Live Jazz, Thin Line 2014 and 35 Denton 2015
By Kathy Edwards McFarland
Denton plays host to the Thin Line 2014 event – February 12-16, offering a variety of documentary short and feature films at the Campus Theatre 
and the Fine Arts Theatre. This one-of-a-kind documentary film festival fest, known for “blurring the ever-thinning line between fact and fiction,” will expand its reach this year, by not only introducing a variety of documentary short and feature films, but music from a mix of genres and featuring “mostly” local artists.
Tickets and Passes
There are two ways to access Thin Line events: Tickets & Passes. Tickets are for individual shows and can be purchased online, by phone, or ‘at the door.’ Pre-Sale Tickets are now available for all film screenings and select main stage music shows. Tickets for all other music shows will be available ‘at the door’ until venue capacity is reached. Tickets must be picked up at a Festival Box Office during festival hours.
Brave Combo, Denton’s Grammy–nominated, home-grown, Nuclear Polka band plays the Opening Night concert in the Denton Municipal Electricity Tent, following the Thin Line Feature Film – When We Were All Broncos. 8 p.m.
To purchase tickets/passes over the phone using your credit card, call our toll-free box-office at 888-893-4560, M-F, 10 a.m.-Noon CST. There is no additional fee for using the toll-free box office. Tickets/Passes will be available at any Box Office during the festival beginning February 12 at 10AM.
All music shows except for shows at Andy’s Bar, are all ages. Andy’s is 18 & up. There are no age restrictions for film events. However, some content may not be suitable for children.
- To find a full list of documentaries, musical line-ups, 4-1-1 on the DocuDenton 7K, and festival passes,
please visit Thin Line Fest’s all-access website.
- Discounts are available for Students/Seniors/Military. See the price list below, then click How To Buy.
- Check out the films scheduled: http://www.thinlinefilmfest.com/index.php/film/all-film, and the music-venues: http://www.thinlinefilmfest.com/index.php/music/all-music.
- Also, a PDF document is available with all Thin Line 2014 events at http://thinline.us/2014_schedule.pdf.
Jazz at Thin Line
Jim Riggs, saxophone, and keyboardidt Neil Slater.
Yes, dear readers, Jazz music is a major player at Thin Line 2014.
Two Jazz venues will host Thin-LineFest go-ers – The Denton Municipal Electric Tent, near Oak Street Draft House, and Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm St. Thin Line map available at http://www.thinline.us/index.php/about/festival-map
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Bands playing in the tent include Denton High School Lab Band One, Slater & Riggs, and the Two O’Clock Lab Band.
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At Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, Ben Bohorquez Quartet, Christian Valdez Sextet, Soul Oricha, UNT Latin Jazz Band, Austin Byrd Quartet, and Mark Hartsuch Quartet, will grace the patio stage.
And what of 35 Denton 2015?
As the Thin Line Film Festival board of directors, currently presided by Festival Director (President) – Joshua Butler, expands the festival’s scope to include music, are they daring to steal a bit of 35 Denton’s Indie-music festival’s thunder? Not really – 35 Denton organizers “… will be working hard and popping in for other special events around town, like Thin Line Film & Music Festival; where we’ll be showcasing some of our favorite local talent under the DME tent on February 14 (that’s Valentine’s Day ya’ll!) and selling blind presale tickets to 35 2015 for the first time!
- For more insight about Thin Line, read Lucinda Breeding’s Denton Record-Chronicle article – http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20140118-thin-line-widens-scope.ece
To find a full list of documentaries, musical line-ups, 4-1-1 on the DocuDenton 7-K Run, and festival passes, please visit Thin Line Fest’s all-access website.
Spoiler Alert – In 2015, Thin Line will expand its range to include Photography.
