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Tommy Thompson fondly calls himself the “artmeister” and giggles at the possibility that some may be too young to know where that term comes from: 1980s surfer movies. But he isn’t really a surfer by any means. His 42 years as an acrylics and pen/ink artist may very well make him well-seasoned beyond the years of many. He has fine-tuned his process of sketching and painting into another creative artform: a story. “Usually my artwork is a narrative,” he says. “I try to capture the moment in a scene.” His process is simple: He finds something he’s enamored with, then click, click, clicks away with his camera and sits down at his desk to transform his photo sketch into an inspiring narration. The vibrant colors and settings of his paintings take on a life of their own in the jazz atmosphere of cultural New Orleans and its French Quarters, where Thompson first made a professional name for himself. His art subjects act more like protagonists in a story and range from jazz bands who are no strangers to the Big Easy to a lone man wearing a Captain Morgan shirt, resembling a modern-day pirate. In 2003, with the waning of gallery sales in New Orleans, Thompson took his art public. The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival was one of the first, among many, public events that brought a flocking crowd to see and purchase his prints. New Braunfels’ Old Gruene Market Days, Old Town Spring’s wine festival and the Grapevine GrapeFest are just a few among many art venues that displays his art. His booth, a regular destination for artgoers and music enthusiasts alike, will make

its imprint in the grass for this upcoming Denton Arts & Jazz Fest of 2013 and will mark a successful 10 years of displaying his art in the area. “There’s a lot of jazz in my art but I think I may spread out to do other musicians, too,” he says. “I went down quite often to the French Quarter and sketched in the nightclubs and jazz halls. I love the atmosphere of it all.” The infamous jazz scene of Denton and Thompson’s art seem to go hand-in-hand, and Thompson will sell hand-over-

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The David Sanborn Trio headlines Arts & Jazz Festival By Annette Nevins For the Denton Record-Chronicle

Each time David Sanborn steps onto stage with his saxophone he takes a soulful journey. But he never travels alone. He brings with him the music of Stevie Wonder, James Brown, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. He has played with them all. Sanborn has built a 40-year career crossing genres. Still, his alto sax has a distinctive tone that entertains, inspires, tells a story and moves the heart. Get ready to join the adventure. The renowned saxophonist will be going to a place he has never gone before. For the first time in its 33-year history, the David Sanborn Trio will be headlining the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, kicking off the three-day festival with a performance Friday night. Sanborn, who has released 24 albums and won six Grammy Awards, compares playing music to telling stories. He is looking forward to creating a new chapter as he comes to Denton. “I’ve never been, and I foresee some exciting musical moments,” says Sanborn, who lives currently lives in New

York City, close to his son and grandchildren. Sanborn, 67, sees himself going on a new journey every time he plays. It’s not predictable. “You can’t calculate it,” he says. “It’s how you respond to what’s happening in the now is how the music unfolds.” Sanborn’s story began to unfold when he first picked up the saxophone at the age of 11. He had contracted polio at the age of 3, and his doctor said it would help strengthen and expand his weakened lungs and the muscles in his chest. The more he practiced, the more Sanborn took an interest in listening to the jazz and rhythm and blues artists of his day, emulating their styles. “I grew up around first generation of jazz and rhythm and blues; the lines were less blurred then,” he says. “Today, that’s not an issue. The younger generation is used to listening to a blend, and that’s good.” Such “cross-pollination” opens up the playing field for musicians, he says. Born in Tampa, Fla., Sanborn grew up in Kirkwood, Mo., just outside St. Louis, which had become a hub for blues artists and jazz musicians just as Sanborn was

beginning to learn to play the sax. He became quite accomplished on the instrument, which he would often turn to in his free time as an outlet for the sort of emotions that often run rampant in a boy in his teenage years. Blues had a big presence in St. Louis, and Little Milton and Albert King were among the local performers who would play at the recreation center. One rainy day, when the pool was closed, Sanborn’s friends went inside to the hall to watch the bands. Sanborn was shy but his outgoing drummer friend got to know the guy who played piano with Little Milton. When he told him they played in the high school band, the piano player told them to go get their instruments and join them. After a while, instead of going to the pool, Sanborn and his friends would perform gigs at the recreation center and other clubs around their home, toting their instruments around town, asking artists if they could sit in. Not all the artists were as inviting to the young teens as Milton. One time when Sanborn asked another band if

he could sit in on their playing, all the members of the band rolled their eyes. But when Sanborn began playing “Cool Blues” by Sonny Stitt, their jaws dropped. They kept inviting him back, introducing him to players like David Eldridge and Julius Hemphill Sanborn went to study music at Northwestern University, but he later transferred to the University of Iowa, where he played and studied with the great saxophonist J.R. Monterose. The West Coast was where many musicians went to get their start. So after college, Sanborn traveled to California where he joined the Butterfield Band. He played at Woodstock and performed with the Rolling Stones. He toured with Stevie Wonder and David Bowie. The saxophone also provided an entry into the spotlight for Sanborn, the once-shy musician who used to refer to his friends to introduce him to artists. From 1988 to 1990, Sanborn hosted Night Music, a television show featuring films of jazz legends like Billie Holliday and Miles Davis. He became a regular host of ABC’s After New Year’s Eve television

special and he hosted the Jazz Show syndicated radio program in the 1980s and 1990s. Sanborn’s solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B and include the popular “Chicago Song” and “Straight to the Heart.” He says he often plays by ear, “pushing the limits and moving out of comfort zones.” The single “All I Need Is You” won Sanborn his first Grammy Award in 1982 for best rhythm and blues instrumental performance. He has had eight gold albums and one platinum album. The popular musician is often booked year round with tour dates sometime exceeding 150 per year, and he rarely goes more than two years between releases. Sanborn was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 2004. In 2010, Sanborn toured with a trio featuring Joey DeFrancesco for the album Only Everything. He says performing with such talented musicians as DeFrancesco inspires his music. “He’s an amazing organist,” Sanborn says. “It’s going to be an enjoyable journey for us and the audience in Denton.”

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Denton Arts & Jazz Festival The Original Blues Brothers to perform Saturday By Christian McPhate For the Denton Record-Chronicle

Trademark dark suits fitted to perfection, black hats slightly tilted and signature sunglasses lowered, the Blues Brothers step behind the microphones to deliver a blend of electrifying jazz-influenced sounds of New York City and soulful tones of Chicago/ Memphis blues. Led by an ensemble cast of world-renowned musicians, the Original Blues Brothers Band is headlining this year’s Denton Arts & Jazz Festival on Saturday. The Jazz Stage will never be the same. “It has to do with the chemistry of such a wide range of cats,� explains saxophonist “Blue� Lou Marini, a University of North Texas alumnus. He’s been with the Blues Brothers since the beginning. “I always call it the world’s greatest part-time job.� It was 1978. The Volkswagen Beetle was dying, Space Invaders was invading, and Saturday Night Live was dominating late-night television with the help of a talented cast that included comedians Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and John Candy. It was John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd’s last season to appear as regulars on the variety show. Marini was playing in the SNL studio band when Elwood (Aykroyd) and Jake (Belushi) Blues made their first official

appearance. “It was just electric,� Marini says. Not long after the SNL appearance, the Blues Brothers landed a gig opening for Steve Martin, who was at the height of his popularity at the time, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Since the original appearance was a skit, pianist Paul Shaffer assembled studio talents to help make this blues dream a reality: guitarists Steve Cropper and Matt Murphy, bassist Donald “Duck� Dunn, Julliard-trained trumpeter Alan Rubin and trombonist Tom Malone were all selected. Marini was also tapped to join the band. His roots in big band music — his father was a high school band director — and his mastery of the jazz saxophone were just a natural fit to the music that the Blues Brothers would create. “On the third day of rehearsal, we sort of looked at each other, and it was like, ‘Wow, this stuff is burning,’� he says. “It was really strong; it was something special.� The band arrived in Los Angeles not knowing what to expect, but as soon as they hit the stage, dark sunglasses reflecting the stage lights, the crowd fell in love with them. After each show, actors such as Robert DeNiro, Bette Midler, Danny DeVito and Meryl Streep were making appear-

ances backstage. “It was amazing,� Marini says. Then the first Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues, was released and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It sold 3.5 million records. “It was a whirlwind thing,� says Marini. And just as suddenly as it started, it ended. Belushi was found dead in his apartment. Speedball, a mixture of cocaine and heroin, had quickly ended the young Blues Brother’s life. “Nobody thought we’d ever really play again,� Marini says. Then, in the fall of ’86, Aykroyd’s wife, actress Donna Dixon, wanted to do something special for her husband’s 40th birthday, so she arranged for the original Blues Brothers to reunite and surprise her husband with something that nobody thought was possible: another show. “It proved to be a gas,� remembers Marini. “Everyone loved it so much.� Subsequently, promoters in Europe and Asia approached the band, wanting to send them on tour. Everyone agreed, and soon the band was flying to Europe, a place heavily influenced by blues and jazz music; and the reunited band’s popularity has continued to soar. “The current edition of the band is really smoking,� Marini says.

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Children’s Art Tent offers fun for the whole family By Amelia Jaycen For the Denton Record-Chronicle

The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival has something for everyone — including the kids. The Children’s Art Tent is a favorite stop for those looking for a hands-on Denton arts experience that’s fun for the whole family. The University of North Texas student chapter of the National Art Education Association will manage the Children’s Art Tent for the second year in a row. “It is great for the community when parents can take their kids to a free event and spend time being creative together,” said Samantha Lawrence, UNT chapter president of NAEA. Kids can choose from 10 different activities including finger painting, stamp making, marble painting, paper plate masks, pom-pom creatures, face painting and clay-making stations. Art supplies are provided by the Denton Festival Foundation. The UNT NAEA contributes extensive planning and hours of work to the Children’s Art Tent, and the group even added an additional outreach coordinator position to their officer roster to

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help with the Jazz Festival event. Student members are in charge of inventorying supplies, arranging and manning the art stations and planning for accessibility and flow of traffic, accommodating for up to 5,000 visitors to move through the tent over the course of the weekend. “If things go as well as last year, I’ll be thrilled,” Lawrence said. “Parents with double strollers were able to get through the tent with ease, and things went off without a hitch.” A nice addition to the Children’s Art Tent this year is inclusion of hand-washing sinks near the clay-making station. Organizers also added a face-painting station, where kids can have simple designs painted on their cheeks for a few dollars, as a fundraiser for the NAEA student group. “The Children’s Art Tent is a great service to the community, and the Jazz Festival needed a good group of people that can drive it,” Lawrence said. “As art education majors, we are trained to create activities with enduring ideas behind them, emphasizing the crosscurricular so not only are kids learning art skills but they’re also learning higher-level

thinking strategies.” UNT’s student-run NAEA is a 40-year-old chapter, and the active campus group aims to work with children at local events as much as possible, benefitting not only the kids but also NAEA members, who are all future educators. Each semester, the group partners with area schools to provide “Art Nights” for Title 1 campuses in need of creative projects for the kids. Children who learn to pair creative thinking with other learning skills perform better in subjects like math and sci-

ence, Lawrence said, and UNT students who participate in events like art nights and the Children’s Art Tent gain valuable experience up-close with the children. “Creative activities prepare kids not only to be artistic, but to be more productive citizens, to engage in the community socially, and to think about the concepts behind the art,” Lawrence said. “My hope for the Jazz Festival Children’s Art Tent is that people can learn more about our organization and that the kids have a truly great time while learning

something new.” The Children’s Art Tent will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The NAEA student volunteers will serve rotating twohour shifts throughout the weekend, and last year additional volunteers joined from organizations including TWU Athletics, DISD art teachers, Guyer, Lake Dallas, and Argyle High Schools, and other friends and Top Hands (official Arts and Jazz Festival volunteers), making the tent a huge success.

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DENTON ARTS & JAZZ FESTIVAL

SHOWCASE STAGE

7 Stages of Continuous Music & Entertainment

These roving musicians will begin their performances on the Roving River Stage and will perform at 2 other locations in the north park.

Bamboo Boat Band

April 26, 27 & 28, 2013

The Brian Ward Jazz Small Group Baloney Moon

The Domino Effect

Rivers West

Ricki Derek & Vegas Six

Noel Johnston

Jazzcats

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$ 3 FREE ADMISSION!

The AMP Trio UNT Mariachi Aguilas UNT Zebras UNT Latin Jazz Band The Ronan Delisle Jazz Small Group

Not So Hot Club Don McRay

UNT U-Tubes

Kelly Charley Lee

UNT Jazz Repertory Ensemble Nine O’Clock Lab Band

Rhythm Tribe

Eight O’Clock Lab Band

Yancey Stevens Eric Bailey

Seven O’Clock Lab Band Six O’Clock Lab Band

Joe Tucker

Five O’Clock Lab Band

John Adams 3 Fools On Stools Brasuka 2 Tone

Kirk Covington Good Shive Low Phyrework Fingerprints

Four O’Clock Lab Band Inner City All Stars

Buster Brown Band

Three O’Clock Lab Band Bonnie & Nick Norris Chris Watson Band

The “Original� Blues Brothers Band Bubba Hernandez Michael Palma Riggs/Slater Jazz Quintet Chisholm Trail Cowboys

Two O’Clock Lab Band One O’Clock Lab Band

Drew Phelps Group

Razzmajazz

Lico Reyes Texas Gypsies

Ensemble du Jour

No Coolers or Pets in Jazz Area

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Wood Art Tent

Games

Top Hands Headquarters

$

Stages Food Booths Festival Foundation Beer & Wine Festival Foundation Food Restrooms

$

Information/Souvenirs

$

ATM Machines Monitored Parking for: Entertainers, Vendors, Ice, First Aid

Center Stage

Board/Top Hands Artists Musicians Vendors/Artists/Performers

Games

Musicians/Entertainers

First United Bank Fine Arts & Crafts

Bus Stop

The Meejee Jacoba Group (jazz vocalist)

Jennifer Barnes Greg Waits’ Jazz Refugees

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UNT Faculty Jazz Ensemble Lincoln George

Denton Record-Chronicle FESTIVAL STAGE

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Melanie Skybell

ROVING RIVER STAGE

Univ. of North Texas

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:15 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:10 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

COURTYARD STAGE

KNTU Radio 88.1

The Mihwa Kim Jazz Group (jazz vocalist) The Jimin Lee Group (jazz vocalist) Monica Gastelumendi Group (jazz vocalist) UNT West End UNT Third Street

$

UNT Avenue C

Mario Cruz Tex Zimmerman Eric Scortia with Clint Strong

Island Boogie Linda Atwell

UNT Jazz Singers UNT Super 400

Ride the A-Train!

The DCTA is an easy 3 block walk south!

Little Jack Melody & The Young Turks Joe Pat Hennen

UNT L-5

N’awlins Gumbo Kings Los Wedos

UNT African Percussion Ensemble Brian Houser

Brave Combo

UNT Steel Drum Ensemble Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

JAZZ STAGE 2:30 pm Duane Durrett Quartet 3:30 pm 4:00 pm Gale Cruz 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Official Texas Jazz Orchestra 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Keith Anderson 8:00 pm 9:00 pm David Sanborn Trio

Budweiser

UNT LAB BAND MADNESS

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Wells Fargo/Budweiser

Percussion Tent

Arts & Jazz Fest

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Denton Arts and Jazz Festival 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:15 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:15 pm 6:30 pm 6:45 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 8:45 pm 9:00 pm 9:45 pm 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:15 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:15 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:45 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 8:45 pm 9:00 pm 9:45 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 11:45 pm 12:00 pm 12:45 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:15 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm

Crownover Middle School Jazz Band Strickland Middle School Jazz Band

Wells Fargo CELEBRATION STAGE

Arts & Jazz Fest

CENTER STAGE

Howard R. Music & Friends Joyful Noise

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Three Strands McMath Middle School Jazz Band Mans Middle School Jazz Orchestra

McNair Elementary Commander Choir Guyer High School Jazz Band

Ryan High School Strutters Prosper High School Jazz Band

Stephens Elementary Spotlights Ryan Raider Jazz Band

Providence Elementary Spotlights Calhoun Middle School Swing Strings

Calhoun Middle School Jazz Band NCTC Jazz Band Bonduris Music School

Gainesville High School Jazz Band First United Methodist Church Big Band & Connection Band

Foyil Music Studio Denton High School Big Band Nelson Elementary Music Makers Ryan High School Dance Department Denton High School Fillies Crownover Middle School Fiddle Club

Denton Community Band Jazz Ensemble

Cross Oaks Elementary Choir Owasso Mid-High Choir

Rocky & Roland Brookhaven College Lab Band

Houston Elementary Singers The Handbells at Strickland

Silhouette Dance Company Denton Celtic Dancers A Time to Dance Studio

O’Neal

Wilson Elementary All-Star Choir Ginnings Elementary Choir New Horizons Band Dallas

Texas Sky Pecan Creek Spirit Squad Syncopated Ladies Denton Dance Conservatory Denton City Contemporary Ballet Upswing Jazz Band

Denton Childbloom Guitar Program NCTC Jazz Combo SKY

Pecan Creek Elementary Bear Tones Evers Park Elementary Choir Denton ISD Mariachi

Immigrant Punk Leil Nahar Mid-Eastern Dance Troupe House of Funk Theatre Company

The Fiddle Rascals

Rayzor Elem. Marimba & Coppell Elem. Austin Marimba

Mansfield High School Jazz Choir

Denton State Supported Living Center Band Ryan Elementary Wrangler Choir Blanton Elementary Squire Choir Blanton Elementary Ars Orffeus First Baptist Denton Praise & Worship Band

Denton High School Lab Band 1

11:40

Bella Nantana & Friends Zaara Belly Dance Fusion

Frisco Jazz Band

The Enablers

Bone Doggie & The HSH Band Music Academy Garage Bands TWU Jazz Ensemble Colony High School Topcats Drill Team The Tune Pilots The Lead Pipes

Isis & The Star Dancers

Green Space Dance Bird Meets Winter

Josh Knight Miss Polly & Her Tiny Big Band Crosswinds Jazz Band The Texas Instruments Jazz Band

Young At Heart Strickly Dixie Denton New Horizons Band Denton Bell Band

Vigilantes Brass Sonlight Concert Band TWU International Dance Company

The Future Eyes PS 150 The Doubledown Band

Tribal Evolution Taylor & Bailee

Krum High School Jazz Band

The Doozies Redouble Band

A Litter Free Event

Quakertown Park 321 E. McKinney, Denton, TX EVENT: Denton Arts & Jazz Festival ADMISSION: FREE ATTENDANCE: 200,000+ SITE: Quakertown Park (formerly Civic Center Park), 321 E. McKinney, Denton, TX 76201 MAILING ADDRESS: Denton Festival Foundation, P.O. Box 2104, Denton, TX 76202 DATE: Friday, April 26, 5pm-11pm; Saturday, April 27, 10am-11pm; Sunday, April 28, 11am-9pm PHONE: (940) 565-0931; FAX: (940) 566-7007; INTERNET: www.dentonjazzfest.com

Directions: From I-35E, North or South, go East on Hwy. 380. Exit 469 to Bell Ave. Go South on Bell to Festival grounds on right in Quakertown Park. DX

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FOOD & BEVERAGES NORTH PARK JAZZ STAGE AREA DFF 9 DFF 10

DFF 12 DFF 13 DFF 14 DFF 17 F-66, 67

F-70, 71

F-72 F-73 F-74, 75 F-76 F-77

Denton Benefit League Denton, TX Frito Pie/ Nachos Denton Festival Foundation Denton, TX Beef Fajitas/ Sausage & Kraut Hotdogs/ Pickles/ Soft Drks/ Water Denton Festival Foundation Denton, TX Coffee & Wine Denton Festival Foundation Denton, TX Specialty Beers Denton Festival Foundation Denton, TX Beer UNT Athletic Department Denton, TX Beer/ Wine/ Soft Drinks/ Water The Flamingo Grill Plano, TX Philly Cheese Steak/ Cuban Sandwiches/ Limeade/ Jalapeno Sausage Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX Beef/ Chicken/ Veggie Soft Tacos Nachos/ Chips & Dips Metzler’s BBQ Denton, TX BBQ Sandwiches/ Turkey Legs Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Denton, TX Crawfish Queenie’s Steak House Denton, TX Fried Quail Legs & Chili Butter Conway Corndogs Allen, TX Corn Dogs/ Funnel Cakes/ Lemonade Crepe Crazy Austin, TX Savory & Sweet Crepes

First United Bank OUTDOOR FINE ARTS – 2013 O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 O-11 O-12 O-13 O-14 O-15 O-16 O-17 O-18 O-22 O-23 O-24

Bill & Marion Graham 3-D Metal Art Hardy, Arkansas Graham Metal Art Steve Moya Mixed Media Arlington, TX Moya Art Suzanne Cromwell Jewelry Houston, TX Cornwell & Co Julie Herrick Jewelry Dallas, TX The Hammered Bead Lisa Brown/Haley Holmes Jewelry Denton, TX Wicked Stepsisters Kanjana Stearns Clay Flowers Choctaw, OK All Clay Mark Mallia Jewelry Boxes Austin, TX Woodarts Miki Oliver Stained Glass Richardson, TX Natural Accents Susan Steblein Jewelry/Wine Barrel Art Plano, TX Nature’s Finest Art Tom Dumke Furniture Waukesha, Wisconsin Thomas William Furniture Gloria Shanahan Pencil & Charcoal Shawnee, Kansas Gloria Shanahan Fine Art in Pencil Carrie A. Torres Pottery Lubbock, TX Cabos Pottery Daryl Cohen/Kevin Frosch Fused Glass Art Oro Valley, Arizona Glass Design Ted Armulowicz Wood Crafts Liberty, TX Ted Armulowicz Woodworker Tommy Thompson Acrylics/Mixed Media Fort Worth, TX Thompson Fine Art Hanna Goodner DeVolska Jewelry Fort Worth, TX Amber Art Stephen Hall Photography Beggs, OK Stephen Hall Photography Pauline Haas-Vaughn Fused Glass Marana, Arizona Tortolita Creations Larry Tallent Jewelry Norman, OK Larry Tallent Jewelry Marvin Self Acrylic Waxahachie, TX Marvin’s Art Robert Hale Jewelry North Branch, Minnesota Creations by Hand

O-25

Herschel Yelder & Tyra Goodley Gallery Three 3 Three O-26 Louanne Duckworth Louanne’s Fine Art Jewelry O-28 Anne Vogt Anne Vogt Jewelry O-29 Terri McAshan Terri’s Glass Creations O-30 Lindsay Field Lindsay Designs O-31 Arlene Castro Brazilian Soul O-32 Daniel Schemel Mistura Timepieces O-33 Suely Lohr & Tom Lohr Twin Star Studios O-35 Jennifer & Joseph Worth JJ World Studio O-36 Linda Banning LB Originals O-37 Sutton Norris/Mary Beth Clark Nora Riley O-38 Kathy Fields Kathy Jewels O-39 Cathie Swearingen CAS Pottery O-40, 41 UNT Clay Guild O-44 Bear McLaughlin Bear Studios O-45 Sue Rogers SROriginals O-46 Troy Dale Troy’s Turnings O-47 Sean Corner Sean Corner Sculptures O-48 John & Barb Burnett O-49 Burnett’s Pottery O-50 David Jessup Green Collar Guy Designs O-51 George Baah Kasame Palace

Mixed Media

Lancaster, TX

Jewelry

Moore, OK

Jewelry

Estes Park, CO

Fused & Stained Glass/Jewelry Jewelry

Austin, TX Arlington, TX

Jewelry

Frisco, TX

Wooden Timepieces

Dallas, TX

Fused Glass/Woodturned Bowls Argyle, TX Photography

Austin, TX

Jewelry

Bozeman, Montana

Jewelry

Dallas, TX

Jewelry

O’Fallon, Missouri

Pottery

Krum, TX

Pottery Metal Sculpture

Denton, TX Colorado Springs, CO

Jewelry

Dallas, TX

Wood Art

Bartonville, TX

Clay Sculpture

Wichita, Kansas

Pottery

Howard, CO

Garden Sculptures

Boulder, CO

Handmade Leather Shoes

Fort Worth, TX

First United Bank CIVIC CENTER ARTISTS – 2013 A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 A-9 A-10 A-11 A-12, 13 A-14 A-15 A-16 A-17 A-18 A-19

Larry Bridges Pen & Ink/Watercolor Brownwood, TX Larry Bridges Studio & Gallery Lon Erwin Wood Turned Bowls/Vessels Dewey, OK Erwin Woodturning Ernie Benton Acrylic Justin, TX Strictly Ernest Jeff & Myan Sorensen Jewelry Crestone, CO Dancing Elk Designs Pottery Sanger, TX Jim & Susan Huckaby Small House Pottery L.C. Tobey & Annie Royer Fused & Leaded Glass McKinney, TX Dream Artglass James Sandoval Jewelry Rio Rancho, NM Tradition Past & Present Christie Wood Stained Glass Denton, TX Art Glass Ensembles Stan & Connie Buss Hardwood Kitchen Accessories OK City, OK Sturdy Oak Wood Crafts Monica Fallini Oil & Acrylic Valley View, TX MF Fine Art Dean Poole Pottery Tecumseh, OK Sand Stone Hills Pottery Adolfo Ambriz Jewelry Fredericksburg, TX Ambriz Jewelry Yeongsin Song Acrylic/Mixed Media Denton, TX Sarus Design Art Richard Lindsay Jewelry Santa Fe, NM Richard Lindsay Designs Merry Glazner Oil/Watercolor Denton, TX The Merry Shop John Flewharty Decorative Gourds Denton, TX Flewharty’s Crafts Kevin Eslinger Oil Westminster, CO Kenny Seals Photography Lawton, OK Kenny Seals Wildlife Photography

A-20 A-21 A-22 A-23, 24 A-25 A-26 A-27 A-28 A-29 A-30 A-31 A-32 A-33 A-34 A-35 A-36 A-37

Shawn Steichen Fused Glassworks Brad Foster Jabberwocky Graphix Frank Sowells, Jr. Artview Creations Barbara & Guy Beals Blossoms of the Rockies Todd Adams Todd’s Photography Craig Scotland Celtic Photography Karen Ahaus Ahaus Pottery Jon Ann Wells analyn jewelry designs Paula Hill Pastels by Paula Natasha Mylius Natasha Mylius Fine Art Leigh Navarro Leighelena Karen Antos Karen Antos Original Oils Art & Ginny Blevins Blevins Studio Craig Irvin Craig Irvin Art Ping Irvin Craig Irvin Art John English English’s Photography Mark Jimenez Silver Mountain Designs

Fused Glass

Haslet, TX

Pen & Ink

Irving, TX

Oil/Acrylic/Watercolor

Dallas, TX

Pressed Flower Botanicals

Bailey, CO

Photography

Flower Mound, TX

Photography

Fort Worth, TX

Pottery

Grapevine, TX

Jewelry

Denton, TX

Pastel Oil/Acrylic

Grand Prairie, TX Round Rock, TX

Jewelry

Austin, TX

Oil

Addison, TX

Miniature Portrait Clay Sculptures

Tolar, TX

Oil/Acrylic

Montgomery, TX

Oil/Acrylic

Montgomery, TX

Photography Jewelry

Abilene, TX Albuquerque, NM DY

GAMES, ACTIVITIES, FOOD & BEVERAGES

OUTDOOR ARTS & CRAFTS – 2013 C-1

Clothing

C-2

Kathy Simons Global Expressions Gary Anderson Anderson Woodworks C-3,4 Richard Pate Frames & More C-6 Krystal Lee Shelton Unique Lee Pottery C-7 Rael Eckenroed M-Kenya Designs C-8 Lisa Taylor & Dietmar Gaul Affordable Elegance C-9,10 Paul Johnson The Tye Dye Guy C-11 Ronnie & Melinda Smith Tiles Across Texas C-12 Toni Adams Piece of Paradise C-13 Kathryn Boulet Hoffman The Art of Adornment C-14 Joseph Goddard Hands Unlimited C-15 Shawn & Sean Zeigler Firefly Forge C-16 Deborah Savavese & Shawn Kizewski Love This Hair Clip C-17 Andrew Horski Amber & Christmas Ornaments C-18 Chrissie Farrar Star Dust & Imagination C-19 Steve Schrier Straight Up Chess C-20 Angela Mosera Arrowsarah C-21 Jean Murphy Felicity Glass C-22 Lauri Wallace Just Ask Creations C-23 Linda Chrysler Jewelers on the Boulevard C-24 Stan Daugherty Caricatures by Darty C-25 Debra Thompson D & D Design C-26, 27 John Busscher Dye-Namics C-28 Abigail Miller Piedras del Cardenal Chery Brainerd Past Presents C-29 Steve Howson One Love Tours C-30 Ron Hall Hallcraft C-31 Heather Taylor H.V.T.S. C-32 Renee Mitchell Abundantly Aromatic C-33,34 Keith & Sara Bolkcom KSS Memories C-35 Tami Reid Special T Designs

Wood Crafts

C-36

Greg Frnka Greg’s Workshop

Dallas, Texas Haltom City, Texas

Custom Frames

Aubrey, Texas

Pottery

Weatherford, Texas

Mixed Media

Euless, Texas

Jewelry

Gardner, Colorado

Tye Dye Clothing

Zephyrhills, Florida

Mosaic Art

Killeen, Texas

Handmade Accessories

Allen, Texas

Jewelry

Fort Worth, Texas

Hand Castings

Wilburton, Oklahoma

Jewelry

Denton, Texas

Barrettes

Denton, Texas

Jewelry

Wellston, Oklahoma

Jewelry

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Wood Chess Boards

Englewood, Colorado

Recycled Art

Dallas, Texas

Fused Glass

Lampe, Missouri

Jewelry

Shreveport, Louisiana

Jewelry

Fort Worth, Texas

Caricatures

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Windchimes

Krum, Texas

Tie Dye

Carbondale, Colorado

Jewelry/Textiles

Mixed Media

Denton, Texas

New York City, New York

Jewelry

Rusk, Texas

Bath Products/Knitted Caps Candles/Soaps

Denton, Texas Dallas, Texas

Fiber/Mixed Media Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Bath & Body Products

C-37

Pottery

C-38

Tammy Fink Finklefink Emporium Miguel Antonio Family Airbrush C-39, 40 Anta Diop C-41 Robb Pocklington Doc Rock’s Harmonious Rocks C-42 Lane Boozer & Mike Garrison Tambo Toe C-43 James Minze Anything of Value C-44 Cheryl McQueen Expressive Creations C-45 Jenny Taylor Guinever’s Gems C-46, 47 Maryon Hatter The Hatters C-48 Vivian DeGarmo Totally Irresistible C-49 Charlotte Garrison Strings N Things

Hand Painted Tees/Hats

Branson, Missouri

Aurora, Colorado DFF 5 Grapevine, Texas DFF 6

Clothing/Jewelry Jewelry Tambo Toe

Corinth, Texas DFF 16

Horseshoe Nails & Copper Art Houston, Texas F-57 Fused & Stained Glass

Denton, Texas F-58

Hair Bows/Jewelry

F-59 Ponder, Texas F-60 F-61

Handmade Hats

Trinidad, Colorado

Custom Name Frames

Krum, Texas

Inola, Oklahoma F-64 F-65

Art from India

Southwest Indian Jewelry Ada, Oklahoma F-53 Mixed Media Karlstad, Minnesota F-54

Barbed Wire Art

Toledo, Iowa

Dresses/Jewelry

Tulsa, Oklahoma

F-55 F-56

Embroidered Clothing Tie Dye Clothing

Raytown, Missouri Sand Springs, Oklahoma G-52

Nepalese & Tibetan Art

Haltom, Texas DFF 7

Ceramics

Denton, Texas

Vinyl Record Album Covers

Denton, Texas F-47

DFF 8 F-46 F-48

Jewelry

Wylie, Texas F-49

Bath Products

Coppell, Texas

C- 85

Festival Information/Souvenirs

Denton, TX

Convention & Visitor Bureau

Outdoor Games Crafts/Hair Accessories

Denton, Texas

Facial Mask Candles

Wichita Falls, Texas F-9 F-10 F-11

Frances Snider Magnetic Jewelry Magnet-ficent Therapy Jewelry

Lone Star Amusements

Mechanical Bull

G-20

Lone Star Amusements

Hippo Slide

G-23

KNTU FM 88.1

Broadcasting

Denton, TX

G-21

Lone Star Amusements

Mega Obstacle Course

DFF

Children’s Art Tent

Art, Music & Magic

Denton, TX

G-22

Lone Star Amusements

Covered Obstacle Course

DFF

Percussion “Petting Zoo”

Instruments & Demonstrations

Denton, TX

G-24

The Dallas Morning News

Subscriptions

DFF

S.W.E.A.T. Team (Denton Bible Church)

Wood Building Tent

Denton, TX

G-25

Empty Bowls

Information

DFF 1

Denton Festival Foundation

Festival Information/Souvenirs

Denton, TX

G-27

Texas State Employees Union

Information

G-1

Denton Police Department

Safety Information

Denton, TX

G-28

Denton County Transportation Authority

Information

G-2,3

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Baby Changing Station

Denton, TX

G-30

Health Services of North Texas

Information

G-4

Denton Watershed Protection

Information & Education

Denton, TX

G-31

Silverleaf Resorts

G-5

Denton Planning Department

Information & Education

Denton, TX

G-32,33 GEICO

Information

G-6

Denton Breakfast Kiwanis

Information

Denton, TX

G-35

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton

Information

G-7

UNT Child & Family Resource Clinic

Information

Denton, TX

G-36

Denton Record- Chronicle

Subscriptions/Activity

G-8

Michael’s Memories

Information

Denton, TX

G-39

Judy Uebelacker

Airbrush Accessories

G-9

D & L Kids Fun

Duck Pond

Flower Mound,TX

G-10

Selwyn School

Puppet Shows

Denton, TX

G-40

University of North Texas

UNT Merchandise

Melonie Milne

Face & Body Painting

Information

Judy ‘n Company

G-11

Lone Star Amusements

Bounce House

Cedar Hill, TX

G-42

G-12

Lone Star Amusements

Mindwinder

Cedar Hill, TX

G-43,44 Southern Journeys

Information

G-13

Lone Star Amusements

Batman Obstacle Course

Cedar Hill, TX

G-47

North Texas Derby Revolution

Information

G-14

Cooper Concessions

Climbing Rock

May, TX

G-48

UNT Book Bus

Merchandise

G-15

Tanglewood Tumbleweed

Kiddie Ferris Wheel

Amarillo, TX

G-16

Cooper Concessions

Quad Power Jump

May, TX

DX

G-49,50 Verizon FiOS

Information

G-51

Demonstrations

Golden Triangle Woodturners

Denton, TX Denton, TX

Festival Information/Souvenirs Denton, TX Greater Denton Sports Commission Beer/ Wine/ Soft Drinks/ Water Allen, TX Conway Corndogs Corn Dogs/Funnel Cakes/Lemonade St. Paul, MN Baja Smoothies - Fruit Smoothies Coffee Rage - Frappuccino Carrollton, TX International Foods - Gyros/Eggrolls/Chicken Orlando, FL Victory World Outreach Denton, TX BBQ Sandwiches/ Pudding/ Tea Hughes Springs, TX McKinney Food Service Corn Dogs/ Lemonade Seguin, TX Texas Twister Drink - Specialty Drinks/ Sweets Georgiana’s Cuisine - Panini/Chicken/ Alligator/ Tea Dallas, TX St. Andrew Church of God in Christ - Turkey Legs Denton, TX Ye Olde Honeycorn - Kettle Corn T.C.’s Country Corn Roasted Corn/ Baked Potatoes/ Fruit Drink Miss Piggy’s Gumbo/ Meat Pies/ Fried Oreos/ Tea/ Lemonade Rocky Mountain Nut Co Roasted Nuts/ Root Beer/ Lemonade Denton Vegan Cooperative Vegan Nachos/ Veggie Tacos Doc’s Catering & Grill Wings/ Kabobs/ Rice/ Lemonade Ben E. Keith Co. - Information/ Merchandise

Lewisville, TX Kemp, TX Bartonville, TX Loveland, CO Denton, TX Roanoke, TX Denton, TX

PARKING LOT Denton Festival Foundation Beef Fajitas/ Sausage & Kraut/ Hotdogs/ Frito Pie/ Pickles/ Soft Drks/Water Denton Festival Foundation - Beer & Wine City Federation of Women’s Clubs - Baked Goods Fried What! - Fried Sweets/Veggies/Iced Tea Baja Smoothies - Fruit Smoothies Brown’s Concessions - Strawberry Crepes/Lemonade Gyros Express - Greek Gyros/Lemonade

Denton, TX

Denton, TX Denton, TX Garland, TX St. Paul, MN Paris, TX Luck, WI

Texas Pitstops - Wild Game (Brats & Sausage) Taste of New Orleans - Fish & Boudain Balls Street Munchies - Chicken/Fish/Corndogs/Lemonade Poppy’s Dry Bean Saloon - Draft Sodas

Plano, TX Dallas, TX Garland, TX Celina, TX

NORTH PARK - FOOD

DFF 2 Keller, Texas DFF 3 F-7 Dallas, Texas F-8

Custom Wooden Putters

G-17

Denton Festival Foundation

Denton, TX

POOL AREA

F-79 Sanger, Texas F-80 F-81

The Arts Guild - Frito Pie/ Soft Drinks/ Water Denton Festival Foundation - Beer/Soft Drinks/Water Jazzy Fat’s Cajun Classic - Louisiana Pralines Brown Sugar Antiques Vegetables/ Preserves/ Salsa/ Candles Baja Smoothies - Fruit Smoothies Cooper Concessions - Lemonade Cooper Concessions - Ice Cream

F-12A,B McAlister’s Deli Cookies/Iced Tea/Nachos/ Lemonade F-13

Granbury, Texas F-14 F-15 F-16 F-17,18

NORTH PARK - GAMES and ACTIVITIES DFF 11 Denton Festival Foundation &

F-50

Haltom City, Texas F-78

Sand Art

Corinth, Texas Coppell, Texas

Denton Festival Foundation Sausage & Kraut Hotdogs/ Pickles/ Soft Drinks/ Water Denton Festival Foundation - Beer & Wine

CENTER SECTION F-51 Denton, Texas F-52

(Senior Center – Indoors) Wood Trays/Bottle Stoppers

F-62 F-63

Puppets & Halos

(North Park) C-55, 56 Angela Sangmu Juliet’s Jewels C-57, 58 Charlotte Alvarez C-59, 60 Lynn & Christy Sjoblom Christy’s Crafts C-61, 62 Vicki & Roger Ferriss Art From the Farm C-63 John Cox John Cox Artisan C-64-66 Henry Zapata Terranova Fine Arts C-67 Lawrence Crawford Staybright Tie Dyes C-68, 69 Ashok Shrestha Bajra, Inc C-70 Denton State Supported Living Center Impressions C-71 Leroy Falcon Falcon Concepts C-72 Della McCartney Groovy Accents C-73 Cindy McIntosh Skullsoap Natural Bath C-74, 75 Alton Wilson Sandsational C-76, 77 Geary Watson All-American Outdoor Gaming C-78 Rosemary Denson Tattooed Mommy Designs C-79 Joe Contreras Musty Putters Texas C-80 Cliff Boren Mississippi Miracle Clay C-81 Joellen Fisher Windspirit Candle Co.

SOUTH PARK

Aubrey, Texas DFF 4

Cedar Hill, TX F-19 F-20 Cedar Hill, TX F-21,22 Cedar Hill, TX F-23 Cedar Hill, TX F-24 Dallas, TX F-25 Denton, TX

F-26 Dallas, TX F-27

Lewisville, TX

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Denton Arts & Jazz Festival Brave Combo set to close festival with performance Sunday night By Amelia Jaycen For the Denton Record-Chronicle

Brave Combo not only challenges the feet with a dare-todance attitude pouring from the stage, but their music challenges the mind, mixing global genres including mambo, meringue, waltz, zydeco, classical, cha cha, the blues — and, of course, polka. Led by charismatic founder and frontman Carl Finch, the group holds a long-time tradition of headlining the closing show at Denton’s annual Arts & Jazz Festival. The Sunday night performance at this year’s event will be no exception. Brave Combo is known for pushing musical limits, successfully riding the line between comedy and mastery, giving performances that are a mix of dancing fun and serious musicianship while living up to their famous lyricized motto: “Do something different.” Their signature element is use of the once uncool accordion (sometimes two or three of them), traditionally played by Finch and, more recently, by Ginny Mac, the group’s newest member who plays her

full-size instrument with charisma. Established in Denton in 1979, the group has been credited with popularizing the instrument and the polka sound, while borrowing from — and often completely reinventing — an array of American and non-American genres. Rock, folk, country, funk and R&B, to name a few, collide with international influences to create Brave Combo’s “nuclear” polka sound. While polka traditionally suffers a bad rap, for Finch it is the fine line between honoring and judging music you encounter — between a person’s intentions and what they actually accomplished — that is worth walking. Considering polka, which is traditionally used in a comical setting, the question tends to arise: is this band just about the kitsch? “The kitsch thing required somebody to be judgmental,” Finch said in a preview of Bart Weiss and Mark Birnbaum’s forthcoming documentary about Brave Combo. “It’s easy to find an audience when you’re just throwing that stuff

out there.” More difficult perhaps is gaining respect by combining a light-hearted, vapidly experimental style with an impressive array of musical talent on tens of instruments, forming a creative mesh of styles, genres and performances that touches many cultures and settings. “Whatever you do, exercise your ability to be in a situation and to approach it with no judgmental attitude at all,” Finch said. “The more you do that, the more you are capable of mastering the situation. Doing that, for me, led me to polka in a most cosmic way.” Brave Combo’s recognitions include two Grammy awards and seven total nominations, and they have a staggering career of more than 30 releases, nine foreign releases and various assorted projects and compilations. Notable performances include the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, David Byrne’s wedding reception, and a virtual performance at an Oktoberfest celebration in a 2004 episode of The Simpsons. The title of the most eclectic band to ever come from Denton is not to be taken lightly, considering the extent

of weirdness that grows in a city increasingly more wellknown for its thriving D.I.Y. music scene. Brave Combo, whose debut show was in a creative studio at North Texas State University in 1979, has maintained their home-base in Denton despite national and international recognition. The band’s members, past and present, exude a degree of personal rebellion, abandon of traditional rules and musical exploration that resonates with their fans. Sounds pouring from the speakers are skilled creations that may move from a polka to a rumba, from waltz into rock or from the ultimately original to the classic cover within a single song, and the six-member group is known for a surprisingly rich, sonic live sound. Band members include Finch, who provides lead guitar, vocals, keyboards and accordion; long-time member Jeffrey Barnes — known for his elaborate performance wardrobe — whose musical mastery includes saxophone, harmonica, flute and an array of other reeds and woodwinds; Danny O’Brien, trumpet and vocals; Little Jack Melody, bass guitar; Alan Emert,

drums; and Ginny Mac, who joined the band in 2011 and has been playing accordion since the age of 7. The 2013 Denton Arts & Jazz Festival performance will feature two special guest musicians: Danny Jerabeck, of Copper Box, a good friend and polka buddy with whom Finch just celebrated release of their side project, The Nice Musics. Jerabeck plays button box accordion (an accordion with no keys) and trombone and is a sort of sixth member of Brave Combo. Mike Dillon, of the Dead Kenny G’s, will bring on the groove with an array of percussion sounds. “Of course we’ve got a full arsenal of our regular crazy stuff to unleash at the Jazz Festival. We always try to give our good friends in Denton a quality show, and we appreciate all the people who come out and all the young people go berserk,” Finch said. Crowds ready to dance and experience the many flavors of music and dance that make Brave Combo a Denton favorite can attend the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival Sunday evening performance, where Brave Combo is sure to “Do Something Different.”

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Jimenez forges metal into memories By Jane R. LeBlanc For the Denton Record-Chronicle

Before an ounce of silver or gold is ever shaped, Mark Jimenez first sketches each piece with pencil and paper at his Silver Mountain Designs studio in Albuquerque’s historic district. The building isn’t much to speak of — a sand-colored box, it is framed by a few sparse trees, its glass front windows butting up against the sidewalk of Rio Grande Boulevard. But inside is different — inside is where an artist’s imagination takes shape through raw metal and loose stones. For Jimenez, it all starts with a theme. His latest series, Living Spirit, is a celebration of relationships, in silver and gold, precious and semi-precious stones. The series honors both those living and those who have passed, the connections we forge as human beings. The importance of that sen-

timent shows in the expert craftsmanship of Jimenez’s work, a level of expertise honed over 40 years at the jeweler’s bench. He’ll be showcasing his work at this year’s Denton Jazz & Arts Festival. Jimenez’s first attempt at jewelry making was at 15 years old. He’s never forgotten it. Jimenez is part of the 10th generation of artists in a lineage dating back to 1732, one rich with weavers, print makers, furniture makers and stone carvers. His generation is the first to create jewelry, he and his sister the lone jewelers. His ancestry is a mix of Hispanic and Native American — Spanish, Dominican, Mescalero, Chiricahua Apache — “a typical New Mexican,� he says. Part of his Living Spirit series is a three-stone sterling silver ring of box construction — the outside of the ring is square, while the inside is round to fit on the finger.

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Lifelong love of art brings Sowells to festival By Jane R. LeBlanc For the Denton Record-Chronicle

As a 5-year-old boy growing up in Dallas, young Frank Sowells Jr.’s mother knew to never leave the house without paper and something to write with. Her budding artist always had an illustration in mind, a story waiting to get out. At the doctor’s office one day, little Frank’s illustrations became the topic of conversation. “Did your son draw that? He’s very good,” the doctor said. “Very good.” Inspired by the doctor’s praise, Frank’s mother entered him into his first art competition. “I drew a pirate,” the now 54-year-old Sowells says from the living room of his Dallas home. “I’ll never forget that.” Although he was just having fun, he had an undeniable talent. He won the competition. Sowells is always sketching, always thinking of new ideas. Even during service at his church, The Potter’s House. When Bishop T.D. Jakes gives his sermon, Sowells is busy sketching — with his finger. “My pastor is very vivid

when telling stories of the Bible,” he says. As the pastor told the story of Samson, without thinking, Sowells took his finger and started sketching a scene on his leg. He outlined Samson’s head and arms, envisioning a painting in his head. His wife is used to it. She knows that as soon as they get home, Sowells will have an idea to transfer to paper. And once an idea is sketched on paper, the next step is committing it to canvas. Sowells never limits himself to one style or influence. His painting portfolio includes abstract pieces, cubism, impressionism and realism, and he still draws in pen and pencil. “This is what I was born to do,” he says. “This is God’s inspiration working through me.” His subjects range from African-inspired stories, to Biblical representations, to his highly popular jazz pieces. “I’m very inspired by [jazz] artists, to recreate them into a painting or an abstract,” he says. In fact, he’s the creator of the art you’ll see on this year’s offi-

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Magician pulls smiles out of hat By Jennifer D. McElroy

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Sometimes Al Curlett likes to wake up around 5 a.m. and spends the majority of his morning twisting and folding balloons into flower rings, foot-tall hats and even a childsize sit-in racecar. But other times he prefers doing it on the spot so he can catch the gleam in a person’s eye as he transforms a deflated balloon into nothing less than an inflated work of art. Children and adults alike can catch him weaving balloons as he weaves in and out of festival-goers at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival over the weekend. He’ll also be performing as a magician for three 45-minute sets on his stage each day as he dons his top hat and leaps onto his stage located in the Children’s tent. Just don’t ask him to make any swords or dog balloons. Curlett isn’t afraid to think out of the box, even if it comes down to a wager from Cinnabon that he can’t make a giant cinnamon roll. Well, he did and he has the pictures to prove it. His creations can take him anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to complete, depending on the scale and complexity of the design he’s constructing with his expert hands, and prefers for festivalgoers to always come back and pay him a visit for a balloon creation, only for the price of a smile. “I knew there had to be more to do than just dogs and swords,� Curlett says. Magic is never too young or too old for anyone as this magician has seen first-hand the enjoyment in the eyes of anyone from 7 years old to 70 years old. “Honestly, a lot of the kids catch on to my magic tricks more than adults do,� Curlett said with a smile and chuckle. With the coming festival comes many surprises Curlett has hidden up his sleeve and has a little something for everyone, whether it be a bouquet of balloon flowers or a giant cinnamon roll.

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Denton Arts & Jazz Festival The Singing Cowboy returns to festival By Annette Nevins For the Denton Record-Chronicle

His hair tucked under a white felt Western hat, the blue-eyed cowboy in a buttoned-down shirt and red bandanna strums a guitar and croons about starry nights, chasing chickens and riding horses. There is no crackling of the campfire or the smell of burning wood, only rattling of homemade oatmeal-container drums, wrapping-paper tube rainmakers and the giggling of children. This time, all eyes are on the little boy using his tongue to move his loose bottom tooth. Placing his lasso aside, the cowboy flashes a wide white smile and plucks a new song on the guitar, his fingers gliding across the frets of the hollowed stringed instrument. “Everybody look,� he sings. “He’s got a wiggly tooth. He’s got a wiggly tooth at the bottom of the soup.� Life on the trail as a children’s entertainer can be just as unpredictable as a loose tooth, but spontaneity is what drives the shows of Joel Reese, the Singing Cowboy. This time he will be adding something new to his performance at this year’s Denton Arts & Jazz Festival. In addition to performing in the children’s tents, he will be venturing out to various other stages at the festival to perform for the entire crowd. “I’m a storyteller,� Reese says. “I like to tell stories that entertain and make people laugh and cry and most of all, learn and dream.� Reese is mostly known for his interactive educational songs that involve making up lyrics along the way. He is currently performing concerts and planning music series and workshops geared toward adult audiences in the Temecula wine country in California, where he lives with his wife, 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old twin son and daughter. This will be his 12th

year to perform at the festival. Temecula is the birthplace of his career, where Reese first began singing along to country music songs that played on his tiny transistor radio that he carried around with him on his family’s farm. His mother would play Chet Atkins records and he begged her for a guitar like the ones that Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell would play on musical variety shows he watched on television. But it was the songs his grandmother sang about the land and the games she would play by hiding coins in trees and behind the barn that intrigued Reese the most. He began to see how music could teach by entertaining. “Music gets children to talk about their feelings and dream about what they want to be,� Reese says with a contagious sort of energy. “People would often ask my dad if he was Mr. Rogers because he had such a poetic, congenial interest in children. I kind of inherited that from him.� From the ranchlands in Texas and Oklahoma to California’s wine country, Reese opened shows for such Western artists as Riders in the Sky, Michael Martin Murphy and the Sons of the San Joaquin. More talent contests and performances at rodeos and even a performance for President George Bush led Reese to Nashville in 1986. He performed in the Opryland music theme park with Minnie Pearl, whose comical performances with her trademark hat with a price

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