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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 the latest weekend update, click here.

This report is updated every Wednesday evening with additional updates as needed so be sure to check in often for the latest updates. For “What To Do” for the current weekend, click here.

Frankly, this is a pretty quiet weekend. Feels like those old days in college right before finals…dead weekend. Yep, with school starting next Monday, everything is quiet on the entertainment front, but probably not in our homes as families prepare for school. We actually heard from several retail sources that last weekend’s tax-free sales were incredibly slow because of the state changing the weekend to later this year.

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Attend the Parker Square Family Movie Night

Thursday August 23, 2007 - Come out to Parker Square for movies in the square. There will be things to entertain the kids and then the movie will begin at 9 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments for a family night out.

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Attend the North Texas State Fair - Denton, TX Through Saturday, Aug 25th.

August 17-25, 2007. Held in Denton, the North Texas State Fair is an 8 day event with a rodeo, live musical performances each night on two different stages, a carnival, horse show, and numerous special attractions. Visit www.northtexasstatefair.com

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Grocery Shopping Tour - Kroger @ FM1171 & FM2499 - Thursday, 8/23, 8pm

Local Fitness and Nutrition expert, Kelly Calibrese will lead a tour of a local grocery store and answer all of those questions that perplex us about labels and healthy shopping. Yes, our heads spin as we listen to advice on television and in the news then go to the grocery store and try to translate all of that information into healthy advice. No Carb, Low Carb, Low Fat, Sugar Free, Hydrogenated, and more.

Kelli will answer question like:

• How to quickly and easily make the most healthful and delicious choices for you and your family.
• How to put together healthy meals and snacks in a snap!
• How to know what low fat, light, less, lower and other food labels really mean
• What’s better: butter or margarine, frozen or fresh, low fat or low carb? (The answers will surprise you.)
• How to finally stop dieting and make healthful eating a natural part of your life!

You may register online at www.argylebootcamp.com or by calling 817-490-1296. Registration is $20 in advance, or $25 at the door.

If you miss this one, there will be another Grocery tour on Tuesday October 9th.

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Mercy Me in concert this Saturday at Rangers Ballpark!
The Texas Rangers will present Mercy Me in concert this Saturday 8/25 on the patio at Rangers Ballpark! Admission to the concert is FREE with your Rangers game ticket.

A family-friendly concert AND an exciting baseball game all in one! Gates open at 4:30, concert starts at 5:30 and the Rangers take on the Mariners at 7:35. Get your tickets at texasrangers.com or by calling 972-RANGERS.

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MOVIES

The box office winners last weekend were:
1. Superbad - (New)
2. Rush Hour 3 - (1)
3. The Bourne Ultimatum - (2)
4. The Simpsons Movie - (3)
5. The Invasion - (New)

A new teen movie, Superbad, mopped up in the box office last weekend, surprising even the moviemakers themselves. This is an example of teen buying power these days generating $33 Million in the first weekend! Actually, the critics and public give this movie an average B+ rating. In the story, 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. Note it is an R-Rated film.

The #2, #3, and #4 movies last week held on from the previous week only moving down one notch each in popularity.

For new openings this weekend, our pick for the weekend will be The Nanny Diaries staring Scarlett Johansson in a movie version of the popular book. A 21 year old takes a job as a nanny to a family on the Upper East Side who turns out to be the family from hell. It looks like it will be presented as more of a comedy than the book. Let’s just hope the movie is lighter than the book, which is very sad.

 

New in theaters this weekend, and a sure bet for the kids in their last romp out before school next Monday is Mr Bean’s Holiday with Rowan Atkinson. In this G rated misadventure, Mr. Bean–the nearly wordless misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks–goes on holiday to the French Riviera. Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. But his trip doesn’t go as smoothly as he had hoped when the bumbling Bean is wrongly thought to be both kidnapper and acclaimed filmmaker. He has some serious explaining to do after wreaking havoc across the French countryside and arriving at his vacation spot with a Romanian filmmaker’s precocious son and an aspiring actress in tow.

 

Another movie that has potential to be good, but may be overshadowed with the other hits of the weekend is Resurrecting The Champ, starring Samuel L. Jackson, a story about a struggling reporter who encounters a former boxing champion living on the streets, thus beginning his journey to uncover the truth and presenting him with the opportunity to reexamine his own life.

 

Rush Hour with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker continues to hold the public interest last week in spite of critics disapproval (shows how much we listen to critics), so it will likely stay in the top rankings this weekend as well.

Our Review: This was better than we expected, and had a lot of slap-stick kind of gags that are over the top, but overall, pretty average.

 

 

Among the top 5 last weekend, 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…

Our Review: We enjoyed The Invasion. It was ’scary’, and succeeds primarily on the skills of the actors. Kidman and Craig are outstanding in their roles.

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).

Our Review: This is a romantic fantasy, and we loved it. De Niro during his brief appearances, practically stole the scenes. Stardust has a magical story-book quality. Go see it!

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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?

Our Review: This may be the best IMHO of the Bourne series. The action is great, the stunts incredible and the sites shown around the world are awesome. 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.

Our Review: The women go crazy for Hairspray. The men were skeptical, but ended up being surprised and entertained. Travolta stole the movie and brought it home for everyone in this flashback to the 60’s with a few modern twists. It has a serious theme but was still done well and ends up being funny. Thank goodness there wasn’t as much music as there was in Dreamgirls.

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.

Our Review: Well, this is one of those beautifully artistic movies with excellent acting. The movie was kinda slow and we saw a few people leaving the theater early on, but as we stuck through it, the story developed and was an enjoyable evening. Ms Austin’s vicarious living of her life through her characters is somewhat sad, and the movie doesn’t proclaim to be a factual biography.

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DVD RENTAL RECOMMENDATION

New on DVD this weekend, and our recommendation is The Ultimate Gift. When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens inherits his grandfather’s crash course on life: 12 tasks-or-gifts-designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways.

The “course” sends Jason on a journey of self-discovery that forces him to reevaluate his priorities and determine what he thinks the most important things in life really are.

 

And if you haven’t rented Wild Hogs, which was released last week, pick it up. 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.

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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) For more information call 972-724-9642 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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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.