I just received an e mail from Cherry Fargo of Cherry’s Custom Creations / Cherry Candy Studio & Boutique and they will be having a preview of their work at the SCRAP Denton location, just off the Historic Square in Downtown Denton.

SCRAP Denton is located on the southwest corner of Oak and Cedar. This is the Facebook Page for SCRAP Denton, and you can see more of Cherry Candy Studio and Boutique here.

Hello!
It is officially “The Holidays,” and we have a lot going on at the cellar 22 to get you in the holiday spirit!!

Friday and Saturday:
This Friday is the annual Tree Lighting on the Square and Wassail Festival. The fun starts at 5:30 and the cellar 22 will have wassail, so please stop by and enjoy some. Jennifer Escue will be playing at 7:30, come early to grab a seat!

Saturday – Burton Tyler is playing and will start around 8:00. He is always lots of fun and very entertaining!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I can’t wait to see ya’ll and kick off December with a great glass of wine or beer with you!!

Cheers!!!!!
amanda and virgi

Here’s the announcement from A Creative Art Studio:

Join us for First Friday Denton at A Creative Art STUDIO. This month we join the holiday merriment of the Downtown area with music, art and Wassail. From 5 – 7 pm County Rexford trio will be playing Celtic music in the gallery. This group specializes in Celtic ballads, fiddle tunes, and originals while utilizing a variety of instruments including banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, whistle and more. From 7 – 8 pm DHS String Ensemble will be performing holiday music. Our 2nd anniversary art show will be on display along with art demonstrations. Be sure and add your talent to the community art project. Each month a new art work is created by the those who attend the First Friday Event. Grab a friend and join the fun!

First Friday business participants may want to hire a few extra elves for this First Friday in expectation of thousands of people crowding into Downtown Denton to observe the Holiday Tree lighting, and enjoy music and festivities planned for all over the square.

If First Friday Denton participants have any special announcements for readers of FirstFridayDenton.com, they need to get those into the administrator by this Black Friday! There is no assurance of publication of your event’s information, after that date, on the First Friday Denton website.

Here is more information on the Holiday Lighting Event 2011.

This show is part of First Friday Denton, a monthly event when artists and artisans in the business district surrounding the Denton County Historic Courthouse open their doors for visitors and patrons. Come hear live music, stroll through art galleries, and sample great food!

Daniel Pardo, originally from Bogota, Colombia, has collaborated in the United States with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabakuro, Grammy-winning producers KC Porter and JB Eckl, Venezuelan harpist Carlos Guedes, and Austin’s premier Latin band, The Brew. Daniel’s unique musical approach is also a marriage of influences from South American, African and European traditions.

Daniel is currently recording his soon-to-be-released Christmas album, in collaboration with Los Angeles producer Giampiero Scuderi.

For booking information, please contact:
Alicia Ballew, Personal and Business Manager
573-225-1899
ballewann@gmail.com
www.danielpardomusic.com

Anyone who is interested in participating in First Friday Denton should fill out the contact form and I will add you to the site as soon as possible. If you want to get listed or make announcements regarding this First Friday September 2, deadline for that is midnight Wedensday before First Friday.

I also want to give a soft shout out to Etsy Denton! Are you ready to be paired with locations that could feature you and your work for one evening a month in the heart of Denton’s most important retail district? I would also like to hear from the Etsy Denton folks because I am considering spearheading an effort to create a temporary “Denton Guerrilla Christmas” retail location, but we’re going to want some precursory participation in FFD’s first. If I can get enough participants, I will work on the location for a grand opening Black Friday, and running through January 1, 2012.

I will be roaming around participating First Friday Denton locations this Friday, so if you see me just say “CHEESSSSE!” I need still photographs and video clips from participating locations this First Friday, and every First Friday – via iPhone, e mail or however you can get it to me.

Thanks, and let’s have some fantastic First Fridays this fall!

A Creative Art Studio
Join us for First Friday Denton, August 5th, 2011. Starting at 6:00 there will be a children’s art show at the studio. Come see what the kids have been doing in art class. Rachel Yeatts, singer-songwriter will be performing in the studio from 7-9 pm. Rachel is a multi-talented individual gifted with both writing and musical talent. The artists will be demonstrating various art techniques and of course one of our new favorite activities….. the community art project. Check out the beautiful art created by over 40 local artists. We are also having a pottery sale. 20% off all pottery. Hope to see you there.

Once upon a time… No really, we do have a short story to tell. A couple of years ago my sister Lou Kregel was in town from Athens, Georgia and was talking about how on the first Friday of each month local artists would gather in a space near the railroad (nick named the railroad arts district) and set up their work. Food and music were usually part of the scene as you might imagine, it being Athens Georgia.  We also discovered that many communities across the country have first Friday scenes, and my husband Shannon and I said to ourselves out loud: “This would be perfect for Denton!” I know so many artists and craftspeople that do not have a bricks and mortar storefront, but have customers that want to see their work. Our thoughts were that an event like “First Friday” would be and easy to remember event and a time that locals artists and craftspeople could pair up with non-art venues and set up their work. The artists would bring new clientele into the venue and the venue would bring new customers to the artist- a win/win situation for both! Shops that had art related businesses could participate with late hours, opening receptions, music, house specials or whatever. We (Shannon) set up the website that you are on right now- and we started talking to people around the square. Our initial thought was that First Friday has to be in a general area, and the square and the blocks around the square made sense. Since that first start up a couple of years ago, Robin Huttash at A Creative Studio has consistently participated and grown the event into a community happening. We were there last Friday- April 1, and she told me she is being contacted by musicians as far away as New York wanting to play at her First Friday event sometime. That night A Creative Studio was crowded with customers watching the artists demonstrations, listening to the music, buying art and making that part of the square come alive!

So the question now:  How can we participate? If you have a storefront in the general area of the square, stay open late on the First Friday of the month (till 9 or 10 pm), invite an artist in to show their work if you can and want to, and offer refreshments if you can and want to, advertise if you can and want to, and e-mail Shannon no later than the week before the event to let him post the info on the website. KERA will also air the event in their Arts and Seek Calendar. If you are an artist or crafts person, we will share your name and what you do with folks that have the storefront and the two of you can work out the details of your collaboration.  If you are neither of the above- get out on the first Friday of the month and go to the square and have fun! Bring some money and support locals businesses and local artisans and artists.

All the contact information is here on the website- or you can give us a call (940-390-2873) and Shannon or I can meet with you and get you into the First Friday community.

Leslie

Join us for First Friday Denton March 4th, 2011. For this first Friday we have two groups performing starting with the Big Rig Dance Collective, a group of nomadic dancing super heroes working to connect artists throughout Texas. Their performance will begin at 7 pm. Following the dancing, Kylee Pannel, a local singer-songwriter will be singing and playing her guitar in the studio until 9:00 pm. Studio artists will be demonstrating drawing and painting. A special feature of the evening will be a chance to contribute to a community painting lead by Crystal Nelson, local artist and art teacher. Greg Conlin is back by popular demand for sketch portraits. A sitting takes about 30 minutes and costs $30. Kerry Boutell will demonstrate Watercolor batik, a process that uses a wax resist and watercolor medium. A sitting takes about 30 minutes and costs $30. It is hard to believe that we pack so much fun into 2 hours. Come meet with friends and join us for music, art and fun!

Feel free to fill out the contact form here, and we will pass along your information to Ramen Republic, and if you have yet to sample their food – what are you waiting for! Take a long hard look at his beautiful brick walls that are just waiting for your art as well. As always, don’t forget to mention First Friday Denton.