Events from: 06/02/2012

Some folks come to historic Denton, Texas and never want to leave --- ever! Denton Haunts is a walking tour of the courthouse square. Come hear our local ghost stories! Admission is $10, and is not recommended for children under 10. Summer tour hours are scheduled for Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., meeting on the Courthouse-on-the Square lawn by John B. Denton’s Grave. Private tours (for 10 or more) available. Contact dentonhaunts@yahoo.com Visit Denton Haunts on Facebook for up-to-date info. 

Oxide Gallery -June Gallery Night.  Enjoy a fun cocktail hour type of party while we expose you to some of the best local artists in the North Texas area.  Most of the artists will be on hand to visit with and answer your questions. Feature Show- Oxide Trio A three artis show featuring artwork by Gerald Haughton, Thomas Judd, and David Schulze. Free Admission.  www.oxidegallery.com or 940-483-8900

Come celebrate 75 years with the Denton Public Library.  Crafts and activities for kids.  www.dentonlibrary.com or 940-349-8752

For ages 2-5. Learn dramatic play and narrative skills through play and read with puppets. www.dentonlibrary.com or 940-349-8752.

The Denton Community Market is every Saturday May – October, 9am – sellout. The market is local art and produce market located @ Carroll Blvd. and Mulberry St. near downtown Denton, Texas. We are a community gathering space alive with music, local food and produce, locally produced handmade arts and crafts, on-site food, local business, community groups and more! We encourage you to come to any of our market days. Our 2012 market season begins on Saturday, May 5th and continues through October 27th. We are now accepting vendor applications for the 2012 season. www.dentonmarket.org

The Watercolor Concentration at UNT became an independent area of study in 2007.  Since its inception, nine painters have gone... on to work on or receive their MFA Degrees.  Four graduates are now teaching on a university level. In 2010, 15 painters took part in the "Niigata International Watercolor Exhibition" in Japan. Students in the program are encouraged to find their own direction, whether that be as a traditional painter or someone who  takes the medium of watercolor into new and exciting territory. This exhibition is dedicated to graduate watercolor painter,  Lisa Tseng (1983 –2012).  Gallery Hours Monday-Friday: 9 am-Noon, 1-5 pm, with extended hours until 8 pm on Thursdays Saturday: 11-3 Sunday: CLOSED    

Events include Dog Parade, Dog Show, Stupid Pet Tricks, Dog/Owner Singing Contest, and "Glamfur Shots" of your pet, Dog/Master look-alike contest, dog 'n disc, flyball and agility demonstrations, arts and crafts booth, festival foods and more.

DCT is hosting a playwriting competition for new one-act plays.  In conjunction with Mental Health Month, plays will focus on imagination, the human condition, and/or mental health issues.  Prizes will be awarded to the top 5 plays.  First place will receive $2000, second place will receive $1000, third place will receive $500, fourth place will receive $300 and fifth place will receive $200. In addition to pize money , the winning plays will be produced as staged readings at the festival May 31 - June 2, 2012 at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. The Festival will also feature workshops and discussion panels after each production.  Experts from the mental health and theatre fields will participate Festival registration limited - book early! This festival is made possible with thegenerous support of The Texas Commission on the Arts, MillwoodPsychiatric Hospital, and a specialfriend of Denton Community Theatre!Thursday, May 31, 2012 The festival, focusing on Imagination and the Human Condition, will be held in conjunction with Mental Health Month. SCHEDULE: 3-5:30 pm: Registration and Check-in at the Campus Theatre 6-7 pm: Opening reception at the Courthouse Lawn on the Denton square 7:30 pm--Staged reading of Captive Minds with panel talkback after at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre 9 pm--Staged reading of The Night We Bombed Lincoln Towing with panel talkback after at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre Friday, June 1 All events at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre 9-9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30-11 am: Panel discussion with Dr. Dan Creson and Julie Brinker, MFA: "Hamlet on the Couch: Method and Madness in Shakespeare's Characters" 11 am-1 pm: Lunch on your own 1-2:30: Talk/ Q& A with Michael Serrecchia, Professional Actor, Director, Choreographer, and original cast member of A Chorus Line 3:00 pm: TBA 7:30 pm: Staged reading of Samaritans, or, Where is Sylvia? with panel talkback after 9 pm: Staged reading of Clipped with panel talkback after Saturday, June 2 All events at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre 9-9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30-11 am: Panel discussion with Dr. Linda Rubin  and Susanne Coffey on "Slings and Arrows, or, Why Theatre Gets Such a Bad Rap" 11 am-1 pm: Lunch on your own 1pm-2:30 pm: Panel discussion with Donna Trammell, Donna Fielder, Randy Schmidt, and John Evarts on the path to publishing: "The End. Now What?" 3 pm:  Workshop: "Play Therapy!" 7 pm: Staged reading of Family Matters with panel/talkback after 8:30 pm: Awards Ceremony and Closing Rece