Eguide October 2013

October 1, 2013 ● Issue 4, Volume 1

Fat Catz Louisiana Kitchen: Texas Rose Festival: Sunday Brunch Never Tasted So Good

80 Years of Tradition in the Rose Capital

Monte Montgomery:

Downtown’s Gonna Come Alive With Music

Paint Tyler Pink:

We All Come Together For a Pink Cause

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The Entertainment Magazine for East Texas October 1, 2013 • Issue 4, Volume 1

Contents 5 Dining

● “Fat Catz Sunday Brunch: A Unique Creation for a Louisiana-Style Brunch” by Amanda Main

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Movies - by Dustin Chase, Film Critic

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Christian

● Reviews for “Rush,” “Prisoners,” and Now Showings in Theaters Now!

● “Shane & Shane: Guaranteed to be a Night of Worship” by Kathleen Tadasa

9-11 Festivals

● Edom Festival of the Arts, Multi-Cultural Fest, Festival on the Square, ‘Wine, Food and Music at Kiepersol,’ Country Fest in Lindale and more

12-14 The 2013 Texas Rose Festival

● There’s Lots to do at This Year’s Rose Festival

Featuring EGuide’s

FUN MAP for Tyler!

15-18 Music

● “The Big Daddy Band” and “Monte Montgomery at Liberty Hall” ● “Don’t Miss” - Highlights of the Best this Month ● The Complete Music Guide for all the Live Music

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Things to Do

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Books

● Tyler Farmer’s Market, Tyler Area Pints and Paws, Car Shows, Turn Tyler Pink, Leadership LIVE, Free Movies in the Park, Halloween Fun and much more

● “The Kids Got It Right: How The Texas All Stars Kicked Down Racial Walls,” “Lone Survivor,” “Camp Ford, C.S.A” and more reviewed by Gini Rainey ● Summer Book Signings, Storytimes and more

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Theatre

● “Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.,” Rip Van Winkle’s “Legends of Sleepy Hollow,” “The Fauvist’s Child,” Acting Classes and more productions

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Staff

● “Deco Japan: Tyler Museum of Art’s Unique Fall Show” by Kathleen Tadasa ● “Winn Morton: Festivals, Pageants & Follies” and the Jacksonville Autumn Art Festival

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Dining Out Fat Catz Brunch: A Unique Creation for A Louisiana-Style Brunch

By Amanda Main Imagine a place where friends and family get together on Sundays to enjoy a leisurely brunch with drinks — Fat Catz Louisiana Kitchen in Tyler offers just that.

Cedric Fletcher, Fat Catz owner and chef, envisioned brunch in Tyler when he brought the concept to ZaZa’s Modern Italian Cuisine. He introduced brunch to Fat Catz this year on the first Sunday in August; it runs every Sunday from 9:30am-3pm.

“Brunch, to me, is a whole different way of dining,” Fletcher says. “It’s a whole different mentality, it’s more of a slowed-down pace. You can have a special drink or two with your breakfast and the food’s a little more elegant than just your regular breakfast.”

Fat Catz’ brunch menu features breakfast and lunch dishes appealing to palates sweet and savory. Two dishes diners surely will want to try are the ‘Tyler Omelet’ (for $9.95, it comes with toast and fruit and is cooked with tender hanger steak, green and red peppers, bacon, onion, jalapeños and jack cheese) and ‘Cinnamon French Toast’ (which is $7.95 and is described as “New Orleans French bread soaked in sweetened cream and cinnamon sugar, topped with fresh fruit, whipped cream and maple syrup”).

Fletcher describes how he brought together the ‘Tyler Omelet,’ “I thought of everything we love here in East Texas. We’re steak-eaters; we like spicy stuff, so you have the steak, you have the jalapeños plus the sweet onions are in there too - the caramelized onions kind of add a different layer of flavor to it and bring everything that’s battling against each other together. And that was my inspiration.”

Other omelets are ‘The Denver’ (with ham, green peppers, onion and cheddar cheese for $8.95) and ‘The Veggie’ (with caramelized onions, roasted peppers, sautéed mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and baby spinach for $8.95). Or, there’s the ‘Name Your Omelet’ option, in which for $9.95, diners can choose their meat, veggies and cheeses.

Another featured specialty dish is ‘The Cajun Country Breakfast,’ $9, and described as a “blend of Andouille sausage and boudin sausage

served with eggs and roasted red potatoes and a choice of biscuits, toast or pancakes.”

Brunch cocktails include Bottomless Mimosas and Poinsettias for $12, Bloody Mary’s for $3 and Bellinis for $4.

For those who may be reluctant to try Creole or Cajun fare, Fletcher recommends diners can order off the regular menu or “they should get a taste of everything they can and go for it.” One misconception he says some people have about Fat Catz is that we offer only fried foods, but he says Fat Catz fare can be as healthful as the customer wants it to be. They use all fresh fish which can be grilled, and they offer a variety of specialty salads that are all healthy options.

Fat Catz caters to children, as well, by offering corn dogs, pizza, hamburgers, fried shrimp, grilled fish and grilled chicken.

Along with the special brunch items, the Sunday morning menu features many Fat Catz staples, such as Oysters on the ½ Shell, the all-time favorite Crawfish Combo and Grilled or Blackened Tilapia.

The restaurant has been bringing deep-Louisiana meals to East Texas since February 2004. Located in the Southeast Crossing Center at 3320 Troup Highway, the décor is reminiscent of New Orleans, with its brick arches, French Quarter-like indoor fencing and paintings of gulf and bayou creatures and musicians on the walls. Sand-colored tablecloths adorn the tables, where patrons sit in rounded wooden chairs on

a jade-colored floor in the center, and booths line the walls beyond the fencing.

A variety of music plays through the restaurant’s sound system, including artists such as B.B. King, Chubby Checker, The Bayou Swamp Band and Harry Connick Jr., as well as pop artists such as Taylor Swift and many more. Fletcher says he eventually would like to offer live gospel music during brunch to add to the Cajun Brunch atmosphere.

He encourages diners to enjoy the season’s football games in the bar area, and they offer All Day Happy Hour specials every Sunday.

The bar area also has karaoke every Wednesday night starting at 7pm and going until around 10pm depending on the crowd.

“At Fat Catz, you come here to wind down from the week. You can get your thoughts together, watch a little bit of football and enjoy your time. Whether you’re with family or friends, there is always a good time here,” he says.

Fat Catz Cajun Kitchen 3320 Troup Hwy, Tyler — (903)593-1114 Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 11am-9pm; Fridays and Saturdays 11am-10pm; Sundays 9:30am-9pm The bar is open an hour later than these closing times each night.

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Movies In Theaters RANDALL NOE FIAT

Movie Reviews By

Dustin Chase

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Dustin, a Member of the “Houston Film Critics Society;” Film Critic/Asstistant Editor for “Texas Art & Film;” Film Critic for “The Daily News,” Galveston; an Entertainment Reporter for “Galveston.com;” and Film Critic, “The Island Guide,” Galveston; and “EGuide Magazine,” Tyler

“Rush:”

More Than A Lot of Hype?

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde Grade B

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Oscar winning director Ron Howard’s latest film might look like a departure for him, but at its core it’s very much in the vein of the type of enlightened films he consistently delivers. Despite being delivered and hyped as some type of best picture nominee, “Rush” never achieves that grandiose level; it does, however, tap into some cinematically thrilling rivalry and a pretty unforgettable performance from Daniel Bruhl (“Inglorious B*stards”). As with any of Howard’s Imagine entertainment company productions, you always expect a higher quality production, and with the sound, sound editing and the film’s suspenseful cuts, “Rush” delivers.

In the mid to late 70’s there were two stars of international formula one racing, blond English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth) and the overly ambitious German, Niki Lauda (Bruhl). Rivals both on and off the track, they each feed the other’s need to win and outsmart or maneuver the other. Back and forth in the number one spot and racing for the champion of the world, Lauda advises Hunt to lay off the booze, drugs and women and get his focus, while Hunt’s advice is to enjoy Lauda’s hard work every once in a while.

When a devastating accident nearly kills Lauda, it’s the thought of Hunt being unchallenged that helps him recover.

The first act of the film is quite a bore, and that plays heavily on keeping one’s interest and allowing yourself to get to the point where the film actually proves it’s worth the experience. Rivalry is an interesting ideology and Howard, with screenwriter Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon), really dives into the various elements that feed that need to prove one’s self to another.

There is no secret that Chris “Thor” Hemsworth was cast in this film for publicity reasons; however, his acting skills leave much to be desired. Bruhl, however, is really impressive, but his character is endlessly fascinating once we discover what he is all about it.

After a scene where Lauda and his soon to be wife are rescued by two crazy Italian’s in a BMW encouraging him to show off, we begin to understand that the complexity runs much deeper than just a jealous and brilliant driver. “If I had more talent in something else, I would do that…” Lauda says to justify his career path. The script does a great job of showcasing the differences between these two and how they want and pine for the same goal. Olivia Wilde is completely wasted in the film without much of a role or presence

and Hemsworth’s weight loss from the bulky Thor makes him look sickly; yet for the many faults of “Rush,” its conclusion is powerful and appropriately delivered.

Final Thought – Explores historic rivalry in a suspenseful and cinematic manner.

“Prisoners:”

A Promise of Best Film of the Year

Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis Grade B+

There are entertaining movies, there are “experiences,” then there are films that give you heart palpitations. “Prisoners,” from the first trailer, promised to be among one of the year’s best films, with its suspenseful and intense subject matter combined with an incredible cast. It delivers on a big scale, and allows Oscar nominees Jackman (“Les Miserables”) and Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) to do some of the best work of their careers. Already, “Prisoners” is being compared with Fincher’s “Seven” and Eastwood’s “Mystic River,” but I think the intensity might topple those.

What “Prisoners” lacks, however, is a message. It’s not out to say anything about society, or take a stance on an issue; nor does it wow you with brilliant technical achievements, this is about gritty, brutal story telling.

The Dover and Birch families begin their Thanksgiving holiday as one happy neighborly family, but that evening, when their two young girls go outside to play, they are kidnapped with no trace. “The most important thing my grandfather taught me was to always be ready,” Keller Dover (Jackman) tells his son Ralph (Dylan Minnette) on a hunting trip. While no parent can be ready for their child to be taken, Keller takes matters into his own hands when he feels the local Pennsylvania detective Loki (Gyllenhaal) isn’t doing enough. When the only suspect is released, Keller and neighbor Franklin (Howard) go to extreme measures to get clues about the location of the girls.

There isn’t one glimmer of sunlight, or hope for that matter, in “Prisoners,” which takes place in the cold, wet and snowy winter in a sleepy, blue collar, Pennsylvania suburb. Aaron Guzikowski’s original script is like a fist that holds a nearly three-hour mystery; but along the journey, you begin to question if you really want to learn what’s inside that fist. The thunderous musical score by Johann Johannsson adds layers of goose bumps we have already acquired from the parking lot confrontation between Jackman and Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine”), which has produced seven words that change the entire plot. Jackman’s vocal intensity might have earned him his first Oscar nomination last year, but this will be the performance that we will be talking about for years.

“Prisoners” is about concentration, and after the

Liberty Hall Movie Schedule...

Liberty Hall, located in downtown Tyler, offers entertainment through film, theater, comedy and music. There is not a bad seat in the house - only 315 to choose from! Liberty Hall is a very intimate setting for live music, theater, comedy and movies. Most movies are $5! Upcoming are: October 3 at 7 p.m........................................................................................................ Rosemary’s Baby (1968) October 10 at 7 p.m..............................................................................................................The Exorcist (1973) October 17 at 7 p.m.......................................................................................................................... Alien (1979) October 19 at 3 p.m.......................................................................................................................“Splat the Cat” October 24 at 7 p.m..................................................................................................................The Thing (1982) October 31 at 8 p.m.................................................................................................................Halloween (1978) November 7 at 7 p.m..............................................................................................The Sound of Music (1965) November 14 at 7 p.m....................................................................................................................Grease (1978) November 21 at 7 p.m...........................................................................................Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

film is over, reflection back on what you just saw will make you realize how brilliant, yet simple, the title is.

Guzikowski’s script will likely earn a nod among the best of the year and part of its genius is keeping us guessing up until the very end. There are moments in the thriller that many might consider too violent or too intense; this is not a film for the faint of heart. The dramatic layers build throughout the film and propose lots of mysteries and questions for the characters and the audience to try to figure out together.

Final Thought – Far beyond a smart thriller, “Prisoners” is an unforgettable nightmare.

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“Adore” (Rated R, Grade A-; Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn) I​ can understand why this is being called a film equivalent to a middle aged erotic paperback novel. I can even understand why the majority of the public won’t want to have anything to do with this film. From the director of “Coco Before Chanel,” French filmmaker Anne Fontaine has adapted a very provocative story into a fascinating film for those looking for something off the beaten path. Not only does the film explore dangerous sexual relationships in a very mature and reasonable way, but also a variety of other issues including parents who choose to be friends with their children (treating them as equals) instead of authority figures or the concept of chasing one’s youth. Friends since childhood, Roz (Wright) and Lil (Watts) have been accused of being lesbians because of their unbreakable bond. Following the death of her husband, Lil raises her son Ian (Samuels) alongside Harold (Mendelsohn) and Roz’s son Tom (Frecheville), who is the same age. The boys create a bond much like their mothers, drinking and surfing together. Ian’s loneliness leads him to the bed of Roz, and in turn Tom to Lil’s. “I don’t want to stop. I don’t see why we have to,” Lil says to her best friend. Both women fear the danger they are putting their sons in, as well as their own friendships, but cannot tear themselves away from the pleasure and nostalgia they feel being with each other’s son. ​Watts and Wright give pretty brave performances in difficult roles, although it’s not their best work. The real star of the film is the shock value itself. Final Thought – One of the most lustful and forbidden erotic stories on screen in recent memory. (9/6) “Battle of the Year” (Rated PG-13, Grade C; Starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Chris Brown, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz) Benson Lee, the director of “Battle of the Year” filmed a documentary about break dancing called “Planet B-Boy” (2007), upon which this narrative feature film is based, with a script by Brin Hill and Chris Parker. Lee was a fan of break dancing in the 80’s then rediscovered it in the 90’s and became intrigued by the artistic components and skilled acrobatics. So in this story, a promoter of Hip Hop, Dante Graham (Laz Alonso) looks up his old friend who used to be a notable coach for a basketball team and talks him into coaching an American break dance team. He thinks he already has the makings of one—boys from L.A.—but when Coach Blake (Josh Holloway) finally agrees to take on the job, he insists on starting completely new and putting together a

“dream team” recruited from the winners of a contest among some of the best dancers in the States. After they select 26, they only have three months to train, so it seems like an impossible task. But Blake wisely works on team building—another challenge, since all the recruited players have inflated egos—and thus begins a long journey of trying to qualify and compete at the world championship tournament in Paris, France.

Although break dancing is the subject, individual stories and relationships are just as much a part of the plot, not the least of which is Coach Blake’s own background. When Franklyn finally talks Blake into hiring a choreographer and charges Franklyn with procuring one, she turns out to be a beautiful blonde female, Stacy (Caity Lotz).

Surprise, everyone! Stacy is also a welcome addition into the male cauldron teeming with testosterone. It is rewarding to watch as the team gradually comes together and get to a place where they can give other teams some competition. There is plenty of break dancing in the film, and the script-while not brilliantis moving and inspiring.

“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2” (Rated PG, Grade C-; StarringBill Hader, Anna Faris) Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention - a machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating foodanimals - “foodimals!” Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world - again!

“Don Jon” (Rated R, Grade B; Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson) Jon Martello is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to “pull” a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn’t compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman is a bright, beautiful, good old fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she’s determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy.

The Family (Rated R, Grade B-; Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer) A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of Agent Stansfield to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni, his wife Maggie and their children Belle and Warren can’t help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the “family” way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down. Chaos ensues as old scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.

“Getaway” (Rated PG-13, Grade D+; Starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight) Studying the production of “Getaway” makes it sound thrilling: Every crash you see is real, there is no CGI in the film and Ethan Hawke did most of his own stunt driving. However, you come to realize that all of that means zip if the film isn’t exciting or entertaining.

When his wife is kidnapped, former racecar driver Brent Magna (Hawke) is forced to drive a souped up Shelby Mustang through the most crowded streets in Bulgaria, causing mass havoc. A young teenager

(Gomez), trying to get her stolen Mustang back, attempts to rob Manga. But the girl is forced inside, and they continue down specific roads, which they later notice are being closed off, creating a single path in and out of the city. The car is wired with cameras, so the kidnapper can watch and hear their every move as the entire city’s police force is chasing after them. “The game is over if they catch you,” the voice tells him, which, anyone paying attention realizes is Jon Voight long before his identity is actually revealed. Final Thought – Continues the tradition of car chase films with no brains. (8/30) “Gravity” (PG-13, Grade B-; Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney) Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth...and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

“Instructions Not Included” (Rated PG-13, Grade C; Starring Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey) Valentin is Acapulco’s resident playboy - until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Valentin leaves Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby’s mother, but ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie’s birth mom shows up out of the blue, and Valentin realizes he’s in danger of losing his daughter- and his best friend.

“Insidious Chapter 2” (Rated R, Grade C; Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey) The original “Insidious” was one of the rare mainstream horror films that understood less was more in a genre that can’t help but exploit every stereotype available. Director James Waan managed to show restraint and allow “Insidious” to develop its characters rather than just try and spook its audience. Perhaps Waan used the remainder of his restraint earlier this summer with “The Conjuring” (also starring Wilson), because “Insidious Chapter 2” is not the polished and subdued follow-up it should be. Instead, ‘Chapter 2’ adheres

to the more obvious sequel rules, bigger, louder and more obnoxious. Its saving grace is the fact that it goes back to the beginning and answers questions we were left with last time and does attempt to make sense of things. Josh (Wilson) and Renai (Byrne) thought all their problems were over when Josh went into the spirit world with the help of family friend Elise (Shaye) to retrieve the soul of their son Dalton, who had been in a coma for months. When Josh returned, Elise was dead, and now everyone, including Josh’s mother Lorraine (Hershey), believe something came back with Josh. The hauntings, visions, and nightmares have not gone away; and now Dalton, still very connected to another world, is experiencing frightening visions. Josh’s behavior begins to reveal a darkness that prompts Renai and Lorraine to seek help from Josh’s childhood, now that Elise is no longer with them. I was very thankful for that refresher at the beginning of the film, because this sequel comes quite a few years after the original, and while the first one was certainly a step above most, it certainly never warranted a second viewing. Yes, answers are given, but its main goal this time around is to creep you out with goose bumps and scary images, and it partially succeeds in that; however, the performances are all but phoned in here. Final Thought – Replaces much of the subtly and focus of the first film with cheap scares.

“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” (Rated PG-13, Grade B-; Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower) Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray, discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons.

After the disappearance of her mother, Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.

“Riddick” (Rated R, Grade C+; Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katie Sackhoff, Dave Bautista) “Riddick” extends the series about this superhuman figure who has had to fight for survival from the time of his birth. He is equipped with special eyes that see in the dark, extreme fighting skills that involve martial arts, immense stamina and healing, and a high threshold for pain. And beyond that, he has special intellectual powers that allow him to figure out others’ motives and what is going on in a complex situation. He is an expert in weaponry and in navigating all kinds of vehicles. When asked if he can drive a fancy land rover, his reply with a smile and a nod is, “like I stole it.” Despite all this, he has some kind of moral compass, and is a softie when it comes to animals and children. This episode of Riddick finds him abandoned after a betrayal by his own people on a desolate planet teeming with predatory creatures.

After fighting many of them off—and even making a pet of one—he deduces that in the distance is a way out, and he proceeds toward an emergency station.

He finds it and sends out an SOS, knowing that, since he is a wanted fugitive from the law, mercenaries will be coming for him. The story moves along at a good pace with much excitement and, true to Riddick form, impossible fixes from which he has to extricate himself, along with numerous betrayals.

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Christian “Shane & Shane:” Guaranteed to be a Night of Worship

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Downtown Tyler • 103 E. Erwin • Tyler, Texas 75702

Upcoming October 3 at 7 p.m.

November 7 at 7 p.m.

October 5 at 8 p.m.

November 8 at 8 p.m.

 Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Girls Night Out w/Monique Marvez and Sheena Simmons October 10 at 7 p.m.

 The Exorcist (1973) October 17 at 7 p.m.

 Alien (1979)

October 18 at 8 p.m.

 Monte Montgomery October 19 at 3 p.m.

“Splat the Cat”

October 24 at 7 p.m.

 The Thing (1982) October 31 at 8 p.m.

 Halloween (1978) November 1-2 & 9 at 7:30 p.m.

 “A Southern Exposure”

 The Sound of Music (1965)

Asleep at the Wheel November 14 at 7 p.m.

 Grease (1978)

November 16 at 8 p.m.

 Comedy - “Henry Cho” November 21 at 7 p.m.

 Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) December 5 at 7 p.m.

 Elf

December 6-7

APEX Theater presents “Rent” december 12 at 7 p.m.

 White Christmas

December 14 at 8 p.m.

Bruce & Kelly Christmas Show December 19 at 7 p.m.

 It’s A Wonderful Life

For ticket go to LibertyTyler.com.

For information call (903)595-7274.

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By Kathleen Tadasa When: Wednesday, October 9th, 7pm Where: Rock Hill Baptist Church, Worship Center, 20022 Hwy. 31 E., Brownsboro. Parking is plentiful and childcare is available through 3rd grade.

Tickets: $5 each, available at www.rockhillbc.com, click on Shane and Shane Concert) or call the church office (903)852-6711.

Shane & Shane, the Dallas-based (Cedar Hill) duo known for their acoustic praise and worship music, will be in concert at the newly relocated Rock Hill Baptist Church, Brownsboro, in a state-of-the-art auditorium that seats 600.

Shane & Shane consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). They are often joined by their drummer and manager, Joey Parish.

Rock Hill’s Associate Pastor of Worship, Ed Fenton, states that “Shane & Shane are true artists with their guitars, very complex; and their rich lyrics are full of the Gospel.” He points out that while there will be plenty of entertainment, these artists also lead worship. “Their music has helped me connect and engage in worship. Their vocals stand out, with substance and originality.”

Christian musician friends of mine comment, “They have great songs and amazing harmonies.

They have an ear for the intricate, [when] I’m going to listen to ‘Shane & Shane,’ it’s not so that I can put some music on in the background - it’s so I can pay attention to their artistry.”

Shane Barnard and Shane Everett met in the late 1990s. Over the past fifteen years, they have been one of the college circuit favorites, performed with many top CCM artists, sold over 500,000 albums and received multiple Dove Awards. Their latest album bears the title “Bring Your Nothing” which is a concise and accurate theological statement if ever there was one. They say that the title song of the same name was inspired by Isaiah 55, which states in part, “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” (New International Version). Barnard explains his inspiration was that, “You bring what you have [to God], and what you have is nothing.”

Recorded entirely at the Shane’s own Wellhouse Studios in Cedar Hill, Texas, “Bring Your Nothing” was a community effort, featuring Jason Hoard (“Third Day”), Tyler Chester (“Fiction Family”), Josh Moore (“Caedmon’s Call”) and Shane & Shane’s drummer, Joey Parish. For seven days, the talented musicians shared meals, conversation and time together playing, singing and recording. The songs were tracked with all of them playing simultaneously in one room.

Shane Everett comments on the experience, “We had guys who were amazing players and great friends, and we just put it in the red and went for it.

This is how people should make records. It was the most fun we’ve had. It was a blast!”

Shane & Shane assumed all of the production responsibilities to create an album that boasts musical diversity but also a cohesiveness stemming from the unique recording process. Lyrically, the songs on “Bring Your Nothing” were born out of Shane & Shane’s weekly song writing class where they teach students song writing principles and theology. The album was released on Fair Trade Services.

A theme of grace weaves its way through the track listing. “The One You’ll Find” finds a simple lyrical home set to a Mumford-esque melody.

The sparse “You Loved My Heart to Death” paints a realistic portrayal of Christ’s death, burial and

resurrection. “Without Jesus,” taken from 1 Corinthians 13, reminds listeners the best things in life mean nothing if Christ is not in them. Debut radio single, “That’s How You Forgive” defines grace in a straightforward but powerful way.

The two Shanes both attended Texas A&M and are both family men. They perform all over the country, teach song writing principles and theology, and lead worship at their home church.

Pastor Fenton is proud to have Shane & Shane as the first major concert at Rock Hill Baptist. He explains that “although this is new for us, we want to host many others.” The beautifully-designed, spacious church, with its easy access and plentiful parking, would seem an excellent venue for this region.

For more info on “Bring Your Nothing” connect at www.shaneandshane.com or on their Facebook page.

Events

Wednesday, October 9th - Laura Schroff - “An Invisible Thread: A Truly Inspirational Story” will be presented by St. Paul Children’s Foundation at Cascades Country Club, Tyler at 11:30am. St. Paul’s welcomes best-selling author Laura Schroff as this year’s guest speaker. Schroff first started thinking about writing a book after an article about her and a boy named Maurice appeared in “Good Housekeeping” in 1997. That story grew into the best-selling book, “An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny.”

She now shares this heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned 25 years, that brought life to an over-scheduled professional who had lost sight of family and happiness and hope to a hungry and desperate boy whose family background in drugs and crime and squalor seemed an inescapable fate. She is a former advertising executive who has worked with several major media companies, including “Time Inc.” and “Conde Nast.” Born and raised on Long Island, Laura was part of the advertising team that made “USA Today” a successful national newspaper. Before helping launch three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. history — “InStyle,” “Teen People,” and “People StyleWatch” — she was also the New York Division Manager at “People” magazine. Laura has also been the New York Ad Manager at “Ms.” magazine and Associate Publisher at “Brides.”

Schroff loves spending time at her condo on Long Island and visiting with her family in New York and Florida. She lives in New York City with her feisty poodles Coco and her newest addition Emma. Schroff will be available after the luncheon to sign copies of her book. LifeWay Christian Book Store will have books available for you to purchase at the event. Tickets are $50 and this a guarantee sell-out. Cascades Country Club is located at 4511 Briarwood Road, Tyler. For more information and tickets please contact (903)531-9455.

Ongoing - DQK Fall Ladies Bible Study”Shattered Dreams” will begin Tuesday, October 1st at 6:30pm. “Shattered dreams,” writes Dr. Larry Crabb, “are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams to help us discover our desire for God, to help us begin dreaming the highest dream.” To help you understand this neglected truth in the deepest and most helpful way, author and counselor Larry Crabb has written a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life’s difficulties and tragedies. Shattered dreams have the power to change our lives for good. Forever. DQK the Studio is located at 1204 Highway 110, Whitehouse. This event is free and open to the public. Organized by Drama Queen Ministries, more info is availble at www.dramaqueenministries.org.

Multi-Cultural Arts Fest:

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Excitement is in the air as the Arts and Humanities Council of East Texas hosts another spirited and colorful Multi-Cultural Arts Fest in downtown Tyler. This is a tapestry of culture that will take place Saturday, October 5th, downtown. This year’s event is better than ever with expanded performances at the beautiful Liberty Theater in downtown Tyler and a partnership with the East Texas Crisis Center. Join in as the Fest kicks off at 11am with a world of both traditional and contemporary music, art, cultural dance and so much more.

A Tradition of “This collaboration of culture and artistry recognizes October as Fine Arts Arts and Humanities month,” says fest coordinator Debbie KirklandWaffer. “Along with a passion for the arts, performing and learning When: Saturday, October 19th, 10am - 6pm; and Sunday, October more about other cultures, this event is always quite an experience of 20th, 10am - 4pm excellence.”

Cost: Free Where: Edom is located halfway between Canton and Tyler. Drive Performance Schedule: west 10 miles on Hwy 64 to FM 279.

Outside Performances: The quaint country community of Edom, Texas, serves as perfect 11: 00 Sweet Steel (Caribbean Music) contrast for the premiere art festival of East Texas. A downtown lined 11:15 Sisters of the Dance (Middle Eastern Belly Dance) with artists’ studios hints that there is something unique in Edom - its 11:30 Ramoth Gillead, singer love affair with art.

11:45 Joe Martinez (Native Am Dance) Edom continues an almost 40-year history of hosting artists, as 12:00 Baba Kwasi African Drummer/Storyteller many of the region’s finest artisans gather in a meadow just a stone’s 12:15 Doll Alexander (Native American Folklorist) throw from downtown for this annual event. A diverse array of art, live 12:30 Peter Noah Native American dancer music, a free children’s art workshop and a wide assortment of food 12:45 Serendipity African drumming, etc. offer something for everyone.

1:00 Shannon Reynolds - Zumba There are over 50 artist scheduled this year to show off their unique 1:10 Edith Fudge (Sword/Belly Dance) goods, from jewelry to sculptures, all hand made and available for 4:00 Locked & Loaded Band purchase. In the Kids Art area children can explore their creativity by Showcase Extravagance at Liberty Theater: painting their own canvas. For a small donation they can take their art 1:00 Baba Kwasi African drummer and storyteller home or it will be used in the future to decorate the festival grounds.

1:20 Nashita Raqs & Dida Forty years ago potter Doug Brown setup his pottery studio in 1:30 Mime Performers (Greater St. Mary Church) downtown Edom where he still creates and sells pottery. He encour1:45 Tyler Jr. College School of Dance aged other artists to build studios in town and many took his invita2:00 Fly Kids Hip Hop Dancers tion. Potter Brown started the Edom Art Fair, which ran annually for 2: 15 Strike It Rich Cloggers: Lauren Maes Forbey more than 20 years. The Edom Art Fair became known as the premier 2:45 Chinese Fan Dance by Jing venue for artists and a popular event for the community, but after so Make plans to come and discover the beauty and pride of our many years of work, the resident Edom artist decided to stop hosting neighbors and friends. Immerse yourself in all the Multi-Cultural Arts the Art Fair. In 2000, local merchants formed the Edom Area Chamber Fest has to offer in the way of inspirational and free family fun for of Commerce, and their first goal was bringing an art festival back to everyone. Along with a memorable experience of fantastic entertainEdom. The new Edom Festival of the Arts began in September of 2001 ment, anticipate cross-cultural sharing of art displays, children’s activiin the tradition of the original Art Fair: a juried art show featuring the ties and community resource booths.

For more information, go to www.artscouncilet.org or call (903)216best artists in the state and beyond.

3671. There is a suggested $5 donation requested at the Showcase Admission and parking is free.

Extravaganza.

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Festival on the Square:

Downtown Tyler is Ready for some Texas Red Dirt Music

The 26th annual Festival on the Square concert is set for Saturday, October 12th in downtown Tyler.

Gates will open at 5pm, and the music will continue until midnight.

Cody Canada and the Departed will headline this year’s event.

The band’s website describes the group’s formation: “Canada was front man for ‘Cross Canadian Ragweed’ for fifteen years, where he tapped into those influences for their nine albums, four of which charted on Billboard’s Top 10 Country Albums Chart. They sold over a million albums and played to sell-out crowds, bringing the term “Red Dirt” to the nation. When ‘Cross Canadian Ragweed’ decided to part ways, Cody resurfaced with a mission in mind, to pay homage to the Red Dirt writers and music that were formative. ‘The Departed’s’ first priority was getting into the studio and cutting the Oklahoma tribute album that Cody had wanted to do for years.

“And so a seamless transition was made, Cody Canada and his long time Ragweed band mate, Jeremy Plato on bass and vocals; along with Seth James on guitar and vocals (Seth James Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard), Steve Littleton on B3 organ and keys (Live Oak Decline, Stoney LaRue and the Arsenals, Medicine Show) and Chris Doege on drums (Seth James Band, Nashville touring acts).

The band members have known each other for years, and they know each other’s musicianship. They are excited to be playing together, [and] stoked about the new beginning that their first studio album of original material provides.”

Gates will open at 5pm, and music will continue till midnight.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. Kids 6 and under get in free. Tickets are available at www.FestivalontheSquare.com or in person at Gallery Main Street, 110 W. Erwin, downtown. No coolers or containers allowed. Lawn chairs are ok.

Festival on the Square is a major fundraiser for the City of Tyler Main Street Department, which has the mission of supporting the revitalization of downtown Tyler.

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Wine, Food & Music: It Doesn’t Get Any Better!

When: Saturday, October 19th, 10am - 6pm Where: Kiepersol Enterprises is located at 3933 FM 344 E, take Hwy 69 South for 10 miles and turn left on FM 344. The winery is about 1 mile down on the left.

Tickets: Free Kiepersol’s Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp celebrates Texas Wine Month every October with a family event at the heart of our East Texas vineyard. We hope you can join us this year, Saturday, October 19th at Kiepersol Winery in Bullard.

Family activities include grape stomping and painting for your Stomping Shirts with Your Feet,

live music, the KE Corkscrew 5K Fun Run, guided wine tours, kids activities, artisan vendors and food.

Adult activities include a scholars tent where visiting speakers get you ‘in the know’ on the latest wine trends, how-to’s and must haves. There will be a Wine Tasting Garden which promises to get you out of your box and taste any or all of their wines.

Five tastings for $5. Also, the Sangria & Wine by the Glass will take place.

The live music schedule is: 10am-12pm Two Jacks & a Jill 12-2pm Melissa Duvall 2-4pm Curtis Wright & Michael Curtis 4-6pm The Yutes Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. Event is rain or shine and you must be 21 or over to consume alcohol. No food or drink may be brought on to the premises and friendly dogs on a leash are welcome for all outdoor activities You may choose to eat at the KE Restaurant, there will be no dress code for this day. It is open from 7-11am for breakfast, 11am-4pm for lunch and 5-10pm for dinner.

Reservations are recommended by calling (903)894-3300.

Country Fest Returns to Lindale

One of the most anticipated events of the year, the 28th annual Country Fest, is scheduled for Saturday, October 12th in Lindale.

Since 1985, Country Fest has entertained thousands of visitors. Delicious food, live entertainment, arts and crafts and games for the youngsters will be available once more.

New to the Country Fest lineup this year will be a Lindale Idol contest, said LACC Executive Director Shelbie Glover. She stressed that all entries for the Lindale Idol contest, as well as all parade entries, must be registered before the Country Fest takes place. For more information on registration deadlines, contact the chamber office at (903)882-7181.

The day’s activities begin in downtown Lindale with a pancake breakfast scheduled at Lindale’s First United Methodist Church at 7am.

From there, a couple of blocks over, beginning at 9am is the popular Country Fest Parade, one of the largest in East Texas. Participants include the Lindale High School Marching Band, the Pride of Lindale, as well as city and county dignitaries, Shriner’s riding mini-motorcycles and cars, clowns, horses, fire engines and more. Parade entrants are encouraged to decorate their floats, which will then be judged to qualify for prizes donated by Southside Bank. The parade will travel down Highway 69 until it arrives at Eagle Spirit Drive.

There, festival goers can gobble a turkey leg, enjoy the arts and crafts booths and check out the new car display. Other popular items will return again this year, including the Lindale State Bank climbing wall, the FFA petting zoo, the Lindale Police Department’s Kids ID Booth and lots and lots of carnival games provided by Lindale’s First United Methodist Church.

Live entertainment, sponsored by Miranda Lambert and the Miranda Lambert Store/Red 55 Winery, will begin at 10am with Homefire Harbour, followed by Bongo and the Point at 11:15am.

Lindale native Casey Rivers will take the stage at 12:30pm. The entertainment portion of Country Fest will conclude with the Lindale Idol competition.

Also on the schedule will be a silent auction hosted by the Kiwanis Club from 9-11am, which will be followed by a live auction from 11:30am-2pm. Auction items up for bid in the past have included restaurant gift cards, merchant gift cards, jewelry, autographed memorabilia and trips.

The day’s activities will be capped off with the Shrine Bull Fest, scheduled to begin at 6pm, with bull riding, featuring professional bull riders, beginning at 7pm.

Advance tickets are available at Cavender’s Boot City in Tyler and Brookshire’s, Kidd-Jones, and Fleming Farm and Ranch Supply, in Lindale and tickets will also be sold at the gate.

For more information call (903)882-7181 or www.lindalechamber.org.

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in Athens featuring Robyn Ludwick, Deadman, Elizabeth McQueen and many other performers Saturday, October 12th (Canton) Autumn to grace three stages during the 12-hour festival, Stroll Festival will be held in downtown Canton which also features the Austin Blues Society’s featuring live entertainment, food and specialty Heart of Texas Blues Challenge (East Texas vendors, silent auction, health fair, auto show, auto division), the Swing Chick fiddle contest, a swingswap, Hillcrest History walk, kid’s play area, BBQ dancing contest, a barbecue cook-off and more. cook-off and more. For more info call (877)462Admission is $35; VIP tickets are $150. Tickets 7467 or go to visitcanton.com. are available online at texasswingfestival.com or by calling (903)677-4247.

Saturday, October 12th - East Texas Arboretum Fall Festival will take place 10am-4pm. Join the Saturday, October 26th (Palestine) - Hot Pepper East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society for Festival - Cool off at “The Hottest Little Festival in the Annual Fall Festival, celebrating the end of Texas,” this year will feature J. B. & The Moonshine summer and the beginning of fall. The Fall Festival Band in historic downtown Palestine. Enjoy a BBQ is an anticipated event each year. Enjoy arts and and chili cook-off, Macho Pepper Eating Contest, crafts, vendors, a dog show, art show, entertainarts and crafts, exhibits, unique food vendors, Kid’s ment, games for the kids, and workshops about Zone, “Hot Pepper Express” parade, beer gardens gardening. It’s fun for the whole family. Donations and live music. Info is at www.visitpalestine.com or will be accepted at the gate. call (903)723-3014. Follow the festival on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HotPepperFestival.

Wednesday-Saturday, October 16-19th (Gilmer) 76th East Texas Yamboree is one of the oldest festivals in Texas. Over 100,000 visitors experience Yamboree’s Queen Yam coronation, carnival, everEvents. Entertainment. popular yam pie, entertainment, street dances, yam-decorating, quilt show, Old Time Fiddlers’ contest, arts & crafts, livestock shows, canning That’s what we’re about! competition, antique cars, gospel show, food Like us on vendors, Barn Dance and much more. For more info call (903)843-2413 or go online to EGuide Magazine will list any event in East Texas for free. www.yamboree.com.

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Welcome to Tyler’s 2013 Texas Rose Festival!

We hope you enjoy your time in Tyler and that you find lots of things to do while you are here.

Each October thousands of visitors flock to Tyler for the excitement and pageantry of the Texas Rose Festival.

For the entire month of October, Tyler celebrates the Rose Season with a plethora of activities that range from family fun to educational and cultural events.

We, here at “EGuide Magazine,” have made it our goal to help you find thousands of things to do. From the gorgeous Rose Gardens to the fun and exciting Rose Parade, the Coronation of the Rose Queen to the exquisite Rose Museum - there is something for everyone - from the young to the young at heart!

We have laid it out in a concise format that will help you get around with our Fun Map of the city; plus, we have made a complete listing of events with times, locations and ticket prices.

We have put it all in one place, right here in our magazine...just for you!

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When weather conditions and disease destroyed local peach orchards, growers looked for another crop. The climate and soil conditions were perfect for growing roses, allowing rose production to grow quickly during the first half of the 20th century; and Tyler continues to produce and export millions of rose plants annually. The first Rose Festival was held in 1933 and quickly became a tradition. This month the City of Tyler will welcome thousands of visitors from all over the country.

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The 80th annual Texas Rose Festival will take place October 17th-20th with the theme “Raindrops on Roses and Other Favorite Things” woven throughout each event that is held during these four-days.

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Rachel Vanderpool Clyde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clyde, will preside over the festival as Rose Queen, while Taylor Brooke Carroll will serve as Duchess of the Rose Growers.

With so many events to choose from, there will be something for everyone! Here is a day-by-day Event Calender to help you find what is going on...

“Festivals, Pageants & Follies” at T y l e r m u s e u m o f a rt A special exhibit, “Festivals, Pageants & Follies,” by designer Winn Morton will be on display at the Tyler Museum of Art, Thursday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

Winn Morton is one of the most prolific scenery and costume designers in U.S. history – and an icon of the Texas Rose Festival. Organized by the TMA with Guest Curator Bob Cook, the exhibition opens to the public Sunday, October 6th and continues through December 1st at the Museum, 1300 S. Mahon Ave. on the Tyler Junior College campus. Admission is free.

“Festivals, Pageants & Follies” features more than 200 sketches and designs representing a cross-section of Morton’s diverse, six-decade career in theater, television, expositions, circuses, trade shows and social events. The exhaustive list of clients for the native of Lancaster, Texas includes Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the 1964 World’s Fair, the State Fair of Texas, New York’s Roxy Theatre, early live television programs such as “The Arthur Godfrey Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show,” numerous Broadway stage productions, Chevrolet Motors (for which he designed costumes and sets for the largest industrial show in the U.S. during the 1960s), and the Rose Festival, which began its 32-year association with Morton in 1982.

The exhibition also will include a selection of costumes and accessories from Rose royalty during Morton’s tenure as Festival designer. Cook, a career fashion designer and longtime friend will again be assisting Morton with his Rose Festival design duties in 2013, believes Morton’s long history with the Festival should make the Tyler Museum of Art show particularly appealing to East Texans.

“Winn has a resume that absolutely boggles the mind. He’s worked with everyone from Six Flags, to Harry Belafonte, to Guy Lombardo and Mike Todd (at the legendary Jones Beach Marine Theatre in New York, among other venues), and all over the world, but Texas holds a special place for him. You especially see that in the pride he takes in his unique designs for the Rose Festival every year,” Cook said. “Winn is a unique talent and a dear friend, and I’m enormously proud to have the opportunity to help the Tyler Museum of Art commemorate his extraordinary career.”

A limited-edition catalogue in connection with the exhibition, “Winn Morton: Festivals, Pageants & Follies,” will be available for purchase in the Tyler Museum of Art Gift Shop.

T h e R o s e S h o w at t h e Rose Garden Center The Rose Show at the Rose Garden Center is open to the public from 10am to 5pm on Thursday; and 9am to 5pm on Friday and Saturday.

Admission is free.

The rose museum Located on the grounds of the Tyler Rose Garden, and across the street from the Harvey Convention Center, is the 7,500 sq. ft. Tyler Rose Museum. The museum is run by a nonprofit organization operated with private donations. Its purpose is to showcase the rich history and tradition of Tyler, the rose industry and the Rose Festival.

Opened in 1992, it has been visited by over 300,000 people, and is a major tourist attraction in Tyler, especially during the Rose Festival. The Rose Museum tells the story of the hardships and successes of the rose-growing industry, and the elegance and tradition of the Rose Festival.

The museum features a large collection of photographs, videos, audio, music, newspaper clippings, rose memorabilia, and of course, the jeweled festival costumes which are changed quarterly. A gift shop is located adjacent to the museum. Stairs and an elevator can take visitors down one level to the Tyler Rose Garden.

The museum is located at 420 Rose Park Drive. For details and hours, call the museum at (903)597-3130. A small entrance fee is required.

Established in 1952, the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the nation’s largest rose garden, spanning 14 acres. The gardens include many rose varieties, as well as reflecting pools, walkways and fountains. the rose gardens The maginificent Rose Garden is open from dawn until dark, seven days a week.

Admission is free.

The gardens include over

38,000 rose bushes and over 600 different varieties. It was listed in 2011 in Livability.com’s top “10 most inspiring gardens in the USA.” The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is a mecca for gardeners and flower lovers. The 14-acre garden blooms in full glory for the Rose Festival.

It is a gorgeous site to behold. You’ll be overwhelmed by the unbelievable aroma of the hundreds of thousands of roses growing in manicured beds throughout the Rose Garden.

Established in 1952, the Tyler Municipal Rose

Garden is the nation’s largest rose garden.

It is one of 24 ‘All American Rose Selection’ (AARS) test gardens in the country, and also includes a unique ‘Idea Garden,’ created and maintained by the Smith County Master Gardeners.

A popular area is the 1-acre ‘Heritage Rose and Sensory Garden,’ which has antique rose varieties dating back to 1867. This special section, situated in the southwest corner of the Garden, contains over 30 varieties of 19th century garden roses.

Other areas frequented by garden visitors are the ‘Vance Burks Memorial Camellia Garden,’ the ‘Edna Lankart Daylily Collection and the ‘Meditation Garden’ near the reflection pools.

Tours of Chamblee Rose Nursery Guided tours of the Chamblee Rose Nursery begin every hour starting at 9am on Friday and Saturday. The nursery is located at 10926 US Highway 69 N. You can call (800)526-7673 for more information.

Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair One of the favorite events of the weekend is the Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair. At this charming open-air fair, you will find dozens of vendors under tents selling their homemade crafts, art and plants.

You can attend this fair at Bergfeld Park from 9am to 5pm on Saturday; and 11am to 5pm on Sunday. Admission is free.

Tyler Visitor’s center The Visitors Information Center, located in the Rose Garden Center, will be open 9am to 5pm, Thursday through Saturday.

Friday, October 18th men’s luncheon The Men’s Luncheon is scheduled for 11:15am at Villa di Felicita.

Tickets were $50 but at the time of printing, this event was sold out. ladies’ luncheon The Ladies’ Luncheon, also $50, will be held at the Green Acres CrossWalk Conference Center. The Ladies’ Luncheon speaker, Colin Cowie will host this event. Cowie is the party planner of choice for celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian. This starts at 11:30 am.

For tickets, please call (903)566-7424 or visit texasrosefestival.com.

C o r o n at i o n C e r e m o n y The majestic Coronation ceremony will take place at the UT Tyler Cowan Center on Friday, during which Rachel Vanderpool Clyde will be crowned Queen of the Texas Rose Festival.

The grandeur of the ceremony, steeped in local history, will transport you to another place and time. This is a sight to behold!

Tickets for this special event range from $10-$65. The matinee begins at 2pm and the evening ceremony begins at 7pm.

Saturday, October 19th The texas rose festival parade The Texas Rose Festival Parade, one of the highlights of the weekend’s festivities, will begin at 9am at Glenwood Boulevard and Front Street. Pack up the kids and your lawn chairs, and enjoy a cool morning watching the parade as it passes.

You can watch the parade two ways: on the street or in the stadium.

Spots along the parade route are free and people line up up down the route. There are also tickets available for seats inside the stadium.

The parade features tons of rose-themed floats, marching bands, walking groups, drill teams, mounted horse clubs, vintage cars, and of course the queen and her court. The Parade has a colorful variety of entertaining clowns, talented twirlers, fez-adorned Shriners and visiting dignitaries too.

In the earlier years of the parade, rose growers supplied hundreds of dozens of rose blooms, and garden clubs worked through the night before the parade to decorate floats using these roses. Today, rose growers still offer blooms and volunteers still help decorate floats with live roses.

Organizations from all over East Texas spend months preparing the intricate and decorative floats. This is guaranteed to be a fun time!

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G o o d m a n - L e G r a n d M u s e u m Op e n H o u s e Step back in time and marvel at another piece of Tyler that has been carefully preserved: the Goodman-LeGrand Museum. Located at 624 N. Broadway, the museum will be hosting a free open house from 10am to 5pm on Saturday. gardening & care of Roses If you are interested in gardening, make time on Saturday afternoon for the following free workshops being held at the Rose Garden Center: 11am – “All About Roses” 1pm – “Proper Tree Care” 3pm – “How Roses from Around the World Came to Tyler” T y l e r ’ s ‘ O l d R o s e ’ Op e n H o u s e at t h e G o o d m a n - l e g r a n d m u s e u m On Saturday, October 19th from 10am-5pm, the fourth annual Tyler’s ‘Old Rose’ Open House will be held at the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House & Museum. Admission is free. This event is sponsored by the Tyler Parks & Recreation Department.

Lovely Rose Belles will greet visitors as they enter the mansion. There will be presentations by Sallie Goodman LeGrand (re-enactor) and tours of this lovely old southern home will be given throughout the day. Visitors can enjoy complimentary refreshments and be entertained by musicians playing vintage music and wonderfully costumed re-enactors.

As a special treat, rides will be available on a beautiful horse-drawn carriage decorated in roses. These will go from the Goodman estate, down Broadway Avenue to Tyler’s downtown square and back. The carriage rides are provided by Farm Valley Carriages and there is a small fee.

Self-guided tours of the Chamblee Rose Garden, located in the LeGrand Park, will be available from 9am-5pm. It is the world’s first EarthKind™ botanical garden.

Please contact (903)531-1286 or visit www.goodmanmuseum.com. This historic house is located at 624 N. Broadway Avenue, Tyler, and is set back in the 9-acre LeGrand Park & Gardens.

Queen’s tea The Queen’s Tea is slated for Saturday from 1-3pm at the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden. This event is special for children and families because they are able to see the Queen and her Court in all their regalia. “ LITTLE BLAC K DRESS g o e s t o t h e f e s t i v a l” The “Winn Morton Festivals, Pageants & Follies” exhibition at the Tyler Museum of Art will preview as the featured attraction at “Little Black Dress Goes to Rose Festival,” the Museum’s annual Fall Fundraiser scheduled from 7pm to “late-thirty,” Saturday, October 5th. Winn Morton will be the special guest for the event, which will feature cocktails, buffet dining, silent auction, and live music by longtime Rose Festival composer Vicho Vincencio with vocalist Nancy Fisher.

Tickets for the cocktail-attire event are $125 for Tyler Museum of Art members; and $150 for non-members.

The Tyler Museum of Art, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, is located at 1300 S. Mahon Ave., adjacent to the Tyler Junior College campus off E. Fifth Street. Regular hours are 10am-5pm, Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5pm Sunday; the Museum is closed Mondays.

For more information, call (903)595-1001 or visit www.tylermuseum.org. more info, tickets and such For more information, visit the official website of the Texas Rose Festival: www.texasrosefestival.net.

Event tickets can be purchased through the Cowan Center Box Office, www.cowancenter.org/buyticketsrose.html.

You can also call the Visitors Information Center, located in the Rose Garden Center, at (800)235-5712 ext. 224.

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Music The Big Daddy Band:

Bringing Energy to Tyler

By Shane Swan With the hot summer days in the rear view mirror, and the mundane routine of the fall season ahead, everyone is looking to bring back a taste of that summertime energy. The recent flow of out-oftown energetic bands has grown stagnant, leaving music lovers turning to the latest caffeine drink (or shot) around to get them through their weeks.

Well, there is good news for East Texas music lovers, you can forget about those caffeine jitters and get pumped up for an energy packed musical supplement; The Big Daddy Band.

For over a decade, The Big Daddy Band has been bringing high energy to stages across Texas. On October 25, this Dallas based band will take the stage at Ricks on the Square in Tyler for a dynamic performance packed with good times for audiences of all types.

The Big Daddy Band is no newcomer to the East Texas music scene.

With thirteen years of experience, this up-tempo cover band knows how to bring a good time wherever they go, and drawing a lively crowd seems to be their standard. This band truly knows how to get the audience on their feet using any means necessary from their arsenal of songs.

“If its high energy and people can dance to it, we play it,” said Addison Kelley, lead singer and guitar player. Addison has been playing music for twenty five years, and knows how to give people what they want when it comes to a performance. When asked how The Big Daddy Band differs from other bands Addison replied, “[we] try to make a connection with the audience.”

Addison is one of the five members in The Big Daddy Band that arrived on the Dallas music scene in early 2000. They have been called wild and exciting, and are considered one of the best cover bands in the Dallas area, playing shows in a variety of venues from bars to Bar Mitzvahs. Addison describes their typical crowd like that of a “Bon Jovi concert.” “From eight years old, to eighty years old,” Addison and the band strive to have something for everyone.

Ranked with some of the top working bands in the Dallas area, The Big Daddy Band has unmatched energy combined with first class professionalism.

Members of this five piece band include Addison on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Jameson Loyd on lead guitar and vocals and Vinnie Camponovo playing drums; all accompanied by the deep bass tones of Harry Holsonback and the sweet voice of Julie Morse.

Formally with the band Tenfold, Addison has surrounded himself with dedicated musicians who shape the powerful sound of this well seasoned band.

Strictly a cover band, The Big Daddy Band is guaranteed to play a song that everyone knows and loves. From 80’s rock to 90’s hip-hop to the latest dance music, this talented and lively group is a must see that will leave you begging for an encore.

The exceptional musicians of The Big Daddy Band play over two hundred shows every year, and their stage presence proves it. So if you

are looking to break out those old dance moves or learn some new ones, don’t miss out on this eclectic experience.

The Big Daddy Band has played at the former Down Under Pub in years past, but is scheduled to play at the always entertaining Ricks on the Square in downtown Tyler. Providing a perfect combination of food and drinks, Ricks steps it up by bringing in this highly energetic show scheduled to start at 9pm on Friday, October 25th. For venue information go to www.rix.com, or call (903)531-2415.

To bring the addictive energy of The Big Daddy Band to your next event check out their website at www.thebigdaddyband.com or hit them up on facebook. Their reputation is sure to live up to your expectations.

Monte Montgomery:

“A Blazingly Electrified Acoustic Guitar Playing Freak of Nature”

Where: Liberty Hall, downtown Tyler When: Friday, October 18 at 9pm Cost: Start around $12 You can call it prescient or predetermined, but when Terry Lickona, undisputed tastemaker and producer of Austin City Limits, plucked a then relatively unknown guitar talent to tape a segment of the legendary show, one had the sense that this was just the beginning.

Since that jaw dropping performance, Monte Montgomery has embarked on an almost fantasy like rock and roll roller coaster ride filled with dizzying accomplishments and mind blowing accolades. Named one of the “Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players” by Guitar Player Magazine, he’s been called everything from “guitar-god” to the “answer to the Fermi Paradox.”

Still, despite the six-string notoriety, Monte is not content to rest on his musical laurels. “I’ve resisted temptation to be just that guitar gunslinger from Austin,” says Monte. “I strive to have more depth, to be more layered as an artist, songwriter and singer.”

With the release of his latest CD “Monte Montgomery,” he is cementing his place as not just some blazingly electrified acoustic guitar

playing freak of nature, but also a rare and true triple threat; songwriter, singer and master musician.

“I want my music to be accessible to everyone,” says Monte. Accessible it is, but he’s still managed to make a record that is uncompromising.

The virtuoso-like trademark guitar licks and arrangements you’d expect from Monte are there, forming the rich and colorful aural backdrop for his insightful songwriting and amazing voice.

The end result, in a day of homogenized, digitalized, and processed music, is that this new project stands out as a throw back to the great pop rock records of the past. Recorded live at the legendary Masterlink Studio, the textured, deep, rich, nuanced and just plain rocking 12 tracks run the gamut, showcasing Monte’s stylistic diversity beginning with the opening album track “River,” an almost primal seven minute dark bluesy roots rocker, and ending with “Midlife Matinee” a wistful ballad that soulfully explores the turning points and crossroads of life, love and loss.

“All of these songs are road tested,” laughs Monte when you ask him to explain how he chose what to record for this record. “I don’t write with a project in mind. I write to play live, for my fans. My audience is great, they tell me what to record. It’s like having a built-in focus group.”

Long a big draw on the live music scene, Monte’s non-stop touring schedule this year has included ParkPop (one of the largest music festivals in Europe). A Monte Montgomery show is likened to a musical religious experience. “I wanted to capture what I do live on this record. I want people to close their eyes and envision themselves at one of my concerts.”

To do that Monte enlisted the help of the hip, rock producers John Billings and Rob Clark, Grammy nominated Neil Young and CSN&Y recording engineer. “In the past my records were made in my hometown of Austin,” says Monte. “We went to a larger [studio] room in Nashville for this one which, with some very clever microphone placement techniques from Rob and John, enabled us all to set up in the same room and just play each song straight through. These are live takes, band tracks and no overdubs, with the only exception being some different instrument parts (string section and B3) added later to some tracks.”

All the songs were written by Monte, with the exception of “Little Wing.” Monte’s blistering interpretation of the Jimi Hendrix classic is a fan favorite but has never been recorded in a studio environment. “I never play it the same way twice,” says Monte. “So when making this record we planned for “Little Wing” to be the last thing we attempted to track every night in the studio and if we get it, we get it. If not, we would just leave it to the live performances. On the second night, after a long day in the studio, the track we got was like, wow. We knew it was magic.”

Ironically, it’s the cover of another rock pop classic that is bringing Monte a high profile fan and opening up new doors. After seeing Monte’s version of “Sara Smile” on YouTube, Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) was so blown away he invited Monte to be the featured artist on Live From Daryl’s House, the popular web-based music show.

These accomplishments are quite a distance from Birmingham, Alabama where Monte learned to play piano and trumpet. At the age of 12 Monte moved to Texas to live with his mom, a singer/songwriter who instilled in him a passion for music and a taste of the life.

It was the eventual move to Austin where you could say he earned his musical baccalaureate from that city’s highly competitive music scene (earning him seven consecutive Austin Music Awards). That led to the current fulfillment of his musical destiny; a dedicated fan base, critical acclaim and an ever growing touring circuit in the U.S. and Europe. It’s no wonder that when Terry Lickona introduced him on that Austin City Limits’ stage some years ago he uttered these words: “Monte Montgomery blows people away. There is no other way to describe it.”

For tickets go to LibertyTyler.com. The concert will be held at Liberty Hall, 103 E. Erwin, Tyler, starting at 8pm. You probably want to get there early, this will be packed out house!

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The Original Flying Balalaika Brothers @ FRESH, October 4th The Original Flying Balalaika Brothers were formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Zhenya Kolykhanov (a.k.a. Z Rock), the former lead guitarist of the Russion surf/rockabilly group Red Elvises. The group started as a street band and later transformed into the group ‘Red Elvises,’ which had a large history of performing for clubs,

motion pictures, and TV shows in California.

After Zhenya set up shop in Austin, he reestablished ‘The Flying Balalaika Brothers.’ The band represents a blend of traditional world music and original musical pieces. The group has found a home in the musically rich culture in Austin and soon will make their debut in Tyler.

Magnolia Brown Band @ XLN, October 5th Magnolia Brown was formed in 2008 as a “cover band.” They quickly found out that they are not a cover band! Every Magnolia Band gig is made of improv jams crazy covers and great originals. This band stays busy playing anywhere from 4-10 times a month but their gigs

are spread out through Louisiana and Texas, and mostly but doesn’t stop there. They have built a reputation as never playing same show twice.

Between lengthy jams and a diverse set list there is no place for boredom in these shows. Each member is greatly skilled and completes what is known as the “brown” sound. Come see for yourself how talendted and how much fun this band is to see perform.

Sam Gross @ Jakes, October 25th Sam Gross was born and raised in New England. His first guitar was given to him on Christmas, a Gibson Les Paul, at age 10. His love for acoustic came when he received his second guitar at age 12. He began

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singing and song writing in his early teens. Several years later he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed at Dyess, AFB in Abilene. After eight years he was honorably discharged and settled in Ft. Worth, where he has lived for the past 16 years. Sam is a self taught guitarist/singer/ songwriter and has been playing guitar for over 30 years. A few of his original songs are “Black Ash Road,” “I Never Mind” and “Baby Blue.” Some of his early musical influences include James Taylor, Dave Matthews, Joe Cocker, Jim Croce, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughn and many more. His music has an eclectic style, ranging from Johnny Cash to Metallica. His passion for music and entertaining is stronger than ever these days and his concert at Jakes will certainly not disappoint.

Somebody’s Darling @ Stanley’s BBQ October 25th After a successful kickstarter campaign, the band recorded their sophomore album, “Jank City Shakedown” with Grammy Award-winning engineer Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power, Modest Mouse, etc.). The album was released to critical acclaim September 4th, 2012, and had three successful tours behind the it on both coasts and up the midwest. Since 2007, the band has turned in over 500 regional and national shows, both headlining and supporting great artists like Shovels and Rope, Divine Fits, Deer Tick, Ha Ha Tonka, Band of Heathens, Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, Chris Knight, American Aquarium, James McMurtry, Lucero, Corb Lund, Joe Ely, Stoney LaRue, and others. Stanley’s is proud to host his concert with this great band!

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Sunday, October 13 @ 7:30pm This Fall, Michael W. Smith will be performing live at the Belcher Center with special guest Jason Crabb. This tour follows the release of his twentythird career album.“There’s a famous quote from another great movie - Chariots of Fire –that I could never forget, because it truly resonated in my heart,” Smith explains. “The film’s hero Eric Liddell says of his relationship with God, ‘When I run I feel His pleasure.’ And when I play the piano I feel God’s pleasure; it’s just what I’m made to do.

We all have gifts, and we all have our story, and this is just my gift.” Special Guest Jason Crabb will open. Belcher Center is located at 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., Longview,. You can call the Box Office for tickets at (903)233-3080. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm. Tickets are also available at www.belchercenter.com.

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Turn Up that dial! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS tells the story of a radio DJ who wants to change the world, and a club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, “Memphis” is what AP calls “The very essence of what a Broadway musical should be.” Mature subject matter. Cowan Performing Arts Center is located at 3900 University Blvd. Tickets are available at (903)566-7424 or at www.uttyler.edu/cowan.

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Saturday, September 28th The Back Porch, Kilgore – Westbound 21 9-1 Breakers – Live Music 8-10 Circle M Crawfish – Phat Johnny & The Buicks 7-10 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Live Music 9-1 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – Red Devil Rebels 9-1 East Texas State Fair – The Swon Brothers 8-10 East Texas Symphony Orchestra – James Ehnes 7-9 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Craig Wallace 3-6, Emmy Taylor Fresh – Senor Gringos 6-9 Half Moon – DJ Rufus 9-1 Iron Horse – 315 South 8-12 Jakes – Tyler Lenius 9-12 KE Cellars – Ramoth Gilead 6-9 The Keys – Linda Heatley 6-9, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell & Scotty G. & Clayton Jones 9-1 Lago Del Pino – The Elegant Few 8-12 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – William Clark Green 8-11 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken 6:30-9 Ricks – Tragikly White 9-1 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom XLN – Sweet Pain 9-1 Where’s Rufus DJ LL 9-1 Wrights BBQ – Karaoke 6-9 Yamato – Karaoke 9-1 Sunday, September 29th Coach’s & Cowboys – DJ Brain Pool Party 12-5 East Texas State Fair – La Invasora Conjunto Fest 4-8 Iron Horse – Clint Williams 2-6 Music Guide Tuesday, October 1st Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Shed, Edom – Pickin & Grining, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn, 5-8 Where’s Rufus – DJ JB, 8-12 Wednesday, October 2nd The Back Porch, Kilgore – Jedidah Crisp, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 5-9 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Open Mic Night, 9-12 Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Bleu Edmonson, 7-11 Fat Catz – Karaoke, 6-10 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Open Mic, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Show Tunes & Standards W/ Marcus Casburn & Kim Hodges, 8-11

Lago Del Pino – Open Mic, 9-12 Leon’s, Longview – Blues Jam with Jonny & The Night Crawlers, 8-11 Rick’s – Professor Pork Chop, 7-11 Stanley’s BBQ - Mike Acoustic, 7-10 Thursday, October 3rd Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 6-10 Click’s Live – DJ Stephen Doll, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Nate Kip, 7-10 Half Moon – The Rankin Twins, 8-12 Iron Horse – Karaoke with Gary, 8-12 KE Cellars – Nightwork Jazz, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, George Faber & Friends Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Karaoke Date Night, 6-9 Purple Pig – Open Mic, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan And The C-otters, 7-10 Where’s Rufus – DJ, 8-12 Friday, October 4th The Back Porch, Kilgore – What The Funk, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 7-10 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Crossroads – Karaoke, 8-12 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – DJ Krash Karaoke, 8-12 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Heather Little & matt Bradshaw Fresh – Flying Balalaika Brothers, 6-9 Half Moon – Something Blue, 8-12 Iron Horse – Proven Justice, 8-12 Jakes – Julie Nolen, 8-11 K E Cellars – Dustin Becker, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 6-9, Dueling Pianos: Randall Powell, Scotty G & Kim Hodges,Tim Letsh, 9-12 Lago Del Pino – Buggaboo, 7-11 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Cody Canada & the Departed, 9-1 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Purple Pig live acoustic music, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Ricks – Smokin Joe Kubek, 8-12 Stanley’s BBQ – T Bird & The Breakers, 9-12 Wrights BBQ – Linda & Michael Heatly, 6-9 Yamato – DJ, 9-12 Saturday, October 5th The Back Porch, Kilgore – JD & The Dirty South Band, 9-1 Breakers – Rick St. Mars, 8-10 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 7-10 Clicks Live – Sirkis, Sweet Pain, Bleed The Rain, 9-1 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Kirk Baxley, 9-1 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Ann Armstrong & Steve Hughes, 7-11 Fresh – Chris Bevill & The Spur On Band, 6-9 Half Moon – DJ LL, 9-1 Iron Horse – Anthony Riley, 8-12

Jake’s – DJ Robin Butts, 8-11 KE Bushman’s – Country Hearts Opry, 6pm KE Cellars – Mental Custody, 6-9 The Keys – Quenten Moore 6-9, Dueling Pianos: Randall Powell, Scotty G & Kim Hodges,Tim Letsh, 9-12 Lago Del Pino – Graceland Ninjaz, 8-12 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Kyle Gaston, 8-11 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Rick’s – Identity Theft, 9-1 Shoguns – Live Music, 8-12 XLN – Magnolia Brown Band, 9-1 Where’s Rufus – DJ LL 8-12 Wrights BBQ – Live Music, 6-9 Yamato – Karaoke, 9-1 Sunday, October 6th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 6-10 Coaches & Cowboys – DJ Brain Pool Party, 12-5 Iron Horse – Clint Williams, 2-6 Tuesday, October 8th Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Iron Horse – Ronnie Higgins Karaoke, 8-12 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Salsa DJ, 8-12 The Shed, Edom – Pickin & Grining, 6-9 Where’s Rufus – DJ JB, 8-12 Wednesday, October 9th Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 5-9 Click’s Live – Karaoke, 8-12 Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Josh Abbott, 7-11 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Open Mic Night, 9-12 Fat Catz – Karaoke, 6-10 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Open Mic, 6-9 The Keys – Randall Powell 5-8, Show Tunes & Standards W/ Marcus Casburn & Kim Hodges, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – Open Mic, 9-12 Leon’s, Longview – Blues Jam with Jonny & The Night Crawlers, 8-11 Rick’s – Professor Pork Chop, 7-11 Stanley’s BBQ – Mike Acoustic, 7-10 Thursday, October 10th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 5-9 Clicks Live – The Foundation with BC, 9-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Matt Dunn, 7-10 Iron Horse – Karaoke with Gary, 8-12 Half Moon – DJ LL, 8-11 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Dueling Pianos: Randy Powell &Scotty G. W/ Tim Letsch, 8-12 Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Karaoke Date Night, 6-9 Purple Pig – Open Mic, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan And The C-otters, 7-10 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Friday, October 11th

The Back Porch, Kilgore – Ally Venable Band, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 7-10 Click’s Live – Can’t Kill The Ugly, Cinder Cell, Drawn From Life, 3rd Dilemma, 9-1 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Crossroads – Karaoke, 8-12 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – DJ Krash Karaoke, 8-12 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Steve Carpenter, 7-10 Fresh – Mike Acoustic, 6-9 Half Moon Grill – DJ Rufus, 8-12 Jakes – Raymoth Gilead, 8-11 KE Cellars – Swampman Wayne 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell, Scotty G & Kim Hodges & Tim Letsch, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – Fidel Hernandez, 7-11 Leon’s Steakhouse, Longview – Teazur, 8-12 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Billy Joe Shaver, 9pm Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Purple Pig – Live Acoustic Music, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Ricks – good Question, 8-12 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan & The C-Otters CD Release Party w/ The Bigsbys, 9-12 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Wrights BBQ – Patrick Freden, 6-9 Yamato – DJ, 9-12 Saturday, October 12th The Back Porch, Kilgore – Read Thread, 9-1 Breakers – Twisted Rhythm Experience, 8-10 Circle M Crawfish – Ally Venable Band, 7-10 Click’s Live – Still Bent, Victims Of Sanity, Devine Retribution, By The Machine, Broken Silence, 9-1 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Live Music, 9-1 Crossroads – DJ TY, 9-1 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – Hubcap & Loose Nuts Festival On The Square – Cody Canada & The Departed The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Craig Wallace 3-6, Jimmy Wallace & Jerry Don Branch, 7-10 Fresh – Nightwork Jazz, 6-9 Half Moon – DJ Rufus, 9-1 Iron Horse – Something Blue, 8-12 Jakes – Logan Strong, 9-12 KE Cellars – The Magills, 6-9 The Keys – Linda Heatly 6-9, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell & Scotty G. W/ Kim Hodges & Tim Letsch Lago Del Pinto – Darren Cable & The Upscale Band, 8-11 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Wesley Pruitt Band, 8-11 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Ricks – Blue Finger Disco, 9-1 Shoguns – Live Music, 8-12 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 XLN – Remedy Stick, 9-1 Where’s Rufus DJ Rufus, 9-1 Wrights BBQ – Karaoke, 6-9

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Yamato – Karaoke, 9-1 Sunday, October 13th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 5-9 Coach’s & Cowboys – DJ Brain Pool Party, 12-5 Iron Horse – Clint Williams, 2-6 Tuesday, October 15th Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Iron Horse – Ronnie Higgins Karaoke, 8-12 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Wine Taste Of Texas, 8-12 The Shed, Edom – Pickin & Grining, 6-9 Where’s Rufus – DJ JB, 8-12 Wednesday, October 16th The Back Porch, Kilgore – Mattew Marcus McDaniel, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 5-9 Click’s Live – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Open Mic Night, 9-12 Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Chris Knight, 7-11 Fat Catz – Karaoke, 6-10 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Open Mic, 6-9 The Keys – Linda Heatley 5-8, Show tunes & Standards W/ Randall Powell & Kim Hodges, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – Open Mic, 9-12 Leon’s, Longview – Blues Jam with Jonny & The Night Crawlers, 8-11 Rick’s – Professor Pork Chop, 7-11 Stanley’s BBQ - Mike Acoustic, 7-10 Thursday, October 17th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 6-10 Click’s Live – DJ Stephan Dolls, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Raymoth Gilead, 7-10 Half Moon – DJ LL, 8-12 Iron Horse – Karaoke with Gary, 8-12 The Keys – Linda Heatley 5-8, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell, Scotty G & Tim Letsh, 8-12 Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Pushwater, 9pm Purple Pig – Open Mic, 6-10 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan And The C-otters, 7-10 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Friday, October 18th The Back Porch, Kilgore – Dazed, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 7-10 Click’s Live – Zombiepalooza 4, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Cross Roads – Karaoke, 8-12 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – Frio River Band, 8-12 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Ben Lowery & Wes Hendrix Fresh – Musical Heresy, 6-9 Half Moon – Blacktop Outlaw, 8-12 Jakes – Daniel Foster, 8-11 KE Cellars – Caroline Cobb, 6-10 The Keys – Linda Heatly 5-8, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell, Scotty G & Kim Hodges & Tim Letsch, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – The Tuxedo Cats, 7-11 Leon’s Steakhouse, Longview –JD & The Dirty South, 6-10 Liberty Hall – Monte Montgomery, 8pm Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – TBD, 8-11 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Purple Pig – Live Acoustic Music, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Ricks – Overdrive, 8-12 Stanley’s BBQ – Wes Jeans, 9-12 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Wrights BBQ – The Mosleys, 6-9 Yamato – DJ, 9-12 Saturday, October 19th The Back Porch, Kilgore – Teazur, 9-1 Breakers – Live Music, 8-10 Circle M Crawfish – Hubcap & The Loose Nuts, 7-10 Click’s Live – Young Ones, Wasted Fangs, Babe, 9-1 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Live Music, 9-1 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – Without A Doubt, 9-1 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Matt Bradshaw & Heather Little Fresh – Senor Gringo’s, 6-9 Half Moon – Chad Mcbride & The Drifters, 8-12 Iron Horse – Chip Murray Band, 8-12 Jakes – Joanna Endsley, 9-12 KE Cellars – Shinebox, 6-9 The Keys – Quenten Moore 6-9, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell & Scotty G. & Tim Letsch, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – The Elegant Few, 8-12 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Group Therapy, 8-11 Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Ricks – Space Rockers, 9-1 Shogun – Live Music, 7-11 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 XLN – Tyler Lenius, 9-1 Where’s Rufus DJ Luscious Ice, 9-1 Wrights BBQ – Karaoke, 6-9 Yamato – Karaoke, 9-1 Sunday, October 20th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 5-9 Coach’s & Cowboys – DJ Brain Pool Party, 12-5 Iron Horse – Clint Williams, 2-6 Tuesday, October 22nd Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Iron Horse – Ronnie Higgins Karaoke, 8-12 The Keys – DJ, 8-11 The Shed, Edom – Pickin & Grining, 6-9 Where’s Rufus – DJ JB, 8-12 Wednesday, October 23rd Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 5-9 Clicks live Karaoke, 8-12 Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Dustin Lynch, 7-11 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Open Mic Night, 9-12

Fat Catz – Karaoke, 6-10 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Open Mic, 6-9 The Keys – Show Tunes & Standards W/ Randell Powell & Kim Hodges, 8-11 Lago Del Pino – Open Mic, 8-12 Leon’s, Longview – Blues Jam-Johnny & The Night Crawlers Rick’s – Professor Pork Chop, 7-11 Stanley’s BBQ - Mike Acoustic, 7-11 Thursday, October 24th Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 6-10 Clicks Live – The Foundation, 9-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Stan Lawhon & Big Mike, 7-10 Half Moon – DJ Rufus, 8-12 Iron Horse – Karaoke with Gary, 8-12 The Keys – Scotty G. 5-8, George Faber & friends, 8-12 Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Karaoke Date Night, 6-9 Purple Pig – Open Mic, 6-10 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan And The C-otters, 7-10 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Friday, October 25th The Back Porch, Kilgore – The Voodudes, 8-12 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 6-9 Click’s Live – The Truman Syndrome, 9-1 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Crossroads – Karaoke, 8-12 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – DJ Krash Karaoke, 8-12 The Flying Cow, Kilgore – Hubcap & The Loose Nuts, 8-12 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Craig Wallace 3-6, Heather Little 6-8, Chase & The New South 8-10, Jeff Allen Band, 10-12 Fresh – Jazz Connections, 6-9 Half Moon – Chris Wayne Band, 8-12 Iron Horse – Mental Custody, 8-12 Jakes – Samuel Gross, 8-11 KE Bushman’s – Ryan White, 6-9 The Keys – Linda Heatley 5-8, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell, Scotty G & Kim Hodges & Tim Letsch, 8-12 Lago Del Pino – Amy Adamz & Company, 7-11 Mario’s – Live Jazz Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Eleven Hundred Springs Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Purple Pig – Live Acoustic Music, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Ricks – Big Daddy, 8-12 Stanley’s BBQ – Somebody’s Darling, 9-12 Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 Texas Players, Longview, - Teazur, 8-12 Wrights BBQ – Kimberly Green, 6-9 XLN – Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey 9-1 Yamato – DJ, 9-12 Saturday, October 26th The Back Porch, Kilgore – The Kid Icarus Project, 9-1 Breakers – Live Music, 8-10 Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 7-10 Click’s Live – Steve Vai, 9pm Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Shayliff, 9-1 Dick’s Cajun Grill, Mt. Selman – Rythmn Daddyz, 9-1 Fresh – Locked & Loaded, 6-9 Half Moon – Austin English, 9-1 Iron Horse – Shinebox, 5-8, Richard Stewart, 9-1 Jakes – Rick St. Mars, 9-12 KE Cellars – Vals Showcase, 6-9 The Keys – Linda Heatley 6-9, Dueling Pianos w/ Randall Powell & Scotty G. & Clayton Jones, 9-1 Lago Del Pino – Charlie Robison, 8-12 Mario’s – Live Jazz Potpourri House – Bobby & Ken, 6:30-9 Ricks – Tragikly White, 9-1 Shocktoberfest – Flynnville Train, 7pm Summerfield’s – Lynn Groom, 8-12 XLN – David Elex Project, 9-1 Where’s Rufus DJ LL, 9-1 Wrights BBQ – Karaoke, 6-9 Yamato – Karaoke, 9-1 Sunday, October 27th Coach’s & Cowboys – DJ Brain Pool Party, 12-5 Iron Horse – Clint Williams, 2-6 Tuesday, October 29th Coach’s & Cowboy’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 The Shed, Edom – Pickin & Grining, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn, 5-8 Where’s Rufus – DJ JB, 8-12 Wednesday, October 30th Circle M Crawfish – Live Music, 5-9 Cork – Danny Burgess 6-9, Open Mic Night, 9-12 Coach’s & Cowboy’s – American Aquarium, 7-11 Fat Catz – Karaoke, 6-10 The Forge, Ben Wheeler – Open Mic, 6-9 KE Cellars – Live Music, 6-9 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, Show Tunes & Standards W/ Marcus Casburn & Kim Hodges, 8-11 Lago Del Pino – Open Mic, 9-12 Leon’s, Longview – Blues Jam-Johnny & The Night Crawlers Rick’s – Professor Pork Chop, 7-11 Stanley’s BBQ – Mike Acoustic, 7-10 Thursday, October 31st Circle M Crawfish – Karaoke, 6-10 Click’s Live – DJ Stephan Doll, 8-12 Cork – Danny Burgess, 6-9 Half Moon – Dueling DJ’s, 8-12 Iron Horse – Karaoke with Gary, 8-12 The Keys – Marcus Casburn 5-8, George Faber & Friends Moore’s Store, Ben Wheeler – Karaoke Date Night, 6-9 Purple Pig – Open Mic, 6-9 The Rack – Live Music, 6-9 Stanley’s BBQ – Stefan And The C-otters, 7-10 Where’s Rufus – DJ, 8-12

Things to Do Events

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - Tyler Farmer’s Market is held at the southern end of the parking lot of Broadway Square Mall. All of your favorites are there, such as those wonderful home grown tomatoes, sweet onions, new potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, pickling cucumbers, slicing cucumbers, delicious peaches, blackberries, blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupes, peppers, corn, honey, sweet potatoes, peas, beans, plants, and much more. If it’s grown in East Texas, you will find it here. www.tylerfarmersmarket.org.

Every Friday Evening - Friday Night Magic - Each Friday night, Ground Zero Comics hosts Friday Night Magic. Most weeks they offer a Booster Draft, with occasional other formats as suggested by their players (that includes you!) Cost for most booster drafts is $15, with occasional special drafts costing more. Drafting begins at 6pm, with games usually running until 9:30pm-ish. Whether you’re an experienced player or a new player looking to meet new players and improve, Friday Night Magic is designed for you! Ground Zero Comics is located at 2714 E Fifth St., Tyler.

Third Thursday - The Tyler Area Pints and Suds (T.A.P.S.) Club meetings are held every third Thursday at 6pm. This is a local homebrew club that is open to anyone that would like to learn about home brewing. Meeting are held at Tyler Brewing Company, 13893 State Hwy 155 S, just South of Grande Blvd. and Hwy 155 S., (903)707-2176.

For more info, go online at www.tylersbrewing.com or call (903)2259350. Tyler Brewing Supply is the only source for homebrewing equipment, beer ingredients and winemaking ingredients in Tyler.

Every Thursday - The Fair Market - Farmers & Artists Market will take place 4-7pm on the square, downtown Tyler. A truly local farmers and artists market on the square in Downtown Tyler. The best in local produce, artisanal foods, handcrafted art, and local music.

2nd Thursday of the month - Tyler Whataburger Car Show - This “Cruise Night” car show is held each 2nd Thursday evening of the month from 6-9pm at Whataburger “Hot Rod Cafe,” located on S. Broadway in Tyler. This is held through October, weather permitting.

Tuesday, October 1st - Firefighters Turn Tyler Pink - To raise awareness of women’s cancer, Tyler Firefighters urge area public safety officers, businesses, schools and citizens to wear pink on Tuesday, October 1st to show that “Tyler cares enough to wear pink.” The entire community is invited to come to the Downtown Square in their pink shirts for the fifth annual “Turn Tyler Pink” event from 5-7pm. Need a pink shirt?

Turn Tyler Pink shirts, hoodies and baseball caps can be purchased at Gallery Main Street, 110 W. Erwin; Holiday Inn South Broadway, 5701 S. Broadway; and The Firefighter Combat Challenge October 4th-5th at the Broadway Square Mall. Tyler Fire Fighters raised over $10,000 in 2012 for local cancer organizations. The primary method of fundraising is through the sale of the pink and black CARE shirts. The Tyler Firefighters’ sale of the pink shirts began in 2008 when the wife of a fellow firefighter was struck with cancer. To raise funds to help the family, the department raised $12,000 by selling pink shirts. In 2009, the effort grew significantly with an event held on the Downtown Square that attracted more than 500 people who wore pink in support of women who are fighting cancer. The downtown event is completely free and provides numerous educational booths for women about cancer awareness and early detection. Carter BloodCare will have its mobile blood bank at the event and anyone who donates blood will receive a coupon for a free Turn Tyler Pink t-shirt. There will also be two mobile Mammogram units at the event promoting cancer awareness and spreading the word to get screened frequently. The event will feature the Robert E. Lee Fiddlers, the TJC drum line, Hogg Middle School Cheerleaders, the Van Fire Department Fire Safety House, Mabank Firefighter Clowns, face painting and much more. The Firefighter Clowns are real firefighters who dress up in a mixture of bunker gear and colorful costumes to educate children about fire safety. Each clown has a stage name that relates to an aspect of firefighting, like Hose, Pike Pole, Axe, etc. The Van Fire Department will be on hand to teach fire exit drills to children inside the inflatable Fire Safety House. This is a free, fun event to attend and support!

Thursday, October 3rd - “Leadership LIVE” - Leadership Tyler, along with presenting sponsors Express Employment Professionals and Express Leadership University, is changing things up this year. The

Free Movies in the Park Returns

Cooler fall temperatures mean the return of the Tyler Parks and Recreation’s popular Movies in the Park series, thanks largely to public support for free community programming.

This season marks the ninth year for the outdoor film series, recognized locally as a budget-wise, family friendly way to enjoy pleasant fall evenings in Bergfeld Park.

The film line-up for the new season includes: Saturday, October 12th 7:30pm – “Radio,” based on the true story of a football coach and a man with special needs who transform a community’s opinions about people with disabilities.

Saturday, December 14th - 6pm – “The 12 Dogs of Christmas,” a heart-warming tale about a young girl who assembles a lovable collection of pooches for a Christmas pageant to win the hearts of the town’s mayor and dog catcher. This movie is a part of our Holiday in the Park and Bazaar event.

All films are rated PG this fall, and free soft drinks will be provided by Tyler Beverages. Visitors can bring a blanket, a picnic and enjoy the show.

Sponsors for the Movies in the Park series are still needed. For details, contact (903)531-1214. annual LT Kick-Off is being expanded to a community-wide leadership event called “Leadership LIVE.” We’ll introduce our new Leadership Tyler Class 27 members and provide a special live guest speaker: CEO and leadership/customer relations expert Joel Manby, author of “Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders.” Joel has an amazing leadership philosophy - one that created a sensation on the national TV show, “Undercover Boss.” Joel’s transformational presentation, “Leading with Love,” will explain how investing in the lives of those you lead is an investment in your organization. This event will be held at Harvey Convention Center, 2000 West Front St., Tyler, starting at 11:30am. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact (903)535-9242.

Tickets are $55.

Saturday, October 5th - The Center for Earth & Space Science Education at Tyler Junior College will be offering fun lectures this fall, which begins at 7pm on specific Saturdays at the TJC science center, located at 1411 E. Lake St., on the TJC campus. Admission is $5 per person. Future lectures: • October 5th: “The Universe in a Meter,” Justin Parish, M.S., assistant director of the TJC science center • November 2th: “Comet ISON,” Professor Douglas Parsons, M.S. • November 23rd: “America’s Creation-Evolution Controversy,” Karl Giberson, Ph.D. • November 24th: Science & Faith Panel Discussion The TJC astronomy lecture series began in 2004 and continues today as part of the science and education outreach of The Center for Earth & Space Science Education at TJC. For more information please visit www.tjc.edu/cesse or call the TJC science center at (903)510-2312.

Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th - 5K, Half and Full Marathon - The Tyler Rose 5K, Half and Full Marathon will be held Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th, starting at 8am each morning. There are several different levels of events taking place.

The Junior Rose Race for the Kids’ is designed to encourage young children to enjoy running.

The Junior Rose will take place before the 5k on Saturday, October 12th at the Rose Garden Center. Parents/guardians are encouraged to accompany kids in this fun event. The 5k will take place Saturday, October 12th, the day before the Half and Marathon. There has been a new 5k Course designed this year. 5K entry fees are $25 through October 6th; $30 October 7th through Race Day. The 5k will start and finish at the Rose Garden Center just as the marathon and half marathon begin. This is a good way to get some exercise and watch the marathoners at the same time. Walkers and strollers are welcome. The Half Marathon has Jaguar Chip Timing with the chip in the bib. Entry includes an event runner’s tech shirt for all half and full marathon entrants. Best of all our event shirt is gender specific and is made in the USA. 5k Runners will receive fantastic cotton event t-shirts. Also, there is a great finisher medal for all half marathon finishers. The Half Marathon is $65 through September 4th; $75 - September 5 through October 11th; $85 on Race Day. The Tyler Rose Full Marathon will start and end in the Rose Center in Tyler.

The course will be open for 6 1/2 hours. This allows walkers to compete at a 15 minute per mile pace. It does not allow for long stops. We will have pace teams at the Rose marathon. The Tyler Rose Runs benefit The UT Tyler Cross Country and Track Teams. Entries are $80 through September 4th; $90 September 5th - October 12th; $100 Race Day. October 12th - Bulbs & More will he held at Harvey Convention Center.

This conference is free, from 8:30am-1pm. David Whitinger will present “Fifty Best Gardening Tips for East Texas.” Whitinger is the creator of gardening websites, including allthingsplants.com and davesgarden.com.

The bulb and plant sale begins at 11:30am.

Halloween Costume Exchange will take place Saturday, October 12th, 1-5pm at the Tyler Library, Story Room. Has your child outgrown his or her Halloween costume but it still looks like new?

The Tyler Public Library is accepting clean, gently used Halloween costumes till Thursday, October 10th. Anyone dropping off a child’s costume will receive a ticket that will allow them to shop for a new gently used costume on the day of the exchange. Ticket holders may shop at any time, 1-5pm. If you do not have a costume to swap, but would still like a gently used costume you may do so after 3 p.m.

Nonticket holders are asked to make a free-will donation to the Friends of the Tyler Public Library in exchange for a costume.

We are also accepting costumes from those individuals who would like to donate to the event, but not receive a costume in exchange.

Any costumes left over after the exchange will be donated to charity or retained for next year’s event. For more info visit www.TylerLibrary.com or call (903)593-7323.

Dressed to Read will take place Thursday, October 24th-Thursday, October 31st at the Tyler Library. Visit in your costume and receive a free book from the Book Nook. All ages are welcome to participate.

For more info visit www.TylerLibrary.com or call (903)593-7323.

Trick or Treat at the Library Thursday, October 31st - Join us on Halloween, 5-7pm, in the library auditorium for Trick or Treat the Library. Your favorite story book characters will be on hand to pass out candy and treats. While you’re here, join Youth Services Librarian Linda Gray in the Story Room for Starry Time Story Time, 6-6:30pm. Stories, songs and a craft or short film everyone can enjoy! For more info visit www.TylerLibrary.com or call (903)593-7323.

Lake Country Playhouse presents the 20th Annual! Warehouse of Terror in Mineola, opening October 12th. Every Friday and Saturday, 7:30-11pm including Halloween night. This is the scariest hour of your life - enter at your own risk! There is 22,000 feet of harrowing thrills and chills and an indoor area. Call now to donate your body to science at the Warehouse of Terror at (903)569-2300.

Admission is $12 or $10 with donation of 2 canned food items.

All Food donations go to Kindness Cottage. This is located east on Highway 80 behind Robinson’s Furniture.

Terror Nights Haunted House in Tyler returns and it’s bigger and scarier than ever before! Be ready for the fright of your life with our two terrifying Haunted Attractions, Patient Zero and Nightmare Factory! Thousands will come but only a few will make it out alive.

What’s lurking in the shadows, hiding in the next room and waiting - only you can find out. Every measure is taken to bring out the best experience possible. Everything from our cutting edge sets to our terrorfying actors. No detail is over looked. See what everyone was screaming about last year and why some never made it out. This haunted house is located at 816 E. Oakwood St., Tyler, (903)3633291 or www.terrornightshaunt.com. Tickets are $20 or $25 for VIP where you don’t have to wait in line. Open Fridays-Saturdays 7pm12am and Sundays 7-10:30pm and Halloween night.

Haunted Tyler Tour - Meet at the Tyler Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway Ave, downtown for this tour that is unique and interesting ghost tour. We won’t tell you much but we will say that you will visit several places and yes, even go inside some some creapy haunted places in Tyler. Be aware that the first tour is a bit more tame than the late tour which is not recommended for children. Many unexplained things have happened on these tours (formerly known as Jericho’s Ghost Tours - a highly rated tour among ghost adventurers). Be prepared for anything. Tours take about 3 hours. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 kids (12 & under) and take place Thursdays and Saturdays 6:30pm & 9:30pm. Also Tours of Tyler are offering Ghost Hunts on Saturdays this month! This overnight ghost hunt/investigation is in a well-known haunted location. This tour comes complete with all the equipment and real ghost you will want. $25 per person. You must RSVP by calling (903)245-6535 or www.toursoftyler.com > Touring options.

40th Tyler Jaycees Haunted House, “13 Nightmares Haunted House,” is going on, benefitting the programs of the Tyler Jaycees and Champions for Children. Opening night is October 6th and will be held Fridays and Saturdays all month plus the whole week of Halloween. This is located at At the Saw Mill, 18888 Hwy. 155 South, Noonday and will be open Friday and Saturday’s 7pm-12am; Thursday and Sunday’s 7-10pm. Tickets are $15-$50 depending on the package you get. Kids day Haunted Housewill be October 16th and 23rd from 3-5pm, and is $2 per child with the parents free.

This is a scaled down version haunted house for children. There will be free candy Cruisin’ for Costumes will be opening night with live entertainment from David Baxter and the Iron Horse Band starting at 3pm. Come dressed for this fun night! Also, if you bring 2 Cans of Non-Perishable Food Items for $2 off! More info is at tylerjaycees.com.

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Books Roses, Football and The Civil War:

Texas Traditions

By Gini Rainey “The Kids Got It Right: How The Texas All-Stars Kicked Down Racial Walls” by Jim Dent Jim Dent is a New York Times best-selling author who additionally covered the Dallas Cowboys football team as a sportswriter for 11 years. Leaving no stone unturned, Dent has loaded this book with behind the scene tales about the Texas football players and coaches as they worked their way towards the 1965 Big 33 game in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Dent starts off with coaches Bobby Layne and Doak Walker going straight to Governor John Connally to persuade him to change the date of Texas’ traditional North-South game. Their motive was to give them the opportunity to cherry-pick the ‘best of the best’ players to send to Hershey. It doesn’t take Dent long to identify and explore the strengths and weaknesses of the two coaches, with excellent speculation as to how these legendary football heros came to arrive at this point in their lives.

For those of you into football statistics, this book is chock full of the numbers that have helped make this game and its players one of the great American weekend pastimes ever. In addition to the numbers, prominent names are dropped with remarkable frequency that will ring a bell with everyone who reads the book: from Richard Nixon and John Connally, to Wilt Chamberlain and Mickey Mantle.

Above and beyond all of this is the excellent way that Dent presents the family and athletic backgrounds of both Bill Bradley, a native of Palestine and Jerry LeVias, hailing from Beaumont. During a time when segregation was still very prevalent in Texas, the relationship between these two extraordinary athletes didn’t allow color to make a difference in their friendship. As a result, the symbiotic personal relationship that developed between the two young athletes off the field, enhanced an on-field partnership that became one of the great football legends of all times.

This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in football, relationships and the culture of east Texas in the ‘60’s.

Copyright 2013 – St.Martin’s/Dunne Rated 4 of 5 This book can be found in most book stores and, of course, your usual online sources.

“Lone Survivor”

by Marcus Luttrell I told you last month that I would soon be reading “Lone Survivor,” and I did. While “Seal of Honor” was a good read, “Lone Survivor” over-shadows it handsdown. Gary Williams did a good job of the second-hand telling of the bravery of Michael P. Murphy and his three SEAL comrades, but only Marcus Luttrell can fill in the areas missed by Williams because he was there and survived the ordeal.

“Lone Survivor” is Luttrell’s firsthand account of what happened in late June 2005, when he and three other U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold. Less than twenty-four hours later, he was the only one of those Navy Seals still alive.

Luttrell takes you right along with him though the Navy SEALs’ brutal training that is designed to create members of America’s warriors elite. It has been said that if these men can survive SEALs training, they will be able to survive anything; and because they share this process with their team mates, a bond grows between them that not even death can break.

This is not only the story of the desperate battle in the mountains along the border, but more than anything, it is the story of Luttrell’s teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left – blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent in to find and kill him. He then crawled for seven miles through the 20 EGuide Magazine EGuideMagazine@gmail.com

mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers.

Luttrell’s book is a non-stop, action-packed true story that will not only keep you on the edge of your seat but will also bring you to tears more than once as you read this rich, moving chronicle of courage, honor and patriotism. Marcus Luttrell delivers, with his book, one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Copyright 2010 – Little, Brown and Company Rated 5 of 5 This book can be found in most book stores and, of course, your usual online sources.

“Camp Ford C.S.A” By F. Lee Lawrence and Robert W. Glover I was never much of a fan of the study of history until I landed in one of Dr. Bob Glover’s American History classes at Tyler Junior College many years ago. Dr. Glover’s method of teaching not only caught my attention, but, because of his encouragement, I went on to take his ‘History of the Civil War’ class the following semester.

One of the projects we were to undertake was to read two books relative to the Civil War and write a review of them. He recommended that I read his book “Camp Ford C.S.A.,” and because it had been a limited edition printing

by The Texas Civil War Centennial Advisory Committee, the only two available copies at that time were his own personal copy and one that was at the Tyler Public Library, held under lock and key, and had to be read in the library.

Dr. Glover loaned me his copy and I completely devoured the 100 pages in which he and F. Lee Lawrence chronicled the history of the largest Confederate prison camp west of the Mississippi. Brilliantly researched, including maps and woodcut prints, they explored the life and conditions of the cumulative total of 9,000 people who had occupied Camp Ford and its immediate environs.

Never intended to be a prison, but rather a training facility for the Confederacy’s soldiers, the deplorable living conditions within the 20 acre confines of Camp Ford was the cause of multiple deaths daily.

Because of the pains-taking research conducted by Lawrence and Glover, this book gives a fairly real view of the life at Camp Ford from the quotes from journals and letters written by Confederate as well as Union soldiers.

Located on State Highway 271 just outside Loop 323 in Tyler, Camp Ford Historic Park is open daily dawn to dusk and will give you a sense of the area and lay of the land through the replicas constructed on the site.

Copyright 1964 – The Texas Civil War Centennial Advisory Committee Rated 5 of 5 Although this is considered a rare book, I actually found a copy this past spring at www.alibris.com and now have it in my own collection of special books.

If you are like me, a ‘Cookbook Junkie,’ whenever you travel, you pick up a regional cookbook as a souvenir. If you’re new to Tyler or just visiting, your kitchen or trip just wouldn’t be complete without these books: “Cooking Through RoseColored Glasses” by The Junior League of Tyler First printed in 1975, this softcover book is a collection of culinary delights as shared by Junior League members, as well as other well-known residents of the Rose Capitol of the World. No social gathering in Tyler would be complete without some of the usual local standbys on the menu, such as Cheese-Olive Puffs (also lovingly known as Gorilla Knuckles in other areas), Hot Crab Dip, Mexican Chef Salad, Broccoli Bake,Chicken Tetrazzini or Pecan Pie. There is even a section devoted to the men and their recipes that includes manly dishes such as East Texas Spareribs, Mexican Hot Sauce, Drunk Birds (Flavored Quail), Bachelor Shrimp and Bananas Foster.

Some regional recipes included are Johnny Cace’s Gumbo, Grandma’s Chicken and Dumplings, Aunt Dot’s Hominy, Creole Hominy, Flaky Butter Biscuits, Mississippi Mud Cake and Texas Millionaires.

A nice addition to this collection of recipes is the rose used like an asterisk to highlight remarks about some of the recipes.

Amazingly, if you can’t find this book at one the bookstores around Tyler or by contacting the Junior League, you can purchase it on ebay.com and amazon.com.

Copyright 1975 – Hederman Brothers “And Roses for The Table” by The Junior League of Tyler Following their outstanding success with “Cooking Through RoseColored Glasses,” the Junior League published “And Roses for The Table” in 1997, a beautiful, hard-bound cook book that can hold its own as a coffee table book as well as a reference for some amazingly terrific recipes in the kitchen.

Boasting 360 recipes, this full-color book not only has great recipes, but also lovely photographs of floral arrangements featuring roses.

The book includes professional signature dishes, such as Johnny Cace’s

Gumbo, Caramelized Red Onions and Bran Muffins from the Golden Door Spa, and Star Canyon’s Wild Mushroom Enchiladas with Ancho Chili-Cream Sauce. It also includes a number of trusted and beloved recipes from the “Cooking Through Rose-Colored Glasses” cookbook.

This book shines when it comes to bridge, Mah-Jong and tea party fare. Starting with the Sesame Broccoli and Lemon Ring Green Beans to the Vegetable Tortilla Lasagna and Spicy Chicken Salad with Tomato Avocado, and finishing off with Fresh Apple Cake with Vanilla Sauce and New Orleans Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce - you can be sure that any event you plan and prepare for will be a direct hit using these timeless recipes.

This book is a first class product from a group that is dedicated to serving the community and can be found in local book stores, The Rose Garden Gift Shop, The Junior League of Tyler, www.amazon.com and ebay.com.

Copyright 1997 Rated 5 of 5

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First Sunday of the Month - Texas Writers Network is held, 2-4pm at the Tyler Library Auditorium. No registration is required. The meeting is an open forum for published, unpublished and friendly “wannabes” to generally network and discuss the trials, tribulations and joys of writing. The Tyler Public Library is located at 201 S. College, (903)593-7323.

• Storytime at Tyler Library “Starry Time Story Time” - Join us for stories, songs and short films the whole family can enjoy. This is held the third Thursday of every month, 6-6:30pm.

• “Toddler Time” is a story time for children up to age 3 and their parents. This takes place Wednesdays at 10:30am.

• “Read Aloud Crowd” is a storytime for children age 3 to 6 and their parents. This is every Thursday at 10am.

• “Saturday Family Story Time” - Join us for stories, songs and a craft the whole family can enjoy. This is held the first Saturday of the month at 10:30am.

All storytimes are held in the Story Room at Tyler Library, 201 S. College, Tyler and are free.

American Girl - Join us for conversations, crafts, games and light refreshments based on the American Girl book series. There will be a different historical character featured each month. This is held the first Saturday of the month at 10:30am in Taylor Auditorium at Tyler Library, 201 S. College, Tyler. This event is free.

Thursday-Saturday, October 24th - 26th - Book Fair - The Smith County Medical Society Alliance Book Fair is coming up. This is always a great opportunity to pick up some good new and used books. They have thousands to offer and its always fun to dig around and see what treasure you can find. Proceeds fund the Healthcare Scholarships and projects. The book fair will be located at 2004 Broussard St., Tyler. More info is at www.scmalliance.com or call (903)561-1353.

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Book Launch Luncheon with Laura Bush

The Junior League of Tyler, Inc. is thrilled to debut their new children’s book, “Goodnight Rose City.”

Please plan to attend Friday, October 4th, for a men and women’s luncheon to celebrate this book, the Junior League, and our wonderful community with Guest Reader, Laura Bush.

Laura Bush, one of the most beloved and admired American First Ladies, will be the Official First Reader of the Junior League of Tyler’s children’s book, “Goodnight Rose City,” at our book launch luncheon at the CrossWalk Conference Center at 11:30am.

General admission tickets are $50 and books will be available for sale and book signings.

Individual tickets are for non-reserved seats. Seating is available on a first-come, firstserved basis.

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Theater Cherokee Civic Theatre presents a Classic:

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.”

Cherokee Civic Theatre is proud to announce its annual fall musical, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.” Opening night is Friday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Additional performances will be Saturday, October 12th at 7:30pm; Sunday, October 13th at 2pm; Saturday, October 19th at 7:30pm; and the final performance on Sunday, October 20th at 2pm.

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.” is based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson of a mermaid, Princess Ariel, who loves a human prince and trades her beautiful voice for legs to be close to him. The story was made into an Academy Award winning animated film in 1989 and then a Broadway musical in 2008. The Jr. version is designed for younger actors and the Cherokee Civic Theatre production has over 40 actors ranging in age from 5 to 25.

“I wanted a show with lots of parts for young people,” explains Jessica House, the show’s Director. “The full version wasn’t available because it is on a national tour but this Jr. version has all the characters and all songs, and it met my goal of giving many students a chance to shine on stage.”

The show features the award-winning music by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Doug Wright adapted the Anderson tale and David Weinstein adapted and arranged the score. This Cherokee Civic Theatre production also uses the choreography talents of Rachel Joseph and the costume designs of Serena Perez to bring the underwater world of Princess Ariel to life.

Tickets for “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.” go on sale at Cherokee Civic Theatre on Monday, September 30th. The Box Office is open 12 noon -1pm and 6-9pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as one-hour before performances. Tickets are also available online at www.cherokeetheatre.net. The Cherokee Civic Theatre Box Office is located in the historic Cherokee Theatre, 157 W. 5th Street in Rusk. Tickets for season members (memberships are still available) are $9 for adults and $6 for students. General tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and there is a discount for group purchases on 15 or more. All tickets sold at the door are $15.

Rip Van Winkle’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Tyler Civic Theater

This wickedly funny musical and fantasy adaptation of two of Washington Irving’s classic tales is opening at Tyler Civic Theater. This is the story of Rip Van Winkle entertwined with ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.’ This is a tale of superstition and village rivalry, featuring gawky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane fancying himself as a dashing, worldly man of learning; and who is capable of winning the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.

Will this beautiful daughter of a wealthy local farmer return Ichabod’s affections, or does she have other ideas? What will be the outcome be when Ichabod confronts his desires, fears, and of course, the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow? And, how does Rip Van Winkle fit into this story?

Performances are Tuesday, October 1st at 9:45am; Wednesday, October 2nd at 9:45am; Thursday, October 3rd at 7:30pm; Friday, October 4th at 7:30pm; Saturday, October 5th at 7:30pm; and Sunday, October 6th at 2:30pm.

Tyler Civic Theatre Center is located at 400 Rose Park Drive in Tyler, next to the Tyler Rose Garden Center. For more info call (903)592-0561.

The Box Office is open Monday - Friday, 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm. The front desk is open during all performances, including weekends, and open days of Conservatory classes and STAR camps.

“The Fauvist’s Child:” A Minimalist Production

“The Fauvist’s Child” by playwrite Robin Haynie, is a one-act drama that runs 45-50 minutes and has a minimal set.

The play opens with The child painting at an easel. She is a successful artist that has discovered too late that her father was an amateur fauvist painter in his youth. This discovery creates frustration and alienation, which prompts the child to consider her relationships with her overbearing mother and her vacant father. We are taken through the decline and death of the father and witness the child struggle with what is left behind when loved ones die but peace must still be restored. The show alternates between monologues given directly to the audience and flash-back scenes including all three actors. The startling and unrealistic colors of the fauvist style set a backdrop for the play. Performances are Friday, October 11th at 7:30pm; Saturday, October 12th at 7:30pm; and Sunday, October 13 at 2:30pm. This takes place at Rogers Theatre, 400 Rose Park Drive, next to the Rose Garden. For more info call (903)593-7827. Tickets are $10.

Acting Classes for Adults and Children

“Adult Acting for Stage,” led by instructor Felicity Enas, will be held weekly for ages 15 – adult, 6:30-8:15pm.

This weekly class is an on-going workshop designed for all levels of experience. Audition technique, vocal training, how to read a script, interpretation, characterization, movement and cold reading will be studied. Advance registration is required. Cost is $35 per class or $100 a month (4 classes). Classes are held on Thursdays.

“Adult Camera Acting,” led by with instructor Olivia Hardt, will be held every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm.

This class is great for people who would like to pursue acting in film and television. If you want to get an agent and start auditioning, this class is the perfect place to be.

This class will focus on film, television and commercial acting. We will do on camera acting, scene study, script analysis, monologues, character development, improvisation as well as in depth exploration of different methods.

“Adult Improv” classes are forming. Following the Groundlings method, instructor Chris Abraham teaches the basics of short-form comedic improv. This class is perfect for novice actors and seasoned veterans looking to stay sharp. These classes are held Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm.

“Junior Acting Classes” are starting this month too. Drama is rooted within us. Through the creation of stories we have coped with a changing world, made sense of the mysteries of life, and attempted to answer the questions: Who am I? Why am I here?

Where am I going? Theater was born around ancient campfires where our primitive ancestors asked the same questions to make sense of their world. This fall, explore the origins of theatre and the creative process under the guidance of instructor Hannah Morris. Classes are Mondays, October 14th-December 2nd, 5-6:30pm. These are for ages 10-14 and the cost is $200.

To register for any of these classes or for more information call (903)740-5387 or go to apextheatre20.com. Actors’ Preparatory Exchange at Theatre 20 @ Potter Place (APEX) is located at 719 W. Front St., Ste. 20, Tyler.

Lindale Community Theatre Presents “The Hallelujah Girls”

The Lindale Community Theater concludes their very successful fourth season with a comedic gem, “The Hallelujah Girls.” Sugar Lee Thompkins’ life hasn’t always gone the way she thought it would when she was in high school. Lost love, a failed marriage and a lackluster career have left her unfulfilled in the small town of Eden Falls, Georgia. But an opportunity has come her way and she’s cashing in her life savings to take advantage, much to the dismay of her friends, and to hopefully change her life. Unknown to Sugar Lee, there is one long time acquaintance lurking in the wings that is bent on her ultimate destruction. Will Sugar Lee’s luck change, and maybe even an old flame reappear? Will Carlene live up to her title as ‘The Black Widow of Eden Falls?’ Will Crystal ever find a word that rhymes with ‘Bejing?’ The answers to these questions and more await you!

Production dates are October 18th, 19th, 20th - 25th, 26th and 27th. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm; Sunday matinees are at 2pm. Tickets for adults are $12; students $10; 12 and under are $6. Tickets are available online at www.lindalecommunitytheater.org or at the door.

The theater is located at 111 W. Van St. in downtown Lindale, behind the Lindale State Bank. For more information call (903)638-0402.

“Beyond Glory” at Cowan Performing Arts Center, UT Tyler

Tony Award® nominee and stage and screen star Stephen Lang, most recently seen as Col. Quaritch in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” masterfully brings the stories of eight American veterans to life in this one-man tour de force that will reach into your very soul and keep you thoroughly spellbound. “Beyond Glory,” adapted from Larry Smith’s stirring book, presents the stories of eight veterans from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, rendering firsthand accounts of valor, which resulted in the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor.

This production has some adult content and language so it is not advised for children. It will be presented Monday, November 4th at 7:30pm and tickets are on sale now by calling the box office at (903)566-7424 or online at www.cowancenter.org.

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Saturday, September 28th - Opening Night with James Ehnes will be at 7:30pm. Richard Lee, Conductor, and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra open their season with violinist James Ehnes and an evening of sparkling orchestral music. The ETSO performance will be at the UT Tyler Cowan Center. Tickets available at the box office.

Fridays-Sundays, September 27th, 28th, 29th and October 4th, 5th, 6th - “Bus Stop” - William Inge’s comedy is filled with sentimental characters and a slow, but pleasant, slice-of-life storyline. It manages to charm its modern audience, if only due to our inherent longing for a simpler, more innocent past. “Bus Stop” takes place inside a street-corner restaurant in a small Kansas town about thirty miles west of Kansas City. Due to icy conditions, an interstate bus is forced to stop for the night. One by one, the bus passengers are introduced, each with their own quirks. Individual production tickets are adults $12; seniors and students, $10. Henderson Civic Theater is located at 122 E. Main St, Henderson. For information call (903)657-2968 or www.hendersoncivictheater.com.

October 4th, 5th and 6th - “Fright in the Night” will continue this month. This frightening side-splitting comedy is fun for the entire family. Lake County Playhouse is at 114 North Johnson Street, Mineola. For more information call (903)569-2300.

Thursday-Sunday, October 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th “Death of a Salesman” will be presented. This is a tragedy about the differences between a New York family’s dreams and the reality of their lives. The play is a scathing critique of the American Dream and of the competitive, materialistic American society of the late 1940s. The storyline features Willy Loman, an average guy who attempts to hide his averageness and failures behind delusions of grandeur as he strives to be a “success.” This play was written by Arthur Miller. Performances will be nightly at 7:30pm, October 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th; and a 2pm presentation October 6th at Henderson County Performing Arts Center, 400 Gibson Rd. in Athens. Tickets are available at the door or by calling (903)675-3908.

Thursday-Saturday, October 3rd-5th and Friday-Saturday, October 11th-12th - Theatre TJC presents ‘Our Town’ - Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning small-town tale opens Theatre TJC’s 2013-14 season. “Our Town” examines love, marriage, life and death in early 20th-century America as it traces a dozen years in the lives of the inhabitants of Grover’s Corner, N.H. Showtimes are 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday, October 3-5; 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, October 11th-12th; and 2pm Sunday, October 3rd, in Jean Browne Theatre on the TJC main campus. All seats are $5. TJC Box Office hours are 10am-6pm weekdays throughout the run of the show. For reservations, call the box office at (903)510-2212 or www.tjc.edu/theatre.

Saturday, October 12th - Tyler Civic Chorale presents “She Walks in Beauty” on Saturday, October 12th at 6pm. The Chorale will honor women with music by, for and about women, including compositions both sacred and secular. With the exception of the February 2014 event, all concerts will be held in the sanctuary or fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, 230 West Rusk Street in Tyler.

Tickets are available at www.tylercivicchorale.org, and season tickets are available online until October 11th.

Saturday, October 19th - John Berry will be in concert at Caldwell Auditorium starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 at the door. This is presented by the Tyler Community Concert Association. Tickets available at www.tcca.biz. Come enjoy this wonderful night of music!

Sunday, October 13th - “Swing into Fall” - The Lake Country Symphonic Band will be in concert at 2pm, at the Historic Select Theater. Call the box office at (903)569-2300 for reservations. Adults tickets are $5, children are free. Lake County Playhouse is at 114 North Johnson St., Mineola. For more info call (903)569-2300.

Saturday, October 19th , APEX Theater presents “Mother Goose and Friends,” an interactive educational theatre for children at 10:30am.

Tickets are $5. The theater is located in the Energy Center at 719 W. Front St, Tyler, with the entrance on the north side of the building.

Doors open at 10am. Tickets are at online at apextheatre20.com.

Tuesday, October 29th - “Deer Camp: The Musical” will be at 7:30pm at Cowan Performing Arts Center, UT Tyler campus. This hilariously follows four fearless deer hunters on their annual trek to deer camp. After decades of hunting trips, the guys have yet to bring home a single deer and the wives are getting suspicious. This season they need to show their wives that they are the mighty hunters they claim to be, which is not so easy when the thought of drinking beer and hanging out in the deer shack is more appealing than freezing in a deer stand. What to do? Shoot one, steal one or buy one? Featuring two of Newhart’s favorites, “My Brother Darryl” and “My Other Brother Darryl,” Tony Papenfuss and John Voldstad, you will laugh your head off as these lovable louts hatch a plan to save their hunting paradise without ever firing a shot. Cowan Performing Arts Center is located at 3900 University Blvd. Tickets are available at the Box Office at (903)566-7424 or at www.uttyler.edu/cowan.

AUDITIONS: For the “The Star in Winter” at Henderson Civic Theatre will be held Wednesday October 1st. Production dates are December 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th and 15th. An original script, written by Henderson’s own Preston Orr, “The Star In Winter” is a heart-warming story of family, faith and learning to live and love again. Henderson Civic Theatre can be reached by calling (903)6572968 or www.hendersoncivictheater.com.

Art Deco Japan:

Tyler Museum of Art’s Unique Fall Show

By Kathleen Tadasa When: Now through October 20th; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm; closed Mondays Where: Tyler Museum of Art, 1300 S. Mahon Ave., on the Tyler Junior College campus Admission: $5 for adults; $3 for seniors and students; no charge for TJC students, faculty or children age 12 and under “Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945” has been on exhibit at the Tyler Museum of Art since June 23rd. It originally filled two galleries, one with fine art from the period, and the other with consumer-targeted, often mass-produced examples of Art Deco’s influence on industry, architecture, entertainment, home life, and social mores in Japan Pictured is “At Café A in Dotonbori” by Tada Chimani which is during the tumultuous 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s. part of the “Deco Japan” exhibit at Tyler Museum of Art. The bad news is that the fine art display has closed; the good news is that one can still gain great cultural understanding by viewing the www.tylermuseum.org for more info on either exhibit.

“Social Expressions” part of this collection.

There is a wealth of information there about exhibiTyler Museum of Art Curator Ken Tomio and tions and associated programs including the Tyler Communications Coordinator Jon Perry noted that Museum of Art Café, and the Museum Shop.

Art Deco, which originated in France, made great You can call (903)595-1001 for more info. strides with the 1922 discovery of the tomb of Egypt’s Tutankhamun (“King Tut”). The resultant global “Egyptomania” inspired a Parisian design-wave based Tyler Museum of Art’s “Winn Morton: Festivals, on the linear symmetry, geometric shapes and vibrant Pageants & Follies Exhibition opens October colors that characterize Deco.

6th-December 1st. The work of one of the most We also discussed major world changes in the scenery and costume designers in U.S. interwar years: expanding public transportation, fac- prolific history, and an icon of the Texas Rose Festival, is the tory assembly lines, consumerism, urbanization, spotlight of the Tyler Museum of Art’s latest exhibigrowing educational opportunities for women, and tion, “Winn Morton: Festivals, Pageants & Follies., what Tomio called the “fermenting element of jazz.” whic was organized by the Tyler Museum of Art Art Deco, with its graceful yet muscular features, made a fine traveling companion for modernization. with Guest Curator Bob Cook. Admission is free.

The industrialized nations were smitten with it, Japan “Festivals, Pageants & Follies” features more than 200 sketches and designs representing a cross-section of being no exception.

The “Social Expressions” gallery offers an impres- Morton’s diverse, six-decade career in theater, television, expositions, circuses, trade shows and social sive array of items to prove the point: Lithographs, events. The exhaustive list of clients for the native of including a dynamic 1937 poster for Japan Government Railways; traditional dress with popular motifs, Lancaster, Texas, includes Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the 1964 World’s Fair, the State Fair such as a man’s under robe featuring a German airship image against a background of skyscrapers, and of Texas, New York’s Roxy Theatre, early live television programs such as “The Arthur Godfrey Show” and a woman’s obi with a racetrack scene; the intriguing “The Ed Sullivan Show,” numerous Broadway stage graphics of matchbook covers and cigarette packet productions, Chevrolet Motors, for which he designed liners; actress-graced songbooks; and porcelain costumes and sets on the largest industrial show dancers.

Also very welcome in this gallery are a few objects in the U.S. during the 1960s; and the Rose Festival, which began its 32-year association with Morton in retained from the fine art collection, including the magnificent azure blue cloisonné vase that has served 1982. The exhibition also will include a selection of costumes and accessories from Rose royalty during as the signature piece in TMA’s advertising of the Morton’s tenure as Festival designer. Cook, a career exhibition. fashion designer and longtime friend, who again will When asked what they would like for viewers be assisting Morton with his Rose Festival design to take away from this collection, Tomio responded, “That what’s pleasing to the eye—that beauty—can be duties in 2013, believes Morton’s long history with found in everyday things.” Perry added, “This is not an the Festival should make the Tyler Museum of Art esoteric temple of art. There’s something for everyone show particularly appealing to East Texans. The Tyler Museum of Art is located on the Tyler Jr. College in this marriage of form and function.” campus, 1300 S. Mahon Dr. You can call (903)595For me, the one-two punch of modernization and Art Deco on Japanese culture can best be seen in 1001 for more info. the ink, gold and pigment-on-silk print “At Café A in Saturday, October 26th - Jacksonville Autumn Art Dotonbori,” by Tada Chinami, an artist active in the Festival presents “Celebrating the 60’s” Fine Art late 1920s. The scene was Café A in Osaka. A young Festival. Come celebrate the arts, 9am-5pm at this fun Japanese woman sits in her peach kimono adorned annual event. See some wonderful, unique art from with bright flowers and foliage. Gold leaves sprinkle artists all over East Texas, hear some great music and the dark obi. So far, very traditional, but look closer - help us celebrate the 60’s at our 2nd Annual Autumn she has a wine glass in one hand and a cigarette in the Art Festival! Admittance is free. Artists are encouraged other. Her bobbed hair sets off a face with engaging to participate by showing their work. To do so, you eyes and scarlet, pouty lips. She is a moga, “modern will need to register atwww.jacksonvilleareaartscouncil. girl,” representing all those nations that believed in the org/autumn-arts-festival. endless possibilities and benefits of the Machine Age. The next Tyler Museum of Art exhibit, “Winn Morton: Festivals, Pageants and Follies,” will be displayed from October 6th through December 1st.

This native Texan’s scenery and costume designs have Yes, free. EGuide Magazine will list any event in East graced circuses, theaters, expositions—the list goes Texas for free. To be included, send us your info, on and on and includes a 32-year association with the photos and contact info to: Rose Festival.

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Now on Exhibit: ‘Time” - an exhibition with 20 works of art by 13 area artists with one central theme, Time.

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