North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2016 Page: 5 of 10
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A NIGHT WITH GATSBY
People dance to jazz music at Andy’s Bar during
the Great Gatsby theme party on Friday. Hannah
Breland
Paschall Bar and Andy’s Bars put on a show
Bridget Landis, left, and Orsolya Ficsor pose for a photo in Paschall’s for the Great Gatsby Party.
Hannah Breland
By Cierra Edmondson
Jazz music floated out of the
front doors, carrying with it the
smell of tobacco and alcohol. It
beckoned onlookers passing by
to experience a leap back in time.
Reminiscent of the 2013
movie rendition of “The Great
Gatsby,” patrons threw on their
best 20s-themed costumes
and headed to Paschall Bar on
Sunday for a night of good ol’
jazz tunes and craft cocktails.
Located on the Square, just
to the left of the Recycled
Bookstore, there was no shortage
of festivity at Paschall Bar. The
bar usually has a themed event
once every month, and this
month, the crowd was pleased
with its choice.
“We are the ‘speakeasy’ in
town and focus most of our
attention on hand crafted classic
cocktails,” general manager
Jeremy Dean said. “We are
known as the hidden gem of
Denton that nobody knows about
but everyone has grown to know
about.”
If the sounds and smells
weren’t enough for onlookers,
the costumes intrigued the
minds of the curious. Most of
the people at the event arrived in
style. All that was missing was
a man at the door asking for a
secret password.
Standing outside was just the
tease, a whisper of possibility.
As soon as you stepped inside,
the atmosphere transported
you straight into the Roaring
Twenties. Dark rooms, soft
lighting, alcohol and jazz; the
air inside the bar had a tangible
and unmistakable element of
sophistication.
Better known for its cocktails,
Paschall Bar shares a space
above Andy’s Bar. Although
the two bars have always
worked together to help support
each other, the two decided to
collaborate for the first time by
using Andy’s Bar as an overflow
space. Patrons were able to
experience the 20’s in both bars
that provided the same drinks
and entertainment all night.
By 8 p.m., Paschall was filled
to capacity, and Andy’s Bar
followed soon after.
“We decided it would be a
good idea to add the downstairs
venue in the mix,” Dean said.
“We all work together as a group
and family, and it’s kind of fun
to be able to stay in one place but
experience different concepts
and experiences.”
For this collaborative party,
men dressed the part with slicked
back hair and high-waisted dress
pants, button-down shirts and
sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
Women wore dresses of lace
and sparkling jewels, neck beads
and headbands of all types and
textures adorning their heads.
“I think Paschall is really
great for craft-style cocktails,”
anthropology junior Kayleigh
Griffith said. “This is a really
great party at the start of the
school year to get faces around
Denton familiarized with craft-
style cocktails.”
Not all attending members of
the event were from around the
Denton area, however. People
in surrounding cities found the
event through publicity done
through Paschall Bar’s Facebook
page.
It was their love of the 20s
combined with a love of costume
shopping that ultimately
convinced Bradley Gorman,
Megan Ashton and Alec Jones to
travel to Denton from Arlington.
“We would certainly make the
trip again,” Gorman said.
Although many bars and
venues around the area hold
themed event nights throughout
the month, a Gatsby party
provided an avenue for discussion,
dancing and reminiscing. The
event was for people 21 years old
and up, allowing event goers able
to let loose and enjoy the long
weekend in a stylish way.
As for future Paschall events,
Dean said they are always
looking for new ways to engage
the community while also
providing a fun and entertaining
environment.
“[This] just seemed fitting for
the bar, and I must say it was fun
and a great success,” Dean said.
“We...[just want] to help cater
to everyone, and I look forward
to doing more events like this
where we can get people going
up and down between all floors.”
@ Edmondson_C2017
Hale Baskin, John Sturino and Colin Campbell play jazz Friday at Andy’s Bar. Paschall Bar and Andy’s Bar col-
laborated to host a Great Gatsby theme party. Hannah Breland
UNT named Texas’ first bee campus
Students head the effort to create a bee-friendly campus as
bee populations decrease.
By Jonathan Lichtenwalter
UNT’s sustainability efforts
earned the school a golden title
-- covered with fuzz and black
stripes all over.
As the state’s first Bee Campus
USA and 12th in the nation,
students have been at the head of
the effort to create a bee-friendly
campus. Students are designing
a community garden for the main
campus and a pollinator space at
Discovery Park with resources
from the UNT We Mean Green
Fund.
Bee Campus USA was started
by Bee City USA, a national
program that encourages
sustainable pollinator habitats.
This sustainability doesn’t just
affect the species of focus, but
nearly every species on the planet,
including humans. Bee populations
are declining by 30 percent or
more annually, according to the
Bee City USA website.
“I am proud of UNT’s Bee
Campus USA Certification,
because it is recognition for how
passionate UNT students are about
sustainability,” said Gary Cocke,
UNT sustainability director.
In recent workdays, more than
80 students renovated the Ladybird
Johnson Memorial Wildflower
Garden near Apogee Stadium by
transplanting perennials, sowing
wildflower seeds, and building a
rock border.
“It’s all there to push forward.
We just gotta get students
involved,” said Victoria Lau,
junior ecology major and student-
leader in UNT’s sustainability
program.
Cocke said UNT students can
be a part of workdays to support
a bee-friendly campus, which
include general maintenance,
selling seeds, transplanting more
native plants, extending the rock
border and pulling weeds.
“This is a great time to
meet others interested in the
environment,” Cocke said. “All
students have the opportunity
to get involved. The program
is student-focused from start to
finish.”
Students interested can join the
group on OrgSync, or can sign up
for projects at one of the tables set
up around campus.
“Every project I do, I have two
goals for the students involved in
the Bee Campus USA program:
to be better stewards of the
environment, and to provide
educational and leadership
opportunities for students,” Cocke
said.
Lau said she has received many
educational opportunities from
UNT’s sustainability program and
has learned a lot for her major.
“We don’t just recycle. We take
the extra step to help the earth
and the extra parts that put us
together,” Lau said.
The next workday is Sept. 24
from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Breakfast
tacos will be provided.
“I’m proud that UNT provides
the opportunity to students to make
our campus more environmentally
friendly,” Cocke said. “Graduates
and undergraduates will gain
experience with the oversight of
environmental initiatives. This
starts here on campus with students
who have taken the charge to make
a more bee-friendly campus.”
@jlicballin23
A mattress is used as a canvas and hangs on a telephone
pole on Malone Street across from Mr. Chopsticks. Hannah
Breland
SPOTTED IN DENTON
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LaFerney, Dalton. North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2016, newspaper, September 8, 2016; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth886214/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.