Here's a WDDI oldie, but a goodie.
Brutal Juice, Denton's oft-reunited heavy hitter from yesteryear is playing 35 Denton this afternoon. Read up about some of the history of this Denton legend before watching them tear it up on Main Stage #2 later on today.
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It's gonna be a beautiful weekend to go hit up a park.
It's looking like springtime in Denton again now, y'all! Get outside and enjoy it. There's even a fun, new kid-friendly venue named Harvest House in town (complete with bocce ball). Below are a few family-friendly events going on this weekend. Get to it.
All weekend long
Battle of the Books | Online, or at any branch of the Denton Public Library | Free | All week long
Parents, it’s never too early to teach your children about brackets and odds. Each week, now through March 28, vote for your favorites books on twitter. The big winner will be announced on March 31. No gambling will be allowed, though, unless you’re betting juice boxes and ice cream.
Friday, March 13th
Sports Sampler | Denton Public Library | Free | 10am
Think your child might be ready for organized sports, but don’t know the right one? Join Parks and Rec for a come-and-go, hands-on, FREE preview of this season’s sports including Blastball, Bitty Basketball, and Start Smart Sports Programs. Ages 3-6. SCORE!
Lego Builders Club | Emily Fowler Library | Free | 4:30pm
The best place to play Legos is the place where you don’t have to clean them all up (or step on any). The Lego club uses a little bit of guided play as well as open play. Bring your kids (ages 6 and up), but leave your own Legos at home.
Saturday, March 14th
Flight Adventures | UNT Sky Theater | $3 | 12pm
Take in a show in the planetarium this Saturday. A special children’s show starts at noon and everyone pays kids’ price! Or stop by at 2pm for Sky Stories ($5 for adults), and Find out how different cultures explain the star patterns they saw in the night sky. Bonus: no parking permit is required on weekends!
UNT Softball | Lovelace Stadium | $5-$7 | 1pm and 3pm
It’s a double-header this Saturday against Southern Miss. Bring the family for a fun afternoon of ladies’ softball on a beautiful spring day. Go Mean Green!
Anyah Martinez is the mother of three busy boys and the founder of Explorium Denton, a children's museum taking shape in Denton.
35 Denton is upon us once again. Sure, you could go out without any plans and manage to have a swell time, but wouldn't it be much better if you let some strangers on a blog give you questionable advice? Here's a list of We Denton Do It-approved things to both do AND not do during the next three days. We'll be updating with some coverage during the festival on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so make sure to follow us there if you haven't already. Oh, and don't fest too hard, y'all!
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Mind Spiders play 35 Denton's Main Stage on Saturday afternoon.
After 24 months, the 35 Denton music festival is back this year. There are signs all around - the new mural at Oak St. Draft House, the marquee at Dan's Silverleaf, heck even your Facebook event invites are probably blowing up right now. We're pretty pumped for this weekend. There's more than just music, too, several panels, exhibitions, photography walks, and and more are planned. Below, are several #WDDI-approved local bands that we've written about before in our monthly Three Songs column that will be playing the festival. Check out a tune (or video) of theirs, the times they'll be planing and read some of our thoughts below.
Read MoreMarch in Denton is quite a time. The winter is finally retreating back into it’s cold icy cave, Spring is bursting from the seams and with it comes all the festivals, Spring Breaks and trips to Austin. We’re here to get you started in the right direction and this week our recommendation is to get to the square and see what 35Denton has to offer this year. It’s a scaled down version of what it’s been in the past but it’s still got it’s offerings of local and national talent and in a lot of ways, is what we longed for in festivals past: a chance to find our next favorite band. We want to see all the #WDDI’s we can get also for use in our Monday’s What We Did post. So get your device and hashtags ready.
Questions, comments or event invites can be directed at glen@wedentondoit.com
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Service Industry is open and has a menu item titled "plate o'bacon." Yes, seriously.
We're 1/6th of the way through 2015 already and several of the new businesses we were anticipating for the year are either already open or about to be. In addition, we've got a few new announcements (and some rumors below) for this month's peek into the Denton business world. Read on to find out where you'll be climbing walls and buying whiskey in the very near future...
Read More35 Denton is back this week, y'all! While many folks are already on spring break, it won't start for most Denton students for another 7 days and the rest of us will just sit around and be envious at our 9 - 5's.
Last week had a little bit of everything. There was snowfall, live music, sunshine and lots of trucks (and even a helicopter) to touch. Below, we have 18 photos that showcase the best of what Denton, TX had to offer over the past seven days.
Include #WDDI on your Instagram photos and we'll include our favorites in What We Did every Monday morning. Heck, next Saturday, we're even hosting an Instawalk as part of 35 Denton next Saturday. Come hang out with us as we make our way from Shift to the 35 Denton festival. More info here. As for the photos below, you can click on them to get linked back to the photographer's Instagram account. Have a great week!
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The past while and a half have been kind of a bust, y'all. The weather has been keeping us down, but no more! We're fighting back. With all of these snow days, your wee ones might have you going a little crazy. No worries. You can break your group's cabin fever with these five family-friendly activities below.
Read MoreGreat jumpin’ Jack Frost it’s cold! Since Texans take to driving on ice about as well as a drunken elephant to water-skiing, most have wisely hunkered down as our last few days of sleet, snow, and ice have caught up with us. It got me to thinking about the Great Blue Norther of 1911, which makes our whining about cold sound plain silly compared to this freeze back in the day.
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