elcome back to another issue of Denton Live, our official guide to exciting entertainment and year-round fun for everyone. This is a very special issue because this year, 2007, Denton is celebrating its 150th birthday!

Our sesquicentennial celebration will be happening throughout the year with reminders of this important milestone evident at just about every major event in 2007.

As you enjoy this issue of Denton Live, look for the milestones in Denton’s history over the last 150 years. From page to page, we highlight momentous occasions in our past, share a sampling of Denton’s vibrant lifestyle today, and provide a peek at what is just around the corner in Denton’s future.

We have a lot to be proud of in this city, and we invite you to discover and enjoy Denton in 2007. Denton Live gives a preview of our primary citywide festivals. These events celebrate our diversity—a vital element of Denton’s appeal. The very fact that, as a community, we embrace and celebrate our diversity in culture, music, art, and tradition sets us apart from Every-Other-City, America. We have so much to offer for virtually every interest. The University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University, two excellent universities right here in Denton, boast some of the greatest minds and talent in the world. Musicians, athletes, doctors, nurses, educators, artists, engineers, scientists, and other creative minds live right here in Denton. With these resources abounding, opportunity in Denton is unmatched by most other cities our size anywhere in the country.

So, sit back and read all about us in Denton Live. Then visit www.dentonlive.com every day for the latest, most up-to-date calendar for what is going on and where. And finally, get out and discover Denton—where something fun is happening all the time!

See you at the festivals!


Dr. Perry R. McNeill, P.E.
Mayor of Denton