AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Denton Texas. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:10:09 -0600 Denton - The American Association for Health Education (AAHE) recently named Texas Woman's University faculty Jody omen-Early as its 2009 HEDIR... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-s-oomen-early-receives-technology-award-from-national-health-organization-235481 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-s-oomen-early-receives-technology-award-from-national-health-organization-235481 Schools and Libraries Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Texas Woman's University's gift to you this season is a package of holiday stories for publication or broadcast consideration. TWU experts offer... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-holiday-features-package-235074 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-holiday-features-package-235074 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON, TX---The Texas Woman¹s University drama program ends the semester with Sophocles 'Oedipus The King'. Steven Young, TWU¹s new assistant... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-drama-presents-oedipus-the-king-233656 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-drama-presents-oedipus-the-king-233656 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Denton (UNT), Texas - The University of North Texas Collegium Singers and Baroque Orchestra present “Classic Austria,” a concert of pieces from... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/classic-austria-concert-features-new-faculty-soloist-233589 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/classic-austria-concert-features-new-faculty-soloist-233589 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Jonathan Pell, artistic director of The Dallas Opera, will be the keynote speaker for Texas Woman’s University’s fourth annual Music Scholarship... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/dallas-opera-artistic-director-to-speak-at-twu-music-scholarship-banquet-233211 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/dallas-opera-artistic-director-to-speak-at-twu-music-scholarship-banquet-233211 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Denton, TX -- Trombonist John Mosca, director of the Grammy-winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, will perform with the internationally renowned... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/trombonist-john-mosca-performs-with-one-o-clock-lab-band-233370 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/trombonist-john-mosca-performs-with-one-o-clock-lab-band-233370 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON - California artist Lia Cook shows the rosy-cheeked faces of young girls in her artwork intricately woven into maze-like patterns using an... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/california-artist-shows-fiber-works-in-faces-and-mazes-233011 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/california-artist-shows-fiber-works-in-faces-and-mazes-233011 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON -  The holidays can be tough on those who have lost a loved one.  A traditional time of celebration may become a time to “get... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-professor-offers-seminar-on-grief-and-the-holidays-233043 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-professor-offers-seminar-on-grief-and-the-holidays-233043 Schools and Libraries Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON,TX---Acclaimed author Gregory Maguire will discuss his latest work "Matchless," a re-imagination of the Hans Christian Andersen... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/acclaimed-author-gregory-maguire-to-speak-at-twu-232712 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/acclaimed-author-gregory-maguire-to-speak-at-twu-232712 Schools and Libraries Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Denton, TX - Texas Woman’s University will host an open house for prospective students on the TWU Denton campus. Prospective students and their... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-welcomes-prospective-students-and-guests-to-open-house-231782 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-welcomes-prospective-students-and-guests-to-open-house-231782 Schools and Libraries Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Denton, TX -- California artist Lia Cook shows the rosy-cheeked faces of young girls in her artwork intricately woven into maze-like patterns using... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/california-artist-shows-fiber-works-in-faces-and-mazes-231835 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/california-artist-shows-fiber-works-in-faces-and-mazes-231835 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON,TX---Texas Woman's University - the nation's largest university primarily for women - will celebrate Veterans Day by focusing on women in the... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-s-veterans-day-celebration-to-focus-on-women-in-the-military-231522 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-s-veterans-day-celebration-to-focus-on-women-in-the-military-231522 Schools and Libraries Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Denton, TX - Texas Woman’s University chemistry professor Dr. James Johnson, director of financial aid Governor Jackson and alumna Dr. Astra Sparks... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/three-from-twu-named-national-role-models-231025 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/three-from-twu-named-national-role-models-231025 Schools and Libraries Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON (UNT),TX---A young Vincent van Gogh arrives at a boarding house run by a widow in the London suburb of Brixton, where he falls in love with... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/vincent-in-brixton-paints-picture-of-van-gogh-s-early-life-231224 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/vincent-in-brixton-paints-picture-of-van-gogh-s-early-life-231224 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Athletes (and those who want to be) are invited to participate in a Wheelchair Basketball and Soccer Tournament at Texas Woman’s University. ... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twc-to-host-wheelchair-basketball-and-soccer-tournament-230587 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twc-to-host-wheelchair-basketball-and-soccer-tournament-230587 Sports and Recreation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Since its dedication by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1939, the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods has been a place of tranquility and beauty on TWU’s... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-celebrate-70th-anniversary-of-little-chapel-in-the-woods-230627 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-celebrate-70th-anniversary-of-little-chapel-in-the-woods-230627 Schools and Libraries Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 DENTON (UNT), TX---Romantic comedy comes to the stage as the University of North Texas Opera presents Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, or “The... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/unt-presents-the-marriage-of-figaro-230794 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/unt-presents-the-marriage-of-figaro-230794 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The Texas Woman’s University School of Occupational Therapy will host a workshop designed for those caring for Alzheimer’s patients Registration... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-host-workshop-for-alzheimer-s-caregivers-229974 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-host-workshop-for-alzheimer-s-caregivers-229974 Schools and Libraries Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 DENTON (UNT), Texas  - The internationally acclaimed One O’Clock Lab Band - the premier ensemble of the renowned jazz program at the... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/unt-one-o-clock-lab-band-to-perform-at-dallas-museum-of-art-230133 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/unt-one-o-clock-lab-band-to-perform-at-dallas-museum-of-art-230133 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The reports of Swine Flu in Texas (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense in... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/flowermound/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-denton-county-226775 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/flowermound/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-denton-county-226775 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 DENTON,TX---Kevin Moriarty, artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, will present Theater and Democracy: from Ancient Greece to 21st-Century... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/moriarty-to-speak-at-twu-s-joyce-thompson-lecture-225286 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/moriarty-to-speak-at-twu-s-joyce-thompson-lecture-225286 Schools and Libraries Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 DENTON.TX---The world premiere of 8:29: Katrina by Texas Woman's University alumna Wendy Hebert will be presented  during TWU's annual Monster... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-host-16th-annual-monster-flute-choir-concert-225288 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-to-host-16th-annual-monster-flute-choir-concert-225288 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Denton ­ A new Texas Woman¹s University fundraising campaign will help preserve a Texas treasure, the historic Little Chapel-in-the-Woods. From... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-fundraising-campaign-to-maintain-historic-little-chapel-in-the-woods-225398 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/twu-fundraising-campaign-to-maintain-historic-little-chapel-in-the-woods-225398 Schools and Libraries Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 DENTON,TX---Texas Woman's University's Partnering for Teachers program and the university¹s G-Force student-mentorship program have been selected as... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/two-twu-programs-named-finalists-for-statewide-star-award-224260 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/denton/news/two-twu-programs-named-finalists-for-statewide-star-award-224260 Schools and Libraries Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500