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March 2011 Vol. IV Issue 3
Welcome to Music Land! Chris Flemmons faced lots of hurdles to get music lovers to realize the importance of 35 Conferette as a must-attend festival.    But…he has done it!  What started as NX35 in 2009 with a few hundred attendees welcomed 17,000 people just one year later.  Projections for 2011 are that attendance will push well beyond that ceiling this year. More…   TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION HONORS BOB MONTGOMERY Montgomery:  Denton historian, tourism activist, and former Denton City Councilmember  The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has selected Denton historian Robert (Bob) Montgomery out of historians from across the state as the 2011 recipient of the Anice B. Read Award of Excellence in Community Heritage Development. The honor will be presented during a special awards dinner Friday, April1 at the THC’s 2011 Annual Historic Preservation Conference in Austin. The Anice B. Read Award of Excellence in Community Heritage Development recognizes exemplary work in downtown revitalization, preservation planning or heritage tourism that promotes the economic impact of historic preservation in Texas. The award is named in honor of Read, former THC commissioner and founder of the award-winning Texas Main Street Program.     More…   Fablers in Music Land The 26th annual Texas Story Telling Festival opens March 10-13 in Quakertown Park, Downtown Denton.  Yarns of all genres make this event prime entertainment for the family.  But, the festival is also a symposium for fablers.  Workshops help people in all fields of the tale-spinning spectrum to tell their stories with gripping appeal.  For instance, educators find new and creative ways to teach; advocates develop persuasive tips for promoting their causes; museum and park guides brush up their telling talents; individuals learn how to pass heritage to the next generation – all through the power of story.   More…   Denton Delegation Visits Austin for Unity Dinner Denton was well-represented by a delegation of tourism ambassadors during the annual Texas Travel Industry Association’s Unity Dinner on February 22nd in Austin.  Denton guests included:   More…		Table of Contents Welcome to Music Land! THC Honors Bob Montgomery Fablers in Music Land Denton Delegation Visits Austin   Upcoming Events March Step Back to 1950s Fashion Materials: Hard & Soft UNT Fine Art Series UNT Sky Theater and Pink Floyd Entertainment! First Friday Denton Just for FUN(ds) The Fantasticks Great American Cleanup 35 Conferette Texas Storytelling Festival Rip Roaring Chili Cook Off Super Arts Saturday Taste of North Texas April Denton Redbud Festival UNT Sky Theater and Pink Floyd Entertainment! John B. Denton Lecture/Discussion & Book Signing Totally Psyched 5K Run/Walk Lab Band Madness- 64th Annual Spring Concert May Twilight Tunes Concert Series Denton Arts & Jazz Festival The Drowsy Chaperone DATCU Dash 5K Run/Walk Did You Know? What 35 Conferette venue emplyed Sarah Jaffe as a bartender? February’s Did You Know: Three films presented at the 2010 Thin Line Film Festival were Oscar standouts.  “GasLand‘, “The Cove” and ” The Most Dangerous Man in America” continued to receive notable recognition throughout the year.  This year’s Audience Choice Award, “Troubadours“, graced Thin Line Film Festival’s opening night and is ready to blaze it’s own path.

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