What: KWTXR, an exhibition at UNT on the Square by Fort Worth-based artist by Christopher Blay that depicts a fictional character, Kara Walker Texas Ranger, time traveling to places where police officers killed African-Americans – such as Ferguson, Missouri; Staten Island; and Fruitvale Station in Oakland, Calif. – and tries to make the situation different.
When: Jan. 23 (Monday) – Feb. 3 (Friday). The reception will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26...
DENTON (UNT), Texas - An internationally recognized musician and jazz studies professor at the University of North Texas has been inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
Ed Soph received the honor in November at the Percussive Arts Society international conference in Indianapolis.
The Hall of Fame recognizes the industry’s top leaders in percussion performance, education and composition. To be selected, nominees must have made a notable difference or created fundamental improvements in the world of percussion or improved the profession through significant...
What: New Choreographers Concert: Movement in Meaning, featuring original dance works by senior choreography students from the Department of Dance and Theatre at the University of North Texas. Artistic director is dance professor Shelley Cushman.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 2-3 (Friday-Saturday) and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 (Sunday)
Where: University Theatre,...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – He is one of the most famous names in American history, Davy Crockett. Now a new piece of Crockett history has been uncovered on the University of North Texas website, The Portal to Texas History.
The “photograph of a man’s face” has been on the portal since 2008. However, the identity of the subject in the photo was a mystery until Crockett’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Carol Campbell, recently reached out to the University Of North Texas....
What: Just in time for the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the UNT College of Music’s Wind Ensemble will be performing favorites from composer John Williams.
When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 (Thursday).
Where: Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton. The event also will be streamed live at https://recording.music...
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Sanderia Faye, University of North Texas Ph.D. student in English, has won the nation’s top honor for a debut novel by an African American writer – the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation 2016 Legacy Award.
Faye earned the honor in the Debut Fiction category for her book Mourner’s Bench (University of Arkansas Press), a novel about a woman who gets caught...
What: The UNT College of Music’s Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band will perform with guest artist Sean Jones, internationally acclaimed trumpeter.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 22 (Tuesday)
Where: Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton. The event also will be streamed live at https://recording.music.unt.edu/.
Cost: $15 for the public, $10 for UNT students, faculty, staff and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas - The University of North Texas College of Music is ringing in the season with drummers drumming and tubas bellowing with UNT Sounds of the Holidays and TUBACHRISTMAS.
At 8 p.m. Dec. 3 (Saturday), UNT Percussion will celebrate the season with UNT Sounds of the Holidays: Twelve Drummers Drumming at the Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton. The family-friendly event will be a festive musical celebration of drumming featuring UNT’s Percussion Ensemble, 2:00 Caribbean...
What: Green Brigade Marching Band Alumni Reunion: The University of North Texas will host a weekend of events for former and current members of the Green Brigade Marching Band. Events include a Friday evening reception, a performance with the current Green Brigade and admission to the UNT vs. Southern Mississippi football game.
When: Nov. 18 – 19 (Friday and Saturday) Alumni will rehearse and perform with the current Green Brigade Marching Band during halftime of the UNT vs. Southern Mississippi...
What: Annual CVAD Faculty and Staff Exhibition, featuring a variety of media created by staff and faculty in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas
When: Nov. 14 (Monday) – Jan. 12 (Thursday) at UNT on the Square and Nov. 15 (Tuesday) – Dec. 3 (Saturday) at UNT Art Gallery. Opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 (Thursday) at both venues.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N...