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Denison Arts & Cultural District

September 14, 2009May 13, 2011 Dan Acree

The Denison Arts Council has announced that the Texas Commission on the Arts has designated Denison as one of the first official State of Texas Cultural Districts. Denison and six other communities statewide are the first to be recognized with the designation.

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Allison Gillies

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