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!
Read MoreWAKE UP TO THIN LINE FEST
Thin Line's plan is simple: Take all of the photography, music and film that make our city, state and country vibrant, and put it all one place for five days in April. Oh, and did I mention it’s free? Okay, maybe it’s not so simple after all.
Read MoreOAKTOPIA 2016: SATURDAY PREVIEW
Over the past week, we've been picking a few of our "can't miss" shows and events that are a part of this year's Oaktopia festival in Downtown Denton, TX. You can check out our Thursday or Friday coverage for events for those days. Saturday, however, is a beast of a day. Read below to check out Nathan Williams' coverage of what you should check out at Oaktopia this Saturday.
Read MoreOAKTOPIA 2016: THURSDAY PREVIEW
Oaktopia starts Thursday and we’re counting down the hours by releasing a handful of our favorite things going on this weekend. We’ve put together a neat, three day countdown of music and recommendations to help you discover the bands you don’t know, hear the latest from the bands you love, and plan to see them all.
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OAKTOPIA 2016 ADDS BEIRUT, CAT POWER, AND MORE
The fact that Oaktopia autocorrects to "octopi" is no longer our favorite thing about the local music festival. A few weeks ago, they gave us our first preview of what this year's festival would look like. They dropped names like Dr. Dog, Wavves, Nikki Lane, White Denim, Best Coast, Andrew WK, Mates of State, and Grandpa vs Prowler (Danny Masterson and Michael Pena) and promised the second announcement would up the ante. Today, they proved that they weren't bluffing. Read on to find out the list of additional bands playing Oaktopia 2016.
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OAKTOPIA 2016 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT
Oaktopia just gave us our first glimpse at the lineup for this year's festival and boy are we happy. Headliners for this year's three day festival include the likes of Dr. Dog, Wavves, Nikki Lane, White Denim, Best Coast, Andrew WK, Mates of State, and Grandpa vs Prowler (Danny Masterson and Michael Pena) and that's just from the first announcement. If those aren't some names that made your pupils dilate, then we don't know what's wrong with you.
Read MoreTRASHION FASHION AT DENTON'S REDBUD FESTIVAL 2016
Instead of throwing that cardboard coffee sleeve into the recycling bin, why not wear it as a bracelet or a leg warmer? Sound weird? That's the type of thinking that went into the creation of Denton's Trashion Fashion Program. The award-winning program is now in its fifth year. The City of Denton's Solid Waste and Recycling Department, SCRAP Denton, Keep Denton Beautiful and a few other awesome local organizations use the Trashion Fashion initiative to invite designers of all ages to create clothing (or what they call "wearable art") from materials that would otherwise end up recycled or in a landfill. At the same time, the program also promotes recycling and creative reuse. College fashion design students enter, as well as primary/secondary school students, and adults. Every year, they see designs that really earn that "wearable art" title. This year is one of the most impressive we've seen as far as designs and photography goes. Read on to see a small preview of this year's show.
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The Man with Four Legs is just one of the features we are looking forward to at this year's Thin Line Festival.
THIN LINE PICKS AND PEEKS 2016
Get your movie reviewing thumbs ready, y'all - Thin Line is back! The festival started out strictly as a documentary film festival, but has gone on in the years since to include music, photography, and all sorts of classes/workshops, as well. It has become a fixture of the Denton festival circuit. Needless to say, there's plenty to do in downtown Denton for the next five days. Some WDDI contributors took a moment to comb through all of the activities happening during this year's Thin Line festival and picked out some of our "can't miss" events (many of which are free). You can check out the program for the entirety of the festival here and let us know what you're gonna hit up in the comments.
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INTERVIEW: DANIEL AMOTSUKA
This weekend, Denton once again welcomes the Denton Black Film Festival, a 2-day series dedicated to showcasing award-winning, independent films. These films are set to entertain, educate, inspire, and communicate Black cultural themes to the broader community. All the while hoping to reflect a specific cultural mindset and changes through several generations of film-making.
DBFF will present their chosen collection of films inside Denton’s historic Campus Theatre. This year, they have expanded the festival to include music, art, poetry, and more. With musical acts like The Boombachs, they're going at it full force. We recently spoke with Daniel Amotsuka, UNT alumni and head of Marketing and Digital Media for the festival, and asked him a few questions. Read on for more!
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