SEPTEMBER 2010
FEATURES
8 Small-Town Festivals Teach the Value of
Community
Tis
the season for many festivals and fairs this time of year and many think they
serve a great purpose in bringing communities together.
By
Tom Geddie
10
Jeff Allen Helps Others Gain Mobility
Fueled by wanting to help his wheel-chair bound mother
get better access to theaters and stores, singer-songwriter Jeff Allen is
raising money to help others as well.
By
Tom Geddie
11 The Birth of the (i) School
Cumberland
Academy in Tyler sets the standard for a new classroom setting.
By
Patti Ramey
20 Mark Cooke is Moving Up
Longview’s
Mark Cooke has a new performing contract with a Nashville label and a new
single “Can’t Cheat in a Small Town.”
By
Tom Geddie
21 The Gillette Brothers
American
Cowboy Culture Award winners Guy and Pipp Gillette bring music and history to
Crockett.
By
Tom Geddie
DEPARTMENTS
4 Talk of the Town
Children’s
Advocacy, Highway 80 Garage Sale, Ruby Allmond Songwriter Winner, Workforce
Solutions East Texas Longview Center, Texas State Railroad Corn Maze, ArtsView
6 Business
Preservation Awards,
Longview Junction Train Depot, Longview Named Tea Town USA, Chef Jackson York
Honored, Texarkana Main Street, Environmental Grants, Texas Association &
Convention Visitors Bureau.
12
The Arts
12
William Young Gets Real
15
Art Listings
13 Calendar of
Events
18 Music
18
Music Listings
19
White Noize by Kevin White
22 Dining Guide
22 Review: Gonzalo’s Mexican Restaurant
By Jeremy Light
22 New Chef at The
Links at Land’s End, Edom
Bakery Chef Jackson York wins
award, and
Sweet Peas Bistro & Espresso
Bar opens
in Athens
25 Bookmarks
Medium Raw: A Bloody
Valentine to the Wold of Food and the People who Cook It by Anthony Bourain,
and Burn Notice: The Fix by Tod Goldberg
Reviewed by Jeremy
Light and Patti Ramey
27 Poetry
The Wind IIn My Sails by
Cassidy Rogers
Hot Air Balloon by
Brynn Whatley
29 Living Room
Don’t
through away a perfectly good chair just because it needs some minor repairs.
Here’s how to fix it.
By
Kerry Dugger
30 Kids Korner
31 Marketplace
COVER: Secluded Dream by William Young