It’s another busy week in Denton and there’s a lot to look forward to as the weather warms up and the spring starts to stick around. Make sure to hashtag your photos with WDDI to get featured in our Monday’s post. Let's get to it.
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It’s another week full of events, openings, readings, and fests in Denton this week. It’s getting hard to pick what the top ten events are every week, but we're pretty sure we nailed it. Have you searched #WDDI on Instagram lately? It’s also full of increasingly great shots of what it is y’all are getting into over the weekend and we're almost to 10,000 all time photos. We live charmed lives. Now if only they’d put the street back where it used to be on Hickory. Rumor is that it will be done in February and lets hope that’s the truth. Get out there, hashtag stuff, and be safe while enjoying the increasingly more pleasant weather.
Questions, comments and good will may be directed via the internet towards glen@wedentondoit.com
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What are you doing staring at your screen right now? Go outside! Enjoy the Texas winter! Oh wait, read what we've got going on this week below, take notes and hashtag all your most amazing 'grams #WDDI and we'll throw our favorites in our most epic of weekly posts, What We Did.
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It’s going to be balls to the wall from here until graduation so get ready for all sorts of house shows, celebrations, mixers, coffee meetings, and the like. With so much going on, we expect to see a bunch of your best pictures tagged #WDDI to be featured in our Monday’s “What We Did” post. Here's what's going on this week...
Questions and comments are to be sent post haste to glen@wedentondoit.com
Read MoreIt’s never an easy slide into the hecticness of the fall semester, it’s a toss into the fire. As these events come along and you feel like you've got something that we should highlight, make sure to email us info and a link to your event by Tuesday since we post our listings for Wednesday - Tuesday. We only list 10 items so you’re not guaranteed a spot but we love to know everything that’s going on in the 76201 (Editor's Note: What about 76207, you square-ist?). Also remember to #WDDI all your pics you want us to check out for our What We Did post on Monday. People love hashtags.
Email questions or hot tips to glen@wedentondoit.com
Wednesday, September 3rd
FREE WEEK: Clear Acid / Power Objects / Problem DOGG / Fun Button | Rubber Gloves | 9PM | FREE
The week that is when everything in Denton is free continues with this eclectic lineup.
Thursday, September 4th
Boulez Campbell Soup Hour | Andy’s Bar | 8PM | $3
A new, new-music night at Andy’s looks interesting, carefully curated and worth checking out.
Friday, September 5th
Stonehill Center Celebration | Stonehill Center Merchants | 5PM
Live music, free drinks and unique shopping experiences are promised at the “Square off The Square” which is that interesting little plot of shops north of town on 288 that looks like it may have been an outlet mall at some point, but currently features Rose Costumes, the Horny Toad Cafe and much more.
Queen Tribute featuring Ginny Mac & Queen For A Day | Dan’s Silver Leaf | 8PM | $10
It’s Freddy Mercury’s birthday and all proceeds will go to Giving Hope, Inc.
Mooney Manor VI: Part 2: Animal Spirit / Class Action / Panic Volcanic / West & The Grooves | Mooney Manor | 8PM
The exciting second half of what was part six in a string of possibly never-ending house shows brought to you by Mooney Manor.
Pan Ector Presents: Burnt Skull / War Party / Chinaski, The Fury / Jungle Ruckus | Rubber Gloves | 8PM
Coloring + Carousing: First Friday | DIME Store | 6PM
People love to color! Go and color some awesome locally made art work, but make sure to stay in the lines, y'all.
Song & Story: Sydney Wright / (carucvana) / Ellie Meyer | Richard Gilbert | Banter | 8PM
Saturday, September 6th
UNT vs SMU | Apogee Stadium | 11AM
It’s an early season home opener but it will be nice to be able to celebrate our win over the mustangs for the rest of Saturday.
Tuesday, September 9th
Chimpanzee Book Release Party | Dan’s Silver Leaf | 8PM
Special musical performances by Spitfire Tumbleweeds and the Nice-Up Crew plus a staged performance from the Chimpanzee audio-play will round out this opportunity to pick up the latest release from local author, Darin Bradley.
We’re headed toward third base as far as this Summer is concerned, and we’ve finally got that 100 degree heat we’ve been waiting for so patiently. This week has it’s mix of house shows and a few things for the kiddos if they’re getting restless and are into Minecraft. Don’t forget to tag your photos and someone PLEASE take pictures of those Minecraft creations.
Questions or comments can be sent to glen@wedentondoit.com
Wednesday, July 23rd
Minecraft Live | Emily Fowler Central Library | 3PM | FREE
Kids love Minecraft so imagine the obsessive chaos that will ensue when you tell them to build a 3D minecraft world out of paper and art supplies. Had we been born after 9/11, this is something we would totally be into.
Thursday, July 24th
Wedding Jewelry: Jewish Brides | Patterson - Appleton Center for the Visual Arts | 12PM
This is the next installment of the intriguing and apropos lecture series on American Brides.
Donate Denton County Drive | Denton Bible Church 2121 Nottingham Dr | 8AM - 4AM
Serve Denton will be collecting items like dish soap, washcloths, notebook paper, lego sets and small toys to send to the unaccompanied refugee children that have fled the violence in South America. Get more info at donatedentoncounty.com.
Friday, July 25th
Mooney Manor VI: Pick Up Sticks | The Mooney Manor | 9PM
A classic house show featuring Eerily Similar Beings, The Orcanaut, Vicious Firs and The Infamists.
Saturday, July 26th
House of Quad Saturday Night Fight Club | 222 S Mayhill Rd. | 7PM | $3
Sounds like a good old-fashioned open scrimmage. Go check out some roller derby.
Layer Cake / Bethan / Mink Coats / Dripping Wet | Rubber Gloves | 9PM | Looks like Layer Cake is releasing an EP Cassette and this will be one of their last shows for a while (possibly ever). Great lineup on what will probably be a scorching summer night.
National Dance Day Party | North Lakes Rec. Center | 9am
So You Think You Can Dance (yes, the TV show) is hosting a national dance party complete with dancing (why not), snacks, music, games and a t-shirt cutting workshop (of course they would). Learn the moves or you’ll get voted out of the city.
Old Warhorse / Dove Hunter / Black James Franco | Dan’s Silverleaf | 9PM | $8
Sunday, July 27th
Paschall Brunch | Paschall Bar | 12:30
A potato crusted quiche assortment with Scottish eggs, bread and butter cucumber salad and a blubbery breakfast cake for desert is the perfect way to start wrapping up this mid summer week. Smoke free and kid friendly fun at one of Denton's best bars.
Hickoids / Dim Locator | Dan’s Silverleaf | 5PM | FREE
Monday, July 28th
Greg Cote: Real Life Friends Tour | J&J’s Pizza | 9PM
Post sponsored in part by the Denton County Museum in the courthouse.
Still recovering after the epic public hearing last night? We are too. So here’s a bunch of music and even a class on building your very own Cigar Box guitar to get your mind off things, you know, if they didn’t go the way you wish they had last night.
Don't forget to tag your pics of all your local-fun-times with #wddi to be included in our Monday post!
Questions comments and recommendations may be directed toward glen@wedentondoit.com.
Wednesday July 16
Dana Falconberry / Fool’s Reverie / Warren Hearne | 615 Austin St. | 8PM
DDM: Street Gnar / Fungi Girls / Shy Boys / Dripping Wet / Prism Cloud | J&J’s on The Square
Thursday July 17
Narrative Film Race Kick-Off Party | Banter | 9PM The last film race was pretty inspiring - so we urge all of the local up and coming film makers to join in on the 48 hour fun.
We Don’t Know: The Best Funk Band in Denton, TX | Dan’s Silverleaf | 8PM | $7 Who doesn't want to get down and get funky? It's summer.
Friday July 18
Dark Rooms / The Hope Trust / Clay Thrash | Dan’s Silver Leaf | 8PM | $8
Saturday July 19
Spiderweb Salon 2nd Anniversary Extravaganza | 1200 Ridgecrest Circle | 4PM Supporting and creating local art since 2012. Time to celebrate all those 'zines and great live performances.
Cigar Box Building Class | Miller Guitarworks | 10AM
Prawn / football, etc. / Two Knights | Macaroni Island | 8PM
No jerks.
Moonbather / Peopleodian / Diamond Age | Dan’s Silverleaf | 10PM | $7
Sunday July 20
DHLF Christmas In July: The Holler Time / The Days / Taste of Herb & The Holiday Lighting Orchestra | Dan’s Silver Leaf | 4PM
This Saturday is the first day of Summer, the Summer Solstice, Midsummer, St. Johns Day, Ivanje, Ukko’s celebration or if you're of the empirical cut, the day that the planet’s semi-axis in the northern hemisphere is most inclined toward the star we orbit. Either way, just make sure you to take advantage of all that great light by snapping some tasty pics and tagging them #WDDI.
Questions comments or movie selections? Email glen@wedentondoit.com.
Wednesday, June 18th
OpenHack: Makers | North Branch Library | 6PM
Guys, Denton’s North Branch Public Library has two 3D printers. This month’s OpenHack will be focused on getting to know Forge so you can start printing prototypes for your next invention.
Write of Passage Zine Workshop | 1425 Bolivar | 6PM
All writers and artists are welcome to this event geared toward creating the next Spiderweb Salon Zine series. This is the OpenHack of local Zines basically.
Jazz At The White House | The Whitehouse | 8PM
It’s that coffee shop off Bryan and Scripture that used to be Art Six and they’ve got the jazz. It’s an espresso bar and beer garden in it’s latest form so it’s worth checking out.
Thursday, June 19th
Movies In The Park After Dark | Quakertown Park | 8PM
This week's movie is Nut Job. We love outdoor movies and so should you.
Friday, June 20th
Tony Ferraro + The Satans Of Soft Rock / The Demigs / Delmore Pilcrow / Tall | Rubbergloves | 9PM | $5
Gloves has had a great string of shows lately and they continue it Friday with this offering from Tentacle Productions.
Saturday, June 21st
Medicine Cabinet Makeover | Soma Massage Therapy | 4PM
Learn about all those oils that are essential. It’s all about thieves, y’all.
Best Little Brewfest In Texas | 126 W Church St., Lewissville | 4PM
While this is technically in our friendly lakeside neighbor, Lewisville, we’re putting it in our top ten events this week because you can take the DCTA train right down to the Old Town Train Station stop. File this under “Really Great Reasons To Take The Train”.
Comic Books In Action | Willis Library | 8AM
UNT has a large collection of comic books and we hope they provide cinny rolls and coffee (or mountain dew and cheetos) for this 8AM Saturday hang out.
Sunday, June 22nd
Boxcar Bandits | Dan’s Silverleaf | 4PM | FREE
Here’s a nice Sunday afternoon to cap off your weekend.
Hares On The Mountain | Dan’s Silverleaf | 7:30PM | FREE
Come for the bandits, stay for the el futbol match and then keep it going with Hares. Make this Sunday REALLY count for something. You won’t regret it.
On top of a week full of incredible things to do, possibly the most important thing you can do is vote early. With four of the seven seats up for grabs, this is possibly the most important election in the history of voting. With District 2 being won by 14 votes in the past (seriously, 14 votes, y'all. That's fewer people than were at your band's last show), every single ballot cast this week counts. With only 3% of the city showing up to vote in city elections, nowhere else will you be able to have your vote count so much. Your vote can make a difference. TUESDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE. There's still other stuff going on for some reason, though. Let's take a gander...
Questions, comments or civic initiatives? Email glen@wedentondoit.com
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Thursday, May 1st
Glen Farris Fundraising Bash | Oak Street Draft House | 6PM
On May 10th your vote can make a difference. The District 2 race is turning out to be very close and it’s going to take everyone pitching in to push us to the finish line. So come out, have a beer and drop a donation in the hat. There’s also a silent auction and there will probably be speeches made. Editor's Note: Glen wrote this, but we at WDDI love conflicts of interest. Also, he promised me that there'd be a megaphone and those are always fun.
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An Evening With Slaid Cleaves | Dan’s Silverleaf | 8PM | $20
One of the regions greatest songwriters hit’s the stage at Dan’s on Thursday. If song-craft is your thing, this one’s for you.
Friday, May 2nd
The DIME Store Sidewalk Sale | 510 S Locust | 6PM
We’ve really come to love the sidewalk shopping that comes with First Friday. We’re hoping someday, it becomes a weekend tradition in the vein of Bishop Arts. This even features discounted or older merchandise from several DIME makers. It'll be from 6pm until close on Friday and all day on Saturday. Cheap stuff, y'all!
Seryn / voltREvolt | Dan’s Silverleaf | 9PM | $15
Go get changed.
Saturday, May 3rd
CrossFit 940 Grand Opening | 3801 N I-35 Suite 226 | 8AM - 2PM
Vendors and free community work outs topped with a good old fashioned ribbon cutting ceremony. Some of the WDDI crew will be on hand to check out this new cross fit facility.
FREE Comic Book Day | More Fun Comics & Games | 11AM
Hundreds of graphic novel fans will descend on the square Saturday and line up for their free comic. Here’s a sneak peak at this year's titles. Of course, UNT has a trove of comics in it’s collection at the Willis Library because, why not? This is, after all, Denton. Go get your nerd on and make sure you actually purchase a trade or graphic novel while you're there. Have you read Y: The Last Man yet?
UNT Short Film Club Spring Screening | RTVF Building | 6PM - 8PM
Time for the Spring 2014 Short Film Screening. Check out the work of some of our town's blossoming film talent.
The Ever’s Mansion Open House | 1035 W. Oak St 10AM
Wanna poke around in an old historic mansion? Be careful, that’s $267 a square foot you’ll be walking on which works out to $1.775 million. Not bad for a house that cost $8k to build in 1903 and has gone through two fires. There’s a bunch of stories around this residence, do some digging and you’ll be rewarded with a little bit of our rich history.
Sunday, May 4th
Sunday Spins | Dan’s Silverleaf | 5PM
Hosted by some local folks with deep record collections, this is a prefect way to wind down the weekend and get ready for this last, final campaign push to Election Day May 10th.
Tuesday, May 6th
LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY @ THE DENTON CIVIC CENTER OR THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS BUILDING
Fishboy / Bellow / Delmore Pilcrow / Sunnybrook | Macaroni Island | 6PM
No Jerks.