Piney Woods Live Oct 2011

October 2011

Art... Music of the Soul

Priceless - Take One

Tears of Gold by Elaine OosthuysenTears of Gold by Elaine Oosthuysen

Paul Bibeau

New York NoirThe Art of Framing

The Edom Arts FestivalBirds at the Michelson

Casa di Pace Art Retreat

PineyWoodsLive.comPineyWoodsLive.comPage 02 - October 2011Page 02 - October 2011

publisher’sNOTE

cordially invites you to a special opening night . . .

TUESDAYOCTOBER 18, 2011

5:00 - 8:00 PMExhibiting

EDMONDS IN AFRICA

EXHIBIT OCT. 18TH - NOV. 12TH

4518 S. Broadway • The French Quarter • Tyler, TX 75703

903-597-2645

Featuring works by Cassie Edmonds (Mosaic Glass) & Don Edmonds (Water Color)

This month, it’s my turn to write our publisher’s note, and I’ve procrastinat-ed. It’s the day before we go to press, and there are many things going on in my brain that are just, well, practical in nature, and none of those things seem creative enough for a publisher’s note.

In four days we are moving our offi ce to a brand new location. We are leav-ing our beloved downtown for an area that one might think of as “uptown,” if Longview actually had an uptown. Our new offi ce, shared with American Classifi eds, is located on the corner of Judson Road and Hawkins Parkway and should be much more convenient for customers to fi nd. As a bonus, there will be a space for Piney Woods Live to do “artsy things” like artist showcases or small acoustic performances.

But right now, my head is fi lled with “to do lists,” “what ifs,” and, the big one - “how are we going to get this done in time?” We are closing the old offi ce on Thursday and Friday and have to be ready to do business in the new location by Monday, September 26. We’ve done this before. We should know what we’re doing. Right?

Change is a necessity - in business and in life. Most of us fear change, or at least are made anxious by the prospect of change. But we need to be fl ex-ible, to be able to make changes, in order to grow. That’s what I do know.

Many of the people you will read about in this month’s issue of Piney Woods Live have also undergone change in their lives. Artists don’t always start out as artists. Some discover their ability at some point later in their life and then make the adjustments needed to grow their gift. Or they dis-cover new paths where their art can take them - all like the women at Greta Faulkinberry’s House of Peace Art Retreat in Bullard.

Read the article by Jan Statman about the retreat on pages 6 and 7, then discover some of the artists from the retreat in our Artist Profi les on page 8. They have different stories to tell, yet they have come together to support one another in life and in art.

But the women at the retreat aren’t the only ones to embrace the curves in life’s road. Read Jim King’s story about Paul Blbeau, or about the women in two popular East Texas frame shops who have found themselves doing what they love for a living.

And, for a little change, look through this issue and fi nd something that you have never done before and do it, like the Edom Arts Festival, a perfor-mance at the new Whisenhunt Center in Gladewater, a trip to an art gallery, or a visit to the Michelson Museum of Art in Marshall for the “Birds in Art” exhibit.

Meanwhile, we’ll be settling into our new offi ce and adjusting to our big change...

And getting ready for next month’s issue

Tracy Magness KrellCo-Publisher

Publishers / EditorsTracy Magness Krell & Gary Krell

Advertising DirectorGary Krell

Public RelationsRandi Garcia

Contributing WritersAmanda Retallack, Jan Statman,

Jim King, Randy Brown, Karen Dean,

Lisa Hawkins, Paul Anderson

Graphic ArtistsTracy Krell, Joni Guess, Mary Hernandez

Sales:Donna Vincent, April Harlow,

Shannon Dykes, Denise Reid, Randi Garcia,

Kathy Hollan, Cookie Bias, Suzanne Warren

contents

PineyWoodsLive.comPineyWoodsLive.com October 2011 - Page 03October 2011 - Page 03

Art is defi ned as a product

of deliberately arranging elements

in a way that appeals to the

senses or emotions.

Piney Woods Live

is an expression

of the community it serves.

Paul Bibeau ...........................................................4Beyond Mere Thoughts ..........................................5Casa di Pace – House of Peace Art Retreat ............6The right frame of mind ......................................1019th Annual Cajun Fest in Carthage ....................12New CD released by ET Jazz Orchestra ..............12The “B” Side of Music .........................................14Robin & the Bluebirds kick off Fireant Festival ....15Mineola Battle of the Bands ................................15New York Noir – Street Photography by Orville Robertson .............................................16Kilgore artist selected for Encaustic Association Show .............................................18Flocking to the Michelson ...................................19Jan Statman’s Artist’s World .................................20Edom Festival of the Arts .....................................21A new place to go ...............................................22Roxie’s Reading Group ........................................23

About the cover:

How to reach us:Call the American Classifi eds’ Longview Offi ce at 903-758-6900 or 800-333-3082.

[email protected]

Fax 903-758-8181

100 W. Hawkins Pkwy., Suite C., Longview, Texas 75605

Sign up for our newsletter by going to our website: PineyWoodsLive.com© 2011 by Piney Woods Live. All rights reserved. This publication, its associated website and their content is copyright of Piney Woods Live. Any reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form without the expressed written consent of the publisher is prohibited. www.facebook.com/PineyWoodsLive

Elaine Oosthuysen is a contemporary artist who was born in a small town in the North-West Transvaal of South Africa called Lich-tenburg where she is still a popular artist. Her hometown has a very rich history and is famous for diamonds and corn. Elaine began her work as an artist at a very young age. As soon as she could hold a crayon, Elaine amazed not only her teachers but blossomed into an envied artist who graduated at the top of her school’s art class. In Johannesburg, Elaine studied interior decorat-ing from Sheffi eld Interior Design School, New York. She did com-mission work for an interior decorator in Johannesburg. Elaine moved to the USA in 2004 and lived in the Midwest where she expanded her art talent with art workshops. She then moved on the East Coast before settling in Tyler in 2008. A mostly self-taught artist, she is a colorist who celebrates the subtle, natural beauty of ordinary scenes in a way that is both intense and dramatic. She paints in oil, acrylic and pastel and has a diverse portfolio — from brilliant landscapes to expressionistic wildlife and fl owers.

It is that time of year again for the Texas Rose Festival in Tyler. Thousands of visitors from all over the na-tion will be coming to Tyler to attend. Back in 1933, the fi rst festival was held, and it was called “Tyler Rose Festival.” The women’s Tyler Garden Club started the event to bring recognition to the importance of the Rose Industry to the Tyler area. With the help of the Chamber of Commerce, local rose growers, and many other people, they were able to arrange the fi rst Tyler Rose Festival. The event was so successful that politicians and celebrities started to attend, so the decision was made to change the name to the Texas Rose Festival. The Texas Rose Festival is one of the most spectacular events in the state of Texas. The festival takes a year to plan with volunteers working an incalculable amount of hours on everything from the fl oats for the parade (an art unto itself) along with the coordination of the making of the dresses and the events to take place. Visitors enjoy art shows, a parade, fl oral displays, a coronation of the Rose Queen with her court, a Queen’s Tea that is free to the public, incredible hand sewn dresses which are beautiful beyond compare, an arts and crafts fair and many more events. All these events are planned so that visitors will have a memorable experience. No wonder it takes an entire year to plan! This year, the event starts on Thursday, October 13th at 10:00 am with a ribbon cutting and a morning prayer at 10:30 am. On Saturday, October 15th the Rose Parade begins at 9:00 am with the Queen’s Tea from 1-3 pm. To buy tickets for the Ladies’ Luncheon, Men’s Luncheon, Coronation Matinee, and the Coronation on Friday, October 14th, contact the Cowan Center Box Offi ce by calling 903-566-7424. For further information on Texas Rose Festival events, you may call 903-597-3130 or go to their website:

www.texasrosefestival.com or email them at [email protected].

About the cover artist, Elaine Oosthuysen:

Our cover inspiration, The Texas Rose Festival: (Story by Lisa Hawkins)

music


Paul Bibeau by Jim King

Every day is a new day and though many mornings I wake up with plans, the reality is I simply venture out into the world and see where it leads me. The same could be said for Paul Bibeau as his ventures in life have taken him back and forth across this country and have now lead him to Whitehouse, Texas. Because of that, East Texas has just become a very promising place for its many singers, songwriters and musicians! Paul is fi rst and foremost a fam-ily man. Married to his wife, Kathy, for 24 years, they have two children together. Theirs is a household of music. Paul plays the guitar as does his fourteen-year old son, Robin. The youngest, Peyton, is the eleven-year old drummer in the family. While Paul is quick to let you know that his fam-ily comes fi rst, there is no denying his love of music. And like so many others, music has been a part of Paul’s life since childhood. Born in Florida, Paul grew up in New Orleans where he was constantly exposed to the music world and industry. His instrument of choice was the guitar. By the time he was in high school, Paul,with three of his friends, began playing professionally. It was the early 80’s, and the guys emerged as one of the new wave “bayou” metal bands performing as Victorian Blitz. Now, thirty plus years later, Paul has covered a lot of ground since then, and though he no longer plays and performs publicly, the man is still very much involved in the music business. As a young man (and between gigs), Paul found himself working for a record shop. Over the next eight years he became very familiar with musical trends. He studied them and made some connec-tions along the way. In four years time, he had become the General Manager and Buyer for the Warehouse Records & Tapes chain of stores, and by 1987 he was working for Relativity Records in New York as their Sales and Marketing Manager. During his time there, Paul was a part of a management team providing artist development and marketing for Peter Frampton, the Allman Brothers and Alice Cooper, just to name a few. By 1996, Paul spent two years as General Manag-er of Mayhem Records in New York and Vice Presi-dent of their Marketing and A&R (artist & repertoire) division before becoming the founder and CEO of his own company in 1998. Paul Bibeau started and successfully developed Spitfi re Records, Inc. from a bedroom at his home in Long Island, New York where a two man operation grew to one of the top music labels in the country. His hard work and com-mitment to his artists combined with his knowledge and connections throughout the music industry, made Spitfi re Records a top label in domestic sales for three of his fi rst four years in business. Over the years, Paul has worked, managed, de-veloped and /or marketed many of the music indus-tries top names such as Skid Row, Guns & Roses, Deep Purple, Ted Nugent, Motley Crew and Kiss. And

now he is here in East Texas! Moving back to New Orleans in 2005, Paul and his family soon found themselves, along with tens of thousands of others, escaping hurricane Katrina. Moving north to-wards Shreveport, then west, they fi nally found a hotel in Tyler, Texas. That hotel became their home for 32 days until they were able to rent a house, and it would be another seven months before they were able to return to their home in New Orleans. Funny thing about East Texas, once you’ve found it, it can be dif-fi cult to leave. My dad used to call it “God’s Country.” I guess that’s what happened to Paul and his family. Settling back into New Or-leans, they simply couldn’t forget

all of the good they had found here, so the Bibeau family once more loaded up and came back to Texas. Now he is once again ready to go back to doing what he loves and that is promoting those artists who make great music and catalog classics. Last month, Paul Bibeau launched his new label, TM7 Music, with its home in Whitehouse, Texas. Paul proudly claims that he can offer anything that can be found in Nashville or Los Angeles, and it’s all right here in East Texas. Paul states that he is ready to start adding artists! Of course, Paul is specifi c in his wants and needs. He is looking for artists that want to be developed and are ready to hit the road and perform. He is also looking for singers to sign on, but is quick to tell you he “wants singers, no cookie monster growlers.” I came away from this interview with a com-pletely different opinion of “big time” music in-dustry people. I found him to be quite personable yet soft spoken. He is a man who truly wants his clients to succeed. If you think you might have what it takes to make it in this business, contact him at [email protected], or call his offi ce at 903-

483-1266.

903-593-11143320 Troup Hwy. at Loop

Next to Ramada Inn

www.FatCatzKitchen.com

SMART PHONE USERS: Scan Tag.

Go to your App Store for Tag Reader.

The “Push” video shoot from left to right Kyle Gass from Tenacious D, Paul Bibeau, Ronnie James Dio and Jack Black. That video, http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=g7nWwyC3AJI is nearing 10,000,000 views on Youtube.

writing


303 E. Methvin • Longview903-758-2711

Enjoy Live Music & Refreshmentswith us at Artwalk, Oct. 6, 5-8pm

• Plant Rental & Care • Holiday Decorating • Private Label Potpourri • Custom Baby Keepsakes • Giftwrapping • Event Planning

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

Mention code name “Rosebud” when you order.

www.LeilawoodFlowers.com

ORDER FROM YOUR

SMART PHONE

Beyond Mere Thoughts by Karen Dean

Since I recently went through the fi nal stages of getting a book prepared to go to print, I fi gured it would be an opportune time to convey some of the process. After all the writing and illustrating, there was still so much that needed to be done even though it was in the hands of the editor of an educational publishing company. The fi nal proof reading was ultimately up to me. Luckily, I caught little typos and misspelled words that would have been very upsetting had they shown up in the fi nal printed ver-sion. I also made changes to the positioning of illustrations to get them closer to my original concept. My experience in self-publishing and co-publishing was certainly benefi -cial in knowing what to expect and what to ask for. Before starting the illustration sketches, I searched the online catalog of the publishing company to see if books were positioned vertically or horizontally. I also browsed through several of their books to get the feel of what

they publish. I saw both vertical and horizontal books, so I decided it would be safe to illustrate horizontally, which is my preference anyways. Unfortunately, when the book layout was sent to me, it was vertical. The illustrations were reduced in size, which lessened the impact of the facial expressions that were so important to me in the story. That was a shocker on many levels. Quite possibly with traditional publishing, the author and illustrator get limited input into the process. Regarding children’s books, sometimes the author doesn’t get to see the illustrations until the end. I can’t imagine that. I prefer to have as much control as possible. I gently but fi rmly expressed my concerns about the layout. It seemed useless at fi rst. I stood my ground with suffi cient reasoning and explanation. Hitting the brick wall was crushing to my creative nature. Amazingly, a few days later, my suggestions were accepted, compromises made, and an acceptable lay-out sent for my approval. At that point I requested color changes to the cover, again for a greater impact. Mission accomplished. I’m so glad I had the boldness to speak up. I always backed up my suggestions with sound reasoning. There is a fi ne balance to maintain in order to complete such a large project as getting your book published and being satisfi ed with the results. I was informed today that She Said What About Me? will be ready next week. I’m looking forward to presenting my new rhyming book about bullying in schools and the hurtful effects of spreading rumors and lies. The twist at the end is confrontation, apology, and the power of forgive-ness.

Stop by next month for a few more writing tips.

In addition to being a published author and illustrator of children’s books, Karen Dean is also a Classical Realism portrait painter in oil and watercolor.Visit her website to view the gallery.

www.KarenDeanArtist.com

[email protected]


artCasa di Pace - House of Peace Art Retreatby Jan Statman

There is simply not enough fame to go around among all the artists who deserve fame. There is not enough available cash to purchase art from all the artists who need to sell their paintings and sculpture in order to sur-vive. As a result, many artists are forced into the uncom-fortable position of competing with each other for fame, sales, gallery space, and exhibitions. In spite of these problems, fi fteen artists in Bullard, Texas have come to-gether at the Casa di Pace - House of Peace Art Retreat to help each other and to encourage each other’s art. During the three years that they have worked together they have

become sisters of the heart and of their art. The fi fteen artists are: Katherine Bunce, Winncie Caskey, Susan Chesley, Pat Colburn, Greta Faulkinberry, Rose Gesford, Anne Jones, Mollie Jones, Mary Kosary, Janet Morrison, Eva Munson, Kerri Quiggins, Judy Roark, Anne Roberts, and Kathleen Sharpe. Although they all create works on paper, they are fi fteen separate artists working in the same space who have developed fi fteen separate and distinctive styles. Some do black and white pen-and-ink drawings. Some do photography. Many create watercolors. Janet Mor-rison works in colored pencil. Subjects of their paintings are as varied as Janet Munson’s large imposing sail-ing ships, Katherine Bunce’s brilliant fl orals and Mollie Jones’ detailed studies in elaborately detailed crystal containers. “It all started when three of us were taking watercolor painting classes with Genny Wood at the Mission House and later at her studio. “We loved Genny,” Greta Faulkin-berry explained. “Genny was more than our teacher. She was our coach. She was our inspiration. Although she worked in acrylics as well as watercolors, she was happy to teach us how to use acrylics to create watercolors. She built our spirits up to a place where our creativity was free to soar. “ Unfortunately, Genny Wood became so ill she was no longer able to work with her eager students. They took

classes with others, including Debbie Kanatellis, who showed them how to work in transparent watercolor. They took classes with additional instructors, meeting more and more like-minded artists until their close-knit group began to form. They believed they enjoyed something so unique and so special they could not allow themselves to drift apart. They knew they had to fi nd a way to keep their painting group together. With determi-nation built of friendship, they decided they would fi nd a way to continue to work together. Greta Faulkinberry was able to provide an excellent studio space on her ranch where a large doublewide mobile home serves their needs. Their studio area is welcoming. It is light, bright and open. Their artwork cov-ers the walls. Each artist has her own table and her own workplace. The strong sense of creativity that fi lls the building is evident as soon as the door is opened. The fi fteen women come to their studio to paint together two days a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays, every week, year in and year out. They paint all day. They discuss art. They discuss the art world. They share ideas. They also share a computer and an art library. They share a kitchen. They share their meals together when they work. They critique each other’s work, always insisting on honest critiques. They inspire each other as they create together. They travel together. They have become such a close-knit group that they help each other, not

Heritage Syrup Festival23rd Annual

November 12, 2011 • 9am–5pmHenderson, Texas

The only Folk Life Festival in East Texas!“Sweetest Festival in Texas”

All Day Hay Ride Shuttle between the Depot & Downtown

Downtown EntertainmentHeritage Square

Visit us on the web!www.visithendersontx.com

• Old Time Syrup Making• 30 Folk Artists• Antique Tractors• Folk & Bluegrass Music• Re-enactments• Children’s Activities

Depot Museum514 N. High

• Arts & Crafts• Retail Vendors• Antique & Classic Cars• Children’s Section• Melodrama (Henderson Civic Theatre)• Musical Entertainment• CASI Chili Cook-off

Downtown10 Blocks

9am, 1pm, 5pm: Lori Tyson & Backrow Majority

10am, 2pm, 8pm: Shana Strange11am, 3pm, 7pm: Rebel Rose Band12pm, 4pm, 6pm: Shake Rattle & Roll

only in their art but in virtually every aspect of their lives. Their slogan is simple. “It takes a village to complete a painting.” “We have become a big extended family in all sorts of different ways,” Faulkinberry explained. Some are teachers who travel to teach art workshops. Others travel the world to take art workshops and bring new insights back with them. Some ex-hibit widely and are members of various art societies. Mary Kosary is a member of the National Watercolor Society. Mollie Jones said, “I have traveled the art show circuit for twenty-fi ve years.” Some have art degrees. Others have learned their craft by attending work-shops and classes. In order to gain fresh perspective, the Art Retreat art group will occasionally bring in selected instructors to provide art workshops and classes for them at their studio. They have brought instruc-tors to their Art Retreat Workshop in Bullard from as far away as California. Their studio boasts a “wall of distinc-tion” where each of their instructors is

asked to leave a signature as a lasting remembrance of their visit there. Although everyone did not study watercolor with Genny Wood, many of them knew her and respected her. One of her paintings graces an Art Retreat wall. Her photograph and her comments are clearly visible. Although she is gone, her encouragement and her personality are very much in evidence. When the group realized that their beloved instructor and friend’s illness had pro-gressed to the point where her life would soon come to an end, they began to think about ways in which they might honor her. Several members of the group came up with the idea of a gala art exhibit with proceeds going to the Mission House in Bullard. The Genny Wood Art Exhibit was born. Sadly, Genny Wood was too ill to attend that fi rst exhibit. She died three days after the art show opened. Now, in its fourth year, The Genny Wood Art Show is held during Bullard’s Red, White, and Blue Festival which was organized to honor our Armed Forces. Bullard’s Festival in-cludes not only a parade, a car show, carnival rides, and food vendors but also a separate exhibit for outdoor arts and crafts on the town square and a street dance. The festival is a major tourism event in the area and is attended by visitors from all over Texas and the Southwest. This year the Genny Wood Art Show will be held from 9 am to 5 pm on November 12th. It is held in the large climate-controlled gym of the Bullard First United Methodist Church. It is a day long exhibit, and it includes its own entertainment. The stage is set. Brook Hill’s orchestra performs. Other fi ne musicians are heard. A special red painting by Genny Wood is always the signature piece for the show. Sev-eral additional pieces of her work are always exhibited. The work of fi ve members of the Art Retreat group will be seen. Approximately forty other artists from Texas and surround-ing areas will set up booths to display their work. The group provides everything for the exhibit including advertising, decorating, paperwork and organization. They help the artists set up their booths providing everything down to the nails to nail artwork into the carpet covered walls. They even serve lunch for exhibiting artists. Proceeds from the exhibit are given to a Mission House in Bullard which feeds, clothes, and provides medical help for the needy.


art

Genny Wood’s painting that graces the wall of the Art Retreat and is the signature piece of the

Genny Wood art Show.

Last year’s Genny Wood Art Show

artists


artistprofi les

Article submissions: Articles are accepted and reviewed by a panel. Photos may accompany articles. Space, relevance, writing and appro-priateness play a huge part in the decision making process. Individual artists are more likely to have fewer than 100 words plus a photo published. Deadlines are the 5th of the month prior to publication.

Greta Faulkinberry

Katherine Bunce

Mollie Jones Susan Wallis Chesley

“I am the lucky person who hosts the art retreat in Bullard where several artists meet each week to work on their skills in watercolor painting. It’s a place where we can discuss art, family and ideas on life. I know I’m better off for knowing these wonderful women. I have been studying watercolor painting for fi ve years. I fi rst studied under Genny Wood. My interests lie in animals and portraits of my grand-children. I love color, and sometimes I’m reminded that not all things are bright and colorful. My painting is very much a work in progress, and I look forward to our get-ting together every week to get help and improve. Two years in a row the group has taken a trip to our home in Ruidoso, New Mexico to paint and visit the art galleries. This year the retreat girls will go in October. This gives us a chance to see different scenery and ideas to paint. After a week there, we all have been painting most of that time and have several paintings to bring home and show.”

[email protected]

Art Studio: 903-825-3394

“I have been painting in watercolor for four years. I started after I had retired from teaching Junior High Science at Edgewood ISD and moved to Tyler. My fi rst watercolor teacher was Genny Wood. Genny had taught art in Tyler for 18 years. Now, I show my art at the Genny Wood Art Show that is on the same day as the Red, White, and Blue Festival in Bullard. It is amazing that after all the years I thought I would never paint, it is just natural to paint pictures. Thanks, Genny, for encouraging me to pick up my brush, let loose, and paint!! I paint now with the group of gals at Greta Faulkinberry’s Art Studio in Bullard!”

[email protected]

“I live and work from my studio in our red barn home in Noonday, Texas just south of Tyler. I paint at Greta’s Art Retreat in Bullard several days a week. I have been an artist all my life. I had a very suc-cessful 25 year career on the professional art show circuit and traveled all over the United States showing and selling my work. Beginning as a pen and ink artist, I produced origi-nal wildlife drawings, had black and white prints made, hand colored these prints and offered them for sale in addition to the originals. I’m still amazed I can draw and paint and make a good living doing what I love. I am a member of a wonderful international blog, Artcolony (artcolony.blogspot.com) and have just re-turned from a weeklong reunion with these nationally acclaimed artists in Chicago, Illinois. I am a member of Southwest Watercolor Society (Dallas), National Wa-tercolor Society, and the Louisiana Watercolor Society. This November I will be participating in the annual Genny Woods Art Show in Bullard, Texas. My favorite subjects to paint are glass and crystal and just about anything with a refl ective surface. And, if I can paint every painting to include some red....that’s all the better.” mollie-jones.blogspot.com

“Love of art has been with me for as long as I can remember. Having been an educator, I found myself always trying to integrate art into the classroom. I strongly advocate early art exposure and education as well as allotment of time for its expression. Having painted in watercolor for just a few years, I was surprised by how much there was to learn on the subject. I still feel that it is a constant learning experience. I am fascinated by its unpredictability, the endless color combinations, and the wonder-ful transparency of watercolor. Trying to capture the way light falls upon a surface, representing a desired texture, or trying to convey an idea or emo-tion is a gratifying challenge. I enjoy painting all subjects, especially from real life, whether it be a truck in a fi eld, a grandchild, or something from my kitchen. I usually paint from photographs and enjoy the adventure of being out and about, then fi nding something great and grab-bing the camera.”

[email protected]

Owner of House of Peace Art Retreat and Artist

House of Peace Art Retreat Artist House of Peace Art Retreat Artist

House of Peace Art Retreat Artist


artistsBeyond The Pale Withrow Cooley

Expect the unexpected from this quartet featuring fi ery fi ddle, hammered dulcimer, fl ute, accordion, mandolin and guitar and stunning vocals. Formerly based out of Tyler, Beyond The Pale performs a high energy blend of Celtic/Americana/Roots music including some interesting twists with music as di-verse as the Beatles and Pink Floyd along with a bit of Cajun and Texas Swing. Beyond The Pale moves seamlessly across music borders and always deliv-ers an eclectic and family-friendly show. You may fi nd yourself dancing! Now hailing from the DFW area, Beyond The Pale has been touring the tri-state area since 1998 with six CD’s available. The group will perform at the Fresh

Patio Concert at Brookshires in Tyler, 6 to 9 p.m. Sat-

urday, Oct 15, 2011.

More information at www.beyond-the-pale.com

Jacksonville musicians Mike Withrow and David Cooley perform classic rock and blues as an acous-tic duo. They also occasionally backup other musi-cians on guitar, drums and percussion. The two half-brothers got together musically after spending most of their adult lives in different parts of the country. They moved to Jacksonville a year ago and have been rediscovering each other’s musical interests ever since. Withrow Cooley is available for booking at acoustic performances on Friday and Saturday nights. Please write to

[email protected] for information.

Rafael Espinoza

Rafael is a singer/songwriter/guitarist. In 2009, his senior year in High School, Rafael won All-State on guitar. He was also selected as the guitarist for the Four States Jazz Band where he had the op-portunity to perform with Tom “Bones” Malone of Blues Brothers Fame. (Malone now plays in the CBS Orchestra on The Late Show With David Letterman.) Since then, Rafael has attended Tyler Ju-nior College where he played guitar in the Top Jazz Ensemble, The Classical Guitar Ensemble and played guitar in the front ensemble of the TJC Apache Marching Band. Rafael was accepted with schol-arship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and began attending in the fall of 2011. Berklee College of Music is one of the top music schools in the world and counts among its alumni John Mayer, Quincy Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Vai, Emily Elbert, and Esperanza Spalding. You can stay up-to-date with Rafael Espinoza by going to

www.facebook.com/musicrafael.

Janet Morrison

“I fi rst started painting 25 years ago with the local decorative arts group in Texas City. I took a long break to raise my daughter. Upon retiring and moving to East Texas in 2009, my love for art has resurfaced. I found wonderful supportive art friends through the watercolor group, Splash, and at Greta Faulkenberrys Art Retreat. There, I have been fortunate to fi nd wonderful painting friends and teachers like Maureen Killaby who teaches graphite drawing. With their encouragement, I have entered local art shows where my work has received awards and recognition. I was also honored to have my graphite piece Toby in the Gallery Main Street in Tyler.”

[email protected]

Katherine Zymbroy

“I am an artist living in East Texas. I was not born or raised in Texas. I am what the local citizens would refer to as one of those “Dang Yankees” who came for a visit and stayed. I was born in Connecticut although I didn’t live there long after my birth. My fa-ther, a postman and a vagabond at heart, soon moved the family out west to Scottsdale, Arizona where I was infl uenced at a young age by the elder Native Americans who sat outside Song’s General Store and told wonderful stories and bt the artists who frequented our home. One artist was a man named Monte Flagg. He always took the time to critique my crude little drawings by patiently showing me ways to improve them while encouraging me to keep drawing. To them I own a debt of gratitude that I will never be able to repay. Although I do not have a formal education in art, I cannot say I am a self-taught artist. To be self-taught one would have to have lived in a vacuum with no outside encouragement. I prefer to be called a self-disciplined artist. Art takes work when you’d much rather play; perseverance, when faced with negativity; and some insanity in your family tree that gave you the motivation to become an artist in the fi rst place.”

[email protected]



art


The right frame of mind by Amanda Retallack

A whimsical, abstract painting hanging on a wall is art. A pair of jeans; a baby doll; an old, worn out handsaw — these things, most would agree, are not art. Frame these pieces, and one might admit that they have an artistic appeal. It’s a leading principle for Emma Robinson, owner of Art World, a frame shop and art gallery on McCann Road in Longview. “People can frame anything. If you have it, I can frame it,” Emma said. “And if I’ve never framed it before, I’ll fi gure out the best way to do it!” And sure enough, with that determination Emma has framed a pair of jeans, a baby doll and an old, worn out handsaw. During a recent tour of her shop in the Brookwood Village Shopping Center, Emma stops to pick up a shadow box of an encased dog toy, chewed up and mounted in pieces. A customer had brought the toy in to be framed after a large piece of the toy had been removed from his beloved dog’s large intestine. The customer wanted to keep the toy as a reminder of how much he paid to save his furry friend’s life. “Like I said,” Emma smiles, “you can frame anything.”

Emma’s been in the framing business for almost four decades. Her fi rst job in the framing world was right out of high school when a local business saw potential in the recent graduate. “I was hired because I was good with color and perspective, and I also had an obvi-ous passion for design,” she recalls. Forty years later, Emma is the proud owner of her own business where she builds custom frames, sells artwork (some of which is her own) and dabbles in the retail side of things offering customers a wide range of greeting cards, easel frames, photographs and other goodies. Her friend and fellow artist, Susan Tanner, assists Emma on the business side of things and adds her creative fl air every so often. “I love what I do — I love building things for people,” Emma says. When you walk into her shop, you may be overcome with a sense of framing frenzy. There are hundreds — no, thousands — of frames to choose from. Practically every square inch of the wall space is dedicated to showcasing the frames — one of which will house your perfect piece of art. But have no fear; that’s what Emma is there for: to help you keep from going into frame overload and steer you toward the right frame of mind. “Some people walk in here knowing exactly what they want; others don’t have a clue,” she says. “That’s what I’m here for — to assist in choosing just the right fi nishing touch to an art piece.” “If you love it enough to have it framed,” she adds, “I’m going to respect it enough to do it right, from choosing the right frame to piecing it together for you.”

The artistic world is an eclectic, dazzling community, and to display art proudly in your home is to become a member of this ever-expanding society. Choosing the right frame for a piece of art can be a daunting process, but with a certain attention to detail, the results can be beyond spectacular. Debbie Shores and Traci Holms-Steinmiller, sisters and co-owners of Gold Leaf Gal-lery in Tyler, know that a frame should complement the piece, aid in telling its story and be an extension of the work. What does the art say to you? Figure out its purpose and you’ll know what to surround it with. The sisters have been in the art & framing business since high school when they attended The Arts Magnet High School in the arts district of downtown Dallas. From there, Debbie went on to the Art Institute of Dallas. She was studying visual art and

1621 West Loop 281, Suite C

903-295-7665522 E. Loop 281, Suite B

903-757-7946

Where Knowledge Saves You Money

With 2 Convenient Locations in Longview:

Pools & SpaAccessories

Bullfrog is the only spa with

interchangeableseats, and our jet packs will

blow you away!Powered by JetPaks

Where Knowledge Saves You

Money!

Tile border, VB liner, gold package. Call for details.

Must See!

18x33 Dynasty Deluxe

$5887.62

art


creating paintings in realism when she discovered her passion wasn’t so much within the canvas she was ex-pressing herself on, but in the frames she was putting on her pieces. “In college, everything I created had to be framed; presentation was 50 percent of our grade, so, obvious-ly, the frame was important,” Debbie recalls. “I realized then how much more fun it was for me to design and build the frame than to create the art.”

After that revelation, Debbie put down her paint-brush and started working at local frame shops. She has 24 years custom framing and still loves every min-ute of it! In 1991, Debbie was chosen out of hundreds of framers at MJDesign’s corporate headquarters to be formally trained in chancery italic calligraphy. Her calligraphy adds that elegant touch to many special framing projects. Traci, also an artist, was awarded The Nordan Fine Arts Scholarship to TCU. Realizing she would rather market art, she graduated with a business degree and has worked as a sales and marketing manager ever since. “It’s amazing that after all the years growing other businesses I am now growing my own business in the industry I originally set out to do — art,” Traci says. Debbie worked as the custom framer for the previ-ous owner of Gold Leaf for many years until one year he told her he wanted her to have the shop because of her integrity and attention to detail. The two sisters came back together just two years

ago to act as co-owners of Tyler’s popular frame shop and art gallery. “This has really been a dream of mine forever,” Deb-bie says. “I have a real passion for making beautiful art even more beautiful.” Debbie believes that framing should become part of the art — the frame should enhance the art without taking away from it. It’s important to get a feel for the artist’s intent, and match an appropriate frame. “Understanding how to take something sentimental and making it work within our customer’s home decor is what has kept Gold Leaf Gallery in business for 37 years,” Traci says. “We ask many questions before coming up with a design. I really try to get to know my customer and what he/she really wants to accomplish. The most fun part for me is hearing why the piece we are framing is important to the customer.” “There are basically three styles: classical, contem-porary and traditional,” she points out. “Style is the most important thing to consider. After that, look at color schemes.” Art is meant to inspire, to teach and to entertain. In some cases, a bad style or color choice can alter the story the piece is meant to tell. “You wouldn’t put a Spanish-style frame on a traditional piece of art,” Debbie adds. “It just wouldn’t look right.” But that’s what Debbie, Traci and Emma are here to do — assist you in making your treasured piece of art even more beautiful. “Even today, I still believe presentation is 50 percent of the grade,” Debbie says.

For more information, visit Artworld’s website at www.artworldlongview.com

or Gold Leaf Gallery’s website at www.goldleafgallery.com

2028 B Texas 323 Loop (Across from Texas Road House)Southpark Shopping Center

Tyler, TX 75701 903-595-2425www.heavenlyhoneybuncakes.com

• Meetings

• Corporate Events

• Dinner

• Private Parties

• Wedding Receptions

• Baby Showers

• Children’s Birthday Parties

Honeybun Cakes

in Various Sizes

• Cakes

• Mini-buns

• Sweethearts

• Whoopie Pies(variety of flavors)

NEW HOURS: Tue-Fri 7:30-2pm, Sat 8:30-4pm

NEW FLAVOR Pumpkin Whoopie Pie

SPECIAL... Buy oneget 2ND ONE FOR 99¢

2900 GILMER RD. • (903) 295-9516WWW.THEGALLERYOFLIGHTS.COM

Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30 • Sat. 9:00-4:00

Available in Black or White


New CD released by ET Jazz Orchestra The eighteen-piece East Texas Jazz Orchestra has released their fourth CD titled After Dark. Songs on the CD include “Why Don’t You Do Right”, “Makin’ Whoopee”, “After the Loving”, “Begin the Beguine”, “Stormy Monday Blues”, and many others. CDs may be purchased at Ameri-can Band Instrument Service, 124 Shelley Dr. or Center State Music in the Green Acres Shopping Center both in Tyler, Texas. The band’s next open performance is at Moore’s Store in Ben Wheeler, Texas on Saturday evening, October 29, starting at 7:00 PM.

news

BEDROOM SHOPWe specialize in sleep at the

916 W. Loop 281 • Longview

LayawayAvailable

Also offering selected lines of mattresses from COMFORT CRAFT and SIMMONS along withFUTONS, KIDS’ BEDS & WATERBEDS!

Experience relief from:

• Back & Neck Pain Swelling • Restless Leg • Hiatal

Hernia • Acid Reflux • Asthma • Arthritis • Muscle Pain

• Sleep Apnea • Stress Tension • Fatigue

Bring this coupon to receive

with mattress purchase. See store for details. Some restrictions apply. Expires 9/30/11.

903-297-0682

QUEENStarting At

TWIN(Extra Long)

Starting AtTAX FREE

with a

medical

prescription!

FREE DELIVERY & SETUP

19th Annual Cajun Fest in Carthage Authentic Cajun food, music and dancing will be featured at Cajun Fest in Carthage Saturday, October 15. Music will be heard all day long beginning with the Super Group (lead by Maestro Leonard Kacenjar of the Marshall Symphony) at 10:00 am and Don Fontenot et Les Amis (Cajun and Zydeco) at 1:00 pm. A special concert will be offered from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm featuring L’Angelus, a Cajun swing

band just back from a special European tour and World Youth Day performance. Tickets for the concert are $10 each. The festival is an annual event held by St. William of Vercelli Catholic Church at 4088 NW Loop in Car-thage. For more information or tickets, call the church offi ce at 903-693-3766.

The East Texas Jazz Orchestra is composed of seventeen professional musicians that love the big band sound and style. Most of these profes-sionals teach music as well as perform. Miss Linda Heatly is featured as vocalist, backed by fi ve saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, piano, bass, guitar and drums. The band is available to perform for wed-dings, dances, parties, shows, and other special occasions. For booking information contact Mac Miller at 903-593-3195.

MONDAY–SATURDAY 9–6 • CLOSED SUNDAY

2324A Judson Rd. • Longview

903-753-1691

Many styles to choose from!

Come check out our selection of Ugg Boots for men and women.


The Cook’s Nook by Amanda Retallack

You may say the folks running the Cook’s Nook in Longview have a perfect recipe for success: Event coordinator and bistro manager, Shannon Story, takes equal parts of a love for cooking and a passion for tasty cuisine, adds a huge spoonful of experience in kitchens (from fast food to fi ne din-ing), sprinkles a dash of customer service and retail knowledge and mixes it all together, serving it up in a homey setting. Those are the ingredients that have made The Cook’s Nook what it is today — a dynamic kitchen gadget shop coupled with a bold bistro that dishes out everything from home cooking to specialty items such as gluten-free foods. “This place is for those who love to cook and those who don’t,” Shannon said. “We have every kitchen tool you can imagine, from can openers to strawberry hullers — and yes, those are real things! We also offer up daily dishes for guests who just don’t want to cook but want to put a hot meal on the table.” Guests. Shannon and associate Sylvia Turk, retail manager and bread baker call their customers guests because, as Sylvia tells us, the formality of dining at The Cook’s Nook is off the table as soon as you walk through the door. “The Cook’s Nook is about the art of sharing our passions with people,” Sylvia said. “When you walk in, you’re greeted, we’ll do product demos of anything you’d like to see, and we’ll help you fi nd exactly what you need to make your life a little easier in the kitchen.” She added, “We’ve worked to make our bistro side of the operation a true kitchen atmosphere like you’re sitting down at your own house, your parents’ house, or your grandmother’s house. The kitchen is where you convene and visit about life and the day you’ve had, and we want our guests to feel as ‘at home’ as possible.” The tables on the bistro side, with their dark wood and deep green cushions, are very invit-ing — like a kitchen table should be. Along the wall are oversized paintings of wine glasses, and long shelves are home to greenery and colorful platters. The lighting is fresh and natural thanks to the large windows where guests can look out to see other shoppers in the shopping center come and go. A nice people-watching spot. After lunch, guests are encouraged to explore the retail side of things, where you can fi nd top tools in culinary art made by quality brands from Cuisinart to Kuerig to Kitchen Aid. In Longview, The Cook’s Nook is synonymous with fi ne kitchen utensils and gadgetry. It wasn’t until the new owners purchased The Nook in 2009 that the eatery really came to frui-tion. “The Cook’s Nook has forever been a place that catered to foodies even long before that term was used,” Shannon said. “But in 2010, we really turned it into more than that. The bistro concept is about progression and change and although our menu doesn’t always change, our hope is to give

Longview a taste of something different. We get so used to the same things and often get in a rut and bored with what we’re eating.” And that’s where the art of it comes into play. “Whether it’s an afternoon lunch with a few friends or a family dinner, we want everyone to share the delight of a good meal and the art of good, nutri-tious foods,” Shannon added. One thing that really gets Shannon’s creativity going is special requests. Almost daily, she is given a task of creating a meal for someone who is diabetic, someone who can’t have salt in their diets, someone who has specifi c allergens. “I will do anything for anyone,” she said. “I enjoy that – it allows me to think outside the box and really be creative with what I create in the kitchen along-side our chef, Jamaud Smith. We love collaborating together to come up with new recipes.” That collaboration also comes into play as they cater big events, from weddings to birthday celebra-tions to after-hour events. The Cook’s Nook also hosts fun events such as monthly kids’ classes where kiddos ages 7-14 cook up treats such as club sandwich wraps and cheesy pizzas. But there’s more to cooking than making great food — it’s also a great group activity! Shannon also hosts corporate groups who create meals together as teambuilding exercises. They host the occasional Iron Chef competition, allowing coworkers to work together to dream up tasty dishes. In teams, they’re given one ingredient to use as the centerpiece of a dish then told to let loose and get creative. Ultimate-ly, they are judged on team work, communication and presentation.

Healthy Tools

for Better Living

Kitchen Shoppe • Cooking School • Catering & Brunch

1446 McCann Rd. • Longview, TXTheCooksNook.com903-757-5300

For those who love to cook

& those who don’t.

Soda Stream • Healthier Sodas • Variety of Flavors • Cola, Diets • Energy Drinks • 1 CO2 Canister will make 150 Cans of Soda

Daily Dinners for 2To Go! Mon-Fri @ 4:30

Call For Menu

10 Year Warrantyon Motor

Easy to CleanSlow Juicer

Green Pans are Here!Easy to Clean

No toxicity from

PTFE/No PFOA

Eco Friendly

Non-Stick Thermolon

Artisan BreadsAvailable by Special OrderFocaccia, Muenster, Multi-Grain, 100% Whole Wheat,

Classic WhiteCall or Order through Catering

for more effective juicingSlower juicing does not harm

raw ingredients with frictional heat retaining all nutrients,

flavor and taste.

Bring

in t

his a

d

to r

eceive

10%

OFF

all non-s

ale it

ems in

the

Bistro o

r Retail

Store!


2309 Gilmer Rd.(Across from Walmart, Longview)

903-291-0991

LocallyOwned &Operated

• Hard to Find Candy• Blue Bell Ice Cream• Floats• Homemade Goods• Boots, Saddles• Antiques

CASH FOR GOLD

Mercantile & Trading Co.

Broken Jewelry, Gold & Silver

music

Get UncomfortableGet Uncomfortable

Comfort is a trap

It lures us and seduces

Till we’re in that velvet

grasp

Comfort is a trap

From “Money is a Drug” by Randy Brown from the CD Dream Big

This month’s lyric, like last month’s is also from one of my own songs, “Money is a Drug”. I’m getting a little cocky, ain’t I? To be honest, I fi nd the song a little preachy, but the lyric says what I need said for this column so... what the heck, I’m gonna use it. When it comes to art, comfort is overrated. Too many artists get comfortable with what they have done and been successful with in the past. Remember how un-comfortable you were when you fi rst started creating, how clumsy and out-of-control the process felt? Well, I am here to tell you that wasn’t a bad thing. Comfort is the bane of art, the enemy of creation and death of growth. Get comfortable and you are fi nished as a

MusicMusicby Randy Brown

The “B” Side of

vibrant, exciting artist. You have reached the peak of your art and now you can be considered a craftsman, which is not a bad thing, but it ain’t really art is it? (I know, I know, so write me an ugly letter or email already, I’ll be happy to respond.) If you seek to be an artist and grow as an artist, you must not under any circumstances get comfort-able. How do I know this? Easy, I get comfortable. I make myself irrelevant because I fi nd something that works and just keep doing it. After all, the results are good and it isn’t too hard. But when I quit stretching myself, I quit challenging myself and I stop growing. So how do I fi x it? It is really easy; I get uncomfortable. I know this sounds so absurd, that a guy who is almost 60 years old should be talking about being uncomfort-able, but here I am and that is what I am saying. You know how pearls are made: an oyster which has a smooth shell inside and very tender skin gets a foreign object, a grain of sand, a rock or a piece of shell inside it’s soft and comfortable interior. Rather than kick it out, which it physically can’t do, it uses that foreign object as a seed of creation. It extrudes a pearl in order to make the uncom-fortableness go away. Viola!!! Think about it, Vincent Van Gogh had madness, Beethoven had deafness, Hank Williams had depression and addiction and look at what they created. Now, I am by no means suggesting that you become an addict, deaf or mad, but everyone of us has things that make us uncomfortable in our life. We all have our crosses to bear, so to speak. I say, embrace them and they will become the allies of your creation. There would be no art if everything were perfect. Art is the result of troubles and the longing that comes from imperfections. To quote the great songwriter and tortured artist, Townes Van Zant, “There are only two kinds of songs, the blues and Zipadee-Doodah.” That may sound like a funny statement, but there is truth in it. Nothing can exist without an opposite: no light without dark, no up without down, no beauty without ugliness and certainly, no art without discomfort. So how do you embrace discomfort? You start by look-ing it in the eye. Begin with something easy, something that makes you mad: traffi c, government, rude people, high gas prices. Then move on to the things that are a little harder to embrace but universal: sickness, death, inequity. When you have that down, you can start on the really potent personal stuff: your own failures, the frailty of a relationship, your personal experiences with sad-ness, loss and depression. The more personal the better, and in the end you will fi nd that it is much cheaper than a therapist. All the best songwriters I know put it out there for everybody to see, and that is why they are so good. They aren’t afraid of being uncomfortable or of what oth-ers think. They square their shoulders and embrace the fear, anger and longing and use it to build their art. The art of discomfort, who’d a thunk it? Caution, this paragraph is intended only for the per-forming artist. If you don’t perform, don’t you dare read what follows: When you perform, discomfort can provide you with even more benefi ts. Take the pain, anger and longing you felt in creating the art and put it into the per-formance. Heck, country music and blues is built almost exclusively on this premise. Feel what you created and give it to the audience. They will take it and send it back to you, making your highs higher and your lows lower and getting your point across better. Hard to go wrong there.

music & news


Mineola Battle of the Bands

Robin & the Bluebirds kick off Fireant Festival

Mineola Gypsy Market Music and Arts Festival has announced the ten area bands that will compete in the 2011 “Battle of the Bands” event on Saturday, October 8. The event kicks off at 10 am and continues all day until 5 pm at North Johnson Street in Mineola. The bands are: Wesley Pruitt Band, Gypsy Rebel, Shelby Pace, Truffula Tree, Last Call Outlaws, Dazed, Backroad Bandits, Ramoth-Gilead and His Affi liads, Archimedes - Watch Out!, and Thomas Wade and the Busriders. A $2000 cash fi rst prize is to be awarded to the winner at the end of the event. The Mineola Gypsy Market has food, games, vendors and many other forms of entertainment for all ages. Admission and parking are free. Call 903-569-9209 for more information.

Robin & the Bluebirds will be kicking off the Fireant / Boogie Woogie Festival AND start off the “BOO Run” in the downtown Marshall square, Saturday, Octo-ber 8 at 11 AM. The rockin’ blues roots group will be fresh from a gig the previous weekend at the Red River Revel in their native Shreveport. The fi ve member group includes Bruce Flett (who formed the origingal Bluebirds in 1986 with his brother Buddy Flett), guitarist and Grammy nominated songwriter Jerry Beach, beautiful and talented vocalist Robin Beach Black, former Killer Bee Stanton Hoffman on keyboards, and percussionist Zeke Seighman. With a room full of musical credits, including six appearances at the New Orleans JazzFest, The Bluebirds are a group music fans will not want to miss.

Mollie Jones The Genny Wood Family

Wincie Caskey

Katherine Bunce and Lou Brown Kathleen Sharpe and Eva Munson

David Ackerson and Gaylon Dingler

Genny Wood’s Painting & our trademark for the show

4th Annual Genny Wood Memorial

Art Show and Salepresented by THE MISSION HOUSE of Bullard

FEATURED ARTISTSCissy Boyd

Mary Ann LeeMollie Jones

Vernita Bridges HoytBetty Northcutt

Robin EnnenkingDoug CarterHerb Bryant

David AckersonGaylon Dingler

John DietzJoel Nichols

Maureen KillabyKathy Zymbroy

Jennie LyraDani Walker

Susan Wallis ChesleyCheryl Forhan

June EppJudy Roark

Eva MunsonKatherine BunceElizabeth Guthrie

Tisha ClinkenbeardBobbye Koncak

Karen DeanMargo Stamp

Richard WilliamsMonty Graham

Bullard High School Art Dept.Brookhill High School Art Dept.

Charles BrooksLisa Rachel Horlander

Bullard 1st United Methodist Church Family Life Center211 S. Rather • Bullard, Texas

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

To participate or for more information, please contact:

Greta 903-530-3812 [email protected] [email protected]

• Red, White & Blue Festival honoring our military • Car Show • Bands • Parade • Arts & Crafts • Food • Fine Art Show with Entertainment

So pick that scab, make it bleed, feel a little pain, settle into it, savor it. Now write about it, paint it, sculpt it, dance it, do whatever you do to express your art. It will remind you that art ain’t simply a party but instead is a journey of self-discovery and a dance with yourself. You know what they say? That you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. Well, you can’t make art without feeling a little discomfort. So got for it... get uncomfortable. By the way, if you have comments, suggestions or criticisms about this or any of my columns, feel free to send them to me: [email protected]. If you ever simply get curious about what the heck this rambling old man does then go to www.brownrandy.com. Here is a link to the song “Money is a Drug“ http://tinyurl.

com/3b5gplx which is the source of the monthly lyric. Let me know what you think. See you next issue.

Randy Brown is a small business owner and singer/songwriter living in East Texas and has been involved with many sides of the music business over the years, from being a sideman, a sound man, touring performing songwriter, operating a venue, and a recording studio owner/engineer. He likes to think he tells the truth to himself about his art but knows deep down inside that sometimes it is simply a bald-faced lie.


photographyNew York Noir - Street Photography by Orville Robertson TCC Photo Gallery will host an exhibition of the work of New York street photographer, Orville Robertson, beginning October 6 and extending through November 19. The show is curated by Roy Flukinger, Senior Research Curator at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin. An opening reception will be held Thursday, October 6 from 4-8pm during the Longview ArtWalk. Gallery owner, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, conducted a Skype video interview between the photographer and the curator. “I thought this would be a way to better understand the scope of the work” she said. The excerpts that follow have been edited for length and clarity.

OR (Orville Robertson)

I am a New York City street photographer. I’ve been photographing street pho-tography for about 33 years or so, and I love what I do. Walking around; that’s my thing. Walking around taking as little pictures as possible. And then I pack up my gear and go home.

RF (Roy Flukinger)

Number one, I love the title, New York Noir. I think it is very onomatopoeic. It’s got a wonderful ring to it and sounds like the images look.

Number two is the fact that I have seen lots of night photography by other pho-tographers. I think most of them have said that it has forced them to come to terms with things like lighting and structures which is addressed differently from daytime work. But what was interesting to me was that you said it forced you to become a better daytime photographer too, which I think is quite remarkable. And I think that is one of the things that you, sir, do particularly well because you are aware of what’s going on there and you still have that great fascination with the street.

OR

Well, I shoot very very slowly. When I fi rst started photographing street, I shot a lot more than I do now. Not as much as [those like] Gary Winnegrad, who just burn through the fi lm. Snap, snap, snap. Half a block you will go through a roll of fi lm. I just never felt comfortable doing that. I just slowed down tremendously. For a time I assisted someone who was a pinhole photographer. You know how slow that is? I mean, an exposure may take up to a half an hour or an hour. But it made me think that if you concentrated and used kind of a large format viewpoint where each frame means something, rather than just burning through frame after

Taste the Fine Wines of TexasOCTOBER 28TH - 29TH

On the Square in Downtown Mt. Vernon

FRIDAY, OCT. 28TH, 6-9PM • SATURDAY, OCT. 29TH, 10AM-5PM

Mt. Vernon is located 100 miles east of Dallas on I-30, Exit 146 to Hwy. 37903-537-4365 • www.visitmtvernontx.com

Wine lovers will sample outstanding Texas wines at Wine in the Pines. This event is sponsored by the Franklin County Farmers Market and the Texas Department of Agriculture. Admission is free, must be 21 or older. Wine can be purchased by the glass, bottle or case. Tastings $1 each. Artists will present cheese trays, wine goblets, wine stoppers and wine related paraphernalia.

No matter the medium, we’re pleased to support the Arts in East Texas.

“There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.”

Julie Taymor, American Director

3700 Gilmer Road 3700 Gilmer Road 202 Hollybrook Dr. 202 Hollybrook Dr.

903-759-0751903-759-0751springhillbank.comspringhillbank.com


• Drums

• Guitars

• PA Systems

• DJ & Lighting

• Karaoke

• Band Instruments

• Pianos & Keyboards

• Effect Pedals

Two Great Locations!

2312 Judson RoadLONGVIEW

903-758-8872www.mundtmusic.com

3532 S. Broadway Ave.TYLER

903-561-8828www.mundtmusictyler.com

photographyframe after frame, you would actually get a higher percentage of what I felt were good photographs. You have a lot of photographers and that is their method. I mean, I respect how they shoot, but they will go through 36 exposures and not fi nd, actually, anything. I would probably cut my throat if I went through a roll of 36 and didn’t see at least 10 interesting photographs.

RF

Do you fi nd that particular technique has made you miss some opportunities or not?

OR

I am always thinking of the next, the next, the next. Because if you get aggravated while you are out there, you will think of something that you just missed. You are going to miss the next one.

I have an expression I love saying: There are pictures everywhere. And on a really good day you look around and there are so many interesting things to photo-graph. So that is what I focus on. And this is after a long painful, you know, learn-ing curve of going through this. I love what is coming up next.

RF

What fascinates me is the fact that one picture can step back and present a broad sort of documentary awareness of the street and everything in it, while the next one can be up close and possess a vibrant intensity. It can be a character study; it can take advantage of the blur of the fi gure. It can take advantage of the out of focus fi gure. And I love that sort of work when it is done well by a photographer like you, either during the day or at night. You happen to do it eloquently. And you address that challenge even more in the nightime.

Finally, I should note that the intuition you follow throughout your career remains very sound. Your imagery is deeply felt, and always has been. Many photogra-phers look at the street and can fi nd something that is interesting or ironic or cute. But you go further. You get in there and make us feel what it is like to pound the pavement and feel the air and smell the scents of the city. And THAT feeling, THAT emotive force, is truly tremendous.

OR

Thank you very much! I am not used to people talking about my work, so thank you very much.

TCC Photo Gallery is located at 207 N. Center St. in downtown Longview or on the web at www.tccphotogallery.com.

Orville Robertson’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions in the United States and is represented in many major museum, private, and corporate col-lections. He is the publisher and editor of Fotophile, the photography journal he founded in 1993. He is the co-curator of Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers at the Brooklyn Museum in 2001, highlighting one hundred living black photographers. In 2004, his group show Man-ifestations: Photographs of Men, co-curated with Kay Kenny, was exhibited at The Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was also awarded a 2002 Fellowship in Photography by the New York Foundation for the Arts. Orville Robertson lives in Queens, New York City with his wife and walking companion Patricia, whose amaz-ing eye has helped him capture many of his best photographs.

East Texas Symphonic Band’s2011-2012 Schedule

Fall Festival of Music Concert • NOVEMBER 14, 2011Belcher Center, 7:30 pm, $1 at the door for adults (students & children free)

Grand Winter Celebration Concert • FEBRUARY 6, 2012Belcher Center, 7:30 pm, $1 at the door for adults (students & children free)

Sounds of Spring Concert • APRIL 2, 2012Belcher Center, 7:30 pm, $1 at the door for adults (students & children free)

Pops in the Park Concert • MAY 24, 2012Teague Park Amphitheatre, 7:00 pm, Free Admission

For more information, email us [email protected]

or call903-738-9442

Visit our website for updates at

www.etsymphonicband.comFind us on Facebook


Kilgore Artist selected for Encaustic Association Show Two encaustic works by artist Carolyn Fox-Hearne, Kilgore College Art Instructor, were chosen from more than 400 individual entries received from over 100 artists in the International Encaustic As-sociation’s “Encaustic Masters Inspirational Voices” Gallery Show at Columbia River Gallery in Troutdale, Oregon September 22 – October 12, 2011. The judges

took quite awhile to select the works that represent the best encaustic work available internationally. Encaustic is paint that is made from beeswax and damar resin. It has to be hot at all times during the painting process. The Fox-Hearne works are Pensive II and Red Faces.

Downtown Kilgore

news

To advertise your

downtown Kilgore

business,call

903-738-0408.

• Fine Oriental Antiques

• Antique and Estate Jewelry

• Fine Silver

• China and Crystal

• Unique Gifts for all Ages

903-984-1420120 N. Kilgore St. • Kilgore, TX 75662

Alley Cats Antiques & GiftsFrom garden to tabletop... Find something unique at Alley Cats!

213 E. Main Street • Kilgore, TX

903-984-9840

DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSBeer • Wine • Margaritas

EXTENDED DINNER MENUTo Go Orders • Catering

MONDAYthru

SATURDAY11 A.M.

to9 P.M.

903-988-8000107 N. Kilgore St. • Downtown Kilgore

nannyg

oatsca

fe.co

m

nannyg

oatsca

fe.co

m

Wake Up With Make-Up!

Permanent make-up is artistically applied to enhance your...

Eyebrows Eyeliner Lips

Inside Tanline

903-985-0012 • 903-984-8700

218 N. Kilgore St. • Kilgore, TX


art

• Art Classes• Mural Artist

• Parties

4315 Gilmer RoadLongview, TX

903-212-5252

903-212-5253

Art

Bakery

Create ART!

Full Functional Art Center

la cabane de dessert• Breads

• Desserts• Pastries

• Cakes for all occasions

Need Canvas?Locally Made

Highest

Quality

& Best

Prices!

Gallery

Wrapped

Custom

Sizes

www.sunbeltmfg.com

Manufacturing Co.

103 Nikki Dr. • Longview, Texas

903-759-59131-800-333-8412

60%OFF RETAILUse Coupon Code

PWL60off

100% American Made

Flocking to the Michelson by Amanda Retallack Bird-watching will take on a whole new meaning as the Michel-son Museum of Art opens its doors to a new art exhibit this month. “Birds in Art,” a traveling exhibi-tion of the world’s fi nest contempo-rary art works about our feathered friends, will make its home at the Marshall museum from October 29 through January 7. It features an international group of 60 painters and sculptors from 11 countries, and the juried show —organized by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum of Wisconsin — has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most premiere wildlife art shows. Each year, a jury selects about 100 works in various media for the exhibit. With about 800 en-tries just this year, the task is daunt-ing, but allows for only the best to be displayed once the winners are named. Patsy Boersma, Development Di-rector, noted that while the Woodson Art Museum has been exhibiting this show for 35 years, this will be the third time the Michelson has been selected to house the works. “In the past, the exhibit has been very well received here because we have so many nature and wild-life lovers in the area,” Patsy said. “Through the years, the exhibit has gotten more and more viewer friend-ly. It evolves, and it stays up-to-date with what people want to see which makes the exhibit stronger and more vibrant as it relates to its audience. The art work has moved away from just birds; it’s now more about the larger picture —the art shows many of the birds in their natural habitats ... more of their environment and surroundings and in compositions that only suggest the presence of bird life.” From grand sculpture to abstract art to realism on canvas, the artists in the exhibition effectively explore a variety of techniques and ideas, along with all kinds of species. Virginia native, Mary Cornish, uses oil on canvas to show off a brightly colored saddle-billed stork that is almost abstract in nature, while Pennsylvania native Jim Bortz takes to acrylic on hardboard to realisti-cally illustrate a happy little nuthatch

perched on a crab apple tree. For those who want to learn more about each piece, a fully il-lustrated catalogue will be at your disposal to thumb through and get the story behind each artist, their artwork, and history behind the “Birds in Art” exhibit itself. “The Michelson hosts education programs for school children in the area all during the year, and we hope to partner with the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge and bring their expertise to our programs dur-ing this exhibition,” Patsy added. She also mentioned that this is a great time of year for this exhibit, as the holidays are fast approach-ing and classrooms and families are making their way to the museum.“During the holidays, we have a lot of traffi c,” Patsy said. “At Christmas we will again have our story trees — 10 to 20 small Christmas trees deco-rated to illustrate different children’s books. Children come with their classrooms and families to read by the trees; they will defi nitely enjoy the bird exhibit on display while in the museum.”

The Michelson Museum of Art is open Tuesday - Friday, 10am to 4pm, and Saturday, 1pm - 4pm.

There will be an opening reception for the “Birds in Art” exhibit on November 3 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm with an array of appetizers and drink for guests to enjoy. Everyone is invited!

Questions? Please contact the

Michelson Museum of Art at

903.935.9480

Jim Bortz, Nuthatch and Crab Apple, 2010,

acrylic on hardboard

Mary Cornish, Picasso’s Muse, 2009, oil on canvas on board


Henderson Civic TheatreProudly Presents

Music by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom JonesDirected by Annalise Powell

September 29 • October 1, 2, 6, 8, 9Thursday & Saturday Evening Performances: 7:30pm

Saturday & Sunday Matinees: 2:30pm

Tickets: Adults $12 • Students & Seniors $10

Henderson Civic Theatre122 East Main • Henderson, TX 75654

(903) 657-2968www.HendersonCivicTheater.cominfo@hendersoncivictheater.com

Artist’s World by Jan Statman

School has started. Bells are ringing. Lunch boxes are fi lled. Computers are juiced. And brand new back-to-school shoes are scuffed. This is a strange, and in many ways, a bizarre school year be-cause teachers are under siege. For the fi rst time since WWII, the

Texas Legislature has diverted vast sums of money away from the public schools. Faced with a $27 billion state budget shortfall, the Legislature cut $4 billion in funding for school districts during the next two years. Those courses which do not have a direct impact on mandatory testing have been abandoned or are quietly neglected. Some districts have been forced to eliminate teaching positions. Others have decided to hire younger and less expensive teach-ers to replace those who are experienced, although somewhat higher paid. Can anyone seriously consider a teacher’s pay to be unreasonably high? Since their income comes from taxes, teachers are suddenly renamed “government workers,” and fi nd themselves in the peculiar spot of being made to look like economic villains. How the world has changed from the time my mom insisted that I take all those education courses! If I wanted to be an artist, that was fi ne with her. I could study art. She already had a houseful of oil paints. However, she told me that even during the Great Depression the teachers of this suffering coun-try did not lose their jobs. Why? Because everyone understood that education was the most valuable thing we could do for the coming generation. Edu-cation was important. Education was essential. A healthy system of free public education was one of America’s greatest contributions to civilization. An educated population can make intelligent decisions. An ignorant population can be all too easily led.

art

Once I earned that teaching certifi cation my Great-Uncle Louie would stand up every time I walked into a room. It bothered me that this vener-able gentleman would insist on doing that, but he believed “A Teacher Deserves Respect.” We have all known at least one wonderful teacher who made a difference in our lives. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Schneider, was probably not the most outstanding teacher in the city. Nobody ever gave her an award, but she cared about every child in class 3A –One at PS 92. She cared about everybody on his or own terms and for his or own personal dreams. She cared enough to smooth the traditional third grade diffi culty of moving from learning how to learn to learning actual facts. She provided the warm feeling of welcome that made us want to get up and get going. She let us know that school had so much to teach and that there was so much to learn you didn’t want to miss a thing. There was the business about islands and penin-sulas. There was George Washington, who was the Father of Our Country. There was Abraham Lincoln, who wore a beard to balance his big tall hat. There were Leif Erickson and Vasco da Gama and Ameri-gus Vespucci, all of whom discovered important places. There were multiplication tables, measles, The Adventures of a Brownie, grammar, chicken pox, “The Elephant’s Child,“ and handkerchief in-spections. We had to have a handkerchief. There was a great green world between the blue places of the pull down map. That world was full of people who looked different, spoke different words and dreamed different dreams, and every one of them in every place had ideas about things, just like every one of us in class 3A- One. When Mrs. Schneider wrote “Knowledge is Power” across a not-too-good test paper, you knew why you wanted to do better. When Mrs. Schneider needed a play to produce for Friday Morning Assem-bly, I just went home and wrote one for her. It was the reasonable thing to do. It was all about magical people, fairies and elves. Third graders acted it, di-rected it, staged it, and produced it because nobody told us we couldn’t do it. We never knew it could be anything less than magnifi cent. Unfortunately, I had to be the Queen of the Fairies because with this voice, nobody would believe me as an elf. When Mrs. Schneider taught us about poetry, she introduced us to the sound and magnifi cence of words which could make the fog roll in on little cat’s feet and could make the road a ribbon of moonlight. There was that unfortunate boy standing on the burning deck, and it was reasonable to stop by the woods on a snowy evening. Mrs. Schneider took us to the Farm in the Zoo where city kids saw really truly cows up close and personal. We discovered sheep were fuzzy and fat, pigs were fatter, and barnyard animals smelled something awful. Mrs. Schneider took us to the Metropolitan Mu-seum of Art where the Rembrandt paintings looked back at us. We were forbidden to touch the sculp-tures, but when she noticed a small pink hand

903.984.1420120 N. Kilgore Street

Historic Downtown Kilgore

Teal Appealby Flaunt


artinvoluntarily reach out to Rodin’s “Hand of God,” she never said a word. She knew that good ideas were too valuable to waste. She knew that creative thought held the promise of the future. She gave each of us the opportunity to grow our own ideas. We learned that Knowledge was indeed Power, a power that could be harnessed to carry us on our own special journeys through life. Of course, she was not singu-larly responsible for my becoming an artist. That road was far too long and complicated. The impor-tant thing was she did not discourage me. She did not prevent it. She kept our little minds “turned on.” She taught us to face life in the terms of that famous Little Engine. She taught us to say, “I think I can.” Somehow, she even made it possible for me to earn my one and only “A” in arithmetic. Mrs. Schneider’s third grade class eventually turned out one artist, four doctors, three nurses, two journalists, one novelist, a physicist, a couple of musicians, several lawyers, an array of teach-ers, two social workers, two high school principals, successful mommies and daddies, and an actor. All of us did what we did because she taught us that we could. The start of this diffi cult school year seems the right time to say a few words in praise, not only for Mrs. Schneider, but for all the dedicated, hard-working teachers in classrooms everywhere. Their hands hold the promise of tomorrow.

2125 S. Eastman Rd. • Longview, TX 75602 • 903-746-7925

www.unlimiteddivas.com

Devoted.Inspired.Victorious.Anointed.Sisters

Edom Festival of the Arts by Paul Anderson

Saturday, October 18th of last year, was a casual day for me. My plans were to go to Lake Richland Chambers for an afternoon of fi shing with my favorite guide service. I decided to stop on the way in Edom, Texas because their Festival of the Arts was opening at 10:00 a.m. I arrived there a little early, and the eager and very friendly volun-teers were happy to let all of the early birds into the show. It’s been many years since I attended the Edom Festival of the Arts, so this was almost a fi rst tim-er’s experience for me. I did not have a lot of time, so I carefully selected the artists whose work was new to me. The festival is very nicely organized and laid out, and it is not diffi cult to get around to see everything that is offered. It was immediately evident that the artists selected were some of the best I have seen together in one festival. The Edom Festival was living up to its reputation of be-ing a true fi ne art festival. Cindy Fuqua, aka Cindy the Potter, was one of my fi rst stops. Cindy is not a new artist to me since I have some of her pieces in my home. Cindy has been at AlleyFest in Longview for many

years, and her work is always popular. We especially enjoy eating our Chinese food out of a set of bowls and chopsticks we bought from her a few years ago. Cindy is from Alba, Texas. www.cindythepotter.com

Another favorite potter at the festival was Les Mitchell from Mineola, Texas. Les has some of the most unusual fi nishes on his work, and he was sell-ing his own styled Jack-O-Lantern made out of clay. I could not resist buying one that had a comical wry smile for our home. www.lesmitchell.com

I do not have the time or space to specifi cally mention all of the booths I stopped at, but I will quickly include the most impressive new artists I met. Ryan Ayres is an oil on canvas abstract and surrealist artist. His work is something to enjoy and spend a good long time looking at. www.lucentvisions.com

I spent some time visiting with Jo Moncrief, an abstract artist that works in acrylic on canvas. She had the fortune of being one of the booths right at the entrance/exit. Jo’s style is a favorite of mine. As an abstract artist myself, I was encouraged to see both Ryan and Jo displaying their art. www.jomoncrief.com

Cathy Pegues and Karen Musgrave are two artists from Golden and Mineola, Texas respectfully. Their art brought a fi ne collection of realistic western life scenes to the festival. www.onehorsegallery.com/news

After looking at the works of numerous photo artists from small to very large photographs, fi ne furniture, plus metal artists and watercolor artists, I made my last stop at Troy Parker. Although Troy is challenged signifi cantly by Cerebral Palsy, he has learned how to use computer programs to create very impressive pieces of fi ne art. His work is unlike anything else I have seen, and each piece has the emotion and connection one would expect from someone with an artist’s heart. Some of his art is put on greeting cards, and I found the Christmas cards we used last year at Troy’s booth. www.troysartwork.com/

As I left the Edom Festival of the Arts, I deter-mined that I would seek to participate in the 2011 fes-tival, and if that does not work out, I will be back as a visitor. The volunteers of the Edom area Chamber of Commerce were the most gracious hosts and made my short trip enjoyable. I continued on and ended catching a personal record sized Hybrid Bass that afternoon. What a day in East Texas.

The Edom Festival of the Arts will be held this year

on Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October

16th.

903.984.1420120 N. Kilgore Street

Historic Downtown Kilgore

New Arrivalsof Washable Rugs


Directed by David Woody

SEPTEMBER 29 & 30 – 7:00 PMOCTOBER 1, 6, 7 & 8 – 7:00 PM

OCTOBER 2 – 2:00 PMReservations are recommended.

Tickets $8.00 • Call 903-885-0107

MAIN STREET THEATRE

Performed by special arrangement with

Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

227 Main Street • Sulphur Springs, Texas

By Joseph Kesselring

www.WinnsboroCenterForTheArts.com200 Market St. • Winnsboro, Texas

903-342-0686

In Focus Photography Club MeetingSeptember 31 • 6:00 pm

Jonanne Brown Exhibit (Subject to confirmation)October 2011

Crossroads – Ann ArmstrongOctober 22 • 7:30 pm

In Focus Photography Club MeetingOctober 31 • 6:00 pm

Crossroads Concert – Tiffany ChristopherNovember 4 • 7:30 pm

Art MarketNovember 4, 5 & 6

Local Writers ShowcaseNovember 5 (Time to be announced)

Crossroads Concert – Heather McReadyNovember 5 • 7:30 pm

Crossroads Concert – Druha TravaNovember 11 • 7:30 pm

Starry Night – Dinner & AuctionNovember 19 (Time to be announced)

In Focus Photography Club MeetingNovember 28 • 6:00 pm

American Indian Fellowship, ReceptionNovember 20 • 2:00 pm

Live Music2nd Saturdays

Clearly Vocal – September 10Silver Strings – October 8Miles Pike – November 12

Join us for coffee, dessert, and great music!J.O.Y Hall, 1st United Methodist Church

406 E. Lane St. • Quitman903-763-4127

Tickets available at the door or church office.

Doors open at 6:30 • Show starts at 7:00Admission

$7/adults • $5/students

artA new place to goby Lisa Hawkins A new business has opened up in Longview - a place where one person, a family, or a group can go to create art and enjoy tasty pastries. Denna Miller is the owner of Create Art and “la cabane de des-sert” located in Longview. Art is not new to Denna; she has 24 years experi-ence creating art and teaching others how to create their own art. She taught art in people’s homes and in public schools. She was a Grant Artist for the State of Texas and a Grant Artist for G.K. Foster. She did Art Education at Mozelle Johnston for the Junior League of Longview and was asked by the Friends of the Library to volunteer to do their Art Education. Denna also has painted murals for 24 years and will come to your location to create them on walls, sinks and tiles. Denna opened at her location on May 28th of this year. After years of saving and planning, she decided to pursue her dream by opening “la cabane de dessert” and Create Art. “la cabane de dessert“ is a full service bakery with Denna’s daughter Calli Miller as the pastry chef. Calli and her employees bake delicious scones, cookies, artesian breads, and many other wonderful desserts fresh daily. They also make beautiful cakes and offer catering for all events. The customers are raving about how they always come back for more. Create Art has much to offer. Entering the build-ing, there is a gallery which features local artists’ and students’ artwork and a gift shop. The rest of the building is comprised of a large area especially for art classes for all age groups. This space is also used for workshops, birthdays, parties, baby showers, fi eld trips, and for clubs and organizations to come in and enjoy. The Longview Garden Club just held a tea and purchased items from the bakery for their event held in the comfortable, impeccably decorated room. Recently, Denna also did the event “Pops in the Park” for the Longview Symphony Group. She is able to cater to all events using the two businesses she owns – a nice combination. At Create Art you can learn to make 99.9% ster-ling silver jewelry, canvas and water color paint-ings, drawings, clay, pottery, and glass. Particularly

impressive are the fused glass bottles which she has in groups of three fused together. What a wonderful way to recycle glass bottles and make a home beau-tiful by making a wall hanging out of these bottles. Glass jewelry, tiles, bowls, plates, and night lights made with fused glass are also on display. Create Art is a place where you may learn from Denna or create on your own. Think of all the unique gifts you may produce. Create Art also holds their own events like ‘Adults Night Out’ once a month, ‘Kids Night Out’ twice a month, and a ‘More Fun Night’ held 4-5 times a month. October 1st is “Family Fun” from 10 am - 2 pm where you paint a pumpkin. Reservations are needed for this event, and more than one person may work on a pumpkin. After-school classes are available. Call 903-212-5252 for registration informa-tion. Create Art a place where you can walk in anytime and create your own art! Come out and create art at 4315 Gilmer Road in Longview.

Are you a song writer, poet, short story writer, working on your novel, an already published writer, or just love to hear new talented writers read their work? Then Roxie’s Reading Group is the place to be! Roxie’s Reading Group was started in Novem-ber of 2009 by Roxanne Villarreal at a Coffee and Wine Shop she owned called Roxie’s. It was lo-cated in Downtown Longview in the Weaver Build-ing right around the corner from the Longview Museum of Fine Arts. Roxie started the group because a friend of hers was working on a novel, and she thought it would be fun if there was a place where friends could get together and share what they wrote. She asked her friend if he would like to read his writing, and he agreed. At the fi rst reading, there was only a small group of people, but before long the group grew. Songwriters at-tended and would play their songs. Many poets, short story writers, and people working on novels who heard about the group started to attend. Roxie closed her business, but the group wanted to continue. Today they meet at P’s Gallery located on Glencrest Lane or Leilawoods Flowers in Downtown Longview on Methvin Street. They hold meetings once a month at one of the two locations. Writers of all genres are encouraged to bring any original work including short stories, chapters to novels, poems, cartoon books, and songs. Film producers sometimes join the gatherings. The meetings are truly inspirational, quite entertain-ing, and you will meet many wonderful people. To join the group or fi nd out when they are holding a meeting, you may email Roxie at rvil-

[email protected] or become a friend on Facebook with P’s Gallery, or join the group on Facebook called Roxie’s Readings for more information on meeting places and times.

One of the writers at Roxie’s Reading Group is holding a contest called The Electric Roadster. The deadline is in November. Anyone is welcome to enter. Details are on Roxie’s Readings Facebook page.

Roxie’s’ Reading Group


writing

GLASS GARDEN INC.

Stained Glass Studio

Classes • Supplies

Custom, Commercial

&ResidentialGlass Art

903-234-0201913 West Loop 281, Suite 122

Oak Forest Shopping CenterLongview, Texas

www.EastTexasShredding.com

1114 West Harrison Rd., Bldg. A • Longview, TXFor more info: 903-295-8600 or 903-758-3222

Stop by our 4th annual “Secure Your ID Day” and take advantage of safe and

secure destruction of personal sensitive information! Tell your friends and family!

3 Bag/Box limit per person

www.facebook.com/PineyWoodsLive

OMAR SHARRIFF WES JEANS ANTHONY PARRISH

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 • 7:30 PMMARSHALL VISUAL ART CENTER

GET YOUR TICKETS ATboogiewoogiemarshall.com

Marshall, Texas: BIRTHPLACE OF BOOGIE WOOGIE


See us on Facebook

Extended Hours For Sale: Mon - Sat. 9am-6pm • Sun. 12 Noon-5pm

QUANTITIESLIMITED

EVERYTHINGMUSTGO!

COME SEE WHAT ALL

THE TALK IS ABOUT!

WE WILL BEAT ANYBODY’S ADVERTISED

PRICE!

FIRSTCOME,FIRSTSOLD!

NOREASONABLE

OFFERREFUSED!

LOCALLYOWNED & OPERATED

EXCELLENTCUSTOMERSERVICE

Documents

Piney Woods Live Oct 2011