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Former American Idol contestant and North Texas native Casey James performs at Keys Lounge as part of his homecoming tour in 2010.
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Josh Weathers at the Keys Lounge in Fort Worth with his trio in 2011.
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Visitors to the Lone Star International Film Festival arrive at the Palace Theater on Wednesday November 9, 2011 for the premiere of the George Clooney film, The Descendants.
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Actor Jeff Bridges performed with T-Bone Burnett at the Lone Star fest in Fort Worth, in 2010.
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Willie Nelson performed with T-Bone Burnett at the Lone Star International Film Festival last year.
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Billy Bob Thornton in Jayne Mansifeld's Car
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Hyde Park on Hudson, starring Bill Murray, is part of the Lone Star lineup.
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The Sapphires will screen at this year's Lone Star film fest.
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From Kerry Gammill's mural 'A Glimpse of the Future,' in Fort Worth's Sundance Square.
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Lamb chops with saffron rice and grilled vegetables and an order of hummus at Terra Mediterranean Grill
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Hummus at Terra Mediterranean Grill in Fort Worth
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Cowboys top draft pick Morris Claiborne stands with Jason Garrett as he is introduced to the media at Valley Ranch on Friday Apr. 27, 2012.
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Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne during the Sept. 5 game against the New York Giants
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Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Irving Convention Center stands out among city meeting places.
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A DART light rail train picks up passengers at the new Irving Convention Center Orange line station in Las Colinas, in July 2012.
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Stacy Smith with Hani, her 2 1/2-year-old English mastiff, who was a stray who Smith fostered and ultimately adopted.
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An Old-Fashioned at The Usual in Fort Worth
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Brad Hensarling, co-owner of The Usual on Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth, lines up an old-fashioned and a French 75.
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The Demigs
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Floaters stay cool at Rockin' the River -- Live on the Trinity last summer.
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Tim Love at his restuarant, Woodshed Smokehouse, in Fort Worth.
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Rockin' the River
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Pat Green will play live at the Woodshed Smokehouse in Fort Worth on Halloween night
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Kate Gilmore's Sudden as a Massacre is in the "under the table" exhibit at Fort Worth Contemporary
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Kristen Morgin
Stickman With Upside Down Heart Pants, a clay work
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Akio Takamori's piece is in the "under the table" exhibit at Fort Worth Contemporary
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Daylon Walton
Amphibian's current production, The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World
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