Category: Entertainment

Three very unhappy housewives try to decide the fate of their despicable husbands after a mishap with a game freezer, locking all three men in with the frozen dead animals. That is the plot of the upcoming show, “The Smell of the Kill,” at Henderson County Performing Arts Center, opening Thursday, Sept. 3 and running through Sept. 12.

The comedy, written by Michele Lowe, and sponsored by Steve Grant Real Estate and Document Solutions, the reveals three very unhappy housewives and their despicable husbands. When the men inadvertently lock themselves in the new meat locker, the wives are left to ponder whether to let them out or let them freeze with the rest of the game. The outcome will be revealed in the second act!
The play runs Sept. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. Reservations are available at 903-675-3908 or online at www.hcpac.org. “The Smell of the Kill” is rated Theatre PG-13. HCPAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located at 400 Gibson Rd., Athens, Tx, 75751.

Editor’s Note: Wait, what? An abstract painting with his own Facebook page and backstory? Apparently so … and apparently he hangs out in Henderson County. Here’s the story I’ve been told …

By Phikokaloa Jones

Recently spotted in Athens at Callaway Coffee, newly opened Seed to Table, and ZEN and Beauty Salon, as well as in Mabank, at Lil’ Juice Barn, a 3’x4′ painting with the unlikely name of Clyde,The Abstract Painting, is making the zaniest of waves all over East Texas!

The story out on Clyde is that, this past August, when Clyde first hit town in Kemp, he was immediately profiled by the Kemp Police and locked up in the historic Bonnie and Clyde jail for being drunk and disorderly. (Once you see Clyde you immediately get how he was taken for D & D!) Clever Clyde managed to escape the Kemp jail, however, and is now traveling all throughout East Texas on what he calls his mission: Trying to explain to anyone who will listen that ABSTRACT ART IS NOT DANGEROUS, but rather full of meaning and insight! Continue reading “Abstract painting (Clyde) gets a life of his own”

Press release

The Henderson County Performing Arts Center is holding open auditions for the comedy “9 to 5: The Musical.” Roles are for eight females age 20s to 60s and eight males 20s to 60s. The musical is based on the mega-hit movie 9 to 5 starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin. Auditions are cold readings from the script and learning and performing one song from the show. No preparation or experience is necessary. Performance dates are October 1-10. Auditions will be held in the Main Stage Auditorium from 6-8 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, August 10 and 11 at 400 Gibson Rd., Athens. Continue reading “Open auditions scheduled at HCPAC”