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BY TESIA KWARTENGThe Shorthorn staff

Singers, musicians, comedians and poets alike come to perform original pieces at Fallout Lounge.

They are allotted 15 minutes or can perform three songs. Open Mic Monday, which is from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., is hosted by Scott Shaddock, lead singer and guitar-ist of Soi Soi Soi.

“It’s always an interesting night,” he said. “We get all types of people from ambitious young-sters to middle-aged crazies, and the people that are so confident they put on a great show.”

Shaddock said Fallout Lounge’s location in Fair Park suits it well because of the quirky edge it maintains.

“It’s a great place for an open mic night because it’s a hip place without a bit of pretension,” he said.

The bar is in a tight, narrow space but has an open area by the door that allows for dancing. The lighting is left dark, creating a moody, hip atmosphere.

Singer and songwriter Mat-thew Bridgman plays at open mic night every chance he gets. In-volved in music for 15 years, he recently began performing at the venue’s open mic night.

“If you’ve written something and you’re not sure it will work, performing at an open mic is great,” he said. “I like to see if I can get people’s attention with something I’ve written. If I can do that, it means I’ve got something I can hold on to.”

A night of a variety of music and artists brought Dallas native Jackie Stephens to the bar.

“When they started the open mic nights, I had to make sure I found myself at them,” she said. “There’s so many different styles of music and people, you can’t help but enjoy yourself.

Bartender Keri Williams said the mixture of people that come to the bar make it a “trail mix bar.”

“The down-to-earth and cre-ative people that come through here are a pleasure to interact

with,” she said. “It’s got that cool factor, Fallout is just cool.”

Williams said the bar is open and willing to try anything guests want to hear and see.

“That mic is yours. That stage is yours. It’s whatever you want to throw down,” she said.

Dallas native Mary Lee attends the open mic night every week and said she loves the uniqueness of the bar and the good music.

“It’s a pretty intimate little bar,” she said. “It’s very laid back and a lot of musicians hang out in this area. I get to hear some really talented local musicians at Fallout’s open mic night.”

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Performers are welcome for Open Mic MondayFair Park’s Fallout Lounge boasts hip

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Fallout Lounge When: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to SundayWhere: 835 Exposition Ave. Dallas 75226Cost: Reverse happy hour ($2 domestics & $3 wells) from 8-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sunday. 21 and up only.Contact: (214) 823-0675

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Dallas musicians from left, Brian Shaddock, Scott Shaddock and Andrew Juhasz play at the Fallout Lounge in Dallas for the its Open Mic Monday. Bartender Keri Williams said the event is so popular that musicians begin signing up in the morning to perform.

Dallas musician Brandon Lavy plays multiple instru-ments during Open Mic Monday at the Fallout Bar in Dallas.

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BY TORY BARRINGERThe Shorthorn staff

On the heels of her performanc-es at 35 Conferette and South by Southwest, Arlington native musi-cian Jessie Frye is preparing for the Tuesday release of her EP, Fireworks Child.

Fireworks Child is Frye’s second album, following her 2008 release The Delve. In the album, she hopes to demonstrate the lighter and darker tones of her music.

“Sonically, it’s a lot more different than the last EP,” Frye said. “It’s a lot edgier. More electric.”

Frye said the experience she gained in the last few years colored her approach to Fireworks Child.

“When I made The Delve, I was very green,” she said. “I’m still green now, but I knew absolutely nothing about playing shows or recording. I’m still figuring some things out.”

One major difference between the two albums is the people in-volved. While Frye used local tal-ent to record The Delve as a one-time performance, she now plays with a regular band, which formed in 2009. Her bandmates include music education alumnus Matt Ol-mstead, who teaches as an assistant band director at Arlington High School.

Olmstead, the band’s drummer,

described the group’s sound as “if Tori Amos sang for Led Zeppelin.”

“There’s all this heavy influence in the band, and you can hear it when we play, but the music isn’t heavy,” Olmstead said. “We’re up in your face without being nasty.”

Also in the line-up is Michael Gar-cia, interdisciplin-ary studies junior and lead vocalist and guitarist for 2010 Battle of the Bands winner Waking Alice. The differences be-tween the bands seem huge, but Garcia said they’re not that different.

“We tend to have these real basic pop sensibilities about it,” he said. “We kind of go about her songs with a set structure in mind from a song-writer’s point of view. Where we deviate is our instrumentation with how heavy it is at times. Jessie has more of an intimate sound.”

Though her website lists her genre as pop-rock, Frye works hard to defy definition. Her goal is to create a sound distinctly her own. It starts with her writing, which is sultry and seductive.

“If the lyrics are horrible in a

song, I cannot listen to it,” she said. “I try to be abstract and interesting. I always want to maintain a style that’s a style, not a genre. At the end of the day, I want to be unbound by genre. I think Fireworks Child is the first step.”

Between her live performances and the album release, it’s been a busy year for Frye. She plans to perform May 6 in Denton with Spooky Folk, Tiger Darrow and Bravo, Max! She returns May 13 to Dallas to play at La Grange in Deep Ellum.

Out of all her band’s performances, she said her set at 35 Conferette during spring break best captured the spirit she strives for. In the cramped basement of J&J’s Pizza, the force of the music beat out the production of the show.

“I think that was one of our best gigs we ever played,” Frye said. “We were at capacity. It wasn’t about how professional we sounded. It was about the energy. And we had a lot of energy.”

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Jessie Frye lights up the sky with her new album

‘Fireworks Child’ shows off the fine-tuning she has done

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Arlington native Jessie Frye will release her new album, Fireworks Child, on Tuesday. Frye works to create a sound that is distinct and her own, she said.

“At the end of the day, I want to be

unbound by genre. I think Fireworks Child

is the first step.”

Jessie Frye, musician


Six Flags Over Texas to reopenhistoric rollercoaster

By Tory BarringerThe Shorthorn staff

With Six Flags Over Texas lo-cated close by, it can be easy to take the theme park and its attrac-tions for granted. For Arkansas resident Amanda McCormack, a trip to Six Flags is a big deal.

“I haven’t been here in 15 years,” McCormack said.

She came at a good time. This year, Six Flags Over Texas cel-ebrates its 50th anniversary. The park kicked off its 2011 season with an opening ceremony on March 5, and the celebration will last through the summer with spe-cial deals and activities.

The university is also getting in on the festivities, by offering an exhibit displaying the early years of Six Flags’ history. The exhibit titled What You Wish the World Could Be: The Early Years of Six Flags Over Texas is cur-rently open in the Central Li-brary.

Founded in 1961 by Angus G. Wynne, Jr., president of the Great South-west Corp., Six Flags first at-tracted visitors with animal-driven rides. Today, the park features rides such as the Superman: Tower of Power and the ever-popular Texas Giant.

“The first ride was actual-ly a goat cart ride,” said Sharon Parker, public relations man-ager at Six Flags Over Texas. “To go from a goat cart ride to a super hybrid coaster, it’s been a major journey for the park.” Part of that journey includes a renovation of the park’s flagship roller coaster, the Texas Giant. The coaster, which first opened in 1990, was closed in 2009 to receive a makeover. It opens again on Friday.

The ride is staying true to its original wooden construction, but the new track features custom-designed steel fabrication. The lift hill at the start of the ride goes up 10 feet higher than before, and the redesigned Texas Giant now has a 79-degree drop, the steepest of any wooden roller coaster in the world. In addition, the track now has a 95 degree bank, also the steepest of any wooden coaster.

The renovated ride pays hom-

age to the Lone Star State with redesigned trains. The new trains are replicas of the 1961 Cadillac Deville, down to the grille and headlights. The hood of each car is decorated with steer horns, and each protective lap bar restraint is custom designed with a saddle horn.

For biology freshman Joey Vil-lanueva, the ride’s closing was dif-ficult to take and he’s certainly ready to get back in the saddle.

“That was my first big roller coaster I ever rode,” Villanueva said. “I loved it. Every time I go to Six Flags, I make sure to go on it. I’m already planning to go back there before I go home.”

Parker said the Texas Giant has always been a symbol of the

park’s love for the state.

“With our park having such a rich Texas history, just the name made it an af-fectionate part of the park im-mediately,” she said. “It’s appro-priate that in our 50th year, we launch a ride like no other. I’ve ridden it five times. On that first drop, if you walk away saying you didn’t feel like

you were free falling, you were just on a different ride.”

More celebrations are lined up later this year. On June 18, the park starts its “50 Days of Fun” leading up to its official birthday, Aug. 5. Guests can expect spe-cial giveaways of commemorative items and the reopening of fan fa-vorite attraction, Casa Magnetica, a house of optical illusions that appears to defy gravity.

In another nod to its history, Six Flags is hosting an employee reunion day June 18. Former em-ployees are invited back to see what has changed since they last worked there.

For her part, McCormack plans to celebrate Six Flags’ history by coming back a little sooner than 15 years.

“I’m still a kid at heart,” Mc-Cormack said. “Grown ups can have fun there, too. Maybe next time, I’ll bring the kids.”

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The new trains are modeled after the 1961 Cadillac Deville to honor the year the park opened. The cars feature custom designed saddle seats.

“It’s appropriate that in our 50th year, we launch a ride like no other. I’ve ridden it five times. On that first drop, if you walk away saying you didn’t feel like you were free falling, you were just on a different ride.”

Sharon Parker, public relations manager at Six Flags Over Texas


Six Flags Over Texas to reopenhistoric rollercoaster

The Texas Giant

AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rodger Mallison

In this March 3 photo, the Texas Giant is still being reconstructed at Six Flags over Texas. The Arlington park opened its 2011 season this spring, and on June 18, it will kick off “50 Days of Fun,” leading up to its official anniversary Aug. 5.

Visitor Information Hours: Times vary by day. Visit www.sixflags.com for specific times for each day.

Tickets: Can be bought online or at the park. Online, everyone pays the kid’s price of $34.99. At the park, general admission is $54.99 and children under 48 inches are $34.99.

Parking: One-day parking ranges from $15 to $30.


The new trains are modeled after the 1961 Cadillac Deville to honor the year the park opened. The cars feature custom designed saddle seats.

AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rodger Mallison

The new trains are 48 feet long and five feet wide. Each one can hold 24 passengers in stadium style seating. The lift hill at the beginning of the ride is now 10 feet higher than it was before.

The new Texas Giant has 95 degree banked turns, the steep-est banks of any wooden roller-coaster in the world.



“It’s appropriate that in our 50th year, we launch a ride like no other. I’ve ridden it five times. On that first drop, if you walk away saying you didn’t feel like you were free falling, you were just on a different ride.”

Sharon Parker, public relations manager at Six Flags Over Texas


BY ALLEN BALDWINThe Shorthorn staff

In Arlington there’s a little store where shelves of books line the walls and run throughout the building’s rooms, creating a labyrinth of lit-erature, and at the entrance, a beast guards this treasure trove.

The Book Rack is a used bookstore that houses more than 100,000 books and is guarded by a Chihuahua named Pepe.

The store has been in business for more than 35 years and is part of a franchise of more than 100 locations.

Owner Ann Wren has worked at the store since it opened. Her father established the store in 1975, and she inherited it in 1983 when he died.

“My dad was always frequenting used bookstores when he traveled, so when he couldn’t travel any-more, he started one,” she said.

Wren said the store predomi-nately sells paperbacks, but there are some hardbacks. She said the average price is four dollars.

The store is bigger than it ap-pears. While it originally started with one room, sections have been added throughout the years, cre-ating a maze of books. There are wings of the store devoted to genres.

Customers can turn in books for a quarter of the price in store credit.

“Every time I come I bring a batch back,” customer James At-wood said. “Then I’ll buy a whole basket full. You get a fourth of the price of the books you bring, so I pay a fourth of the books I get in cash.”

Wren says the store’s customer base of high-volume readers who buy and sell a lot of books is what sets the store apart from other bookstores like Half Price Books. The store keeps hundreds of 4x6 cards on file to keep track of their customer’s credit.

If the store does not have a cer-tain book, Wren said the store can special order it for a customer at a 20 percent discount.

The outside of the store has just a sign on the front and books

displayed in the window, but Wren hopes to put artwork in the win-dows. She said she hopes to find several UTA students who would be interested in painting some-thing for display.

Four employees work at the store, two of which have been there for 15 years.

“I’m really fond of the custom-ers,” employee Charline Duffie said. “It’s fun exchanging information about books with them. It’s pleas-ant to be here.”

The Book Rack also takes up donations of books to send to sol-diers in Afghanistan and Iraq.

“A chaplain that was there sent me a picture of the soldiers and a trailer with shelves for the books in the back,” Wren said. “I was pleased that he sent me a nice little note.”

Pepe, who belongs to Wren, stays behind the counter. He’s the store’s “security” and wears a shirt with the word on it to reflect that.

“Pepe is our guard dog,” Wren said. “He’s gentle and doesn’t bite. When I’m not behind the counter, he thinks he’s in charge.”

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Arlington resident Ann Wren has owned The Book Rack with her husband for more than 28 years. The store holds more than 100,000 paperback and hardback books.

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By lee escoBedo The Shorthorn Scene editor

Usually, opening bands are a little rough around the edges. The opening slot serves as experience to grow an audience and style. The Orbans are far from an aver-age opening act. Although not nationally well-known, the band generated buzz from National Public Radio, the Fort Worth Weekly and the Dallas Observer. The band combines influences from multiple genres, switch-ing sounds resembling The Fall to Ryan Adams. The Shorthorn caught up with Orbans vocalist and guitarist Peter Black.

The Shorthorn: Catch us up on what the band has been up to.

Peter Black: Staying busy. We’ve been doing a lot of regional stuff, like short runs of shows. We’ve been working on material for a record we’re gonna start, hopefully, in the fall. Our key-board player has been running off and playing with Ben Harper and Relentless 7. He’s been keeping

us on our toes. Other than that, we’re trying to spend a lot of time in the rehearsal studio working on new songs.

T.S.: How did the band get started?

P.B.: I was going to school at the University of Oklahoma. I had a band while I was in school. We played a show downtown, and the guy who was managing my band at the time introduced me to Kenny [guitarist], who at the time was playing a pickup gig with a girl named Selena who was on American Idol. I sat down with him after hanging out a few times and told him I wanted to change up what I was doing and thought

it would be cool if he jumped in. He brought in the bass player two months after that. At that point, we called the band the Lifters, made an EP, and once we got Jus-tin, the keyboardist, and a differ-ent drummer, we changed names again. That’s when we decided on the Orbans.

T.S.: How about the name of the band? Where did that come from?

P.B.: We were looking to change the name. It’s always one of the most nerve-racking things. Should it mean something amaz-ing or not? Look at Toad and the Wet Sprocket or Pearl Jam. That’s such a weird name. It’s kind of

funny the way a name settles and means something. For this name, our drummer had gone to New York to do session work and the studio had Orban compressors. He sent a text in suggesting the name. We added it to the list, and when nobody hated it, after 4 weeks, we went with it.

T.S.: How long have you been together?

P.B.: Kenny, Cliff, bassist and vocals, and I have been play-ing together for three years. The sound has changed composition over the past couple years.

T.S.: How did you get chosen to open for We The Kings?

P.B.: Actually, I don’t know exactly. That was something that Cliff, our bass player, handled. Maybe somebody doing the tal-ent or booking heard our record and submitted it. I guess they wanted to check us out as local support for the show.

T.S.: Do you like their music?P.B: Honestly, I had to go look

it up. Kenny, guitarist, had heard them, but I haven’t had the time to go through the record.

T.S.: Have you played in Ar-lington before?

P.B.: There was one real eclec-tic place we went and played once called Caves. I like that bar. It’s more our speed.

T.S.: How familiar are you with the university?

P.B.: I’ve never been out there, but I had some friends who went

to school there. I’m looking for-ward to playing outside there, though. Luckily, it hasn’t gotten too hot out there.

T.S.: For fans that aren’t famil-iar with your music, how would you describe your sound?

P.B.: Just kind of new age American rock and roll — very song based music. This is always the hardest question. Our key-board player told someone once its elements of the music we’ve loved from the ’50s, ’80s and ’90s, like the Beach Boys and stuff.

T.S.: To prepare students who are attending Springfest, what type of show will you put on?

P.B.: Like I said, with the band, everything is based on the songs. We like getting out and playing these songs we’ve spent so much time on. The only vari-able is how long we’ll play. We got some ideas for some fun stuff to do. We’re playing songs from this album that we’ve been sup-porting. Sometimes we figure out better ways to interpret those.

T.S.: Is there anything else you want to say to students before you play on Thursday?

P.B.: Thanks. Honestly, I don’t even know how college kids think anymore. We’re looking forward to getting out in the sun and sharing some music.

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By Allen BAldwinThe Shorthorn staff

Fresh off a win at last month’s Battle of the Bands, Fellow Freak looks forward to getting its name out by opening at Springfest.

Fellow Freak’s current lineup has been together for six months. English freshman Cameron Gos-sett said the band has been com-pared to the Toadies, Weezer and Primus.

Gossett said it felt great to win the Battle of the Bands.

“It was our third show with our new songs,” the bassist said. “People liked the new sound and the direction we want to go with our music.”

David Porter, EXCEL Campus Activities university events direc-tor, said he was amazed to learn that the band had only played together three times.

“They were my favorite band in the Battle of the Bands com-petition,” he said. “I think they’re going to go far.”

The band consists of guitar-ist and vocalist Hudson Maedor, Gossett and drummer Thomas McHargue, who plans to transfer to UTA next year.

Gossett said being a three-piece band has made it hard to keep the crowd’s attention during shows.

“Hudson is tied to the mic, and

Thomas is behind the drum kit,” Gossett said. “I find ways to en-gage the audience and make them feel part of the show. I’ll start a clap on some parts of songs or mo-tion them to get in the jive.”

Maedor said he was fairly new to singing when he started with the band.

“I write all the songs, but I’ve had trouble with stepping up to the plate to sing,” he said. “It’s hard to watch someone else sing your own songs that mean a lot to you but not to them.”

For the band’s lyrics, Maedor said they revolve around societal freedom.

“They’re about doing whatev-

er you please without worrying about the boundaries of society,” he said. “They’re about not wor-rying about someone telling you what to do.”

The band usually practices for two hours at least once a week.

The band has no shows lined up for after Springfest, but the members are hoping to tour Texas during the summer. If they can’t come up with the money to do that, they hope to at least play at various Six Flags parks in the state.

Gossett said playing at Spring-fest will be a great way for a lot of people to hear them.

“It’s really great, just because

all these songs we’ve been play-ing are brand new,” he said. “It’s a great way for a lot of people to go for free to hear our new sound and line up and see what we’re all about.”

Gossett said the band hopes to learn from headliners We The Kings.

“It will be a great way to maybe make some connections with upper levels of industry,” he said. “It will be nice to see how the band performs on stage and what we can take from that and incorpo-rate in our own live show.”

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Students’ band to open concert Fellow Freak bassist talks about Battle of the Bands conquest, Springfest

The Orbans bring Texas twang to Springfest The bands

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The Orbans lead singer, Peter Black, describes his bands sound as mix of genres.


MoviesSuperDirected By: James GunnStarring: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Kevin BaconRated: RWhen: FridayWhere: The Magnolia 3699 McKinney Ave.Dallas 75204In the outlandish dark com-edy Super, writer and director James Gunn creates what is perhaps the definitive take on self-reflexive superheroes. When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson, The Office) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself bereft and wholly unable to cope. But soon, he decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a hand-made suit, a wrench and a crazed sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page, Juno), the Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife. - Official websiteCost: $10

Water For ElephantsDirected By: Francis Lawrence

Starring: Christoph Waltz, Reese Witherspoon and Robert PattinsonRated: PG-13When: FridayWhere: Wide ReleaseWater for Elephants presents an unexpected romance in a unique-ly compelling setting. Veterinary student Jacob (Pattinson) meets and falls in love with Marlena (Witherspoon), a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come togeth-er through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds — including the wrath of Marlena’s charismatic but dan-gerous husband, August — Jacob and Marlena find lifelong love. - 20th Century FoxCost: Varies

Madea’s Big Happy FamilyDirected By: Tyler PerryStarring: Bow Wow, Loretta Di-vine and Tyler PerryRated: PG-13When: FridayWhere: Wide ReleaseThe film will be the eleventh title in the studio’s hit Perry fran-chise. Perry will reprise his sig-nature role as the straight-shoot-ing Madea in the film, adapted from his new stage-play Madea’s Happy Family, which is currently on tour in the U.S. Isaiah Mustafa the “Old Spice Guy” plays Calvin, who is struggling with his mar-riage and family relationships. It has not been announced who will play his opposite. - LionsgateCost: Varies

PoetryDirected By: Lee Chang-dongStarring: Yun Jung-hee and Lee DavidRated: NRWhen: FridayWhere: The Magnolia3699 McKinney Ave.Dallas 75204Mija (veteran actress Yun Jung-hee) is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves grace-fully through life, contemplat-ing a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. With elegance and a dash of eccentricity, Mija takes care of her ungrateful grandson Wook (Lee David) and makes a living by cleaning house for an elderly man who, though paralyzed by a stroke, still responds to her charm with bouts of drug-in-duced arousal. – Official websiteCost: $10

EventsDisney’s Beauty and the BeastWhen: 8 p.m. FridayWhere: Bass Performance HallCost: $44 to $82.50525 Commerce St.Fort Worth 76102Contact: 877-212-4280

Ghostcar/Yells at Eels/Regina ChellewWhen: 6 p.m. SaturdayWhere: The Kessler Theater1230 W. Davis St.Dallas 75208Cost: $16.75Contact: www.prekindle.com/kessler

Kettle Art Presents: Dan Col-cer, Clint Scism and Mark Nel-son

When: 7 p.m. ThursdayWhere: Kettle Art2714 Elm St.Dallas 75226Cost: FreeContact: [email protected]

Sixth Annual Fort Worth Prai-rie FestWhen: 10 a.m. Saturday Where: Tandy Hills Park3400 View St.Fort Worth 76103Cost: FreePrairie Fest offers visitors a chance to celebrate their con-nection to the natural world. The festival features live music, arts, crafts, green living and other performances with two solar-powered stages. More than 100 vendors and organizations offer green products and services. Master Naturalists will guide tours of the prairie. – Official websiteContact: 817-731-2787

Children of Hangzhou: Con-necting with China exhibitWhen: 10 a.m. SaturdayWhere: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History1600 Gendy St.Fort Worth 76107Cost: $14 adults $10 children aged two to 12 and seniors aged 60+Learn about one of the oldest civilizations in the world in Chil-dren of Hangzhou: Connecting with China. The new interac-tive exhibition features young people from the Hangzhou who introduce museum visitors and their families to daily life in China. - Official websiteContact: 817-255-9300

Pulse’s guide to arts and entertainment in the Metroplex

this weekend. If you know of a cool Arlington event, let us know at features-editor.

[email protected].

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Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon star in Water for Elephants.

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$2.00 Mimosas starting @ NOON

$2.50 Sunday Funday Mug Re� lls

$3.00 Jagers and Rumples

$2.75 TALL Domestic drafts

$3.75 TALL Premium drafts

MOVIE NIGHT ONDAPATIO @10pm

75¢ well drinks start @9:30pm

$1.50 wells 11pm to close

DJ Bailal spins @10pmBack Bar open @10pm

$2.50 Specialty CANS

$4.00 Premium CANS

$3.00 Titos Vodka

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

PUB & GRUBA calendar of area

food & drink specials for April 21-27

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