This weekend, many of our favorite local restaurants and bars will get together for the Taste of Denton festival (feastival?) at Armadillo Ale Works. Read on to find out how you can take part and get access to UNLIMITED samples, live music, beer and more!
Read MoreTHE COMICS GUIDE TO DENTON’S COMEDY SCENE
Taylor is a founding force in the local comedy scene, and The Brave Boys live comedy podcast at Dan’s SilverLeaf has become a cornerstone. We asked this local Comedy Godfather to scoop us on Denton’s exploding comedy scene, offering some hot picks and insights for those of us looking for laughs around town.
Read MoreDEN10 APRIL 19, 2018
Oboy, festival season is back in Denton and we couldn’t be more tickled!! Lots of options and hard choices in delegating your time, but that’s a good problem to have, right? We can try to help you narrow down the options with our top #DEN10 events to check out as y’all are out and about #DENTONING this weekend.
Read MoreTHINLINE FILM FEST: SHORT FILMS
This year's Thin Line Festival will feature 43 short films. While it's not possible to see them all during the festival, we have a diverse selection of films to recommend for you. We've got a great diverse selection of recommendations, so there's likely to be something for you in here!
Read MoreTHIN LINE FILM PREVIEW: FEATURE FILMS
Over 30 feature films will be shown at this year's Thin Line Festival. Of course you'd like to see them all, but that's not feasible. If you're still deciding which films to see, you're in luck! We have some great films to recommend for you that represent a variety of subjects.
Read More2018 DENTON MINI MAKER FAIRE
What image pops into your head when someone uses the word “maker”?
The images that tend to appear in the mind—not to mention Google’s image search—involve wires and circuit boards. As important as those skills and the people who enjoy them are, they only represent one type of maker. Many skills can fall under the maker umbrella, whether it’s programming robots to make pancakes or turning a bicycle wheel into a musical instrument. Artists, scientists, crafters, and engineers can all be considered makers. If you can take a set of materials and transform them into something cool, you are welcome in the maker community!
Read MoreFEATURED SHOW: MOUNTAIN SONG
If you walk into Dan's Silverleaf this Saturday night and find five musicians known as Mountain Song, on stage, you won't hear your typical beat-driven tracks. But rather expect to find soft harmonies and calm melodies floating through the air. Their dreamy-folk sound just may take you mentally to a different place, specifically into the north-west mountains, where Mountain Song's founder, Dave Weaver, a local carpenter, has his roots.
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YOU NEED TO ATTEND SCRAP'S MASQUERADE BALL
SCRAP has been Denton's home for creative reuse for several years now. Heck, their "new" location off of Bell Avenue is already a couple of years old. Where else in town can you fill up bags of "yarn barf" for 25¢ per bag, buy used trophies such as "3rd place at Local Comedy Contest," enroll your child in educational classes that promote creative reuse, or find useful things such as art materials on the cheap? SCRAP does a lot of stuff, y'all. Aside from just being an awesome store and educational center, SCRAP also puts on one of our favorite events every year: the SCRAP Masquerade Ball. This year's ball is happening Saturday, October 14th from 7 - 10pm at the Denton Woman's Club. Read on to learn more about this exciting event and find out how you can get your tickets for the event
Read MoreINSTANT FILM CONVENTION FURTHER DEVELOPS IN SECOND YEAR
PolaCon, the annual convention dedicated to all things instant film, is slowly developing into one of our favorite Denton festivals (see what we did there?). The annual convention centered on instant film photography will take place September 29th - October 1st) in Dallas and Denton. Read on to find out more about Polacon 2017 and how you can take part in our Polawalk/workshop next Saturday morning!
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