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We're still waiting for confirmation on music events from various venues, but I wanted to alert you to the two performances scheduled at Crossroads.

I'll update this post when I have more information about other performers who will be playing around town. Also, we've been having "spontaneous acts of music" with little or no notice. The venues post last minute events on the Online Guide facebook page.



Crossroads presents

Slightly Tilted
Saturday, July 2, 9 pm
Independence Weekend Concert
Price TBD
 
Matthew Davidson Band
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 pm
$15 advance
$18 at door
$20 rsvd seating



Crossroads Music Company
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-1854
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com

November 5-6, 2011 in the historic district

Here's an invitation from Mary Smith to art lovers who want to participate in the Fine Art Market. . .

Volunteering is about making new friends, mingling with old ones and having fun.  A great opportunity to do that is to help with the Winnsboro Fine Art Market in November.

The Art Market is a juried art festival held in the Cultural Arts District of Downtown Winnsboro November 5th and 6th, 2011. After a wildly successful Art Market in 2009, an even bigger and better event is being planned for this fall. Events like this can only be successful if talented people volunteer their time and energy.

Volunteers can choose to dedicate as little as four hours to the event or be intricately involved in the year-round planning.  Do you have special talents?  Put them to good use by volunteering.

“We worked hard during the first Art Market, met many new and interesting people and had such a great time, it never seemed like work,” commented Joyce Hillebrand.  Hillebrand and her husband, Mike Tate, worked as a volunteers during the 2009 Art Market and Hillebrand is now the Volunteer Coordinator for the 2011 Art Market. 

All volunteers receive Art Market T-shirts, a pass to the VIP Hospitality Room during the Art market, an invitation to the wrap-up party, and recognition for their service.

If you’d like to be part of the fun, the first meeting of volunteers will be held Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 a.m. in the conference room at the First National Bank, 315 North Main Street, Winnsboro, Texas.

Pizza and drinks will be served.  For more information please contact Joyce Hillebrand, joyce@winnsboroart.com, 903-763-2050 or Mary Smith, mary@winnsboroart.com, 903-342-3438, or visit the Art Market website at www.winnsboroart.com.  RSVP’s would be appreciated.

The Winnsboro Fine Art Market is a project of the Winnsboro Main Street Partnership, Inc., a non-profit corporation whose mission is to support the development of successful and thriving private sector businesses in the Downtown Historic District and throughout the City of Winnsboro.

Mary M. Smith, Event Director
Winnsboro Fine Art Market
P.O. Box 585
Winnsboro, Texas 75494
903-342-3438

www.winnsboroart.com

This precious kitten is blind in one eye and possibly blind in the
other. According to the Animal Shelter, she is about seven weeks old.

This sweetheart needs a loving family to care for her and
give her the love she deserves.

Please contact:

Winnsboro Animal Shelter
835 Hope Lane
Winnsboro, TX 75494-3542
(903) 342-3400

The Chamber of Commerce presents an all-day celebration at City Park on Monday, July 4.

Fireworks begin at dusk and are always spectacular. Kids can bring their swimming suits and towels. The firemen will be on hand to cool everyone down with water sprayed from the fire truck.

Enjoy a great family day with your friends and neighbors.

For further information, contact the Winnsboro Chamber of Commerce at 903-342-3666.

The list is likely to updated in the days to come as music events often are scheduled at the last minute.


Here is the contact information for the venues:

Art & Espresso
217 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-3343
www.artandespresso.com

Crossroads Music Company
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-1854
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com



Art & Espresso
Lindy & Company
Friday, June 3, 7 - 9 pm
No charge. Tips welcome

Art & Espresso
Peter & Kayla Alewine
Friday, June 10, 7 - 9 pm
This is their first appearance at A&E
No charge. Tips welcome

Art & Espresso
Caleb
Friday, June 17, 7 - 9 pm
No charge. Tips welcome.

Art & Epresso
Margaritaville
Saturday, June 18
Friends of A&E will join us
for a Margaritaville-style
CRAZY DAZE musical celebration!

Put on your best parrot hat ,
Hawaiian shirt or grass skirt
and get ready to sing along.

There will be in store specials
as always during CRAZY DAZE.

Crossroads
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 pm
Jimmy LaFave returns to the
Crossroads Stage at
Winnsboro Center for the Arts.

The fun-loving crew over at Winnsboro Center for the Arts is at it again.

Call and get your tickets while they're still available for a night of comedy directed by Maryann Miller.

Here's everything you need to know. . .



Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

Winnsboro Emporium is quickly becoming, not just a place to discover intriguing used books, one-of-a-kind art and collective vinyl LPs.  Artists and writers enjoy the intimate atmosphere for events.  In June, Conrad, the owner of the Winnsboro Emporium, has three events scheduled.

Live Poets Society Meeting
Saturday June 17, 6 pm
No charge.

This is monthly event that coincides with the 3rd Friday Arts Festival. Poets are invited to read and discuss their work. The public is invited to listen and/or participate.

Workshop for Writers
Jory Sherman will present a two week course titled: New Publishing Secrets, the easy path to publishing. Jory is an award winning author who has more than 400 books in print. He is also an award winning painter.

Saturday, June 18 and June 25
10 am - Noon
Cost $50.00

Book Signing
Friday, June 17 and Saturday 18
Noon-2 pm
This will be the kick off of two new books:
Bukowski & Me by Jory Sherman
Field Guide for Zombie Slayers by Marc Sherman.

Make your plans now to enjoy one or more of these events.



Winnsboro Emporium
316 N. Main St
Winnsboro, TX
(903) 342-6140

Some exciting news from Sandy Page, Director of Winnsboro's Cultural Arts District!  I'll let her speak for herself. . .

The “3^rd Friday” Arts Festival for June 17^th & 18^th is developing with much excitement.  

Thanks to building owners and their willingness to support the arts, there will be separate, beautiful new gallery space at The Key Ring Gallery (on Locust, next to the newspaper) for some of the artists that qualify and are entering the Competition sector of this upcoming “3^rd Friday”.

The focus for this Artists’ Competition is “Natural Resources & Agriculture”.  The artist may choose to use materials that relate to the theme, or they may choose to depict scenes that relate.  More than one entry is permissible. . . up to four.  

The Texas Commission on the Arts has awarded funding to the Winnsboro Cultural Arts District to support “Artists’ Awards” for this and future Competitions that follow this theme.  For this event, first prize is $300, 2nd - $150 and 3rd - $50.   Winners will be announced Saturday afternoon, June 18th.  The Competition is open to the Performing, Visual and Literary Arts.

Artist/vendors may, also, have artwork that does not follow the Competition theme and additional space is available for exhibiting.  Merchants are joining in much more than usual and are highlighting art in displays, etc. and are doing other special events in individual shops.  

The “3^rd Friday” Arts Festival will continue to use the Depot & area, but, now, will have activities all over the downtown area (Cultural Arts District).   Vendor hours, during the day, remain 10am-6pm on Friday and 10am-5pm on Saturday.

On Friday evening, June 17^th, there will be. . .

• A special “Art Walk” evening with the Gallery Opening (wine/hors d’oeuvres)
  
  
• A separate Live Poets Society reading at Winnsboro Emporium
  
  
• SayADream Studio will be open (Ceramic workshop -$3 & lemonade and popcorn)
  
  
• Liefie will be open until 8pm (wine)
  
  
• Art & Espresso will have a “Jimmy Buffet” Party, with music by Caleb.  
• There will be 2 performances of a very special "farm" skit by Nancy and Karl Falster of Falster Farm
  
  
• Numerous merchants will be open on this very special Friday evening.

Along with these “art happenings,” more events are being developed.

“3^rd Friday” is also presenting the Texas Pistolaros "traveling shoot-out" performance Saturday, live music, many interesting vendors, and a photographer recording the festivities. 

The public is invited to both the daytime and evening events.  The hours for the "Art Walk" (Friday evening, June 17) vary a bit for different participants, but cover the period from  6-9 pm.   Hand-out information for the “Art Walk” will be available. Please come and join the fun, while strolling through the downtown Arts District.

For further information on the events, including the “Artists’ Competition”, please contact Sandy Page, Director-Winnsboro Cultural Arts District, (903) 850-1662 or spagewcad@gmail.com have questions.

Congratulations to Lyndi McCulloch at Ladles to Linens, the popular, upscale store featuring gourmet cookware, linens, home decor and much more. This week the store's revamped website features the new online store.

As an incentive to shop at the new online store, Lyndi is offering FREE SHIPPING through June 11.

New items are added daily. If you know there's an item in the store you'd like shipped, just contact Lyndi by phone or email via the website and she'll send it to you.

Visit the new online store now - www.ladlestolinens.com.

If you missed the "Art of Food" dinner held on April 30th, you have a second chance to be part of this sumptuous event.

The Art of Food is an unbelievable 6-course, gourmet meal with wine and entertainment hosted by local artists, Al and Georgia Moore. Enjoy a glass of wine and view our hosts’ extensive art collection while you mingle with like-minded art lovers.

Saturday, June 11th
Tickets:  $200 each
Seating is limited to 12 and most of those are already reserved!

I was told by one of the diners at the first "Art of Food" dinner that the food was better than the finest restaurants.

For reservations,
Contact Mary Smith at 903-342-3438
Marilyn Arnaud 903-342-3343.


Menu - note - the chef, Al Moore, may change
the menu at the last moment if top quality ingredients
are not available.

Aperitif
Dry Sack Sherry & Art Tour

Appetizers
Tarte Flambe ( Alsacien)
Tarte Tomate (Italian)
Spanakopita (Greek)

Soup
Cold soup – either a
Vichyssoise (French) or
Gazpacho (Spanish)

Salad
Heart of Romaine with pear/apple &
Blue Cheese Dressing (American)

Pasta (If included)
Orachetti or Cavatelli
With
 Asparagus Pesto Sauce

Entree
Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Wild Mushrooms & Chipotle Sauce
Or
Beef Wellington with Sauce Cabernet

Pomme Frites and
Haricot Vert Almondine

Cheese  
Cheese plate with Fruit (a French cheese this time)

Dessert
Blackberry Sour Cream Tart
Chocolate Tart

Digestif
Café & Lemoncello or Port