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10A Home Delivery: 972-424-9504 Frisco Enterprise Friday, April 18, 2014 starlocalmedia.com FYI Music that Real. Texas. April 18 moves us 10:30 A.M. Story Time at the Interurban Railway Museum STAR LOCAL Festival. rundown Interurban Railway Museum, MEDIA STAFF 901 E. 15th Street, Plano. Free MEMBERS PICK without a rodeo? Watch real 11:30 A.M. KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT Things to Know Movement and THEIR FAVORITE cowboys and cowgirls saddle Gymnastics Workshop AT 8TH ANNUAL EVENT up for an action-packed, pre- Buy a Carnival/Kids Cor- CrossFit 972, concert show. File into the ral wristband for $20 to 1000 Jupiter Road, Plano. $35 STAFF REPORT If you’re really up for a building before 7:30 p.m. Fri- get unlimited access to challenge, sign up for the the rides and Kids Corral. 8 P.M. Music is one of the most day and Saturday night to get In a state where country jalapeño-eating contest on Parking in general admis- Dick powerful things in the world a good seat. sion areas is free. Com- music is king, one would Saturday. The winner will re- Dale because something as simple plimentary shuttle Trees, think that Texas has a country ceive a $75 gift certificate and as a song can make such an service is available from 2707 music festival for every day of Memorial Stadium (West outstanding difference. One a trophy. You can register now Multicultural Elm the week. Surprisingly, there’s by emailing Rachel Lopez at Mesquite high school’s Street, can calm social un- football stadium). only a handful per year in the [email protected]. Entertainment Dallas. rest. One album can reflect You can’t truly celebrate Vendors will be set up be- $94.10 whole state. Leave it to tween the Hampton Inn an entire generation; a space Mesquite – the state capital cowboy culture without ac- and the Rodeo Arena. 9 P.M. in history. One album can be of rodeo – to fill that void for Carnival knowledging its Hispanic in- Regular single-day tickets the soundtrack to a time in Noah Gundersen North Texas. Real. Texas. Fes- Visit the carnival where fluences. Grab a cup of elote, are $25 per person at Three Links, your life that you chose to be you’ll find classic rides used watch a quinceañera fashion the gate. Those age 16 tival. will hit the Rodeo Arena and under are admitted 2704 Elm Street, Dallas. $12-$15 special. One album can mean again on April 25 and 26, and for the State Fair of Texas show, listen to some Tejano everything. These are a few free. Save $5 per ticket it’s projected to have more such as the Starship 2000 and music and much more at La with the donation of a 10:30 P.M. of the albums that mean the Kamikaze. There will also Plaza, the location for the non-perishable food item Quirk and Cupcake than 25,000 guests – around a Spiderbabies, 2645 everything to the staff mem- fifth of the city population. be lots of classic carnival community stage. benefitting the “Mayor’s Canned Food Drive.” Commerce Street, Dallas. $8-$10 bers here at Star Local If you’ve never owned a 10- games and prizes to win at Media. gallon hat, don’t worry. There the Midway. There’s also fun for the little ones at Kids Cor- Music Bon Iver – will be plenty for you, as well. In case you’re not going be something for you at the April 19 ral – there you’ll find a pet- For Emma, Forever Ago just for the corndogs, the festival. There are tons of 8 P.M. ting zoo and ponies for the local artists from around the It was a close call between Food shows set for Friday and Sat- kids to ride as well as bounce state and even the local high this and “I’m Like a Virgin Make sure to bring at least urday are full of local and houses and an inflatable ob- schools. Make sure you get to Losing a Child” by Manches- $20-$25 to hit a few conces- stacle course. statewide country artists. ter Orchestra. Both band’s sion stands and make a meal. Whether you’re a Conway the arena early Saturday debut albums are full of raw, There will be lots of booths Twitty classic country-or-die night so that you can get powerful emotion and autobi- selling all-American favorites Rodeo type of fan, or you’re down great seats for Big and Rich’s such as burgers, corn dogs, What would a festival in with a little Brantley Gilbert performance at the end of the The O’s ographical song lyrics. The Love & War in Texas, story behind Bon Iver’s LP is Reubens and more. the Mesquite Rodeo arena be country rock fusion, there will concert. 601 East Plano Parkway, Plano. $8+ what makes it great. Singer Justin Vernon was going 9 A.M. through a breakup with his girlfriend, the separation of his band and was suffering from mono. Vernon secluded himself in a cabin in rural Wisconsin, where he wrote and recorded this entire album. It’s a folky album that draws upon certain aspect of Collin County Farmers blues, and the lyrics have a Market Grand Opening way of speaking to the lis- Joe’s Crabshack, 3320 tener in a way I haven’t come N Central Expy, Plano. Free across much from other al- 9 A.M. bums. Although “Skinny The Marketplace Love” is undoubtedly the Garland 2014 most popular song on the Downtown Garland Square, Between album, “The Wolves (Act I 6th and Main St., Garland. Free. And II)” and “Flume” are both exceptional in their own 12 P.M. right. Brandon Wilken – Frisco reporter

Guns ’N Roses – Saturday brewery Chinese Democracy tour at Lakewood Guns ’N Roses purists Brewing Company Lakewood Brewing Company, would never claim this as 2302 their favorite album. Some Executive Dr, would argue this isn’t even a PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF MESQUITE Garland. $10 true GNR album since only Many vintage and classic cars will fill the Mesquite Exhibition Center during Mesquite’s Real.Texas. Festival. April 25-26. Axl Rose remains from the 12:45 P.M. band’s heyday. But start to fin- LoveLaunch: Transform 2014 ish, I don’t own a CD that I Greek Isles Grille and Taverna, enjoy listening to more. Mesquite Real. Texas.Festival. 3309 Central Expressway, Plano. $40 Chris Roark – Hit the brakes April 25-26 7 P.M. The Leader reporter Rodeo Center Jiaping Shi Dance School – 1818 Rodeo Drive Love of Dance and the Silver Mesquite, TX 75149 Eisemann Center for Bullet Band – Live Bullet CAR SHOW SOLD OUT AT THE REAL.TEXAS.FESTIVAL. Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. $10 Normally I consider live or greatest hits albums a KENNY GREEN N’ Loud,” scheduled to make 9 P.M. [email protected] cheat when it comes to lists, Real. Texas. Festival. an appearance. Howling at the Moon but this one has been with show line-up A packed Mesquite Rodeo “She is scheduled to appear The Bar, 2900 me almost all my life. Not Exhibition Center will offer a from 4:30 to 7:30 [p.m.] on West Parker Road, Plano. Free only is it a testament to Main Stage variety of vehicles to look at, as April 26,” Williams said. Seger’s perseverance, but it Friday, April 25 the Cowboys and Chrome Car Williams said the low pres- April 20 serves as an end to his ca- 6-7 p.m. – Joe King Show, showcases some of vin- sure of this event makes it one reer as a regional act and 7:30-9 p.m. – Derryl Perry tage and classic vehicles at the of the most enjoyable for car 6 P.M. the start of his rise to global 9:30-11 p.m. – Casey Donahew Real. Texas. Festival. owners to attend. 4/20 Metalfest “We are completely sold “This is just a show for The Curtain Club, rock stardom. 2800 Main Street, Dallas. $10 This is one of the few re- Saturday, April 26 out,” said Marvin Williams, everybody to come and have a leases I own (and have lis- noon-1:30 p.m. – Taylor Lewis with car show organizer Gaso- good time. We don’t do this one 8 P.M. tened to) on five formats 2-3:30 p.m. – Kosmic Girlz & Koltrane Band line Alley. “There is currently a to make money; we just want to (vinyl, CD, cassette, mp3 and 4-5:15 p.m. – Brandon Wayne 20- to 30-car waiting list for the break even,” Williams said. “All 8-track). Plus, I cannot re- 5:45-7 p.m. – Charla Corn event. We never even had to of the people that bring their member a trip growing up 7:30-8:50 p.m. – Hudson Moore promote the event; all of the cars here like to show them off where my dad did not play 9:30-11 p.m. – Big & Rich entrees came to us based on and talk about them.” this cassette in the car. word-of-mouth.” Williams said the design of Community Stage The show will feature the festival contributes to the Stuart Holcomb – Friday, April 25 mostly vehicles that Williams relaxed atmosphere at the car Powerman 5000 SoundByte 5-5:50 p.m. – Quinceñera Fashion Show refers to as “drivers,” meaning show. Trees, 2707 Elm Street, Dallas. $76+ A Tribe Called Quest – 6-6:20 p.m. – Silver Steppers the owners actually use the ve- “You pay one price to get in Midnight Marauders 6:30-6:50 p.m. – Joel Garcia with Mundo King hicles on a regular basis and and have access to everything. 7-7:30 p.m. – RudeDawg Productions not just to display at car It really is a nice setup,” April 21 I first heard a clip of the 8:30-9:30 p.m. – MilePost 595 Band – Jim Nutt shows. Williams said. “Where else can 10 A.M. song, “Electric Relaxation” in “In the past we have had a you go see cars, bucking bulls Maggie Sottero And the mid-90s while watching Saturday, April 26 couple of specialty type cars, and go see bands perform?” Sottero & Midgley an episode of The Wayans 11-11:20 a.m. – Anita Martinez Ballet Folklorico Dancers so we place them in their own The setup also contributes Bridal Trunk Show Bros. with my dad. I was just Terry Costa, 12817 11:30-11:50 a.m. – Zumba (Dunford Recreation Center) class to keep the competition allows many visitors to see a Preston Rd Ste 138, Dallas. Free starting to get into jazz at the Noon – Piñata Time fair,” Williams said. car show for the first time, time, so the Ronnie Foster 12:30-12:50 p.m. – Zumbathon Williams said there will be a Williams added. sample instantly grabbed me. 1-1:20 p.m. – Stage Dorr Dance little bit of everything to see “A lot of the people that April 22 Once I got older, and I lis- 1:30-1:50 p.m. – Tisinger Elementary School Step team this year. come to our show have never tened to the entire body of 6 P.M. 2-2:20 p.m. – Center Stage Dance Team of Mesquite “We have Young Chevrolet seen anything like this. Most of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold work, I came to respect them 2:30-2:50 p.m. – Alex Schlinke scheduled to bring out a few of the car shows in the area tend and a Land Ethic for Our for their lyricism and Q-Tip’s 3-3:30 p.m. – Victoria Leigh their new vehicles,” Williams to be commercialized and are Time ear for samples. They weren’t 3:30-4:20 p.m. – Quinceñera Fashion Show said. out to make a buck. They typi- Alamo Drafthouse Richardson. $25 just rapping about sex over 4:30 p.m. – Pinata Time As an added bonus, there is cally charge $15 to $20 just to amazing instrumentals. They 5-5:50 p.m. – Jalapeno Eating Contest a verbal commitment for Sue get in the door. This event is 6:30 P.M. were introspective. They 2014 ArtsVision Gala: 6-7 p.m. – DVA Kids [Yu-Lan Haiso Martin] from set up a lot better because it Benefiting the children talked about the apartheid, 7-7:20 p.m. – Alma Y Corazon Ballet Folklorico Dancers ASM Auto Upholstery and the caters to everyone and is af- of ArtsVision See FYI, Page 11A 7:30-9:30p.m. – Tribute to Tejano music Discovery Channel show, “Fast fordable,” Williams said. One Arts Plaza, Dallas.