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Top Stories: Opening Day At The State Fair Of Texas; A Musical That Backs It Up

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The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News: The corny dogs are sizzling and Big Tex is saying 'howdy' once again, which means the State Fair of Texas is back. A crew of KERA reporters and producers spent the day at the fair, capturing the sounds and scenes.

Other stories this afternoon:

  • Folks will flock to the fair to try the deep fried Jello-O. But as Art&Seek’s Hady Mawajdeh reports, the main attraction this weekend is a showdown at the Cotton Bowl, not football, but a battle of the bands.
  • Kirsten Childs is a composer-lyricist who spotted a full-figured woman walking on the street – a woman whose sizable behind caused men to stare. Childs figured there was a musical comedy in this black woman’s power to stop men in their tracks. KERA’s Jerome Weeks talked with Childs about that musical, which is premiering at the Dallas Theater Center.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.