday fun zone will be available for kids to keep them entertained during the run. Cost is $15 per runner. Visit www.dentonparks.com or call 940-349-7275. ■ For a personalized letter from Santa to your child or loved one, call 940-349-8136 by Dec. 2. Cost is $2 per letter.
and Beer Garden Fri: Nick Lokken, 8pm. Each Thurs, open mic hosted by Kelbe Schrank, 7:30pm, signup at 7pm. 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. www.twobzandavcoffeehouse.com.
IN THE AREA 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday — “A Recipe for Murder!”, a murder mystery dinner at Mountain Springs Community Center, 173 Mountain Springs Lane off FM372, southeast of Gainesville. Tickets cost $20, which includes dinner and the show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For reservations, call Lisa Prier at 817-266-5511 or e-mail lisaprier04@gmail.com. 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday — Keep Lewisville Beautiful’s Trinity Trash Bash waterway cleanup at
designated locations. To register, call KLB at 972-538-5949, e-mail info@keeplewisvillebeautiful.org or visit www.keeplewisvillebeautiful.org. 1 p.m. Saturday — 2013 Scion Regional Amateur Skate Tour at Scion of Lewisville Skate Park at Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park, 1301 S. Railroad St. Skate competition also includes artists, a DJ, vendors and more. Admission is free for spectators. Registration for participants is $20, or $15 online in advance. Visit www.skatetherat.com. 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday — GriefShare’s “Surviving the Holidays” program at Crossroads Bible Church, 8101 Justin Road in Justin. Program provides support for people
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FUTURE BOOKINGS 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 — “Beaujolais and More” wine and food tasting at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Fundraiser benefits the Campus Theatre. Tickets cost $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre. com. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Nov. 24 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 — Operation Christmas Child collection week at Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive. Donors can drop off shoeboxes containing toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement for needy children around the world. For more information, call 1-800-567-8580 or visit www. samaritanspurse.org/occ. Through Nov. 28 — Giving Hope Inc. fundraising poinsettia sale. Orders are being accepted for white, pink and red poinsettias in 10-inch pots at $20 each. Plants can be picked up Dec. 4-6 at First United Methodist Church in Denton. Call 940-380-0513.
VISUAL ARTS Banter Bistro 219 W. Oak St. 940565-1638. Center for the Visual Arts Greater Denton Arts Council’s galleries, meeting space and offices. 400 E. Hickory St. Free. Tues-Sun 1-5pm. 940-382-2787. www.dentonarts.com. ● “Dancing by the Light of the Moon: The Art of Fred Marcellino,” opens Sunday and runs through Jan. 17. ● “Dance With Life: Works in Fiber” opens Sunday and runs through Dec. 29. 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. 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. ● Chase Gentry, featured artist for November. Cupboard Natural Foods and Cafe 200 W. Congress St. 940-3875386. Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds donuts.com. The DIME Store Denton Independent Maker Exchange’s store carrying local art, crafts and vintage items, plus workshop/gallery space. TuesSat 10-6. 510 S. Locust St. 940-3812324. www.dimehandmade.com. Farmer’s & Merchant’s Gallery Early and contemporary Texas art. 100 N. Washington St., Pilot Point. Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Appointments encouraged. 940-6862396. www.farmersandmerchants
Get set to compete as Games Day hits local libraries amers get their day on Saturday, thanks to tech-loving, Scrabbleseasoned librarians. The Denton Public Library and the University of North Texas Libraries are both observing International Games Day. Denton’s North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St., hosts its event from 1to 6 p.m. Saturday. Denton High School Chess Club members will be there to host come-and-go chess matches and impart their wisdom on how to score that coveted checkmate. Madness Comics and More Fun Comics will demonstrate popular board and card games, too. Denton residents can also try out Yu-Gi-Oh kits or take a seat with a stranger (or a friend) for a go over the Scrabble or Parcheesi board. The UNT Media Library Room will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday for a documentary screening and open board and video games. Indie Game, a documentary
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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. ● Spiderweb Salon and Koan School collaborative gallery exhibit, through early February. Opening reception and showcase will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Oxide Fine Art & Floral Gallery 115 W. Eagle Drive. 940-483-8900. www.oxidegallery.com. 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 work-
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shops. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499. www.scrapdenton.org. ● “Crafternoon,” open workshop each Thursday, 3-6pm. 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. ● “Out of Touch,” new work by Tesa Morin, through Dec. 8. Exhibit opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, with an artist talk at 8 p.m. Friday. 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. 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. ● “Metabolic Science in Art,” runs
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through Nov. 23. Collaborative project between the UNT chemistry and studio art departments features work by students. Visual Arts Society of Texas Member organization of the Greater Denton Arts Council offers community and continuing education for local visual artists, professional and amateur. Meetings are at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Visit www.vastarts.org or call Lynne Cagle Cox at 972-VAST-ORG.
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., next to the BaylessSelby House Museum. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. www.dentoncounty.com/dcaam. Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Exhibits include photos of Denton communities, historic Hispanic and black families, farm and ranching artifacts, and special collections. Research materials, county cemetery records, genealogical info, photographs. 110 W. Hickory St. 10-4:30 Mon-Fri and 11-3 Sat. Free. Call 940349-2850 or visit www.denton county.com/chos. Denton Community Market, a local artists and farmers market, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through November at the Denton County Historical Park, on Mulberry Street near Carroll Boulevard. Visit http://dentonmarket.org. Denton Firefighters Museum Collection at Central Fire Station, 332 E. Hickory St., displays firefighting memorabilia from the 1800s to the present. 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. Free and handicapped accessible.
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DINING RESTAURANTS AMERICAN CUISINE Central Grill 1005 Ave. C. 940-3239464. Dusty’s Bar and Grill Laid-back bar just off the Square serves a beltbusting burger and fries, a kitchen homily for meat and cheese lovers. Seven plasma TVs for fans to track the game, or patrons can take part in interactive trivia and poker. Darts, pool, video games and foosball. Kitchen open throughout business hours. 119 S. Elm St. Daily noon-2am. $-$$. 940-243-7300. www.dustys bar.com. Hooligans 104 N. Locust St. 940442-6950. www.hooligansonline.com. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com. The Loophole Square staple has charming menu with cleverly named items, like Misdemeanor and Felony nachos. Decent range of burgers. 119 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am; food served until midnight. Full bar. $-$$. 940-565-0770. www.loopholepub .com. Pourhouse Sports Grill Classy sports bar and restaurant boasts large TVs and a theater-style media room and serves burgers, pizza, salads and generous main courses. Full bar. 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-12. $-$$. 940-484-7455. Rocky’s Sports Bar Big games on big screens plus some pretty big tastes, too. Now open for lunch. For finger food, roll chicken chipotle and battered jalapeno and onion strips are standouts. Homestyle burgers; savory Caesar salad with chicken. Full bar. 2000 W. University Drive. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-6090. Rooster’s Roadhouse “We Ain’t Chicken” is what the eatery claims, though the menu kindly includes it on a sandwich and in a wing basket — plus barbecue, burgers and hangout appetizers (cheese fries, tamales, and queso and chips). Beer. 113 Industrial St. Sun-Wed 11-10; Thurs-Sat 11midnight. $. 940-382-4227. www.roosters-roadhouse.com. RT’s Neighborhood Bar 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124. 940-381-2277. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern It may claim a place among the world’s other memorable pubs, rathskellers, hangouts and haunts where the food satisfies as much as the libations that wash them down. 115 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 11-2am, Sun-Mon 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com. Treehouse Bar & Grill 1512 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11am-2am, Sun noon-midnight. 940-484-7900. www.thetreehousedenton.com. II Charlies Bar & Grill 809 Sunset St. 940-891-1100.
ASIAN Gobi Mongolian Grill and Asian Diner 717 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940387-6666. Little Asia 7650 S. I-35E, Corinth. 940-269-1110. Mr. Chopsticks This pan-Asian eatery does a little Chinese, Japanese,
Thai and even Indian food. Offers a plethora of tasty appetizers and entrees. Many vegetarian dishes. Beer and wine. 1633 Scripture St. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-3825437.
BISTROS AND CAFES Banter Bistro Gourmet sandwiches and salads, breakfast items, coffee and espresso, plus traditional Spanish tapas (small savory dishes) by reservation only. Beer and wine. 219 W. Oak St. Daily 10am-midnight. $. 940-565-1638. www.dentonbanter.com. Bochy’s Bistro Fusion menu grabs elements of European cuisines with many salad and sandwich selections. Winning Greek chicken lisi panini. Artful desserts: tuxedo cake, cream cheese brownie. 2430 I-35E, Suite 136. Mon-Thurs 8-3, Fri-Sat 8-9, Sun brunch 8-3. $$. 940-387-3354. www.bochys.com. Cachette Bistro 144 N. Old Town Blvd., Suite 1, Argyle. Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm, Sat 8am-3pm. 940464-3041. www.cachettebistro.com. The Chestnut Tree Salads, sandwiches, soups and other lunch and brunch options served in back of small shop on the Square. Chicken pot pie is stellar. Tasty quiche. Decadent fudge lava cake and rich carrot cake. Revolving dinner menu. 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm; dinner Thurs-Sat 5:30-9pm. $-$$. 940-591-9475. www.chestnuttearoom.com. Sidewalk Bistro 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 132. Sun-Mon 7am-3pm, Tues-Sat 7am-9pm. 940-591-1999. www.sidewalk-bistro.com.
BRITISH The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Full bar. 101 W. Hickory St. Sun-Wed 11-10, Thurs-Sat 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-566-5483.
BRUNCH Cups and Crepes Eatery serves up both traditional American and European breakfasts and lunch. Get biscuits and gravy or test a crepe filled with rich hazelnut spread. Specialty coffees. 309 Fry St. Tues-Sun 8am-3pm. $. 940-387-1696. Loco Cafe Casual breakfast/lunch cafe that’s a sister restaurant to the Greenhouse Restaurant across the street. Signature plate is the Loco Moco: stacked hash browns topped with eggs, cheese, salsa or gravy with a fresh biscuit. 603 N. Locust St. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm; Sat-Sun 7am-3pm. $-$$. 940-387-1413. Royal’s Bagels & Deli 503 W. University Drive. Daily 6:30am-2pm. $. 940-808-1009. Seven Mile Cafe Breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, including vegan options. 311 W. Congress St. Daily 7am-3pm. 940-808-0200. www. sevenmilecafe.com.
CHINESE Buffet King Dining spot serves more than 200 items of Chinese cuisine, Mongolian grill and sushi. 2251 S. Loop 288. Mon-Thurs 11-9:30, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $-$$. 940-387-0888.
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-
Chinatown Cafe Bountiful buffet guarantees no visit need taste like another. Good selections include cucumber salad, spring rolls, orange chicken, crispy pan-fried noodles, beef with asparagus, steamed mussels. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 11:30-10, Sun 11:30-10. $. 940-3828797. Golden China Small restaurant boasts quick and friendly service. Nice selections on buffet tables include wonton and egg drop soups, teriyaki chicken and hot pepper chicken. Beer and wine. 717 I-35E, Suite 100. Daily 11-10. $. 940-566-5588. Taipei Railroad Restaurant 4405 Pockrus Paige Road. Mon-Sat 5-9pm. 940-387-3871.
ECLECTIC Bears Den Food Safari Dine with two rescued bears at Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch’s restaurant, specializing in brick oven pizza. Full bar. 11670 Massey Road, Pilot Point. Tues-Fri 5-9pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-4pm. $-$$. 940-489-3064. www.bearsdentexas.com. The Club at Gateway Center Three-course meal for $7 at restaurant run by hospitality management students. Fall season runs through Nov. 27. Reservations recommended. For schedule and menu, visit http:// cmht.unt.edu/theclub. In UNT’s Gateway Center across from Fouts Field. Mon-Fri, with seating 11am-12:15pm. $. 940-565-4144. Denton Square Donuts 208 W. Oak St. Daily 7:30am-5:30pm. 940220-9447. www.dsdonuts.com. All About Mac This “macaroni and cheese emporium” near UNT offers more than two dozen flavors. 1206 W. Hickory St. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11am-3am. 940-808-1003.
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Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd. Dinner: Daily 5-10pm. 940-891-4700. The Greenhouse Restaurant Casual dining atmosphere complements fresh seafood, beef and chicken from the grill. Even vegetarian selections get a flavor boost from the woodpile. Starters are rich: spinachartichoke dip, asiago olives. Refined cocktails and rich desserts. Patio dining available. 600 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri 11-11, Sat 12-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.com. Hannah’s Off the Square Executive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale comfort food” puts the focus on local, seasonal ingredients. Steaks get A-plus. Tempting desserts. Full bar. No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-3. Brunch: Sun 10:30am-3pm. Dinner: Sun-Mon 4:30-9; Tues-Thurs 4:30-10; Fri-Sat 4:30-11. $$-$$$. 940-566-1110. www.hannahsoffthesquare.com. Queenie’s Steakhouse Chef Tim Love’s steakhouse just off the downtown Square. Live jazz nightly. Full bar. 115 E. Hickory St. Lunch: Fri 11:30-2:30. Dinner: Wed-Thurs 4:3010pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-11pm. $$-$$$. 940-442-6834. www.queeniessteakhouse.com. The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size salads and daily specials. Beer and wine. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm. $$$. 940-2434919. www.denton-wildwoodinn.com.
HAMBURGERS Burger Time Machine 301 W. University Drive. 940-384-1133. Burguesa Burger 214 E. Hickory St. 940-442-6113. www.burguesa.com. Cool Beans Funky atmosphere in old building. Menu offers foodstuffs that go well with a cold beer — fried
things, nachos, hamburgers, etc. Veggie burger too dependent on salt, but good fries are crispy with skin still attached. Full bar. 1210 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-7025. Denton County Independent Hamburger Co. Custom-built burgers with a juicy, generous patty, fresh fixings on a worthy bun. Also available: chicken sandwich and limited salad bar. Beer. 715 Sunset St. Mon-Sat 11-8. $. 940-382-3037. Lone Star Attitude Burger Co. Gourmet burgers, sandwiches, salads and more in a joint that doubles as a shrine to Texas music and has a rooftop view of the Square. Full bar. 113 W. Hickory St. Mon-Wed 11ammidnight, Thurs-Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-midnight. $-$$. 940-383-1022. www.lsaburger.com. Mr. Frosty Old-timey joint has all your fast-food faves but with homemade quality, including its own root beer. Atmosphere and jukebox take you back to the ’50s. 1002 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Sun 11am-11pm. $. 940387-5449. RG Burgers & Grill 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 172. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. 940-383-2431. www.bochys.com/ rgs.html.
HOME COOKING Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 204 N. Fourth St., Sanger. Tues-Fri 4:30-9pm, Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-3. $-$$. 940-458-0000. Bonnie’s Kitchen 6420 N. I-35. 940-383-1455. Cartwright’s Ranch House Restaurant on the Square serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring chicken-fried steak, hamburgers and steaks. Family-style service available. 111 N. Elm St. 940-387-7706. www.cartwrightsranchhouse.com. Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot Point. 940-686-0158. OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cooking titles in Best of Denton 2009 through 2013, this eatery offers a wide selection of homemade meals. Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am-2pm. $. 940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-4587358. 817-442-9378. Prairie House Restaurant Open since 1989, this Texas eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, baby-back ribs, buffalo burgers, chicken-fried rib-eyes and other assorted dishes. 10001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. Daily 7:30am-10pm. $-$$. 940-4409760. www.phtexas.com.
ICE CREAM Beth Marie’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Soda Fountain Parlor with lots of yummy treats, including more than 40 ice creams made on premises. Soups and sandwiches at lunch. 117 W. Hickory St. Mon-Wed 11-10pm; Thurs 11-10:30; Fri-Sat 11-11:15; Sun noon-10pm. 940-384-1818. Unicorn Lake location: 2900 Wind River Lane. Mon-Wed 11-9; Thurs 11-10; Fri-Sat 11-11; Sun noon-9pm. 940-5911010. www.bethmaries.com.
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MOVIES THEATERS Cinemark Denton 2825 Wind River Lane off I-35E. 940-535-2654. www. cinemark.com. Movie Tavern 916 W. University Drive. 940-566-FILM (3456). www.movietavern.com. 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.
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OPENING FRIDAY The Best Man Holiday (★★★) This most welcome sequel to the 1999 sleeper hit The Best Man follows a tight-knit circle of black friends who gathered then for a wedding, now to spend Christmas together. Everybody’s paired up, now — pretty much everybody, anyway. And everybody seems successful. But when Mia (Monica Calhoun) and her star running back husband Lance (Morris Chestnut) invite everybody to their New Jersey mansion for the holidays, cracks show in everyone’s facade. Yes, it’s occasionally maudlin and melodramatic, and it’s entirely too long. But it’s also heartfelt and often downright hilarious, and shows off just how canny writer/director Malcolm D. Lee’s casting was all those years ago. With Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau. Rated R, 122 minutes. — McClatchy-Tribune News Service Kill Your Darlings (★★) Dull, dreary movie about what could have been an interesting topic. Daniel Radcliffe plays Allen Ginsberg in his freshman year, 1944, in college before he became the famous Beat poet. Director John Krokidas follows around a group that includes the soon-to-befamous Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), William Burroughs (Ben Foster), Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan) and David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall) as they cavort, take drugs, and explore the world and all its pretensions. The actors are fine in their roles, but Krokidas constantly overplays his dramatics. Rated R, 104 minutes. At the Angelika Dallas and Plano. — Boo Allen
NOW PLAYING Captain Phillips (★★★★) Tom Hanks stars as Capt. Richard Phillips, head of the Maersk Alabama, a huge container ship that is stopped in the Somali Basin by pirates. Director Paul Greengrass ratchets up the tension with his rapid pacing and lack of narrative filler. The compelling story brings constant surprises and discoveries. Rated PG-13, 134 minutes. — B.A. Carrie A re-imagining of the 1976 horror tale in which a shy girl ostracized by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother is pushed too far and explodes in a telekinetic rage. With Chloe Grace Moretz and
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athom Events brings the excitement of Rush’s “Clockwork Angels Tour” to Lewisville’s Cinemark theater for a one-night engagement on Monday. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart strutted, strummed and threw themselves into the band’s live set in two locations — Dallas and Phoenix — during the 2012-13 tour. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, and the new live concert film revives classics such as “Tom Sawyer,” “The Spirit of Radio,” “2112” and more. Monday’s big-screen event includes behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and a rare look at the trio’s life on the road. The screening starts at 7 p.m. Monday at the Cinemark 15 Vista Ridge Mall, 2401 S. Stemmons Freeway in Lewisville. Tickets cost $12.50 for adults, $11.50 for students and seniors, and $10.50 for children. For tickets, visit www.cinemark.com/rush-clockworkangels-tour.
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Julianne Moore. Rated R, 99 minutes. — Los Angeles Times Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (★★) Wide-eyed inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) is recruited by a mega-billionaire (Will Forte) to figure out why food items are evolving into living creatures such as Shrimpanzes and Flamangos. Rated PG, 95 minutes. — The Fresno Bee Ender’s Game (★★1⁄2) In this heavily derivative science-fiction saga based on Orson Scott Card’s novel, with screenplay and direction from Gavin Hood, Asa Butterfield plays young Ender Wiggin. In a future showdown with Earth’s enemies, he is chosen for his skills and leadership qualities to learn fighting tactics and then lead his minions into battle. Harrison Ford and Viola Davis play two of the adults in charge. Impressive special effects and auditoriumshattering sound complement the familiar action sequences. Rated
PG-13, 114 minutes. — B.A. Escape Plan An expert on structural security agrees to take on one last job — breaking out of a top-secret high-tech prison — but is then duped and wrongly imprisoned, spurring him to recruit a fellow inmate to help him escape. With Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Caviezel. Rated R, 114 minutes. — LAT Free Birds In this animated film, two turkeys travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving to try to get their kind off the menu. With the voices of Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler. Rated PG, 91 minutes. — LAT Gravity (★★★★) Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) directed this white-knuckle outer-space thriller about two astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) who become detached from their spacecraft. Cuaron conveys what it feels like to be lost in space, vulnerable to the vast oblivion that lurks beyond. He
uses his two-person cast to ratchet up the tension. Rated PG-13, 90 minutes. — B.A. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa An elderly man and his 8-year-old grandson embark on a series of misadventures in this hidden-camera comedy. With Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll. Rated R, 91 minutes. — LAT Last Vegas (★★1⁄2) Four Oscarwinning actors (Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Kline) play childhood friends living in different parts of the country who reunite 58 years later in Las Vegas when one (Douglas) plans on marrying for the first time. In what has been called “Hangover for seniors,” expect plenty of Viagra, death and prostate gags. Predictable, good-natured and yet harmless enough. Rated PG-13, 105 minutes. — B.A. Thor: The Dark World (★★1⁄2) As Marvel’s latest 3-D behemoth, Thor:
The Dark World isn’t so much a sequel as the latest plug-and-play into the comic book company’s blockbuster algorithm. Thor has spent the last two years restoring order to the nine realms of the cosmos, but just as peace settles, a previously lockedaway dark energy called the Aether seeps out. It leaks into an astrophysicist (Natalie Portman), awakening a previously vanquished species of Dark Elves, led by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston). Rated PG-13, 111 minutes. — The Associated Press 12 Years a Slave (★★★★) British director Steven McQueen directs Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, a free man in 1841 New York who is abducted and sold into slavery in the South. He experiences torture and humiliations from his various owners, particularly one (Michael Fassbender). Provocative yet well-made film touches many buttons while delivering a compelling experience. Rated R, 133 minutes. — B.A.
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The University of North Texas A Cappella Choir will use 56 voices in the 75th anniversary concert on Tuesday. “You need a big choir for a big program,” said Jerry McCoy, the choir’s conductor.
Peace, love and voice UNT’s A Cappella Choir celebrates 75 years of harmony By Lucinda Breeding Staff Writer cbreeding@dentonrc.com
he University of North Texas A Cappella Choir honors its 75th year of music making with songs that exalt service and celebrate peace. If student singers merge art and technique, conductor Jerry McCoy said the concert should get awfully close to sublime. The choir keeps the bar high and standards lofty, said McCoy, a UNT regents professor of music. Wilfred Bain founded the choir in
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1938, and the ensemble was part of the fast growth of the college’s whole music program. Bain took the A Cappella Choir on tours throughout Texas, including performances with the Dallas and Houston symphony orchestras. The choir also sang regularly on Sunday morning radio broadcasts. Under Bain’s leadership, the A Cappella Choir became one of the factors that helped boost enrollment in the music program from 25 students to 400. Bain later left North Texas to build the music program at Indiana University — one of the College of Music’s friendly rivals in luring the best and brightest budding musicians. Indiana University and UNT remain the largest music schools in the country to this day. McCoy has been conducting the choir for 14 years, and excellence is still a mark-
BLESSED ARE THEY What: UNT A Cappella Choir 75th anniversary concert When: 8 p.m. Tuesday Where: Winspear Hall at UNT’s Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 I-35E Details: Tickets cost $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children and UNT faculty, staff and retirees. Free for UNT students with a valid ID. On the Web: The concert will be livestreamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.
er of the A Cappella Choir. “The students in this choir are the best of the 450 singers in the UNT choirs,” McCoy said. “It’s made up of graduate singers, mostly, but there are a few undergraduates and one freshman. This is a very talented freshman.” Students with a lot of raw talent and an Olympic work ethic join the choir through fall auditions. To stay in the choir and graduate from it, McCoy said
the artists have to commit to rigorous ear training, music theory study and a commitment to the choir’s unifying philosophy. The philosophy is that the human voice can blend with other voices to make art, and fine art at that. “These students leave here understanding that they are making a signifSee CHOIR on 10
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Choir icant contribution to the world. All of these students will go on to become music professionals, whether they are going to be music educators or professional singers,” McCoy said. He said the choir is part of the constellation of bright musical lights that bolster the reputation of the UNT College of Music. “We’re not alone over here. We get a lot of support, from the college all the way to the president’s office. And the community supports us, too,” McCoy said. “There is a genuine interest in what we do out in the community, a love for the music we make.” The anniversary program took about a year of planning. McCoy said he sought out music that pays tribute to significant
moments in history. During the first half of the concert, the choir will perform Herbert Howells’ Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing. Howell wrote the piece for John. F. Kennedy’s memorial service, and the choir will perform it to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the president’s death. The choir will also perform a piece by Bono, the frontman of the rock band U2, about Martin Luther King Jr. “MLK” is a twoverse song the artist wrote as something of a lullaby. McCoy said he’s added text from presidential speeches about service, and text from the speeches of King. Eriks Esenvalds’ A Drop in the Ocean uses the words of Mother Teresa woven in and out of disjointed phrases made up of
“You go out and do what you do in the world to make the world different.” — Jerry McCoy, conductor of the UNT A Cappella Choir
slurs and words of hate and despair — “words that God must hear all the time,” McCoy said. Noise and music collide and compete in the work, but it ends with the soprano line from the beginning singing words echoing Mother Teresa: “My work is nothing but a drop in the ocean, but if I did not put that drop, the ocean would be one drop the less.” The choir will also commemorate the 100th birthday of popular English choral and opera composer and pianist Benjamin Britten by performing the com-
poser’s Rejoice in the Lamb. Also on the program, Vladimir Martynov’s Zapovedi Blazhenstv (The Beatitudes) and Tarik O’Regan’s Triptych. McCoy said his students are always surprising him, bringing out unforeseen colors and drama in the music they perform. “It takes incredible physical strength to sing this music for this amount of time,” McCoy said. “It requires attention to detail, then attention to being in the music. You know, there’s this line you never cross in performance because if you do, you
lose control. They have to come to this concert rested. And they have to pace themselves. This is a lot of music, a lot of singing.” The performance will second the mission of the choir if the musicians do their job. In a single span of time, the singers will build music out of silence and sound, music that lifts its audience out of their busy lives. “This isn’t just music, in the same way science isn’t just a science and medicine isn’t just medicine,” McCoy said. “You go out and do what you do in the world to make the world different. There is entertainment music and there is fine art music. It’s the fine art music that we’re making.” LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877.
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