Boogie Woogie Marshall 2024 Scheduled

Boogie Woogie Marshall 2024 takes place September 27-29 celebrating the influences of the music that got its start in the piney woods and railroad towns of East Texas. Scheduled are live performances by Asleep at the Wheel, Daryl Davis, Wes Jeans, Sarah Hobbs, Yogoman...

Fall Fun in the Upper East Side of Texas

East Texans know how to take full advantage of celebrating rural living when the weather starts to cool and people want to get out and soak up the area’s natural beauty and talents. A few highlights are noted here and elsewhere in this publication and find more...

Experience Prehistoric Wonder in McKinney

Dinosaurs Live is now on exhibition at The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney through February 17, 2025. In its 19th year, it promises to captivate visitors of all ages with life-size animatronic dinosaurs and a prehistoric experience....

Take a Mural Walk in Historic Terrell

The annual Terrell Mural Walk takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 5 in historic downtown Terrell. This year’s event celebrates the 125th anniversary of the first automobile drive in Texas. On October 5, 1899, Colonel Green took his new horseless carriage from...

See Forward Facing Exhibition at Tyler Museum

Pictured is “Jazmin” by Yasuyo Maruyama. See her work and three other Texas-based artists, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Guadalupe Hernandez, and Delita Martin, in Forward Facing — A Look at Contemporary Portraiture at Tyler Museum of Art through December 1. Tyler Museum of Art...

Winnsboro Art & Wine Fest Set for Early November

The 2024 Winnsboro Art and Wine Festival is a weekend celebration of artistic expression, regional wines, culinary treats, and live Texas music. With free admittance, the festival is open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, November 1 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,...

LMFA Presents Blue Dog Exhibit in New Building

Longview Museum of Fine Arts (LMFA) is opening a new exhibition this fall, George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself. The show is the first in the former Longview National Bank building, now under renovations and operated by LMFA. Located at the corner of Fredonia and...

Femininity by Ava Arnold

Ava Arnold of Longview comes from a long line of creative family members. Relatively new at finding her own passion, she’s already known for her captivating acrylic and oil portraits, lively abstracts, landscapes, and murals. She sells her pieces online from her...

‘The Thicket’ Comes to Theaters September 6

A movie based on a novel by East Texan Joe R. Lansdale is releasing in theaters on September 6. A Western thriller, The Thicket is about fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) who is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only...

Late Artists’ Legacy Continues at Shows this Fall

The colorful hand-drawn images of artist Gary Bachers were a staple at art festivals around the country and none appreciated them more than the collectors at Texas shows, including Edom Art Festival and Cottonwood Art Festival that take place each October. Bachers...

Catch Greenville’s Good Vibrations This Fall

Greenville, Texas, has long been associated with providing good entertainment for its citizens and visitors. The lineup for this 2024 autumn season has something for everyone. Showtime at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium features John Conlee, September 7; The Magic...

Lambert Releases ‘Postcards from Texas’

Miranda Lambert has a new album called Postcards from Texas coming out September 13. The 14-track album is self-produced by Lambert along with frequent collaborator and fellow Texan Jon Randall; she co-wrote 10 of the tracks, although the album-closer is reserved for...