Summer's already here, y'all. You can tell because your car is that type of hot where you raise your butt off the seat so you don't melt into it. Also, if you've spawned, your wee ones are currently at home and probably going through your stuff or causing mischief. Don't worry, though. We've got plenty of family-friendly events throughout the week in today's Seen & Heard. A few of 'em involve cooling yourself off by way of air conditioning or water, too. So hop to it!
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DENTON SUMMER CAMPS 2015
Summer is rearing its warm, beautiful head and if you've got kids in school that means you may be stressing right now. After you’ve failed at all of your saved Pinterest projects, paper mache solar systems and Twilight Tunes ends, you realize that eight weeks of summer is a lot of time to fill with "funtivities." A Denton summer camp just might be the answer to some of your problems. Below, we've compiled seven of our favorite local camps. Check 'em out and share your favorite in the comments.
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SEEN & HEARD: JUNE 3RD 2015
Its a double dose of events this Wednesday with a special "End of the School Year" edition of Seen & Heard. School is out for everyone 18 and younger tomorrow and there's lots going on. Go get into some archery practice, get started on some summer reading, jump into a pool, or grab some free ice cream scoops. All of it is below!
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THE DEN10: JUNE 2nd
Summer is so close you can literally see it. The students are gone, the traffic is lighter, and the square’s lawn remains full of folks spread out on blankets enjoying the last few not-so-hot days of Spring with far fewer cigarette butts. Now that monsoon season is over, you’ve got no excuse to get out there and check out what Denton’s got going on. Hashtag your photos #WDDI and check back next Monday for our What We Did column to see the best of 'em in .
Questions, comments, and so forth can be directed at glen@wedentondoit.com.
Thursday, June 4th
Eureka 2 Ice Cream Social | Beth Marie’s | 3PM
Ten percent of the profits during this time will be donate to the construction of the Eureka 2 playground. There are plenty of reasons to eat ice cream, but none provide as much of a feeling of civic duty as this one.
DCYP Monthly Mixer | Harvest House | 5:30
Time for the monthly mixer for the Denton County Young Professionals. Better attend one of these while you're still considered “young."
Mack Four / Mark Hartsuch Experiment | Andy’s Bar | 9PM | FREE
Friday, June 5th
All Star Karaoke | Dan’s Silver Leaf | 8PM | $10
Mayor Watts, among others will grace (or un-grace) the stage at Dan’s this Friday to raise funds for the Greater Denton Arts Council.
Mtn. Air / Cory Patrick Coleman / Skagg Philips | Harvest House | 9PM
Some of our favorite singer songwriters at one of our new favorite venues. Check out a previous edition of 3 Songs for more info.
Saturday, June 6th
10 Year Bash | Wine Squared | 5:30PM
as it really been 10 years? That's a lot of wine. Go enjoy their new patio, have a cheese plate, and congratulate these fine folks.
Triple Crown Hoedown | Sweetwater Grill & Tavern | 5PM
Will American Pharaoh pull it off?
Sunday, June 7th
Audacity Barley & Board Beer Pairing | Audacity Brew House | 6:30PM
Seems like we’re closing in on an opening for Barley & Board. This is really good news and we’re looking forward to it. Get a taste of it this Sunday.
Hares On The Mountain | The Labb | 5PM | FREE
Because duh.
Monday, June 8th
H.O.T. Presents: Echo Beds / Burning / Orgullo Primitivo / Filth / B.S. Wright | Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios | 9PM | $5
More Hous of Tinnitus goodness at 'Gloves.
INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER GREGORY
SCRAP Denton is full of reuse pushers. After you've hung out in their new digs on Bell for a while, made a few crafty friends, and taken a couple of classes you kinda get hooked on creative reuse. It can be addictive. With their new location, SCRAP is bigger and better than ever before, and with their upcoming fundraisers, summer camps and more, things only look to be getting better. We recently spoke with lead SCRAPer (our term, not hers), Heather Gregory, to get the low-down on all of the upcoming events happening at SCRAP. Oh, and she gives us insight on who is the craftiest person in Denton, teases an upcoming Mini Maker Faire to be held in Denton this fall, and a whole bunch more because she's busy like that. Read all about it in the interview below.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: JUNE 1ST 2015
What We Did is our weekly roundup of photos that WDDI staff and readers have taken over the past seven days. We've got seventeen of our favorite images from the past week in the post below.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. As always, we're limited in the photos we can post, but we encourage you to search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that were posted that we were unable to post on the blog. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page. Have a great week!
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THE DEN10: MAY 27th
What is this strange ball of fire in the sky today? It’s so bright. Take advantage of this weird, clear weather and get out there and check out all the great things our city has to offer before we all float away. Looks like Oaktopia is getting underway with a few “Pretopia" events (we always appreciate a good portmanteau) and one of them looks like a bike scavenger hunt. There’s also a bike pub crawl so if you've got a bike your weekend is already made.
Questions, comments, and what not can be directed to glen@wedentondoit.com
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: MAY 25TH 2015
Rain. Storms. Tornados. Flooding. Thunder. Lightning. Tired. Repeat.
Y'all hear that one piece of thunder on Sunday afternoon?
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. As always, we're limited in the photos we can post, but we encourage you to search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that were posted that we were unable to post on the blog. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page. 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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