We are a college town, and the semester is officially in full swing, ya’ll! The campuses are bustling with activity - can you feel the energy? As residents of Denton, student or no, we can all reap the benefits of such a charged atmosphere. You should feel free to attend a lecture, hear an orchestra, walk a labyrinth…yep, a labyrinth. We hopped over to the cozy campus of TWU (Texas Women’s University) to check out their latest fine arts exhibit, Circuit Breaker. Read on for a few highlights, be sure to attend the exhibit lecture this week, then report back to let us know your thoughts!
Read MoreCITY COUNCIL RUNDOWN: SEPTEMBER 20th 2016
City Council agendas are long. And boring. And filled with legalease. I will attempt to summarize the discussions of our city leaders while simultaneously encouraging folks to investigate even further. Or maybe even engage with the neighbors and strangers whom they agree or disagree. Today, the council will focus on two primary items: the 2016-17 budget approval, and the Renewable Denton Plan. Last week’s work session also included discussion on a proposed senior citizen property tax freeze, which has implications on future budget discussions. Read through to prepare yourself for tonight’s city council meeting.
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.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: SEPTEMBER 19TH 2016
What We Did is our weekly look into the visual captures that people have taken and documented on Instagram along with the hashtag #WDDI. Every week, we comb through hundreds of images to try and find a few that are not only fun photos, but also provide a great look at what the City of Denton was like during that week. This week is no different.
Oh wait, this week is a little different in that we have a couple contest winners to announce...
Last week, we announced on social media that we were giving away a few tickets to this week's Oaktopia Festival. We had tons of entries. Below are the winners.
@_kendrarenae and @ronjeesus. Congrats! You have both won passes to this year's Oaktopia festival. We will be in contact with you for more information.
If you didn't win, fret not. Oaktopia still has tickets available. You can grab yours here. We'll have plenty more on Oaktopia this week. Until then, check out the 19 great images below from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX.
Click on the image to be led back to the photographer's Instagram account. If you'd like to be featured in What We Did, take a "good" photo and tag it with #WDDI on Instagram.
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DENTON BLUES FESTIVAL 2016
Another weekend means another great Denton festival. This Saturday and Sunday, The Denton Blues Festival is back for its 18th year of celebrating the blues in Denton's Quakertown Park. Read on to find our more information on the event put on by the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce and how it relates to Denton history.
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HUMANS OF NEW YORK IN DENTON
Brand Stanton is the creator of the force of nature that is Humans of New York. The New York-based photo blog gained popularity due to the emotional and intriguing quotes and interviews that accompanied the images (not to mention their sharable nature). You've undoubtedly seen them before. Heck, you've probably shared a couple of them yourself.
The fine folks at UNT's Fine Arts Series are bringing Stanton to Denton this month. Next Wednesday at 7pm, Stanton will be at the UNT Coliseum talking about the nature of his work in an evening called Humans of New York: An Evening with Brandon Stanton. Read on for more info and to check out some of our favorite HONY posts.
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THE DEN10: SEPTEMBER 14th
Oaktopia is next weekend so if you haven’t yet shared our post for a chance to win tickets, go over to our FB page now and get it done! We’ve got an incredibly high-class, curated list of events lined up for you in our Den10 today. Remember folks, it’s about quality, not quantity. While you're out there, make sure to hashtag #WDDI and make sure you’ve got an awesome scene in front of you to capture and you're in the running to be featured in our weekly photo round up, What We Did, next Monday!
Questions, comments, punctuations, and delay tactic strategies can be sent to glen@wedentondoit.com.
Read MorePHOTOS: ARTS & AUTOS 2016
Last week, we talked about how excited we were for Arts and Autos and all of the chalk art, old cars, and music that came with it. A surprise to us was the rain that came early in the morning and cooled things off for the rest of the day.
Below you will find a few Arts and Autos photos by We Denton Do It and some images from readers that tagged their Instagram photos with #WDDI.
Want to see more photos from the past week? Check out our What We Did post that went up earlier today.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: SEPTEMBER 12TH 2016
What We Did is our weekly collection of photos that have been tagged with #WDDI on Instagram. This week, we have 19 great photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX.
Some weeks there is just too many things going on in town to represent them all in one single photo round up post. Last week is one of those weeks. For that reason, we'll have a second What We Did going up later today with some of your images from this weekend's Arts & Autos event on the square.
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 we were unable to include this week. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page.
If you have any questions about What We Did, send them here and have a great week!
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