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Dallas is now home to the nation's larg-est Kindermusik pro-gram. Kindermusik International recently announced its an-nual Maestro awards where programs are recognized for size, service and excel-lence. Kindermusik by SoundSteps of Dallas is also the fifth largest

Kindermusik program in the world.“We are the only program worldwide to earn all three of

Kindermusik’s top distinctions. That’s a testament to our out-standing teachers and staff, who maintain a high bar for excel-lence but keep classes fun!” said Lisa Muratore, SoundSteps’ Master Teacher and Founder.

Those worldwide top three honors include—teaching, community outreach and size. “SoundSteps has been a part of childhood for thousands of Dallas families in the past 17 years," Muratore said. Kindermusik by SoundSteps has eleven licensed Kindermusik educators on staff, and serves Dallas families with five regular studio locations tucked into neighborhoods, plus two locations for piano/guitar only classes. Classes are year round. — Denise Pevehouse

From quick sketches to watercolors and finished masterpieces, works by art-ists such as Eugène Delacroix, Jacques-Louis David, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Piet Mondrian and Pablo Picasso are brought together in “Mind’s Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cézanne.” The ex-hibit runs through October 26, 2014.

Organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, the exhibi-tion features more than 120 works on paper—many of which have never been ex-hibited publicly—by 70 art-ists. Drawn in part from the DMA’s collection, but with significant loans from pri-vate collections in North Texas, “Mind’s Eye,” offers new insights into the working

methods and practices of these artists, providing an in-timate view of their approach to art making while also presenting the drawings and watercolors as finished works of art in their own right.

“One of the goals of the Dallas Museum of Art is to encourage collecting within the community. There is no better example of how to do this than to highlight

the Museum’s graphic holdings together with those that have been as-sembled in private homes throughout our area,” Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director of the DMA, said. “’Mind’s Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cézanne’ presents a rich and fas-cinating array of works in various media by art-ists from the Austro-Hungarian, Belgian,

British, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Swiss schools, spanning nearly 150 years—from the French Revolution to the dawn of modernism.”

The collecting and ap-preciation of drawings were for centuries activities associ-ated with the privileged, the educated, or artists them-selves, and the skills derived

from these actions ultimately formed the basis of modern art history. Through muse-ums, a wider audience has come to enjoy and value these most intimate of artists’ ex-pressions. Collecting in this area has gone on throughout the DMA’s 111-year history, yet “Mind’s Eye” is the first exhibition to consider what has been achieved, while also serving as a tribute to the generations of collectors who have brought these drawings to Texas.

The works on view in “Mind’s Eye” focus on European art from the French Revolution in the late 18th century to the birth of mod-ernism in the early 20th cen-tury. The Museum’s European works on paper collection, which has a strong holding of French art from the 19th

The Jewish Community Center of Dallas (The J), at 7900 Northaven Rd., goes to the dogs with the introduction of a Dog Yoga class to be held from 2 to 3:15 p.m on Sunday, July 13. The class is free; however, reservations are required by calling 214-239-7137 or emailing tarends@jccdallas.org.

Inspired by the book “Doga: Yoga for Dogs” and led by two professional yoga instructors, Dog Yoga is an opportunity for humans to interact with their furry friends while tapping into the animal’s natural yoga tendencies including the ability to “be in the moment” and, of course, inherent flexibility. A dog behav-iorist will also be in attendance to assist attendees in connecting with their pet via mind, body and spirit.

“The idea of Dog Yoga isn’t a class full of people and pets in the same poses at the same time,” says Terri Arends, The J’s Group Fitness director, said. “It’s more about teaching people how to con-nect with their dog and to further strengthen the bond and inner peace pet owners share with their four legged friends.” — Jef Tingley

From early in the first act of “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” the audience enjoys some good laughs with enter-taining characters and clever writing. Yolanda Williams as Vera Stark is the feisty maid working for Lee Jamison’s Gloria Mitchell, Hollywood’s stereotypical, 1930s “blonde bombshell.” We soon learn that Vera has the goods on Gloria, and doesn’t let her get away with much.

When Act two begins, this may as well have been an entirely different play. Suddenly the audience is asked to shift gears into intel-lectualizing slavery and how it had evolved into domes-tic help in the 1930s. Then

patrons are expected to fast forward to the 1970s and rip apart those characters and their deepest pain.

Back to the witty first act - Vera herself aspires to a career on the big screen, and hopes her egocentric em-ployer, Mitchell, will mention her to the movie director of “Belle of New Orleans,” for which she’s about to audition. Not gonna’ happen. And Vera learns firsthand how hard it is for a black actress to find film work in the ’30s. When she’s reduced to roles as the maid, a mammy or Petunia, she goes for it, resentfully but with high hopes. Williams’ dry, sometimes ironic humor makes for an interesting, co-medic performance.

Williams made her theatrical debut at Theatre

Three in 1986, in the back-to-back productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” This is the actor’s 11th appearance

with Theatre Three. Originally from Marshall, Texas, Williams grew up

COMMUNITY NEWS

In This IssueAlong the Green Trail ....................................... 7 Classified ........................................................... 7Community Calendar ...................................... 4Fitness on the Trail ........................................... 2Letter from the Editor ....................................... 2History on the Trail ........................................... 2Restaurant Directory ........................................ 9Scene Around Town ........................................ 10Shop the Trail ................................................. 10Trail Mix ........................................................... 3Trail to Good Health ........................................ 8Yappy Talk ........................................................ 6

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After 22 years, Good Eats to close mid-July

It’s been a legend, a landmark and a popular neighborhood gath-ering spot in Oak Lawn since 1992, but the hours are counting down for Good Eats. The popular dining spot located in Turtle Creek Village will close July 17, says John D. Harkey, Jr., chief executive officer of parent company Consolidated Restaurant Operations (CRO).

“We’re disappointed to close the doors at Good Eats. First and foremost, we want to thank the Oak Lawn community for support-ing the restaurant all these years,” Harkey said. “Since it opened on April 1, 22 years ago, we’ve fed countless diners, provided hun-dreds of jobs and generated more than $35 million in sales. But, our land-lord has refused to renew our lease.”

Lincoln Property Company, which owns Turtle Creek Village, is redevelop-ing the center and plans to put retail in

the space currently occupied by Good Eats.

CRO also operates Luckys Cafe on Oak Lawn Avenue near Lemmon Avenue. Harkey said that best-selling dishes from Good Eats will be available for dine-in or take-out at Luckys Cafe. Good Eats Catering will continue to op-erate, and patrons who have Good Eats Frequent Diner cards can use them at Luckys Cafe.

In the meantime, CRO is look-ing for a new spot for Good Eats in the Oak Lawn area, but it’s a chal-lenge to find a location that has convenient parking, Harkey said.

Long-time Good Eats man-agement and team members will be transferred to other CRO res-taurants, which include El Chico,

Cantina Laredo, III Forks, Cool River Cafe and Silver Fox Steakhouse.

THEATER

ARTS DISTRICT

Rarely seen works of art featured at DMA

see STARK on page 5

Photo courtesy of CRO, Inc.

By Jill Bernstien

Candy’s Dirtpage 6

By Shari Goldstein Sternshari@katytrailweekly.com

Photo by Mike Morgan Photography

Photo by Suzi Neely

Dallas music program noted

Left to right; Raven Garcia, Yolanda Williams and Lee Jamison star in “By the way, Meet Vera Stark” at Theatre Three through July 13.

Photos courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art

Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Apples on a Sideboard, c. 1900–06, water-color over pencil on white paper, Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection.

Photo courtesy of The J

Zen for a Shih Tzu

‘Stark’ morphs from light to dark in one intermission

Left to right: Liz Bracken, Brett Stanley, Wendy Newberger (headstander), Mark Goodwin (headstander), Debbi K. Levy (headstander, instructor Doga), Jason Minsky, Julie Gallant and dogs enjoy Dog Yoga.

Lisa Muratore heads the fifth largest Kindermusik program in the world.

By Kelly Hunter

see DMA on page 8

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Fifty years ago, I was fresh out of military service, pound-ing the streets of Downtown Dallas as a green leasing agent. I cold called anyone and ev-eryone. One day, I called upon Mr. “Bum” Bright, owner of a large trucking company. He sat behind his desk, with sleeves rolled up, telling me how he had just settled a labor dispute.

He knew that I had been a flyer, so he said he wanted to introduce me to a real hero. We stepped into an ad-jacent of-fice, and he introduced me to newly Retired Marine General Robert E. Galer. I had only met one general in my career, and never had met a recipient of the Medal of Honor. I had a new hero. Years later, he was honored at the July 4th parade in University Park.

Before General Galer died at age 91, he lived his last years at the Terrace House on the Katy Trail, where I live. We

would visit on the elevator, but I could see age taking its toll. I will never forget that big smile. Few people there knew his story. Eleven victo-ries at Guadalcanal!

Here are some high-lights of his career:• Born1913inSeattle• Servedasamarine

1936-1957• Rankatretirement,

Brigadier General• WorldWarII,Battlesof

Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Peleliu

• KoreanWar• MedalofHonor• LegionofMerit• DistinguishedFlying

Cross (2)• PurpleHeart• AirMedal(5)

America owes so much to that Greatest Generation.

Happy Fourth of July!

Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Glacier Commercial Real Estate and lives adjacent to the Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@glaciercommercial.com.

I can’t stand shopping, and it is primarily for three reasons. I will even take parking lot door dings out of the equation. The hat trick that causes my shopping ir-ritation is: I can never find what I am looking for; I always get in the wrong checkout line and I never have the right change.

This weekend was a per-fect case in point. I visited some of my favorite retailers and still had a bad shopping experience. I went to Barnes & Noble to find a reference book. The in-store com-puter said that the book was in stock, but do you think I could find it? Asking custom-er service would have taken too much time and plus men simply don’t ask for direc-tions, either on the road or in a book store.

I was buying some of the “lost leader” items at 7-Eleven. Those are the items that are heavily discounted to try to get you into the store so that you might buy another item that is absurdly priced. 7-Eleven really does have great

prices on things like bottled water, juice and soda pop.

So when I bought two bottles of Ozarka water, two

bottles of Diet Dr Pepper and a snack, the total came to $6.27. In my pocket was a $20 from a recent ATM visit, and 26 cents. Nowhere to be found was the little penny tray that used

to be near every convenience store cash register.

I always thought that it was a civilized way of en-hancing a retail transaction, knowing that you are shar-ing your pennies with some stranger who is in need. But no penny tray means either asking the cashier for a break or asking the cashier to break a larger bill. In this case, the cashier let me slide on the penny, which I provided to her on a subsequent visit as if she would have remembered.

Not finding the book I wanted led me to Half Price Books. I knew that they would have it. But where is it? Why can’t we have some sort of uni-formity in book stores? They used to have a directory as soon as you entered the store, but I couldn’t find that either.

Eventually, I found a used reference book that was close to what I was look-ing for. Price with tax: $7.01. Again, I was penniless at the checkout stand. This time the cashier reached into her pocket and realized that she didn’t have a penny either. So she asked her co-worker if he had a penny. He said he had some in his car. Tensions mounted, time was wasting and the checkout line began to swell all over a stupid penny.

So effective immediately, I am beginning my campaign to do away with the penny. Certainly he was a great man, but why should Abraham Lincoln get his profile on both a penny and the five-dollar bill? Isn’t that a bit much?

The Great American Hero, self-dubbed as “Dallas’ First Pennyless (sic) Store,” on Lemmon Avenue has already done away with the penny. They round up or down on their transactions to the near-est nickel. “We have no cents” is their theme line. I think it makes perfect sense. Plus I can find Great American Hero, and never have to get out of the car. Lincoln may be a hero to many, but for me it’s a number seven on wheat. Hold the pennies.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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OUR MISSION

Katy Trail Weekly is a community-friendly newspaper designed to inform and entertain the people in many diverse demographics who live and/or work in these neighborhoods. Much like the Katy Trail itself, Katy Trail Weekly is designed to help bring together the neighborhoods of Downtown, Uptown, Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn, the Design District, the Medical District and the Park Cities, as well as others. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other locations, for free pick-up by their patrons. We support this publication by providing ad space to local busi-nesses who want an effective and affordable way to reach the Katy Trail area readers we attract and serve. We welcome participation in the paper through story and picture submissions, and we hope that you will join us in making this paper the best it can be.

Co-founders Nancy Black Rex Cumming David Mullen Andy Simpson

Publisher Rex Cumming

Editor in Chief David Mullen

Managing Director Nancy Black

Copy Editor Jessica Voss

Online Editor Lauren Aguirre

Society Editor Sally Blanton

Graphic Design Amy Moore Art Production Ruth Sanchez

Photographer Can Turkyilmaz Accounts Manager Cindi Cox

Writers Mary Spencer Beth Wuller Shari Stern Sara Newberry Chic DiCiccio Candace Evans Rob Lord Wayne Swearingen Phillip Murrell Mike Ai Anna Clark Advertising Sales Susie Denardo Becky Bridges Distribution Manager Andy Simpson

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David Mullen

It just doesn’t make any sense or cents

Family tragedy inspires Dallas author to pen his first novel

It has been more than a decade since James Reid lost a close relative to a homicide. “I think of it often,” Reid said. “The finality of it always hits me hard.” But out of this tragedy comes a new beginning. Inspired by the passion within to see justice served, Reid has now authored a novel that explores the life of a fictional homi-cide investigator.

“Partners in Crime” (Tate Publishing, 2013), is the story of Jeff Strickland, a ho-micide investigator with the Atlanta Police Department. When the story begins, his per-sonal life is falling apart and his faith in God is wavering. It is also the story of a young woman named Kanya Glover, who lost her innocence

in the streets of Atlanta.

When Kanya turns up dead, Strickland is called to the scene of the crime. When he realizes who the victim is, he is devastated, for Kanya had been like a daughter to him in her youth. Despite the obvious conflict of inter-

est, Strickland vows to find out what happened to her and how she ended up dead in a vacant field.

“I’ve always been inter-ested in true crime, as well as in writing,” said Reid. “When we had the terrible incident in my family, I just felt a strong need to write about the work of a homicide investigator.”

When he first started work on “Partners in Crime,” Reid was living in Atlanta and en-listed the help of a homicide investigator with the Atlanta Police Department to dive into a world few people see up-close. He went on several ride-alongs, visited crime scenes, and asked lots of questions. He also tapped a number of editorial resources and reference materi-als to piece his tale together.

“Partners in Crime” is not just a story about a crime inves-tigation, it explores the emo-tional side of things as well,” explained Reid. “I wanted to show what investigators go through, and how they handle the grieving family and friends. I needed to demonstrate how they handle the pressure that

comes with the job, the bureaucratic obstacles, and the occasional horror of the things they see. In short, I wanted to highlight how things work differently in real life versus how they’re portrayed on television.” The book also explores how research and forensic medicine figure into a case.

PAGES FROM THE TRAIL

Rob Lord

By Rob Lord

Yes, there is a very meaningful difference between training and working out. Training implies that you are working toward achiev-ing a goal. Working out means just that; you are working out without necessarily having a defined goal. Now, if you are someone who enjoys working out, as defined above, don’t get defen-sive! There is nothing wrong with it. Training is for those who want change. If you enjoy the pro-cess of your workout, but don’t seek change, you don’t need to train. But if you are serious about change, you need to be training for a goal. This article will give you three easy to execute steps to start training and stop working out.

Step One: Define Your GoalsDo you having a certain aesthetic goal?

Most of us want to lose a certain amount of weight. Some want to gain a certain amount of muscle or strength. Maybe you want to run faster or jump higher. Whatever your goal, you need to find a way to make it quantifiable, meaning that you can apply a number to your goal. If your goal is to lose weight, decide how many pounds you want to lose. If your goal is to run fast, decide how fast and over what distance. Most importantly, write it down in a notebook dedicated to your training.

Step Two: ResearchOnce you have decided on your quantifi-

able goals, you need to know what it will take to achieve them. Time to do a little Googling. Find message boards with people working toward similar goals. Find a few articles dis-cussing similar goals. Don’t find one article and accept the author’s opinion as fact. Read

three or four articles and online discussions. You will quickly get a clear picture of the time and work required to achieve your goal. Take notes as you read.

Step Three: Game planNow it’s time to get write down all the

action steps required to achieve your goal. Be as specific as you need to. You may include diet ac-tion steps as well. If it is required to meet your goals, you write it down. Take a minute to thought-fully ask yourself if you are will-ing to do the work required to achieve your goal. For example, if you want to look like a fitness model, but you are not willing to prep and eat 5 meals per day, you need to change your goals

to something more realistic. Think about all the obstacles that may keep you from execut-ing your game plan. Will your work schedule allow you to train consistently? Do you have the time to prepare all your meals? If you still feel like your training goal is achievable, de-cide on a starting date.

Now it’s time to get to work. You know exactly what you want to do, how to achieve it and how long it will take. Stick to the game plan as strictly as you can. Cheating is a habit. Schedule your training like you would an important meeting. Keep an accurate train-ing log in a small notebook. Like most of us, you have probably struggled to achieve visible change over the years. You will be shocked and encouraged at how well your new ap-proach to training will work. And the con-stant compliments from your friends and fam-ily will keep you motivated as well.

Rob Lord is the owner and head trainer at The AlphaProject.org. He can be reached at 214-557-1588.

FITNESS ON THE TRAIL

Are you working out or training?

By David Mullendavid@katytrailweekly.com

Remembering an American heroBy Wayne Swearingen

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

Photos courtesy of Wayne Swearingen

By Rachel Anderson

General Robert E. Galer

Medal of Honor

Photos courtesy of RMA Publicity

James Reid is a Coast Guard veteran and marketing product manager in Dallas

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By David Mullendavid@katytrailweekly.com

MULL IT OVER

It was like running to the mailbox back in the 1960s to see if your toy soldiers or sea monkeys arrived after order-ing them from a “Batman” or “Flash” or “Archie” or “Richie Rich” comic book. Even if to-day’s mailbox is an email box, at 4:28 p.m. June 5, it arrived.

“Congratulations!” the memo said. “We are happy to confirm an appointment for an audition for ‘Sports Jeopardy!’ To qualify for the show you must take a written 30-ques-tion test. If you pass the test, you will be asked to stay and complete the audition process. This follow-up audition will include participating in a mock version of the game and a brief interview. You will then be put in our files to be considered for the upcoming season of ‘Sports Jeopardy!’ There is no charge for taking the test, but you will be responsible for all expenses, such as parking and travel to and from the testing center. Similarly if you are invited to Los Angeles to appear as a contestant on the show, you will be responsible for all travel expenses.”

Oh, boy! I get to try out for “Sports Jeopardy!” with Dan Patrick, my favorite sports interviewer. What will I wear? I’ve got to go with a suit and tie. Where will I eat in LA? Will I have enough time to hang out at Barney’s Beanery on Santa Monica Boulevard or have Manny make me a martini at Musso and Frank’s in Hollywood?

Getting a bit ahead of myself, I had to pass the test held at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Sheraton Dallas. Assuming

you aren’t going to church, have you ever been in down-town Dallas at 9 a.m. on a Sunday? It’s as quiet as a church mouse.

Fearing tardiness, I got there about one-half-hour early like everyone else. Outside of the second floor ballroom were a group of 100 people — 98 men and two women — that had all been randomly selected, like me, for the quiz. The hallway looked like a before picture at Dr. Kim’s vertical gastrectomy office that Nate Newton ad-vertises. I kept thinking that these are probably the guys that sign up for an online dating service. One guy had a tie on and short sleeved dress shirt. That look always works well … in Buffalo. It was easy to pick me out; I was the one without the pocket protector.

No one talked. The ten-sion was amazing. Everyone looked at their cell phones, or perused a sports almanac. No chit-chat at all.

About five minutes be-fore the test was supposed to begin, the chatty, overly happy producer comes walk-ing in. No Dan Patrick. Wearing a Los Angeles Lakers T-shirt, which doesn’t re-ally enamor Dallas fans, she

tried to get everyone fired up like we were auditioning for “The Price is Right.” Well, she was wrong. No firing up this group of sports nerds sen-tenced to the Sheraton Dallas facility on a Sunday morning.

No coffee. No snacks. No claiming our entrance memo that we were required to bring. We were just herded into the generic ballroom, and in-formed that “Sports Jeopardy!” is slated for broadcast online on crackle.com. Not even syndicated television. That an-nouncement was the beginning of many letdowns.

We were seated in alter-nate chairs so there would be no cheating. We were given a sheet of paper with 30 lines for answers, a piece of card-board for backing and a pen with the “Jeopardy!” logo on it. We did not have to answer in the form of a question, and had eight seconds to answer each question and had to swear that we would not tell anyone what the questions are after we were done.

Topics included all spec-trums of sports including surfing. No WNBA, thank goodness. The first question was a lay-up. It was about my favorite football team. Then it got progressively more difficult.

In the end, about 15 people moved on. Answers were never revealed, so I have no idea how I faired, but alas, I lost on “Jeopardy!”

No trip to LA. No meet-ing Dan Patrick. No martini with Manny. I was relegated to a long walk of shame through the Sheraton park-ing lot, where I was nicked for $10 to get out. At least I got to keep the pen.

Trail Mix

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By Brent Bergner @BergnerBrent

July 7 is Video Games Day. Trail Mix asked people at Barcadia and around town about their favorite virtual world indulgences and it turns out that many

gamers exhibit feelings of nostalgia for their favorite games.

Nicole StreckerSonic the Hedgehog on Sega. I’m not very good at video

games, but Sonic is the best because he can roll and flip, and it’s a pretty easy game.

Miranda Sitz My favorite video game of all time is Zelda: Twilight Princess.

You can turn into a wolf, which is pretty incredible. I grew up playing Zelda games and always enjoyed the storylines.

When Twilight Princess came out, it was game over for other games. Mortal Kombat is a close runner-up.

Justin Crouch NCAA MVP Baseball. Baseball is my favorite sport and I get to play with my favorite teams and players on the game, with my

own teammates. Pretty cool, huh?

Sam TarellDonkey Kong is where it all started for me, so that’s gotta be on my list, and I’d consider myself a pretty serious gamer. When I got a PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto III became my favorite.

The third one in particular because it has an excellent story line with the mafia characters. It’s challenging, and I can get lost in

it and play all day. It’s a nice escape.

Jenny RayEarthbound for Super Nintendo. You have psychic powers and you basically save the world with a frying pan as your weapon.

It’s awesome. I first played it in 1994 and I still love it. I’ve always been a gamer; I’m more of an old-school gamer, but I

like puzzle video games too. None of this Xbox stuff.

What is … the look of a ‘Sports Jeopardy!’ loser?

World Cup inspires first soccer-mom watch party

The groans and screams coming from my living room pretty much told the story of what happened in the June 26 matchup between the men’s national soccer teams of Germany and the United States.

The Germans won. We lost — or did we? For 90-plus minutes, everyone at my

first soccer-mom watch party was transfixed. “No!” we screamed in unison those first tense minutes when it seemed like the United States would surely fall to the German onslaught, as ball after ball smashed toward the U.S. goal-keeper Tim Howard. We laughed like nervous teenagers when our defense would finally clear the ball. We grew more optimistic as the U.S. team stood firm and made it until halftime with a clean sheet, which is soccer talk for no goals scored against you. We ate pizza and talked strategy about how the U.S. team need-ed to possess the ball more in the second half.

Heck, we were as good at this as guys watching the Super Bowl! Of course it was 55 minutes into the game when the inevitable happened — Germany’s Thomas Muller rifled a ball into the back of the net. It happened blitzkrieg-fast off a rebound from Howard. The mood in the room deflated faster than a flaming Zeppelin. But there was a silver lining — the U.S. team came in second in the Group of Death, as it was labeled due to the presence of soccer royalty such as Germany and Portugal. That means we would live to fight another day in the World Cup.

So we didn’t really lose. And what’s more, I think we won something last week: a new awareness of soccer.

Yes, the Beautiful Game has always been a stepchild in American sports. Baseball, football and basketball pretty much make up the trium-virate. I barely knew what the game was before my daughter started playing in the first grade.

But as it turned out, my little soccer soirée

on the far eastern edge of the metroplex wasn’t unique. I began hearing accounts of watch parties sprouting up like daisies. A friend, David Holeman, told me he and his wife tried to watch the game at Buffalo Wild Wings off

Central Expressway in Plano, but it was stand-ing room only. They opted for a Chili’s and were lucky to get the last few seats. He said there was even one boss who brought his of-fice staff to watch the game. The whole place cleared out as soon as the match ended, mean-ing this wasn’t just a busy lunch day.

Dallas — where U.S. Men’s National Team captain Clint Dempsey played club soccer as did hometown defender Omar Gonzalez — was understandably abuzz about the game. But the

interest was far wider than imagined, or ex-pected. The U.S. versus Germany game ranked as the third highest-watched men’s World Cup match on ESPN. The No. 1 World Cup match was U.S. versus Portugal with 18.22 million viewers earlier this month. That game was on a Sunday when more people could tune in than for the Germany game. So the interest wasn’t just a Texas thing. This was a national thing — and Dallas wasn’t even one of the top view-ing areas. According to ESPN, the top markets were New York, San Diego, Sacramento, Seattle, Orlando, Baltimore, Columbus, West Palm Beach, Providence, San Francisco and Austin. But the number of watchers via streaming media was even more impressive. ESPN had a record 1.7 million concurrent viewers, eclipsing the most recent Super Bowl.

So even though the U.S. team got knocked out in the next round by Belguim of the World Cup in Brazil, it seems soccer has scored a winning goal in America. Pizza anyone?

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez

July 4 - Independence Day (U.S.)

July 4 - National Country Music Day

July 4 - Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

July 5 - Work-a-holics Day

July 6 - Build a Scarecrow Day

July 6 - National Fried Chicken Day

July 7 - Chocolate Day

July 7 - National Strawberry Sundae Day

July 8 - Video Games Day

July 9 - National Sugar Cookie Day

July 10 - Teddy Bear Picnic Day

ODDS AND ENDS

Dates worth knowing for the coming week

A DIFFERENT VIEW

Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy cel-ebrated the success of the 2014 “Day at the Races” fundraiser, thanked their sponsors, announced 2015 “Day at the Races” co-chairs Sarah Harvey and Brent Karrington and introduced 2014-15 Lee Park Junior Conservancy president Marty Cude and vice president Kirsten Williams at Nick & Sam’s Grill in the Park Cities. The annual event benefits the Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy whose mission is to maintain and preserve Arlington Hall and thoughtfully de-velop Lee Park, two jewels of the City of Dallas park system, located in the Turtle Creek Corridor. —Gay Donnell

Photo by Jerry McClure

Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy 2015 “Day at the Races” co-chairs Sarah Harvey and Brent Karrington are having a laugh. The "Day at the Races" wrap party was held Wednesday, June 25th at Nick and Sam's Grill in the Park Cities.

'Day at the Races' honored

The mood in the room deflated faster

than a flaming Zeppelin.

Photo courtesy of bleacherreport.com

Dan Patrick will play the role of Alex Trebek on "Sports Jeopardy!"

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Fri 7/4Happy Birthday, U.S.A.!Ann Landers & Abigail Van Buren, b. 1918Eva Marie Saint, b. 1924Neil Simon, b. 19271776 – Declaration of Independence approved by Cont’l Congress.

Sat 7/5P. T. Barnum, b. 1810Huey Lewis, b. 1951Bill Watterson, b. 1958 Edie Falco, b. 1963Kathryn Erbe, b. 19651841 – Thos. Cook opened 1st travel agency.

Sun 7/6Nancy Reagan, b. 1921Janet Leigh, b. 1927George W. Bush, b. 1946Geoffrey Rush, b. 1951Curtis Jackson, b. 19761885 – Pasteur successfully tested rabies vaccine.

Mon 7/7Satchel Paige, b. 1906Doc Severinsen, b. 1927Ringo Starr, b. 1940Shelley Duvall, b. 1949Michelle Kwan, b. 19801946 – “Mother” Cabrini can-onized as 1st American saint.

Tue 7/8Wolfgang Puck, b. 1949Anjelica Huston, b. 1951Kevin Bacon, b. 1958Billy Crudup, b. 19681889 – The Wall Street Journal 1st published. 1969 – The game “Twister” was patented.

Wed 7/9Nicola Tesla, b. 1856Jimmy Smits, b. 1955Tom Hanks, b. 1956Kelly McGillis, b. 1957Fred Savage, b. 19761868 – 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified.

Thu 7/10Eunice K. Shriver, b. 1921Arthur Ashe, b. 1943Bela Fleck, b. 1958Jessica Simpson, b. 19801913 – Highest temperature ever in U.S.: 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA.

July 5 521 W. State St.Garland, 75040972-205-2782

Plaza Theatre — In a partnership with the Parks and Recreation team, we will be showing “A Bug's Life” on the big screen! Before the movie, join us in the square for a “buggy” ice cream party. 2 p.m. FREE!

July 8 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119Dallas, 75206214-821-1860

Pocket Sandwich Theatre — Join us for “Fun with VD: The Vince Davis Experience.” Vince Davis, a fantastic actor and a great guy, was an integral part of Four Out Of Five Doctors, Dallas' longest-running comedy/improv group. The DOCs finished their notable 25-year run in 2012. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20.

July 8 6315 Lindsley Ave.Dallas, 75223214-642-2488

Atma Bhakti Yoga Center — Learn how to apply the ancient wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita into your daily life. We start each Tuesday meeting with a delicious vegan dinner. Participate interactive musical mantra meditation or kirtan, followed by reading and discussions from the Bhagavad Gita. 7 p.m. FREE!

July 9 1909 Woodall Rodgers FreewayDallas, 75201214-742-3242

Dallas Center for Architecture — Come to a screening of the documentary “My Playground.” The film explores the way parkour and freerunning are changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing parkour practitioners. 6 p.m. $10.

July 10 8652 Garland RoadDallas, 75218214-321-2387

Walton’s Garden Center — Join us for “A Bug’s Life with Patti.” Your child will engage in hands-on activities about insects and how they impact plants and our lives. Register via email: plants@waltonsgarden.com. 10 to 10:30 a.m. FREE!

July 11 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 403Dallas, 75201214-716-4500

Klyde Warren Park — Shake up your happy hour routine with Salsa classes from Studio 22! You'll learn the steps to keep you swift on your feet. Bring a partner, a friend or just yourself and show us what you've got! 6 p.m. FREE!

July 12 411 Elm St.Dallas, 75202214-747-6660

Sixth Floor Museum — As a part of our Living History series, Keith Shelton visits the museum. A political reporter for the Dallas Times Herald, Shelton traveled with the presidential party during the November 1963 trip to Texas and later covered the Jack Ruby trial. Admission is $10 for program only or $5 when combined with museum admission. 2 p.m.

A shrine was built in honor of the popular bar The Loon, torn down

last week to make room for a CVS Pharmacy.

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Sue Loncar, Artistic Director, and Emily Piepenbrink, Managing Director, of Contemporary Theatre of Dallas (CTD) announced that CTD’s production of two one-act plays, “Lone Star” and “Laundry & Bourbon” will appear onstage at the Clurman Theatre, 42nd Street in Manhattan July 5 to July 26.

James McClure’s plays focus on small-town life. “Private Wars,” “The Day they shot John Lennon” and “Max and Maxie” are some others of his work.

His “Drive-In Dreams” was presented in New York at 59 E59 Theaters’ “Summer Shorts 2012.” “Private Wars” premiered at London’s Greenwich Studio Theatre in 1991. McLure’s work has also been presented at the Denver Center Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and other theaters.

“Lone Star” tells the story of a couple of Texas “good ol’ boys” as they carouse on a Saturday night. The play’s com-panion piece, “Laundry & Bourbon” is about the discontent and very funny gossip of three small-town wives whose marriages aren’t what they’re cracked up to be. The duet of these complementary one acts has been popu-lar regionally for many years.

The plays were titled, “1959 Pink Thunderbird,” when the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey, pre-sented them together. This July run is its

first major New York production. CTD revives the staging of their well received 2004 and 2006 productions which were credited by some as having the most

enthusiastic audiences in recent Dallas theatrical history. The New York pro-duction premiered last week at CTD.

Director Cynthia Hestand, winner of the Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum

Award and a Dallas Observer Jimmy Award, is a frequent collaborator with CTD and has helmed plays at many im-portant theaters throughout Texas.

“Lone Star” and “Laundry & Bourbon” casts will feature Joey Oglesby, Mike Schraeder, Ken Orman, Marisa Diotalevi, Marianne Galloway and Sue Loncar.

The production features set design by Rodney Dobbs, props and set dressing by Jen Gilson-Gilliam, sound design by Rich Frolich and lighting design by Kenneth Farnsworth. With native Houstonian Sue Loncar as costume designer, you can count on them being authentic Lone Star!

Piepenbrink said, “We’re so excited to bring a show to NYC! We’re thrilled to bring our production to a new au-dience, but we also hope to

make our hometown audience proud. Bringing a show to NYC has been on Sue’s bucket list for years, and when she was up in New York last summer she finally just decided to go for it!”

THEATER

Photos courtesy of Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

By Shari Goldstein Sternshari@katytrailweekly.com

'Laundry & Bourbon,' 'Lone Star'head on out to New York City

The Lone Star rednecks are, left to right, Ken Orman, Mike Schraeder and Joey Oglesby.

Left to right, Sue Loncar, Marisa Diotalevi and Marianne Galloway like their bourbon smooth and their laundry done.

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in Dallas and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

Her local theater credits include “Menopause the Musical” and Theatre Three’s production of “Caroline or Change.” She has TV/Film credits in-cluding “Friday Night Lights,” “The Lying Game,” “The Good Guys” and “Prison Break,” to name a few. She also produces music for corporate events.

Stormi Demerson may be the wit-tiest character in her first act role of Lottie McBride, Vera’s roommate, who is a wide-eyed baritone maid that follows soap operas on the radio while ironing shirts, and then belts out a strain of “Old Man River,” or something close. She holds the audience’s attention through a lot of laughs in the first act. She comes back to the second act in a “new skin” as Carmen Levy-Green, an intellectual movie critic.

Demerson holds a BFA in theater from Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth and, among other honors, was awarded by the Live Theater League of Tarrant County for her contributions to Jubilee Theatre in Ft. Worth. Demerson makes her debut with Theatre Three in this production, but she has accrued act-ing credits that include “Wit, Diamond Dick: The Tulsa Race Riots of 1921,”

performed with ProjectX, Dallas and at LaMama Theatre, New York. Other credits are “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enough,” “Intimate Apparel” and “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” She directed the “365 plays/365 days” project by Suzan-Lori Parks.

Raven Garcia’s changing roles are a little hard to follow, or swallow. One minute she’s the third black room-mate, the next she’s a Latin American cha-cha and in a blink it’s hard to tell who she is — amusing, but not ever laugh-out-loud. Garcia is an instructor at Junior Players, who earned a BFA in acting and directing from Sam Houston State University and an M.A. in act-ing from Birmingham City University, Birmingham, England. She is also mak-ing her debut with Theatre Three in this production. However, she has theatrical credits in the Metroplex with the Dallas Theater Center in “A Christmas Carol” and Irving Arts Center in “Dracula.”

As that bombshell, Gloria Mitchell, Jamison is a pleasure to watch (in the first act)! She’s fit for the part of “Everyone’s little Sweetie Pie,” as she’s dubbed in the story. Her interaction with Vera is priceless and their bond obvious. But her 360-degree personal-ity change in the second act is troubling but called for in the script. Jamison is a multiple Column Award winner and a Theatre Three veteran. Some of her

Theatre Three work has included, “Lost in the Stars,” “Pippin,” “Why Torture Is Wrong” and “City of Angels.” She also performed in Theatre Three’s reading of “Burning Desires” by Lou Diamond Phillips.

A native Dallasite, Jamison’s other local credits are with Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Uptown Players, Lyric Stage, Stage West and Casa Mañana. In addition to being a singer and voice-over talent, Jamison is a language and dialect coach, so it wasn’t a far stretch to hear her say, “This show is particularly challenging. Theatre Three doesn’t use microphones in this play, so we have to enunciate well, while keeping up the volume.”

When you return from intermis-sion, be prepared for more “change of scenery” than you bargained for. It’s now the ’70s, and we’re in a seminar, not un-like James Lipton’s “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” Now Leroy is the moderator, in-viting his guests to dissect “Belle of New Orleans” and its cast, which features Gloria Mitchell, with Vera as her maid. The audience views the film on overhead screens.

“By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” is cleverly written and easy to believe, until the second act implodes in your face, leaving you with a sense of unfinished business and wondering ‘Why?’ The show runs through July 13. For informa-tion visit theatre3dallas.com.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEKBy Stella Wilder

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The coming week will see many individuals suc-cumbing to a feeling of being overbooked, overtaxed, over-whelmed or overworked. Indeed, in recent weeks, a great deal has been required, and there has been no let-up at all for some. This is a good week, then, to throttle back a bit – but not for everyone!

There are a few for whom there is likely to be no respite at all from the kinds of respon-sibilities, tasks, endeavors and projects that have been most demanding in recent weeks or even months. For the most part, however, only the most willing or able to weather an-other straight week of hard work will have to experience it – for the rest, it may not be required.

Everyone should pay close attention to what their bodies and minds are telling them as the week progresses; even the most minute signals could be warnings of something big in the making – be it an illness, an emotional trauma, a psy-chological hardship or the like. That which springs from within certainly warrants attention.

CANCER (June 21-July 7)

You're going to have to pay up at some point, but what you must pay for is something you will have to figure out, and it may take time. (July 8-July 22) – Your position within social circles may be advanced, but

not because of anything you do yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7)

You may have to give yourself a stern talking-to at some point in order to get back on track and do what must be done. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Someone who has only recently departed for a distant shore is likely to be on your mind throughout much of the week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7)

You and a friend may find yourselves working on oppo-site sides of an important issue, but in the end, you'll come together. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You must be willing to explore the dark side a bit more deeply than usual in order to enjoy the light later on.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7)

The work you have done is very high quality, but you may want to make a few revisions for per-sonal reasons. "Good enough" isn't good enough! (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You'll be able to see a friend through a difficult time as emotions run high and tem-pers flare.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7)

You may not be able to get out and about as much as you had hoped, but what you are able to accomplish matters to many.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – Talk openly about your tastes and prefer-ences, and you'll see you have much in common with one on the other side of the fence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7)

You're more in the mood to observe than to take part, but you'll likely be required to do both in their turn. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – It's a good week to get more acquainted with your own evolving likes and dislikes. Someone close to you has a plan.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6)

You may want the advice of someone who is much closer to a certain situation than you are – but extracting it from him or her may take some effort. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – What comes of a certain chance encounter will depend in large part upon your willingness to take the bull by the horns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3)

You may have to scour your own records in order to provide another with the information he or she needs at this tricky time. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – Others may be impressed with what you have created, but you're not so sure it's the best you can do.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5)

Others are likely to gravitate toward you simply because

you are more willing than most to put it on the line. (March 6-March 20) – You may be torn between a desire to repeat a past glory and the need to move forward and continue your personal evolution.

ARIES (March 21-April 4)

It's the little things that re-ally count, particularly when it comes to changes to some-thing you've been working on for a long time. (April 5-April 19) – Remember, positive feed-back can be just as valuable as criticism; you don't have to be critical to be useful!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5)

You may not be on the same page as someone who is trying to guide you through a difficult endeavor, but it's your job to stay the course. (May 6-May 20) – You can explore more freely the kinds of things that interest you. You may stumble upon a potentially lucrative op-portunity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6)

You may not feel qualified to take on the kinds of projects that appeal to your current tastes and desires, but this week proves you wrong. (June 7-June 20) – What appears to be something of a calamity is actually a blessing in disguise. Enjoy what comes, and be ready to take things further.

ACROSS1. Cushy job5. Self-assurance11. Healthy snack17. Notorious pirate

21. — avis22. — d’hotel23 . He may rant24 . Folk wisdom25 . John, in Wales

26 . Acid in vinegar27 . Red Cloud’s tribe28 . Footnote abbr. (2 wds.)29. “The Sheik”

31. Titled Turks33 . Ancestry35 . New drivers, mostly36 . “Crocodile Rock”

composer37. Spoof (hyph.)38. Gun the engine41. Wrinkle-nosed dog42 . In-between state43 . Address part44 . Peach — (dessert)48 . 2009 Cameron film50. Consumer voice51 . Try on for size52 . Prepares to take off53 . Reef builder54 . Paddled a kayak55 . Hit57 . TD passers58 . J in JFK59 . Tightwad60 . Checked fabric61 . Je ne sais —62 . Compass pt.63 . Tree trunks64 . Long-term baby sitters65 . Prevents66 . Gave a high sign68 . P.O. service69 . Call it quits70 . Parched feeling71 . Made mellow72 . Escorted73 . Math branch74 . Fly the —75 . Cake toppers78 . Skip stones79 . Half a couple80 . Passing by84 . Sticky85 . Fix the roof87 . Coll. at Amherst88 . Familiar digit89. WWW addresses90. Natives of Florence91. Wild party92 . Climb a rope

93 . Hungry — — bear94 . Catches some rays95. Skimpy skirts96 . Fewest97 . Like some milk99. Wheel track100. Untamed101. Old Toyota model 102. Fire of the mind 103. Chicago White — 104 . Minstrels 105 . Miler Sebastian — 106. Summer quaff 107. Tattered 109. European capital 110. Stun 112. Private eye 115. Repaired a seam 116. Unexpected winner (2 wds.) 120. Dwarf buffalo 121. Launch 123. Asimov tale (2 wds.) 125. — -Luc Picard 126. “— cost you!” 127. Charge with gas 128. Receiving callers (2 wds.) 129. Part of A.D. 130. Twig juncture 131. Skyrocketed 132. Tidy up 133. Faint, with “over”

DOWN1. Before (abbr.)2 . Volcanic emission3 . Europe-Asia range4 . “Olympia” painter5 . Hobbyist6 . Walking to and fro

7 . Debt securers8 . Sarge’s pooch9 . High-tech scan10. Deprived of wind11 . “Hey there!”12 . Eye or ear13 . Hoedown honeys14 . Ms. Hagen of films15 . Furl (2 wds.)16 . Earmark17 . Sneezer’s buy18 . Kappa preceder 19 . Wearisome task20 . Edit out30 . Sherpa’s country32 . Half of the U.K. (2 wds.)34. Tent dweller36 . Comforter stuffing37. Hurled38 . Andretti’s sport39 . Goolagong of tennis40 . Fluctuates42. — and penates43 . Criticizing cleverly45 . Bar supply46 . Dances to jazz47 . Lend a hand49 . Edge a doily 50 . Ready to streak51 . Tornado clouds52 . Speaker pro —54 . Fixed a squeak55 . Lapel ornament56 . Is down with59 . Sponge features60 . Roam around61 . Swab brand (hyph.)63. Horse’s carriage64 . Can. province65 . Bargain-hunts67 . Aquariums68 . Move a fern

70 . Clink glasses72 .Prehistoric art cave73 . “— you sure?”74 .Elegance75. Big lizard76 . Screen blinker77. Between coasts78. Wreck79. Natural elevs.80 . In-box contents81. Ulysses’ home82 . Bruited83 . Not rough85 . Hightail it86 . Ques. opposite87 . Radius neighbors90 . Famous mummy91 . Tweeters92 . Sun. homily94 . Vaughan or Miles95 . It passes through the poles96. Freeloader98 . On the market (2 wds.) 100. Hack’s customer 101. Rested (2 wds.) 103. Hi-fi system 104. Scolded, with “out” 105. Auto trim 108. Gold-orange gem 109. Calvin of the PGA 110. Wooden shoe 111. Lollipop cop 112. Earn 113. Till 114. Penicillin source 115. Meat in a can 116. Qatar’s capital 117. Descartes’ name 118. Feasible 119. Lab compound 122. El Dorado loot 124. Hwy.

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Albany, Texas, got put on the map in late June, thanks to Hughes Professor of English, Willard Spiegelman from Southern Methodist University. He penned a piece for the Wall Street Journal that fo-cused national attention on its Old Jail Art Center. Texas Monthly has called it the “best small-town museum in the state — maybe the nation.” Two hours west of Fort Worth, “the county seat of Shackleford County” boasts a rarity: art in a former prison. And what great art to be found in a town of about 2000: the 14,000-square-foot art gallery holds about one piece of art for every citizen including pre-Columbian and Asian artifacts, and 19th-and 20th-century European and American paintings and works on paper. I saw the original 1918 Modigliani oil portrait of a young girl with braids; I bought the poster to

decorate my very first dorm room, it was such a beloved work. But in Albany, it’s only the beginning: there are 11

vitrines of signifi-cant pre-Colum-bian artifacts, the Sallie Reynolds Matthew Gallery with its pic-tures of nearby Lambshead Ranch, a miscella-ny of items includ-ing boots, saddles, rifles, a piano

and an incongruous violin, reminding us that ranchers made their music at home. There are Asian jades, porce-lains and Japanese woodblock prints. A charming Calder mobile swings gently from the ceiling.

And then there’s the compound: artist Randy Bacon lives right across the street from this now world-famous art gallery, in a unique family compound at 300/308 S. 2nd St., Albany, Texas. The unique enclave is a series of homes, three or four, built around a series of private courtyards. Three of the four are smooth contemporaries. One is a restored 1907 Queen

Anne cottage of 1,569 square feet that was moved from the church across the street. They literally gave the house away. The home has been exqui-sitely finished on the interior — nary a crack in the plaster — and is being used as a bed-and-breakfast called Biscuit. But the structure, with a foyer, large formal living, a dining room, commercial kitchen, Butler’s pantry and upstairs bedroom/bath could easily be converted into a family home, which it actually was. Across from the Queen Anne cottage is a two-bedroom contem-porary home of 2,376 square feet with living, dining, den, architecturally dramatic steps, two upstairs bedrooms and baths, and the potential of another 730 square feet cur-rently leased as office space on the first floor. Keep the tenant and enjoy the income or easily incorporate the space into the downstairs living area as addi-tional bedrooms and bath.

Through the gated courtyard, and completely separated by a herringbone-patterned terra cotta brick fence with unique Donald Judd-inspired pivot cedar and steel framed gates, is a

2,043-square-foot residence with living/dining kitchen, master bedroom, bathroom, laundry and storage. This home has an attached two-car garage. Flanking this home is another separate structure that is Randy’s painting studio but with a bedroom and bath, it becomes additional guest room or bedroom. The yard is all Texas native, minimal water (15 min. once a week on average) and the low grass is Buffalo Grass — which is so dense, it grows out evenly and chokes out weeds — it gets a mow about once a month or less — good stuff. So there you have it: four separate families could live there, be together as much as they want, or sepa-rate. That’s why this get-away is perfect for family gather-ings, entertaining groups of friends, hunting parties – or just a quiet, safe, place to live if you can get out of Dallas.

Albany is about as small-town goodness All-American as you can get. There is a 14-block National Historic District and the annual Fort Griffin Fandangle, the oldest outdoor summer musical in Texas that has been going on for 76 years.

“If you love historic, small-town Texas, this is as good as it gets,” Randy Bacon said. The compound was designed by award-winning architect Rick Wintersole, AIA, with landscape by Sarah Carr of the famed Mark Word Design of Austin. This prop-erty was made to be flexible in use. Right now there are a total of five bedrooms, five full baths, three full kitch-ens, four half baths, a studio and some offices. Could easy peasy be 10 bedrooms. Oh, and the first floors of all three buildings are handicapped accessible.

Which would make it the perfect bed-and-breakfast, as it is now.

There is also an upper deck at the largest residence — best spot in town to enter-tain friends and family while watching the Fourth of July Parade.

Albany is poised to wipe Marfa off the grid as the art lover’s Mecca. Albany has the look and feel of far-West Texas and a progressive at-titude toward the arts and artists, as well as that small town wholesomeness. Plus it is so much closer to the

Metroplex! We clocked a pleasant two-hour-and-45- minute drive from Preston Hollow (passing through Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Breckenridge) that would have been two hours and 30 minutes had it not been for an abnormally long wait at a fuel station restroom. The Albany airport, built for private jets, is only five minutes away, and the billionaires are taking full advantage.

The price for your own private compound? About $1,65 million. That’s for four residences on a 15,000- never-care site right where the hip but relaxed beautiful people will soon be gathering in Albany.

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YAPPY TALK

Loving couple win 'lottery' for rescued dog

Happy Birthday, America! Across the entire United States, the annual Fourth of July events make for happy festivities as we celebrate Uncle Sam, Betsy Ross and America — this year marking the 238th birthday of our nation.

It also only seems ap-propriate to celebrate the many wonderful happenings at Dallas Animal Services — including the PetSmart Charities Everyday Adoption Centers’ announcement of

breaking the 1,500 mark for adoptions since the opening last Fall. This time last year, these 1,500 plus animals were in need of a forever home; today, in conjunction with our nation’s birth-day celebration, they can honor the Fourth of July with their new family.

Since we are on the topic of celebrations, I want to share a recent pet story with a happy ending, adding to the magic

of this spectacular holiday. The story involves a raffle/lottery win, making for an

even happier “tail,” giving great reason for this particular furry German Shepherd’s “tail” to wag (after successfully captured racing along a free-way) and for the young couple from McKinney who threw their hat in the ring for the raffle/lottery ticket and high hopes of “winning”

this homeless dog.Regardless of economic

status, most everyone has purchased a lottery ticket at one time or another. I, per-sonally, have even known a few folks who have actually picked the winning numbers and won (although not big enough to allow them to walk away from their jobs and never look back). “Winning the lottery” is a phrase most often associated with great financial rewards — not with having been selected as the owners of a 10-year-old Shepherd in need of food, friends and family.

The story began a week ago Wednesday when a large German Shepherd was re-ported running loose during rush hour traffic on I-35 at the Illinois exit. Quickly and heroically, the police depart-ment arrived, positioning their squad cars in a manner to box the dog in for Dallas Animal Services, who arrived with essential equipment, and most important, calm coach-ing from DAS officer Eric Pogue, who slowly convinced the frightened dog to trust

him and be guided into the van.

Dallas Animal Services nicknamed the regal ani-mal “Polk” from the street he was closest upon rescue. Appearing happy to get to the safety of the shelter (along with some chicken treats and lots of hugs), Polk was a sweet and loving older dog — un-neutered, unchipped and unclaimed; sitting alone at DAS for the required three day stray-hold. As other dogs around him barked consis-tently and loudly, this docile purebred Shepherd waited quietly and patiently — hop-ing his owner would show up and take him home.

During the next few days, no owner called about Polk, but many calls from new families inquired about adopting him. Thus, the decision of Dallas Animal

Services was to hold a raffle (or lottery as we deemed) to narrow down the potential new home for this lost, loving soul. This past Sunday, after DAS announced the lottery would occur, four concerned and hopeful pet parents showed up, two arriving all the way from McKinney and Canton, Texas.

Thus, there was a happy ending to what could have been a sad story with a hor-rific ending. It’s easy to imag-ine Polk’s outcome had DPD and DAS not responded and reacted so quickly to save his life.

And now, Polk (or Elvis as he seemed to respond to) will live in a beautiful home in McKinney with his new pet parents, Jennifer Cuarda and Isaac Elizondo. As a dogless young couple with a large yard and lots of love,

both Jennifer and Isaac fell for Polk immediately upon hearing his story and seeing his picture on the news, feel-ing he was finally the dog for them. In fact, while at the shelter, Isaac and Jennifer found a friend for Polk, an-other German shepherd who will hopefully be joining their home as a new sister. The two dogs were introduced during Polk’s adoption process and, to everyone’s excitement, both were quite enamored with each other, creating more lottery winners than anyone imagined.

Another happy Fourth of July story involves my own foster Butler, who you may re-member as one of the Parkdale pups — having been dumped, thus living in a Pleasant Grove park for almost a year, surviv-ing on food scraps and neigh-bors’ care, battling the icy winter temperatures and tor-rential downpours through-out the year. After arriving at Dallas Animal Services, both pups waited for more than a month, until Jett (now known as Boudreaux) was adopted, leaving his brother alone in his shelter kennel, remaining hopeful for a home of his own.

Butler, a name I chose due to his white bib and socks (along with his determination

By Mary Spencermary@petopia4paws.com

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'Transformers: Age of Extinction' is an endless boreBy Chic DiCiccio@Chiccywood

The first three "Transformers" movies are a sporadic mess, loaded with convoluted attempts at what could be conceived as a "plot." All of this insanity was an ex-cuse for director Michael Bay to force over seven hours of talking, fighting robots down our collective throats.

Bay has added an ad-ditional two hours and 45 minutes to this series with "Transformers: Age of Extinction." This fourth installment of perhaps the most unnecessary film series of all time makes the first three movies look like "Blade Runner."

The opening shot of this movie is about as good as it gets. The entire movie hits its zenith in the first 30 seconds as numerous spaceships fly toward Earth, and it almost tricks you into thinking there could be some promise, just by sheer beauty.

Not the case. After Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) finds a broken down Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) in an abandoned movie theater, the foolishness starts and doesn't let up.

Cade is an "inventor" and this term should be used very loosely. He lives on a farm outside Paris, Texas, with his perma-tan, blond haired daughter, Tessa (Nicola Peltz). Imagine how every single fe-male in every single Michael Bay movie looks: this is Tessa.

With the help of his zany partner, Lucas (T.J. Miller, who always delivers laughs, even in this kind of gar-bage), Cade begins rebuild-ing Optimus Prime. It seems to initially be an impossible task, but suddenly, just by hooking up a car battery to the talking robot truck, Optimus Prime lives.

It's just in time as a CIA black ops team shows up on Cade's farm to collect Optimus Prime. This group is led by Harold Attinger (Kelsey Grammar), a shady behind-the-scenes type that barks out or-ders to his infield robot killer, Savoy (Titus Welliver).

Attinger and Savoy are also working with a bounty hunter Transformer who, for whatever reason, wants to capture Optimus Prime and return him to their "cre-ators." One may believe that this whole "creators" angle is an attempt at religious al-legory. It's a neat little idea, but "Transformers: Age of Extinction" is far too brain dead from the start to even remotely approach rational thought.

Need more bad guys or ridiculous plot? Screenwriter Ehren Kruger tosses eccentric billionaire inventor Joshua

Joyce (Stanley Tucci) into the mix. Joyce has a bunch of dead Transformer heads, which he has used to map their DNA or MS DOS or bitcoin or whatever they have to create Transformers of his own.

Since the Boba Fett of Transformers and evil gov-ernment agencies aren't

enough bad guys for this movie-based-on-toys opus, Joyce's Transformers be-come infected with a virus created by the thought-dead-for-the-175th-time Megatron. Megatron becomes Galvatron ... or something ... then he infects a gaggle of Joyce's Transformers and they become his new army of Decepticons.

Two of the only surviv-ing Autobots are voiced by John Goodman and Ken Watanabe. The dialogue that

these two fine actors had to read is an embarrassment. You can almost feel the shame with each word, as Goodman is a ridiculous robot ver-sion of Walter Sobchak, and Watanabe is dropping stereo-typical Confucious-like wis-dom at every turn.

Mark Wahlberg is truly an acting enigma. He goes

from being fantastic in things like "The Departed" to what he is in "Transformers: Age of Extinction." Not only is Wahlberg the most north-eastern sounding Texan of all time, he goes from failed inventor in a barn to being able to break into secure government-protected build-ings in downtown Chicago in approximately 20 minutes of screen time.

It's not that Wahlberg is bad, as he's clearly hav-ing a blast and is more than

convincing as the action hero than former "Transformers" star Shia LeBouf. It's that he, along with every other actor in the movie, is let down by a director and screenwriter that are far more interested in CGI robots than human beings.

Everyone else is exactly how you'd assume they would be. Grammar is menacing

and illogically evil, wanting to save everyone on Earth but will-ing to wipe out an entire city of people in order to do so. Welliver is more robotic than most of the robots. Peltz does some se-rious acting if acting is wearing scant amounts of clothing.

And then ... there is Stanley Tucci. In a world with plenty of over-the-top

characters, Tucci may have set a new high water mark. He is actually so bad and corny that he goes full circle and becomes bizarrely entertain-ing. At one point, he actually shouts out "math!" when frus-trated. He screams, he makes overtly chauvinistic advances toward women, and if you could get an edited version of the movie that only contained his scenes, it would absolutely be worth watching.

The ultimate disappoint-ment happens toward the end

of this excruciatingly pain-ful sit. When it comes time for the robot dinosaurs to show up, it's a complete let down. Optimus Prime tells them they are free, then im-mediately and confusingly tells them they need to "fight for my friends or die." That sure doesn't sound like the freedom most of us are accus-tomed to seeing.

Then Optimus rides a di-nosaur robot for about three minutes. They fight for maybe 10 more. Then they are gone. The inner child in every sin-gle adult should be crushed by this news.

"Transformers: Age of Extinction" is something that should have been on the SciFi Channel then mocked via Twitter as it aired. It is the worst "Transformers" movie yet and this includes the 1986 cartoon movie. Yes, the ani-mated film with "The Touch" in it is better than this hunk of absolute trash. Shia LeBouf shouldn't be too proud of most things these days, but he should be absolutely thrilled he was left out of this massive time waste.

There are already two more "Transformers" movies planned after this one. One can only picture Michael Bay sitting in his director's chair, surrounded by bags of cash, lazily saying "action" and "cut" when required. That is how much effort seems to have been put into the overblown, overwrought and under-cooked "Transformers: Age of Extinction."

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You finally wrangled your dog and got the annoying harness on, leash attached, hat on your head, phone in your hand, and you’re ready to get outside. Both you and your dog have pep in your step as you head down the sidewalk enjoy-ing the summer weather. And then it happens.

Your dog starts to look for that spot as you dig through your pockets scrambling to find a poop bag you may have left behind. You secretly hope your dog just stops. Then as you realize you don’t have a bag to pick it up, you look around for any people hoping no one is anywhere to be found that every window is empty.

We’ve all been there.

City of Dallas Pooper Scooper ordinance requires pet owners to re-move waste from any public or pri-vate property not owned by them. But we’ve all broken that rule, some more than others. Here’s the deal though, don’t do it often.

If you’re one that forgets the bag often or refuses to pick up the dog poo here’s why you should think twice. From the EPA:

• Petwastecarriesbacteria,virusesandparasites that can threaten the health of humans and wildlife.

• Decayingpetwasteconsumesoxy-gen and sometimes releases ammonia. When pet waste washes into bodies of water, this can be detrimental to aquat-ic life.

• Manypathogensfoundinanimalwaste can infect humans if ingested

(salmonella, cryptosporidium, etc). • Aday’sworthofpoopfromonelarge

dog can contain 7.8 billion fecal coli-form bacteria.

Some cities, and even Dallas, have thought about creating a database of dog DNA to track the dog poop back to you. An apart-ment complex in Dallas, Llume on Cedar Springs Road, actually had a database for their tenants. When they adopted the policy in 2012, it didn’t take long for tenants to shape up and pick up the waste. They stopped the policy shortly after implementation, but it’s back on the table. With new tenants they are consider-ing tracking dog DNA once again.

But how should we get rid of the dog toxic waste? Use a grocery store plastic bag to pick it up – they take over 1,000 years to decompose, are derived from oil and are made in China. Use a decomposable bag – they are expensive but maybe the cleanest quick solution. The

best solution is to not bag the poop at all and put it in the ground or flush it down the toilet. But no one is carrying dog waste from the trail to the toilet. Not me.

Unfortunately your yard isn’t safe either. As of 2007, from the City of Dallas, there are 1.2 million registered dogs in North Texas, which produce about 450 tons of waste every day! The Food and Drug Administration es-timate that the average dog produces about three-fourths of a pound of waste everyday. That means you should clean up your yard to reduce the amount of waste that enters our water supply. The poop adds up.

Do the right thing and always pick up your dog waste. But don’t get mad at me when I forget a bag and sneakily creep away like it never happened.

Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more on her website EnviroAdventures.com.

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By Megan Lyons

Megan Lyons

Seven healthy reasons to visit the Farmer’s Market

One of my favorite healthy sum-mer activities is going shopping at the Farmer’s Market. Besides being fun, deli-cious, health-promoting and sustainable, it can be a great way to cel-ebrate summer and the delicious Texas pro-duce we enjoy. Here are my top seven reasons to visit the Farmer’s Market:

1. You will support local farmers and businesses. When we see the farmers in person and have a conversation with them, it’s hard not to want to support their hard work. Small farms require a ton of manual labor, are often unsubsidized and are subject to a lot of volatility (weather, pests, demand, competition, etc.). Every little bit of support we can give back to small, local farmers helps!

2. You’re more likely to be excited about eating fruits and vegetables. Just by going to the effort of getting to the Farmer’s Market, walking through the stalls and picking out your produce, I can almost guarantee that you’ll feel more motivated to eat it! This tip works for your kids, too! It is a proven fact that we’re more likely to eat what is in plain sight in our kitchens, so I often

encourage my health coaching clients to keep a variety of fruits and vegetables on their kitchen counters and in visible places in their refrigerator.

3. You may get organic pro-duce without paying (much) extra. Organic produce is generally more expensive but at the Farmer’s Market, I often find it cheaper than the local gro-cery store. It helps to talk to the farm-ers or sellers – many farms grow their food “organically” (without chemicals or artificial fertilizers / pesticides) but cannot afford to be USDA certified and receive the official organic label.

4. It’s more environmentally sus-tainable. Some stands at the Farmer’s Market actually buy imported pro-duce from wholesalers (I asked about apples last weekend and most were from Washington), but in general, a lot of the produce at the Farmer’s Market has traveled less distance than the produce you’d find in grocery stores, making it friendlier to the environment. Did you know that the average American meal travels 1500+ miles to arrive on your plate? Shopping at Farmer’s Markets reduces that distance by a significant amount.

5. It’s a fun way to teach your kids (or learn yourself!) about the growing process. Most of the farmers I talk to are very open to explaining the grow-ing process or teaching me more about

the produce. What a fun way to educate your kids during the summer and get them excited about healthy foods!

6. You get a free snack. It may sound trite, but I honestly look forward to the samples at the Farmer’s Market every single time! The sellers will put out samples of their best-tasting produce, so the bites you get are pure deliciousness. You’ll find cucumber slices, tomatoes sprinkled with sea salt, jicama with cay-enne, freshly sliced pineapple, oranges, berries and more.

7. You’re more likely to buy sea-sonal produce and a wider variety of produce. Even if seasonal produce is available in the grocery store, we tend to get into a routine in the grocery store — buying the same produce items week after week. When you see the bright colors, beautiful displays and interesting layouts at the Farmer’s Market, you’re more likely to be attracted to the sea-sonal (nutrient-rich!) produce, as well as to step out of your comfort zone and try new varieties of produce.

So what are you waiting for? Head to your Farmer’s Market this weekend!

Megan Lyons is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach in Uptown. She provides one-on-one health coaching, helping individuals achieve their ultimate health and happiness. For a free initial consultation, contact her at 214-803-1298, or visit her website, www.thelyonsshare.org.

Recipe of the Week

I love a full-size pie, but these mini versions are really fun for a group or to pack in a lunch. In a pinch, they can be made with canned pie filling.

2 tablespoons butter1 pound cherries, pitted2 tablespoons sugar1 tablespoon orange marmalade (optional)1 teaspoon vanilla1 teaspoon cornstarch1 package pie crusts (2 crusts)1 eggSaltTurbinado sugar (optional)

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the but-ter. Add the cherries, sugar and marmalade, if using. Cook, stirring, until the cherries begin to release their juices, about five minutes.

Remove about two tablespoons of the liquid from the pan and mix with the cornstarch. Add back to the pan and stir until thickened. Season with salt and set aside to cool.

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat the egg until mixed. Line a baking pan with parchment.

Unroll one pie crust and roll it out a little further to in-crease the circle by about two inches all the way around. Using a three-inch round cutter, cut circles from the dough. Brush each circle lightly with egg. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of filling onto the center of each circle, then fold them in half, pressing the edges with the tines of a fork to seal. Poke each one with the fork to vent. Brush them with egg, then sprinkle with sugar, if using. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes.

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Two-Bite Cherry Pies

and early 20th centuries, with an emphasis on impressionist and post-impressionist works, is complemented by loans from private collec-tions that broaden the scope of the exhibition. Because of the different kinds of works on view, the varied roles that drawing plays for artists — as a learning exercise, as a form of note taking, as a tool for planning and development of larger works, and as an end in itself — are showcased, and the artistic process of the various artists revealed.

“‘Mind’s Eye’ is about the plea-sures of collecting, but it is also about the rich history and diversity found in drawings created by artists through-out art history,” Olivier Meslay, as-sociate director of Curatorial Affairs

and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art, said. “The

exhibition highlights many recognizable names along with lesser-known artists, examining overlooked works and reexamining those pro-duced by famous artists to reveal the full effect of their contributions from a fresh, modern perspective.”

Meslay is co-curator of the exhibition with Dr. William B. Jordan, formerly director of the Meadows Museum and Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum. Both are lifelong students of drawings. “This works on paper exhibition brings to

light a part of the collection that is not often highlighted, despite its quality,” Jordan said.

In the exhibition, visitors will be able to learn about the care and con-servation of works on paper, and how to properly frame a drawing through a video demonstration, as well as view a display of various materials

represented in the works on view with examples of the different kinds of lines produced by these tools. The educational displays were created by DMA Chief Conservator Mark Leonard. In the late summer, visitors will be able to explore the exhibition with a smartphone tour featuring commentary by the exhibition co-curators, Olivier Meslay and William B. Jordan. DMA Friends will be able to earn the “Mind’s Eye” Special Exhibition Badge while the show is on view. For more information on the DMA Friends program, visit DMA.org/friends.

“Mind’s Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cézanne” re-quires a special exhibition ticket of $8 for adults; DMA Partners and children 11 and under are free. Programming, including lectures, gallery talks and a celebration of the exhibition during the Museum’s September 19 Late Night, will be scheduled throughout the run of the exhibition. For dates, prices and de-tails, visit DMA.org.

The exhibition is accompanied

by a 240-page full-color publica-tion, edited by Olivier Meslay and William B. Jordan, with contribu-tions by Esther Bell, Richard R. Brettell, Alessandra Comini, Dakin Hart, William B. Jordan, Felix Krämer, Laurence Lhinares, Heather MacDonald, Olivier Meslay, Jed Morse, Steven Nash, Sylvie Patry, Louis-Antoine Prat, Richard Rand, George T. M. Shackelford, Richard Shiff, Kevin W. Tucker and Charles Wylie. The catalogue is distributed by Yale University Press.

“Mind’s Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cézanne” is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and co-curated by Olivier Meslay, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art, and William B. Jordan. Air transpor-tation provided by American Airlines.

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generos-ity of DMA Partners and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

DMA cont'd frompage 1

Ernest Biéler, L’épine-vinette, 1910, watercolor over pencil and india ink on paper mounted on card-board, Nona and Richard Barrett Collection

to please and make everyone happy) arrived at my house as a foster in late March and exceeded all expectations as one the most loving, smartest and happiest dogs I have ever shared my home and family with.

Both Boudreaux and Butler had to undergo heartworm treatment. However, much as I expected, both pups never missed a beat and endured each painful shot and treatment with a smile on their faces and a wag of their tails. It was as if each one knew they had landed in the best homes ever, and everyday each dog continued to express thanks and love.

Last week, Butler visited a dear friend of mine and her husband to see if he might be the perfect fit for their home,

which had been dogless for too long and was ready for furry tail wags and kisses from a slobbery tongue. It took only a few moments for Butler (now known as Baxter) to fall in love with Joan and Charlie Smith, realizing he had found the best pet parents ever. Charlie, now retired, committed to several walks a day with Baxter, while his lovely wife Joan, promised daily hugs, pats and tummy scratches for this loyal little dog, much like Polk and Boudreaux, all traveling so far to find their for-ever home and the love they deserve.

Happy Birthday to our Great Nation! And Happy “New Homes and Love” to Polk, Boudreaux, Baxter and all the other great pets who arrived at their forever homes this last year — ready and eager to wave a big pork-chop and toast America and the people/pet lovers who make it truly a wonderful world!

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Bath House hosts 16th annual FIT FestivalBy David Meglino

Building Dallas’ reputa-tion as city of artistic innova-tion requires a firm commit-ment to new work by local talent. As such, the Festival of Independent Theatres, spon-sored by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, affirms its reputation as one of the area’s premier fringe festivals, with the line‐up for its 16th season. Eight compa-nies, all native to the Dallas area, will present eight world premieres by seven local au-thors for this summer’s festi-val, which inhabits the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake from July 11 through August 2.

This year’s festival will contain a healthy dose of FIT’s trademark eclecticism as a blend of local theatri-cal talent join forces to pres-ent eight one-act plays as divergent as the participat-ing companies themselves. Opening this year’s festi-val is the up-and-coming Prism, Co. alongside regular Margo Jones Theatre resi-dent Nouveau, 47. First time FIT participant Prism, Co. presents the heartfelt clown-ing adventure “Playtime” by Prism founder and SC Dallas fight choreographer Jeffrey Colangelo. Nouveau, who has previously performed with the festival under the moni-ker White Rock Pollution, gives us “Metamorphosis II,” the long awaited, come-dic sequel to Franz Kafka’s

haunting and groundbreak-ing work, authored by local playwright Jim Kuenzer.

Also participating for the first time this season will be Sibling Revelry produc-tions, helmed by Dallas native John Leos, presenting Leos’ brand new devised movement play about the blurred lines between reality and dreams, “Sleepwalker Man Walk Through Wall.”

Paired with Sibling Revelry in its opening perfor-mance will be the world pre-miere production of nervy, ex-istential thriller “The Watch” by Trace Crawford, presented by longtime FIT favorite Churchmouse Productions.

Four returning compa-nies make up the balance of this year’s line‐up including One Thirty Productions with local playwright Ben Schroth’s poignant Waffle House set comedy “Our Breakfast;” Echo Theatre’s visceral exploration of bipolar disorder and manic depression, “Mania/Gift,” by Dallasite and “Her Song” director Shelby‐Allison Hibbs; and a delightful peak into the world of historical figures and their most memorable meals in “Food for Thought” presented by The McClarey Players; all world premieres. Plus founding company and sixteen‐time FIT participant WingSpan Theatre Company with a brand new version of Mark Twain’s “The Diaries of Adam & Eve,” edited and adapted by WingSpan artistic director Susan Sargeant.

The four‐week one‐act play festival features eight shows, each less than 60 min-utes in length, performed in rotating reper-tory, Thursday through Sunday in two‐show blocks.

The festival also includes FIT Underground, an alternative art space with live music and light re-freshments avail-able on the shore level of the Bath House Cultural Center, as well as

exhibitions in the Bath House Gallery, which this year will present, “Contemplating the Scene,” a loving tribute to the celebrated theater set designer, Peter Wolf with a retrospec-tive collection of photographs, sketches and original designs by the renowned artist known for his work on “The King and I,” “Peter Pan,” “The Music Man” and “The Wiz.”

The 16th Annual Festival of Independent Theatres runs from July 11 through August 2 at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive,

Dallas, 75218. Festival passes and individual tickets on sale now.

Call 1‐800‐617‐6904 or visit festivalofindepen-denttheatres.org for more information.

Echo Theatre’s “Mania/Gift.”

Photos courtesy of the Bath House Cultural Center

Erin Singleton appears in “Our Breakfast” by Ben Schroth. The show is presented by One Thirty Productions.

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