Editor’s Note (5/13/11): Since this story ran in 2009, Vida Loca has gone out of business as such only to be reborn as Dark Timber Art. They’re still painting bikes and now doing even more. Dark Timber Art/421 S. Oak Street/Ector, TX 75439/903-640-5622/903-961-2400
Author: Dan Acree
Cucumber and Goat Cheese Sandwiches
raditional tea parties are most fun when you serve authentic accompaniments. This recipe for Cucumber and Goat Cheese Sandwiches prove to be a perfect offering.
Dr. Light Cummins: Texas State Historian
“[The state of Texas history] is strong, and it’s changing,” said Cummins. “Texas has changed a lot in the last thirty or forty years. Texas history, as an enterprise, is being revitalized, and the state has put a tremendous amount of monetary resources into advocating the study of Texas history. Right now, for example, the Texas State Archives are being remodeled with a multimillion dollar renovation.”
MPO: Driving Force
Highway projects are everywhere you drive. Who is responsible for what gets built? The MPO is where it starts.
KERA’s “Art and Seek”
The perfect tool for planning an art road trip to see the best the area has to offer is KERA-TV’s Art and Seek Web site. The site currently features the profiles of 1900 arts organizations and venues in thirty-three counties in North Texas.
Art and Coffee
The Art and Coffee Club which meets each Sunday morning at 9 at Panera Bread in the Sherman Town Center, is perking right along.
Local Art by Shelley Tate Garner
The early fall promises many opportunities for local artists all over the area. Get out and rub shoulders with Texoma’s creative forces at the Salute to Member Artists Exhibit at Bonham’s Creative Arts Center on September 15 during their Meet the Artist Night. In Sherman, artists from all over the area convene at the Sherman […]
Historic Elmont Farmers Market
If you are looking for really fresh, really healthy produce and homemade items visit Historic Elmont Farmers Market. Located in a vintage barn along FM 121 west of Van Alstyne, you’ll find a handful of local folks who have invested a lot of time and care into their products. FOR INFORMATION: Contact Cris Columbus (903) […]
Art Talk by Shelley Tate Garner
The Denison Performing Arts organization hosted Young at Heart, its annual youth art show for Denison area students at Chase Bank. The show featured more than one thousand pieces of art by children from kindergarten through twelfth grade. When asked about the DPA’s committment to their annual programming, “Kids are better human beings for having […]
The Romance Genre
Elinor Glen, the early 20th-century British novelist considered to be the mother of mass-market erotic fiction, once said, “Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.”