Category: Entertainment

HCPAC Holding Open Auditions

SmellPress release

The Henderson County Performing Arts Center is holding open auditions for the comedy “The Smell of the Kill.” Roles are for 3 females age 20-‘s to 40’s and 3 males of any age. The men are heard offstage but never seen. This is a perfect opportunity for men to dip their toe into the acting pool without having to actually appear on the stage and memorize lines. Auditions are cold readings from the script. No preparation or experience is necessary. Performance dates are Sept. 3-12. Readings will be held in the Black Box Auditorium from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, July 20 and 21, at 400 Gibson Rd., Athens, TX. Continue reading “HCPAC Holding Open Auditions”

TVCC Wants Musicians, Singers

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(TVCC file photo)

Press release

Do you sing? Play an instrument? TVCC wants you! It’s a proven fact that music will make you smarter in other subjects, and scholarships are available if you qualify. So no matter what your field of study, consider adding choir or band to your fall schedule.

Singers of all abilities are encouraged to audition for a place in the TVCC Choir. You don’t have to have previous choral experience or be a music major, just be able to match pitch.

And the Cardinal Regiment is seeking experienced band members to join their ranks. If you played an instrument and/or marched in high school, you could be on the field and in the parades this fall.

Be sure you get a well-rounded education. For more information, call the TVCC Fine Arts Department in Athens, 903-675-6351 or email [email protected].

Ghost of a Chance Opens at HCPAC

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Bethany is bright, strong, independent and beautiful with zero self-esteem. She has brought her fiancé, Floyd, and his mother, Verna, up to her cabin in the woods, the site of the hunting accident that killed Chance, her first husband. Much to her consternation, he, or rather his ghost, is still there. But only Bethany can see or hear him. Continue reading “Ghost of a Chance Opens at HCPAC”

Eye on the County Checks Out 3 P’s in a Vine

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By T. Gordon Mayhall/Eye on the County

(This was originally posted on Eye on the County)

(Recently), Kevin and I got a great opportunity to go and check out 3 P’s in a Vine Vineyard in Athens, TX. Located at 955 Douglas rd, on a scenic 12 acre landscape.

All told we tasted all eight of their wines, and there was not a single one that didn’t have a distinct, enticing flavor.

I think hands down our favorite was the Tempernillo Reserve, of the reds, A bold wine with hints of berries, underlined with earthy tones, aged in French Oak with soft tannins.

The unanimous decision on the whites was the Porch Swing, An excitingly fresh white wine blended with flavors of apple and honey. Continue reading “Eye on the County Checks Out 3 P’s in a Vine”