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Look what's cooking at Harmony House...'The Laws!'
John and Michele Law are not only husband and wife but are also partners in music, performing as The Laws and getting ready to make a strong move for greater recognition in the Americana ranks in this country behind a typically ambitious touring schedule (200-plus nights a year on the road) and a stirring new album for their own label, JML Music, titled Ride It Out. Harmony House is located at Wildscape Acres, an oasis amidst a panorama of woodlands and waving tall prairie grasses, about 10 miles North of Bonham and about 65 miles NE of the metroplex. Concerts are held inside the vintage home being restored and constantly changing like the seasons. The atmosphere is cozy and casual.
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First Annual Anna ISD Education Foundation Poker Run set Nov. 14
Calling all bikers and weekend road warriors, mark your calendar for Saturday, November 14, 2009. Get ready to enjoy a beautiful scenic route to St. Jo Texas. Ride organizers have arranged for 5 stops during the ride where riders will draw a card and say hello to the locals. The proceeds from this poker run will benefit the Anna Education fund, a 501(c)3 organization that awards funds to deserving teachers through teacher grants for innovative projects in the classroom. This family friendly event will end with a good old fashioned country BBQ.
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Chrystal Opry House bluegrass event Nov. 7
We welcome The Brushy Creek Boys back to the Opry on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Included in this band are Adam Stone, rhythm guitar, Bart Smith, bass, David Miller, lead guitar, Justin Smith, mandolin, and Dennis Holland, banjo. All members sing. The Upper Grassmen, our house band, will also perform.
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UNT presents The Marriage of Figaro
Directed by Paula Homer and conducted by Stephen Dubberly, the performances will take place at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 (Friday), 3 p.m. Nov. 8 (Sunday), 8 p.m. Nov. 13 (Friday) and 3 p.m. Nov. 15 (Sunday). An "In the Know" lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Dubberly will discuss the famous overture and the soaring melodies which have immortalized the wedding day of Figaro.
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Ride for the Red to benefit local Red Cross
The 2nd annual Ride for the Red fundraiser for the local American Red Cross will be Sunday, November 8, at Loose Wheels, Texas, off State Highway 691 in Denison. The event will include a motorcycle ride, chili cook-off and raffle of a cargo trailer. Entertainment will be provided beginning at 3 p.m.by Homer Joy, Grammy-award-winning composer and performer, and the Okie Road band.
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Austin College to host Claudia Stevens in one-woman show focusing on famed Victorian female paleontologist Mary Anning
Austin College will host actor and playwright Claudia Stevens as she presents a solo play in one act, Blue Lias or the Fish Lizard’s Whore, about the early 19th century English paleontologist Mary Anning on November 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Beardsley Arena Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center. A discussion will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
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Vincent in Brixton paints picture of van Gogh’s early life
(l-r) Mandy Fason as Ursula Loyer, Cody Lucas as Vincent van Gogh and Jessica Severance as Eugenie Loyer in UNT’s production of Vincent in Brixton. photo by Amanda Breaz/UNT
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One O'Clock Lab Band to perform free concert at Dallas Museum of Art Nov. 5
The internationally acclaimed One O'Clock Lab Band -- the premier ensemble of the renowned jazz program at the University of North Texas -- will perform a free concert at the Dallas Museum of Art as part of its "Jazz in the Atrium" series.
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Bonham Fire Department sponsors benefit concert Nov. 14
Every year, the Bonham Fire Department tries to raise funds for the kids of Fannin County. They are holding a benefit concert at Legacy Ridge November 14, 2009 from 8:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. All door proceeds benefit Fannin County Christmas.
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Austin College choirs to perform fall concert Nov. 8
The Austin College A Cappella Choir performs at a campus event this fall.
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Austin College improv troupe to perform Nov. 3
The Austin College student improvisation ensemble P.S. will perform Tuesday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pouch Club of Wright Campus Center. Running 60-90 minutes, “Didn’t We Try This Last Year?” is open to the public at no charge.
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Paula Cole to perform at McKinney Performing Arts Center Nov. 22
Fueled by two smash singles, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait," Grammy award winner Paula Cole delivers a sublime and sultry musical evening.
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