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NORTH TEXAS DAILY
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Arts & Life
Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page 3
Fry Street Fair hopes
for return to glory days
'Kinky Friedman, Spoonfed Tribe
headline Saturday's events
By James O'Brien
Staff Writer
After some bumpy years that
compromised the fair's iden-
tity and last year cost the Delta
Lodge $6,000, the 27th Annual
Fry Street Fair hopes to restore
its legacy as a staple in Denton
- and get a little "kinky" in the
process.
Independent gubernato-
rial candidate Richard "Kinky"
Friedman is expected to make
a stump speech at the festival
around 3:45 p.m. Saturday
on the main stage. Attracting
Friedman, former frontman of
the Texas Jewboys and prolific
writer for publications such as
Texas Monthly magazine, is a
unique accomplishment for the
festival, said Anna Campbell,
Delta Lodge alumna.
"We've never, as far as I can
remember, had anyone as impor-
tant as him," Campbell said.
"This is the first true political
contender who's come to speak
for us. We're really excited about
Kinky coming."
During the last two decades,
the fair grew too large and ulti-
mately became a safety hazard
in the opinion of the Denton
Police and Fire departments,
Campbell said.
After floundering for a year in
Deep Ellum, the fair returned
to Denton in 2005. By the time
it was back in town, it appeared
that it was too late, especially
since the city of Denton didn't
allow the Delta Lodge to adver-
tise, Campbell said.
Fry Street Fair Chairman
Travis Bateman, Garland senior,
said the fair only attracted about
1,500-2,000 people, causing the
Delta Lodge to lose $6,000.
"The city thought the fair
would bring people in on name
and word of mouth alone,"
Campbell said. "The lack of
advertising is what hurt us."
With a $10,000 start-up fee and
overall costs of about $30,000,
fair coordinators said they hope
to attract about 4,000 people to
the event.
To do so, Campbell said the
Delta Lodge hopes to find the
"best medium" of attracting
both Denton and Dallas groups,
including headliners Spoonfed
Tribe, Record Hop and Joint
Method. The fair is adding
two new stages at TJ's and The
Inferno and nearly doubling the
number of performing acts.
"We've gotten a lot of input
from our community that people
missed it being more of a Denton
venue, where Denton bands can
have the spotlight and play in
front of thousands of people,
since they usually play in clubs
in front of a hundred," Campbell
said. "But we learned from last
year that we should bring in
some bands from Dallas. We
wanted to find the best medium
between the two."
The Fry Street Fair opens at
11 a.m., and the music takes
place from noon to 9 p.m., one
hour longer than last year. Along
with the acts, other attractions
include an appearance by two
roller derby teams and booths
that provide information on
subjects such as disease preven-
tion.
This year's main goal is to
restore the legacy of the Fry
Street Fair and the Delta Lodge,
Bateman said.
"It's the most important thing
we do all year," said Bateman,
an active member of the Delta
Lodge. "For so long, it was vital
to our survival, and it still is, but
now it's also a way we can give
back to the community."
areer enter aids students
Some helpful tips
to find a career
By Jesse Sidlauskas
Staff Writer
Even thinking about finding a career can
create a headache, but some already know
that jobs, and the end of college, are closer
than they seem.
Make this easy and stop putting off the job
search before its too late. The sooner students
start looking for employment, the sooner
they'll be employees instead of students. Use
the resources available and follow a few tips
to bring the job within reach.
Depending on what the major, or career,
is, there are different factors to consider, but
the easiest place for students to be informed
is at the NT Career Center, a service prepaid
for by student fees.
The Career Center has several advisers
who each work with separate fields, and
assess varied needs of students searching
for internships or jobs. Each year the center
sponsors job fairs or resume writing classes,
as well as teaching other skills.
Career Center specialist Glenn Jensen
said, "interviewing, like any skill, has to be
learned and practiced before proficiency is
achieved."
Opinion
To learn more of the center, visit its office
in the University Union.
Most fields have employment available
through internships. Many departments
on campus offer internship opportunities
to students through specific fields.
In the past, many students studying radio,
television and film had jobs with large Dallas
radio stations.
Some of these internships offer class
credit or pay to their interns, but not always.
Internship jobs are hard work, but if pursued
with the right attitude, they can pay.
Randy Marsrow, Allen senior, worked
an internship job last summer with radio's
Clear Channel Corporation. Shortly after he
began working, he said that he was moved
to work for his favorite morning show with
Bo and Jim. "I asked the right questions and
pursued the right people," he said. "That's
how you get your foot in the door."
Students who are unsure about opportu-
nities in their field should ask around.
It is a good idea to get to knowyour profes-
sors. Professors working in fields specific to
the job you are looking for will have advice,
and possibly contacts, to help along the
way.
The job market can be competitive and
sometimes difficult, so there are different
factors to consider for each field.
"Employment history, geography, volun-
teer history, campus leadership, academic
performance, income requirements and
other issues are taken into consideration,"
Jensen said.
In addition to this, NT employs over 3,500
students, according the Career Center, an
option that allows students to attend school
and merge into work at the same time.
These students may have years of experience
working in their fields before graduating.
ulia Louis-Drey us has a grand
old time playing Old hristine
NEW YORK (AP) - When Julia
Louis-Dreyfus joins you for coffee
and a chat, don't expect to be
treated to a glimpse of Elaine's
spazzed-out dance.
And if you catch her off-guard
with something you say, don't
expect her to register surprise,
Elaine-style, with "Get OUT!"
followed by a two-handed
shove.
For any devotee of "Seinfeld,"
on which Louis-Dreyfus served
so indelibly for nine seasons (and
will reign large in reruns until
something better than "a show
about nothing" comes along), a
certain point, however obvious,
bears repeating: Julia Louis-
Dreyfus is not Elaine Benes.
Nor, by the way, is she the
equally dizzy character she plays
on her CBS sitcom, "The New
Adventures of Old Christine."
Instead, Louis-Dreyfus seems
someone who knows just what
she's doing, which includes being
funny when the camera rolls.
It also entails a serious streak:
levelheadedness, no matter how
her lush head of hair might hint
otherwise.
Except on this recent morning,
her mane - a Louis-Dreyfus
trademark, on- and off-camera
- is disappointingly pulled back
tight in a bun.
"Still wet," she explains. "But
it's clean!"
"Old Christine," which
premiered in March and airs at
9:30 p.m. EDT Mondays, won't
make anyone forget "Seinfeld."
What could?
OTherefore, while her hopes
are high, they're within reason:
Louis-Dreyfus just wants the new
show to be funny and to run
many years, she sums up.
"Old" Christine is a character
who resonates with this phase
of Louis-Dreyfus' life: Unlike
perpetually seíf-absorbed Elaine,
Christine is a devoted mother.
But fueling the comedy,
Christine is an insecure single
mom locked in a triangle with her
amicable ex-husband, Richard
(Clark Gregg), and the "new"
Christine (Emily Rutherford),
who is Richard's younger,
goodhearted if dimwitted
girlfriend.
Sharing Christine's mate-
less homestead are the former
couple's son, Ritchie (Trevor
Gagnon), as well as her brother,
Matthew (Hamish Linklater),
who pitches in with childcare
while Christine is at work.
Christine owns a 30-minute-
workout spa for women, which
is a funny notion since she
clearly has doubts about her
own body, especially as she re-
enters the dating pool. Implicit
in a 30-minute workout plan
is the promise of near-instant
transformation - and the
likelihood of failure. Failure can
be funny, Louis-Dreyfus notes.
And it's very relatable.
"There's a lot of pressure on us
girls," she declares, hastening to
add, "Not that there isn't pressure
on guys, too." But this is a show
from a girl's point of view.
Back on the male-oriented
"Seinfeld," Elaine shared
the guys' comic bent for self-
sabotage stemming from their
stubbornness, sloth and an
insatiable appetite for generating
chaos out of (yes) nothing.
Christine's self-sabotage feeds
on more substantial origins.
She's a woman on her own with
a youngster to raise, a business
to run and a romantic life to
kick-start - while fretting that
she doesn't measure up in any
department.
Workout coach, heal thyself!
But in the interest of comedy,
Christine doesn't seem to know
how.
Louis-Dreyfus seems to know
plenty.
Besides her success as a comic
actress, she can boast of a long-
standing marriage to writer-
producer Brad Hall, with whom
she has two sons, aged 13 and 8.
Another thing going right for
her: She is petite, fit and beautiful,
and looks a decade or more
younger than her 45 years. But
are the woebegone qualities of
Christine undercut by the allure
of the woman who brings her to
life? As played by "old" Elaine,
Christine is a babe.
"Thanks," says Louis-Dreyfus,
before drawing a sharp distinction
between Christine looking good
and Christine feeling good about
her looks.
Stressed out
Students express feelings
toward upcoming exams
By Maria Last
Staff Writer
Believe it or not, this semester will be coming to a close
before you know it. With everything else marked on your April
calendars, don't forget that exam weekis just around the corner.
If you forgot or you're stressed out, you're not alone.
"I'm stressed out
about exams, but
I plan on studying
this weekend," said
Heather Greenwood,
Wichita Falls
sophomore. "I take
running breaks to
relieve my stress/
"I should have put
more thought
into it, but exams
just slipped iv
mind," said Chris
Latrioureux, Frisco
freshman.
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"It's my last semester
here because I
am an exchange
student, and I am a
little nervous about
exams," said Midori
Itol Osaka, Japan
junior] H think I can
fail one class and
grades will still be
okay."
"I'm stressed, but
I haven't started
to study just yet
because or all the
projects and papers
I have due before,"
sail Allen Austin,
Euless Freshman: "I
plan to start studying
next week."
"I haven't started to
study because exams
aren t for a few weeks,
I don't really stress
out about exams,"
saidCourtney
Jernigan, Bedforc:
Junior.
Photos by Liliana Castillo / NT Daily
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