For more information, contact Dana Tucker, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com, or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

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Come celebrate Black History Month with a look backwards – courtesy of the best Harlem Renaissance writer you’ve never heard of, Rudolph Fisher.  Professor’s Corner, a discussion group devoted to literary texts, will meet at the South Branch on Wednesday, February 8 at 7 pm.  Genevieve West, professor of English at Texas Woman’s University, will present some biographical information about Fisher and lead a discussion about his stories “City of Refuge” and “High Yaller.”

Rudolph Fisher (1897-1934) was a physician and fiction writer who published his first short story at the height of the Harlem Renaissance in 1925, only to die tragically from stomach cancer nine years later.  The author of two novels (including the first African-American detective novel) and numerous short stories, Fisher wrote exclusively about Harlem life, taking us inside the class, skin color, generational, regional, and gender conflicts that impacted the lives of those who left the South for urban opportunities in the 1920’s.  His fiction is populated with the everyday folks who made Harlem home: door men, students, dancers, criminals, grandmothers, real estate moguls, police officers, and seamstresses.

We’ll explore two of his best stories.  “City of Refuge,” which appeared in Atlantic Monthly in 1925, has become a hallmark example of migration fiction and focuses on the under-life of Harlem.  The second, “High Yaller,” appeared the same year in The Crisis, but it looks at the middle-class life of light-skinned African Americans.  From a historical perspective, reading Fisher’s fiction provides a look at the diverse lives of Harlemites in the twenties, but the carefully-wrought fiction also reflects Harlem Renaissance artists’ interests in incorporating folk – their language and their music – into art.

When:             Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 pm

Where:           Denton Public Library – South Branch

                        3228 Teasley Lane in Denton

For more information, please call (940) 349-8752 or email Fred.Kamman@cityofdenton.com.

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Mini A-Kon V Line Up

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 Main Event Schedule – Events to take place in the front Meeting Room

10am – POP Candy Girls – Para Para Dance Demo & Workshop

They will be will be teaching, Happy Synthesizer by Vocaloid. Expect fun, laughter, excitement, and maybe a few treats here and there!
11am – Ani-Idol All Star Mini Concert -

put on by Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT’s Anime Club http://muepsilonkappa.com/unt/

Winner’s from past Ani-Idol events will do a mini concert of anime and jpop songs.

12pm – All About Comics Panel

 What to know how to make comics?  Come speak with various writers and artists on how they made their comics.
1pm – Voice Actor Panel
2pm – Voice Actor Panel

 Come hear the people behind the voices of your favorite anime characters talk about their experiences in voice acting.
3pm – Funimation Panel

Funimation will be on hand to talk about what they have planned and share a few behind the scene stories.

4pm – Cosplay (put on by Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT’s Anime Club)
Cosplay as your favorite character and you could win one of the several awards!
 

Autograph Alley Schedule
10am – Cherami Leigh/Micah Solusod
11am – Sonny Strait/Bruce Elliott
12pm – Alexis Tipton/Jad B. Saxton

 Artists and/or Writers – will be on hand to provide everything from their hard work (from free sketches to expensive masterpieces) to how you too can be an artist or writer. Come learn from professionals of all shapes and sizes.

 Kristen McGuire

http://kriscomics.com/

 Sonny Strait

http://sonnystrait.biz/

 Micah Solusod

http://www.micahsolusod.com/

 Jerry Bennett

www.artistjerrybennett.com

 Karen Martin

http://literatipressok.com/

 Jeff Provine

http://theacademy.comicgenesis.com/

 Hector Rodriguez

http://www.elpesohero.com/

 Charles Martin

http://literatipressok.com/

August Walker

http://thecowsmoo.deviantart.com/gallery/

 Gaming Schedule

12pm – 3pm Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Card Game

http://www.vekn.net/

12pm – North Texas Derby Revolution

 http://ntderbyrevolution.com/

All Day Happenings

Food Trucks

Nammi – Vietnamese Fusion

http://nammitruck.com/

sshamBBQ – Gourmet Korean Tacos

http://www.ssahmbbq.com/

DFWGames – video game room and tournaments

http://www.dfwgames.com/

 Costumed Crusaders

http://www.costumedcrusaders.com/

 The Secret World of Arrietty Trailer – local Disney representatives will be on hand to promote Disney’s Studio Ghibli release                    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp2nb9Vq0yY

Game Demos by

Roll2Play

http://www.roll2play.com/

Valkyrie Games

http://www.govalkyrie.com/

Anime Art Contest Gallery - art on display and winners announced 

Anime Showings

Sound of the Sky

http://sound-of-the-sky.rightstuf.com/

 Emma – A Victorian Romance

http://emma.rightstuf.com/

Antique Bakery

http://antique.rightstuf.com/

 Piano

http://piano.rightstuf.com/

Learn updated nutrition information, food safety procedures, food resource management, how to read food labels and the importance of daily physical activity in these classes developed specially for Denton County citizens age 50 and up. Instructors from Better Living for Texans (BLT) will provide a series of free nutrition and healthy living classes at the Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street.

Each class will be hands-on and interactive with food demonstrations. Classes will meet on Mondays, from January 23 to February 6 from 3-4 pm.  At the end of the three weeks participants will receive a certificate of completion, recipes, handouts and other health related-incentives. BLT is a division of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service-Denton County Office.

To register for this program or for more information about this program, please contact Laura Douglas at (940) 349-8752 or by email, laura.douglas@cityofdenton.com.

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Celebrate your love of Jeff Kinney’s latest book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, at Cabin Fever Fiesta, Saturday, January 28, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.

We will conquer our cabin fever with a fiesta that will include games, snacks, activities and opportunities to win Wimpy Kid related prizes! 

This program is free of charge for children and tweens (grades 3 – 6). Space is limited. 

Registration is required, but will remain open until capacity is reached.

To register, or for more information, please call 940-349-8741.

For more information, contact Juli Gonzalez at juli.gonzalez@cityofdenton.com.

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Learn about plant-eating dinosaurs and show off your dinosaur knowledge with an afternoon full of dino info and fun.  Join us on Wednesday, January 25 at 4:30 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.   There will be dino stories, activities, trivia, and crafts, so bring all of your prehistoric knowledge!  For children ages 6-8.  Registration is required.  Call 349-8752 to register.

For more information, contact Dana Tucker, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com, or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

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Are you looking for a new challenge or to share your knowledge with others? The Denton Public Library wants to match enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers with a variety of projects in need of their skills.

A library volunteer fair will be held on Saturday, January 21^st from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the North Branch Library located at 3020 North Locust Street. This is an opportunity to find out what types of volunteer jobs are available and share your interests with the librarians to see if you can be matched to the perfect position. Volunteer positions are available covering a wide variety of interests including computer instruction, outreach to child care centers, assisting with both adult and children programs and adult literacy tutors.

When:             Saturday, January 21^st at 2:00 p.m.

Where:           Denton Public Library – North Branch

                        3020 North Locust in Denton

There is no charge to attend.

For more information please contact 940-349-8752

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Join us for a come-and-go program that offers children age-appropriate games, activities and crafts that assist in developing pre-reading skills.   Help your child’s early literacy skills while having fun as a family on Saturday, January 21 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.  This program is for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

For more information, contact Dana Tucker, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com, or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

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Brrrr…celebrate the cold weather with a StoryTime all about the animals from the North and South Poles.  Join us on Saturday, January 14 at 10 a.m. at the North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.  We will read stories, sing songs, and see some of our puppet friends, too.  This program is for ages 1-5, but the whole family is welcome.

For more information, contact Dana Tucker, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com, or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

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