Fine Line: September, 2009

At first this shindig was gonna be at the Longhorn Ballroom, closer to home. At second, it was moved (or something) to Lola’s in the Fort. At third, I wanted to be at this show more than I want to lose a few pounds (and I REALLY want to lose lbs.). But having spent 5-hours in pouring rain, my feet immersed in 3-inches of rushing, cold rain water, I just gotta opt outta this one….and I ain’t happy about this…one…damn…bit.

PLEASE, do something really special for me. I know you owe me some kind of favor. Course, if you hit this show tonight, you’ll owe me another favor cuz it’s fine prime divine musical brilliance and you won’t have a better time anywhere else….gawd it sucks to be old and tired…these are two of my favorite bands, and they will be yours too, if they aren’t already…

DETAILS:

Saturday, September 12th
Lola’s Stockyards
Chatterton / Thrift Store Cowboys
Doors at 8 PM – All Ages – $6.00 Cover

There are so many special events going on this weekend. I’m going to start layin’ it out here on this post, and will most likely continue to add to it…or not cuz I gotta lotta territory to cover…

I’ve been a longtime fan of the magnificent George Wallace III, so his G-3 show has me positively giddy with anticipation.

The exhibit runs through Saturday, September 12th at Kettle Art Gallery.

I promise you’ll love everything you see…I drove around the block a couple of times last night looking for somewhere to park that don’t boot (I was plumb outta change), but no dice. However, the peeks I got inside Kettle made my mouth water for a George III collection. Don’t miss this one, kids.

UPDATE: Just got word from the folks at SMOKE and tonight’s event has reached capacity. Sorry kiddies, we missed our chance. However, I still highly recommend that you go on out and try ‘em! They’re are gonna be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

A BBQ joint for vegetarians! Now everyone can chow-down with glee! Smoke, the newest addition to Oak Cliff, is throwin’ the grand opening party of the century. They done brung in the big-guns.

Whatchoo talkin’ ’bout Willis?

Well, Kinky Friedman is going to be our host with the most and your musical entertainment couldn’t be finer with Slobberbone, Sarah Jaffe, Shoot Low Sheriff, Spooky Folk and DJ Repo on the vinyl.

Can you really ask for more? Yes. Yes, you can. Smoke will be serving-up some tasty vittles, including free samples…

A slow burn thick with Southern style has arrived in Dallas with SMOKE. Fresh from a renovation and concept overhaul, the Belmont Hotel’s restaurant reemerges as a homage to an old fashioned smokehouse, with hardwood cooking from scratch and authentic Southern flavors. Led by chef/co-owner Tim Byres, inspired by his recent travels to America’s smokehouse roots, SMOKE will offer patrons a culinary experience that satisfies both the palate and soul. Employing time honored cooking techniques and recipes with a commitment to local ingredients, SMOKE is down-home cooking done right.

With two dining areas, a bar and rustic casual patio complete with live music, SMOKE will lend itself to both the foodie and the come-as-you-are crowd. Chef Byres’ Southern Inspiration and appreciation for slow, hardwood cooking brings to Dallas a culinary experience to rival the best of the Deep South.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, patrons may order from a menu divided into four sections: at the Bar, for appetizers and small plates: From the Garden, for salads and vegetables; On the Stove serves hot sides and entrees; and On the Grill, for SMOKE’s Hearty section of barbeque and hardwood-fired meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables. The menu will also offer several vegetarian options. All menu items are priced $25 and lower.

Diners itching to get down to barbeque business can order it old school with SMOKE’s family style BBQ Scantron menu – No. 2 pencils included. The Scantron let’s diners select their meat portion size – Sandwich, 1/2 lb, 1 lb. – and sides, all by filling in a Cold War styled form. Akin to a sushi menu, SMOKE’s Scantron lets hungry patrons bypass the regular menu for quicker access to a hearty meal.

Once orders are placed, patrons can enjoy SMOKE’s breadbasket, fresh-from-the-oven cornbread served with Kentucky sorghum molasses butter and homemade sweet and sour jalapeno jelly.

Diners may select from a plethora of sides to accompany their meat entrees, each made from scratch and inspired by southern appetites. Options include Blue Cheese Cole Slaw, BBQ Pinto Beans, Really Good Potato Salad, and a variety of homemade pickled vegetables: green beans, carrots, jalapenos, cabbage, and bread and butter pickles.

Sit down, tuck in and savor the SMOKE.

Dinner at smoke: scratch cooking start to finish. All cured meats and fish are smoked in house. We bake our own breads and jar preserves. We subscribe to a farm to fork mentality. Utilizing our garden as well as local farms when available – including all of our meats, poultry, eggs and dairy. Simply put, everything
we serve is made here or as close as possible.

These folks mean business when it comes to great (and interesting) food. The menu boasts such tasty treats as Foie gras & chicken liver pate with smoked red onion marmalade or smoke house salmon & duck egg mimosa with grilled asparagus or smoke duck breast marinated in cracked peppercorns, canella or Burgundy Beef, thick and smoky bacon, farm egg fritter, Smoke sharp cheddar, on a griddled honey bun with all kinds of pickles and BBQ fries…*drooooool…*

Check out the meat-lover’s menu here.

Check out the vegetarian menu here.

Breakast and Lunch.

Details:

Friday, September 11th
SMOKE!
Grand Opening Party
Hosted by: Kinky Friedman
Performances by: Slobberbone / Sarah Jaffe / Shoot Low Sheriff / Spooky Folk
DJ Spinnin’ – DJ Repo
7 PM

Deep Ellum Community Clean-Up sponsored by DECA and Recycle Revolution….Friday September 11th 5:30 to 7pm. Come out to help us clean-up the neighborhood before the DART Green Line opens on Saturday.

We need volunteers for light clean-up duties picking up glass, plastic, and other assorted items. We are going to gather at the Deep Ellum Community Center (2630 Commerce) starting a 5pm and heading out around 5:30.

Volunteers please join us for a free beer at the Bone afterwards for the Deep Ellum Community Association Mixer! Everyone is invited, regardless if you have time for the clean-up or not. the fabulous Clay Pendergrass will be spinning tonight at the mixer! Don’t you miss it! Don’t you dare!

Deep Ellum Community Association Monthly Mixer, Friday September 11 from 6:30pm to 9pm. Come meet friends and neighbors on the roof deck of The Bone, 2724 Elm Street.

Get a free drink ticket and $2 wells courtesy of DECA, Life in Deep Ellum, and The Bone! You will get an extra drink ticket if you help with the community cleanup!

“Walking Tall” a part of the Traveling Man Brilliance by Reel FX

DART Green Line Super Saturday Festivities, Saturday September 12 from 10am to 2pm. Come preview the DART
Green Line stations with food, drinks and entertainment at the 4 stations and free fares on the trains.

The Deep Ellum Community Association and the Deep Ellum Foundation have combined forces with DART on the Deep Ellum station to feature nearly 40 booths of Deep Ellum businesses, restaurants, and groups, along with entertainment by ArtLoveMagic.

Don’t miss it!

Art Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday, September 12th 2-4 pm. The Deep Ellum Foundation hosts a Ribbon Cutting event celebrating the 30 fabulous new public murals in Deep Ellum’s Art Park. The Art Park is located along Commerce Street, Canton Street, and Good Latimer Expressway under Interstate 75. Just walk across Good Latimer from Bark Park Central.

Oh, hell yeah! Bolsa’s 1-Year Anniversary Bash. Happy Bullets, Theater Fire and Deathray Davies”. Benefits La Reunion. Oak Cliff. Geez, somebody get me a mop to clean up all this gush.

Hit it wit’me kiddies! Bolsa Paaaaartaaaay on Sunday, September 13th from 4-12 PM. You be schmucky if’n you don’t be there…

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More notable fabby picks:

Friday, September 11th
Sons of Hermann – Boys Named Sue CD Release w/The King Bucks
The Double Wide – Meat Radio Benefit w/Egner And Striplin Aaron Barker
Mokah – Summer Ames / Ashley Gatta / Aryn Michelle
Bryan Street Tavern – Solly
Love and War (Plano) – blacktopGYPSY
Dan’s Silverleaf – Will Johnson / Liz Durrett
Hailey’s – Thrift Store Cowboys / Old Snack / Ghost Owl

…check back here tomorrow for more info. on live music events (including Chatterton and Thrift Store Cowboys at Lola’s on Saturday – and lots more…flipside my darlings….

nelo – Two Years Ago from illuminare on Vimeo.

Above is a video I came across on Vimeo. You can see a bigger production of the song here. I particularly like the version above. It’s more intimate.

A dear friend hipped me to nelo (Justice Records) over a year or so ago. It’s a divine band out of Austin, and I was immediately madly in love. For one thing, lead vocalist Reid Umstattd has one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. Ever heard. Add to that the talented musicians and songwriters and you have one helluva band.

nelo’s debut album hit as high as the #21 spot on both the Billboard Magazine “New Artist Album” and Heatseekers charts. The album has sold 20,000 downloads and had critics such as San Antonio Express-News taking notice, saying this about the band, “Soulful and organic, nelo’s music should appeal to jam-band fans, people who dig the lyrics and people who like a cool groove.”

They also have one very wicked-awesome-kick-ass website.

For Matt Ragland, primary songwriter and acoustic guitarist, the release of their debut album, nelo, was a dream nearly 10 years in the making; going all the way back to when he first picked up an acoustic guitar in high school. He was soon writing songs and jamming with school friends and fellow Dallas natives Stephen Goodson (electric guitar) and Chris Hill (drums). A couple of years later, while in college, Ragland was refining his songwriting and performing around Austin with singer Reid Umstattd while Goodson and Hill were perfecting their own chops studying jazz at the University of North Texas in Denton. By 2002, they all reconvened – along with another UNT alum, multi-instrumentalist Mike St. Clair (bass, trombone, trumpet), – and nelo was born.

Well, unofficially, at least. According to Ragland, nelo didn’t officially take off until August of ’05 – the month he and the rest of the band left Texas for Athens, Ga. “That was really the defining moment,” he says, “when I called everyone and said, ‘OK, I’m ready to really do this. If you want to do it, too, come and join me.’ I wanted there to be that unifying moment where we all packed our bags and moved somewhere with one goal in mind. It was time to get serious.”

Years before moving to Austin to Athens, Ragland had a feeling he had the makings of the perfect ensemble. All he lacked was a proper singer. “Reid and I had been going to Camp Longhorn in Texas together for many, many years – from third grade all the way up to college,” he says. “I remember Reid singing one day and being blown away. Our connection was immediate. I wanted to write songs and Reid wanted to sing. It was a good match.”

Fast forward a few years, and nelo was well on its way toward firmly establishing itself on the Athens music scene. But a homemade demo was stirring up quite a buzz back home in Texas, too — so much so that nelo was soon playing to packed crowds in both states. Among those drawn to the buzz, was producer, studio owner and Willie Nelson-nephew Freddy Fletcher, who quickly made a deal that led Ragland and Co. straight into an Austin studio to work on their debut.

The boys are hittin’ the Fort tonight for a really special show at The Aardvark and me thinks you needs to be there.

Details Please:

Thursday, September 10th
The Aardvark
nelo / Josh Storie
Doors at 9 PM

DFW Painting continues their support of local bands, artists (etc.) with their pick this week, Boys Named Sue!

If you and yours ain’t'a’heard of Boys Named Sue, then you and yours must be living under a rock. The band has been named “Best” something or other pretty much every year at the Dallas Observer Music Awards. The boys perform, like, all the time. And most members hail from such other local greats as Trainwreck, Slick 57, The O’s, Mark David Manders, Mo Robson and…yep…even more!

Well the boys are releasing a new album, a really great boot-scootin’, honky-tonkin’ album that is sure to please just about any and everyone. Truly….

Tonight! – Tuesday, September 8th
CD Listening Howdown!
The Libertine
8 PM – Free Beer – No Cover!

Friday, September 11th
Sons of Hermann Hall
The Big Big BIG CD Release Shindig!
Boys Named Sue / The King Bucks
9 PM

Listen, love, purchase.

Rather than discuss every darn show in and around DdFW, I think I’ll try to keep my suggestions as to what sounds good to me…which a lot of shows usually do…so I’m limiting my choices to 4 per posting. Here’s my picks for this eve...

You pretty much can’t go wrong with a Macon Greyson show…like…under any circumstances…ever. They are (and will always be) one of my favorite bands ever. (Hint – this blog was named after a Macon Greyson song)

Add to that, they’s playin’ at Adair’s which happens to serve-up the coldest beer and the tastiest burgers around…and…no cover charge.

Friday, September 4th
Adair’s
Macon Greyson
9ish – Free

If you are in the mood to leave your wife, or simply lust after beautiful and talented young ladies, then Opening Bell is your place tonight.

The lovely and talented Camille Cortinas, Becky Middleton and Summer Ames are performing and it will be quite impossible not to fall in love.

Friday, September 4th
Opening Bell
Summer Ames / Becky Middleton / Camille Cortinas
8:30 PM – $6.00 suggested donation

Photo by the absolutely FABULOUS Erica Felicella

T’ain’t nuthin’ happier than a bunch of talented bullets and you’ll get so drawn in by jaymz, you may lose your way home.

Friday, September 4th
Lee Harvey’s
Happy Bullets / Drawn by Jaymz
9ish – Free

So. Like I have a Gutterth sticker on my back window. And. Like last week, I was pumping gas, and this kid rolls up behind me and says to me, “dude, you like those Gutterth shows? They rock!” All could reply was, “dude, you are so right…”

Tonight’s no exception. It’s another Gutterh Greatness…and it’s free.

Friday, September 4th
Gutterth Presents:
Sleep Whale / Dust Congress / Geistheistler / NSP / Emil Rapstine
Freebie – All Ages – 8 PM

Here’s one for da’ ladies…

Friday, September 4th
Lola’s
Michael Lane of Braker Lane / Brent Best (The Drams/Slobberbone) / Isaac Hoskins (the Heelers)
Doors at 8 – Show starts at 9 – All Ages – $6.00

Honorable (must-go) Mentions: (yeah, yeah, so it’s hard to narrow it to 4…oooooh shaaaaaduuuup…)

The Doublewide – The Angelus / Tre Orsi / The Hope Trust
Granada Theater – Wayne “the Train” Hancock
City Tavern – Airline / Quiet Company / Archetypes
Love & War (Plano) – Radney Foster & Jon Christopher Davis
Dan’s Silverleaf – Miss Leslie and the Juke Jumpers

I’ve been a longtime fan of the magnificent George Wallace III, so his upcoming G-3 show has me positively giddy with anticipation.

The exhibit opens on Wednesday, September 9th (the night I’m attending) and runs through Saturday, September 12th at Kettle Art Gallery.

I promise you’ll love everything you see…

Today my thoughts will be about Carter Albrecht. Today my thoughts will be with his family and friends.

Below are thoughts and memories about Carter with Jason Janik and Salim Nourallah.

Please donate to the Carter Albrecht Foundation…

In Carter’s honor, the Albrecht family has established The Carter Albrecht Music Foundation. Many of Carter’s friends are involved in developing and supporting the foundation.

Mission Statement

The foundation is dedicated to the growth and betterment of music in Dallas by offering assistance in education, developing skills and improving the quality of life of its musicians.

Strategies to allow fulfillment of this mission include:

*Provide support and funds to local musicians and groups to realize their musical potential
*Provide quality instruments to individuals and groups to improve the quality of their recordings and performances
*Provide scholarships to talented and deserving youth to help them achieve their dreams
*Coordinate with other programs to support the quality of life for musicians for personal health and financial guidance
*Utilize the contacts and goodwill of musicians who worked with and knew Carter to help all musicians meet their musical goals
*Work with city and county agencies to foster a positive environment for musicians and the venues in which they perform

Plano Music Teachers Association
Carter Albrecht Music Foundation Scholarship

To honor Carter’s love of music a $2,000 Carter Albrecht Music Scholarship is available for graduating high school seniors who have selected a college and enroll as music majors. The scholarship will be awarded annually to qualified applicants. The 2009 scholarship was awarded to Daniel Pendergraft of Allen, TX.

Where To Donate

Please make donations using the PayPal link here.

The Carter Albrecht Music Foundation
Northern Trust Bank
Attention: Keith Braley
16475 Dallas Parkway, Suite 100
Addison TX 75001

Lots and lots of good stuff going on at Kettle Art Gallery! Grab your calendars and a big red Sharpie…

CALL FOR ARTISTS :: PORTFOLIO REVIEW

What: Kettle Art Gallery announces a juried art show open to all emerging artists in the Dallas area. The purpose is to give constructive feedback on submitted portfolios and present to the community a body of work by various artists that’s representative of the emerging Dallas art scene in 2009. The theme is open and all media will be considered.

How: Interested artists should submit a cd with up to 5 available images sized no longer than 1000 pixels in any direction. Artists should also submit a brief bio and artist statement about his/her work and fill out the attached application by Friday, October 16 at 5pm. An application fee of $10 to submit. Application proceeds go towards the production of the reception. Artwork must be available for sale and there is a 50/50 split with Kettle on sold artwork. Mail or deliver to Kettle Art Gallery located at 2714 Main Street in Deep Ellum. Send a SASE if you want these materials returned.

When: Artists will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, October 23 and works must be delivered wired and ready for installation by Friday, October 30 at 5pm. A reception will be held on November 7.

Jury: The jury for this exhibit is
Anne Bothwell – Director, KERA’s Art & Seek
Jason Janik – Photographer
Sarah Jane Semrad – Executive Director, La Reunion TX and President, Art Conspiracy
Lucia Simek – co-founder and critic with Dallas’ newest arts and culture blog, Renegade Bus

Each artist should expect to receive a series of constructive comments from the jurors about their work. The jury will deem a set of artists as ‘Best in Show’ and those artists will be acknowledged at the reception on November 7.

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION!

Contact: Please contact Frank at Kettle if you have any questions. 214-573-7622 or e-mail info@kettleart.com

Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Kettle Art will be taking part in the preview festivities for The Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Green Line. This will take place in the north bound lane of Good Latimer by the station across from our recent mural project.

The Green Line
Opening Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 7:00 – 10:00 PM
An exhibit featuring artists interpretations on the title of this show, be it environmental or transportation oriented. Showing will be the usual suspects, Tyson Summers, Cathey Miller, Mark Nelson, Amber Campagna, Richard Ross etc… along w/ special guests Barry Kooda and Brittney Schaffer. This show will be our contribution to the Deep Ellum Enrichment Projects Art Walk. This show runs through 9 / 26.

The Uptown Festival
Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
In an attempt to reach out once again beyond our four walls, Kettle Art will have a 10 x 20 foot tent at the Uptown Festival located at Fairmount Street in between McKinney Ave and Howell.

Impermanence
Opening Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 7:00 – 11:00 PM
A three person exhibit featuring ‘new blood’ of the Kettle Crew – Tyson Summers, Misha Flores and Larry Carey This show runs through 10 / 17.

Creepshow
Opening Saturday October 24, 2009 from 7:00 – 10:00 PM
A large group show featuring unique one of a kind masks and paintings pertaining to ‘All Hallows Eve’. this show runs through Friday October 30.

Kettle Art Gallery
2714 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75226

Photo by Allison V. Smith

Zac Crain. My love for you has renewed, yet again. Not that it ever left, but it needed a little dusting off.

Zac wrote a simply splendid story on my beloved Bill Wisener and his sorta-kinda-but-not-really-new location over on Lamar for D Magazine and it’s a must-read. No excuses. Stop what you are doing and read it.

Walking into Bill’s Records on a July afternoon gives me the same feeling, I imagine, that people who grew up in Rust Belt towns get when they return home for a visit. It’s a soft punch to the heart, a mixture of guilt and sadness. I hadn’t been to Bill’s in maybe five years, probably more, so I didn’t see its slow slide into near obsolescence at its old super-sized North Dallas location. And I had yet to see its small-scale rebirth in The Cedars, snuggled up next to Poor David’s Pub, in the shadow of the Southside on Lamar loft complex.

Owner Bill Wisener is right where I left him all those years ago, sitting behind the counter near the front door, clad in his uniform of jeans and faded polo shirt. But apart from the young employee lurking near the counter, I am the only other person here, a head count that would have been impossibly small on a sunny summer Friday a decade ago. Back then, and for much of the two decades prior to that, Bill’s Records was sort of a musical clubhouse. It had the best records, and so it attracted the best employees, and the best customers, too. The aisles were choked with people thumbing through cardboard boxes, and the air was thick with debates over this band or that album and more than a little cigarette smoke. Bill’s Records was High Fidelity, but it was even better. It was the only place I wanted to be on a Friday afternoon…READ IT!

I’ve been a stones-throw from the old location on Spring Valley most of my life. I spent time there as a kid, but even more time there over the last decade. I worked for KHYI 95.3 The Range for awhile a few years back, and was front and center at every showcase they hosted on Friday afternoons. And while I have done some live video streaming at the new location (Erykah Badu’s CD Release to name one), I haven’t really spent time there visiting with Bill, as I should have done. Shame on me.

I love that man. I love his quirks, his personality, his genuine love for artists, music, vinyl and his customers. I’m going to visit him this week and thank him for all he’s done to keep me happy.

Thanks for the story Zac. You made my month…

PS – Bill’s Records still hosts the KHYI showcase every Saturday afternoon. Just log on to KHYI.com for more information and line-ups.

UPDATE:

DALLAS — The Greenville Avenue Restaurant Association (GARA), sponsors of the first Taste of Greenville Avenue event set for October 24, has announced that the event will be changing location.

The great public reaction to the event — the first of its kind in Greenville Avenue’s history — prompted the Association to seek a location that was larger and more open than the parking lot at the Vickery Towers center on Greenville and Belmont Avenues.

The event will be held on the parking lot behind the Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Avenue. The date (October 24) and schedule (event opens at 11 a.m., closes at 6 p.m., sunset at 6:44 p.m.) are not changing.

As of this weekend, eleven GARA members have committed to participating, and restaurants from Greenville Avenue north of Mockingbird Lane are putting their plans together.

The number of restaurant booths planned is still set at 30, but the venue will have more space between the booths. Public service displays (Dallas Fire/Rescue and Dallas Police Department) will have an easier time setting up.

I can’t believe this is the 1st annual since there are so many great restaurants on Lower Greenville, but it’s gonna be one helluva 1st!

Save the date. Saturday, October 24th the 1st Annual Taste of Lower Greenville will kick-off on the grounds of Vickery Towers (Greenville @ Belmont). This shindig is going to be a neighborhood-style block party with local restaurants customers and fans of Lower Greenville invited!

Check back here in the coming weeks for more information about participating restaurants, other festive TOGA events and more!

A promoter just informed me that one of her bands had to move to Poor David’s Pub cuz Club Dada informed her they were closing their doors.

I ain’t been hanging on any of the local media blogs’n'such as of late, so what’s the scoop? Anybody?

Update: well it seems I’m the only one in town who didn’t know Dada had closed. Hm. Call it working in Plano and living in Richardson, I suppose.

DFW Painting has come out strong in support of the local music/arts community. Pretty darn cool if you ask me.

The company plans to feature a “band of the week,” each week and a featured “band of the month,” complete with video performances and more. I hear-tell that they are also going to start sponsoring/hosting some local live shows, as well. Nice.

Artwork by Mark Nelson

Their first featured band is none-other than my beloved Happy Bullets. The Happy ones are dropping a new album soon, (Hydropanic at the Natatorium) and I can’t wait.

I’ll show you…
Friday, September 4th
Lee Harvey’s
Happy Bullets / Drawn by Jaymz

Saturday, September 5th
The Lounge on Elm
Happy Bullets / Shake the Captains Soul / Jesse & the Hogg Brothers / Willie and the Surroundings

Now this is a little shindig that’s quite worthy of your time…

Gallery artist, David McCullough will be painting live, alongside the Dallas Wind Symphony as they perform, while overlooking beautiful White Rock Lake. This all takes place Sunday, September 6, 2009 (Memorial Weekend). Bring your picnic dinner and enjoy live music, a live painting, and then the movie E.T. presented by A.F.I.

David McCullough will begin painting at 7pm when the symphony begins to play and he will paint for approximately 1 1/2 hrs. His painting will be available for purchase following the performance. Reply to this email for pricing inquiries.

In 2007 David graduated with his PhD of Art and Technology from the University of Texas at Dallas. David also has received the Moss/Chumley award for his life-long outstanding support of the visual arts in North Texas and his especially compelling and beautiful artworks.

Picnic in the Park is free, but does require a ticket to enter. I have a limited number of tickets available for those who want to attend. Email Kayla@HCGgallery or stop by the gallery on Friday or Saturday of this week to reserve your place! Also visit www.wrr101.com for more information or to reserve tickets to the event.