Featuring Darli and Anton Iakovlef from Ballet Theater of Maryland

Nick Brumley embodies everything we admire about songwriters. His lyrics deliver truth, judgement and pain, with no hope for comfort, while his vocal is etched into your brain with an intoxicating sorrow.

"Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the heritage of Collin County and ice cream is definitely part of our heritage!" Cindy Johnson, Chestnut Square Executive Director said. "We think the Crank-Off is a great way to kick off the summer here in McKinney."

CJ's Coffee Café in downtown Denison will continue its Sounds of Summer concert series Friday evening by hosting two bands, Three River Jazz and Sun City.

Artwork of John Allen Simpson

May 29 - June 1

The Creative Arts Center in Bonham is hosting its first Glass Exhibit in June. Opening, Saturday, June 8 with a reception from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., this show is being held in conjunction with the annual exhibit of the Red River Photo Club. Both shows are open so any photographer or glass artist may enter.

Casting has concluded for Sherman Community Players' annual summer musical, The Drowsy Chaperone; nearly 40 residents of the Texoma Region came to the open auditions held in late April at the historic Finley Theater, and a cast of 20 was selected.

Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his excessively modern takes on stories from other eras. His most popular is film is 2001’s Moulin Rouge, a pop musical set in 19th-century Paris. He’s also the visionary behind the bizarre 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, a film that proves just how awkward Shakespeare’s English sounds in the real world. Now Luhrmann has been put in charge of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s era-defining look at 1920’s decadence.

To borrow a line from "Closer to Fine," Indigo Girls came crawling on our shores Friday night to the delight of a standing-room-only crowd at McKinney Performing Arts Center.

The film once again stars Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, reckless captain of the Starship Enterprise.