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THURSDAY 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 18-24 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. 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. Noon to 1 p.m. — “From the Sabine to El Paso: Traveling Texas With the State Historian,” a free lecture by Light Cummins, presented by the Denton County Office of History & Culture. In the Commissioners Courtroom at the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Call 940-349-2850. 1:30 p.m. — “Poetry in the Park” presented by Butterfield Elementary School at the Sanger Sports Park, off I-35. Students’ poetry will be on display and can be accessed using a smartphone or tablet. Call 940-4584377. 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 p.m. — TWU Drama presents The Night Witches, a play by professor Steven Young, in the Redbud Theater Complex, on the northwest side of TWU’s Hubbard Hall, northwest of Administration Drive at Bell Avenue. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A “pay what you can” option will be offered on Nov. 23. Visit www.twu. edu/drama or call 940-898-2020. 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. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — “Beaujolais and More” wine and food tasting at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Fundraiser benefits the Campus Theatre. Tickets $30 at the door. Visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre. com. 6 p.m. — Denton Quilt Guild auction at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Auction items include gift certificates, small quilts and a large quilt. Admission is $5. Visit http://dentonquiltguild.org. 6 p.m. — Scott Nicholson, a professor and director of Syracuse University’s Because Play Matters game laboratory, talks about using gaming to build motivation, in Room B155 at UNT’s Discovery Park campus,

ON THE COVER A GIFT FOR EMMA Becky Acton performs the role of Emma in Denton City Contemporary Ballet’s annual holiday dance production. (Courtesy photo/Denton City Contemporary Ballet, Bruce Davis)

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FIND IT INSIDE MUSIC Concerts and nightclub schedules. Page 4

MOVIES Reviews and summaries. Page 7

DINING Restaurant listings. Page 10

Walt Weiskopf, lauded saxophone player and author, joins the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band in concert on Tuesday. Courtesy photo/ UNT College of Music

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Big man with the band Saxophonist sits in with lab band ritically acclaimed saxophone player, composer and author Walt Weiskopf joins the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band in concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. Interstate 35E. “Walt is simply one of the most accomplished musicians

3940 N. Elm St. Part of the College of Information Colloquium Series. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Call 940-565-2445. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — B.O.Y.S. (Boys Only Yucky Stories) at

in the world today,” lab band director Steve Wiest said. “He has made an important impact on the world of tenor sax as well as the field of jazz pedagogy. We are all very excited to have him here and to play his original compositions with him.” Weiskopf began his New York career performing with the Buddy Rich Big Band. He has released 12 CDs and has numerous sideman credits, including performances and recordings with Frank Sinatra,

Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Book club for boys in grades 2-5. This month, discuss Sweet Farts by Raymond Bean. Free. Call 940-349-8749 or e-mail laura.douglas@cityofdenton.com.

Steely Dan and Donald Fagen. Weiskopf has written books on improvisation and teaches part-time at Temple University in Philadelphia. Tickets to Tuesday’s show cost $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors, non-UNT students, children, UNT faculty, staff and retirees. Admission is free for UNT students with valid ID. To purchase tickets, visit www.thempac.com/tickets or call 940-369-7802. — Staff report

7 to 8 p.m. — Conversation Club, for those wishing to practice their English language skills with others,

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meets at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. No registration required. Call 940-349-8752. 7:30 p.m. — TWU Guitar Ensemble in the Little Chapel-in-theWoods, Chapel Drive at Bell Avenue. Free. Visit www.twu.edu/music. 7:30 p.m. — UNT Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band 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 940-3697802 or visit www.thempac.com.

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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. 10 a.m. — Computer Time, free one-on-one training at the Lake Cities Library, 302 S. Shady Shores Road in Lake Dallas. Call 940-497-3566 or visit www.lakecitieslibrary.org. 10 a.m. — Gabriella Draney, co-founder of Tech Wildcatters, speaks in Room 170 at UNT’s Business Leadership Building, on West Highland Street between Avenues A and B. Part of the College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series. 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. 1 p.m. — “Poetry in the Park” at Butterfield Elementary School, 291 Indian Lane in Sanger. Students’ poetry will be on display and can be accessed using a smartphone or tablet. Call 940-458-4377. 7:30 p.m. — Denton City Contemporary Ballet presents A Gift for Emma, a holiday fantasia in dance, featuring dancers from Denton Dance Conservatory. At Krum High School Performance Center, 811 E. McCart St. Tickets cost $12-$18. For more information, visit www. dentoncitycontemporaryballet.org or call 940-383-2623. 8 p.m. — TWU Drama presents The Night Witches, a play by professor Steven Young, in the Redbud Theater Complex, on the northwest side of TWU’s Hubbard Hall, northwest of Administration Drive at Bell Avenue. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A “pay what you can” option will be offered on Nov. 23. Visit www.twu. edu/drama or call 940-898-2020. 8 p.m. — UNT Jazz Singers in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Tickets cost $8-$10, free to UNT students. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu. 8 p.m. — UNT Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers, with Petra Somlai on harpsichord, 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.

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allas artist Sarah Jaffe returns to her Denton stomping grounds for two engagements this weekend. The one-time Denton songwriter booked two shows at Dan’s Silverleaf, with one at 9:30 p.m. Saturday with Son of Stan opening, and another at 5:30 p.m. Sunday with Bethan opening. Jaffe will likely float a new song or two in addition to performing songs from Suburban Nature and The Body Wins. Tickets for each show cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door. To buy tickets online, visit www.danssilverleaf.com.

SATURDAY 9 a.m. — 31st annual Turkey Roll Bicycle Rally presented by Denton Breakfast Kiwanis Club, starting at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 2255 N. Bonnie Brae St. Five courses from 8 to 68 miles in length. Registration is $30. Register online by 5 p.m. Thursday. Onsite registration starts at 7 a.m. For registration and more information, visit www.denton breakfastkiwanis.org. 10 a.m. — Story Time at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Free. Call 940-349-8752. 10 to 11 a.m. — Story Explorers at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Children ages 4-7 will read Harold and the Purple Crayon and explore science and create art related to the book. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.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. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Affordable Care Act information session featuring a trained navigator from the Community Council of Greater Dallas, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Participants should bring the following documents: copies of birth certificates and Social Security cards for each person applying; proof of each family member’s income (paycheck stub, letter from employer stating earnings or papers that show how much is being received in child support); and applicant’s Alien Registration Card (I-551) or a copy of the front and back of the card, if the applicant is not a U.S. citizen. For more information, call 940-566-1165. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. — TWU Drama presents The Night Witches, a play by professor Steven Young, in the Redbud Theater Complex, on the northwest side of TWU’s Hubbard Hall, northwest of Administration Drive at Bell Avenue. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A “pay what you can” option will be offered on Nov. 23. Visit www.twu.edu/drama or call 940898-2020. 7:30 p.m. — Denton City Contemporary Ballet presents A Gift

for Emma, a holiday fantasia in dance, featuring dancers from Denton Dance Conservatory. At Krum High School Performance Center, 811 E. McCart St. Tickets cost $12-$18. For more information, visit www.denton citycontemporaryballet.org or call 940-383-2623. 8 p.m. — UNT Jazz Singers in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Tickets cost $8-$10. Call 940-5652791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.

SUNDAY 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Operation Christmas Child collection week at Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive. For more information, call 1-800-567-8580 or visit www. samaritanspurse.org/occ. 2 p.m. — Denton City Contemporary Ballet presents A Gift for Emma, a holiday fantasia in dance, featuring dancers from Denton Dance Conservatory. At Krum High School Performance Center, 811 E. McCart St. Tickets cost $12-$18. For more information, visit www.dentoncity contemporaryballet.org or call 940383-2623. 2 p.m. — TWU Drama presents

The Night Witches, a play by professor Steven Young, in the Redbud Theater Complex, on the northwest side of TWU’s Hubbard Hall, northwest of Administration Drive at Bell Avenue. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A “pay what you can” option will be offered on Nov. 23. Visit www.twu. edu/drama or call 940-898-2020. 8 p.m. — UNT Center for Chamber Music Studies’ Chamber Music Showcase in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-5652791 or visit www.music.unt.edu.

MONDAY 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Operation Christmas Child collection week at Denton Bible Church, 2300 E. University Drive. For more information, call 1-800-567-8580 or visit www. samaritanspurse.org/occ. 7:30 p.m. — UNT Concert Band 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

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EVENTS Continued from Page 3 mpac.com. 8 p.m. — UNT Spectrum, presented by Composers Forum, in Voertman Hall at the Music Building, at Avenue C and Chestnut Street. Free. Call 940-565-2791 or visit www.music.unt.edu. 6 p.m. — Chess Night at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

TUESDAY 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. 6:30 p.m. — “Music of Robert Kahn,” a UNT faculty recital with Julia Bushkova, violin, and Arsentiy Kharitonov, piano, in Voertman 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 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. 10 a.m. — Thanksgiving Story Time for ages 1-5 at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.denton library.com. 11 a.m. — Thanksgiving Story Time for ages 1-5 at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland 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 Thurs: Nick Earl Trio, the 1’s and 2’s, 10pm, free. Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s

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Rip the System, which covers the music of Rage Against the Machine, is on the bill Saturday night for Femme Fest at Mable Peabody’s in Denton. Courtesy photo

A real rager By Lucinda Breeding Features Editor cbreeding@dentonrc.com

ip the System has the perfect place to unleash some rage this weekend: at Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair, during Femme Fest on Saturday night. “We don’t want to sound like Rage Against the Machine,” said drummer Marisa Saltzgiver. “We want to sound like a band that captures that same spirit.” Rage Against the Machine is a rap-metal band that earned mainstream success with its second album, Evil Empire. Fronted by poet Zack de la Rocha, the band is a hardcore act that constructs loud, fearless guitar riffs around full-force drumming and bass. De la Rocha’s screamed-word poetry is anchored by hard-left ideology denouncing systemic oppression that marginalizes the poor, ethnic minorities and the vulnerable underclass. So when Saltzgiver says “spirit,” she means loud and indignant. Oh, and fully committed. Rip the System formed in

2004, then disbanded in 2007 before reviving with its current lineup with Ele Font Punk on vocals, David Miles Rios on guitar and Randy Lincoln on bass. Saltzgiver said Rip the System starts working in jam sessions, with no click track and nothing but chemistry. “I didn’t actually know Rage when we started, I finally started listening to them. I became very entranced,” she said. “I liked what they were doing rhythmically and their musicality. I especially liked how the bass and drums lock together and are really solid.” The band usually keeps Rage mainstays in its set list. They often fire up a set with “Down Rodeo (Evil Empire)” and then take the crowd through a dynamic set. “Obviously, we’re not going to start with ‘Bulls On Parade,’” Saltzgiver said. “That’s the song everyone wants to hear. You have to make them wait for that.” “Bulls on Parade” scored with anarchists and lefties alike, even as the song is a bruising condemnation of hard-right politics

Cover band, other acts aim to make themselves heard at Femme Fest that champion gun rights and the nuclear family, The refrain shouts “Rally ’round the family, pocket full of shells.” The drummer’s favorite cover is “Into the Darkness.” “It’s one of Rage’s B-sides,” Saltzgiver said. “When you start off it’s jazz and people don’t recognize it. When we start, people think we’re playing a different song.” Saltzgiver said one of the many reasons Rip the System agreed to join Femme Fest is the emphasis on women who make art. “There are two women in our band, me and Ele Font, our lead singer,” she said. “We really drive the band. Women in the music industry are really coming forward. That’s the part of this I really keep coming back to.” Femme Fest is both a showcase of local creative women and a fundraiser for the Cicada Collective, a local activist group that helps women get access to reproductive services, which includes family planning as well as helping women access abortions, and offering emotional, physical and

FEMME FEST What: A fundraising concert, silent auction and celebration of women who make art of all kinds in Denton. Performers include Reinventing Jude, Sydney Wright, Karma, the Black Sheep and Sheila Bustillos-Reynolds. When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair, 1125 E. University Drive Details: Cover is $5. Proceeds go toward the Cicada Collective. The venue is open to ages 18 and older.

informational support to them. Saturday’s show bill includes Reinventing Jude, Sydney Wright, Karma, the Black Sheep and Sheila Bustillos-Reynolds. The fest will also serve as the premiere of the latest issue of Muchacha, a locally made Latina feminist zine that’s putting out its eighth issue, “Nuestros Cuerpos/Our Bodies.” Femme Fest was created by a parit of women’s studies graduate students at Texas Woman’s University, Daisy Salinas and Darci McFarland.

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Dance concert explores themes familiar to seniors tudent choreographers at the University of North Texas have been exploring themes familiar to those preparing to face graduation. “Enter Change” is the theme of UNT’s New Choreographers Concert, which will be presented in four performances this weekend. It features original choreography by seniors who’ll soon earn their degrees in dance. In a video on the Department of Dance and Theater website, dance student Maggie Beutner explains how her 7minute choreographed piece, which opens the second act of the concert, depicts how “futile” anxiety is. “In reality,” she says, “we can’t really control anything that happens in our lives, and it’s all about being able to let go of that anxiety and just trust that whatever happens is supposed to

EVENTS Continued from Page 4 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.face book.com/TheAbbeyUnderground. American Legion Post 550 Each Fri, free karaoke at 9pm; each Tues, free pool. 905 Foundation St., Pilot Point. 940-686-9901. Andy’s Bar Fri: Criminal Birds, Astro Veil, Animal Spirit, 9pm. 122 N. Locust St. 940-565-5400. Banter Bistro Thurs: Lauren Pierce, 6:30pm. Fri: Classical guitar, 6pm; Bruce Bond, 7pm; Texas Sky Band, 8pm; Denton Comedy Collective, 10pm. Sat: Irish Session, 3:30-5pm; Black Cachemere, 6pm; Wise Ruby, 8pm; Carolyn Campos, 10pm. Each Thurs, open mic at 8pm; each Sat, live local jazz at 6pm. 219 W. Oak St. 940565-1638. www.dentonbanter.com. Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: “The Dark Side of Oz,” 9pm, $8. Fri: Slobberbone, the O’s, 9pm, $12-$15. Sat:

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The New Choreographers Concert this weekend presents the work of seniors in the University of North Texas dance program. happen.” The students performing in the concert, under the artistic direction of dance professor Shelley Cushman, include Beutner, Nathan Blaser, Allie Costello, Amanda Maraist, Leigh Marvin, Ashley Meeks, Mallory Miner, Emmanuel Sil-

veyra, Natalie Tomlinson and Erin Whyte. Senior dancers are Samantha Barakat, Jeanna Dunlap, Rosa Hernandez and Jacklyn Simone. Performances are slated for 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the University Theater at the Radio,

Sarah Jaffe, Son of Stan, 9:30pm, $15-$20. Sun: Sarah Jaffe, Bethan, 5:30pm, $15-$20. Mon: Paul Slavens and Friends, 10pm, free. Tues: A Taste of Herb, 5pm, free; the Congregation, Karyna Micaela, Lydia Low, Katrina Cain, 8pm, free. Wed: Uver, 8pm. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. www.dans silverleaf.com. Fry Street Public House Each Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com. The Garage 113 Ave. A. 940-3830045. www.thedentongarage.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: Afroman, Fab Deuce, AV the Great, DJ Yeahdef, 8pm, $15-$30. Fri: Mildly Distorted

EDM Festival, Part 1 with DJ Sno White, DJ Toro, DJ Kat Knapper. Sat: Mildly Distorted EDM Festival, Part 2 with DJ Questionmark, Noctum, DJ Killcity. Each Tues, ’90s music, 10pm, free-$5. 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-3231160. www.haileysclub.com. J&J’s Pizza Sat: Birds of Night, Daniel Markham, Fishboy, 8pm, donations to Movember. 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. www.jandjpizza denton.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: Ed Vargas, 8-11pm. Fri: Byron Dowd Band, 8-11pm. Sat: The Bird Dogs, 8-11pm. 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 Sat: Femme Fest with Rip the System, Reinventing

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TV, Film and Performing Arts Building, at the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets. Tickets cost $5. For advance tickets, call 940-565-2428. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office, Room 104 in the performing arts building. — Staff report

HOLIDAY EVENTS THIS WEEK

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7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday — Denton City Contemporary Ballet presents A Gift for Emma, a holiday fantasia in dance, featuring dancers from Denton Dance Conservatory. At Krum High School Performance Center, 811 E. McCart St. Tickets cost $12-$18. For more information, visit www.dentoncitycontemporaryballet. org or call 940-383-2623.

UPCOMING 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 — Wonderland Express holiday celebration at

EVENTS Continued from Page 5 Jude, Sydney Wright, Karma, the Black Sheep and Sheila BustillosReynolds, 8pm, $5, benefiting the Cicada Collective. Each Tues, open mic, 9pm. 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940-566-9910. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Parmalee, Sam Riggs & the Night People, 8pm, $12-$15. 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeodenton.com. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios Thurs: The Room Outside, Vulgar Fashion, Pierre Burger, DJ K Falvo, 9pm, $5-$7. Fri: Denton benefit show for Nevada Hill with New Fumes, Early Lines, Drug Mountain, Lemmons/Forbes, 8pm, $10-$12. Sat: Future Death, Nathan Brown, 9pm, $5-$7. Sun: Vaz, Bludded Head, Strange Towers, Diamond Age, 9pm, $6-$8. Mon: Aisha Burns, Old Potion, Ryan Thomas Becker, Jesse Miller, 9pm, $6-$8. No smoking indoors. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-387-7781. www.rubberglovesdentontx.com. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Thurs: UNT Two O’clock Lab Band. Sun: String Theory Manouche. Tues: Drew Phelps’ Guitar Thing. Shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweetwatergrill andtavern.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 Fri: Mockingbyrd Station, 10pm, free-$5. Each Wed, karaoke, 9:30pm. 1512 W. Hickory St. 940-484-7900. www.the treehousedenton.com. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St. The Whitehouse Espresso Bar and Beer Garden Fri: White Bison, 8pm. Sat: Light and Ladder, 8pm. Each Thurs, open mic hosted by Kelbe Schrank, 7:30pm, signup at 7pm. 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. www.twobz andavcoffeehouse.com.

IN THE AREA 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday — NCTC Drama Department presents The Underpants, adapted by Steve Martin

the Downtown Denton Transit Center, hosted by the Denton County Transportation Authority in conjunction with the Denton Holiday Lighting Festival. Event includes free hot chocolate and refreshments. Walk to the Square, or take a complimentary bus ride. Visit www.dcta.net or http://dentonholidaylighting.com. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 — Denton Main Street Association’s Wassail Fest offers free tastings of the warm mulled cider drink at participating downtown businesses. People can vote for their favorite recipe. Visit www.dentonmainstreet.org. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 6 — 25th

from the original 1910 script by Carl Sternheim, at NCTC’s First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts, on West California Street at Bonner Road in Gainesville. Admission is $8 for adults, $3 for youths, free for NCTC students. Call 940-668-3355.

ONGOING 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. For more information or to place an order, call 940-380-0513. Through Dec. 29 — “JFK Texas Exhibit,” an exhibit of photos, mementos and other items related to the life and death of President John F. Kennedy, at Western Heritage Gallery, Stonehill Center, 5800 N. I-35, Suite 400. Admission is free; donations will benefit the Denton Community Food Center. Call 940-243-3933.

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,” through Jan. 17 in the Meadows Gallery. ● “Dance With Life: Works in Fiber” through Dec. 29 in the Gough Gallery. The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory St. 940-591-9475. www.chestnut tearoom.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 Indepen-

annual Denton Holiday Lighting Festival on the downtown Square, featuring the lighting of the community Christmas tree, the Denton Holiday Music Spectacular, music and dance performances, vendors and more. Free admission; toy donations requested for the community toy drive. Photos with Santa cost $7, horse-drawn wagon rides cost $3. Nonprofit groups will sell food. Visit www.dentonholidaylighting.com. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 — Reindeer Romp, a 4.2-mile run and 2.5-mile walk beginning at South Lakes Park on Hobson Lane and winding through the Forrestridge neighborhood. Free

holiday fun zone for kids from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is $15 per runner/walker, includes T-shirt. Visit www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275. 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6-7 — Christmas Round Up presented by Peace of the Rock Ministries at Rancho de la Roca, 2459 W. Blackjack Road in Aubrey. Event includes hay rides featuring a live nativity drama; carols around campfire with Santa; chuckwagon with cobbler, cocoa and cider; and $5 photos with Santa. Admission is $7 per person, free for ages 3 and younger. Visit www.peaceoftherock.org for printable release forms. Call

DENTON PARKS & RECREATION Seniors 50 and older can go shopping in a trip to the Allen Premium Outlets mall on Saturday. 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 (does not include lunch). 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 Denton schools are closed for the holidays. Register by Saturday. Cost is $28 daily per child. Call 940-349-7275 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 Wednesday at www.denton parks.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.

dent 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 100 N. Washington St., Pilot Point. Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. 940686-2396. www.farmersand merchantsgallery.com. Gallery 010 in the TWU student union, at the corner of Bell Avenue

■ Youngsters ages 3-6 can participate in a Preschool Master Naturalist class from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 6 at Clear Creek Heritage Area, 3310 Collins Road. They will learn about birds with handson activities and a nature hike. Cost is $8 per child. Call 940-3497275 for more information. ■ Adults can take salsa dancing lessons from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, Dec. 6-27, at Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. The weekly classes will teach spins, posture and basic steps. An intermediate class is also available. Cost is $20 per dancer. A partner is not required. Register at www.dentonparks.com or call 940-349-7275. ■ Les Mills Grit — a half-hour, high-intensity workout — is offered at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. Classes are at: ● 7:30 to 8 a.m. Saturday, $5 per class ● 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 3-19 ● 5 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 3-19 ● 7:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Dec. 2-18 Weekday classes cost $40 to 50 per month. For more information or to register, call 940-349-8287 or visit www.dentonparks.com.

and Administration Drive. Mon-Thurs 8-9; Fri 8-5; Sun 1-9. Free. Green Space Arts Collective 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.

940-365-7625 or 940-390-9184. 3 p.m. Dec. 15 — Denton Benefit League’s “Tea & Trumpets,” a holiday tea for the family, at TWU’s Hubbard Hall. Enjoy tea, sandwiches, scones, petits fours and more. Tickets cost $35 each, or $75 for patron tickets. Make reservations by Dec. 1 by calling 214-931-3014.

ONGOING Through Dec. 2 — Personalized letters from Santa to your child or loved one, offered by the Denton Parks and Recreation Department. Cost is $2 per letter. Call 940-3498136.

● Spiderweb Salon and Koan School collaborative gallery exhibit, through early February. 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 workshops. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499. www.scrapdenton.org. ● “Crafternoon,” open workshop each Thursday, 3-6pm. ● Kids’ reuse art in the Re:Vision Gallery. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. www.sweet watergrillandtavern.com. 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. 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. ● 23rd annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition, through Dec. 14. UNT Cora Stafford Gallery In UNT’s Oak Street Hall, 1120 W. Oak St. Tues-Fri 10am-2pm or by appointment. 940-565-4005. ● Watercolor Group Show, through Friday. 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,” through Saturday. Collaborative project between the UNT chemistry and studio art departments. 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.

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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 Book Thief (★★) A slice of Holocaust history filters through a gauzy lens in this treacly rendering of Markus Zusak’s novel of the same name. In late 1930s Germany, an illiterate girl, Liesel (a bland Sophie Nelisse), is taken from her mother and placed with foster parents (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), then learns the joy of reading while having innocuous adventures with a friend. She also finds time to help hide a Jewish man. Overdone, often cloying, mawkish dramatization of familiar material interpreted with little new insight. (Stephen Holden in The New York Times called this movie “a shameless piece of Oscar-seeking Holocaust kitsch.”) Rated PG-13, 131 minutes. At the Angelika Dallas and the Cinemark West Plano. — Boo Allen The Christmas Candle As the dawn of the electric age threatens a centuries-old legend in a small English town, a progressive young minister finds himself at odds with a fiery candle maker. With Susan Boyle, Samantha Barks, Hans Matheson and Lesley Manville. Directed by John Stephenson. Rated PG, 100 minutes. — Los Angeles Times Delivery Man (★★1⁄2) In this tepid remake of the 2011 French-Canadian serious comedy Starbuck, Vince Vaughn plays the title character, a hapless meat deliveryman who learns that he has fathered more than 500 children stemming from 20 years previous when he made anonymous yet copious donations to a sperm bank. Now, 142 of the offspring are suing to have his identity revealed. Chris Pratt plays the equally hapless lawyer fighting to retain his friend’s anonymity. Rated PG-13, 103 minutes. — B.A.

NOW PLAYING The Best Man Holiday (★★★) Writer/director Malcolm D. Lee’s sequel to the 1999 sleeper hit The Best Man follows a tight-knit circle of black friends. 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. With Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard and Nia Long. Rated R, 122 minutes. — McClatchy-Tribune News Service Captain Phillips (★★★★) Tom

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Booze-addled Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) plans to claim a million-dollar sweepstakes prize with the help of his son David (Will Forte) in “Nebraska.”

Family drama

Imperfect love gets fitting poetic treatment in ‘Nebraska’

Woodrow Grant has won a million dollars, and he wants his money. He wants it even if he has to walk from Montana to Nebraska to get it. Nebraska is the latest bittersweet commentary on life from director Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt), our most acute observer of the human condition. Here, Payne uses the weak, unstable mind of Woodrow Grant (Bruce Dern) to examine the unintended yet lasting effects of a life poorly spent. It seems everyone in town knows Woody. And everyone has at least one good reason to hold a grudge against him. Much of Woody’s past behavior is revealed but not excused. And, surprisingly, those he has wronged the most don’t hold a

grudge against him, taking his many miscues as part of the greater mosaic. Payne works from Bob Nelson’s deceptively barbed script, one filled with insight about inherent greed, family loyalty and a need for clarity and closure. Nelson’s dialogue finds the best translator in Payne, one who knows when to sharpen the wits to fully capture a character. For his part, Woody proves a constant trial to his family. He would also be a pain to his friends if he had any left. When Woody believes a magazine sweepstakes’ promise of riches, his youngest son, David (Will Forte), grudgingly agrees to drive him from Billings, Mont., to Lincoln, Neb., to collect. Whether he has actually won doesn’t matter, because it is in the father-son odyssey that David learns more about his father than he ever has before.

We learn Woodrow was not a model father. He drank to excess, ran around on his wife, Kate (a terrific June Squibb), and borrowed money from friends he never paid back. Now that he hears the impending chimes at midnight, Woody has drifted off into a semiconscious netherland that allows him million-dollar fantasies along with the convenience of forgetting his past transgressions. But the pull of family keeps David driving on, stopping in Hawthorne, Neb., to visit his father’s brother, Ray (Rance Howard), and various old friends, al-

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 dis-

coveries. Rated PG-13, 134 minutes. — B.A. 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

By Boo Allen Film Critic booa@att.net

Nebraska Rated R, 115 minutes. Opens Friday at the Angelika Dallas.

most all of whom want to capitalize on what they believe is Woody’s newfound largesse. Payne’s depiction of this smalltown mindset wavers between warm portraiture and bitter condemnation. Some of the Hawthorne scenes qualify as nearly genius, as Payne intuitively knows when to let silence speak volumes, while also expertly coaxing an unknown supporting cast, many of whom are non-professionals, into several sublime moments of deadpan drollery. And all the while, Phedon Papamichael’s beautiful blackand-white photography captures the haunting eeriness of the area’s barren plains. As in all of Payne’s films, Nebraska doesn’t go for the knockout but instead delivers building yet resonating humor, and, more importantly, provides much to think about long after the movie is over. familiar action sequences. Rated PG-13, 114 minutes. — B.A. Last Vegas (★★1⁄2) Four Oscarwinning actors (Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Kline) play childhood friends

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8 Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are dealing with newfound, tightly controlled fame in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”

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Lionsgate

‘Games’ worth playing Skilled director makes story work this time around By Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune

Anyone who felt that the workmanlike adaptation of the first Hunger Games missed the bull’s-eye, take heart. Catching Fire is the new The Empire Strikes Back, a smashing sci-fi sequel that takes its blockbuster franchise into deeper, smarter, more dramatically engaging territory. New director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Water for Elephants) has a solid grasp of science fiction and romance. The conflicts are clear, the characters fully fleshed, the lethal adventure urgent, and the tender interludes poignant. Suzanne Collins’ bestsellers, set in a fascist, post-civil war North America in which the middle class is extinct, are a potent sociopolitical allegory. In dystopian Panem, young warriors must kill each other to survive. The battles are packaged as gladiatorial reality shows designed to keep the populace dis-

MOVIES Continued from Page 7 living in different parts of the country who reunite 58 years later in Las Vegas when one (Douglas) plans on

engaged and submissive. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, a stoic rural teenager who entered the Games in the first film to save her younger sister from certain death in combat. The role showcases Lawrence’s uncanny ability to make a tiny, apprehensive furrow of the brow speak volumes, and to tackle bigger-than-life scenes without going over the top. Having survived the first round of reality-TV carnage, Katniss has become a national celebrity. Her public life is scripted as a romantic fantasy and played out for countless TV viewers. Katniss, a coal miner’s daughter, hates the pretense and glitz of stardom. She resists the faux romance manufactured with her Games teammate Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). That reluctance adds tension and irony to the slow-burning attraction between the two survivors offstage. Her popularity has made Katniss a political figure and an avatar for the hopes of the poor. Concerned that she could become the figurehead for an uprising, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) orders his games designer to create a competition

that will eliminate her and ruin her heroic reputation in the process. Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) proposes an All-Star Game featuring the survivors of earlier combats. When the action moves to the arena, unexpected alliances and hidden agendas reveal a hedge-maze of new wrinkles. Working from a script by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Michael Arndt (Oblivion), director Lawrence leavens this fundamentally serious movie with bleak, caustic satire. It takes skilled filmmaking to walk the line between ghastly realism and cranked-up absurdity, and this movie has the creative vitality to make both aspects of the story work. There’s a clarity and purpose to every shot.

marrying for the first time. Predictable, good-natured and yet harmless enough. Rated PG-13, 105 minutes. — B.A. 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.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Rated PG-13, 146 minutes. Opens Friday.

Cassie Hobbs performs as the Arctic Wind during last year’s produc “A Gift for Emma.”

A GIFT FOR EMMA

What: Denton City Contemporary Ballet presentes its annual holiday fantasia in dance When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Krum High School Performance Center, 811 E. McCart St. Details: Tickets cost $12 to $18. On the Web: For tickets and information, visit www.dentoncitycontemporaryballet.org

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Dancers imitate seaweed in Denton City Contemporary Ballet’s “A Gift for Emma.”

Graceful ‘Gift’

Courtesy photos/Denton City Contemporary Ballet, Bruce Davis

Company starts local holiday season with annual ballet, now in 15th year By Lucinda Breeding Features Editor cbreeding@dentonrc.com

isa Racina admits that Denton City Contemporary Ballet is starting the holidays off a little early. The company’s annual holiday fantasia in dance, A Gift for Emma, officially kicks off the season this weekend. “It’s the only time we can get the space,” Racina said. The space is the performing arts center at Krum High School, an auditorium that’s inspired a growing fondness among Denton performing arts companies.

Even though the company tells its story before Thanksgiving, Racina said her dancers are ready. With this year being the 15th performance of the annual dance, Racina’s students at Denton Dance Conservatory have grown up with the show. “This year, all of my soloists knew the choreography,” Racina said. “Every single soloist knew it. First of all, a lot of them have been watching the video since they were little. And the company could finally afford some assistants to teach the choreography to the new dancers.” Emma is a simple story, really. A young street urchin, Emma, sneaks into

a dance studio near Christmastime to get warm. The lessons end, the dance teachers leave and lock up. Emma — like Clara before her in The Nutcracker — curls up under the Christmas tree and falls asleep in the studio. She goes on a journey in her dream and receives a gift. During her dream, she meets “swinging elves,” toys that come to life and Poseidon and the Arctic Wind. She meets creatures on land (dancing flowers and spiders) and under the sea (jellyfish and seahorses). Racina casts children from her studio and other studios in town, but the principal and solo roles are performed by members of the contemporary ballet and

guest artists. “We’ve added some parts this year, like spiders who do an elaborate dance with a web,” Racina said. “And this year, we also created seaweed for the ocean scenes.” Emma has long shown Racina’s gift for integrating the things that catch her attention outside of the studio into the dance. Under the sea, scallops zip onto the stage on skateboards, and in a dark corner, dancers sling and shoot on black bands to weave spider webs. Umbrellas festooned with lights and scarf-like tenSee EMMA on 11

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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.

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.

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Clint’s BBQ Barbecue spot serves up brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sausage, chicken and breakfast too. 921 S. U.S. Highway 377, Aubrey. Tues-Thurs 6am-8pm; Fri-Sat 6am-9pm; Sun 6am-3pm. 940-365-9338. www.clintsbbq.com. Gold Mine BBQ 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 102. 940-387-4999. www. texasgoldminebbq.com. Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than a barbecue joint, with wine and beer shop, deli with German foods and more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy; generous doses of delightful barbecue sauce. Tender, well-priced chicken-fried steak. Hot sausage sampler has a secret weapon: spicy mustard. Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry Lane. Daily 10:30am-10pm. $. 940591-1652. Old House BBQ 1007 Ave. C. 940383-3536. The Smokehouse Denton barbecue joint serves up surprisingly tender and juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish. Good sauces, bulky sandwiches and mashed potatoes near perfection. Good pies and cobblers. Beer and wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. SunThurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940566-3073.

The Great American Grill at Hilton Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd. Dinner: Daily 5-10pm. 940-891-4700. The Greenhouse Restaurant Casual dining atmosphere complements fresh seafood, beef and chicken from the grill. Even vegetarian selections get a flavor boost from the woodpile. Starters are rich: spinachartichoke dip, asiago olives. Refined cocktails and rich desserts. Patio dining available. 600 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri 11-11, Sat 12-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouse restaurantdenton.com. Hannah’s Off the Square Executive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale comfort food” puts the focus on local, seasonal ingredients. Steaks get A-plus. Tempting desserts. Full bar. No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-3. Brunch: Sun 10:30am-3pm. Dinner: Sun-Mon 4:30-9; Tues-Thurs 4:30-10; Fri-Sat 4:30-11. $$-$$$. 940-566-1110. www.hannahsoffthesquare.com. Queenie’s Steakhouse Chef Tim Love’s steakhouse just off the downtown Square. Live jazz nightly. Full bar. 115 E. Hickory St. Lunch: Fri 11:30-2:30. Dinner: Wed-Thurs 4:3010pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-11pm. $$-$$$. 940-442-6834. www.queeniessteak house.com. The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size salads and daily specials. Beer and wine. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm. $$$. 940-2434919. www.denton-wildwoodinn.com.

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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

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

GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN Caesar Island Mediterranean Food 7650 S. I-35E, Suite 112, Corinth. 940-269-4370. Grip Mediterranean Grill 1200 W. Hickory St. at Sterling Fry Street. 940-808-1616. www.gripmedgrill. com. 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

DINING PROFILE AND LISTINGS POLICY Restaurant profiles and listings are compiled by the Denton Record-Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News. A comprehensive list of Dallas-Fort Worth area restaurants is available at www.guidelive.com Denton Time publishes restaurant profiles and a guide of restaurants that have been featured in the weekly dining section and online at DentonRC.com. Profiles and listings are not related to advertising and are published as space is available. Denton Time does not publish reviews. Incorrect information can be reported by e-mail to drc@dentonrc.com, by phone to 940-566-

6860 or by fax to 940-566-6888. To be considered for a profile, send the restaurant name,address, phone nuber, days and hours of operation and a copy of the menu to: Denton Time Editor, P.O. Box 369, Denton, TX 76202. Please indicate whether the restaurant is new or has changed ownership, chefs or menus.

PRICE KEY Average complete inner per person, including appetizer, entree and dessert. $ Less than $10 $$ $10-$25 $$$ $25-$50 $$$$ More than $50

rant/market does it all from scratch, and with speed. Meats like gyros and succulent Sultani Kebab, plus veggie combo and crunchy falafel. Superb saffron rice and sauteed vegetables; impressive baklava. BYOB. 609 Sunset St. Daily 11-10. $-$$. 940-3832051. www.greenzatar.com.

NATURAL/VEGETARIAN The Bowllery Rice, noodle and veggie bowls featuring sauces and dressings made from scratch, with teriyaki and other meats as well as vegan and gluten-free options. Fresh juices and smoothies. 901 Ave. C, Suite 101. Tues-Sun 11am-9pm. $-$$. 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. 200 W. Congress St. Mon-Sat 8-8, Sun 10-7. $. 940-387-5386.

SANDWICHES 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. $-$$. 940-458-0000. Bonnie’s Kitchen 6420 N. I-35. 940-383-1455. Cartwright’s Ranch House Restaurant on the Square serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring chicken-fried steak, hamburgers and steaks. Family-style service available. 111 N. Elm St. 940-387-7706. www.cartwrightsranchhouse.com. Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot Point. 940-686-0158. OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cooking titles in Best of Denton 2009 through 2013, this eatery offers a wide selection of homemade meals. Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am-2pm. $. 940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-4587358. 817-442-9378. Prairie House Restaurant Open since 1989, this Texas eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, baby-back ribs, buffalo burgers, chicken-fried rib-eyes and other assorted dishes. 10001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. Daily 7:30am-10pm. $-$$. 940-4409760. www.phtexas.com.

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. 1002 Ave. C. Daily 11am-9:30pm. $. 940-5666125.

ITALIAN Aviano Italian Restaurant Traditional Italian fare, including lasagna, pastas with meat and marinara sauces. Lunch specials till 2 p.m. on weekdays. 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. Lasagna, chicken and eggplant parmigiana bake in woodfired oven with thin-crusted pizzas. 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 103, Corinth. Mon-Wed 11-2:30, 5-9; Thurs-Sat 11-2:30, 5-10. 940-321-1100. Fera’s Excellent entrees served bubbling hot. Rich sauces, firm pastas and billowing garlic rolls. Dishes served very fresh. Desserts don’t disappoint. Beer and wine. No credit cards. 1407 W. Oak St. 940-382-9577. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. Genti’s Pizza and Pasta 4451 FM2181, Suite 125, Corinth. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-4975400. Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant Romantic spot in bed and breakfast serves Northern Italian and Southern French cuisine. Beer and wine. 821 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs, 11-2, 5-9, Fri 11-2 & 5-10, Sat 5-10. Sun 10:30-2. $-$$. 940-381-2712. Luigi’s Pizza Italian Restaurant Family-run spot does much more than pizza, and how. Great New York-style pies plus delicious southern Italian dishes, from lunch specials to pricier meals. Nifty kids’ menu. Tiramisu is dynamite. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Sun & Tues-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. 940-591-1988.

MIDDLE EASTERN Green Zatar Family-owned restau-

Weinberger’s Deli Chicago-style sandwiches including the Italian beef bistro, sausages, gyros, soups and more. 311 E. Hickory St., Suite 110. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-3pm. 940-566-5900. www.weinbergers denton.com.

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. Sides like jalapeno cornbread, red beans and rice are extra. 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. Homemade coconut ice cream, sweet rice with mango. Beer and wine. 221 E. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 4-9:30pm; Sat-Sun noon-9:30pm. $$. 940-591-8790. www.andamanthai restaurant.com. Oriental Garden Restaurant Thai stir-fried dishes, with some Japanese and Chinese specialties. Homemade ice cream: coconut, green tea, Thai tea & lychee. 114 Ave. B. Mon-Sat 11-9. $-$$. 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. Excellent Thai seafood, including tilapia fillet. BYOB. 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. Lunch, Mon-Fri

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DINING Continued from Page 10 11-2; dinner, Mon-Sat 5-9. $-$$. 940382-5118. 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. Lunch specials can

Courtesy photos/Denton City Contemporary Ballet, Bruce Davis

Professional hip-hop dancer Chris Koehl dances as the Robot Doll in Denton City Contemporary Ballet’s “A Gift for Emma.” The Denton original, created and choreographed by artistic director Lisa Racina, borrows from “The Nutcracker” but employs tap, jazz, modern and ballet.

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Emma drils become jellyfish. Emma has also engaged the dancers’ imaginations. With props like these, the dancers have convincingly embodied creatures who float and climb. After 14 years, the company has had to refresh some of its standards, too. A crafty company board member is building a new Christmas tree that expands to 16 feet tall. Like most North Texas dance companies, Denton City Contemporary Ballet includes professional guests in the piece. Hip-hop dancer Chris Koehl returns to dazzle as the robot doll. Koehl is a former faculty member from Denton Dance Conservatory and was a contestant on season eight of TV’s So You Think You Can Dance. “Last year, he got mobbed by all these girls during intermission,” Racina said. Koehl signed autographs for the audience during intermission and the fans were enthusiastic. Koehl will sign autographs again this year. He’s appeared on the popular television series Glee and also appeared in Jermaine Jackson’s music video for

Dallas Blagg and Iuliia Ilina practice for Denton City Contemporary Ballet’s “A Gift for Emma.” “Blame It on the Boogie.” It’d be sacrilege to stage a holiday ballet without a pas de deux, and Racina would hardly betray her years of devotion to classical ballet and skip it. Kiev Ballet School alumna Iuliia Ilina dances the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy with her cavalier, a

role danced by Dallas Blagg, a member of the Tulsa Ballet. The pair dances the pas de deux in the traditional Russian style. Brandon McGee returns to the ballet, this year performing the role of Poseidon. LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877.

be made with chicken, pork, vegetables or beef; hot and spicy sauce makes even veggie haters go after fresh veggies with zeal. Quiet setting. BYOB. 1509 Malone St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 5-10pm; Sat 11:30-10; Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-566-6018. www.thaiochadenton.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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