From sewing classes to live music at a local wine bar, take a look at several late week and weekend events happening in Denton.

This list is not comprehensive.

Crash Course in Sewing 1.0
The Dime will offer a beginner’s course on sewing and using a sewing machine. Guests will learn how to create three stitch samples through assistance from a learned instructor. Those who attend will get a 10% off coupon from the store.

• Jan. 14, 6-8 p.m.
• $35
• 118 E. McKinney St., Denton

• Jan. 18, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
• $15 per person
• 219 E. Hickory St., Denton

Alt-themed salon Neon Seance Salon opened for business on North Elm Street in Denton in early January, owner Mallory “Kitty” Tippin said.

The details: The salon specializes in creative hair coloring and alternative haircuts, she said.

Tippin has five years of stylist experience and the salon employs five stylists, according to the company website. The salon is open from 9 a.m.-8p.m., according to the website.

• Opened Jan. 1
• 903 N. Elm St., Ste. 103, Denton

A new interactive experience kicked off 2026 with its soft opening in Fort Worth.

The details: Pixel Jump is an immersive virtual event space where guests can play interactive arcade-like games or take on unique scenarios in immersive rooms, according to its website.

Each room offers a one-of-a-kind setting where individuals or teams can play new games in rooms powered by lights and sensors.

“We’re excited to officially open Pixel Jump and bring a fun, energetic space to the community where families and friends can come together, stay active and make lasting memories,” Pixel Jump officials said.

• Opened Jan. 1
• 3529 Heritage Trace Parkway, Ste. 125, Fort Worth

A new John Peter Smith medical outpatient facility could be constructed in Fort Worth, among other projects recently filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. JPS medical outpatient building
The public, Fort Worth-based JPS Health Network filed a permit to add outpatient services to a new 10-story, 300,000-square-foot medical outpatient building, according to the TDLR filing. The new facility will offer laboratory and imaging services and is scheduled to open in 2029, according to the health system.

• Location: 1300 S. Main St., Fort Worth
• Estimated timeline: Jan. 9, 2026-July 29, 2029
• Estimated cost: $250 million

• Location: 2400 Maumelle Drive, Plano
• Estimated timeline: May 15-Aug. 1
• Estimated cost: $5.5 million

Texas health officials are proposing sweeping new regulations on the state’s hemp industry, including raising the fees required to sell and manufacture consumable hemp products by roughly 10,000%.

The overview: In late December, the Texas Department of State Health Services published a slate of proposed rules regulating consumable hemp products. The proposals include:

• A prohibition on sales to customers under 21 years old
• Stricter testing and labeling requirements
• Guidelines for product recalls
• Tens of thousands of dollars in annual fees