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Restaurants

• Joe T. Garcia’s has opened its patio and fiesta gardens. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Margaritas are $4.25 and beer ranges from $2.75 to $3.25. Joe T. Garcia’s is located at 2201 N. Commerce. Call (817) 626-4356 for more information.
• Blue Mesa Grill will be having a Tequila party Tuesday in honor of a new tequila they will be serving, Herradura Reposada. Free salsa lessons will be provided while the Criollismo spices up the night with their new salsa music. The party runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Blue Mesa has happy that includes a complimentary quesadilla bar from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Margaritas are $4, well drinks start at $3.75, domestic bottles are $2, import bottles are $2.50 and all beers on tap are $2. Blue Mesa is located at 1600 S. University Drive. Call (817) 332-6372 for more information.
• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen has happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Draft beers are $2, all frozen drinks are $3.50 — including the swamp thang, pina coladas and more — margaritas are $2.50 and hot appetizers from the bar are half price. Pappadeaux is located at 2708 W. Freeway. Call (817) 877-8843 for hours of operation and more information.
• Cafe Aspen, located at 6103 Camp Bowie Blvd., features live jazz music in the bar tonight and live jazz in the dining room Friday and Saturday. Cafe Aspen serves American cuisine with a Mediterranean style. They feature both lunch and dinner specials daily. Happy hour is from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and $1 is taken off all drinks. $3 wine is also served during happy hour.
• City Streets, located at 425 Commerce St., has a happy hour buffet Wednesday through Friday. There is no cover charge. You only pay $3 for the buffet. Disco-themed Le Freak is playing tonight while $2 domestic bottled beer is offered. Admission is free every night if you get there before 8 p.m. Every Wednesday is lady’s night with $1.75 well drinks offered all night. Call (817) 335-5400 for more information.
• Water Street Seafood Co. has happy every day from 3 to 7 p.m. Frozen margaritas are $2, domestic pints are $1.50, a dozen oysters are $3 and a quarter pound of shrimp is $4.95. Water Street is located at 1540 S. University Drive. Call (817) 877-3474 for hours of operation and more information.

Music

• The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival begins at 5 p.m. Friday at the Civic Center Park, 321 E. McKinney. Admission is free. The festival includes dancers of all ages, theatrical performances, jazz music all weekend long and food from Yumi Ice Cream Co., Festival Foods and more. Some activities throughout the weekend include a dunking booth, rock climbing, airbrush face painting and a used book sale.
• The songs of John Kander and Fredd Ebb will be featured in Theatre Three’s final production of the season, “And the World Goes Round.” The show begins at 7 p.m. today and runs through Monday. Ticket prices range from $15 to $20, depending on the performance. The theater is located at 2800 Routh St. For tickets, call the theater box office at (214) 871-3300.

Art

• A two person show, featuring Dale Alicia Ellison and George Kendall Allen, will be presented by the Ridglea Music Recital beginning Saturday. An opening reception will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday with music from Michael Pellecchia. The exhibition, “Realms: Drawings and Photographs from Here and There,” will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The exhibit is located at 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd. For more information call (817) 731-1831.

Miscellaneous

• The 31st Annual USA Film Festival begins tonight at the Cinemark 17 Theatres, located at 11819 Webb Chapel at LBJ Freeway in Dallas. Opening night will include “75 Degrees in July,” a film featuring Fort Worth native Hyatt Bass. Other events in the festival include bad movies people love, such as “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Last Hope.”
  Amon Carter Museum will open its doors for a free public preview of the new building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. This $39 million expansion includes a new entrance, a library and a photography conservation laboratory. For more information call (817) 738-1933.