FEATURES
8 Legacy of the Country Blues
In and Around the Upper East Side of Texas
An impressive list of country blues legends got their start in the cotton fields of this region.
By Tom Geddie
10 Home Away From Home at Marshall’s Roseville B&B
Discover this quiet and relaxing hidden getaway in Marshall.
By Patti Light
11 Mary Ruff Interweaves Health, Healing
and the Visual Arts
Artist and massage therapist Mary Ruff embraces body, mind, and spirit in her art and healing practices.
By Tom Geddie
12 Giving Woman is Grateful to also
be on the Receiving End
Thelma Barker is known for helping others. When she was injured and lost her home in a tornado near Ben Wheeler, people paid her back.
By Tom Geddie
DEPARTMENTS
4 Talk of the Town
Tyler Museum of Art, Kinky Friedman, Emily Elbert, Crossroads Music Company, Women in Tyler, Bonham Artists, Empowering Girls, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Kenneth Threadgill Concert Series, Matthew Davidson, Robert Johnson Blues Foundation, Rebels and Roses East Texas Music Festival, Kyle Park, Cody Johnson, Casey Donahew, Jason Meadows, Rich O’Toole, Stoney Larue.
6 Business
Statewide water plan, Kasey Lansdale/John Carter Cash Songwriting Workshop, Linda Mastaglio, Tyler Area Builders Home Products Show, Corsicana Main Street, Atlanta Growth.
16 Grits & Gourmet Dining Guide
Reviews: Cafe Barron’s by Jeremy Light and Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar-B-Q by Patti Light.
18 Calendar of Events
20 Music Listings
25 A Dailey Dose
28 Bookmarks
Reviews: Heat Rises by Richard Castle, reviewed by Patti Light; House of Silk by Anthony Horrowitz, reviewed by Jeremy Light; The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, reviewed by Edward H. Garcia; Cry Till You Laugh: The Part That Ain’t Art by Terri Hendrix, reviewed by Tom Geddie; Acrocanthosaurus: The Bones of Contention by Russell Ferrell, reviewed by Tom Geddie
24 Poetry & Prose
For My Wife, On No Special Occasion by Bill Faulkner, To Be Married by Edward H. Garcia, Someone Special by Buz Craft.
