Oaktopia took over downtown Denton for its junior year of programming, offering interactive art installations, a mini-skate park set up, outdoor movies, and oh yeah - live music. Once known for being a predominantly hip-hop driven festival, this year they took a heavy indie turn at Isreal Nash and went full speed toward Edward Sharpe and his Magnetic Zeros. We aren’t complaining, though. We like Sarah Jaffe, too.
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THE DEN10: AUGUST 5TH
Last night's city council meeting got ya down? We've got ten events happening in Denton over the next seven days in the post below that may help to cheer you up. Glen's busy eating bagels and such in NY, so this week's Den10 is from Will. Denton, remember that we've only got a few weeks left before all of the students come back so enjoy this precious time while it lasts. We know it is rather difficult to enjoy when it feels like 109 outside, but do what you can. Tag #WDDI on your Denton-related Instagram photos and check back here next Monday to see some of the weekend fun. Have a great week!
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FRIDAY VIDEO THREESOME: MAY 22ND
Friday's can sometimes be the doldrums at work. If you work in an office, you're probably sneaking in some Reddit or Youtube time (or your personal favorite time waster) in between spreadsheets and .psd's. Heck, maybe you work retail and have to do all of that on your mobile device. Maybe you're actually getting work done (bless you, hard worker). We're gonna focus on the lazy ones, though. Here are three local videos for your watching pleasure. A video from The Vision Beautiful with a stark rendition of Patsy Cline's "Strange," by Claire Morales and Jena Pyle, an awesome new video from Kaela Sinclair, and Denton Stage's newest video featuring Konklin playing at Denton Skate Works complete with kids on scooters and some sweet sunshine.
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