FALL WEATHER! SWEATERS! PUMPKIN SPICE! DECORATIVE GOURDS! What more do you need? Get out there and enjoy the more moderate temperatures this weekend and hashtag your photos with #WDDI. If you don’t hashtag your photos, we don’t even know you took them. We want to see what awesome things you get into. If you need help, go to google.com and do a search for “how to hashtag” or maybe “what is a hashtag and how can it help me." Then, we can hopefully include some of them on our weekly What We Did post and you don't have to complain about us not having photos of your event. So there you have it folks, it feels like Day of The Dead is almost upon us and at that point, we’re practically off on Christmas break and it will be 2016 before you know it. So get to it, y'all!

Questions and comments can be emailed to glen@wedentondoit.com

Thursday, October 1st
30th Annual Mexican Supper | Denton Christian Preschool | 5PM | $15
All the proceeds from this supper benefit the Denton Christian Preschool which feeds, loves and nurtures three and four year olds who will be at-risk at succeeding in public school. This is a very important early childhood intervention program that helps many of our most vulnerable at a time when it can make the most difference. This is a great thing to support.

Audacity Night w/ Chai Lager | Bearded Monk | 6PM |
The Bearded Monk (on McKinney across from the Post Office) is tapping Audacity’s limited release tonight. Bring your growlers!

Friday, October 2nd
2015 Oktoberfest on Walnut | Walnut Street | 5PM
German food, beer and some seriously great times on the beautiful side of the square on Walnut Street.

Greater Denton Arts Council Fall Opening Reception | GDAC | 5:30PM

First Friday | DIME Store & The Square | 6PM
The DIME Store is doing more awesome stuff just like they always do on First Fridays. Jude Landry will be releasing a top-secret print that is rumored to top his “Oh No You Denton” & “Makers gonna Make” pieces. This will be good. We can feel it.

Bike Prom | Sprockets | 6PM
This is a thing. For all of you that weren’t scarred for life from your actual prom, go and have fun!

The Clothesline Project | Denton County Courthouse on the Square Museum | 7PM

Criminal Birds / Deerpeople / Fun Button / Roar Shack | CDFB (904 Duncan St.) | 9PM
Time for a house show and this looks like a good one!

Saturday, October 3rd
Denton Music Workshop Student Performances | Harvest House | 12PM
Want to check out what the students are up to at the Denton Music Workshop? Head out to Harvest House at 12PM. This will more than likely be really really ridiculously awesome.

Harvest Day | Denton Community Market | 9AM
Looks like the local crops are coming in. Time to head out to the community market and get ‘em.

9th Annual Fry St. Oktoberfest | Lucky Lou’s | 8AM
This year, there’s a 5k fun run, costume contest, stein hoisting contest and more.

March 26, 2018

EVEN MORE DENTON WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

Women’s History Month is the perfect time to revisit some of the amazing Denton ladies who have been town saviors, trailblazers, hellraisers, social activists, and pioneers. Heck, over at TWU is the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame and the archives for the WWII WASP Archives, so you know there are stories a’plenty to tell. Here are a few more of our local favorites, including a 1920’s newspaper publisher, a tiny songstress with a big voice, and a political crusader.

It's Time For Taste of North Texas

Once a year in Denton, many of our local restaurants and bars get together for a good cause and make their food and drinks available for roughly the price of a single restaurant meal. This year’s event will feature around 35 participants, including a great mix of established Denton institutions (hi, Beth Marie’s!) and places that are new to Denton.

February 19, 2018

2018 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!

December 1, 2017

DO THE DENTON HOLIDAY LIGHTING FESTIVAL LIKE A PRO

One of our favorite holiday traditions, the Holiday Lighting Festival, is this weekend. The annual free event features music, food, performances, a toy drive, and various other holiday activities. Happening simultaneously to the Holiday Lighting Festival is Wassail Weekend. Dozens of local shops extend their hours and welcome patrons to sample their wassail, a hot cider-like beverage. Wassail Weekend On Friday evening the Downtown Denton square will be shut down to traffic to make way for wassail-guzzling pedestrians to walk around and enjoy all of the festivities. You'll find us circled 'round the tree like the Whos down in Whoville, holding hands and singing with joy. We're not sure who the Grinch is in this situation, though.

If you plan on coming out to sample the wassail and find the joy of the holiday in your cold, black heart, here are our tips and tricks to making sure you get to squeeze as much holiday cheer out of the event as possible.

November 9, 2017

THE MANY FACES OF DENTON'S FINE ARTS THEATER

There’s been a lot of buzz around the recent arrival of the oft-rumored Fine Arts Theater hitting the real estate market, with a hefty pricetag in the ballpark of $1.5 million. Owned by the McBride family since 1983 with high hopes of renovation, there were overtures in 2014 and then renewed interest in 2016 but alas… it has never come to pass. A recent episode of the Politically Denton podcast explored some of the backstory and future possibilities, but I figured it would be a hoot to have a look back at the history of this iconic spot from back in the day.

November 7, 2017

THE BEST THANKSGIVING WE EVER HAD

Ever been to a pop-up dinner? More over, ever heard of a pop-up dinner? The events are normally one-offs in which facilities become restaurants for one night only and feature special food prepared by up and coming chefs. Pop-up dinners are gaining in popularity across the country and you have a chance to check one out in Denton this week! On November 9th at Denton County Brewing Company there will be a pop-up dinner featuring the food of Chef Chad Kelley from Barley and Board that will be paired with beers selected by Seth Morgan of Denton County Brewing Company. Read on to find out more info on this great Denton dining opportunity.

November 1, 2017

DENTON STARTUP WEEKEND 2017

Entrepreneur. It’s kind of a dumb word if you think about it, and to most people (especially students) it carries some buzzwords with it that seem very business-y. When I first heard “entrepreneur," I thought to myself, “That’s for people in the college of business.” It never really struck me as, “I’m an entrepreneur,” even though looking back on my life, I’ve been an entrepreneur since I was a kid. Everything from trading Pokémon cards, making beaded bracelets and necklaces, and burning CDs for friends before we learned we probably shouldn’t were all entrepreneurial endeavors that were abundant in my youth (as they probably were in yours).

That’s the thing, though. Being an entrepreneur isn’t about putting on a suit jacket or making apps. It’s about making a living doing something you love, while making sure other people love it too (that’s what we call customer validation). And this is one of the things I learned going through Startup Weekend.

Click through to read more about the upcoming Startup Weekend taking place in Denton, TX.

October 31, 2017

STOKE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Since opening in August of 2016, Stoke, Denton’s entrepreneur center and co-working space, has provided space for local businesses, entrepreneurs, freelance workers, and remote workers. The center has also hosted a variety of educational, professional networking, and social events. There has been formal and informal mentoring for new entrepreneurs and collaboration between several of the businesses located at Stoke. All of these things have provided great benefit to Denton’s tech and business communities, allowing them to contribute more to the Denton community and economy.

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