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Was it Toffee?


Toffee, played by Kat Sillick

Toffee is a likely suspect in the death of her husband, Tony. Why?

Reason #1 - insurance money. 

Reason #2 - the secret affair.

Join the audience and help to crack the case.

The Altos - like the Sopranos, only lower
A musical comedy dinner theater.
Prizes for the best gangsta costumes

Saturday, Oct. 16, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 17, 1 pm

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 N. Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

Fall in Winnsboro is crazy-busy with events. There are two free street concerts scheduled that you won't want to miss!


Chris Bevill and the Spur On Band

The first is Winnsboro Market Street Concert on Saturday, October 9, from 1 pm - 11 pm on Market Street and is presented by Harold Stone.  Harold is a great music lover and generously underwrites musical events in Winnsboro from time to time.

These popular musicians will perform:

Professor Pork Chop & the Dirty Dishes

Jeanne Lay & Fat Tuesday

Stan Narramore


Double C Steakhouse is presenting another of their Music on Market Street concerts on Saturday, October 16 from 3 pm - Midnight, which benefits the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Here is the revised list of performers for the afternoon and evening:

3 pm - Chris Bevill & The Spur On Band

5 pm - The Cody Riley Band

7:30 pm - Christen Sawyer

10 pm - The Todd Mankin Band

Kimberly Green will be performing between the bands.


Bring your lawn chairs and settle in for an afternoon or evening of great music both weekends.

Joe Dan Boyd alerted us about Angela Wylie's latest poetry prize. She won top honors in the Adult Division at the 3rd Annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest.

The presentation was made September 3, 2010, at the Whatley Foyer of Northeast Texas Community College.

Joe Dan's blog post on Angela's award and her prize-winning poem are on the Tinney Chapel Blog.

Congratulations to Angela, who is a member of the Live Poets Society in Winnsboro, which meets on the 3rd weekend of every month at Winnsboro Center for the Arts.

The folks at the Texas Sculpture Association are apparently very busy folks these days. Just as the Aloft exhibition closed, artists started delivering their Collaborage entries to the  Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson. The pieces from our local Collaborage trio showcase the cooperative efforts of Al Moore, of Winnsboro, and Suzann Cromer, of Gilmer, as well as Bonnie Sir Kergian-White, also of Winnsboro.

Teams were put together across the state to pool their talents and create sculptures featuring the specific medium used by each artist, including stone, ceramic, glass, wood, metal, and fiber.

The official show dates were to be Sept. 1-26, but Al told me this morning that the Eisemann Center people were so impressed when they saw the gallery filled with the 34 sculptures from 13 Collaborage groups, they extended the show through October.

Before I give you the details on the exhibition, let me show you the fantastic entry our artists put together. This is unique among the entries because it represents three separate, but thematically related, pieces.  They seem like relics from ancient time. While most of the groups created a single sculpture, Team Winnsboro expanded the challenge to have three pieces, symbolic of the trio of artists that created them.


 
Dragon Tooth


Voyagers                                                         
                                          

Celtic Icon

Let me quickly say that no one expected that a collaborative effort among the Texas artists who participated in this experiment - each with a strong will and specific vision in mind - would be easy. Since I know a fair number of artists, I'm fairly confident it was a major challenge for each group to coordinate their ideas.

But the lesson becomes, how do strong individuals work together to create something greater that they could do on their own? When does cooperation accomplish more than asserting one's own ideas to the exclusion of others? There's a sociological point buried here somewhere that would apply to endless human interactions. Or maybe I'm inserting more into the Collaborage challenge than was ever intended.

In any case, the question of how the groups made it work will undoubtedly be asked and answered (if there is an answer) by the artists themselves when they mingle with the public.

There will be two artist receptions. The first will be Thursday, Sept. 9 from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm in the Mezzanine Gallery.

The second will be on Monday, Sept. 20, from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm in the Gallery sponsored by the Arts Incubator of Richardson. Following the reception, the group will meet across the street at the Dallas-Richardson Renaissance Hotel for more conversation and social time with the artists.

You'll find two videos on this web page. You'll see Team Winnsboro in both videos and get a sense of what Collaborage is all about.

Collaborage
Gallery Hours: Wed. - Sat. noon - 5 pm

Charles W. Eisemann Center
2351 Performance Drive
Richardson, TX 75082
www.txsculpture.com/collaborage

It's always exciting to see our local artists, musicians and writers honored with awards.

Maryann Miller reports over at Winnsboro Today about the awards won by Lynn Adler, Al Moore and Jory Sherman. She has written a great story, so I'm just going to give you the link so you can read it yourself.

Read the article here.

This is the first CRAZY DAYS event and it is HOT! HOT! HOT! 

Some merchants are selling select products at cost.  Others have some giveaways or other fun surprises.  Winnsboro has a very compact downtown, so it’s easy to stroll from one participating merchant to another.  CRAZY DAZE runs from Thursday-Saturday, June 17-19.

3^rd Friday means there will be artists selling their pieces from their booths outside the historic Depot.  You never know whether there will be paintings, sculpture, jewelry or performance art.  3^rd Friday is on Friday and Saturday.

Some of the merchants have gotten together and created something that is part performance art and part CRAZY DAZE to add some zip to the event.  It’s called the Winnsboro Merchants Shopping Cart Drill Team.  And it’s hilarious fun to watch.  There’s a video on the Art & Espresso facebook page.

Winnsboro Center for the Arts typically ties in with a special art-related event as well.

While the women indulge in a shopping frenzy, the men can relax at Art and Espresso, the coffee shop that’s the social center of downtown.  Or they can settle into the cool of Brewbaker’s Pub where they can watch televised sports.  There are also great Ribs and BBQ at CiboBQ for lunch.  Plan to have dinner at Double C Steakhouse or Cibo Vino Italian Restaurant.

3^rd Friday and CRAZE DAZE is planned as a monthly event year-round.  If you sign up for the free Weekend Planner at the site, you will also receive the monthly mailing that details the CRAZY DAZE offers.

I warned you that our merchants will get a little nuts when it comes to creating some fun downtown. And now I have proof positive in the video Stephen Marshall shot which is posted at facebook on several personal pages! 

Follow the link and see if you can keep from smiling!

The merchants participating included Art and Espresso, CopperLeaf Spa, The Leaves apartments, Jeb Sales, and Brewbaker's Restaurant and Pub.

And yes, they'll be back again for the monthly 3rd Friday Art Festival Event, June 18-19 as part of the Crazy Daze promotion.  (Crazy Daze will be Thursday-Saturday.)

           
Ronnie McDowell      T. Graham Brown

Mark your calendar - Saturday June 5th, 2010 for the 10th Annual Northeast Texas Music Festival.  If country music stirs your soul, this event is definitely for you.

The day-long event is held at the Winnsboro City Park under the Jack Cross Pavilion.  It's a great family event, with vendors, food and music all day long.

Headliners this year include Ronnie McDowell and T. Graham Brown, plus Kimberly Green and Cheyane Smith.

Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance; $20 at the gate.  Seats in the reserved are are $30.

For information, contact the Festival Information Line at 903-342-0263.

Or visit the NETXMF site.

Poetry is alive and well in Winnsboro.  A talented group of writers get together to share their poetry at Winnsboro Center for the Arts.  

They will be reading poetry at the WCA right after the close of the Student Art Show.  If you're attending the reception after the Art Show, you're invited to stay for the poetry.

Joe Dan Boyd sent me this to share with you. . .

. . .this group first gathered on March 19 at Winnsboro Center For The Arts (WCA), with each attendee instructed to bring a single poem, preferably a recent creation, for reading before the group and to discuss a mission statement.

Those attending the first meeting: Bonnie Sir Kegian-White, Liz Soutendiijk, Joe Dan Boyd, Karen Jerome, Johnnie Jerome, Angela Wylie, and Lucy Germany. If you’d like to attend the next meeting, scheduled for April 16, also at WCA, bring a poem to read and a favorite book, preferably on poetry, as recommended reading for the group.

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 N. Market
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-0686

Conrad Wolfman's Winnsboro Emporium is holding an exhibition of Bettie Hebert-Felder's oils through the end of August. 

The emotional theme of her paintings is always peace and contentment. She loves the joyful moments of life.  A professional artists for 30years, she is equally adept at painting landscapes, gardens and portraits. Her work a study in serenity.

She was commissioned by Gorham China to create a series of limited edition art plates.  In addition, she has painted portraits for a number of prominent Dallas families.  Drop in and enjoy a moment of tranquility.

The exhibition is free.

Mon- Sat 10 am - 8 pm

Winnsboro Emporium
316 N. Main St.
Winnsboro, TX