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INSIDE Who’s who County boasts number of notables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Population The latest regional figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10 Where to fnd fun List of local festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 Religion Places of worship in the area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Health Denton has many healthcare outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29 Education Area public and private schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35 Entertainment Area lakes provide water, relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 46 Eating out Dining in Denton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 50 Clubs Find a group to join . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 59 Volunteer time Organizations can use extra help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 64 The arts Denton has much to offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 65

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An eclectic mix of shops, eateries and more surround Denton’s downtown Square.

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CREDITS DISCOVERING DENTON COUNTY Editor: Dawn Cobb Cover designer: Carolyn Martin Copy editors: Dawn Cobb, Danny Fulgencio, Karina Ramirez, George Getschow Staff writers: Dawn Cobb, Karina Ramirez, Rachel Mehlhaff Contributing writers: University of North Texas journalism students tutored by George Getschow, professor, and Danny Fulgencio, teaching assistant

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f you’ve just arrived in Denton or are considering a move here, we’ve got a lot to share with you.

Denton, which sits at the apex of the Golden Triangle, with Dallas and Fort Worth along the base, is known for being an arts mecca — it has a lively, eclectic music scene, historical points of interest and a wide assortment of arts venues. It is also becoming known as both a shopping and medical destination for all points north and west, not to mention a few folks east and south.

In other words, Denton has grown and continues to grow.

Population statistics from the North Central Texas Council of Governments predict the city’s population, estimated at more than 110,000, to blossom in the years to come.

Denton County’s population, now estimated to be about 637,750, according to the council of govern-

ments’ 2010 population report.

And it’s only expected to increase in the coming decade.

Part of that population gain will be from the new major neighborhood developments proposed along Interstate 35W and I-35 that are expected to bring an estimated 28,000 homes to the city within the next 10 years.

The largest age group currently in Denton includes people between the ages of 18 and 34.

Why? If you consider that we have not one but two state universities — the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University — and an expanding North Central Texas College, our educational offerings far exceed our larger neighbors to the south.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is continuing to develop its medical plaza along the city’s northwestern edges.

To the south sits Denton Regional Medical Center, and behind

it an ever-growing number of medical complexes including a heart center, doctors’ offices and an outpatient complex.

Across the street, the $16 million North Texas Surgery Center off Mayhill Road has been joined by a rehabilitation and psychiatric facility, an office complex, a women’s care facility and a long-term acute care facility.

Denton also is home to the headquarters of world-renowned Sally Beauty Supply, international clothing company Russell-Newman, the Peterbilt Motors regional headquarters and plant, and the regional headquarters and call center for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city is also home to several regional distribution centers including Aldi and Fastenal.

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the addition of such names as Macy’s, World Market, Best Buy, Circuit City, SuperTarget, Sam’s Club and more. Some are slated to be part of a multimillion-dollar project at I-35 and U.S. Highway 380 in the Rayzor Ranch Town Center and Marketplace. With more than an estimated 1 million plus square feet of retail space planned, the project will bring many new shops to the Denton market.

Construction on the city’s first Sam’s Club will have been completed in the fall of 2010, as will Denton’s second Walmart. Projects for the development’s southern section include a theater, townhomes, museum, town center with a selection of stores not yet in the city as well as several major retailers.

Another multimillion-dollar shopping center, Denton Crossing, has been open several years, bringing numerous stores and eateries. Across from Denton Crossing is Denton Towne Crossing, the location of Home Depot, a Wells Fargo branch, McAlister’s Deli, SuperTarget and more.

Tucked around the city’s historic courthouse in downtown Denton, numerous shops offer coffee, ice cream, antiques, candy, home decor and much more. The Square, as it is known, is home to the Campus Theatre and its full calendar of productions, various restaurants, and a growing number of residents living in converted apartments atop the surrounding businesses.

Historically speaking, Denton is home to several museums, the Bayless-Selby House Museum, a fashion collection at UNT, the Texas First Ladies gown collection at TWU and a designated historic area of homes just west of the Square. The Denton County African American Museum is located inside a donated home from the era of Quakertown, the former black community displaced to build a city park. That central city park is now named after the former town — Quakertown Park.

Traveling to and from Denton to work, play or shop is relatively easy with the city sitting at the Interstate 35 split — east to Dallas and west to Fort Worth. Another major thoroughfare, U.S. Highway 380, takes travelers east to McKinney and Frisco and west to Decatur and beyond. U.S. Highway 377 winds through the area’s well-known horse country in Aubrey and Pilot Point, where horse ranches and thoroughbred farms line up by the dozens. Last year, a bridge over Lewisville Lake connected commuters to the the high-growth area of Little Elm. Other projects, including a commuter train, are expected to offer commuters even more options.

And speaking of lakes, Denton County is known for its two manmade lakes — Lewisville and Ray Roberts — where water sports, fishing and just plain lazy-day boating make the area a destination spot for vacationers and residents alike.

We’d be remiss in not mentioning Water Works Park, a favored destination for the younger crowd, complete with water slides, a wading pool and a continuous river. A skateboard complex is located next door, between the park and C.H. Collins Athletic Complex.

Also known for its celebrations, Denton is the home of the annual Arts & Jazz Festival, which draws an estimated 200,000 visitors to the weekend event featuring a major lineup of rhythm and blues bands and hundreds of artists and craftspeople.

Another festival, Dog Days of Denton, specifically caters to canine residents.

Denton’s musical endeavors are legendary, with the city’s claims to fame ranging from Pat Boone, Roy Orbison and Norah Jones, who attended UNT, to the Grammywinning Brave Combo and the growing phenoms Sarah Jaffe and Midlake.

From the summertime Twilight Tunes on Thursdays to the afternoon jam sessions on the courthouse Square at noon on Wednesdays, music is a part of the city’s fabric.

Denton also is well known for the annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, which brings thousands of people each April.

A new festival, NX35, is also attracting national attention in just the couple of years since its debut. The festival features talent from across the region and especially the plethora of talent here in Denton.

And if that wasn’t enough, the city is also known for its giving nature with volunteers and organizations that offer help to those in needs. Couple that with a well-rounded blend of eclectic businesses from new entrepreneurs and a wide range of housing and you’ll never want to leave.

We have a lot of bragging rights around here and could go on and on. But we think you’ve likely got the picture. So we’ll end by saying, “Welcome to Denton. You’ll be glad you stopped by.”

DAWN COBB can be reached at 940-566-6879. Her e-mail address is dcobb@dentonrc.com.

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Who’s who Notable personalities part of Denton County

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Dr. Phil McGraw — Now a television show host, McGraw was educated in Denton. Before embarking on his own show, his company served as consultants to Oprah Winfrey during her much-publicized mad-cow lawsuit in Amarillo.

McGraw received his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of North Texas. He has had five books on The New York Times bestseller list, including Life Strategies and The Ultimate Weight Solution but may be best known for his “Dr. Phil-isms.”

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Staff report Denton was a rural community until two small colleges started up around a century ago. Now flourishing with about 100,000 people, Denton has essentially developed into an incubator for Grammy-nominated rock group Bowling for Soup and recording artists such as Don Henley, Ray Peterson, Roy Orbison, Pat Boone, Norah Jones and, of course, two-time Grammy Award winners Brave Combo — to name a few.

The city has also nurtured television stars like WFAA Channel 8’s Debbie Denmon and Dr. Phil McGraw.

The city also has two Miss America winners to add to its claim to fame, Phyllis George, who captured the crown and title in 1971, and Shirley Cothran Barret, who won in 1975.

Debbie Denmon — This Denton native is another recognized face on television, appearing on WFAA News 8 Daybreak and News 8 Midday. After graduating from UNT in 1991 with a degree in journalism, Denmon took an anchor position in Tulsa, Okla.

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Norah Jones — Denton has launched the careers of several music legends, but has also shaped current musical celebri-

ties such as Norah Jones. She came to Denton to study jazz at UNT left and left in 1999 to pursue a music career that has proven successful.

In February 2005, Jones won a Grammy for her collaboration with the late Ray Charles for their song “Here We Go Again” and also won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Sunrise,” from her album Feels Like Home. Two years earlier saw an even bigger Grammy night, with wins for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Bowling for Soup — A group that once called Denton home, Bowling for Soup was nominated in 2003 for its song “Girl All the Bad Guys Want.”

The band members moved to Denton from Wichita Falls when they were signed by FFROE, a Denton recording label. During their time here they recorded the album Rock on Honorable Ones!

Brave Combo — Capturing its second Grammy for Best Polka Album in February with its 25th anniversary album, Let’s Kiss, Brave Combo, which won its first Grammy in 2000, has entertained nationwide and overseas with its “nuclear polka” songs and even made an appearance on The Simpsons.

Brave Combo is Carl Finch on accordion and vocals, Jeffrey Barnes on clarinet and saxophone, Danny O’Brien on trumpet and flugelhorn, Alan Emert on percussion and Ann Marie Harrop on bass guitar and vocals.

Pops Carter — This Denton octogenarian and master of the form could have left for the big city, but he insists that the simple things are the stuff of blues. His music is highly personal — he weaves in themes from farm and construction work — wherever he performs, whether on stage at the massive Denton Arts &

Denton Record-Chronicle Jazz Festival or in a local tavern. Carter and his band, the Funkmonsters, know how to work a crowd and their concerts make lasting memories.

Bob Dorough — Jazz fans know him as an extraordinary pianist and vocal stylist, and millions more don’t realize they know him as the composer of “Conjunction Junction,” “I’m Just a Bill” and the many other ABC Saturday morning cartoon hits of Schoolhouse Rock. He brought many of his jazz friends to make the recordings, but Dorough is heard solo on “Three is a Magic Number.” This former UNT jazz student started writing the educational jingles in the 1970s; the entire project has been re-released on Disney DVD. One O’clock Lab Band — It’s hard to know whether this group is the headwaters or the flagship for Denton music, so influential is this incubator for jazz artists. Named for the time of day that the band rehearses in Kenton Hall inside the UNT Music Building, the band forever renews itself by asking members to audition for their spots each semester.

Wherever good jazz is being made in this country or abroad, there is likely an alumnus of this band.

Tom Malone — A former member of the Two O’clock Lab Band, Malone stands in the back row of the band on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Sometimes dressed as outrageously as bandleader Paul Schaffer, Malone plays trombone, although he also played saxophone in Two O’clock. It was a call from Saturday Night Live that got his television — and movie — career launched.

Malone wrote the chart for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s first “Blues Brothers” skit on SNL, and Malone stayed with the act as it morphed into recordings and movies.

Lyle Mays — The piano behind the guitar in the Pat Metheny Group, Mays was also the genius behind the band when the One O’clock Lab Band received Grammy nominations for its Lab ’75 and Lab ’76 albums.

His solo album, Solo — Improvisations for Expanded Piano, capitalizes on his intuitive strengths, but he can also be heard along with Meryl Streep’s narration on Tale of Peter Rabbit/Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher.

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Patricia Racettte — She came to the University of North Texas aspiring to be a jazz singer, but after a voice faculty member, the late Pattye Johnstone, heard her sing, she coaxed Racette toward classical training. She left as the school’s most promising opera star, landing roles as Violetta and Mimi with the New York Metropolitan and San Francisco opera companies. Her performance in the title role of Emmeline, an opera by Tobias Picker, was broadcast on PBS and recorded on Albany Records.

Phyllis George — Crowned Miss America in 1971, this former Denton resident is one of three Miss Texas contestants who went on to win the national title. Two of the three were from Denton.

George went on to work for CBS as a sports broadcaster, the first woman to do so; has written several books; and owned Chicken by George, which she later sold to Hormel.

Shirley Cothran-Barret — This former Denton resident won the Miss America title in 1975. She made Denton her home until recently, when her family purchased land elsewhere. She now lectures for Christian women’s groups.

Larry McMurtry — He graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1958. The author of several well-known books, including The Last Picture Show and Lonesome Dove, both of which were adapted into films, runs several book stores, including one in Archer City, a couple hours’ drive northwest of Denton.

Anne Rice — Another bestselling author who attended UNT, Rice was at the school from 1960 to 1962. Now a New Orleans resident, Rice is known as a teller of supernatural tales, most notably her vampire series.

“Mean” Joe Greene — This football Hall of Famer was the top defensive line pick in the 1969 draft after he finished his studies at UNT.

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Denton County communities range in size from nearly 100,000 to just over 500 — from the suburban areas in southern Denton County to the smaller, agriculturally surrounded communities in the north.

In the central part of the county, Denton and the Lake Cities (Corinth, Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady Shores) continue to deal with the growth flowing north and west from Dallas and Collin counties, respectively.

The following information from the North Central Texas Council of Governments includes population estimates and contact information for each of the county’s many communities.

Argyle 2010 pop. est.: 3,400 506 N. Highway 377 P. O. Box 609 Argyle, TX 76226 940-464-7273 Fax: 940-464-7274 www.argyletx.com Aubrey 2010 pop. est.: 2,600 107 S. Main St. Aubrey, TX 76227 940-440-9343 www.aubreytx.net Bartonville 2010 pop. est.: 1,400

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1941 E. Jeter Road Bartonville, TX 76226 817-430-4052 Fax: 817-430-9433 www.townofbartonville.com Corinth 2010 pop. est.: 19,750 3300 Corinth Parkway Corinth, TX 76208 940-498-3200 Fax: 940-498-3247 www.cityofcorinth.com Cross Roads 2000 census pop.: 603 1401 FM424 Cross Roads, TX 76227 940-365-9693 Fax: 940-665-6898 www.crossroadstx.gov Denton 2010 pop. est.: 110,300 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 940-349-8200 972-434-2520 (metro) Fax: 940-349-8236 www.cityofdenton.com Double Oak 2010 pop. est.: 2,600 320 Waketon Double Oak, TX 75077 972-539-9464 Fax: 972-539-9613 www.double-oak.com

Denton Record-Chronicle Flower Mound 2010 pop. est.: 62,950 2121 Cross Timbers Road Flower Mound, TX 75028 972-874-6000 www.flower-mound.com Hickory Creek 2010 pop. est.: 3,750 1075 Ronald Reagan Ave. Hickory Creek, TX 75065 940-497-2528 www.hickorycreek-tx.gov Highland Village 2010 pop. est.: 15,250 1000 Highland Village Road Highland Village, TX 75077 972-899-5132 www.highlandvillage.org Justin 2010 pop. est.: 3,150 415 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 129 Justin, TX 76247 940-648-2541 www.cityofjustin.com Krum 2010 pop. est.: 4,000 102 W. McCart St.

June 27, 2010 P.O. Box 217 Krum, TX 76249 940-482-3491 www.ci.krum.tx.us Lake Dallas 2010 pop. est.: 7,300 212 Main St. P.O. Box 368 Lake Dallas, TX 75065 940-497-2226 www.lakedallas.com Lewisville 2010 pop. est.: 96,450 151 W. Church St. P.O. Box 299002 Lewisville, TX 75057 972-219-3400 www.cityoflewisville.com Linco oln Park 2000 census pop.: 517 110 Parker Parkway Aubrey, TX 76227 940-365-2839 Little Elm 2010 pop. est.: 24,000 100 W. Eldorado Parkway Little Elm, TX 75068 214-975-0400

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www.littleelmtx.us Northlake 2010 pop. est.: 2,300 1301 FM407 P.O. Box 729 Northlake, TX 76247 940-648-3290 www.town.northlake.tx.us Oak Point 2010 pop. est.: 2,700 100 Naylor Road Oak Point, TX 75068 972-294-2312 www.oakpointtexas.com Pilot Point 2010 pop. est.: 4,100 102 E. Main St. P.O. Box 457 Pilot Point, TX 76258 940-686-2165 www.cityofpilotpoint.org Ponder 2010 census pop.: 1,150 405 Shaffner St. P.O. Box 297 Ponder, TX 76259 940-479-2396 www.pondertx.com

11 Roanoke 2010 pop. est.: 7,500 108 S. Oak St. Roanoke, TX 76262 817-491-2411 www.roanoketexas.com Sanger 2010 pop. est.: 7,050 201 Bolivar St. P.O. Box 1729 Sanger, TX 76266 940-458-7930 www.sangertexas.org Shady Shorres 2010 pop. est.: 2,450 P.O. Box 362 101 S. Shady Shores Road Lake Dallas, TX 75065 940-498-0044 www.shady-shores.com/ The Colony 2010 pop. est.: 40,100 6800 Main St. The Colony, TX 75056 972-625-1756 www.thecolonytx.gov

SOURCE: North Central Texas Council of Governments

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Where to find fun Staff report

Nothing brings people together like a good party. The promise of food, drink, music and plenty of sun is a sure way to bring the masses out in droves.

Festivals are a big part of the Denton community. Ask someone who lives here and they’ll probably tell you about at least one of more than a dozen festivals they’re particularly excited about.

The festival season in Denton gets rolling in April with the Arts & Jazz Festival.

But if you’re not particularly artsy and jazz doesn’t really do it for you, Denton has an abundance of other festivals to suit your tastes. Whether you’re a car fanatic or an antique collector, Denton’s got a festival for you.

It’s the uniqueness of Denton’s festivals that keeps them in the public eye, not just here but across the country. Visitors come from all over

to take in the sights and sounds of a diverse community that even has a festival catered to dogs.

“The reality is that each event is unique in some way and reflects the ambience of a community and the culture and diversity of the people in that community,” said Kim Dillon of the Denton Convention & Visitor Bureau.

“The festivals in Denton are high profile because they are quality events; people have gotten used to them coming around each year and they look forward to their favorite event.”

May and June - Thursday Night Twilight Tunes Concert Series. Local musicians perform every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the lawn of the historic Denton County Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory, near the corner of Oak and Elm Streets. Free.

May through October - Acoustic Lawn Jam. An open acoustic jam session for musicians of all levels.

Come to listen or bring your fiddle, spoons or your best singing voice to join in the fun. Every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. weather permitting, on the Courthouse lawn on the Hickory Street side of the Square. Free.

June - Dog Days of Denton Celebration. Take your best friend out for a day of pooch-filled fun, with “Glam-Fur” shots of your furry friend, paw readers, dog parade, pet tricks, live entertainment and many vendors. Quakertown Park next to the Civic Center at 321 E. McKinney St. Free.

June through September - Denton County Farmers Market. Local farmers sell fresh, seasonal vegetables and fruits every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon or sellout, at 420 W. Sycamore, which is

the corner of Carroll Blvd. & Sycamore.

June througgh September - Salad Days: Flower, Vegetable and Garden Show. Local growers will be awarded prizes for fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. At Bayless-Selby House Museum parking lot at the corner of Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard.

August - Elvis is Rockin Downtown Scavenger Hunt. The scavenger hunt kicks off downtown’s celebration of National Elvis Week, Aug. 8-16. Visitors can search for Elvis items in downtown store to compete for a chance to win an Elvis Prize Package. Progressive dinner and other fun activities round out the week.

September - Arts, Antiques & Autos Extravaganza. Juried fine arts and crafts booths, Attic Treasure and Sports Memorabilia Appraisals, Classic Car Show, live painting per-

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December - Wassail Fest during the Holiday Lighting Festival. A traditional holiday lighting of the Christmas tree at the Courthouse.

Live entertainment, wagon rides with Santa, wassail tasting at participating merchants and crafts for kids.

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Other local events April — Annual Denton Redbud Festival. In observance of Arbor Day, this free festival, hosted by Keep Denton Beautiful, Inc., features a home and garden show with emphasis on native and adapted plants and trees, and ‘green’ technologies. The event boasts 60+ vendors, local entertainment, festival foods, environmental education booths, and a Kids Zone. For more information, email aimee@kdb.org.

June 27, 2010 March and April — Texas Storytelling Festival. World-class storytellers gather in Denton Quakertown Park to tell stories and teach others why it’s important for us to do the same — and to listen. The four-day festival features folklore, ghost tales, workshops and much more. For more information, visit www.tejasstorytelling.com.

April —North Texas Book Festival at the Center for Visual Arts in Denton. This free festival brings authors and books together to raise money for libraries and literacy programs in North Texas. It features a book sale, silent auction, author talks and children’s story times. For information, visit www.NTBF.org April — Arts & Jazz Festival. This free, three-day event is held in the heart of the city at Quakertown Park.

More than 2,200 performers and artists on six stages, fine arts and crafts, children’s art activities and food. This annual event takes place on the last full weekend in April.

Proceeds from concession booths benefit the arts in a community where arts and music are nurtured at every level, every day. For more infor-

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mation, visit www.dentonjazzfest.com/.

May — Cinco De Mayo. This cultural festival centered around Quakertown Park kicks off with a morning parade. Activities include live bands, concession stands, picnic areas and fun for all. For information, visit www.dentoncinco.org.

June — Juneteenth. The celebration starts with a mayoral proclamation. Events include a Miss Juneteenth Pageant, live band, a parade, softball and basketball tournaments, a barbecue cook-off and games for the entire family. Located at Fred Moore Park, Bradshaw and East Prairie streets. Visit http://www.dentonjuneteenth.org/ for more information.

July — Fourth of July Jubilee.

Events include the Liberty Fun Run at the North Lakes Park at 7 a.m., official City of Denton Fourth of July Parade at 9 a.m. aroundthe square, a free children’s carnival, food, live entertainment, a horseshoe tournament and more. Located at Quakertown Park, formerly Civic Center Park, 321 E. McKinney St. Call (940) 349-PARK for more

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August — North Texas State Fair.

Nightly concerts, rodeo and lots of family fun at the North Texas State Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd., Denton. For information, call 940387-2632.

November – Pistons and Paint Car Show. Takes place at North Texas Fairgrounds on the second Saturday of November. Open to pre 1965 American built Hot Rods and Customs. Live Music. Go to www.pistonsandpaint.com or e-mail info@pistonsandpaint.com for more info.

September — Fiesta-on-theSquare. On the courthouse lawn, performances including University of North Texas Mariachi Aguilas, Texas Woman’s University International Folklórico Company, the ballet folklórico from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and much, much more. Exhibit, Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County in Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, and Art Exhibit by Visual Arts Society of Texas, first floor hallway of the courthouse. Food and information booths. In celebration of

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Outside Denton County March — North Texas Irish Festival: Largest Celtic festival in the Southwest features bagpipes aplenty, with traditional, contemporary and pop music; traditional dancing; cultural booths; wandering musicians; Scottish clan village; and Urchin Street Faire. Fair Park, Dallas. For more information about the festival, call 214-821-4173 or visit www.ntif.org April — Prairie Dog Chili Cook-Off and World Championship of Pickled Quail Egg Eating: “Granddaddy” of North Texas chili cook-offs after nearly three decades, this event includes more than 100 chili teams, pinto bean cooking contest, quail egg eating and tortilla tossing contests, “Lemon Roll” and anvil toss. Alas, no prairie dogs. Traders Village, 2602 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie. For information, call 972-647-2331 or visit www.tradersvillage.com May — Asian Festival: Largest Asian heritage celebration in North Texas, this event features local dance and music groups performing traditional routines, martial arts, sumo demonstrations, kids activities and, of course, Asian food. For location or other information, call 972-241-8250 or visit www.gdaacc.com May — National Polka Festival: Three-day event, around for over 40 years, celebrates Czech and Slovak heritage with parade, polka bands and dancing, traditional costumes, arts and crafts booths and ethnic food. Memorial Day weekend. In Ennis. For more information about the festival, call 972-8784748 or visit www.nationalpolkafestival.com September — Greek Food Festival: One of Dallas’ oldest food fests (nearly five decades), featuring all-you-can-eat buffets with Greek favorites such as gyros, dolmas and spanakopita; a marketplace; cooking demos; and entertainment. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 13555 Hillcrest Road at Alpha. For more information about the event, call 972-991-1166 or visit www.greekfestivalofdallas.com.

September — National Championship Indian Pow Wow: Salute to American Indian heritage attracts dance participants from dozens of tribes, artisans and crafts people. Event includes tepee exhibit, Indian food booths and exhibits. Traders Village, 2602 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie. For information, call 972-647-2331 or visit www.tradersvillage.com.

September — Addison Oktoberfest: Munich-style harvest festival features four days of German foods — including sausage, sauerkraut, strudel and giant pretzels — plus authentic beer, wine tastings, live music and dancing, carnival and children’s activities. Addison Circle Drive. For more information, call 972-450-2851or visit www.addisontexas.net.

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From the annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival (at top left and at right) to the yearly Cinco de Mayo celebration (middle photos), Denton is known for its numerous festivals. Juneteenth also is one of the city’s main festivals, featuring everything from barbecue to gospel music to pagentry (top right). For a listing of festivals, see the previous pages in the Discovering Denton County 2010.

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Religion Diversity key in Denton County

By Mark Moser, Chris Stone and James Waterson For the Denton Record-Chronicle

The crammed truck stopped short of the Iran-Pakistan border. Its occupants included Nayer Biglari and a dozen other refugees that were attempting to escape religious persecution.

“I had to leave,” Biglari says. “I had to give myself a chance to live.”

Biglari is one of six million people around the world who are members of the Baha’i faith which originated in Iran during the 19th Century. In Iran, Baha’is are routinely discriminated against, imprisoned, and even executed, he says.

He successfully escaped Iran in 1984 and settled in Spain through a

United Nations refugee program.

There he lived for 10 months, separated from his then Muslim wife, Shayda. Shortly after she joined him, the couple settled in the North Texas area.

North Texas’ religious community is a dynamic one. The success of its many religious organizations can be directly attributed to the area’s religious tolerance, and this trend is only rising, though there is still much work to do, local religious leaders say.

Geoffrey Dennis has been the rabbi of the Congregation Kol Ami in Flower Mound since 1999. His congregation consists of nearly 350 people, 150 of them children. For many Jewish children, growing up as a minority in Denton County can be

difficult, Dennis says.

“There is a religious imposition in public institutions,” he says. “Some of our kids become targets for harassment.”

“About two or three times a year we have a situation in which one of our children is called ‘Christ killer’ by his classmates,” he says. “Usually the school’s administration is very cooperative in resolving any situations.”

Outside of the occasional incident, Dennis observes that many Christians in Denton County enthusiastically embrace the Jewish people, even if they have no knowledge of their beliefs, a phenomena he calls “philo-semitism.”

In order to inform people of the Jewish faith, Dennis involves himself

in interfaith dialogues and is regularly invited to speak at several churches in the Flower Mound area.

Additionally, his synagogue hosts an occasional secular event in which bands come to play with free drinks and food that is open to the public.

For Dennis, it is one of many ways to increase Denton County’s knowledge and understanding of the Jewish people.

Mohammed Alsadah is an Islamic Saudi exchange student studying at the University of North Texas. While he admits that in the U.S. there is far more religious freedom, he claims that people’s reaction to him as a minority religion and ethnicity has been ambiguous.

“People are initially nice and then

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He feels that much of this is merely due to a lack of understanding of the Islamic faith, and it doesn’t help when area politicians are pushing for Bible study in the classroom.

“Religion and education are oil and water,” he states adamantly.

Founded in 1862, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church has a long tradition in Denton. Like many of the other well established groups in the area, the church prefers to take an active role in the community.

Boasting a congregation of more than 300 members, they involve themselves with Habitat for Humanity and many other charities including an afterschool program and community soup kitchen.

Steve Plunkett has been the pastor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church since 1989 and says that today the church is growing modestly. Plunkett attributes some of this growth to the active role St. Andrew has taken in the community.

“I think people want to be part of a church that is mission-minded,” he said, adding there is a good sense of fellowship at St. Andrew that attracts

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“I think people want to be part of a church that is mission-minded.”

— Steve Plunkett, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

people looking for a friendly, supportive congregation to join.

Controversy has arisen though as many area churches have become seemingly competitive for members.

The short drive down U.S. Hwy. 377 toward Argyle is littered with numerous failing businesses and run-down structures — all punctuated by dozens of brand new, enormous, often pre-fabricated protestant churches. Even church advertisements line the roadside luring new members. This creates the question if churches are becoming over-commercialized, and if congregants attend for religious reasons, or to socialize.

Pastor Kory Knott of United Methodist Church believes the trend is still a positive one. It is Easter service at United Methodist of Argyle

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and the pastor is expecting double, or even triple, his average congregation of 600 attendees.

“Some would view this trend negatively,” he says with his flesh toned mic still hanging from his ear. “But we are just thankful that more come out for whatever reason.”

Outside the building, the policemen directing the expectedly heavy traffic off of U.S. 377 into the church parking lot have become overwhelmed and an elderly bicyclist is struck by the car of a hurried church member. “Naturally, churches spend more money on holidays to bring in additional members,” says the pastor, casually, not yet knowing of the accident.

United Methodist of Argyle, with approximately 1,500 attendees on holidays is a small fish next to its close neighbor — Cross Timbers Church. With an average of 4,500 attendees, such organizations have helped to add a new term to the American vocabulary: Mega-church.

The structure itself resembles more of a large, inflatable yurt than a typical chapel. No crosses or traditional religious symbols are visible.

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“Some would view this trend [of competition] positively. But we are just thankful that more come but for whatever reason.”

— Kory Knott, United Methodist Church of Argyle

Flat screen televisions adorn all walls sporting the same image.

Delving deeper, winding through roped off waiting areas, one finds the source of the television images. The scene resembles a rock show as the dimly lit arena is nonetheless noticeably packed with people standing in the back.

Apparently, there still is not enough room here as the church has opened two more satellite locations in Denton and Keller.

Biglari says his experience in the United States has been vastly different. “Over here, you are much freer to express yourself. You won’t be beaten or shut out,” he says with a wide grin, “It’s wonderful.”

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Places of worship Anna Street Church of Christ, 1720 Anna St. For more information, call 940384-9833 or visit www.dentonchurchofchrist.org.

Antioch Christian Fellowship, 2020 Post Oak Drive, Corinth. For more information, call 940-498-3325 or visit www.godsgotablessing.com.

Argyle Church of Christ, 118 FM407 E., Argyle. For more information, call 940464-3177 or visit www.argylechurchofchrist.org.

Argyle Uniteed Methodist Church, 9033 Ft. Worth Drive. For more information, call 940-464-1333 or visit www.argyleumc.org.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 117 Hercules Lane. For more information, call 940-387-6487.

Aubrey First Baptist Church, 201 N. Cherry St., Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-2445.

Aubrey First Uniited Methodist, 113 W. Plum St., Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-3024.

Baptist Student Center UNT, 1132 Union Circle. For more information, call 940-387-6331.

Blue Mound United Methodist Church, 8421 N. Interstate 35. For more information, call 940-382-0825 or visit www.bluemound-umc.com. hurch, 6690 FM455 Bolivar Baptist Ch W., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-3082.

Calvary Baptist Church, 125 N. Jefferson St., Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-2274 or visit www.calvarypilotpoint.com.

Calvary United Pentecostal Church, 805 E. Sherman Drive. For more information, call 940-383-8113.

Catholic Campus Center, 1303 Eagle Drive. For more information, call 940566-0004.

Catholiic St. Thomas, 925 N. Charcut St., Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-2088.

Center Point Baptist Church, 201 Mission St. For more information, call 940-382-5678.

Central Baptist Church, 2221 N. Carroll Blvd. For more information, call 940382-6969.

Christ the Great Shepherd Churrch, 4799 Belz Road, Sanger. For more infor-

mation, call 940-458-4769.

Christ the Servant Lutheran, 2121 E. University Drive. For more information, call 940-387-1984.

Christian Campus Center, 1305 W Oak St. For more information, call 940-5660625 Christian Center Assembly of God, 113 Britton St., Krum. For more information, call 940-482-6585 or visit www.krumchristiancenter.org. urch at Lantana, 731 George St., Chu Lantana. For more information, call 940725-1515.

Church in Denton, 411 Thomas St. For more information, call 940-387-6393 or visit www.churchindenton.org/.

Church of Christ, 504 Carlisle Drive, Lake Dallas. For more information, call 940-497-5510 or visit www.tcoc.net.

Church of Christ, 411 Simmons St. For more information, call 940-387-5622.

Church of Christ, 403 S Welch St. For more information, call 940-382-5052 or visit www.dentoncoc.org.

Church of Christ-Sanger, 100 N. 5th St., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-3145.

Church of Corinth, 3201 Tower Ridge Drive, Corinth. For more information, call 940-321-0488 or visit www.thechurchofcorinth.org.

Church of God, 2525 Stella St. For more information, call 940-382-2084.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1100 W. Mulberry St. For more information, call 940-387-8882.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3000 Old North Road. For more information, call 940-898-0022.

Cooper Creek Baptist Church, 4582 Fishtrap Road. For more information, call 940-383-1015 or visit www.coopercreek.org. hodist Cooper Creek United Meth Church, 5209 Mingo Road. For more information, call 940-565-9070.

Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, 1210 Duncan St. For more information, call 940-566-0342 or visit www.cornerstoneofdenton.com.

County Line Baptist Church, 512 E. Walcott, Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-2098. oads, 8690 Covenant Church Crossro Liberty Road, Cross Roads. For more

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information, call 940-365-1395 or visit www.covenantchurch.org.

Covenant Fellowship, 625 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas. For more information, call 940-497-2512 or visit www.cfld.org.

Cross Timbers Community Church, 1119 S. U.S. Highway 377, Argyle. For more information, call 940-240-5100 or visit dnn.crosstimberschurch.org.

Denton Baptist Temple, 610 N. I-35E. For more information, call 940-3823797.

Denton Bible Church h, 2300 E. University Drive. For more information, call 940-383-2115 or visit www.dentonbible.org.

Denton Chinese Church, 409 Fulton St. For more information, call 940-8981511.

Denton Institute, 1100 W. Mulberry St. For more information, call 940-898-1122 or visit www.ldsces.org/.

Denton Korean Baptist Church, 2810 N. Locust St. For more information, call 940-383-1555.

Denton Texas Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 14542 U.S. Highway 380 W., Krum. For more information, call 940-482-3200 or visit www.watchtower.org.

Eagle Pointe Community Church, 1310

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Lindsey St. For more information, call 940-382-3246 or visit www.eaglepointechurch.net.

Eastside Church Of Christ, 2109 Shawnee St. For more information, call 940-382-3351.

Faith Asseembly Church, 700 N. Harmon, Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-9360.

Faith Tabernacle, 1101 Audra Lane. For more information, call 940-565-1055 or visit www.faithtabernacleaog.com.

Faith United Methodist Church, 6060 Teasley Lane. For more information, call 940-535-2267 or visit www.tryfaith.org.

Fellowship at the Ranch, 111 E. University Drive, No. 105-259. For more information, call 940-230-3090 or visit www.fellowshipattheranch.com.

Fifth Strreet Church of Christ, N. 3rd St. and Huffman, Krum. For more information, call 940-482-6763.

First Assembly of God, 2227 N. Carroll Blvd. For more information, call 940382-6391.

First Assembly of God, 603 S. Morrison St., Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-0067.

First Assembly of God Church, 103 Freese Drive, Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-7376.

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First Baptist Church, 307 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas. For more information, call 940-497-1795 or visit www.fbcld.com.

First Baptist Church, 5021 U.S. Highway 377 S., Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-2444.

First Baptist Church, 12 Gregg Road, Krum. For more information, call 940482-3417 or visit www.newlifefbc.com.

First Baptist Church, 708 S 5th St., Sanger. For more information, call 940458-7416 or visit www.fbcsanger.com/.

First Baptist Church Spanish Mission, 713 S. 5th St., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-7416.

First Baptist Church-Argyle, 414 U.S. Highway 377 N., Argyle. For more information, call 940-464-7224 or visit www.firstargyle.org/.

First Baptist Church Corinth, 3033 Meadowview Drive, Corinth. For more information, call 940-321-5672 or visit www.fbccorinth.org.

First Baptist Church of Ponder, 101 S. FM156, Ponder. For more information, call 940-479-2455 or visit www.fbcponder.org.

First Christian Church, 1203 Fulton St. For more information, call 940-5664990 or visit www.fccdenton.org/.

First Church of Christ, 402 Texas St. For more information, call 940-387-1827 or visit the church’s website at www.christiansciencetexas.org/directory.html.

First Church of the Nazzarene, 1210 Duncan St. For more information, call 940-243-7837 or visit www.dentonnazarene.org.

First Cumberland Presbyterian, 1424 Stuart Road. For more information, call 940-387-6811 or visit www.dentoncpc.org.

First Mexican Baptist Church, 1731 Stuart Road. For more information, call 940-382-7491 or visit www.pibdenton.com.

First Presbyterian Church, 1114 W. University Drive. For more information, call 940-387-3894 or visit www.fpcdenton.org.

First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St., Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-2338.

First United Methodist Church, 115 N 5th St., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-7423.

Friendship Church, 3813 W. University Drive. For more information, call 940566-1410 or visit www.fcdenton.com. h, 209 Mockingbird Full Gospel Church Lane. For more information, call 940-

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10 Hannah's Off The Square 111 W. Mulberry Denton, TX 940-566-1110 www.hannahsoffthesquare.com

16 Sweetwater Grill & Tavern 115 S. Elm Denton, TX 940-484-2888 www.sweetwaterdenton.com

11 Hot Box Pizza 214 E. Hickory Denton, TX 940-387-5800 www.gethotboxpizza.com

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Galilee Baptist Church, 300 E. Willow St., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-4370.

Gateway United Baptist Church, 2401 N. Bell Ave. For more information, call 940-387-7111 or visit www.gatewayunitedbaptist.org.

Glory of Zion Outreach Center, 1112 Dallas Drive. For more information, call 940-382-1166 or visit www.gloryofzion.org.

Grace Bible Church, 311 N. 4th St., Sanger. For more information, call 940458-4355.

Grace Evangelical Society, 100 W. Oak St. For more information, call 940-5650000 or visit www.faithalone.org/.

Gribble Springs Baptist Church, 6933 FM2164, Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-3274 or visit www.gribblesprings.com.

Harvest Church, 2104 Vintage Drive.

For more information, call 940-321-1557 or visit http://theharvestchurch.net.

Harvest Mettropolitan Community Church, 3916 E. McKinney St., No. B. For more information, call 940-320-6150 or visit http://harvestmcc.org.

Heritage Fellowship, 725 N. Elm St., No. 18. For more information, call 940-

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Hickory Creek Baptist Church, 5724 Teasley Lane. For more information, call 940-484-2091 or visit www.hcbconline.com.

Highland Baptist Church, 600 Thomas St. For more information, call 940-3871745 or visit www.hbc-denton.org.

Hilltop Assembly of God Church, 819 W. Sherman Drive, Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-2456.

Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2550 Post Oak Drive, Corinth. For more information, call 940-497-4753 or visit www.hlct.net.

Hope Fellowship Church, 919 S Carroll Blvd., No. 200. For more information, call 940-898-8681 or visit www.hopefc.org.

Immaculate Conception Catholic, 2255 N. Bonnie Brae St. For more information, call 940-565-1770 or visit www.iccdenton.org.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Lake Cities, 610 W. Windsor Drive. For more information, call 940-387-2866 or visit www.watchtower.org.

Journey Church, 3003 Clay Trail, Corinth. For more information, call 940498-2498 or visit www.churchonajourney.com/.

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Lake Cities United Methodist, 300 E. Hundley Drive, Lake Dallas. For more information, call 940-321-6100 or visit www.lakecitiesumc.org.

Lake Shore Baptist Church, 276 E. Hundley Drive, Lake Dallas. For more information, call 940-497-2219 or visit http://lakeshorebaptistchurch.org.

Lantanaa Community Fellowship, 2200 E. Deter, Bartonville. For more information, call 817-224-9200 or visit www.lcfnaz.org.

Lifegate Church, 3350 Deerwood Parkway. For more information, call 940382-8500 or visit www.mylifegate.org.

Maranatha Baptist Church, 1301 Audra Lane. For more information, call 940382-8294.

McKenna Park Congregation, 610 W. Windsor Drive. For more information, call 940-381-3592.

McK Kinney Street Baptist Church, 3000 E. McKinney St. For more information, call 940-387-3650 or visit www.msbcdenton.org.

Memorial Baptist Church, 4663 E. McKinney St. For information, call 940387-2014 or visit www.mbcdenton.com.

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Midway Baptist Church, 9540 U.S. Highway 377 N., Aubrey. For information, call 940-365-9312 or visit www.midwaychurch.org.

Midway Church of Christ, 8413 N. I-35.

For more information, call 940-3838280.

Morse Street Baptist Church, 921 Morse St. For more information, call 940320-5364 or visit http://msbcdenton.com/.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1111 Wilson St. For more information, call 940-387-7191.

Mt. Pilgrim C.M.E. Church, 339 Robertson St. For more information, call 940-387-5452 or visit www.mtpilgrimcme.org.

New Creeation Fellowship, 1025 Maple St. For more information, call 940-5650099.

New Hope Baptist Church, 5800 S. Highway 377, Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-2542 or visit http://newhopeaubrey.com.

New Life Church, 1350 Milam Road E., Sanger. For more information, call 940458-3310 or visit http://new lifedenton.org.

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New Life Worship Center, 11010 Highway 377, Pilot Point. For information, call 940-686-9999.

Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 4725 FM720, Aubrey. For information, call 940-365-3027.

Oak Hills Community Free Church, 601 Highway 377 S., Argyle. For information, call 940-464-3270.

Ourr Lady-Fatima Roman Catholic, 209 Peach St., Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-7344.

Pentecostals of Corinth, 1501 FM2181, Corinth. For more information, call 940498-4762 or visit www.thepentecostalsofcorinth.org.

Pilot Point Church of Christ, 426 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point. For information, call 940-686-5184 or visit www.pilotpointchurch.com.

Pleasant Grovve Baptist Church, 105 S. Wood St. For more information, call 940387-4662.

Ponder United Methodist Church, 500 Shaffner St., Ponder. Call 940-479-8111 or visit www.ponderumc.org/.

Pray For The Peace-Jerusalem, 111 Lexington Lane. For more information, call 940-484-8888.

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Rock Hill Baptist Church, 3000 Rock Hill Road, Aubrey. For more information, call 940-365-1065 or visit www.rockhillbaptist.com.

Seventh Day Adventist Denton, 2123 Sadau Court. Call 940-484-4889 or visit www.dentonsda.com/.

Shady Shores Baptist Church, 401 W. Shady Shores Road. For more information, call 940-321-6463 or visit www.shadyshoresbaptist.org.

Sh herman Drive Church of Christ, 2321 E. Sherman Drive. For more information, call 940-387-3531 or visit www.shermandrive.org.

Singing Oaks Church of Christ, 101 Cardinal Drive. Call 940-387-4355 or visit www.singingoaks.org.

Southmont Baptist Church, 2801 Pennsylvania Drive. For more information, call 940-566-3313 or visit www.southmont.org.

Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. For more information, call 940-387-3897 or visit www.saintandrew.com.

Saint Andrews Church of God, 608 Lakey St. For more information, call 940566-0834.

Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1200 N. Elm St. For more information, call 940-382-2748 or visit www.stbarn-

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Saint David’s Episcopal Church, 623 Ector St. For more information, call 940387-2622 or visit www.stdavidsdenton.org.

Saint Emmanuel Missionary Baptist, 509 Lakey St. For more information, call 940-383-1823.

Saint James Ame Church, 1107 E Oak St. Call 940-387-1223 or visit http://stjamesamechurch.homestead.co m/.

Saint James Bapttist Church, 554 E. Burks St., Pilot Point. For more information, call 940-686-0707.

Saint Mark Catholic Church, 2800 Pennsylvania Drive. For more information, call 940-387-6223 or visit www.stmarkdenton.org.

Saint Maximus Orthodox Church, 2026 W. Oak St. For more information, call 940-565-6753 or visit www.stmaximus.org.

Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 703 N. Elm St. For more information, call 940387-1575 or visit www.splcdenton.org.

Saint Thomas Catholic Church, 400 Saint Thomas Aquinas Ave., Pilot Point.

For information, call 940-686-2088.

Tabernacle Baptist Church, 207 Kathryn Drive, Sanger. For more information, call 940-458-4221.

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Towne North Baptisst Church, 526 Hercules Lane. Call 940-565-9218 or visit www.tnbcdenton.org.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2200 N. Bell Ave. For more information, call 940382-8815 or visit www.tpcdenton.org.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 633 Hobson Lane. Call 940-566-2291 or visit www.tumc-denton.org.

Union Mem Congregational Church, P.O. Box 536, Lake Dallas. For information, call 940-497-3338.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 1111 Cordell St. Call 940-566-1286 or visit www.dentonuuf.org.

Victory Tree Fellowship Church, 920 Crystal Cove. For more information, call 940-391-4283 or visit www.victorytree.org.

Victory World Outreach, 1131 Fort Worth Drive. Call 940-383-3800.

Village Church Denton, 1106 W. Oak St. Call 940-382-8888 or visit www.thevillagechurch.net.

Willowwood Church of Nazarene, 1513 Willowwood St. Call 940-387-6085 or visit the church website at http://sites.google.com/site/wwcotn/ho me.

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University Behavioral Health 2026 W. University Drive Denton, Texas 76201 940-320-8100 or 888-320-8101 www.ubhdenton.net LOCAL CLINICS/URGENT CARE CareNow Denton 3751 South I-35E Denton, Texas 76210 (Mayhill Road and I-35E) 940-383-2700 www.carenow.com Emerus (Formerly 24 HR Emergency Room) East Denton County 26791 Highway 380 Aubrey, Texas 76227 Main number: 972-347-2525 Fax: 972-347-6725 www.emerus.com

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Minor Emergency of Denton 2438 Lillian Miller Pkwy, Suite 100 Denton, Texas 76205

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DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA HOSPITALS Baylor University Medical Center — 3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas. 214-8200111. www.baylorhealth.com.

Baylor Medical Center at Carrollton 4343 N. Josey Ln., Carrollton, 972492-1010 www.baylorhealth.com/PhysiciansLo cations/Carrollton.

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas — 1935 Medical Drive, Dallas. 214456-7000. www.childrens.com.

Cook Children’s Medical Center — 801 Seventh Ave., Fort Worth. 682885-4000. www.cookchildrens.com.

Cook’s Children Primary Care Denton - 1160 N. Bonnie Brae, Denton. 940-898-1477.

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Cook’s Children Primary Care Flower Mound - 3535 Firewheel Dr., Ste. D, Flower Mound. 972-691-2388.

Dallas VA Medical Center — 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas. 214-7428387. www.northtexas.va.gov.

Green Oaks Hospital — 7808 Clodus Fields Drive, Dallas. 972-991-9504. www.greenoakspsych.com.

Medical Center of Lewisville — 500 W. Main St., Lewisville. 972-4201000. www.lewisvillemedical.com.

Parkland Health and Hospital System — 5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas. 214-590-8000. www.parklandhospital.com.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound - 4400 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound. 469-3227000; scheduling: 469-322-7175 www.phfmtexas.com Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth. 817882-2000. www.texashealth.org/fortworth.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas — 8200 Walnut Hill, Dallas.

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High Schools Denton High School — 1007 N. Fulton St., 940-369-2000, enrollment: 1,339 John Guyer High School — 7501 Teasley Lane, 940-369-1000, enrollment: 2,128 Billy Ryan High School — 5101 E. McKinney Ave., 940-369-3000, enrollment: 1,700 Fred Moore Higgh School — 815 Crosstimbers, 940-369-4000, enrollment: 29 Middle Schools Calhoun Middle School — 709 Congress St., 940-369-2400, enrollment: 611 Ronnie Crownover Middle School — 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, 940369-4700, enrollment: 864 McMath Middle School — 1900 Jason Drive, 940-369-3300, enrollment: 764 Navo Middle School – 1701 Navo Road, Aubrey, 972-347-7500, enrollment: 887 Strickland Middle School — 324 E. Windsor Drive, 940-369-4200, enrollment: 871 Tom Harpool Middle School— 9601 Stacee Lane, Argyle, 940-369-1700, enrollment: 738

Elementary Sch hools Borman Elementary School — 1201 Parvin St., 940-369-2500, enrollment: 434 Evers Park Elementary School — 3300 Evers Parkway, 940-369-2600, enrollment: 583 Ginnings Elementary School — 2525 Yellowstone, 940-369-2700, enrollment: 569 Hawk Elementary School — 2300 Oakmont, Corinth, 940-369-1800, enrollment: 770 Hodge Elementary School — 3900 Grant Parkway, 940-369-2800, enrollment: 561 Houston Elementary School — 3100 Teasley Lane, 940-369-2900, enrollment: 666 Lee Elementary School — 800 Mack Place, 940-369-3500, enrollment: 643 McNair Elementary School — 1212 Hickory Creek Road, 940-369-3600, enrollment: 611 Eugenia Porter Rayzor Elementary School — 377 Rayzor Road, Argyle, 940-369-4100 enrollment: 621 Newton Rayzor Elementary Sch hool — 1400 Malone, 940-369-3700, enrollment: 536 Pecan Creek Elementary School — 4400 Lakeview Blvd., 940-3694400, enrollment: 590

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Providence Elementary School – 1000 FM2931, Aubrey, 940-3691900, enrollment: 740 Savannah Elementary School — 1101 Cotton Exchange Drive, Aubrey, 972347-7400, enrollment: 491 Tomas Rivera Elementary School — 701 Newton St., 940-369-3800, enrollment: 633 Wayyne Stuart Ryan Elementary School — 201 W. Ryan Road, 940369-4600, enrollment: 499 Wilson Elementary School — 1306 Windsor Drive, 940-369-4500, enrollment: 707 Ann Windle School for Young Children n — 901 Audra Lane, 940369-3900, enrollment: 334 Webb-Blanton Elementary — 9501 Stacee Lane, Argyle, 940-369-0700, enrollment: 451 Olive Stephens Elementary — 133 Garza Road, Shady Shores, 940369-0800, enrollment: 305 Area school districts Argyle ISD — 800 Eagle Drive, Argyle, TX 76226, 940-464-7241 Aubreyy ISD — 415 Tisdell Lane, Aubrey, TX 76227, 940-365-2721 Krum ISD — 809 E. McCart St., Krum, TX 76249, 940-482-6000 Lake Dallas ISD — 315 E. Hundley, Lake Dallas, TX 75065, 940-4974039 Pilot Point ISD — 829 S. Harrison, Pilot Point, TX 76258, 940-6868700 Ponder ISD —400 W. Bailey St., Ponder, TX 76259, 940-479-8200 Sanger ISD — P.O. Box 2399, 601 Elm St., Sanger, TX 76266, 940458-7438 Private schools Co ommunity School — 2046 Scripture St., 940-382-3216 Countryside Montessori — 610 Dallas Drive, 940-483-1133 Denton Calvary Academy — 1910 E. University Drive, 940-320-1944 Immaculate Conception Catholic School - 2301 Bonnie Brae St., 940381-1155, parochial; 3 years old to eighth grade Liberty Christian School — 1301 S. U.S. Highway 377, Argyle, 940-2942000 The Selwyn School — 3333 W. University Drive, 940-382-6771 Winfree Academy — 518 Acme St., Denton, 940-243-0485

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Higher education Higher-education opportunities abound in the Denton area, with two state universities and a community college campus, each specializing in different disciplines to cover a wide spectrum of disciplines.

Uniiversity of North Texas With 151 buildings on 500 acres, the University of North Texas campus is a city within the city of Denton. UNT enrolls more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Joshua C. Chilton established the university in 1890, leasing facilities above a hardware store on Denton’s Square for the Texas Normal College and Teachers’ Training Institute.

The school’s name changed to North Texas State Teachers College in 1923, North Texas State College in 1949, North Texas State University in 1961 and the University of North Texas in 1988. The Denton campus continues to expand its relationship with the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth and to develop the UNT Dallas. The university offers 141 undergraduate and graduate degree majors. Undergraduates can choose from 96 bachelor’s degrees.

The university is known for its broad spectrum of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Visit www.unt.edu.

Texas Woman’s University The school was created in 1901 and classes began in 1903 as the Girls Industrial College.

Its name was changed to College of Industrial Arts in 1905, Texas State College for Women in 1934 and Texas Woman’s University in 1957.

Now with more than a century in existence, TWU is a major university, the largest one primarily for women in the United States, with enrollment of more than 10,000.

TWU’s high-rise residence halls, academic facility and administrative buildings dominate Denton’s skyline.

The TWU system comprises the main campus in Denton, a health science center near Parkland and St. Paul hospitals in Dallas, a health science center adjacent to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and the TWU Institute of Health Sciences Houston Center. Programs include the College of Nursing, one of the oldest and largest in the U.S., and the School of Occupational Therapy, the nation’s

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North Central Texas College Located off Interstate 35E at 1500 N. Corinth St. in Corinth, the Denton County branch of North Central Texas College has seen enrollment rise to more than 4,000 students.

The three-story, 75,000-square-foot facility, opened in 2000, can accommodate 6,000 students.

North Central Texas College also serves Cooke and Montague counties, with its main campus in Gainesville.

Enrollment on both campuses totals

more than 6,000 students.

Students attend courses at NCTC to complete freshman- and sophomorelevel work before transferring to a four-year facility.

Other students complete associate of applied sciences degrees and enter the workforce as nurses, surgical technologists, computer network engineers and other positions.

The Corinth campus also offers vocational degree and certificate programs in several fields, including business management, law enforcement and emergency-medical services. Visit www.nctc.edu/.

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Mean Green family feel behind basketball wins

By Alex Murphy For the Denton Record-Chronicle

The last shot goes up. Over the backboard — dead miss.

Simultaneously, the buzzer sounds, and the half of the stadium lush with green shirts releases its raucous cheer. The Mean Green hoopsters uncontrollably rush the court, jumping and grabbing each other. Multi-colored confetti blankets the court and the hoard of heads.

The athletes form a circle and chant in unison something unrecognizable—but boastful.

If anything’s missing from all the hoopla it’s Queen’s “We are the Champions” blaring in the background.

The Mean Green men’s basketball team did it. It claimed the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title, securing a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the program’s history. And despite a first-round loss to Kansas State, the team has stamped the record books with its most stellar season ever, setting the new record for most wins in a single season at 24-9. But it’s not the championships and confetti that bring this group of guys together. It’s this band of brothers that brings the trophies to this team.

Head Coach Johnny Jones is team ringleader. The players often have dinner at Jones’ house, and his kids even attend some of the practices during the season.

Coach Jones says his role is to be an “extension of their home.”

“I fell in love with [Coach Jones] when I first signed here,” point guard Josh White says, adding that all of the coaches have taught him a lot about being humble and about becoming a man.

Not only are the dedicated dribblers supported from the coaches, but their wives, too. After winning the West Division title and the Sunbelt Championship, Assistant Coach Shawn Forrest’s wife, Renee, baked cakes to give to guard Tristan Thompson, which he says he shared with the team.

Spending just about every day with each other since last July, the team is definitely close. “We eat together, most of us live together, we practice every day — we’re just always together,” Thompson says.

Forward Eric Tramiel transferred to UNT from Bossier Parish Community College in 2008 to join the program because he says he liked the close-knit team. And when the 6foot-7-inch starter sways across the stage at graduation this May, he’s set to recognize the record-breaking, rubber-screeching, rebounding livelihood that consumed his college career.

“I think I made my mark on the guys coming back next year,” he says.

As the season’s only senior starter, Tramiel nabbed the “Most Outstanding Player” award for his contribution in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament final in early March. He says he feels good about the senior leadership he’s given his teammates.

“Not only on the court but away from the court, Eric held his teammates accountable,” Coach Jones says. “He’s a great leader and guys look up to him.”

As for next season, Thompson says he feels confident that they can score a ticket to the “game’s biggest stage” two years in a row, especially since the core of their team is coming back and many of the probable starters will be seniors.

So, what will it take to be a part of March Madness again?

“We can’t be satisfied,” forward George Odufuwa says, who compared this season and last season “like night and day.”

Coach Jones, though, is content with one conclusion.

“We know that our job has been done when we ask them at the end of their career if they had it all to do over again what would their decision be,” Jones says on the virtual guide on meangreensports.com, “and they can say that they truly loved it here, and if they had to do it again they would be a part of the Mean Green family.”

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More than a century ago George Washington Vaughan Sr. purchased roughly 300 acres along Big Elm Creek where he built a town that many never knew existed.

To settle Vaughantown, he built a fashionable homestead with a wraparound porch in the bottom land, then the GW Vaughan and Son Dealers in General Merchandise Store up on the hill, and purchased the Bethel Missionary Church for $1 to serve this new cotton plantation community.

In 1986, the northern part of the Trinity River was dammed after years of work, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to create Lake

Ray Roberts — a tranquil retreat for boaters, campers and fisherman.

“I heard all my life: ‘The lakes are coming. The lakes are coming.’ I started to believe they weren’t ever going to get it done,” said Ruthie Hutson, great-great-granddaughter of Vaughan Sr. The community underneath the 30,000-acre reservoir is but one of the stories behind a region of lakes touching Denton County — Lake Ray Roberts, Lewisville Lake and Grapevine Lake.

Born from a germinating idea of the area’s potential growth, the lakes have swallowed history, supported small business and provided sustenance to many.

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Some of the lakes, like Lewisville Lake, boomed over the last 20 years — bringing fancy seafood restaurants, boat marinas, tackle shops, and prestigious homes to line the shimmering shores. Today though, these shore line commodities are seeing a sharp economic downturn.

Randy King is the owner of King Bros. Boat Storage, which sits only a hop, skip and jump away from what some consider the second best fishing lake in Texas: Lake Lewisville.

Notorious summers have kept King in business over the past 26 years, even driving customers like Jake Pavelka, who recently starred on “The Bachelor,” to store items with him.

But there might be problems in the future for King and his wife. The economic recession has made King unsure about their future.

“This last year I think we did just a skosh better than we did the year before,” King says. “It’s always been a trend for us. As far as gross sales, we’ve never done less than gross sales we did the year before ever. This year maybe the exception, I don’t know, it’s kind of hard to say.”

In a town like Lake Dallas, the economy and even the character seems to be based mostly on the people who come to relax with a splash in the cool waters. Street names like Lakeview and Shady Shores house everything from seafood restaurants, to boat repair and storage shops, and bait and tackle stores.

Entrepreneurs like King realize that their little community of small businesses might be in trouble because of increased taxes.

“These are luxury items basically, what people store out here and when those people with luxury items, that being the middle class, can’t afford them, they can’t afford to store them and that effects us,” he says.

King, who’s weathered and tan face would almost seem more at home on a fishing boat on the New England coast, says for now, all they can do is hold on to what they’ve got.

A little further north from Lewisville Lake, the economic picture surrounding Ray Roberts Lake paints a different palette.

Denton Record-Chronicle Ray Roberts Lake was designed differently from its neighbors, with additional acreage set aside as natural preserves and parkland to keep businesses and homes a little further from its shores.

Kenny Nelson, 39, the son of Hutson and three greats removed from Vaughan, remembers when the lake was first dammed. “When I was a kid, you didn’t see deer and turkey like you do now. It [Ray Roberts] was like our version of the zoo. There was no telling what you’d see if you drove around long enough.”

The extra conservation efforts, according to Park Ranger Cassie Cox, have been worth it as the lake has increased in popularity and traffic.

“In our last fiscal year, from September ‘08 to September ’09, we had 750,000 visitors. So we are definitely one of the top most visited parks in the state,” Cox says. “I’ve been seeing more and more people move out here, and I see those areas, the smaller towns out here, Pilot Point, Aubrey, getting bigger. It just seems like the metroplex is spanning out more and more.”

Cox says that the increased traffic has helped fund some of the big projects around the lake, like the Dorba trail, but the effects aren’t all good.

“I see more and more people moving out here, which might actually hinder the park,” she says. “With construction and building more things, that just leads to more runoff of water, hazardous chemicals, oil, pesticides, fertilizers, all these different things that are being added into our water supply which is not only hurting us.”

Bobbie Hoard, who manages a general store that offers everything from boat rentals to bait to souvenirs, says the downed economy has been good for business.

“I think it’s been more positive if anything, especially when the gas prices were up a couple years ago.

People were staying more local [rather] than going to Disneyland.”

For Nelson, like many in Denton County, his memory of the area begins after the demolition of Vaughantown and the damming of the lake. His grandfather, a previous Vaughantown resident, began taking him fishing around the spillway, instilling a love of the water. “For me, the lakes are about fishing, being with friends, and wearing flip-flops.”

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Enjoying water sports in the Denton area is part of the everyday life of residents — especially with the availability of two major lakes and Denton’s water park.

Here’s a snapshot of the local watering holes.

Lewisville Lake 940-497-2902 Lewisville Lake, created by the completion of Lewisville Dam in 1955, is an average of 21 feet deep.

There are 16 public-use park areas available, two of which are operated as year-round user-fee campgrounds with electrical hookups for trailers. Six parks are operated by local municipalities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, maintains 10 parks at Lewisville Lake, from boat ramps to recreation sites.

Three marinas and one fishing barge are located on the lake to provide services to boaters and anglers. There also are six public-access areas.

There are 5,500 acres in four wildlife management areas available for hunting or nature observation.

In various areas of the lake there are picnic areas, camping areas, trailer areas, electrical outlets, sanitary facilities, drinking water, sanitary hookups, trailer dump stations, shower facilities, group picnic shelters, swimming sites, boat launching ramps, fishing bait and supply shops, a fish cleaning house, hiking trails, nature trails, restaurant or snack stops, boat storage areas, fishing barges and a golf course.

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940-686-2148 The 5,849-acre Ray Roberts Lake State Park, located just off FM455 near Pilot Point, is also a haven for boating, fishing, biking, hiking, in-line skating, and equestrian activities.

Isle du Bois State Park, on the lake’s southern shores, offers everything from campsites to hiking trails.

On the lake’s northern shores, Lantana Lodge near Pilot Point offers lodging, both indoor and outdoor dining, and an assortment of activities.

Ray Roberts Greenbelt 940-686-2148 Ray Roberts Greenbelt features 9.3 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails that wind along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.

There are three places to access the greenbelt: near the Ray Roberts Lake dam, just off FM455; about 4 miles south of that along FM428; and at the southern end of the greenbelt along U.S. Highway 380.

The greenbelt is a joint project of several government agencies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the land, and the cities of Denton and Dallas have rights to use it as recreational space because of their stakes in Ray Roberts Lake as a water source.

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At Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Denton, a sugary smell fills the air. At El Guapo’s, neon pastel colors exude warmth when you cross the threshold.

At another local restaurant, The Abbey Inn, commitment to detail give the impression of an English Abbey.

In a town where more than 35 restaurants compete around the Square, even established restaurants face competition from new venues.

The economic recession has further lightened Denton restaurants’ cash registers.

“Restaurants are a really tough business,” said Julie Glover, program administrator of the Denton Economic Development department.

About “50 percent go out [of business] in the first five years,” Glover said.

She added that when patrons face economic crisis, eating out is usually first to go.

Making it through the winter Scooping out a tennis ball-sized ice cream scoop, Carly Stark, the assistant manager at Beth Marie’s, works with quick precision. She rushes between customers, a digital scale and the cash register. Her face lights up when she sees a familiar patron.

Getting ice cream should be something that puts a smile on people’s faces, Stark said. “It’s just the sugar in the air.”

Old pictures and advertisements adorn the restaurant’s pale yellow walls. The blue-and-white checkerboard floor and heart-backed chairs resemble a 1950s-style diner.

Beth Marie’s offers more than 100 homemade ice cream flavors and other goodies, but the customer service makes the difference, Stark said.

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had Stark and the other employees report that the store was closed.

After he begged, Stark said, the employees let him in and went to the back. They soon heard a scream from the woman when she saw an ice cream label read “Marry Me” instead of “Bubble Gum.” When University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University’s students go home for the winter break, Beth Marie’s sales fall by about half, Stark said.

Every October, Beth Marie’s holds a staff meeting. The managers advise employees to get second jobs if needed.

“We have to make sure no one’s taking it personally,” Stark said.

“Winter is depressing.”

Aiming to break even The Abbey Inn stand is located several doors down from Beth Marie’s. The Inn markets itself as a pub that serves authentic English food like Bangers and Mash and Cottage Pie. Tapestries hang from the tall walls and electric candles shed a warm glow on booths made from 1920s church pews.

Co-owners Tim Trawick, Jeremy Brand and Dalma Simmons insist on maintaining a casual atmosphere.

“We keep it fun,” Brand said, clad in his usual work attire of khakis and polo shirt. “We treat our customers like friends.”

John Burke, a typical customer of the Abbey is sits by himself, typing away on his laptop with his briefcase on the floor.

Burke works for Ambit Energy, a company he co-founded. He commutes to Dallas daily and said The Abbey Inn is his own little refuge.

“The staff smiles, the food is good and there is no smoking,” Burke said.

“I can eat at a million places but I choose to go here.”

Before opening the restaurant in the winter of 2008, the Abbey Inn’s owners planned every detail of the restaurant.

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Trawick said. “I think this year is “The development stages took going to be our best yet.” about a year and a half to complete,” said Trawick with a laugh, “but the Keeping prices the same construction took just about nine El Guapo’s owner Michael “Mike” months. It was like having a baby.”

Zampino tries to control every aspect Trawick, who stands at 6-foot-2of his customers’ experience from the inches, effortlessly make his way parking lot to the food from one point of the “We’re trying to to the bathroom lights. restaurant to the other, Like the face on his even when the room is make sure company’s logo, full. people know Zampino’s hair frames The menu includes we’re on their the sides and back of his everything from Haggis, side.” head. He sports a musa traditional Scottish favorite, to Fish ‘N’ — Mike Zampino, tache and goatee.

The restaurant’s Chips to Guinness Stout El Guapo’s restaurant bright pastels create a Ice Cream, made by patio ambience, a feaBeth Marie’s. Trawick ture the budget wouldsaid “the Guinness n’t permit during construction, brings out the chocolaty flavor.”

Zampino said. In the dining room, Although the Abbey Inn’s menu red flowers adorn windowsills and and atmosphere bring in customers, Brand said the team has yet to break tables.

The prices and menus have even. remained constant since the restau“We didn’t open at an optimal rant opened in May 2004. A restautime financially,” Trawick said. “But rateur of more than 30 years’, we have been doing well and have Zampino said when people see a new seen substantial growth in the past menu, they first think prices rose. few months.”

Zampino said his restaurant’s consisTrawick and his fellow co-owners tency is “part strategy, part laziness.” hope to add a roof-top floor to the “We’re trying to make sure people Abbey Inn. “We are being proactive,”

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know we’re on their side,” Zampino said.

One neighbors and now retired, George and Gail Clerihew are El Guapo’s regulars.

“You would probably think that we’ve been married for fifty years,” Gail said laughing “but we just got married last year.”

They have frequented El Guapo’s once a week for two years, occupying

the same booth.

“We come in and don’t even have to order. The waiters know what we want,” Gail Clerihew said, laughing.

“It’s just like Cheers, a place where everyone knows your name.”

Without corporate backing, Zampino depends on repeat business for survival, a reality belabored by economic adversity.

“If we lose a guest, it hurts,” he said.

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AMERICAN CUISINE Andy’s Bar & Grill, 122 N. Locust St., No. B. 940-565-5400.

Barfly’s Sports Bar & Grill Lunch served during the week. 5006 I-35E, Lake Dallas. Lunch 11am-2pm MonFri; 4pm-2am daily. 940-498-0920.

Dusty’s Bar and Grill Place serves old and new bar entrees and a plethora of appetizers among its pool tables, dart boards, video games and TVs. 119 S. Elm St. Daily noon-2am. $-$$. 940-243-7300.

II Charlies Bar and Grill, 809 Sunset St. 940-891-1100.

The Loophole Square staple has charming menu with cleverly named items, like Misdemeanor and Felony nachos. 119 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am; food served until midnight. Full bar. $-$$. 940-565-0770.

Rocky’s Sports Bar Big games on big screens plus some pretty big tastes, too. Homestyle burgers; savory Caesar salad with chicken.

Full bar. 2000 W. University Drive.

Daily 4pm-2am. $. 940-382-6090.

Sweetwater Grill & Tavern It may claim a place among the world’s other memorable pubs, hangouts and haunts where the food satisfies as much as the libations that wash them down. 115 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 11-2am, Sun-Mon 11-midnight. $-$$.

940-484-2888.

BAKERIES S/DOUNUTS Davis Purity Bakery Denton’s oldest bakery has sculpted but simple and flavorful cakes, soft egg bread, cookies and more. 520 S. Locust St. Mon-Sat 5am-5:30pm. 940-3876712.

Ester’s Bakery, Panaderia & Tortilleria Mexican bakery offers panoply of scents: cakes, pastries and sweets, lunch-able entrees, and tortillas in bulk. 710 Elm St. Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 6am-2pm. 940-5919105.

Ravelin Fine Pastries & Artisan Breads Gourmet bakery offers freshbaked bread, mouth-watering sweets and a fine cup of coffee. 416 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun

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BARBECUE Doc’s Hickory Creek Barbeque “Home of the Biggest Pig in Texas” has some of the biggest servings as well. Worthy sides and desserts.

8656 I-35E. Mon-Sat 11-9; Sun 11-8. $-$$. 940-321-0524.

Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than a barbecue joint, with wine and beer shop, deli with German foods and more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy. Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry Lane. Daily 10:30am10pm. $. 940-591-1652.

Rooster’s Roadhouse, 113 Industrial St., 940-382-4227 Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ, 520 S. Interstate 35E, 940-484-7839 The Smokehouse Denton barbecue joint serves up surprisingly tender and juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish. Beer and wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940-566-3073.

Roosters Roadhouse Rudy’s BBQ BISTROS AND CAFES Banter Gourmet sandwiches and salads, breakfast items, coffee and espresso, plus traditional Spanish tapas by reservation only. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 219 W. Oak St. Thurs-Sat 9:30am-midnight, Mon-Wed 9:30am-10pm, Sun 12:30pm-10. 940-565-1638.

Bochy’s Bistro Fusion menu grabs elements of European cuisines with many salad and sandwich selections.

Winning Greek chicken lisi panini.

No smoking. 2430 I-35E, Suite 136.

Mon-Thurs 8-3, Fri-Sat 8-8, Sun brunch 8-2. $$. 940-387-3354.

The Chestnut Tree Garden Tea Room Salads, sandwiches, soups and other lunch options served in back of small antique store on the Square.

No smoking. 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11-2:30 (breakfast 9-11; desserts 3-5). $-$$. 940-591-9475.

Sunset Sports Grill offers burgers, cheese steak sandwiches, ribs and salmon. 5246 Highway 377,

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Krugerville. 940-365-3331. www.sunsetsportsgrilltx.com/.

11-10, Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-3825437.

CAJUN Frilly’s Seafood Bayou Kitchen Plenty of Cajun standards and Texas fusion plates. Everything gets plenty of spice. Beer and wine. 1925 Denison St. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-9:30 $$. 940-243-2126.

COFFEEHOUSES Art Six Coffee House Coffee, espresso, tea and other drinks, plus snacks, sandwiches and soup in a spot where lounging is encouraged.

No smoking. 424 Bryan St. Mon-Fri 10am-midnight, Sat noon-midnight. $. 940-484-2786.

Big Mike’s Coffee, 1306 W. Hickory St., 940-383-7478 Chisholm Trail Coffeehouse, featuring sandwiches, dessert and salads. 250A E. FM2449 in Ponder.

Mon-Thurs 6am-8pm; Friday 6am10pm; Sat 7am-10pm; Sun 7am3pm. $. 940-479-2060.

Jupiter House All-night coffeehouse offers espresso, coffee, smoothies, shakes, teas and other drinks, as well as pastries and snacks. Open 24 hours, except for major holidays. No smoking inside. 106 N. Locust St. 940-387-7100.

Hydrant Serves breakfast until 11am and lunch until 3pm. Mon-Sat 6am-2am, closed Sunday. 208 W Oak St., Denton. 940-384-0033.

CHINESE Chinatown Cafe Bountiful buffet guarantees no visit need taste like another. 2317 W. University Drive.

Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 11:3010, Sun 11:30-10 $. 940-382-8797.

J.C. China Fare shines at casual eatery. Good cashew chicken and beef with broccoli. 7650 I-35E, Suite 108, Corinth. Daily 11-9. $. 940-2691110.

Golden China Small restaurant boasts quick and friendly service.

Nice selections on buffet tables. Beer and wine. 717 I-35E, Suite 100. Daily 11-10. $. 940-566-5588.

Mr. Chopsticks This pan-Asian eatery does a little Chinese, Japanese, Thai and even Indian food. Many vegetarian dishes. Beer and wine.

1633 Scripture St. Mon-Fri 11-10, Sat

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The Greenhouse Restaurant Savvy dinner menu begins with the magic of mesquite: From the smoker, pork loin or baby back ribs; and from the grill, chicken or N.Y. strip. 600 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940-484-1349.

Hannah’s Off the Square More room, more mid-price items and more casual atmosphere. Steaks, with any of 10 sauces or toppings, get A-plus. Full bar. No smoking inside.

No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. SunMon 11-9 (brunch until 2pm), TuesThurs 11-10; Fri-Sat 11-11. $$-$$$.

940-566-1110.

The Wiildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus ribeye and daily specials. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway.

Thurs-Sat by reservation only; seating starts at 6pm. $$$. 940-2434919.

GREEK Michael’s Kitchen Family-owned restaurant offers a Greek/Lebanese menu, plus American food, for all three meals. BYOB. 706 Fort Worth

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Drive. Daily 5:30am-10pm. $. 940382-3663.

Yummy’s Greek Restaurant Small eatery with wonderful food. Tasty salads, hummus, falafel, dolmas and kebabs. BYOB. 210 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-383-2441.

HAMBURGERS Cool Beans Funky atmosphere in old building. Menu offers foodstuffs that go well with a cold beer — fried things, nachos, hamburgers, etc. Full bar. 1210 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am2am. $. 940-382-7025.

Denton County Independent Hamburger Co. Custom-built burgers with a juicy, generous patty, fresh fixings on a worthy bun. 113 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11-3. 940-3831022. 2nd location: 715 Sunset St. Mon-Sat 11-8. 940-382-3037. $. No credit cards. Beer at 2nd location.

Frosty’s Drive N Old-timey joint has all your fast-food faves but with homemade quality, including its own root beer. 1002 Fort Worth Drive.

Tues-Sun 11am-11pm. $. 940-3875449.

J’s Burger Barn Diners can count on hearty, satisfying portions for

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DENTON COMMUNITY BAND Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Strickland Middle School BAND HALL

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NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME! Information: dentoncommunityband.net (940)367-6411 carollynn.mizell@gmail.com

Movies, Musicals, & Marches Civic Center Park Amphitheater

Goblins Galore Children’s Concert in October

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Courthouse on the Square

Santa Serenades Christmas Caroling – Band Style!

This project is supported in part by a grant from the GREATER DENTON ARTS COUNCIL and THE ARTS GUILD of DENTON, the TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

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their money. Breakfast is one of the Barn’s strong points. 324 E. McKinney St. Mon-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat 7am-2pm. $. 940-387-9498.

Miss Lizzy’s Burgers New spot aims to offer great burgers at a reasonable price. Six-ounce beef patties with all the trimmings, fries and onions. 423 Tisdell Lane, Aubrey. $.

940-365-0908.

HOME COOKING Babe’s Chicken Dinner House, 202 N 4th St, Sanger. 940-4580000.

Betty’s Cafe Diners get buffet selections of homestyle standards: catfish, fried chicken, meatloaf and ribs. 921 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Aubrey. Mon-Sun 6am-2:30pm, Wed-Fri 5-8pm. $. 940-365-9881.

Krum Diner Offers homestyle cuisine, seafood and Italian food, along with Greek and assorted desserts.

145 W. McCart St., Krum, Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 9am-2pm. $. 940482-7080.

Laake Dallas Cafe This family-oriented cafe serves up farm-style breakfast and lunch. 321 Main St., Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 6am-noon. $. 940-

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Old West Cafe Stick-to-your-ribs b’fast and lunch to fuel body and spirit. No smoking. 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Fri, 6am-2pm; Sat 6am1pm; Sun 7am-1pm. $. 940-3828220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 7am-1pm. 940-458-7358.

Prairie House Restaurant Full bar.

10001 Highway 380, Crossroads.

Daily 11-10. $-$$. 940-440-9760.

Ruby’s Diner Hearty breakfast and lunch buffets have made regulars for more than two decades. Buffalo burgers, ostrich steaks, quail and alligator entrees grace the menu. 111 N. Elm St. Sun-Wed 6am-3pm, ThursSat 6am-9pm. $-$$. 940-387-7706.

ICE CREAM Beth Mariee’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Soda Fountain Parlor with lots of yummy treats, including more than 40 ice creams made on premises. Soups and sandwiches at lunch. 117 W. Hickory St. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun noon-10 (lunch daily 11-4). $. 940-384-1818.

ITALIAN Don Camillo Garlic gets served

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straight up at family-owned restaurant that freely adapts rustic Italian dishes with plenty of American imagination. 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 103, Corinth. Mon-Wed 11-2:30, 5-9; Thurs & Fri-Sat 11-2:30, 5-10. 940321-1100.

Fera’s Excellent entrees served bubbling hot. Rich sauces, firm pastas and billowing garlic rolls. Beer and wine. No credit cards. 1407 W. Oak St. 940-382-9577. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$.

Genti’s Pizzza and Pasta,4451 FM2181, Suite 125, Corinth. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-4975400.

Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant Romantic spot in bed and breakfast serves Northern Italian and Southern French cuisine. Beer and wine. 821 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs, 11-2, 5-9, Fri 11-2 & 5-10, Sat 5-10.

Sun 10:30-2. $-$$. 940-381-2712.

Luigi’s Pizza Italian Restaurant Family-run spot does much more than pizza, and how. Beer and wine.

2317 W. University Drive, No. C3.

Sun & Tues-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 1111. $-$$. 940-591-1988.

Tina’s Italian Risttorante Toneddown atmosphere, attentive and

eager-to-please wait staff, and very fair prices. BYOB. 1125 E. University Drive. Tues-Sun 10-10. $-$$. 940591-9212.

Vercelli’s Pasta and Pizza Cozy, warm Italian eatery with pasta and New York-style pizza served up at reasonable rates. 208 W. McCart St. in Krum. Daily 11-9. $. 940-4826051.

JAPANESE I Love Sushi, 917 Sunset St. 940891-6060.

Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellowtail and tuna into sashimi.

Reservations recommended. Wine and beer. 500 N. Elm St. Tues-Sat 511. $$. 940-230-3410.

Royal East Hefty Japanese offering (including sushi bar) plus Korean and Chinese dishes. Pleasing Fire Mountain Roll. Beer, wine and sake.

No smoking. 1622A W. University Drive. Mon-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940383-7633.

MEXIC CAN/Tex-mex Cafe Garibaldi A mom-and-pop shop with an Italian name, run by a Peruvian, serves good authentic Tex-

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Mex and Peruvian meals. 1813 N. Elm St. Mon-Sat 11-3 and 5-9. $.

940-591-1131.

Casa Galaviz Known for homemade flour tortillas and authentic Mexican dishes from barbacoa to menudo. No credit cards. BYOB. 508 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 7-7; Sat-Sun 7-5. $. 940-387-2675.

Chilitos Delicious guacamole; albondigas soup rich with chunky vegetables and big, tender meatballs.

Standout: savory pork carnitas.

BYOB. No smoking. 619 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat 10-9. $-$$. 940-321-5522.

El Chaparral Grill Restaurant serves a healthy duo of American and Mexican-style breakfasts, lunches, entrees and sides. 324 E. McKinney St., Suite 102. Sun 8am-2pm; MonThurs 7am-6pm; Fri 7am-8pm. $.

940-243-1313.

El Guapo’s Huge menu encompasses Tex-Mex and Mexican standards as well as ribs, brisket and twists like Santana’s Supernatural Quesadillas (fajita chicken and bacon) and jalapeno-stuffed shrimp.

Full bar. 419 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 1110, Sat-Sun 11-11. $$. 940-566-5575.

El Pariente Roadside grocery and music store serves exemplary Mexican fare. High scores for authenticity and freshness of ingredients. 2523 Louise St. Daily 9-8. $.

940-380-1208.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 115 Industrial St. 940-380-8226.

Hooyaa! Fun spot makes its point with huge California-style burritos.

Delightful quesadillas and tacos, too.

Collegiate atmosphere; friendly service. Beer. 1007 Ave. C. Daily 11-9. $$$. 940-381-0272.

La Mexicana Strictly authentic Mexican with enough Tex-Mex to keep locals happy. Chili relleno is a winner, with earthy beans and rice.

Beer. 619 S. Locust St. Daily 9-10. $.

940-483-8019.

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican dining includes worthy chicken enchiladas and flautas. Fine standard combo choices and b’fast items. Beer and wine. 1928 N. Ruddell St. Tues-Fri 11-9:30, Sat 8am-9:30pm, Sun 8-4. $. 940-5661718.

Mi Casita Mexican Food Fresh, tasty, no-frills Tex-Mex at good prices. Fast and friendly service. Beer and wine. 110 N. Carroll Blvd. MonSat 7am-9pm. $. 940-891-1932. Mi Casita Express: 905 W. University Drive, Mon-Sat 7am-3pm, 940-8911938.

Miguelito’s Mexican Resttaurant The basics: brisk service, family atmosphere and essential selections at a reasonable price. Beer and margaritas. 241 W. McCart, Krum. TuesThurs & Sun 11-9; Fri & Sat 11-9:30.

940-482-7007.

Mi Ranchito 122 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Thurs 11-3, 5-9:30; FriSun 11-10. $. 940-381-1167.

Raphael’s Restaurante Mexicano Not your standard Tex-Mex — worth the drive. Pechuga (grilled chicken breast) in creme good to the last bite.

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East, Aubrey. Tues-Sat 11-10, Sun 119. $-$$. 940-440-9483.

MIDDLE EASTERN International Foods & Restaurant of Denton Family-owned restaurant/market does it all from scratch, and with speed. Superb saffron rice and sauteed vegetables; impressive baklava. BYOB. No smoking. 609 Sunset St. Mon-Sat 11-9; Sun noon8. $-$$. 940-383-2051.

NATURAL/VEGETARIAN Cupboard Natural Fo oods and Cafe Cozy cafe inside food store serves things the natural way. Winning salads; also good soups, smoothies and sandwiches, both with and without meat. No smoking. 200 W. Congress St. Mon-Sat 8-9, Sun 11-6. $. 940387-5386.

Denton County Farmers Market Peruse fresh farm-grown produce — tomatoes, squashes, melons, onions and more, according to the season — at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard. Tues, Thurs & Sat 8amsellout.

PIZZA J&J’s Pizza Pizza lovers can stay in

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touch with their inner-collegiate selves through cold mugs of premium draft. Bountiful, homemade pizza pies, in N.Y. style or deep-dish Chicago style. Beer. 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. Mon-Sat 11-midnight. $-$$.

MVP Pizza place with above-average pies and other fare. Good cheese bread and lasagna. 100 Country Club Road, Suite 112, Argyle. 940-4649899. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 119:30, Sun 11-8. $-$$.

SEAFOOD Sneaky Petee’s Restaurant 2 Eagle Point Drive, Lewisville. Sports bar hours: 11am-midnight weekdays, FriSat 11am-1am, Sun brunch 10-2. $$$. 972-434-2500.

Three Fins Seafood Grill Fish cooked the way you want it — chargrilled, blackened or panbroiled.

Crab cakes could be famous one day; gumbo is rich and dark. Full bar. No checks. 2303 I-35E. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $$. 940-898-1404.

STEAK Ranchman’s Cafe Legendary cafe sticks to old-fashioned steaks and tradition. Oversized steaks and deli-

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Trail Dust Steak House Informal dress (neckties will be clipped).

Dance to live C&W. 26501 Highway 380 East Aubrey. $$. 940-365-4440 or 940-365-4447.

THA AI Andaman Thai Restaurant Extensive menu continues trend of good Asian food in Denton. Fried tofu is a homerun. Pad Thai noodles have perfect amount of sweetness.

Beer and wine. No smoking. 508 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat-Sun noon9:30. $$. 940-591-8790.

Siam House Thai Restaurant Fresh flavors set curries apart at comfortable dining spot. Winning starters: shrimp satay, Tum Yum Gai and Tom Kah soups. Excellent seafood. Beer and wine. In new location at 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104 in back, Lunch, Mon-Fri 11-2; dinner, Mon-Sat 5-9. $-$$. 940-3825118.

Sweet Basil, 1800 S. Loop 288, No. 224. 940-484-6080.

Thai Ocha Dishes that are as tasty as they are pretty. Hot and spicy sauce makes even veggie haters go after fresh veggies with zeal. BYOB. No smoking. 1509 Malone St. MonFri 11am-3pm, 5-10pm; Sat 11:3010; Sun 5-9. $-$$. 940-566-6018.

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Clubs

Hands-on learning with an open heart.

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Longtime Denton group benefits many across city

By Melinda Johnson and Jessika Curry For the Denton Record-Chronicle

The Denton Benefit League, a 37year-old charity, is a penny pincher.

It has no office, no phone number and no paid staff. Instead it uses an ordinary post office box to handle its communications with donors and a dedicated legion of 260 volunteers to serve its beneficiaries.

But the League pinches pennies with good reason. While towering unemployment rates are reaping havoc on the revenues of non-profits across the country, the far-ranging charitable endeavors of the Denton Benefit League remains largely unaffected. The League donated more than $250,000 in grants last year to non-profit agencies in Denton County.

“We have very specific guidelines with who can get the money, and they trust us to make the right decisions,” says League president Kayla Swenson, who joined DBL in 1990.

Swenson joined because her friends were involved and thought that she would enjoy the volunteer work and companionship that the benefit league offers. As president, she spends 40-50 hours a week on the benefit league- going to meetings and recruiting donors. She has spent the past twenty years volunteering through Denton Benefit League and raising her three children.

The Denton Benefit League raises money two ways: fundraising events and contributing donors. The largest yearly event is the Charity Ball. The highly-anticipated affair, launched in 1973, features a raffle and silent auction. More than 500 people, wearing tuxedos and cocktail dresses, attend the glitzy ball each year. Other fundraisers include Sensational Settings, which sells themed table placings, and a booth at the Arts and Jazz Festival.

Donors serve as one of the biggest

sources of revenues for Denton Benefit League. This year individuals or businesses supplied $144,850. It would seem that contributors have less to give during a recession, but the league continues to grow. In fact, just this year they have increased their donor list from 95 benefactors to about 110, says Melinda King, head of the charity ball committee.

The league is deeply rooted in the community of Denton. The league’s volunteers donate their time and money out of their own pockets helping churches, schools, hospitals, therapy centers and food banks. League women say they look upon all the people they help as part of their extended family.

“Denton Benefit League is Denton. We raise our kids here. We were raised here. We’re gonna die here. We have our businesses here.

We go to church here. This is Denton,” says Kathy Orr, founding member.

Orr spent her childhood years in Germany as a military brat. As a flight attendant, she found her way to Denton 45 years ago and has been here ever since.

Yet the league simply doesn’t have enough funds for everyone in need.

Last year, 38 agencies requested more than $500,000 in grants from the Denton Benefit Leaguee. With only $260,918 to give out, the grant allocations committee had to weigh all of the needs carefully and appropriately. Riding Unlimited, a therapeutic riding program for the disabled, kids and adults, received a $6,000 grant for indoor arena lighting last year.

“Denton Benefit League’s support has been incredible over the years,” says Mary Gwinner, the executive director of Riding Unlimited. “It has made a difference each and every time because we have asked for things that are truly a need rather

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American Legion in Pilot Point, 905 N. Foundation St. Call 940-6869901 for more information.

American Legion Post 71 of Denton, Legion Hall, 2501 Spencer Road. Call 940-382-3709 for more information.

Civil Air Patrol, Precision Drive across from Peterbuilt at the University of North Texas Library Annex. Contact Rick Woolfolk at 940-391-3728 or visit www.cap.gov for more information.

Civil Air Patrol Group II, Windle Hangar/Denton Municipal Airport.

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Denton County Democratic Party meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Call 940-5661165, e-mail mail@dentondemocrats.org or visit www.dentondemocrats.org for more information.

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Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, a faith-based organization that provides a safe environment for children to live, needed a new roof last year. Denton Benefit League served a key role in solving the predicament and they made it happen quickly.

“I literally made a phone call on the way back from the granting ceremony and within 48 hours we had a new roof,” says Kevin Henson, director of the children’s home. “As an agency, if you don’t have enough money then you can’t fix things like that.”

Jackie Jackson grew up volunteering and graduated with a social work degree before settling in Denton. As a devoted volunteer and president elect of Denton Benefit League, she realizes the weight that community members like Gwinner and Henson carry for Denton.

“The amount [we give] is the key to whether or not they can provide services. It’s a ripple effect. The money we give is the money they give,” says Jackson, who gives most of her volunteer hours to the Denton school district. “The community is only as strong as its school district,” she says. “We’re raising people who will be leaders.”

As a committed member, there are a few other requirements that

Jackson and other members must fulfill. Denton Benefit League women volunteer at least 25 hours to a non-profit of their choice and 10 hours to league projects. All women purchase charity ball tickets at $125, and pay the $35 yearly fee.

“We have our group projects, but everyone has their own group, whether it’s PTA, a soup kitchen or an animal shelter,” says Swenson.

“We just give them credit for that.

When we ask [donors] for funds, we tell them ‘this is how many volunteer hours we’ve done this year.’ It really helps.”

After almost four decades, a shift in membership is inevitable. King notes a change in resident perception of Denton Benefit League.

“People used to perceive it as this elite group of women that had to do something special to get in,” says King. “But now we’re just women who want to work. [The recession] is making people more mindful to help, to volunteer,” says King.

Last year’s volunteer hours totaled 30,327. Hundreds of women are working together and have been since the ‘70s. This cumulative effort has raised $3,338,404 for beneficiaries in the Denton community.

“People feel good when they volunteer. The best thing to do is go give for yourself. That’s what DBL is, it is volunteerism,” says Orr.

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Denton Celtic Dancers, Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Call 940-321-0012 or visit www.dentoncelticdancers.com for more information.

Denton Community Chorus, Denton High School Choir Room, at Fulton and Crescent streets. For more information, call 940-2311390, e-mail dtncommchorus@aol.com, or visit www.dentoncommunitychorus.org.

Denton County Paralegal Association. Call Lisa Pittman at 940-387-3518 or visit www.dentonparalegals.org/ for more information.

Denton Cou unty Young Republicans. Call Phil Kregel at 817403-4944 or e-mail plkregel@gmail.com for more information.

Denton Duplicate Bridge, Denton Bridge Studio, 625 Dallas Drive, Suite 100B. Games are ACBL sanctioned and are open to all bridge players. Call 940-382-1067 or e-mail northstarsbridge@verizon.net for more information.

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Denton Kiwaniss Club meets Tuesdays at noon at Metropolitan Catering, 932 W. University Drive.

Call 940-387-6323, e-mail denton.kiwanis@verizon.net, or visit www.dentonkiwanisclub.org for more information.

Denton Newcomers and Friendship Club, Luby’s Cafeteria, off Loop 288 next to Albertson’s.

Meetings will resume in September and will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. Open to all interested persons. For membership information, call 940-387-3568.

Denton Organic Society, Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Call 940-382-8551 or e-mail birdmizell@msn.com for more information.

Denton Republican Women’s Cllub meets at Miguelito’s, 420 E McKinney, Suite100, the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings will resume in August. For more information, call 214-202-2705 or visit www.dentongop.org.

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Denton Senior Center party bridge, 509 N. Bell Ave. Call 940349-8720, e-mail jeff.gilbert@cityofdenton.com, or visit www.cityofdenton.com/pages/parksseniorcenter.cf m for more information.

Denton Senior Center Friday night dancing (second and fourth Friday of the month), 509 N. Bell Ave. Call 940-349-8720, e-mail jeff.gilbert@cityofdenton.com or visit www.cityofdenton.com/pages/parkss eniorcenter.cfm for more information.

Denton Toastmasters public speaking club, Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village, 3901 Montecito Drive, in the activity building. Call 940-464-3109, e-mail ron@ronbclark.com or visit www.dentontoastmasters.org for more information.

Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 106, 909 Sunset St. Call 940-387-2205 for more information.

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Habitat for Humaniity of Denton (board meetings open to the public), Lake Cities United Methodist Church, 300 E. Hundley Drive in Lake Dallas. Call 940-484-5006 for more information on board meetings and for more information on becoming a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Denton.

Laureate Alpha Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets the first and third Tuesday of months September through May at 7 p.m. in the home of a member. Call 940-458-7058 or email pwid@bwid.net for more information.

North Texas Toastmasters Club 420, UNT Marquis Hall, Room 118.

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SCORE, Service Corps of Retired Executives, Denton Library South Branch, 3228 Teasley Lane. Call 940-349-8252 for more information.

Scouter’s Roundtable, First Baptist Church, 1100 Malone St. Meets first Thursday of every month.

Call 940-387-3518 or visit www.ftdbsa.org for more information.

Spirit Quest meets visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spiri t-Quest for more information.

Small business breakfast meetings, hosted by North Central Texas College Small Business Development Center at the Denton Chamber of Commerce, 414 Parkway. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:15 a.m. Call 940-380-1849, or visit www.denton-chamber.org for more information.

Theta Phi Chapterr of the service organization Epsilon Sigma Alpha.

Call 972-347-2133 for more information.

Triangle Lions Club, Luby’s in Southridge Village Shopping Center.

The club meets on the first and third Monday at 6:30pm. Call 940-3810520 for more information.

Twilight Garden Club, Community Room of Ben E. Keith on I-35W and Airport Road. Call 940-381-3006 for more information.

United Commercial Travelers, North Lakes Park Recreation Center.

Meetings will resume in September.

Call 940-387-8674 for more information.

Veterans of Foreign Waars Post 2205, 909 Sunset St. Call 940-3872205 for more information.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Bingo, Post 2205, 909 Sunset St. Call 940387-2205 for more information.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Post 2205, 909 Sunset St. Call 940-387-2205 for more information.

Wood Turrners group, Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Email petertkacs@cs.com or deere41h@gmail.com, or visit www.goldentrianglewoodturners.org for more information.

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Animanga Club, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St. First and third Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. Watch, read,

draw and discuss all things anime or manga, and learn about Japanese culture. For ages 10-18. Call 940349-8782 for more information.

Book Adventures, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Tuesdays at 4 p.m. A 40-45 minute program features crafts and activities for students in kindergarten through the third grade. Call 940-349-8752 for more information.

Book Adventures, South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane, Thursday at 3:30 p.m. A 40-45 minute program features crafts and activities for students in kindergarten through the third grade. Call 940349-8752 for more information.

Book Adventures, Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St., Thursday at 3:30 p.m. A 40-45 minute program features crafts and activities for students in kindergarten through the third grade. Call 940349-8752 for more information.

Boook Bites, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Wednesdays during the school year at 4 p.m. Listen to funny, interesting junior fiction chapter books and novels in weekly installments and participate in discussions and activities.

For children in grades 3-5. Call 940349-8752 for more information.

Chess Club, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St.Like to play chess? Come to the North Branch Library on Monday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. for lessons and tournaments. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Call 940-3498752 for more information.

Denton Writers League meets at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland, on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:30a.m. Published and unpublished writers and those who just enjoy books are welcome to attend. Call 817-403-0213, e-mail dentonwritersleague@verizon.net or visit http://byjoni.com/dwl/index.html for more information.

Magic and Mayhem Book Club, Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Join in an evening of discussion, activities and snacks featuring some of our favorite books selected by book club members. Best for ages 10 and up. Call 940-349349-8718 for selected titles or more information.

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Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Fridays at 10 a.m.

Program offers 25-30 minutes of stories and activities for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Call 940-349-8752 for more information.

Mother Goose Time, South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. It offers a 30minute interactive program for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Program develops language and literacy skills through rhymes, simple stories and songs.

Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

Mother Goose Time, North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Fridays at 10 a.m. It offers a 30minute interactive program for infants (birth to 18 months) and their caregivers. Program develops language and literacy skills through rhymes, simple stories and songs.

Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

Saturday Book Adventures, Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland, the third Saturday of every month at 4 p.m. Go adventuring with stories, facts, crafts and fun.

Explore the arts and sciences in a fun, hands-on environment for kindergarten through third grade.

Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

Story Time, Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland, Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Program offers 25-30 minutes of stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Call 940-349-8752 for more information.

Story Time, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Fridays at 11 a.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m.

Program offers 25-30 minutes of stories, songs, puppets and more for children ages 1-5 and their care-

givers. Call 940-349-8752 for more information.

Sto ory Time, South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane, Thursdays at 10 and 11 a.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m.

The South Branch Library offers a 25-30 minute program for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers.

Program includes stories, songs, puppets and more. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB), North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Second Tuesdays of the month during the school year at 7 p.m. Join the Denton Public Library TAB to plan programs and projects for teens. We discuss books, films and music teens would like added to the library. For ages 12-18. Call 940349-8741 or 940-349-8752 for more information.

Teen Game Day, North Branch Public Library, 3020 N. Locust St., Wednesdays during the school year at 4 p.m. and every other Wednesday during the summer. Come to the library and test your gaming skills with a variety of Wii, PS2 and board games. For ages 12-18. Call 940-3498752 for more information.

Toddler Time, South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. The South Branch Library offers a 20-minute program for children (ages 1 through 36 months), with stories, songs, puppets and activities. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

Twilight Toddler Time, Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland, the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. It includes stories, songs and activities in the for toddlers and their caregivers. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com for more information.

The Denton Soccer Association’s Youth Leagues are open to participants 3-18 years of age. Leagues are Under 4, Under 6, Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 for both boys and girls. It is a comprehensive program stressing skill acquisition through competitive play.

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Volunteer time Denton Community Food Center, 109 W. Sycamore, provides food to the needy in emergency situations.

Volunteers are needed 1 to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday. For information call 940-382-0708, 940382-0807, or e-mail info@dentoncfc.org.

Denton County Health Department is located at 306 N. Loop 288. For more information on such services as prenatal care, well baby and primary care, immunizations, venereal disease clinics, tuberculosis and AIDS testing and counseling, call 940-349-2900 in the Denton area and 972-434-4700 in the Lewisville area.

Denton County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center (MHMR) seeks volunteers to help in the administration of mental health and mental retardation services to the community. Applicants must complete an orientation class and fill

out appropriate paperwork to begin volunteering. To volunteer, call Volunteer Services at 940-381-5000 or email Lisa at lisas@dentonmhmr.org. Visit www.dentonmhmr.org for more information.

Denton County Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MHMR) Center’s 24-hour crisis hotline for mental health crises and suicide prevention is 1-800-762-0157 and TTY 1-800-269-6233.

Family Resource Center of North Texas, 1316 E. McKinney St., Denton, offers prenatal classes, parenting classes, family workshops and For Kids Sake for divorcing parents.

Assistance to families in accessing community resources. Sliding-scale fees are available for most programs.

Call 940-566-1800 for information, registration or to volunteer. You can also visit www.dfrc.org or call 940566-1800 for more information.

Friends of the Family provides

counseling services for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Toll-free, 24-hour support is available at 940-382-7273 or 1-800-5724031. The group currently needs volunteers for its Thrift Store and volunteers to train to be members of their Sexual Assault Advocacy Team.

Call 940-387-5131 or 972-219-2829 (metro). You may also visit their website at www.dcfof.org for more information.

Habitat forr Humanity of Denton County is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and is in need of volunteers to serve on the Family Support Committee. Also, volunteers are needed as family sponsors to mentor future homeowners. Anyone interested in volunteering for the Family Support Committee or as a family sponsor, or for other volunteer opportunities, call 940-484-5006 or e-mail officecoord@hfhdc.com.

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Interfaith Ministries of Denton, located at 1109 N. Elm St., is a social service outreach for more than 20 area churches. The organization provides emergency financial assistance to individuals with jobs who need additional help. For more information or to become a volunteer, call 940-565-5479, e-mail info@ifmdenton.org or visit www.ifmdenton.org .

Metroport Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals in the Argyle area. Volunteers deliver 10 meals in Argyle. The organization also needs volunteers to work in their resale shops, Sadie’s and Sadie’s Parlour. Volunteers for the resale shop receive a 25% discount on all items except consignment and shifts are in four hour intervals. Metroport Meals on Wheels also needs volunteers who are willing and able to do pick-ups and deliveries for the resale

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The arts Music Whatever your musical taste, Denton satisfies. The University of North Texas College of Music sets the pace for Denton and beyond, and Texas Woman’s University doesn’t disappoint either.

Jazz is Denton’s forte, thanks to UNT. The university also feeds the community a steady supply of musical events as diverse as jazz, opera, symphonic music, experimental computer music, ethnic percussion, and early music.

Downtown Denton is the pulse

point for indie music, popsters, hipsters and even ambient music devotees.

For a complete schedule of events at the College of Music, go to http://www.music.unt.edu/events during the school year. To learn what TWU has coming up, go to http://www.twu.edu/soa.

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Opening Doors Immigration Service, a nonprofit agency offering Family Legal Immigration Services, open to new clients on a walk-in basis on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, all others by appointment only. Located at 2200 Bell Ave. on the corner of Sherman and Bell Ave. For more information call 940-382-0096, email contactus@odisdenton.org, or visit http://openingdoorsimmigrationservices.org/.

Reata Rehabilitation, a hippotherapy center providing physical and occupational therapy through rehabilitative riding to treat physically or mentally challenged individuals, needs volunteers to assist therapists and groom and sidewalk horses for therapy sessions. The center is open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and is located eight miles southwest of Denton in Ponder. Call 940-4792612 or visit www.reatarehabilitation.org for more information.

Special Programs For Aging Needs (SPAN) provides Meals On Wheels, Transportation, Personal Emergency Response Systems, and other social services to seniors, disabled persons, and veterans, as well as the general public. SPAN offers ongoing volunteer opportunities delivering meals for the Meals On Wheels program to homebound individuals throughout Denton County.

Learn more about SPAN and all the ways to help by visiting www.spantransit.org or call 940-382-2224.

Tw wice as Nice, a resale store operated by Woman to Woman Pregnancy Resource Center, accepts new and gently used items during store hours. Open to the public.

Clients of Woman to Woman can earn vouchers to shop in the resale store. The store is located at 413 E Oak. Hours of operation: 10-5 Monday through Friday and 10-3 on Saturday. For more information, call 940-383-8267 and ask for the store manager or visit www.dentonprc.org Women, Infants and Children Low Income Nutritional Screening and Food Supplementary Prrogram is open Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 7 p.m., and Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Call 940-349-2930 for Denton.

Woman to Woman Pregnancy Resource Center, a nonprofit organization, located at 1701 Broadway, offers free pregnancy tests, mentoring and volunteer counseling on pregnancy, adoption, abortion and STDs. Abortion Recovery and Sexual Abuse Recovery Programs are available. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. An R.N. is on staff to answer your questions regarding pregnancy issues. Call 940-383-4494 for an appointment.

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Denton Record-Chronicle of all eras. With UNT professor Henry Gibbons as music director, the concert season includes major works with orchestra, a cappella repertoire, and lighter holiday selections. The Society holds an annual Competition for Young Musicians, for high school students in the region, and sponsors an Oktoberfest in the fall.

Information is available at www.dentonbach.com.

Denton Community Chorus For locals who love to sing, the Denton Community Chorus is just the ticket. Under the direction of Denton High School choral director Mark Baker, the chorus performs everything from popular to classical music. The group does not require auditions.

Visit www.dentoncommunitychorus.org for more information.

Denton Community Theatre This company is Denton’s longestrunning community theater, now in its 38th season of productions. The company stages about eight shows each year, both plays and musicals.

Volunteer opportunities: Volunteers are used in all aspects of front-of-house, backstage and onstage operations. Directors receive a stipend.

Opportunities for children: DCT has a children’s theater program – DCT Theatre School. Children are

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also invited to audition for productions.

Call 940-382-1915 or go to www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com for more information.

Greater Denton Arts Council The Greater Denton Arts Council, 400 E. Hickory, formed in 1970 and strives to improve the artistic quality of Denton. It operates the Center for the Visual Arts. It is funded through private contributions and membership.

Call 940-382-2787 or visit www.dentonarts.com/index.html.

Music Theatre of Denton Music Theatre of Denton has evolved over 24 seasons, from being a light opera group featuring the works of Gilbert & Sullivan to being a risk-taking company that has produced more contemporary musicals.

The company stages three main stage productions including two musical FUNdraisers and numerous free concerts, including performing at Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, Denton Parks and Recreation’s Starrise series and the annual Holiday Lighting Festival. The company also takes educational programs into the public schools, and caroling groups perform during the Christmas season. The company is run by a governing board and production board and supported by members, contributors, and grantors.

Volunteer opportunities: the casts and crews of productions are all volunteers, from ushers to the concession stand. Memberships are available for yearly contributions ranging from the $15 “understudy” level to the $1000 “producer” level. Season subscriptions are available.

Opportunities for children: Music Theatre of Denton welcomes children to audition for shows that offer children’s roles.

Call 940-381-3562 or e-mail musictheatre.ofdenton@verizon.net.

You can also visit www.musictheatreofdenton.com.

Denton City Contemporary Ballet Denton’s local ballet company operated for years as DancExpress, but renamed itself to better reflect its identity. The company’s choreography respects the formality of ballet, but embraces contemporary movement and music. An affiliate of

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Denton Community Band The Denton Community Band is open to adult wind and percussion players in the Denton area.

Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Band Hall at Strickland Middle School, 314 E. Windsor, Denton. Concerts include events at Halloween and Christmas in addition to Spring and other performances at many venues in the area including the Civic Center and the Quakertown Park Amphitheater in Denton. The DCB Jazz Ensemble performs at several venues throughout the year including the Arts and Jazz Fest in April. For rehearsal and performance information, contact Carol Lynn Mizell, Conductor, at 940-387-6918 or email cmizell@dentonisd.org. You can also visit the Denton Community Band web site at www.dentoncommunityband.org for more information.

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Denton Dance Conservatory, Denton City Contemporary Ballet produces emergent and professional dancers on stage together. The performance titled “Collage Dance Festival” has been a tradition for the company, as has it annual production of “A Gift for Emma,” a holiday fantasy for all ages. The Ballet company also stages new choreography by lauded regional and national choreographers.

Volunteer Opportunities: The company is governed by a volunteer board of directors as well as a Production committee of approximately 16 members; all productions are mounted by volunteers.

Opportunities for children: Open auditions are held for participation in the company’s annual “Gift for Emma” holiday production. These auditions are open to the public.

For more information, call 940383-2623.

The Festival Ballet of North Central Texas This company, fed by Hugh Nini’s Denton Ballet Academy, is responsible for the annual production of The Nutcracker at Margo Jones Performance Hall on the TWU campus.

Students from local dance schools are also invited to audition on August 23rd for placement in the production.

Principal guest artists, Alexandra Kozmer and Levente Bajari, from the Hungarian National Ballet round out the cast. Tickets for the awardwinning production sell quickly each December and may be purchased by

visiting www.festivalballet.net.

Volunteer opportunities: Almost all dancers are volunteers who audition each fall for the winter production. Volunteers are also needed for the production in costuming, scenery set-up and all aspects of production organization. The company is lead by a volunteer board.

Opportunities for children: Children are invited to audition each fall for the production, with roles available for boys and girls. Adults are also in the show.

For more information call The Denton Ballet Academy at 940-8910830 or visit www.dentonballet.com/.

Denton Celtic Dancers The group teaches Scottish Country Dancing, a form of social dancing, in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Beginners class starts at 6 p.m. Irish step dance is taught based on teacher availability. Classes are held at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Call 940-321-0012 or go to www.dentoncelticdancers.com.

UNT Department of Dance and Theatre The university stages a full season of theater and dance performances.

The theatre program produces classics and premiers new work. The dance division performs faculty and student choreography. Performances are in the University Theatre and the Studio Theatre, both located in the Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts building on the UNT campus. Season ticket sub-

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Texas Woman’s University The university’s School of the Arts (SOA) consists of three departments: Dance, Visual Arts, and Music & Drama with a combined enrollment exceeding 500. Among its numerous distinctions, SOA is widely known for its music therapy program and is one of only three universities in the USA offering a PhD in Dance program.

The School of the Arts offers a year-round schedule of public recitals, concerts, theater productions, visual arts exhibitions and public lectures, many of which are free.

For more information, call the Office of the Coordinator for the Arts 940-898-3721 or visit http://www.twu.edu/soa.

Visual Arts Society of Texas The Visual Arts Society of Texas is an organization of artists and community members from the Denton and DFW area dedicated to creating

and celebrating the visual arts.

Activities include monthly meetings at the Center for the Visual Arts with demonstrations/lectures by guest artists, workshops, critique groups, three annual juried exhibitions: national, regional, and membersonly.

Other features include an annual fundraiser honoring a distinguished artist with a gala and exhibition, biannual studio tours, monthly newsletter, Vision, and a calendar featuring members’ art.

The group is run by volunteers and limited part-time staff. Contact Executive Director Jo Williams at 940-383-1092 or visit us on the web at www.VASTarts.org.

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