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Scene / NT Da ly
Arts & Life
June 8, 2006
Denton says Do-it-yourself'
By Sara Southerland
Arts and Life Editor
Art Prostitute high-tailed it to
Dallas in April, but three Den-
ton musicians have made plans to
fill the culture collective's vacant
spot. Saturday marked the grand
opening of Secret Headquarters, a
do-it-yourself art and music space
located at 210 E. Hickory St.
A brainchild of Scott Porter
(Record Hop and Spitfire Tumble-
weeds), Cody Robinson (Medicine
Window) and Rob Black (Birth to
Burial), Secret Headquarters will
host live music every Saturday
evening, among other things.
Local bands Fra Pandolf, Shiny
Around the Edges and The Ange-
lus carried the bill to help kick off
grand opening night. Many found
the $3 cover and BYOB setup
hard to resist Saturday; nearly 100
people darkened the doors of the
new and ambiguous Secret Head-
quarters.
The shows are early, from 7 to
10 p.m., the bands are wide-rang-
ing and there's no way to attain a
bar tab.
"This place doesn't have to con-
cern itself with alcohol sales, or
making money at the door," Josh
McWhirter, Fra Pandolf guitarist,
said. "These guys are excellent.
They are putting a lot of their time,
energy and paychecks into this."
Porter said the whole thing was
kind of an accident. About two
months ago there was word of
the Art Prostitute move, he said,
and it seemed like a perfect spot
to host events for many in the art
and music crowds.
Started by a pool of mutual
friends and interests, hopes are that
Secret Headquarters is used for a
conglomeration of many ideas.
"There are 10 to 11 people rent-
ing the space," Porter said. "I'm
writing out of here, there's a re-
cord label being run here; many
endeavors that various people are
bringing to the table."
Porter said Secret Headquarters
isn't a venue but will host once-a-week
shows, an art gallery, movie showings
and a shop. They plan to start work-
ing with a food co-op soon.
"This is exactly what Denton
needs right now," McWhirter
said. "We're getting a lot more at-
tention, especially with Deep El-
lum going under."
Porter said that, with many re-
cord stores and venues going under
around the area, it's comforting
that the guys all have day jobs.
"I'm surprised as hell at the
turnout — who knows what will
happen," Porter said. "This is just
the icing on the cake. This is fun.
None of us have done anything
like this before."
The previously empty white-
walled space continued to accom-
modate more people as the show
carried on. "Thanks to everyone
for coming out and supporting Se-
cret Headquarters," Mike Seman,
Shiny Around the Edges guitar-
ist announced in-between songs.
"I'm all about a smoke-free early
show, cuz I'm old."
Some stepped out for a smoke
in between sets; there seemed to
be an overall hum of enthusiasm
in the air.
"This is exactly the kind of
place I'd like to be hanging out,"
McWhirter said. "I think this is
a big step for the music scene fi-
nally coming together."
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Dog Days takes
over the Square
Anthony Davila / NT Daily
Olivia Pettijohn looks on as her dog, Hank, tries to take a nap
during the 13th annual Dog Days of Summer Celebration. The
event took place last Saturday on The Courthhouse-on-the-Square
lawn in downtown Denton.
By Shasha Beard
Intern
Last weekend's prize for the
best Denton party literally goes
to the dogs.
The city's local canines and
their owners came together to
mix, be entertained and pro-
mote small-town spirit at the
Dog Days of Summer Celebra-
tion last Saturday. The event
took place on Denton County's
Courthouse-on-the-Square
lawn from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event, organized by the
Main Street Denton Program,
was free and sponsored by var-
ious North Texas businesses.
Dog owners and enthusiasts
checked out pet-inspired mer-
chandise, donated to local or-
ganizations and munched on
turkey legs.
While humans tolerated the
heat by buying snow cones and
lemonade, the dogs received
VIP treatment; a chance to cool
off in one of three kiddy pools
that were constantly re-filled
with fresh water.
The Great Barkini told dog-
gie fortunes by reading paws,
and for $5 folks could have a
"Glamfur" shot taken of their
pet in the costume of their
choosing. One Denton resident
watched her Chihuahua, Bruce,
pose for a picture in a striped
prison uniform.
A small stage drew an audience
for silly pet tricks, dog shows and
training demonstrations.
Darren Peterson, juggler and
unicyclist, took the stage first
with his quasi-famous act fea-
turing his companion, Chicken
Dog, who has made appearanc-
es on "The David Letterman
Show" and "Animal Planet."
Owners could enter their dogs
in an amateur competition to
win prizes courtesy of PETCO
Animal Supplies Inc. and Club
Canine. The competition fea-
tured 29 different categories,
including "longest ears" and
"longest tongue," both taken
by a gregarious Bloodhound
named Deacon.
Casa de Critters, a North Tex-
as dog rescue organization, pro-
vided an opportunity for people
to adopt a dog. Nine dogs were
headed to new homes.
This social event of the year
for dog lovers is one of many
provided by Main Street Den-
ton, which is part of a national
non-profit organization dedi-
cated to keeping downtown ar-
eas alive through local business
participation and volunteerism.
Ron Sineni, owner of WIK
Candles and Main Street Den-
ton's volunteer for marketing
and promotions, said events like
Dog Days are not only special to
him, but are important for small
business hubs like Denton.
With buzz in the air about Fry
Street becoming a commercial-
ized zone, Sineni said he thinks
the downtown square could be
the last place that makes Den-
ton "Denton."
"We don't like charging a lot
of money at these things," Sine-
ni said. "Our goals as members
of Main Street are to provide a
central meeting place and pro-
mote traffic around local busi-
nesses."
Sineni said he speculated at
least 1,000 dogs attended last
Saturday. "I'm very happy," he
said. "The turnout was great,
and the dogs had fun."
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