Artist Jeffie Brewer Releases New Book

Artist Jeffie Brewer Releases New Book

A Q&A by Olivia Weeks, The Daily Yonder, November 22, 2024 Jeffie Brewer is an East Texas sculpture artist whose book Joy Machine was released in November from K.Co Press. Enjoy our conversation about junk yards, carnivals, and creatures, below. Olivia Weeks, The...

Annual Star Harbor Art Show Takes Place February 9

Annual Star Harbor Art Show Takes Place February 9

The Star Harbor Watercolor Society is sponsoring its 16 annual For the Love of Art show from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 9 at the Star Harbor City Hall building, 99 Sunset Blvd. The lakeside community of Star Harbor is located just north of Malakoff. The free event...

Actress Set to Star in East Texan Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’

Actress Set to Star in East Texan Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’

Anne Hathaway will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling book Verity. Michael Showalter, who worked with Hathaway on this year’s rom-com The Idea of You, is directing the film for Amazon MGM. It will be released in theaters. Hathaway,...

Annual Events in the Upper East Side of Texas

Annual Events in the Upper East Side of Texas

JANUARY-DECEMBER Farmers Markets. Some markets are year round. Most are from May through October on Saturdays. Go to Farmers Markets for more information. Art Exhibitions. The region has many art exhibitions going on throughout the year. Go to Art Exhibitions to learn...

Matchael Exhibits at Stage Notes in Athens

Matchael Exhibits at Stage Notes in Athens

The artwork of Daniela Matchael is on exhibition at Stage Notes Academy of Performing Arts in Athens through January 31, 2025. Matchael's work was originally inspired by the circucar fields of crops viewable through an airplane window. That led to her series called...

Texas A&M-Commerce Changes Name

Texas A&M-Commerce Changes Name

During its quarterly meeting on November 7 the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted to change the name of Texas A&M University-Commerce to East Texas A&M University, effective immediately. The university will have several months to transition...

Call for Artists for 2025 Gallery Main Street

Call for Artists for 2025 Gallery Main Street

Artists are invited to submit their works for consideration in the jurying phase of Gallery Main Street in downtown Tyler's Featured Artist Exhibit. This exhibit is unique as it exclusively showcases the work of a single artist once a year for two months. All art...

Mount Vernon Music Offers Scholarship Award

Mount Vernon Music Offers Scholarship Award

Mount Vernon Music Association (MVM) is accepting applications for the 2025 Mount Vernon Music Scholarship. Students ages 10 to 18 are eligible to apply for awards ranging from $50 to $500. Larger awards and awards outside this age group are also possible at the...

Architects and Artists Design Palestine, Texas

Architects and Artists Design Palestine, Texas

By P.A. Geddie First time visitors to Palestine, Texas, are often surprised by the intriguing architecture, art sculptures, and murals found at every turn. Second only to Galveston in the number of historic sites in the state, Palestine has more than 1,800 noteworthy...

The Poet of Quiet Things, Karle Wilson Baker

The Poet of Quiet Things, Karle Wilson Baker

In the early and mid-20th century, Nacogdoches was the home of a notable poet, writer and woman of letters. Karle Wilson, daughter of William and Kate (Montgomery) Wilson, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in October 1878. Her parents moved to Nacogdoches by 1900,...

Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles’ Abbey Road

Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles’ Abbey Road

Three-time Grammy Award winning artist Lucinda Williams has announced the December 6 release of Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road. Recorded at The Beatles legendary studio in London, the new collection serves as Vol. 7 of her celebrated Lu’s...

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