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 The Winnsboro Civic Club Annual Chili & Stew Supper will be held at the City Auditorium on Tuesday, February 14, 4 pm - 7 pm.

Tickets - $8 (Pre-schoolers free)

Bring the Whole Family and have a Valentine's Day Treat!

This year "DAD's" Chili & Taco Soup will be featured. "DAD'S" products are a local, private family brand sold at Ladles to Linens. 

 

 

Here's the schedule for upcoming events at Winnsboro Center for the Arts. . .

Auditions for Our Next Theater Production

A comedy titled "A Woman in Mind" by Alan Ayckbourn directed by Maryann Miller requires three women and five men who enjoy doing comedy.

Auditions Saturday, January 28 & 29 from 2 pm to 4pm at the WCA.

Annual Garage Sale & Silent Auction
Feb 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

We are now taking donations of household items, sporting goods, tools, and miscellaneous items (no clothing, please) for this annual fundraiser. To arrange for  pickup of items or to deliver items, call 903-342-0686.

The sale will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 8 am - 5 pm at the Center, located across from the Winnsboro Depot, 200 Market Street in Winnsboro. If you would like to volunteer to help set up and/or work the sale, please contact the WCA.

Script/Play-Writing Workshop with Maryann Miller Saturday, February 11th
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
$35.00 per person

Snacks, water, and soft drinks will be for sale with proceeds to benefit the WCA.

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market St & Hwy 11
Winnsboro, TX 75494
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

 

Just a quick note to let you know that we have just added a special page in the Events section to promote the Annual Animal Shelter Garage Sale held every May.

Pop over to the page to find out more directly from City Kitty, the official Spokes Cat for the Shelter.

Animal Shelter Garage Sale

  

Get ready. Kinky Friedman's Southern Discomfort Tour will invade Winnsboro on Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 pm.

Kinky's tour is winding through Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Misssissippi and Nashville where he'll perform his off-beat songs. Attending a Kinky concert is pretty well mandatory for any true-blooded Texan and those who have fled from the North and California to make Texas their home. 

Get your tickets now. It's going to be a sell-out. 

Advance tickets: $30
Reserved seats: $35

Crossroads Music Company
performances at Winnsboro Cetner for the Arts
200 N. Market St.
903-342-1854
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com

Visit Copperleaf Spa this month to enjoy a quartet of special wellness and beauty services.

SottoPelle® Hormone Therapy

Tired, irritable, unusual (and unwanted) weight gain, low sex drive, Hot flashes or night sweats or just Plain EXHAUSTED and want to know if there is hope?
There is and it is called SottoPelle® Hormone Therapy

Join us at the CopperLeaf
Thursday January 19
6:30 – 8

Hear renowned hormone specialist Dr. Donovitz OB/GYN explain the miracles
of Pelleting. Seating is Limited to 30 so call now for your reservation.
(903)342-7772
 

Meet Dr. Kathleen

Doctor “Kathleen” is in the house Thursday January 19th and Saturday January 21 to teach you about Botox , Restylane, Juvederm, SottoPelle®.

Call for your appointment and look for more 
details on copperleafspa.com
 

Mirabella Mineral Makeup

New!
Mirabella Mineral Makeup (the full line from lips to eyes)
Schedule your appointment with Krista today for a make up demonstration


Complimentary Shampoo and Style 

Available from Mary with any other spa service.
Tuesday thru Thursday, 9 am – 2:30 pm

Copperleaf Spa
209 N. Main St.
903-342-7772
copperleafspa.com
  

Hungry for beautiful sounds? Mount Vernon Music invites you to chow down with us in “A Feast for the Ears” on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Mount Vernon Music Hall, 402 Leftwich St. at Yates St. in Mt. Vernon. Mark and Ute Miller and Steven and Carol Harlos will perform a program of Romantic and Classical music for piano and strings by W.A. Mozart and Antonin Dvořák.

Tickets are $10 for MVM members, $15 for non-members. Students are admitted free. (Eighth grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder.) 

For more information call Mount Vernon Music at 903-563-3780, or visit www.mountvernonmusic.org, and check out the newest videos while you're there. See you at our banquet!

 

The 7th Annual Bonnie Blue Ball - The Confederate Gala - will bring a touch of the 1860s to the new renovated Winnsboro City Auditorium on Saturday, February 4 at 5 pm.

If you've never attended one of these events, you and your children may find it an interesting adventure, especially if your family is usually glued to iPads, an XBox, smartphones and Kindles.

Unplug for a rare look at a slower pace of life that depended on getting together as a community, instead of being hypnotized by TV shows during the evening.

The ball is an authentic re-enactment of the fancy balls held in the 1800s. The gala will allow those attending to travel back through time and enjoy the simple pleasure of a gracious evening of Southern food, music and dancing.

Everything has historic significance, from the men in uniform to the flags, from the cornbread to the apple cobbler.

A band trained in traditional music of the times, along with a skilled caller for the traditional dances of the 1860s, will be on hand.

Some of the guests are come fully dressed in clothing and hairstyles of the era. Those without costumes are, of course, welcome. The recommended dress code is slacks and shirts for men and boys, Sunday dresses for women and girls. The manners, customs and culture of the South are evident throughout the Ball.

Directions: The Winnsboro City Auditorium is located on Wheeler Drive, which is one street east of Hwy 852. (Watch for the Alco store, which is at the corner.)

 

Families from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana are expected. Many homeschool families join the fun. The event is produced as a non-profit educational event by the Foundation for Christian Alternatives.

Get your tickets by Feb. 3 and save:
$18 per person
$28 per couple
$65 per family
(married children are a separate family)

At the door:
$20 per person
$38 per couple
$80 per family
(married children are a separate family)

Visit www.sincerelysouthern.com
or call Nancy Falster at 903-629-3034
for further information and tickets.

It is time to make plans to attend the annual Quitman Community Theatre/Quitman Rotary Dinner Theatre. The meal will be catered by The Texas Tea Room.

This year, we are going Back to Broadway on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4. This year's cast consists of over 40 talented performers from all over Wood County---you won't want to miss this one.

Tickets are $25.00 per person and are available right now at Wood County National Bank in Quitman, and Bank Texas locations in Quitman, Winnsboro, Mineola, and Holly Lake Ranch.

Tickets MUST be purchased ahead of time, as no tickets will be sold at the door. We are expecting another sell-out this year, so be sure to get your tickets early.

 For information call Becky Hibbard at 903-967-2164.

 

Winnsboro fans came through once again and we came out on top once again!

Not that we were nervously waiting to see the results of this year's balloting, but when the January edition of County Line Magazine landed downtown, we pounced on them to see how our city fared.

Winnsboro establishments captured three honored positions in the new County Line Magazine Hall of Fame. These spots are reserved for those who have won repeatedly over the years. They now have permanent status as the “best of the best” in the Hall of Fame.

Winnsboro shared Hall of Fame honors with Edom and Canton, each with three Hall of Fame winners.  Only 15 previous winners were honored.

In the 2011 balloting, Winnsboro won five of the 47 categories. In the group of honored runners-up, Winnsboro trailed Tyler by a few votes.

The 2,000 votes were spread across more than three dozen communities, which shows our area is serious about promoting the assets of our corner of Texas.

Be sure to congratulate our winners when you drop by. . .

Hall of Fame Winners

Double C Steakhouse – Chicken Fried Steak
Cibo Vino Restaurant – Pizza
Winnsboro – Small Town Downtown

2011 “Best of. . .” Winners

1. Best Pie – Ganny’s Pie Shop
2. Best Pizza – Zazuz
3. Best Produce – Winnsboro Farmers’ Market
4. Best Live Music Venue – Crossroads Music Company
5. Plus, Best Local Singer/Songwriter – Adler & Hearne
   
   

2011 Runners Up

1. Best Breakfast – Art & Espresso
2. Best Coffee – Art & Espresso
3. Best Sandwich – Art & Espresso
4. Best Annual Event – Winnsboro Fine Art Market
5. Best Afternoon Stroll – Winnsboro
6. Best Bed & Breakfast – Thee Hubbell House
7. Best Bookstore – Winnsboro Emporium
8. Best Fishing Hole – Lake Winnsboro
9. Best Art Gallery – Keyring Gallery
10. Best Chef – Rick Murray of Cibo Vino
11. Plus Best Artist – Margit Iguchi
    

Our friends at the Quitman Community Theatre are now in the Hall of Fame for multiple wins over the years. They also won for Best Play in 2011, The Rainmaker. We consider Bob and Becky Hibbard honorary Winnsborians since their community theater has roots in  Winnsboro.

A special thanks to all who took the time to vote.  And we appreciate your support throughout the year by shopping and dining locally, and enjoying the arts and music that put Winnsboro on the map.

Pick up the January, 2012 issue or go to www.countylinemagazine.com to view all the results.