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