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meet the team PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF Chris Shepperd EXECUTIVE EDITOR Matt Shepperd BUSINESS MANAGER Leisha Shepperd MANAGING EDITOR Chris Zebo CREATIVE DIRECTOR Brittany Hicks ASST. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bekah Skinner LAYOUT/DESIGN Sally Franckowiak WRITERS

Sara Gilmore Topher Hawkes Luke Murray Brandon Nowalk

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Spotlight:

What if an entire city could feed itself? The Together at the Table Hunger Summit begins this week in Waco.

INTERNS Kathleen Callison Claire Hand Chandler Hodo Olivia Montagna Cheyenne Mueller Catherine Neil Kaitlin Vickers Dani Wilkins

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Taste

6 - A new butternut squash recipe makes your favorite comfort food even more cozy in the fall.

Listen 4 - Silverstein holds a

mirror up to themselves with a new, innovative album.

Look 15 - Brandon gives a rundown of this week’s top 20 box office films.

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By Luke Murray

GHOULS & GEARS 2 Offering a second helping to last year’s successful man-powered biker rally, Common Grounds presents round two of Ghouls & Gears. Grab your bike and your best hair-raising haunt-suit and pedal out to Waco’s premier java joint for the best biking event on Hallows Eve. The second annual Ghouls & Gears Alley Cat Race shoves off at 10pm on October 30 for a night-terror race around Downtown Waco. For just $5, you and your buddies can get more than a night’s use out of that hobgoblin mask. (Note: Costumes and lights are required for the race.) BLAKE ADAMS “THE MENTALIST” When does 6 become 9? When Blake Adams twists your perception beyond your known senses into a realm of clairvoyance, creating the “illusion” of a sixth sense. Known as The Mentalist, Adams blends displays of ESP, telepathy, prediction, and psycho-kinesis into a mesmerizing event. With the intent of exploring the potential of the human psyche, Adams will make pretzels out of your minds as he twists and turns reality before your eyes. “Through the combination of psychology, suggestions, misdirection, and of course a little theatrics, I demonstrate the power of the untapped mind,” says Adams. His show will be on November 1 at 8pm at Common Grounds. Tickets are $5.

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Moonlit Masks and Mentalistic Mysteries

Jubilee Music Festival Features Brave Combo at Jubilee Theatre

By Luke Murray Mission Waco offers community outreach through holistic, relationship-based programs. Founded in 1991 on three main goals-community enrichment through relational programs, encouraging mobilization of the Christian community toward hands-on involvement, and addressing issues facing the less-privileged--Mission Waco has been able to grow exponentially. The mission has established a network of volunteers, interns, and donors to bridge gaps within the community and they’ve established more than fifteen programs. Mission Waco has sought out, year after year, to deliver world class entertainment to the heart of Waco at no cost to the public. This year’s annual event, Jubilee Music Festival, is better than ever, complete with 10 bands across two stages, dancing, pumpkin carving, and a karaoke contest. The headlining band for this year’s festival is Brave Combo. The two-time Grammy awardwinner has a globe-trekking repertoire that includes salsa, merengue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha-cha, blues and more. The festival takes place from 11:00am to 6:00am on October 26 at the Jubilee Theatre. Admission is free.

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By Luke Murray

Silverstein Album: This is How the Wind Shifts

Release Date: October 15, 2013

Rating: Sounds Like: Rob Thomas Jon McLaughlin Howie Day

Track Listing: Best I Ever Had Make a Move Finest Hour I’m Gonna Try Who’s Gonna Save Us Everything Will Change Need Heartbreak Every Little Bit Different for Girls Leading Man

“Overall, the point of this album is not to prove the existence of fate, or to disprove it. It’s a discussion of life, of loss, of success within failure, of failure within success, of the struggle between your actions and your feelings, and how those don’t always go together,” said Told. The album pushes boundaries set by chart-topping acts such as Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach. Told’s ear-piercing vocals span the range between vocal-cord-shredding screamo to aggressive boy-band, establishing a signature tenor and ferocity. Two of the new additions to the re-released album—the tracks “I Will Illuminate” and “Kill the Lights”—have mirrored effects on each other. These two, coincidentally, have the most cumulative downloads and spike in popularity of the whole 21-track set (this probably helped the push for a re-release). The addition of the acoustic renditions of former tracks also adds depth to the album and a much needed balance to Told’s overtly deep lyricism.

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Originally debuted earlier this year, Silverstein has re-released their sixth album with an additional seven tracks (four acoustic renditions and three brand new renditions). Frontman Shane Told describes the album as an unorthodox approach to a standard, story-built track list. Rather than a common theme, the 14 original tracks tell seven different stories with a parallel alternate angle for each story—one song per angle.

Every Little Bit Need Best I Ever Had

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Recommended Tracks

Gavin DeGraw

“Make a Move”

Release Date: Oct. 11, 2013 Ten years since his emergence as a solo singer/songwriter on Chariot—an album that reached platinum status in the states—DeGraw has grown evermore restless in his craft. His ability to push the boundaries of creativity within the industry leaves him constantly grasping for deeper, richer expression. Make a Move brandishes the now-so-typical trademarks of the New York-native: soul, blues, heartbreak, and the occasional power-ballad. Even with growth in his vocals and the strength of his lyrics (showcased in tracks like “Best I Ever Had”), the album shows an artist with even more class, pairing strings, brass, and heavy percussion in these songs in intelligent ways that force you to press the download button. Recommended Tracks: Miss Jackson, Girl that You Love

Scotty McCreery

“See You Tonight”

Release Date: Oct. 15, 2013 Scotty McCreery—winner of American Idol Season 10—has released his second studio album (not including his Christmas record) with a title track that sat high on the country charts since its debut. His initial album was certified platinum nationwide and won him Best New Artist from the American Country Awards and the Academy of Country Music. See You Tonight shows us a more polished version of the Carolina-rooted vocals that won him a golden ticket to Hollywood. The album is already sitting atop the iTunes country chart, derailing Luke Bryan’s summer release and projecting it into future platinum status. The disc’s title track—released weeks ago—has been sitting in the top ten country downloads since going live. The 13-song track list, with a majority co-written by Scotty, gives listeners a richness far beyond the singer’s actual years in the business. Recommended Tracks: Get Gone with You, Feelin’ It

Anberlin

“Devotion: Vital”

Release Date: Oct 15, 2013 The only thing negative we can say about this new Christian-Alt release is that it’s slightly confusing. Vital is intended to be the new release. However, a two-disc rendition of the album with extra songs and some live versions was released a day earlier under the name “Devotion.” Devotion contains all of the 12 tracks on Vital plus an additional 19. We’ll focus on Vital being the primary release, a record where the band returned to their former producer, Aaron Sprinkle, to help them create the most aesthetically aggressive album of their career. Lead singer Stephen Christian reignites the passion behind the vocals which gives Anberlin their trademark indie, electro-pop rock sound. Whether you go for the main feature or the extended (early?) release, you’ll hear a polished sound from a band that’s gone back to their roots—much to their acclaim. Recommended Tracks: City Electric, Dead American wacoweekly.com • October 23, 2013 • WACO WEEKLY • p 5

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FALL-LA LA-LA-LA Cheap Eats Easy to Make and Easy on Your Green

By Dani WIlkins Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly butter a large baking dish; set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain noodles, set aside.

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2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the cubed squash and 2 ½ cups of the milk over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium and simmer until the squash is tender when pierced with a fork, about 18 to 20 minutes.

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3. Stir together remaining ¼ cup milk and flour; stir into squash mixture. Bring to boil; cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. 4. Stir in 1 ½ cups of Fontina until melted. BUTTERNUT SQUASH MAC AND CHEESE If it was socially acceptable to gnaw into a pumpkin, we know some people who would do it. But instead of biting into a giant gourd, try our newest menu of fall favorites. A new take on a childhood classic and a sweet treat for All Hallows Eve, these recipes are sure to be the furthest thing from scary on your pocketbook, too. Ingredients: • 12 ounce box of dried rigatoni or fusilli pasta • 1 ½ pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks (3 ½ cups) • 2 ¾  cups milk • ¼  cup all-purpose flour • 8  ounces shredded Fontina cheese • 8  slices bacon • 2  small sweet onions, cut into chunks • 3  ounces sourdough bread • 2  tablespoons butter, melted • fresh parsley (for garnish)

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5. Meanwhile, in a very large skillet cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble; set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings. Return skillet to the heat. 6. Add onions to skillet; cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and increase heat to high. Cook 4 to 6 minutes more, stirring, until onions are golden brown and soft. 7. Add squash-cheese mixture, onions, and bacon to the bowl with the pasta. Toss well to combine, and then transfer to prepared baking dish. 8. Place bread in a food processor and pulse with two or three on/off turns to form large coarse crumbs (you should have about 2 cups). Transfer to a small bowl; mix with melted butter. Sprinkle remaining Fontina and the breadcrumbs over pasta mixture. Bake until top is browned, about 14 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh parsley for a touch of green.

By Cheyenne Mueller

Fiesta Texas doesn’t skimp on fright. In fact, they’ve just installed four new attractions to get your heart rate elevated. New for 2013, Circus Berzerkus is home to the most demented carnival of horrors on earth, including demented clowns, sinister freaks, and creatures tormenting every living soul that wanders past. Circus Berzerkus will play with your mind as you walk the grounds of a carnival gone insane. However, in the middle of the Circus lies something even more sinister. If you ever watched It as a child, clowns forever became terrifying, horrible creatures in your mind afterward. If you want to confront your fear head-on, then the Fear House 3D is the place. It’s a twisted circus of horrors with insane clowns who roam the halls waiting for new souls to prey on. The demented haunted house is a funhouse nightmare come to life, filled with illusions that’ll make even the most sane guests lose their minds.

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Halloween, otherwise known as college students favorite holiday, is quickly approaching. Like everything else this school year, time has flown by. Too old to knock door-to-door for cavities yet still interested in something holiday related? Theme parks have a field day with Halloween, pulling out all of the best props and scares to make sure that everyone leaves the park needing a nightlight to sleep. Fiesta Texas at Six Flags San Antonio is no exception, and it’s only a three-hour drive from Waco.

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Other attractions include the Texas Troll-Way and Total Darkness, the latter being a completely dark haunted house. Perhaps you should tell your family you love them before you visit. Fiesta Texas includes some of their fan-favorite thrills from the past, as well as Halloween-themed shows and access to roller coaster rides throughout the entire duration of the day. Ghouls 12 years and younger may wear a full costume, which includes masks and face painting, if accompanied by an adult family member. If they are alone or with other children, then no full facial makeup or masks will be allowed. Younger guests may bring accessories such as plastic swords, magic wands, crowns, and cat or devil ears. Toy guns, pitchforks, and accessories with bleeding features will not be allowed. Accessories must be pliable and non-sharp plastic. All other ghouls that are 13 years or older are allowed to wear costumes with the following provisions: no masks; costumes must not have inappropriate language or photos; partial face paint is allowed as long as it does not disguise the facial features; and no handheld accessories of any kind are allowed in the park, such as toy guns, chains, chainsaws, swords, devil pitchforks, magic wands, or any other spooky frills. The park suggests bringing a jacket or sweatshirt for cool evenings. They certainly wouldn’t want you to catch your death of cold. The park is a smoke-free facility. This is a safety measure — smoking attracts demons and werewolves, and you really don’t want to catch their attention. Smoking is allowed in designated smoking areas only; you won’t be safe from demons and werewolves, but at least everyone else will. Weapons are not allowed in the park so please leave wooden stakes, silver bullets, garlic and holy water at home. Tickets and more information is available online at frightfest.sixflags.com/fiestatexas.

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Falling For Grae

Fashion Show & Wardrobe Event By Chandler Hodo Grae Apparel, a local Waco boutique located in Spice Village, presents reasonably priced trendy clothing for women, a variety of accessories, and modern home décor. The store is hosting a fashion show and wardrobe event, Falling for Grae, on Thursday, October 24 to showcase their new fall and winter lines. The event will feature multiple giveaways and prizes, including a free pair of earrings for the first 100 people to arrive at the event, a free tote bag with any purchase, and a $300 shopping spree giveaway. There will also be social media contests for those who follow the store @grae_apparel, and Common Grounds pumpkin pie coffee with other fall inspired treats will be available for guests, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:30pm, with the fashion show starting at 7pm and the wardrobe event lasting from 7:30-9pm.

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Sunday Skadoo By Dani Wilkins As one of the last of the series of Sunday Skadoo events presented by the Historic Waco Foundation, be sure to enjoy a special harvest-time edition! From 2-5 pm on the 27th, head to the East Terrace House on Mill Street for “Victorian Harvest Time.”

“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” - MASANOBU FUKOKA

By Dani Wilkins

It doesn’t take growing up on a farm to realize the undeniable good gained from spending time with hands dug into dirt, hours spent sprouting freckles in the sun, or simply spending time with real people who believe in what's natural. An annual event presented by the World Hunger Relief, Fall Farm Day is hours of this simpler life. Farm fresh food presented by local vendors is the main focus of the day’s activities, but there’s more to do than just marvel over ruby red tomatoes and earthy smelling potatoes. From 9am – 3pm, spend some quality time with your loved ones and get lost in a day full of live music, farm tours, art, hayrides, a petting zoo, and educational activities. In addition to the fresh produce, local artisans and vendors will be featured and selling various goods.

Families are invited to learn about canning vegetables for the winter, traditional Victorian cooking methods, and to enjoy Victorian holiday recipes. Priced at only $5, the event is an affordable few hours of entertainment and history all tied into one neat package. The Historic Waco Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to “collect, maintain, preserve, publish, and interpret” the history of the local area. As an accredited museum group, they are able to make smart and more efficient decisions, better use founds, and stay most reliable to the clientele they serve. They regularly produce events for adults, children, and the community.

For more information, visit historicwaco.org.

The event will be held at 356 Spring Lake Road Waco TX 76705, World Hunger Relief’s home base and main facility. All activities are free, unless you’re craving produce or local crafts. The sponsoring organization, World Hunger Relief Inc., is a nonprofit Christian organization that “works to alleviate hunger throughout the world through training in sustainable agriculture techniques, hunger awareness education, and participation in community development projects around the world.” Learn more of their story and all things WHRI does for the world at worldhungerrelief.org.

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3 Apps You Won’t Regret Downloading By Luke Murray

CIRCA NEWS In a technologically evolving society built upon the idea of instant gratification, we know what we want and we want it now. The problem with everything becoming more saturated and accessible is that some mediums are still stuck in the analog age. A major sector facing this dilemma is digital news. They adapted to the Internet well, but now how do they get their message to readers efficiently via smart-phone screen? The answer is Circa News. They’ve built the ideal app with a vibrant interface, founded on the concept of bridging the gaps between short attention spans, small screens, and an abundance of information. They take the headlines, the brass tax, and give you the ideal experience without straining your eyes or slipping you into a boredom coma. Stay current without the clutter. – FREE SPARK CAMERA Since the invention of the camera-phone, our society has become exponentially more visual with every new iRelease. In a few short years, we’ve gone from top-of-theline cameras with 8 megapixels to having more than 40 megapixels right on our phones. We snap, shoot, and share everything we see from the food on our plates to wrecks on the highway. Spark Camera gives you the ability to take your inner Spielberg and capture HD videos with the option of adding filters and even music from your library with a quick click or swipe. String your shots together for up to 30 seconds of video magic. Share your unique and vivid creations through text, email, Facebook, Instagram, or any social media platform you can squeeze it into. – $1.99 The Walking Dead, Dead Yourself Ever wonder want what you’d look like as a zombie on an episode of The Walking Dead? Well, there’s an app for that. Take a photo, pick a few alterations, and in a few minutes you will have an undead version of yourself. You can even upload your alter ego to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. The fun doesn’t end there; it’s also possible to zombify your friends, whether they ask for it or not. - FREE

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Grae Apparel is hosting a fashion show to present their fall and winter lines.

World Hunger Relief is hosting their annual Fall Farm Day.

Head out to Historic Waco Foundation’s Sunday Skadoo.

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on sale now at tickets.musiconelive.com. Admission is $8 in advance; $10 day of show for 21 and older; and $12 day of show for 1820. WILD WEST WACO 115 Mary St. Waco, Oct. 25, 2013 8:00 PM

SATURDAY 10/26 Fall Farm Day

GRAE APPAREL

THURSDAY 10/24 Fashion Show

Grae Apparel is pulling out all the stops to showcase their latest Fall and Winter collections. Come take in the runway as their newest pieces are shown off. First 100 people will receive a FREE pair of earrings. There will also be a $300 shopping spree giveaway. But you must attend the event to be eligible to win. Common Grounds Pumpkin Pie Coffee and fall inspired treats will also

be available. GRAE APPAREL 213 Mary, Waco, Oct. 24, 2013 6:30 PM

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Matt Kimbrow

The Matt Kimbrow Band has been nominated twice for “New Artist of the Year” on the Texas Regional Radio Report Music Awards. Their most popular song, “Kissed You In The Rain”, Nominated for “Single of the Year” amongst top artists such as Eli Young, Casey Donahew, and Stoney LaRue. Tickets are

Hayrides, live music, farm tours, milking demonstrations, an animal petting area, and art and education activities are on the schedule of World Hunger Relief’s Fall Farm Day. An exclusively free event for families, there’s plenty to do for all ages. Local artisans and vendors will have products to sell, including farm fresh produce. WORLD HUNGER RELIEF Oct. 26, 2013 9:00 AM

Luke Wade

Finding inspiration from musicians such Ray Lamontagne and John Mayer, the folk group, Luke Wade and No Civilians “play for people who listen.” Their intention for every performance is to leave people and places better than they found them. Hailing from Fort Worth, Luke Wade attributes his passion for music to his parents, who raised him with an appreciation for the arts and how they move people. COMMON GROUNDS 1123 S. 8th, Waco, Oct. 26, 2013 10:00 PM

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Sunday Funday

Warm up your vocal cords for karaoke at Treff’s Bar and Grill on Sunday nights, from 10pm-1am. Grab a group of friends, take the mic and sing, or sit back with a drink as a spectator. TREFF’S BAR AND GRILL 520 Austin Ave., Waco, Oct. 27, 2013 10:00 PM

TUESDAY Karaoke

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Warm up your vocal cords for Karaoke at Cantina Texas on Tuesday nights. Bring your friends along for a night full of lyrics and laughs. CANTINA TEXAS 1201 Hewitt, Waco, Oct. 29, 2013 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY 10/30 Ghouls and Gears 2

Get ready for an epic no rules Alley Cat Bicycle Race the day before Halloween. Last year, Common Grounds held the first annual “Ghouls and Gears Halloween Bike Race” and was a success. Entry into the race is just 5 bucks, so grab your buddies, and get into your Halloween garb (costumes required) for the Night Race (lights required). COMMON GROUNDS 1123 S. 8th, Waco, Oct. 30, 2013 10:00 PM

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“What if an Entire City Could Feed Itself?” By Sara Gilmore

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Hunger kills more people worldwide per year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. “Worldwide” seems like a far-away term, but right here in our own city and state, we aren’t exempt from the hunger epidemic. Studies show that 20 percent of Texans are food insecure, meaning that families may be working and even using some federal resources; but at the end of the day or week, they just can’t put food on the table for three meals a day. Texas is the second hungriest state in the nation, and ranks 11th highest in child food insecurity, with over 1.8 million foodinsecure children. This is where the Texas Hunger Initiative comes in. THI develops and implements strategies to end hunger through policy, education, and community organization & development. THI will host its Together at the Table hunger

summit this week as part of a collaborative effort of several organizations to address hunger throughout the week. Rosemary Townsend, Baylor’s director of business affairs and community partnerships, said it takes the combined efforts of several entities to effectively see hunger addressed in Texas and in Waco. “Everybody in Waco who is concerned with hunger

presented at the summit encourages people who qualify for programs such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) to sign up for them so that hungry kids and families can be fed. “If people qualify but don’t sign up, then that money is allocated; and that’s money on the table that could have helped summer feeding programs and SNAP,” said Townsend. “So there has been a big push

“What could have ended up in a landfill is now being rescued to feed hungry people.” - ROSEMARY TOWNSEND, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - BAYLOR

and coming up with different strategies to address hunger have all kind of gathered together in this same period of time to call attention and create awareness,” Townsend said. “There are numerous solutions, and I personally do not believe there is one single solution.” Townsend said that there are 100 VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) coming from New York to be a part of the conference, as well as city, state, and federal officials. One of the approaches to hunger

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on Jeremy Everett’s (director of THI) part to do that.” In addition to the two-day hunger summit (Thursday and Friday), there are events scheduled all week on Baylor’s campus and in the Waco area to raise awareness about hunger. On Wednesday, the Waco Downtown Farmer’s Market will be on Baylor’s campus from 1-5pm., there is a movie at the Baylor Community Garden Friday night, and off campus, the World Hunger Relief Farm is hosting Farm Day all day on Saturday.

Townsend will be presenting at the hunger summit on behalf of the Baylor Campus Kitchen Project, which plays a key role in addressing the hunger issue in Waco and also happens to be the only Campus Kitchen in the state of Texas. Campus Kitchen Project is a nation-wide initiative. “The campus kitchen project has an approach to hunger that I love,” said Townsend. Teams of students visit all of Baylor’s dining facilities Monday through Friday and pick up food that was originally prepared for students but never put on steam tables. Much of that food can’t be saved until the next day; so the teams weigh the food and take its temperature to ensure it’s safe and then take it to different places around town that have ongoing programs to feed the hungry. “So what could have ended up in a landfill is now being rescued to feed hungry people,” said Townsend.

and serving the community at the same time.” The holistic approach to addressing hunger is what Townsend said is so neat about it, and it's also the topic of a film being shown in Baylor’s Community Garden as part of the week’s festivities. “It’s just a wonderful community-wide partnership,” Townsend said. “Our Community Garden’s purpose is entirely philanthropic and educational.” The film being shown Friday night is called Farm-City, State and is more of an umbrella solution for not only feeding the hungry but also for creating healthy communities. The tagline of the movie is “What if an entire city could feed itself?” David Barrow, the film’s producer-director, is a Waco native and Baylor graduate.

Some of the organizations the Campus Kitchen Project partners with and delivers food to around Waco include Mission Waco, Salvation Army, and Saint Luke’s.

“He proposes, ‘What if the restaurants in town had seasonal produce, meat from local producers, and as a result of that you’ve got a smaller carbon footprint. It benefits our local economy, people will get wonderful, fresher local foods,’” Townsend said.

Baylor has another section of students who are nutrition and food science students who contribute to the Campus Kitchen Project by preparing food from scratch with either donations from Baylor’s Community Garden or from donations they get from other sources.

The film focuses on Austin, but Townsend said this is an area that could really thrive on local food products if the education was there to teach community members.

“These are students who are using their discipline to put theory into practice, and they are actually trained and licensed then to run the commercial kitchen,” Townsend said. “So it’s benefiting them in their educational fields

What if we had a robust system of farmer’s markets and community gardens? What if commercial farmers planted a row to feed the hungry? All of these questions are being raised as a part of the Hunger Summit to move towards a healthier Waco.

Farm-City, State By Cheyenne Mueller The world just isn’t what it used to be. Any conversation with grandparents will reiterate that. “Back in my day,” they reflect, and you know the rest. As the times have changed, so too has fashion, politics, technology, and food awareness. Organic produce has been a constant topic of interest lately, and for good reason. Pesticides, GMOs, too much sodium, cholesterol, and high-fructose corn syrup are on the food-conscious mind. But the organic world can be daunting to take on. AnchorHD and Revival Films present Official Farm-City, a film about what it would look like if local farmers could feed an entire city with fresh, local produce. Focusing on Austin, the film follows Brent Johnson, of the Johnson Backyard Garden Farm, as he illustrates the importance of the farm’s history and his vision for Austin. Farm City also trails a local family through a 30-day adventure of sourcing and eating a local foods diet. Their trials and tribulations become an important test case for the market as a whole. The film’s objective is to educate people in other cities about ways to do something similar with their land and community.

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Adult children of divorce is the subject of this indie comedy that apparently snuck into theaters. The cast makes this TV-looking indie a breezy sit. Adam Scott plays the titular adult child, and he’s very quickly thrown into the nightmare of negotiating a truce between his squabbling divorced parents so they can both show up to his brother’s (Clark Duke) wedding. His dad (Richard Jenkins) is now married to a much younger snob (Amy Poehler), and his mother (Catherine O’Hara) is also remarried (Ken Howard). Along the way he discovers the therapist (Jane Lynch) he saw as a child was actually a researcher writing a book about children of divorce. The set-up is simple, and the movie plays all these comedy stalwarts against each other scene after scene in a classic comedy-of-remarriage formula that Hollywood’s been using since the ‘30s. Not bad for a movie nobody’s talking about.

As long as horror classics are going to keep getting remade every couple decades, it’s nice to see directors like Kimberly Peirce at the helm. Her Carrie adaptation does the material (Stephen King’s novel and Brian DePalma’s ‘70s film) proud. Not even the weak casting of Chloe Grace Moretz as the blossoming outcast is a distraction. Moretz isn’t great at enunciation, but it doesn’t take much to land moments like when prom king contender Tommy Ross chases her through the halls to surprise-ask her to prom. “Stop trying to trick me,” she pleads. It’s heartbreaking. That’s because Peirce’s Carrie never loses sight of its real-world situation. This is a story about trickle-down power. Carrie’s mother (Julianne Moore) is a religious fundamentalist whose physical and emotional abuse of Carrie has made her submissive. She’s home-schooled Carrie for years until the state intervened for some unspecified reason, hence Carrie now shuffling her way through public school. The mean girl, Chris, leads the charge to bully the outcast, throwing tampons at Carrie in the opening as she gets her first period and doesn’t understand why she’s bleeding. In Peirce’s hands, the scene is traumatic but realistic. The girls’ behavior isn’t much larger than life, and Peirce makes sure to spotlight guilty Sue, Tommy’s girlfriend, who feels sorry for Carrie. Telekinesis or not, Carrie is one of the best high school movies in a year overflowing with them. What’s more, that domination/submission is learned behavior, as Peirce reveals in moments like Chris’ father yanking her arm in a meeting with the principal and in another scene when the otherwise sympathetic gym teacher (Judy Greer) slaps Carrie in hysteria. Something else Peirce gets is the way bullying has changed in the 21st century. Smartphones and social media allow the filming and broadcasting of humiliation, as in several major court cases lately and in the headline suicide of Tyler Clementi. What is Carrie if not a supernatural It Gets Better video? It’s the rare horror that’s on its way to a happy ending, courtesy of an honest, modest, coming-of-age fantasy. But then one last indignity unleashes hell, and the cycle of violence explodes

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Top 10 Classic Horror Movies For your consideration, ten Halloween horrors as a tour through movie history. It all goes back to the great silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a creepy psychological thriller set around a carnival with a murdering hypnotist told in flashback from an asylum. The ‘30s had the classic monster movies (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.), but The Black Cat is the real chiller. In the ‘40s came Val Lewton’s low-budget horrors such as Cat People, the spookiest being the lost-girl mystery The Seventh Victim. 1968 saw two topshelf thrillers, the zombie apocalypse Night of the Living Dead and the feminist psychodrama Rosemary’s Baby. In the ‘70s, Italy was known for giallo, stylish thrillers like bloody ballet-academy mystery Suspiria. Then a parade of deserved classics: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the unstoppable slasher Halloween, The psycho-masterpiece The Shining. Lesser known is the standout stalker movie Black Christmas.

1. Gravity

In this revolutionary 3-D rollercoaster, a space mission gone awry forces astronauts Sandra Bullock and George Clooney to fend for themselves among various space stations and to get back home. PG-13 (90 min.)

2. Captain Phillips

Based on a true story, Tom Hanks stars as the captain of a U.S. ship transporting supplies to Kenya when his ship comes under attack by Somali pirates in this journalistic depiction of international institutions colliding. PG-13 (134 min.)

3. Carrie

After getting picked on at school, a young outcast, Carrie, develops telekinetic superpowers. Then one of the girls feels guilty and gets her boyfriend to take Carrie to the prom; the rest is horror history. R (100 min.)

4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Our hero, Flint Lockwood, voiced by Bill Hader, leaves his job when he finds out the machine responsible for the original is still in operation, leading to another avalanche of foods crossed with animals. PG (95 min.)

5. Escape Plan

In this high-concept action flick, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up to escape from a dangerous, off-the-grid, maximum-security prison that puts all the prisoners in clear glass boxes on stilts. R (116 min.)

6. Prisoners

When the daughters of two neighboring families are kidnapped on Thanksgiving, the parents take matters into their own hands, even as the police investigate in this star-studded drama (Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal). R (153 min.)

7. Enough Said

Julia Louis-Dreyfus befriends a hippie poet (Catherine Keener) and her exhusband James Gandolfini at the same party. Her relationships with

each start to threaten each other. Her college-bound daughter only cranks up her emotions. PG-13 (93 min.)

8. The Fifth Estate

New British “it boy” Benedict Cumberbatch plays Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, on his quest to expose secrets and evade prosecution. Also starring Peter Capaldi, David Thewlis, and Daniel Bruhl. R (128 min.)

9. Runner Runner

Justin Timberlake plays a grad student who gets into online poker to pay his tuition. When he’s cheated out of his savings, he discovers an offshore site with an enticing criminal opportunity. Ben Affleck co-stars. R (91 min.)

10. Insidious: Chapter 2

Patrick Wilson may have gotten his son back from the demonic spirit world, but is it really his son? And why are the demons so intent on possessing him? Rose Byrne co-stars. PG-13 (105 min.)

11. Rush

Beefy Chris Hemsworth squares off with brainy Daniel Bruehl through the ‘70s as they compete in races across the globe. The only thing is, as an opening monologue tells us, there’s a tragedy in their future. R (123 min.)

12. Machete Kills

←President Charlie Sheen hires Danny Trejo’s grindhouse action hero Machete to take on an international terrorist in the second episode of the franchise sending up ‘70s Latino exploitation flicks. Co-starring Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Antonio Banderas. R (107 min.)

13. Don Jon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs, and stars as a Jersey Shore caricature and porn addict who finds actual sex unsatisfying. Enter Scarlett Johansson’s vapid princess and Julianne Moore’s night school classmate. R (90 min.)

14. Baggage Claim

As the only unamarried woman in her

family, Paula Patton and her friends use their airport connections to cook up a plan to help her find the “one” among her exes across the country. PG-13 (96 min.)

15.I’m in Love with a Church Girl

Ja Rule anchors this Christian movie as a reformed drug dealer whose loyalty to his old friends in the racket and pressure from the feds threatens his new relationship with a good influence. PG (118 min.)

16. 12 Years as a Slave

The Toronto Film Festival winner by chic arthouse director Steve McQueen chronicles the abduction of a free northern black man (Chiwetel Ejiofur) and his enslavement for 12 years on southern plantations. R (133 min.)

17. We’re the Millers

A road trip comedy about a bunch of outcasts playing an all-American family (Jason Sudeikis as dealer dad, Jennifer Aniston as stripper mom) to sneak into Mexico and retrieve a marijuana package for a quick buck. R (110 min.)

18. Pulling Strings

A Mexico city mariachi singer is denied a visa for his daughter to visit their relatives in the US. That is, until he and his friend invite an embassy worker on an adventure. PG (112 min.)

19. Instructions Not Included An Acapulco playboy is forced to reorient his life when his daughter is left on his doorstep. Then he has to do it all over again when the birth mother shows up in this Spanish-language hit. PG-13 (115 min.)

20. Despicable Me 2

The heroic Anti-Villain League hires Steve Carell as a grumbling supervillain turned adoptive father to help fight a new supervillain. Featuring the voices of Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, and Russell Brand. PG (98 min.)

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