Denton & Dallas , Texas
Denton, TX
Denton Texas is home to 2 universities: The
University of North Texas [UNT] and Texas Womans University [TWU]. UNT is known
for its Jazz and other music programs - Norah Jones went to UNT.
Welcome to Texas - where women have big hair
and men have their 'dress jeans' - ironed of course. I can't make too many Texas
joke...well I could, but my parents are from Texas
When people think of Texas they think of
Cowboys, The Dallas Cowboys, and steak. Actually there is a large German
influence in central Texas composing the German
Belt - so the Texas microbrews have quite a German tradition.
Denton Attractions:
Bayless-Selby
House Museum
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The Denton County Courthouse on the main
square. There is a huge store selling used books, CDs, and DVDs on the
North side of the square. The chocolate shop on the North side of the
square also has great coffee to take away.
The other good place for used CDs is Hastings, over
by the mall. |
Thursday
Twilight Tunes Concert Series
May & June
Every Thursday evening local musicians perform on the northwest corner of
the Denton County Courthouse Lawn. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. FREE |
Acoustic
Lawn Jam
May Through October
An open acoustic jam session for all levels of musician. Come to listen or
bring your fiddle, spoons or your best singing voice to join in the fun.
Every Saturday morning, weather permitting, Courthouse lawn on the Hickory
Street side of the Square. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE |
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Being a college town, there is an altar
to the Texas student lifestyle. You can drive through and pick up some
beer [the American way, not even getting out of your car]...or you can
stop and get a tattoo.
You can also drive through and just get a soda, just
for the experience. |
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This is Tex-Mex country, so there are
place like The Texican for a good lunch. Of course, places like this where
you need to use your college Spanish to order are great. It is so rare to
find 'tongue' or tripe on a menu these days, don't you agree.
For authentic Tex-Mex a pick up in the parking lot
is quite reassuring. |
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While in grad school we kept meaning to
get some BBQ from Steve's. It just looks like such a tiny place, that the
food would have to be good to stay in business.
I've also found out where those 'in the know' get
their tamales in Denton....just down the road from Steve's BBQ. |
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Yes, sometimes the police do drive like
in the Hollywood movies. |
Dallas, Texas
People only seem to think of the tv show when they think
of Dallas. It actually gets cold in the winter [ice storms being more common
than lots of snow]. It is just South of Tornado Alley and there are some great
storms that come across the flat landscape.
The culture in the area is more than eating and shopping,
yes it is true.
Grapevine
Grapevine
Steam Railroad
Wine
Tasting in Grapevine, TX (Near DFW airport) - The Homestead winery is our
favorite.
Dallas
JFK Memorial / Dealy Plaza
Dallas Museum of
Art - Free on Thursday evenings
Crow Collection
of Asian Art
Dallas Children's Museum
Theatre
in Dallas - We saw the production of I" Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change! " in November 2002 (The day I accidentally
lost Paul's brother]. We were chatting among ourselves when the cast came out. I
couldn't help but comment that, having seen so much theatre while living in
London my first thought when the show began was "Their American accents are
very good".
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Dallas Museum of Natural
History
The Science Place
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary
(The MAC)
Deep
Ellum
Cinemas: Being hot in the summer, air conditioned cinemas
are quite a blessing. There are several art houses in the area as well as the
AMC Grand [which has about 20-30 screens]
The
Angelika
Magnolia
Pictures
Inwood
Theater - Showtimes
[Located on Lover's Lane]
Ft. Worth
Ft.
Worth Calendar
Sundance
Square - with the Bass
Performance Hall
Circle
Theatre
Casa Manana Theatre
Kimball
Art Museum
Amon Carter
Museum
Modern
Art Museum of Ft. Worth
Ft.
Worth Museum of Science & History
Ft. Worth
Zoo
Fort
Worth Botanic Garden -Used in the film Logan's Run
Ft. Worth Stockyards
Cowtown Coliseum - Stockyards
Championship Rodeo
National
Cutting Horse Association
...and of course: Tours of Southfork