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Bayless-Selby House
Museum
Call 349-2865 for information
www.dentoncounty.com/bsh
The museum holds many lectures and workshops
on the Victorian genre. A list of dates and times follows. Check
the website for complete information.
Lady of the House:
Gardens: Planning & Planting for Spring
Apr. 16, 11-11:45 am
Planning an Inner City Historical Park/
Problems of Being Green
Apr. 17, 2-2:45 pm $
Lighting & Lighting Devices
May 8, 11-11:45 am
Fashions for the Summer Events of a Century
Ago
May 31, 1:30-2:45 pm $
Summers: The Garden Delights
June 5, 1:30-2:45 pm
Denton Co. Master Gardeners
Herb, Vegetable and Flower Show
June 14, 10-noon $
Culture: Songs in the Home Musicale
July 26, 1:30-2:45 pm $
Framing Words & Images
Aug. 6, 11-11:45 am
The Etiquette & Ware of the Tea Party
Aug. 16, 1:30-2:45 pm $
Boys and Girls Clubs of Denton
County, Inc.
Call 498-1288 for information
www.bgcdentontcounty.org
Making a Difference
Benefit Golf Tournament
Apr. 24, 1 pm shotgun start $
Lantana Golf Course
Registration forms online
Kids & Cops Day
Apr. 26, 10 am-3 pm $
Lake Dallas City Hall, 212 Main St.
Kids activities, free food
Denton Parks Association/Cinco De Mayo
Call 940-349-8289 for information
Denton Bach
Society
Call 382-3636 for information
www.dentonbach.com
Faure Requiem & Other French Works
for Choir & Organ
April 6, 7:30 pm $
UNT Main Auditorium
Music of the French Baroque and Romantic Eras
Music for Mother’s Day
May 11, 3 pm $
Selwyn School
Shorter concert of lighter
French music for the entire family
Denton Benefit League
Call 381-2303 for information
Charity Ball
Apr. 19 $
Dallas Fort Worth
Marriott Hotel & Golf Club
Denton Celtic
Dancers
Call 940-321-0012 for information
www.dentoncelticdancers.com
Scottish Country Dance
Every Sunday, 5-7 pm
Center for the Visual Arts
Scottish Country Dance Social
Aug. 23, 7-11 pm $
Denton Senior Center
Live music and snacks. If you wish to take part in the
dancing at this event, please attend our regular
Sunday evening sessions to learn the dances.
Beginners welcome.
Denton City
Contemporary Ballet
Call 940-383-2623 for information
Spring Ballet Workshop Community Master Class
Series
With Thom Clower, master ballet instructor
Mar. 3-7, 5:30-7 pm (intermediate),
7:15-8:45 pm, (advanced) $
4103 Mesa Drive
Collage Dance Festival
Apr. 4-5, 8 pm $
Campus Theatre
Special appearances by UNT & TWU Dance Depts.,
OK State dancers and Denton Youth City Ballet.
Annual Company Membership Auditions for
A Gift for Emma
Aug. 23, 12:30-5 pm
Studios of Denton Dance Conservatory, 4103 Mesa Drive
Open Auditions for A Gift for Emma
Sept. 6, beginning at 11 am
4103 Mesa Drive
Denton
Community Band
Call 940-387-6918 for information
Rehearsals Thursdays
from 7:30-9:30pm
at Strickland Middle School Band Room
324 E. Windsor Drive
For questions please email
cmizell@dentonisd.org.
DCB Jazz Ensemble at the Arts & Jazz
Festival
Apr. 26, 9:50 am
Celebration Stage, Quakertown Park
Seasons Music Festival
May 3
Starrise Concert
June 13
Quakertown Park
Denton Community
Chorus
Call (940)458-7010 for information
www.dentoncommunitychorus.org
email: dtncommchorus@aol.com
Rehearsals are Monday evenings at 7 pm in
the Denton High School choir room and are
open to any interested singers.
No audition is required.
For the Love of Broadway
May 31, 7 pm
Location: check website
Denton Community Theater
Call 940-382-1915 for information
www.campustheatre.com
All performances are on stage in the Campus
Theatre.
The Sound of Music
Mar. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 7:30 pm
Mar. 22, 23, 29, 30, 2 pm $
To Kill A Mockingbird
May 9, 10, 16, 17, 7:30 pm
May 11, 18, 2 pm $
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 13, 14, 20, 21, 7:30 pm
June 15, 22, 2 pm $
Lil’ Abner
Aug. 8, 9, 15, 16, 7:30 pm
Aug. 10, 17, 2 pm $
Denton County Art Education Association
Call 940-243-2821 for information
Youth Art Month Exhibit
Through Apr. 6, Tues.-Sun.
1-5 pm
East Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts
Reception: Mar. 25, 5-7 pm
Center for the Visual Arts
Denton County Art Education Association
Meeting and Workshop
Apr. 13, 3-7 pm
Denton County Art Teachers are invited,
non-members for dinner and a
workshop given by discount School Supply
and sponsored by DCAEA.
Lewisville art teachers are to attend.
Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square
Call 940-349-2850 for information
www.dentoncounty.com/CHOS
How to Do Historical Research or How My
Book on Jim Miller Evolved
by Bill James
Apr. 11, 12:15-1 pm
The Story of L. F. Moon, Rodeo Bronc and Bull
Rider
by Mary Ann Moon DeBerry
Apr. 25, 12:15-1 pm
Our Fallen Brothers: A Tribute in Honor of
Denton County Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
May 16, 12:15-1 pm
Machine Guns, Machine Guns, and More Machine
Guns
by William Trantham
June 14, 12:15-1 pm
Quilts of Denton County
by Barbara McCraw
July 18, 12:15-1 pm
What Was Where or The History of the Denton
Square
by
Kim Cupit
Aug. 15, 12:15-1 pm
Denton County Historical Museum Inc. and Texas Heritage Center
Call
380-0877 for information
www.dentoncountyhistoricalmuseum.com
All
events located at Stonehill Center, Ste. 308,
5800 I-35 at Loop 288(Exit
470)
Mountain Dulcimer Lessons and Jam Sessions
3rd Sat. of each month
10 am-12 pm lessons, $3
1-3 pm, free jam sessions
Texas Folk Art Exhibit
Mar.-Aug., 10-5 pm daily
Textile arts, handmade arts and crafts
“Compliments of…”
Exhibit
June-Aug., 10-5 daily
Mementos of Denton County businesses past and present
Denton Dickens Fellowship
Call 387-3241 for information
Meets 2nd Thursday of the month
Sept.-May from 7-9 pm.
Center for the Visual Arts
Readings of Dickens Favorites
June 7, 1:30-3 pm
Bayless-Selby House Museum
Denton
Festival Foundation
Call 940-565-0931 for information
www.dentonjazzfest.com
28th Annual Denton Arts and Jazz
Festival
Apr. 25, 5-11 pm, Apr. 26, 10 am -11 pm, Apr. 27, 11 am-9 pm
Quakertown Park
Enjoy six stages of continuous music, fine
arts and crafts,
food and entertainment. Headliners include
The Neville Brothers, Delbert McClinton, Brave Combo.
Denton Handweavers Guild
Call 972-239-1829 for more
information
All meetings and workshops are at the Center for the Visual Arts.
Visitors are welcome and may become members
by paying yearly dues.
Monthly Meetings
1st Sat. of the month, Sept.-May,
except Jan., 1:30 pm
Center for the Visual Arts
Visitors and new members welcome
Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Call 565-1919 for information
www.dentonhcoc.org
Denton Main Street
Call 940-349-8529 for information
www.dentonmainstreet.org
Thursday Twilight Tunes
Every Thurs. in May and June
6:30-8 pm
Historic Downtown Denton County Courthouse Lawn
Bring blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the music of local musicians!
Denton
Quilt Guild
Call 940-321-6231 for information
www.dentonquiltguild.org
Membership
is $20 per year.
Monthly Meetings
3rd Thursday of the month,
6:30 pm Social
7 pm Meeting
Center for the Visual Arts
Visitors and new members welcome.
Festival Ballet of North Texas
Call
891-0830 for information
www.festivalballet.net
Summer Dance Workshop
June 2-July 3 $
The Denton Ballet Academy at 637 Londonderry Lane
Work with guest teacher Era Jouravlev and Hugh Nini, artistic director.
Enrollment is limited, call now.
Golden
Triangle Woodturners
Call 387-3089 for information
1st Monday of the month,
7-9:00 pm
Dues $24 per year, visitors welcome
East Crafts Room
Center for the Visual Arts
Greater
Denton Arts Council
Call 940-382-2787 for information
All events and exhibitions are held
in the Center
for the Visual Arts unless otherwise noted.
Gallery hours are Tues.-Sun., 1-5 pm.
All events
and exhibitions are held in the
Center for the Visual Arts unless otherwise noted.
Gallery hours are Tues.-Sun., 1-5 pm.
Youth Art Month
Denton County Art Educators Association
Through Apr. 6
East Gallery
Reception: Mar. 25, 5-7 pm
SuperArts Saturday
Moving Stories: Dancing as Storytelling
with TWU Dance Faculty
For children grades 2-5
Sat. Apr. 5, 10 am-noon
Festival Hall
Call GDAC to register
40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST)
Apr. 10-May 29
Meadows Gallery
Opening Reception: Apr. 10, 5-8 pm
It’s in the Bag!
May 8, 5-7 pm $
Handmade bag auction fundraiser
Summer Arts Camp
June 23-27
Check back in Early May for
more information
Green Space
Arts Collective
Call 387-2722 for information
http://www.greenspacearts.com/
Visit the website for current class information.
Habitat for
Humanity of Denton County
Call 382-9229 for information
www.hfhdentoncounty.org
Headliners
Of Texas
Call 482-8468
for information
www.headlinersoftexas.com
Leil
Nahar Mid-Eastern Dance Troupe
Call 940-382-7891 for information
Denton Arts & Jazz Festival performance
Apr. 26, 4:15 pm
Quakertown Park
Starrise Performance
June 27, 9:15 pm
Civic Center
Music Theatre of Denton
Call 940-381-3562 for information
www.musictheatreofdenton.com
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Apr. 18, 19, 25, 26, 7:30 pm
Apr. 20, 27, 2 pm $
Campus Theatre
Annual Summer Community Musical
June 13-14
Denton Civic Center
North Texas Book
Festival, Inc.
Call 940-464-7679
www.ntbf.org
Book Trails Dinner
Apr. 18, 6:30 pm $
Center for the Visual Arts
Silent auction, talks by featured authors, casual dinner
North Texas Book Festival
Apr. 19, 9 am-4 pm
Center for the Visual Arts
Meet more than 50 authors of all types of books.
Proceeds benefit school and public libraries and
literacy programs in the N. TX area.
Benefit Dinner for ODIS
Apr. 27, Noon-2 pm $
Trinity Presbyterian Church
2200 N. Bell Ave.
U.S. Naturalization Oath Ceremony
May 6, 10:30 am, UNT Gateway Center
Sponsored by ODIS, LULAC, UNT
Welcome new U. S. citizens!
Syncopated Ladies
Call 482-2906 for information
Tejas
Storytelling Association
Call 940-387-8336 for information
www.tejasstorytelling.com
Texas
Filmmakers
Call 940-442-6304 for information
www.texasfilmmakers.org
Check
website for screenings
and Texas Filmmakers information.
The Arts Guild
(TAG)
Call 380-5981 for information
Open to anyone interested in
supporting the Greater Denton Arts Council
and TAG Auction for the Arts
May 13, luncheon meeting at noon
in the Center for the Visual Arts.
TAG Auction for the Arts will be Nov. 7,
so call now to volunteer
for the summer auction solicitation!
TWU School of the Arts
Call 898-2530 for information
www.twu.edu/soa/DANCE
www.twu.edu/soa/DRAMA
www.twu.edu/soa/MUSIC
www.tuw.edu/soa/VA
Arts Triangle Walking Tour
Performances, artwork, reception
Apr. 3, 5 pm
Tour begins at the Redbud Theatre Complex.
Explore the spaces where art happens at TWU.
Voertman Juried Student Exhibition
Apr. 8-20
East and West Galleries
Fine Arts Building
Reception: Apr. 8, 4:30-6:30 pm
DanceMakers Spring Concert
Apr. 10, 4 pm, Apr. 11-12, 7 pm $
Margo Jones Performance Hall
Concert Choir & Chamber Singers Concert
Apr. 15, 7:30 pm
Margo Jones Performance Hall
Hedda Gabler
Apr. 17, 4 pm, Apr. 18-19, 8 pm, Apr. 20, 2 pm $
Redbud Theater, Hubbard Hall
Wind Ensemble Concert
Apr. 19, 7:30 pm
Margo Jones Performance Hall
International Dance Company at the TWU
Spring Fling
Apr. 23, 5 pm
Bernice Abreo Fischer Amphitheater, Bell Ave.
DanceMakers, Too Spring Concert
Apr. 24, 4 & 7 pm $
Dance Studio Theatre, Dance Bldg., Bell Avenue
TWU Opera Ensemble Susannah
Apr. 25-26, 7:30 pm $
Margo Jones Performance Hall
Graduating Student Exhibitions
Apr. 25-May 9
East & West Galleries
One Act Play Festival
Apr. 28, 7 pm
Redbud Theater, Hubbard Hall
Annual Flute Workshop Concert
June 17, 7:30
Margo Jones Performance Hall
Latino Dance and Music Festival
July 15-19 $
Workshops, classes, performances
Contact
www.twu.edu/lifelong for information
and registration
Latino Dance and Music Festival Gala Concert
July 19, 7 pm $
Margo Jones Performance Hall
UNT College of
Music
Call 940-565-2930 for information
24 Hr. Events Line: 940-565-4647
Box Office: 940-369-7802
www.music.unt.edu/events.html
UNT College of Music events are too
numerous to list. Below is just a sampling. Please visit the website
or contact the number above for complete listing of events.
Richard Ardoin-Paul Voertman
Concert Organ Opening Recital
Mar. 27, 7:30 pm Free
Winspear Performance Hall
Collegium Singers & Instrumentalists:
17th Century Music from Sweden & Rome
Mar. 31, 8 pm
Recital Hall, Music Bldg.
Wind Symphony
Apr. 3, 7:30 pm $
Winspear Performance Hall
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apr. 4 &11, 8 pm
Apr. 6 & 13, 3 pm $
Lyric Theatre, Murchison
Lab Band Madness
Apr. 15, 8 pm $
Winspear Performance Hall
Jazz Singers
Kevin Mahoney, guest artist
Apr. 18, 8 pm
Winspear Performance Hall
Center for Chamber Music Studies Showcase
Apr. 20, 8 pm $
Winspear Performance Hall
Symphony Orchestra & Grand Chorus,
Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Special valedictory gala performance
with Anshel Brusilow in his final
appearance at UNT
Apr. 23, 8 pm $
Winspear Performance Hall
UNT Dance & Theatre Arts
Call 940-369-7546 for information
www.data.unt.edu
Landscape of the Body
Apr. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 8 pm
Apr. 6, 13, 2:30 pm $
University Theatre, RTFP Bldg.
New Choreographers Concert
New works created by senior dance students
Apr. 25, 26, 8 pm
Apr. 27, 2:30 pm $
University Theatre, RTFP Bldg.
UNT
Union
Call 940-565-3825 for information
www.unt.edu/union/fasnotes.htm
UNT
School of Visual Arts
Call 940-565-4005 for information
The UNT Art Gallery is located at 1201 W. Mulberry.
The hours are:
M-T, Noon - 8 pm
Wed.-Sat. - noon-5 pm
Closed Nov. 25-28 and Dec. 15-Jan. 18
www.sova.unt.edu
Voertman Juried Student Exhibition
Mar. 24-Apr.19
UNT Art Gallery
UNT
Department of Radio, Television and Film
Call 940-565-2537 for information
www.rtvf.unt.edu
Vintage Jazz Society
Call 382-4379 for information
Regular meetings and jam sessions
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.
9:30-11:30 am
Center for the Visual Arts
Visual
Arts Society of Texas
Call 940-566-5507 for information
All Meetings and Exhibits are held at the
Center for the Visual Arts.
www.vastarts.org
Meetings 1st Thursday except
June, July, Aug., 7 pm
Center for the Visual Arts
Apr. 3, Dave Maxwell, watercolor
May 1, Kelly Donahue Wallace, art history
VAST/Denton Poet’s Assembly Exhibition
Apr. 1-30
Emily Fowler and North Branch Libraries
Opening receptions, Apr. 5, 2-5 pm
40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
Apr. 10-May 29
Opening reception, Apr. 10, 6-8 pm
Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts
2009 VAST Calendar Competition
May 2008
Juror Nancy L. Brown
Call for entries deadline, May 31
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