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Spring Arts Goggle Sign-Up Form Online

Written by Kevin Buchanan on March 12, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: General

Our friends at Fort Worth South, Inc. have got the sign-up form for the Spring Arts Goggle up and running.  If you’re interested in being an artist or a venue, head on over and sign up.  The Spring 2010 Arts Goggle will be held Saturday, May 15, from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the [...]

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Fundraising for James M. Johnston’s new short film, “Knife”

Written by Kevin Buchanan on March 11, 2010 - 0 Comments
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We’ve just noticed that our friend/local indie filmmaker James M. Johnston is conducting fundraising for his new short film, “Knife“.
By stripping away the dialogue and removing any overbearing plot elements Knife strikes at the core of the Southern Gothic mythos without falling into redundancy. Visually, every composition, every bit of lighting, every movement the character [...]

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Drug Mountain Vinyl Available

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 22, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Update:  Added the Weekly’s review, plus info that the $15 per record goes through PayPal to addisbritt@yahoo.com.
An FYI for local musicologists interested in the loud and cacophonous – Fort Worth’s own Drug Mountain has their debut release out, a 12″ vinyl out on Mission Co-Op.  The recording was produced by noise rock icon Steve Albini [...]

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Snowy Magnolia

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 15, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: General

Just a gallery of photos from last week’s record snowfall, taken along Magnolia Avenue in the Near Southside.  Enjoy!

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Rahr Brewery Roof Collapses From Snow

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 12, 2010 - 6 Comments
Categories: General

(Photo from Bike Friendly Fort Worth)
The roof of the Rahr Brewery in the Near Southside has collapsed due to the record snowfall.  Not a lot of information just yet.  When we hear more from Rahr, we’ll post it (obviously, the Saturday brewery tour is off).  Here’s what out friends at Bike Friendly Fort Worth had [...]

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Urban Green Build film postponed due to weather

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 11, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: General

Note:  tonight’s scheduled showing of “Blueprint America:  The Road to the Future” has been postponed due to Fort Worth’s wintery weather.  It will now be happening next Thursday, the 18th, at 7:00 PM.

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Coming Up: “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade” at the Modern

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 2, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Running from February 14 through May 16, the Modern will be host to a major new exhibit focusing on the later part of Andy Warhol’s output:
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. [...]

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Haiti Benefit Concert March 27th in Near Southside

Written by Kevin Buchanan on January 29, 2010 - 1 Comment
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There’s going to be a big benefit concert for Haiti in the Near Southside on March 27th.  To be held at Magnolia Green Park, Fort Worth Sings for Haiti will donate 100% of all money raised to Haitian relief efforts via Doctors Without Borders.
The artist lineup is being finalized, and will concentrate on Fort Worth-local [...]

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Conscientious Projector showing “The Cove” Tonight at 1919 Hemphill

Written by Kevin Buchanan on January 20, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Tonight, Conscientious Projector will be showing The Cove – “The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries they incovered were only the tip of [...]

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Reward for Lost Dog Following Tragic Rescue Attempt

Written by Kevin Buchanan on January 15, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: General

Update:  Gollum has been found, and has safely returned home.
Stepping outside of the normal coverage because this is a very sad story that hasn’t yet been resolved.  One of our readers brought this to our attention as the subject of the rescue attempt in the story was a friend of hers:
Just days after a woman [...]

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