TODAY
EVENTS
7 a.m. to sellout — Denton County Farmers Market at Sycamore Street and Carroll Boulevard, in the parking lot by the Denton County Historical Park. Visit www.dentonfarmersmarket.com .
9 to 11:30 a.m. — “Fall Organic Gardening,” a free Sustainability Workshop at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Road. Amanda Austin, co-founder and director of Cardo’s Farm Project, will teach the basics of planning, starting and maintaining an organic garden. No registration required. Call 940-349-8152 or visit www.clearcreekdenton.com .
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Denton Community Market, a local artist and farmers market, at Mulberry Street and Carroll Boulevard. Visit http://dentonmarket.org
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — American Red Cross blood drive at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. For appointments, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org .
10 a.m. — Math tutoring for children in kindergarten through 12th grade at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. For more information, email Dr. Gil Lee at gilsiklee@intellichoice.org. Registration is required; call 940-349-8752.
10 a.m. — Read to Rover at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Children ages 6-11 struggling with reading can read one-on-one with a trained therapy dog from Therapy Pals of Golden Triangle. Parents or guardians must register their children in person and sign a permission slip. Call 940-349-8752.
10 a.m. — “Tinkercad for Kids and Teens,” a class on designing and 3-D printing, in the Forge at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free, but registration is required. Call 940-349-8752.
10 a.m. to noon — Denton Poets’ Assembly meets at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free and open to the public. Visit www.dentonpoetsassembly.weebly.com .
Noon — Denton Public Art Committee’s dedication of Christie A. Wood’s sculpture of local bluesman Tom “Pops” Carter at Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St., at the amphitheater between the Denton Senior Center and Civic Center Pool.
Noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 20 — Building Powerful and Healthy Relationships: HIV/AIDS and testing workshop at St. James AME Church, 1107 E. Oak St. Free event includes presentations, Q&A session, free HIV/AIDS testing, health insurance sign-up help and lunch, and gift bags to the first 50 attendees. Call Mary Taylor at 940-220-9054 or 940-387-1223.
12:30 p.m. — 16th annual Denton Blues Festival in Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St. Denton Black Chamber of Commerce’s free two-day festival includes performances by Denise LaSalle and Chris Watson. Visit www.dentonbluesfestival.org .
1 to 3 p.m. — “Saturdays in the Gallery,” for students in grades K-12 and their families, at the UNT Art Gallery in the UNT Art Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St. Free program includes activities related to the current exhibit, “Discoveries of the Meeting Place,” and a presentation by graphic artist and novelist Jeff Amano.
2 p.m. — Earth-Kind Landscaping Series: “Texas Tough Plants for Your Landscape,” a free class led by Extension Agent Janet Laminack, at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com .
2 p.m. — Oaktopia, a two-day music and art festival in downtown Denton. Headliners include Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic, XXYYXX, Immortal Technique and Baths. Saturday-only pass is $25. Visit www.oaktopiafest.com .
4:30 p.m. — UNT Recovery Film Festival at UNT Gateway Center, part of the UNT Recovery Conference. Saturday screening is The Anonymous People at 4:30 p.m. Full film festival admission costs $35; one-day admission costs $15. For more information about the conference, visit www.eaglepeerrecovery.com .
CLUB MEETINGS
Acoustic Lawn Jam for all levels of musicians, from 10 a.m. to noon on the lawn of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Visit www.dentonmainstreet.org .
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous meets from 6 to 7 p.m. at Rock Hill Cowboy Church, 3000 Rock Hill Road in Aubrey. Call 940-391-5805.
Grupo 18 de Marzo Alcoholicos Anonimos meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 100 W. Oak St. Call 940-231-9759.
Co-Dependents Anonymous, for people who desire healthy and loving relationships, meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1111 Cordell St. Call 940-320-2095 or 972-623-7423.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous meets at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 633 E. Hobson Lane. Call 940-387-9526.
Lupus Foundation of America support group meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St.
Shalom Today group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 311 S. Locust St. Call 940-383-8252.
Show Me group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at 1622 W. University Drive, Suite 104. Call 940-566-9989.
Whole New Deal Narcotics Anonymous group meets at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. Call 940-898-0747.
SUNDAY
EVENTS
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Model home tours and tastings from the Kiwanis Club Cookbook at Robson Ranch, 9501 Ed Robson Blvd. Cookbooks will be available for $15.
1 p.m. — 16th annual Denton Blues Festival in Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St. Denton Black Chamber of Commerce’s free two-day festival includes performances by Joe Louis Walker and Homemade Jamz. Visit www.dentonbluesfestival.org .
2 p.m. — Denton Community Theatre presents Moonlight & Magnolias, a play by Ron Hutchinson, at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $18 for seniors, $15 for students, $10 for children. Call 940-382-1915 or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com .
2 to 4 p.m. — Family Fun with Board Games at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com .
3 p.m. — UNT Opera presents Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, on the north side of I-35E at North Texas Boulevard. Tickets cost $15. Call 940-369-7802 or visit www.thempac.com .
MONDAY
EVENTS
6:30 p.m. — PATH Project: “Realities of Autism,” a workshop at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free, but registration is required. Contact Dana Tucker at 940-349-8715 or dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com .
To tell us about your event or meeting, visit DentonRC.com and click on “Let Us Know” for our online forms; email to drc@dentonrc.com; fax to 940-566-6888; or mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.
