Lifestyles
  • On April 1 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Creative Arts Center, Master Art Quilter Leo Ransom instructs beginner through intermediate students on the art of creating a portrait on a quilt. In this class you will use 2 fat quarters of fabric (1 light and 1 dark) to create a portrait. There are roughly 30 patterns ranging from people, flowers and animals to choose from with easy to much more complicated details.
  • For our March meeting, members are invited to give a short presentation about The Great War, which later became known as World Wari I, telling about an ancestor who served in this war.
  • Mother Nature smiled on the Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games and a breathtakingly beautiful spring weekend greeted a spectacular crowd that filled Pecan Grove Park - West in Sherman on Saturday and Sunday for a family-friendly festival that had everything from Scottish folksingers to Irish wolfhounds.
  • Last year's egg hunt at the Choctaw Cultural Center proved a big success. The center's second annual Easter Eggstravanganza will be held Saturday, April 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (photo provided by the Choctaw Nation)
  • Think you can't draw?! Join artist and volunteer Wayne Smith as he leads Intermediate & Advanced youth and adult drawing students ages 7 and up through a comprehensive course on spatial relationships titled "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". Space is limited so make your reservation soon!
  • We are happy to announce that TMC Bonham Café will once again be open in the mornings for breakfast. In addition, we now have "make your own waffles" on Thursdays as the breakfast special.
  • 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 31 at Benediction on the Square, downtown Leonard
  • Sign up today to join us at the Creative Arts Center on Saturday, March 25 from 10:00am-5:00pm to create your very own 2' x 2' Barn Quilt Square! Instructors Carrol and Karen led an incredibly successful workshop at the end of July in conjunction with the Bonham Quilt Hop, and we are ready to do it again!
  • Refreshments and resources will be available at 5:30 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., speaker Ericka Kelly, former Chief Master Sergeant for the Air Force Reserve will give remarks. "There are women veterans who are not recognized for their service," says Clemons. "Come celebrate to bring awareness and give these women the recognition they deserve."
  • The fourth Pecan Gap, TX craft fair is going to be March 25, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We are looking for crafter/vendors; all of the tables/booths will be in the community center or fire station in case of cold weather.
  • Guitarist Chris Pérez, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos, married Selena nearly 30 years ago. He formed The Chris Pérez Band in 1998 with John Garza, Rudy Martinez, Jesse Esquivel and former Selena y Los Dinos keyboardist Joe Ojeda. The group’s debut album, Resurrection, was released in 1999 and won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album. This event features a 5k Glow Run, a One-Mile Walk, and live music on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge March 25



  • As part of his Starting Fires Tour, Darius Rucker will play two shows at Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Durant on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9.
  • Buddy Mondlock's songs have been recorded by Garth Brooks, Joan Baez, Guy Clark, David Wilcox, Janis Ian, Peter, Paul and Mary and a host of other artists. Nanci Griffith fans will recognize Mondlock's "Comin' Down In the Rain." Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy Buddy's tantalizing songs in the intimate musical setting of Harmony House located 10 miles north of Bonham.
  • Chief Bankston's retirement party is set for 4:00 p.m. March 23, 2023 at Roy V. Floyd Community Center, located at 1100 West 5th Street in Bonham, Texas 75418.

  • Join us for Water Talk: Pollinator Gardening from the Ground Up on March 22 starting at 12:00 p.m. as Liz Moyer with the Native Plant Society of Texas will discuss why planting native plants are so vital for your yard and pollinators, like butterflies.
  • Featured storyteller Joe Hayes onstage at the 38th Annual Texas Storytelling Festival with ASL interpreter Joel Hill. "I usually tell people, 'You know how long it takes you to learn a story? From the day that you first think you would like to tell it to the last time in your life that you tell it, that’s how long it takes you to really learn the story,'" Joe Hayes said. Hayes, a specialist in Southwestern folktales and an award-winning author who’s published more than 25 children’s books, was one of the five storytellers who took the stage at the festival’s featured storyteller concerts.
  • We are happy to announce that TMC Bonham Café will once again be open in the mornings for breakfast starting on Monday, March 6, 2023. In addition, we now have "make your own waffles" on Thursdays as the breakfast special.
  • The streets of historic downtown McKinney will come alive during the Arts in Bloom celebration April 14-16 with fascinating sights and sounds featuring fine artists, musicians, Texas wineries, and food vendors. Admission to Arts in Bloom is free! photo by Allen Rich
  • On Sunday, March 19, '23, 3:00-5:00 p.m., YOU are invited to Harmony House Concerts to hear the songs and the adventures of Bob Livingston in the ambiance of our 'little house on the prairie'. Livingston came to Austin with Michael Martin Murphey after playing bass on Murphey's Geronimo's Cadillac album. In Austin, Livingston, reinvented himself as the Lost Gonzo Band bass-player/singer who toured and recorded with visionary misfits like Jerry Jeff Walker, Murphey, the Lost Gonzo Band and Ray Wylie Hubbard. They called it the 'progressive country scare!'"
  • Free admission - all donations of funds and pet products will go to Braveheart Animal Volunteers
  • Experience the amazing diversity in wetland vegetation and wildlife while learning about the history and basics of wetland ecology. After a safety and canoeing introduction, spend about 40 minutes on a guided trail around the Heard wetlands, followed by free paddle time to explore on your own.
  • Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America (BAA) announced that the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will play in Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair Park through April 2. Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular...welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
  • Asleep at the Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show, Morgan Wade, Emmylou Harris, and more to grace the famed Longhorn Ballroom stage in March and April
  • Friday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, the day people around the world pay homage to Irish culture, and what better way than joining your friends at Neighbors Place Winery to enjoy a glass of wine while listening to gifted vocalist Aubrey Lynn!
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  • The Texoma Behavioral Health Leadership Team (TBHLT) is hosting the seventh annual Community Behavioral Health Conference (CBHC). This event will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  • This week, join your friends at Neighbors Place Winery in Bonham to enjoy talented musicians Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17. On Thursday, Casandra Hashert will host open mic night and then on Friday Neighbors Place Winery welcomes Aubrey Lynn.
  • To be considered for the Purchase Prize, artists must submit an online application by Friday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m.
  • Every tulip is an explosion of color and Texas-Tulips has a million blooms to admire and compare before you bring your favorite bouquet home.
  • On Wednesday, March 15, Michelle's beginners Belly Dance Basics series begins at 6:00 p.m.! In this 8-week series, make friends, have fun, raise your heart rate and your self-esteem while learning the ancient and beautiful art of belly dance. No matter your dance experience, we will start with the basics and have you dancing combinations and perfecting your technique in no time. This is a low impact class suitable for all body types, and all levels are welcome to join us as we create art through movement.