CALENDAR STAGE Pottermania, as you’ve never seen it before Page 4
A celebration of redbuds, plus artwork to be seen Page 2
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Denton Record Chronicle
Paramount
Haven’t found the right time to introduce the family to “Necessary Roughness” yet? This weekend, Thin Line X has a free screening of the film, starring Scott Bakula and shot partly in Denton.
Thin Line runs free
What to watch for at the festival’s 10th installment By Lucinda Breeding
Features Editor cbreeding@dentonrc.com
Thin Line X opened Wednesday night to a big crowd that was ready for a world-premiere documentary. For its 10th year, organizers made admission to Thin Line Fest — a film, music and photography festival in downtown Denton — free of charge. (They also branded it Thin Line X.) Wednesday’s opening film, Waking the Sleeping Giant, follows five Americans — one of them 2016 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders — through populist stirrings that challenged and began a reform of the political left. There are four more days of the festival, and each day promises more than even the most enthusiastic and caffeinated attendee can manage in a day. Denton Time has some top picks to consider for film buffs, music fanatics, aspiring photographers and families with children.
See THIN LINE on 3
We're not Dallas, Fort Worth or Austin. We're Getty Images/iStockphoto
A
new local charity with a straightforward name and a tiny bit of an American Idol bent — Dentonites Who Give a Damn — had its first meeting Tuesday night. Three nonprofits make a pitch to the group during a mixer. Members then vote on a single one of them to give money to. Members write a check — $100 per attendee seems to be the aim — to the chosen charity. Tuesday night, the group gave $1,850 to the Denton Community Health Clinic, which has been struggling after the loss of grant funds. The next meeting is July 25. ■ Sarah Jaffe, an indie rocker who got her start in Denton, just scored a coveted spot among musicians and bands. Jaffe landed NPR’s Premiere Track of the Week on Tuesday with the title track of her upcoming album, Bad Baby, due out July 7. The video and the song are here: http://n.pr/2onCz4K.
Continued on Page 8
Eventful summer Camps, programs and events to bust school-break boredom
S
ummer is around the corner, and for parents with children and teens, long summer days can make for restless kids. Don’t fret. We’ve got a guide of more than 50 camps and programs happening in and around Denton, beginning in June and continuing through August. And our guide includes programming for virtually every interest children might have, from science to soccer and from theater to fashion design.
— Compiled by Harrison Long
GENERAL Little Campers
Ages: 3 1/2 to 6 Where: McMath Middle School, 1900 Jason Drive What: Safe summer camp atmosphere licensed by the
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Themed activities include field trips, swimming, games, crafts, story time and more. Children must be toilet-trained. When: 10 weeklong sessions from June 5 to Aug. 11, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday (no camp on July 4)
Cost: $120 per weeklong session ($105 for July 3-7); $5 extra for nonresidents More information: Free lunch program offered on non-field trip days, June 11 to Aug. 11. All campers must bring two snacks and a drink each day. www.dentonparks.com; 940349-7275. In-person registration only at the Denton Civic Center.
Camp Voyage
Ages: 5-12 Where: Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St. When: 10 weeklong sessions from June 5 to Aug. 11, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday (no camp on July 4) Cost: $120 per weeklong session ($105 for July 3-7); $5 extra for nonresidents More information: Free lunch program offered on non-field trip days, June 11 to Aug. 11. All campers must bring two snacks
and a drink each day. www.dentonparks.com; 940349-7275.
Super Kids
Ages: 6-12 Where: McMath Middle School, 1900 Jason Drive What: Safe summer camp atmosphere licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services When: 10 weeklong sessions from June 5 to Aug. 11, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday (no camp on July 4) Cost: $120 per weeklong session ($105 for July 3-7); $5 extra for nonresidents More information: Free lunch program offered on non-field trip days, June 11 to Aug. 11. All campers must bring two snacks and a drink each day. www.dentonparks.com; 940349-7275. In-person registration See SUMMER on 5