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If you’re like us, you often wonder what to do on the weekend. There’s always something going on in the DFW area, but sometimes it’s hard to find different things to do on a whim. Of course movies are an easy choice, then there’s dining out and sporting events. Here are a few more suggestions. For “What To Do” for the current weekend, click here.

 

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Highland Village Balloon Festival - Unfortunately, due to the rain earlier in the summer (remember?), it was canceled, but there is the North Texas State Fair in Denton which may be a good alternative. Running August 17-25, there’s a whole week of fun including a carnival, rodeos, horse and livestock shows, contests and all the things that make a state fair fun, but on a smaller, more comfortable level and in our area.

The Fair is at 2217 N Carroll Blvd in Denton, TX 76201-1833

Click here for their website and a full schedule.

 

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SALES TAX HOLIDAY WEEKEND - Fri, Aug 17 - Sun, Aug 19, 2007
As a lead-in to school beginning this Fall, We will get a break from state and local sales taxes this weekend during the Texas annual tax holiday. One secret is that you can put items away now with merchants lay-away plans and take advantage of the tax savings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s exempt from tax? Most clothing and shoes priced under $100. School backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary school children are also exempt. New this year include backpacks with wheels, provided they have straps permitting them to be worn on the back. Not exempt are luggage, briefcases, athletic type bags, computer bags, purses or framed backpacks.

For more information on tax-exempt items, visit the State’s website here.
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SATURDAY, Aug 18th- 10am-2pm
Family Health Fair - Bartonville Town Center

Local Fire, Police and Medical personnel will be at Bartonville Town Center for this weekend’s Health Fair. There will Free Health Screenings, Child ID Fingerprinting, and so so much more.
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MOVIES
The box office winners last weekend were:
1. Rush Hour 3 - (New)
2. The Bourne Ultimatum - (1)
3. The Simpson’s Movie - (2)
4. Stardust - (New)
5. Hairspray - (6)

 

Rush Hour with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker did an impressive job of cleaning up in the theaters last week in spite of critics giving it a generally low score, so it will likely stay in the top rankings this weekend as well.

For new openings this weekend, the leader is expected to be The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig who learn the truth about a shocking extraterrestrial epidemic in this latest ‘Body Snatchers’ remake. The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. The movie has nothing to do with the ill-fated Invasion TV series, and is officially not a 3rd movie remake, but…

Superbad, new this weekend covers the exploits of two co-dependent high school guys want to hook up with girls before they graduate and go off to different colleges, but, after a calamitous night just trying to buy alcohol for a school party, overcoming their separation anxiety becomes a greater challenge than getting the girls.

 

Continuing this weekend is the Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Stardust starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, a young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beautiful but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star. His journey takes him to a mysterious and forbidden land beyond the walls of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which has transformed into a striking girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes).

 

UPDATE: 8/10/07 - We saw Stardust today. It’s a romantic fantasy, and we loved it. De Niro during his brief appearances, practically stole the scenes. Where the Rush Hour theater was about a third full, Stardust was packed. Go see it!

 

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Among last week releases, Daddy Day Camp barely hit the charts and is probably on a fast trip to the DVD burner.

 

The Bourne Ultimatum should hold it’s on this weekend as well, remaining in the top 5. Matt Damon portrays a government-trained killer Jason Bourne, still a man without a past and on the run from the CIA. This time Bourne returns home to face head on those chasing him. The consequences are disastrous, but for whom?

 

The action is great and the sites shown around the world are incredible. Our favorite line in the movie: “Because if you were in your office right now, we would be having this conversation Face to Face”

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It’s interesting that Hairspray actually moved up a notch in revenue last week. It may be one of those that grows as it develops a word of mouth following. Of course, with John Travolta playing a woman, how can you lose? Hairspray is a musical about a plus-sized girl with a big heart and a passion for dancing who dreams of appearing on a local TV dance party.

 

Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway and James MacAvoy has moved into a few more theatres so may pick up interest. In this 18th-century love story of emerging young writer Jane Austen, she is a feisty 20-year-old emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love.

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DVD RENTAL RECOMMENDATION

 

We have a winner for new DVD release this week. Wild Hogs is one of those movies that the critics hated and the fans loved. Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, William Macy and Martin Lawrence, a group of middle-aged friends decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip.

 

If you’re a fan of the original TV show Bewitched, the first five seasons are now being released on DVD. Another movie new to DVD that was just in theaters last month, but we all said we would wait for the DVD of is Vacancy. It had a couple of good actors, Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson who’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and discover the no-tell motel they are in has hidden cameras and their very room was the site of a low-budget slasher movie they’re watching on TV, panic ensues and they struggle to get out alive before they become the next ‘movie stars’.
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Lewisville Farmers Market - Saturday 8am until sell-out. Every Saturday through Oct. 27, The Lewisville Old Town Business Association presents the Old Town Farmers Market for the second year, operating in Wayne Ferguson Plaza in Old Town near the City Hall.

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Bartonville Farmers Market - Saturday 8am until sell-out. Bartonville Town Center Northside. 2650 FM 407.And if you’ve never been, the Dallas Farmer’s Market is huge. Located in the southeastern corner of the central business district in downtown Dallas at 1010 South Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, it provides a unique opportunity to shop for fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, specialty and international products.The Dallas Farmers Market is open Sunday thru Saturday 7am to 6pm. There are other Farmers Markets in the area, Grapevine, Coppell, etc. Let us know if we should add others.

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Take advantage of Yoga Island’s new Spa Services-Friday Microdermabrasion and Facial Specials
Friday, 9am-5pm. There may be some Saturday appointments left but check. (FM2499) Yogaisland offers advanced Yoga Teacher training and is about to begin their fall class series. There are only 2 spots left in class. Call 972-724-9642, for more information or visit their newly updated website at www.yogaisland.com

 

 

 

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Gaylord Texan Summerfest Aerial Show and Fireworks. Click here for details you won’t want to miss.

 

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Go see Tomorrow is Forever at Pocket Sandwich Theater

 

Presented through August 18th, Tomorrow is Forever is a Melodrama, popcorn tossing (really) comedy spoof starring what looks like a character from Mad Magazine as Flynt, Hardy Flynt, Super Agent, Licensed to Kill, Master of Disguises, who never worries about Tomorrow, because…Tomorrow is Forever.

 

The Pocket Sandwich Theater is located at
5400 E. MOCKINGBIRD, #119 DALLAS, TX 75206
BOX OFFICE: (214) 821-1860 (2:00 - 6:00 P.M. DAILY)

 

Reservations are recommended.

 

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Visit the Planetarium at UT Arlington.

Through August 26, their currently running shows include Astronaut, Cosmic CSI and Rock Hall of Fame. In Astronaut!, experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space and see what it is like to float around the International Space Station to moving through the microscopic regions of the human body! Discover the beauty and potential perils as they subject “Chad” our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

COSMIC CSI explores the ultimate question: Are we alone in the universe? Investigate planets around nearby stars, extreme life on planet Earth and future missions to answer that great galactic question…..got life? COSMIC CSI is narrated by Glenn Morshower—Hollywood actor and native Texan. He has played parts in shows like “24,” “CSI” and “Star Trek.” So he knows a little about space and being a detective.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a pure entertainment rock music show featuring 3D Animation set to the different rock songs.
Feature Songs in Rock Hall of Fame 1

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer -– “Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression pt. 2”
• The Doors — “Break on Through”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival — “Bad Moon Rising”
• Jimi Hendrix — “Purple Haze”
• Led Zeppelin — “Good Times Bad Times”
• Aerosmith — “Sweet Emotion”
• Pink Floyd — “Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2″
• Midnight Oil — “Beds are Burning”
• Rush –”Tom Sawyer”
• U2 — “Where the Streets Have No Name”
• Pink Floyd — “One of These Days”
• Metallica — “Enter Sandman”

SCHEDULE

Wednesdays through Saturdays

11:00am Astronaut!
2:00pm Cosmic CSI

Thursday Nights

7:00pm Astronaut!
8:00pm Rock Hall of Fame

Ticket Prices
$5.00 - Adults
$4.00 - Children (18 and under), Seniors, Non-UTA Students

For Directions: click here

The Planetarium at UT Arlington has a 60ft diameter dome with a state of the art Digistar 3 CRT Projection system with 165 seating capacity. The Planetarium can project the stars as they look in the real sky as well as immerse the audience into a full dome animation show. For Planetarium information, click here.