DENTON (UNT), Texas -- After leaving her home country of Italy and coming to the U.S., University of North Texas graduate student Sara Masetti found herself identifying with other immigrants. She chose the student movement for passage of the DREAM Act as the subject for the second film she created for her master's degree in documentary film production.

This film, Undocumented Dreams, has been chosen for screening at next month's New Filmmakers Series in New York City. Started...

What: Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners concert

When: 8 p.m. March 6 (Wednesday)

Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.

Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; free for UNT students with...

What: Cross Currents: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Art of the Islamic World

When/Where: Feb. 26 (Tuesday) through March 30 (Saturday) at UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton, on the first floor in the UNT Art Building. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Opening reception: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday); curator's talk starts at 6 p.m.

Cost: Free

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DENTON (UNT), Texas – Topics ranging from museums to medieval art fill the schedule for the College of Visual Arts and Design's annual Art History Lecture Series at the University of North Texas. Please include the following information about the university's lectures in briefs and calendars.

Saloni Mathur: "Museology and the Post-Colony: The Case of India"

5 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday) in Art Building, room 223; free

Saloni Mathur, Associate...

What: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a play written by comedian Steve Martin, and directed by Marjorie Hayes, University of North Texas associate professor of acting-directing.

When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 7 (Thursdays), March 1 and March 8 (Fridays), March 2 (Saturday); 2 p.m. March 3 (Sunday) and March 9 (Saturday).

Where: University Theatre in the RTFP building on UNT campus

Tickets: $10 adults; $7.50 for...

What: The University of North Texas' world-renowned One O'Clock Lab Band with two-time Grammy winner Peter Erskine.

When: 8 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday)

Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.

Cost: Ticket prices are $15 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, students, children, UNT faculty/staff/retirees and groups of 10 or more. Purchase...

What: Making Paper Mean Something, an exhibition by guest artist John Risseeuw.

When/Where: The exhibition will be at P.R.I.N.T, 1120 West Oak St., Denton, from Feb. 25 (Monday) through March 27 (Wednesday). P.R.I.N.T is open from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday, noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, and by appointment.

Cost: Free, open to the public.

Additional events: John Risseeuw will give a free talk from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Feb. 27 (Wednesday) in room 116 of Sage Hall on the UNT...

What: The multi-media exhibition Beirut, Philadelphia, a survey of an ongoing project by UNT Department of Radio, Television and Film assistant professor Eugene Martin.

When: Feb. 18 (Monday) – March 9 (Saturday); gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton

Cost: Free

Additional events...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three College of Music students at the University of North Texas have been named 2013 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients for compositions they recorded last year.

Aaron Hedenstrom, a master’s student in jazz studies, and jazz studies senior Drew Zaremba and junior Addison Frei were among 29 students from across the nation who were honored by the American Society for Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) award. Established by the ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz...

What: UNT Opera and the UNT Concert Orchestra present The Pirates of Penzance.

When/Where: 8 p.m. Feb. 22 (Friday) and March 1 (Friday); 3 p.m. Feb. 24 (Sunday) and March 3 (Sunday) in the Lyric Theater at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. “In the Know” pre-performance lectures begin 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Cost: Ticket prices range from $15 to $35. Purchase online at ...