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Annual Festivals in Longview and throughout the East Texas area
You may be surprised at the number of annual events that take place
right here in Longview, Texas and in the surrounding East Texas towns.
>> Browse annual events, area attractions, and things to do in Longview, Kilgore, Marshall, and more.
We finished up the annual Alley Fest celebration June 4, 5, and 6.
>> Watch Foghat perform at the 2009 Alley Fest.
The next major event is the Great Texas Balloon Races, scheduled the weekend of July 10 - 12. The event takes place out at the Airport.
>> Find out more about The Great Texas Balloon Races.
>> Watch Led Zepellin Tribute band, No Quarter, perform at last years balloon races.
>> Watch a video of the night time balloon glow from the Great Texas Balloon Race.
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Online Art Show
Hey,
how about if we have an East Texas online art show right here? We think
it would be great to showcase the creative works of local artisans and
craftsmen. We have lots of available space, plus people from all over
the world could enjoy viewing your works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you're an East Texas artist, and you'd like to have your work featured here, please send us an email:
info@GotLongview.com
and include photos of your work, your self, your bio, upcoming shows, and contact information. Plus, we'll provide a link back to your website or your social networking profile.
Alternatively, you may contact us with permission to use your available online sources, and we'll retrieve the information.
Do you have Art News?
Send us your press releases, upcoming shows, and artistic venues. We'd be happy to include them here. Use our Contact Us Form or Email us! |
The Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site,
west of Nacogdoches, has an interpretive center, an archeological experiment exhibit and a walking trail. It is located at 1649 Texas 21 W, in Alto. The phone number is: 936-858-3218.
>> See a Timeline of the Caddoan Mounds from 800 A.D. up through our year 2009.
>> Here's the Texas State Historical Commission webpage for the Caddoan Mounds Site where you can find downloadable pdf articles with more information.
Texas Beyond History
is a virtual museum of the cultural heritage of Texas. It includes
sections on the Caddo peoples, Spanish settlements, the Civil War,
frontier life, and more. Quite interesting!
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"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him
its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes
necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life
worth living for the ordinary human being." - Carl Jung
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East Texas Artist, Western Painter, Howard Dubois
Following
his tour of duty in the Army, back in the '60s, Howard Dubois sought
out "the cowboy life". His enjoyment of rural living gave him a solid
foundation on which to build his artistic career. What began with
weekend art shows, has now become his full-time occupation. Howard
has an active schedule traveling to art shows. His current line-up
includes trips to Arlington, Kerrville, New Mexico, and thankfully,
Mineola and Edom. He will be in Mineola during their May Day
celebration, coming up May 8 and 9. Seeing his art work, live and in
person, would certainly be a pleasure."King No. 2"
Artist, Howard Dubois
Mr.
Dubois has a wide range of subject matter and artistic mediums. While
he prefers oil on canvas, he has beautiful artwork in watercolor, and
also pencil. And while he has mastered the structure and muscular
details of dogs, cattle, and horses, his works of old cars, tired
barns, and rodeo arenas have a flavor - and flair - all their own.
You can read more about East Texas artist, Howard Dubois here, and also view a few more paintings. To visit his website, click here.
Local Arts & Entertainment NewsLONGVIEW. May 7 through August 21, the TCC Photo Gallery, 207 N. Center St. in
Longview, is exhibiting the photographs of O. Rufus Lovett, nationally
acclaimed photographer and author of the book, "Weeping Mary". Mr.
Lovett teaches photography at Kilgore College. His photo essays have
been published in "Texas Monthly", including his first photos of the
Texas Rangerettes. TCC Photo Gallery is not open every weekend. For
more information, call 903-236-4686.
If you haven’t
visited the Longview Museum of Fine Arts lately, you are really missing
out. Longview has an incredible art museum, and admission is free to
the general public. What a wonderful way to spend a summer afternoon. Enjoy!
Golden Rules for Audiences at the Symphony, Ballet, Plays, or other Artistic Performances:- Go easy with the atomizer; many people are highly allergic to perfumes and colognes.
- If you bring a child, make sure etiquette is a part of the experience. Children love learning new things.
- Unwrap all candies and cough drops before production begins. (No food or drink)
- Make sure cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms are OFF...and don't jangle the bangles.
- The overture is part of the performance. Please cease talking at this point.
- Note
to lovebirds: When you lean your heads together, you block the view of
the person behind you. Leaning forwards also blocks the view.
- THOU SHALT NOT TALK, or whisper, or hum, or sing along, or beat time with a body part.
- Force yourself to wait for a pause or intermission before filing through a purse or bag.
- Yes,
the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but
leaving while the performance is in progress is discourteous.
- The old stand-by: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
(taken from programs of the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas and Lincoln Center in New York City)Basically, don't do anything that makes people notice you rather than the performance.
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