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MSC Town Hall is TAMU organization that brings live music to campus. They bring around seventy live events to campus every year that vary from small coffee shop events to a battle of the bands competition and large concerts. This Monday, MSC Town Hall is hosting one of its largest productions to date.

NEEDTOBREATHE, with special guests Matthew Mayfield and Good Old War, are coming to Rudder Theater. The performers are stopping by as a part of NEEDTOBREATHE’s national tour.

NEEDTOBREATHE has seen a lot of success on the Christian rock circuit, but has been rising in popularity across all charts as they tour and release more music. Their most recent album, The Reckoning, is what the band feels is a big step for their identity. The band claims that the album marks the first time

that all members are truly in similar places and on the same page musically.

NTB has been featured in several movies, such as P.S. I Love You and Employee of the Month, several TV specials and advertisements, along with several spots on ESPN. The band has toured with Train, Collective Soul, and Taylor Swift.

Matthew Mayfield was originally the lead singer of the group Moses Mayfield, a group that signed with Epic Records in 2005.

The band didn’t prove to be what he wanted, causing him to leave in 2008.

Mayfield wanted everything to be on him after the band broke up; he wanted any failures or successes to solely ride on his

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shoulders, and so he took the do-it-yourself mentality to his music. His sound has changed multiple times, the most recent being a more stripped-down style regarded for its emotional immediacy and impact.

Good Old War is an indie band from Philadelphia with an acoustically-driven sound. The group has released three albums, and their most recent release, Come Back as Rain, features textured melodies and harmonies that have become the band’s signature. GOW is highly acclaimed for putting on shows that make people sing along.

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11.1 - THURSDAY

Ryan Beaver @ Church Street

Based in Austin, 27-year-old Ryan Beaver has a serious passion for music. Opening for big names such as Randy Rogers along the way, he’s found his way to College Station again, where he’ll be playing at Church Street BBQ on November 1.

William Clark Green @ The Tap

A two-for-one deal at The Tap on November 1: William Clark Green and John David Kent will both be bringing their best to an Aggie crowd with bar room favorites and originals.

El Ten Eleven @ Grand Stafford

Coming from various corners of the country, this four-act show is jam packed with genres, from Americana to indie, and electronica and urban. A great night of music to keep you piqued and entertained at Grand Stafford Theater.

11.2 - FRIDAY

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Parker Heights @ Lakeside Icehouse

Parker Heights (formerly known as FM2865 Band) riding the success of their newest single, “With You Tonight”, will be performing at Lakeside Icehouse on November 2.

Getting some much deserved recognition, the band played at Ziegfest this year and have also opened for some big names recently.

Del Castillo @ Grand Stafford

Eighteen-time SXSW-award-winning band, Del Castillo is coming to Grand Stafford Theater on November 2. Their potent, high-energy, cross-cultural mix of flamenco, rock, Latin, and blues will take your eardrums across musical divides.

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11.3 - SATURDAY

Joey McGee @ The Village Café

Joey McGee is performing live at the Village Cafe in Bryan.

Joey McGee quit his day job to play the music he loves.

He refers to his music as “folk rock groove” and a blend of various musical samplings.

Signal Rising @ Grand Stafford

College Station’s own Signal Rising is throwing a CD release bash in Bryan. The rockin’ trio is sure to bring an earful of epic jams to the stage at Grand Stafford Theater on November 3.

11.4 - SUNDAY

Mic Check Poetry @ Revolution

On Sundays at 8:30pm, Revolution Cafe and Bar hosts Mic Check Poetry, an evening where local and traveling poets showcase their skill with words while you enjoy the final moments of your weekend. Every second Sunday of the month, Mic Check hosts a poetry slam.

NEEDTOBREATHE @ Rudder

The critically acclaimed alternative-rock group NEEDTOBREATHE is coming to College Station on November 5! NTB has been featured in several movies, such as P.S. I Love You and Employee of the Month, several TV specials and advertisements, along with several spots on ESPN. The band has toured with Train, Collective Soul, and Taylor Swift. Opening the show at Rudder Auditorium are Matthew Mayfield and Good Old War.

11.6 - TUESDAY

Breakaway @ Reed Arena

11.7 - WEDNESDAY

Leland Williams @ The Beer Joint

Non-denominational Breakaway Ministries’ events have already set a record for attendance, and Tuesday’s assembly of worship, inspiration and entertainment will surely set yet another one. @ Kyle Field!—9:00pm—Kyle Field—Texas A&M University—Free Texas-native Leland Williams will be bringing his own brand of music to The Beer Joint on November 7. Having not picked up a guitar until his college years, Williams has come a long way and has been praised by his loyal following.

Cody Johnson @ Hurricane Harry’s

The Texas country scene has a few new faces hitting stages around the state. The Cody Johnson band, being one of these newcomers, has been making a name for himself with songs that people can’t get enough of. The singer of the popular dance hall hit, “Diamond In My Pocket”, will be playing at Hurricane Harry’s on November 7.

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Cody Johnson @ Hurricane Harry’s

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If you spend any time listening to the radio within the Texas state lines, or maybe find yourself occasionally two-steppin’ around a red-dirt dancehall, chances are you’ve heard a song about a guy with a diamond in his pocket and a woman with a heart of gold. That song, “Diamond In My Pocket”, is the musical gem of a Texas-twangin’ young buck by the name of Cody Johnson.

As refreshing as his heart-felt musicality is to some corners of the state, Johnson has been rooted in East-Texas clay his entire life. Growing up deep in the pines, in a town called Sebastopol, Johnson lived the typical country boy life by spending his days in the woods hunting and fishing, growing up with a family who had a certain appreciation for music. It wasn’t until his high school ag science teacher overheard him playing an original song that his true interest in a music career started to take flight.

His teacher suggested that he join up with some fellow FFA members and enter a highly-regarded Texas State FFA Talent contest; the boys ended up taking second place.

Upon graduating, Johnson took a job as an inmate supervisor for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville. While in Huntsville, Johnson put together a group consisting of himself, drummer Nathan Reedy, and bassist Carl Johnson. The band-mates started touring as “The Cody Johnson Band,” and the release of their first album helped to fund their touring and promotional efforts.

After praying for guidance and getting a green-light from his wife, Johnson decided to resign from his position at the prison and pursue his musical career. After packing dance-halls and taking plenty of spots on Texas radio, The Cody Johnson Band’s popularity has been sky-rocketing. Consistently bringing a high-energy presence to the stage, he takes gratification from playing to any size crowd.

“I like the crowd to sing along, yell, or whatever makes them feel part of the show,” says Johnson. “I love big crowds because of the energy and showmanship I can exhibit. I love acoustic shows because of the intimacy and how candid they are. Acoustic shows are like sittin’ around the living room pickin’ and grinnin’.”

Cody Johnson and his band will be playing at Hurricane Harry’s on November 7. Opening the show are Josh Grider and Matt Caldwell. Tickets are available at harrys.bcsclubs.com.

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Earning praise from fellow musicians and movie moguls, a band by the name of Del Castillo has been keeping the sabor in today’s Latin music. Rolling Stone magazine has called them “tumbling brilliance on nylon-string classical guitars” with “eruptions of technique and taste.”

Starting off as a CD project back in 2000, Del Castillo has evolved into a powerhouse of genre crossing—yet always with a Latin accent. But how do they describe their own sound?

“That’s the question we’re asked the most,” says band co-founder Mark del Castillo on spinner. com. “We finally coined a new term, “Nuevo Americano,” to describe our sound. We’ve taken Latino passion and fused it with the American music we grew up hearing. My brother and I were exposed to blues, rock, jazz, metal and much more. But we grew up in Brownsville, Texas. And the Latino part of our music is in our blood. It’s who we are.”

Sticking to their roots while being open minded to other ideas and influences has definitely helped the grupo appeal to a wider audience.

Four years after their inception, the band began a two-year nonstop tour across the country. They hooked up with heavyweight acts like Styx, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, Don Henley, and Los Lobos. The band has even developed a solid working friendship with Willie Nelson. They have performed at three of Nelson’s July 4th picnic functions and covered his hit song “I Never Cared for You”with Nelson himself joining them. After hearing the new rendition, Nelson claims it to be his favorite version of the song.

Film director Robert Rodriguez also got a case of Castillo-fever after attending one of their shows

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in ‘02. They, too, developed a working relationship that led to Del Castillo cutting songs on some of Rodriguez’s films, including Sin City and GRINDHOUSE. Quentin Tarantino loved the band so much that he redid the ending sequence of Kill Bill Vol. 2 in order to include one of their tracks.

As far as accolades, Del Castillo has close to twenty of them. They’ve won a number of SXSW Austin Music Awards, including Band of the Year, Album of the Year (twice), and Best Cover Art for the album Vida.

The band exudes an addicting energy on stage, and no matter what style or language they’re singing in, listeners find something to connect with.

“Some audiences tell us they don’t understand 60 percent of the lyrics [because they’re in Spanish], but people say they’re hooked anyway,” says Mark. “That’s because they understand the music and the energy. We’ve gotten great reactions from audiences when we’ve opened for many types of bands, including country, hard rock, Latino and new age. We think our music has something for everyone.”

The Austin-based tonal pastiche is making their way to the Grand Stafford Theater in Downtown Bryan. They will be there on November 2. Tickets are available at grandstaffordtheater.com.

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Ode to Joy @ Rudder Auditorium

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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9: the symphony is widely considered by many to be the single greatest piece of music in the world, and the chance to hear the final movement being performed has arrived here in Aggieland.

The Brazos Valley Symphony, the Texas A&M Century Singers, and the Brazos Valley Chorale unite their talents to bring the pinnacle of Beethoven’s virtuosic achievements to BCS. The uplifting masterpiece, Ode to Joy, is being performed on November 4th in the Rudder Auditorium. A choral symphony, Ode to Joy is accompanied by orchestra, four solo voices, and a choir.

Headlining the performance is Grammy Award winner and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke.

Her voice was praised by San Jose Mercury News as “the next big thing in mezzos, singing with cut-glass precision and luminous depth”; the New York Times says she has “a smooth, grounded mezzo”; and New York Magazine says “Sasha Cooke sings with seductive fury.” Her flawless vocals spring forth with intense passion and spine-tingling vibrato. One listen and you realize why there’s a Grammy on her mantel.

Cooke is just one among the quartet of critically acclaimed vocalists joining the inspiring performance of “Ode to Joy.” Taking on the soprano range is Cynthia Clayton. With each deep breath she takes, her voice flies higher, seizing note after note. From the low end of the vocal spectrum are the tenor and baritone vocalists. Chris Hoffman, the talented tenor, is the director of Blinn’s new Choral Department. Hoffman will use the smooth, deep sound of his voice to mellow and ground Clayton and Cooke. Finally, the deep baritone of Kelly Markgraf will complete the four-part choral. A distinguished graduate of the highly revered

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Juilliard Opera Center, Markgraf’s talent and “heart-stirring singing” (The New York Times) has made him a commanding force in the opera community.

Along with “Ode to Joy,” the music program for the evening will feature Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik (translated as “a little serenade” or “a little night music”). The four-part movement was written for an ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello with the option of a double bass, even though string orchestras often take on the challenge. The first movement begins aggressively and then descends into grace before moving into the intimacy of the second movement. Progressing into the third movement, the music gracefully travels from G major to D major and is brought home by the lively tempo of the fourth movement, ending with a long coda.

“Ode to Joy” – a poem written by the German poet and playwright, Friedrich Schiller – was set to music by the master himself, Beethoven. He placed “Ode to Joy” in the final movement of his Ninth Symphony. The symphony was the first time a composer with the rank of Beethoven used voices in a symphony.

Tickets for the event are available online (boxoffice.tamu.edu) through the MSC Box Office or via phone by calling (979) 845-1234. Tickets are going fast.

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First Thursday @ Northgate Vintage

by Luke Murray

In a district known more for tequila shots and pick-up lines, it's nice that there's at least one good retail option amid the bar crawl capital of Aggieland. Up a flight of stairs, above Pita Pit on University Ave., Northgate Vintage is a cozy, privately-owned boutique specializing in unique vintage fashion and accessories, all priced with college budgets in mind. In September, the store re-opened under new ownership, complete with an interior makeover which upgraded the store's already hip appeal.

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Kate Vincent, a senior biomedical engineering major, took the reigns of NV and has made it into a formidable retail venue amidst the clink of beer mugs and liquor induced. As the new owner, she improved the store's charm while keeping elements from its legacy intact, including First Thursdays, a popular monthly shindig which features in-store bargains in tandem with free live entertainment and refreshments.

It's a match made in heaven—or maybe in Northgate—pairing shopping and entertainment in a region more renown for the latter.

At NV's first First Thursday under new ownership, two local performers, Zach Vacek and Votary, will soundtrack your shopping and mingling experience beginning at 10pm. First Thursdays is free and open to the public.

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Rebel Run @ Lake Bryan

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The Rebel Run is a 5K organized by Grace Bible Church this Saturday at 9am at Lake Bryan. The unique race gives you the opportunity to test your endurance, too, since this 5k has 12 obstacles, similar to a Tough Mudder, just less muddy.

Jump over flames, crawl through mud under barbed wire, jump over small walls, climb over logs in water, crawl through the dark, traverse down a steep hill, scale a tall wall, high step through tires, trudge through water, swing on ropes across water, and live to talk about it. Participants will also be helping out a good cause as they test their mettle.

The proceeds from Rebel Run go to Youth Impact of Grace Bible Church. Youth Impact is a ministry meant to empower marginalized youth and children in the community into leaders. The program uses faith and mentorship as a vehicle to emboldening local youths. Collegiate leaders meet with members on Thursdays and strive to provide a fun and safe environment.

Interested in registering? Visit the Grace Bible Church Southwood office or visit grace-bible.org/events/ rebelrun. Registration is also available the day of the race at a slightly higher cost.

For more information on Grace Bible Church or Youth Impact, visit grace-bible.org or youthimpactbcs.com.

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11.1 - THURSDAY

BYOB and Paint @ Painting with a Twist

The “twist” is that you can bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage to enjoy during the class. Come alone or invite your friends. Paint, canvas, and brushes are provided. At the end of the evening, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind creation and a newfound talent you might want to pursue. 7:00pm— Painting with a Twist—1643 Texas Avenue South, College Station-$35.

Karaoke @ Schotzi’s

Mixing alcohol with an open microphone always promises a good time, so swing by Schotzi’s for the classic “karaoke night”.—8:00pm—Schotzi’s—205 University Dr., College Station—Free.

11.3 - SATURDAY

Salsa Saturdays @ Village Café

11.5 - MONDAY

Open Mic @ Schotzi’s

11.6 - TUESDAY

Absolute Karaoke @ O’Bannon’s

11.7 - WEDNESDAY

Salsa Wednesdays @ Village Café

Voted Best Night of Dancing (2011 & 2012), Salsa Saturdays starts with a fun, “30-Minute Crash Course Salsa Lesson” followed by a hot night of dancing. Come prepared to sweat and to meet new people at this Aggie hot spot! Visit mambosentertainment.com for more details. —10:00pm— Village Café—210 W 26th St, Bryan—$5.

Visit Schotzi’s for an opportunity to bare it all on stage.

Whether you consider yourself a songbird or the next Galifianakis of comedy; showcase your talents and enjoy a few minutes of fame or infamy.—8:00pm—Schotzi’s—205 University Dr., College Station—Free.

Put your vocal acrobatics to the test! Every Tuesday, O’Bannon’s Tap House pairs with Absolute Karaoke and offers up the most talented (and, more likely, least talented) crooners in College Station.—10:00pm—O’Bannon’s Tap House—103 Boyett St., College Station—Free Salsa Wednesdays at the Village Cafe offer an hour and a half professional dance lesson(8pm) followed by a night of dancing from 9:30-12am. A great night to learn new moves or to just let loose on the dance floor! Visit mambosentertainment.com for more details. —9:30pm— Village Café—210 W 26th St, Bryan—$8 lesson and dancing/$5 just dancing.

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Anne Vonk, First Friday Farm Dance and Distributive Urban Farming

by Chris Zebo

Ever driven past an empty lot of land between two buildings and thought to yourself, “What a waste of space. Something should be done with this.” Well, across the country many community organizers have been thinking the same thing. From San Francisco to Detroit to NYC, empty lots are being transformed into community gardens. Until leases or sales of the lots occur, the land is used to grow fruits and vegetables that can be harvested by residents and local restaurants for consumption.

Downtown Bryan is joining the ranks of the urban farming initiative, and at this First Friday, a farm dance is being held to celebrate the town’s new urban garden. We caught up with Anne Vonk, one of many who has contributed to the urban farming project, and talked about the initiative and the farm dance scheduled at 9pm at 210 West 26th Street.

MW: Describe what a demonstration garden is and why it’s important.

Vonk: The demonstration garden is a garden that we have put together with the community in mind. We wanted to demonstrate several different techniques that can be implemented easily into your own backyard. We’ve planted in a variety of containers such as standard raised beds, mason jars, window boxes, and pallet beds. We even tried to use recycled wood and old pallets in order to keep our costs down—as we imagine that would be an attractive goal for our audience.

MW: What obstacles or challenges did Distributive Urban Farming face in the organization and implementation phases?

Vonk: When an idea is this large and it also involves and affects so many people, it can be difficult to focus in on the smaller steps that need to be taken in order to insure success. But as a unit, we have all come together to make sure that our gardens and farming spaces become a reality. We’ve spent a lot of time honing our idea and zeroing in on what we want the outcome to be, so we just visualize what the end product will look like and do whatever it takes to achieve that.

MW: How many people did it take to make the project come to fruition? And are they all volunteers?

Vonk: We’ve had several individuals come out to volunteer and help us with our garden, and we have four interns, including myself, that have spent a lot of time in the past months working in the garden to get it ready. Once we have more lots, we plan to have a larger number of organized volunteers coming out to work with us, and we also want to include the community. We would love to include anyone who’s willing in all of the phases of making these gardens a reality—from the building to the planting, weeding, and harvesting.

MW: How was funding generated for the project?

Vonk: We’re launching a Kickstarter page. Once we launch our page, you will be able to find our project on Kickstarter.com/dufi, where you will find a video and background information on our project as well as incentives for donating. Incentives include things like T-shirts, gift cards to local restaurants, and naming a raised bed after the donor.

MW: How is the yield from an urban farming space distributed within the community?

MW: For the farm dance on First Friday, what can people expect? There are live bands performing?

Vonk: One of our missions is to advocate for local produce, so we plan to sell a lot of our produce to local restaurants in the Downtown Bryan area.

Vonk: The event on Friday is going to be so much fun! Our Farm Dance is part of the Artist Harvest First Friday event that will have booths from student agriculture organizations as well as the farmers’ market in attendance. Our dance will have a performance by the Aggie Wranglers followed by several live country bands. We will definitely be encouraging everyone to dance! I’m busy memorizing the dance from Footloose, for anyone who’s interested in that sort of thing.

MW: What particular produce has been planted and why was it chosen?

Vonk: Plants grow best during different times of the year due to varying weather conditions, so right now we are preparing for our winter season and the colder months. We’re planting broccoli, varieties of lettuce, beets, kale, swiss chard—wintertime is best for a lot of the root vegetables and leafy vegetables.

MW: Is there currently only one garden downtown, and are more planned for the future?

Vonk: The demonstration garden is our first garden and we are very excited about it! Once we’ve got this garden under our belts, we plan to have several lots around the Downtown Bryan area. We want to turn a lot of the unused lots around town into functional farming spaces.

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MW: Will any of the produce be available for purchase at the event?

Vonk: Unfortunately, the garden has been completed too recently to have any produce available for purchase. We are having this event to show off our beautiful new space and to celebrate the accomplishment. This is also a good opportunity to show everyone what it would be like to rent our space for any event or concert.

MW: What do you wish people to take away from the experience?

Vonk: I really want people to come out and have a good time in a space that we put a lot of love into. More than anything, I would love for people to come out for a fun event, and if they go home with a few ideas that they can use in their own garden it would be a wonderful bonus.

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Most people are familiar with the non-profit organization, Habitat for Humanity, but you might not know exactly how it works. The common misconception is that HFH builds homes and simply gives them to low-income families. There is a shred of truth there, but there is much more to it than that.

Habitat for Humanity builds homes through the efforts of volunteers and generous donations.

The process works like a partnership, and there are criteria that need to be met before someone can qualify for a home.

The inquiring person or persons must first exhibit inadequate current living conditions, be in a range below the median income for their area, and have the ability to pay for the home. The homes are built for them and they pay it back at cost, meaning that they have a 0% interest throughout their mortgage term. This allows them to obtain the home for a fraction of the market price. Finally, the individuals must be willing to work with HFH by taking home-ownership classes and logging 500 hours of volunteer work to give back to the organization. This is the beauty of HFH; not only do participants get a home; their efforts go toward helping another family receive the same gift.

The local Bryan/College Station HFH chapter builds an average of 10 to 15 homes per year.

The total number of dwellings they have provided to local families adds up to 215 since their inception in 1989.

So how can you help? Either by donating your time, money, or home furnishings. Construction

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projects take place Tuesday through Saturday. Individuals are welcome to come out and roll up their sleeves on any of these days, with Saturdays working best for group volunteer efforts.

Details on how to participate are listed on their website.

Each home requires $40k in donations before it can be built, so financial donations play a big part in HFH’s efforts. Money can either be donated directly or acquired through their “ReStore” option. ReStore accepts donations of everything from tools to appliances to furniture, and these items are available for purchase, too. This leaves the proceeds to be used for future home development. Donations are also accepted in the form of building supplies for construction projects or land for homes to be built on.

On November 3, a special event called Run for the House will host a 5k run or 2k walk held at Olsen Field, sponsored by “Faith in Action” member First Christian Church in honor of the late Rev. Rob Chandler. Fightin’ Texas Aggie Baseball Coach, Rob Childress, is the honorary chair for the occasion, and all proceeds from registration will benefit HFH. Run for the House registration information is available at firstchristianbcs.org

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First Friday @ Downtown Bryan

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Forget TGIF; this Friday it's TGIFF (Thank Goodness it's First Friday)! Every first Friday in Downtown Bryan, the community floods the streets of Historic Downtown Bryan to celebrate local arts, to wine and dine, and to hear music both on the streets and inside venues throughout town.

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William Clark Green “It’s About Time” This dude is on the cusp of being a huge Texas/Red Dirt star. Write it down.

Whiskey Myers “Virginia” Another amazing song from their record Firewater. This one shows some real soul.

This Friday, plan to have dinner in one of the local restaurants, to see a concert in the newly renovated Grand Stafford Theater, or to have a beer in the Village's alleyway while enjoying live music. All shops and restaurants in Downtown Bryan will be open and trying to lure you in with their wares. Maroon Weekly will also be in attendance, with a fun and free outdoor photobooth set up in front of our Downtown Bryan headquarters (next to the Village Cafe). All photos will be posted on our Facebook page for you to tag yourselves and download.

With so much to see and so much to do, your feet may need a rest. For a small fee ($20 for 4 people), a horse-drawn carriage will take you on a tour of downtown. You'll get to hear about the town's colorful history from a local as you peacefully roll through the streets. And for the more family-oriented experience (or for those who are kids at heart), stop by Sale Park after sundown where you can usually watch an animated feature outside in the grass, away from the hustle and bustle.

One staple of First Fridays is music. There will be live music playing on almost every street corner to soundtrack your evening’s escapades. Music will be playing at several venues across Downtown Bryan, so before you commit to just one band, have some ice cream and walk around for a bit. You may be surprised where the evening takes you. There are a few slightly unconventional venues for live music: Burr's Unfinished Furniture Store and the Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers office may surprise you. If you like music with your dinner, or dinner with your music, LaSalle Cafe also provides live entertainment, and Cafe Capri has a performance outside, while you're waiting in line for a coveted table. But if you're looking for the night's “grandest” performance, head over to the aforementioned Grand Stafford Theater. The venue makes a point to bring in big talent.

Chris Young “I Can Take it From Here” One of the few true country voices out of Nashville. This songs not as good as some of his past work, but is still good.

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Donna Hajash and Grafik Intervention to Illuminate Downtown Bryan’s Overlooked Buildings

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As an MFA student at the Academy of Art University, William Culpepper wanted to apply his design education toward improving neglected urban environments. In his travels around the country, his attention was on what most people ignored in their daily commutes: abandoned and neglected buildings in towns across the nation. What had become a blind spot in the public's line of vision had become his center of focus. So, for his thesis project, he masterminded a way to draw the public's attention to what was right in front of them. With high-lumen projectors, he transformed those same overlooked buildings into canvases upon which he projected colorful designs and captivating textual phrases. Culpepper's model for generating new interest in urban revitalization was a success, leading to the formation of Grafik Intervention, a term used to denote both the act of the “intervention” and the many groups across the country who have embraced and employed it.

This Friday, as part of First Friday in Downtown Bryan, Donna Hajash, a Senior Lecturer in TAMU's Department of Visualization, and her students will initiate Bryan's first-ever Grafik Intervention.

In an effort to spark urban revitalization locally, the TAMU chapter of GI will mask buildings downtown in visually compelling images and thought-provoking phrases. We caught up with Hajash last week to find out where GI will be in DTB and what has gone into making it possible.

MW: Across the country, city planners have attempted to revitalize abandoned small towns and even larger, ruinous urban centers such as Detroit and Buffalo through the arts. Organizers have transformed old and forgotten urban centers into boutique towns

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for weekenders and tourists. But those efforts have resulted in exclusive, middle-class theme park towns rather than fullyfunctioning, integrated communities. What role does or doesn't Grafik Intervention play in urban renewal in respect to those efforts?

Hajash: I think that by educating people about old, unused buildings in their towns, the public might have more of a say as to what these buildings may or may not become. That is what Grafik Intervention is doing, educating the public about the possibilities that are right there in their own backyard, so to speak.

MW: What buildings and/or regions of Downtown Bryan will Grafik Intervention have projections?

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a variety of graphic images.

MW: Your students had to perform a considerable amount of research about the buildings and the downtown community in order to choose suitable buildings and to create the textual projections to be illuminated upon them. What challenges did your students face in the process?

Hajash: The biggest challenge was to find enough information about their buildings to develop a concept behind their projections. They talked to people at the Carnegie Library, Bryan Public Library, the City of Bryan offices, downtown business people and others. It was a great way to have our students reach out to the community to gather the information they needed.

Hajash: Students will be projecting at four buildings in Downtown Bryan; City National Bank @ Main and 24th Street, the Parker Lumber Bldg, the Kimball Feedstore, and the Ice House at the very north end of Main Street. Each of these buildings are approximately one long block from each other.

MW: What response do you hope to receive from the community?

MW: What kinds of projections can visitors expect? In other towns, Grafik Intervention has projected thought-provoking phrases upon the facades of buildings, the names of famous historical figures who once worked or lived in them, and even colorful graphic art to evoke the beauty and potential lying dormant in abandoned buildings. What can people expect from our local Intervention?

MW: If grassroots groups wanted to create their own Grafik Intervention, how would they go about organizing one of their own?

Hajash: Our hopes are to encourage our viewers to learn something new about these great old buildings and to envision the possibility of new life for the buildings.

Hajash: I found out about Grafik Intervention through AIGA, the Professional Association for Design. They had a piece on their website which had a link to the Grafik Intervention website. It was intriguing to me so I contacted William Culpepper about the project. He is a great designer and is passionate about this. I know he would help anyone who wants to so something like this for their towns.

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Hajash: Our students will be projecting similar old photographic images, text phrases about historical aspects of the building, and

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Artist Harvest @ First Friday

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Art meets agriculture this Friday night as part of First Friday’s Art Step-themed festival. Farmers Fight, an agricultural organization on TAMU’s campus, is hosting the event and bringing student and local artwork that showcases agriculture through an artists’ lens. The artwork will be on display outside of the Village Cafe in Downtown Bryan from 5pm-8:30pm. Art featured at the event will be sold on the online farmers market Horsepower.com, and advocates for the organization will be available to speak with the public about the value of agriculture. Proceeds from art sales will go to the Brazos Valley Food Bank.

A concert will follow the art show at 9pm, featuring Tobin Redwine and the No Shows and Wynn Williams Farmers Fight’s sole purpose is to show that agriculture is not only still relevant but that it will continue to be crucial in the future. The organization started in January but is already receiving national attention for the way that they have innovated advocacy.

“We hope that this event will open up peoples’ eyes to the importance of Ag,” said Mason Parish,

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Farmers Fight’s executive director. “We also hope to show people that agriculture is much more than cows, plows, and sows. It is a community filled with artistic people, wanting to share their passion with others.”

Tobin Redwine and the No Shows is actually a single performer, Tobin Redwine. The No Shows are a fictional band that...never shows up. Redwine plays all parts of the music, looping them together to create “the band.” He is currently a PhD student at TAMU and serves as a student advisor. He’s been featured on Candy 95 and embodies the stage presence of a 5-piece band in one person.

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Stepping into Grub Burger Bar, the modern interior finishes evoke an urban feel and make you think, for a second, that you’re big city like New York or LA. However, when the folks at Grub greet you at the counter with a sincere smile, kindly explain the menu, and make enthusiastic recommendations, you know you’re still in Aggieland.

I arrived just before closing time and there were still quite a few customers in the dining room, a good sign that I was in for a treat, since only the more popular restaurants in College Station seem to stay busy after dinner rush hours. Despite the crowd and a crew busy with closing chores, the place was immaculately clean and the service was warm and friendly.

The menu features 9 hamburgers, as well as three additional sandwich options: turkey, portabella mushroom, and fish. Burger toppings range from traditional lettuce, tomato, mayo and mustard on the Front Porch Burger ($5.50) to the Voodoo Burger ($6.95) topped with absinthe sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese and Tabasco mayonnaise. They also offer salads and “loaded” sides like chili cheese fries.

I went with the recommendation of a friendly Grub staffer and ordered the Lockhart Legend Burger ($7.95), which comes stacked with fried onions, applewood smoked bacon, smoked cheddar, sliced dill pickles and Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce. The burger arrived at my table within a few minutes of ordering and stood four or five

11.1 - THURSDAY inches tall on my plate. Grub bakes buns and grinds premium beef for patties on a daily basis, and I could taste the freshness and quality. The sweet, tangy Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce and the crispy, batter-fried onions were the perfect complement to a melt-in-your-mouth bacon cheeseburger. It did not last 2 minutes on my plate.

On the side, I got sweet potato fries ($2.25), fresh cut and seasoned with sea salt and rosemary. I must admit I love ketchup on my fries(or “fries with my ketchup,” as some say), but the seasoning and flavor of the sweet potatoes compelled me to eat quite a few of Grub’s perfectly prepared fries “naked” before dipping them in ketchup.

To wash down all the deliciousness, I ordered one of their ice cream shakes ($4), offered in 7 flavors, including the standards as well as unique ones like Nutella and Twinkie. In addition to shakes and the standard soda fountain options, Grub also has shakes “spiked” with liquor and specialty martinis. My choice was the salted caramel shake. The sweet, salty flavor was a real treat. I am glad I have no idea how to make a shake that awesome at home, as they could become addictive.

When you do your taste buds a favor and head over to Grub, you’ll be doing the local economy a favor, too. While Grub has the look and feel of a successful gourmet burger chain, it is a locally owned and operated business with only one location...so far.

Wine and Paint @ Painting with a Twist

The “twist?” Imagine going to class with a beer in hand.

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$5 Domestic Pitchers @ Daisy Dukes

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Mondays are fun days at Ozona. With just the change in your couch cushions, you can make Monday feel like a Friday. Served all day. Drink responsibly. Ozona’s - 520 Harvey Road, College Station.

Tuesday’s 4-hour happy hour at The Dixie Chicken is 3 more hours happier than your average bar’s. That should put a smile on your face. Dixie Chicken - 307 University Drive, College Station Whiskey Wednesdays at The Corner takes hump day and stirs it up a little, with special whiskey cocktails served all night long. The Corner - 401 University Drive, College Station.

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Cloud Atlas

Contrary to popular buzz, Cloud Atlas isn’t a movie you love or you hate. It’s a movie you love and hate. Anything less would be a failure for such an overwhelming cathedral of film. Cloud Atlas introduces six different stories before the credits like a moving overture and then slowly expands them, each flowing in tandem with one another like movements in a symphony.

In chronological order, Cloud Atlas follows Jim Sturgess as he sails from New Zealand on a slave-trading mission in the 19th century; the phenomenal Ben Whishaw in ‘30s Britain as he indentures himself to a famous composer in order to work on his titular sextet; Halle Berry in ‘70s San Francisco as she investigates a shady nuclear plant; Jim Broadbent in present-day Britain as he works on an autobiographical story; Doona Bae as a clone slave in the Neo-Seoul of the 22nd century; and Tom Hanks as a tribal member dozens of winters into a post-apocalyptic decline. It can get confusing, especially given the mumbly vernacular of the Tom Hanks

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era, but eventually it’s clear that they’re all the same story, the perpetual refrain of human history. Cloud Atlas is about the struggle for liberation, from the small scale of a wronged nursing home incarceration to the grand sweep of a full societal revolution.

Just look at the time periods: The worldwide abolition movement, the persecution of Jews in Germany, women’s lib—all struggles for basic human rights. What keeps Cloud Atlas from sinking into banality is that it’s not as schematic as it sounds. The 2012 segment in the movie is particularly baffling next to all the others, seeming almost irrelevant. Then there are all the connections among the stories. Some stories are fictionalized than others, but most of them directly impact one another.

They also echo with repeated lines and situations stitched together with transcendent grace.

Best of all, the actors recur throughout the periods in

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different races and genders and species to such moving effect that it practically reclaims a racist Hollywood tradition in the name of sincere fraternity. At its best, Cloud Atlas is sublime, opaque yet perfectly clear on some fundamental level. The love montage that floats from romance in a NeoSeoul apartment to a timeless date in the 1930s justifies the entire movie.

But there’s nothing in Cloud Atlas as radical as the nonviolence in Seven Psychopaths. The whole point is to hawk some basic lefty New-Age-ism left over from the Matrix sequels, but the direction doesn’t come close to the dazzle of the editing. It’s just all so literal. If only the cinema were as liberating as the message.

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1 Argo

L.A. crime scene when his friends kidnap a mobster’s dog. Whatever its flaws, the director of In Bruges, an all-star cast, and a Shih Tzu? Comedy gold.

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Ben Affleck the actor glowers to show how serious this is while Ben Affleck the director lets loose on his best movie yet. The Iran hostage crisis has never been so fun.

2 Hotel Transylvania

16 The Perks of Being a

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Wallflower

If I’ve learned anything from the box office the past few years, it’s that kids entertainment is where the money’s at. Parents will see anything. Word to the wise: Stick with ParaNorman and Frankenweenie.

3 Cloud Atlas

A freshman outcast falls in with two seniors in Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his own novel. It’s pretty, it’s witty, it’s gay. But mostly it’s a chance to see Emma Watson spread her wings post-Hermione.

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Tom Hanks and Halle Berry keep bumping into one another throughout history in this time-skipping, gender-hopping, yellow-facing symphony. If only the filmmaking were as radical as the narrative.

4 Paranormal Activity 4

At this point, complaining about boredom is on you. If you’re going to see Paranormal Activity 4, you know exactly what you’re getting: some doors spontaneously shutting and maybe a scare or two.

5 Silent Hill: Revalation 1/2

What don’t these characters understand about the refrain “Do not go to Silent Hill?” If you must go, however, there’s some small pleasure in seeing Ned Stark reunited with Jon Snow.

Emphasis on “small.”

6 Taken 2

Right on schedule, every nine months, Liam Neeson pops out a new action thriller, each more serious than the last. Turns out this frustrating wannabe is the runt of the litter.

More wolves, please!

7 Here Comes the Boom

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Hilariously bad title aside, this movie about a biology teacher who goes into MMA to raise money for his school is just preposterous. I

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mean, Kevin James as a biology teacher?

8 Sinister

This found-footage film about a family uncovering the mystery of a demon haunting their house may sound like every other horror film this year, but at least this one has James Ransone?

9 Alex Cross

Tyler Perry Presents Tyler Perry’s Alex Cross Starring Tyler Perry. Because Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls worked out so well, here’s another Alex Cross movie, this one featuring an emaciated Matthew Fox.

10 Fun Size

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Baby-sitting on Halloween takes a turn for the awesome when a girl’s little brother disappears in the crowd of trick-or-treaters. Hijinks ensue in Josh Schwartz’s latest cuddly, wannabe-edgy family celebration. Bonus points for Jane Levy.

11 Pitch Perfect

Okay, so it’s no Bring It On, but we all have our weaknesses. Turns out Anna Kendrick getting

in a cappella street battles over bad ‘90s pop is one of mine.

12 Frakenweenie

Tim Burton goes so far back to storytelling basics that he winds up teaching a lesson about the importance of science. The simple story of a boy and his dog has its moments, but it’s nothing compared to ParaNorman.

13 Chasing Mavericks

Gerard Butler teaches a boy how to get his act together and surf and other boring life lessons against the season’s greatest screensaver: the monstrous, intoxicating, elemental waves off Monterey Bay.

14 Looper

Time-travel gem Looper has so much fun with narrative and mashing up sci-fi, western, and crime thriller genres. One thing’s for sure: It’s worth the ticket price. Maybe twice.

15 Seven Psycopaths

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Colin Farrell gets sucked into the hilarious

Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie hasn’t reached beyond a surprise 70mm screening in Austin, but after There Will Be Blood, anticipation for the new film is off the charts.

Full review next week.

18 The Session

The twist on this period American Pie is that the hero was disabled (and kept virginal) by polio. Cue Helen Hunt, smartly launching her comeback with extra nudity. She really wants the Oscar.

19 ParaNorman

A little boy sees dead people in this spectacular, spooky, over-stuffed gem, paving the way for more horror-comedy cartoons. Weird is the new normal, gray is the new black, and Laika is the new Pixar.

20 Searching for the Sugar Man

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In this singular documentary, two South African fans go looking for the singer-songwriter Rodriguez, who made a strong record in 1969 and then disappeared among suicide rumors, and find a number of intriguing mysteries instead.

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Play On! @ Stage Center Theater

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Murphy’s Law has never been more applicable than in theater. Props fall, lines are forgotten, microphones die, and curtains don’t open all the time. While that would normally make for a terrible theatrical experience, in Rick Abbott’s sidesplitting Play On, the audience may find themselves in a fit of laughter over the terrible (but hilarious) misfortune of the actors. Stage Center is starting off the holiday season with a bit of wacky comedy about a theater company that just can’t get it right. The kooky show follows the behind-the-scenes story of the fictional Dunbar Drama Society attempting to make it to show time before everything goes to hell in a hand basket. The Stage Center play premieres on November 1 and is being performed through the 4th before returning November 15 through the 18th.

duties, and they find themselves in an absolute tizzy as they struggle to put on a half-decent show.

On the long list of theater superstitions, one more should be added: never accept a play from an eccentric, novice playwright. That rule would have served the Dunbar Drama Society well.

Desperate for a chance to escape the abyss and put themselves back into the black, society agrees to accept the royalty-free play Murder Most Foul from Phyllis Montague. A play within a play, the hilarious show by Rick Abbott is the story of a hapless theater company’s desperate attempts to perform a play while dealing with the constant stress of their snooty authoress. Montague’s constant interruptions and script revisions prevent the actors from accomplishing their thespian

Directed by Evelyn Callaway, Play On stars Dan Paul as Geraldine “Gerry” Dunbar (the community theatre director), Robin Robertson as Phyllis Montague (the pesky playwright), and eight other actors and actresses portraying a sad sack theatre troupe. Normally, it’s in bad taste to openly laugh at such an unfortunate performance, but for Play On, it’s highly encouraged!

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Brought to you in three rib-tickling acts, Play On allows the audience to gawk at a madcap bunch of actors running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Act I is a rehearsal of the pathetic show complete with mishaps and fat jokes from the stars. Act II follows the tale of the terrible dress rehearsal, and the final act of the play is when Murphy’s Law really swings into motion as Phyllis Montague, attempting to take the spotlight, delivers a monologue during the curtain calls on the state of the modern theater.

Tickets are available online at the Stage Center website (stagecenter.info) for matinee and evening performances. Stage Center has given the show a PG-13 rating.

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A novel’s impact is best measured by how it stands the test of time. Two hundred years after the publication of Jane Austen’s masterpiece, Pride & Prejudice, modern audiences across the world are still enticed by the delightful tale. Timeless with its themes of romance, marriage, and self-discovery, the 19th century setting of the classic novel has not been sullied in the hubbub of vampire fiction. OPAS’s beloved Intimate Gatherings presents L.A. Theatre Works’ Pride & Prejudice on November 1st.

The highly acclaimed troupe, L.A. Theatre Works, whom have received praise from the L.A. Times as having “consistently superb work” is bringing Cristina Calvit’s adaptation of the satirically unmatched story of Pride & Prejudice to life. The show stars a pair of critically acclaimed British leads, Nicholas Hormann (Kramer vs. Kramer) and Jane Carr (Dear John).

The romantic comedy set in the 19th century illustrates the tale of the blessed and well-respected Bennets.

Living in the town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, the

Bennets are a family with five daughters and a mother who can’t wait to marry them off. The quintet of Bennet daughters were born to a father who is sarcastic as well as cynical and a mother whose main concern is the singleness of her daughters. Many young and not yet engaged female college graduates can relate to the story of Elizabeth, the second-born Bennet daughter and the protagonist of Austen’s novel. The 20-year-old Elizabeth Bennet, saucy and intelligent, has not yet married much to her mother’s dismay. And Elizabeth’s tendency to judge someone based on her first impression proves to be problematic when the elusive Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy rolls into town.

Mr. Darcy is our male protagonist. No sooner than Darcy hits the soil of Meryton, rumors start circulate about Mr. Darcy’s substantial income, which is said to be ten thousand pounds a year. Rich and invulnerable, Darcy is 28 and still unmarried. But, as Mrs. Bennet says, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” When Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy meet

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at a dance, there is no love at first sight or fairytale romance. Darcy is less than charming at the ball. His detest for dancing and small talk makes him appear unfriendly, leaving a bad taste in Elizabeth’s mouth.

Darcy is the kind of man who is too proud to reveal his true feelings, and Elizabeth is the kind of woman too prejudiced to let first impressions go. What happens when the protagonists finally surrender to their love for one another?

Austen’s great novel exposes the turmoil of the impassionate relationship between the witty and independent Elizabeth Bennet and the egotistical yet noble Mr. Darcy. Much of Austen’s work revolves around the theme of upbringing and the way in which it shapes the lives of a youths’ morals and manners.

Tickets for the show are available online through the OPAS website (mscopas.org) or at the MSC Box Office. The show is only taking place on November 1 at 7:30pm. Parking is available in University Center Garage.

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