Press Release, with courtesy photos Tickets to the 2019 Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association Hall of Fame Awards Show went on sale this week. The awards show will be held Saturday, February 23 at the Paramount Theater in Austin. This year’s inductees include songwriters Christopher Cross, Steve Earle, Billy F. Gibbons, and Bob McDill. The February awards show promises […]
One more songwriter contest is on the horizon. Larry Joe Taylor’s 7th yearly Songwriter Showcase begins Monday, March 4, at T-Bird’s Garage Pub on LJT’s Melody Mountain Ranch in Stephenville. This contest will run every Monday until the finals on April 15, just shortly before this year’s Texas Music Festival begins on April 22. To […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer To download better resolution of or additional photos, click on this link, choose your photo, and download it using the bottom arrow. Or just PM or email me with your email address and I’ll send it to you — MaryJane@SceneInTown.com — No charge whatsoever. And OK, I’m not […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer. For more photos, available on Flickr, click on the link below. Seven of the 28 people now competing for the grand prizes in the 9th yearly Rusty Wier singer/songwriter challenge competed Sunday (Jan. 6, 2019) on the Love & War in Texas patio stage. Those seven were Matt […]
Story and photos by guest writer, Claude Webb Jr. I was looking through an old photo album when I came across these pics that I have posted. I also feel the need to add an explanation, because the man responsible was one of a kind, and this is but one of many unforgettable stories about […]
Press release from 2911 Media, Photo from Pam Minick’s Facebook page. PASADENA, Calif. – The 130th Rose Parade returns to RFD-TV with “American Rancher” host Pam Minick, and meteorologist Christina Loren, hosting the broadcast on RFD-TV LIVE from Pasadena. The fun kicks off with a pre-show starting at 19:30 a.m. CT with both the pre-show and the parade repeating […]
Story by Claude Webb, Photos by Axton Deary To be honest, I was pretty disappointed when I heard that some guy named Jerry Jeff Walker would be the featured performer at our spring concert at Austin College my freshman year, 1974. After all, our fall concert that year had been cancelled when singer-songwriter, Jim Croce, […]
Story by Julie Morris, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Hobbies can help children in many ways. There are educational—mentally and physically—beneficial activities that build self-confidence and help kids establish a sense of identity. Parents have a unique opportunity to steer a child’s interests in healthy and constructive ways by helping them find a hobby they […]
Learning by Doing: Hobby Ideas for Young People
Story by Julie Morris, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Hobbies can help children in many ways. There are educational—mentally and physically—beneficial activities that build self-confidence and help kids establish a sense of identity. Parents have a unique opportunity to steer a child’s interests in healthy and constructive ways by helping them find a hobby they […]
TxDOT to revamp U.S. 75 exit ramps
Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town For the next several months, drivers going north on U.S. 75, to Sherman, should plan for the possibilities of delays, because TxDOT is beginning work on a project they call ‘ramp reversals.’ Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday that work begins this week on ramp reversals on U.S. […]
Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town It’s that time of the year again — the time to celebrate the Christmas season with family and friends, time to listen to bells jingling and carolers singing, and feel that tingling when Christmas tree lights are turned on for the first time. A group […]
Photography is… No. 2 stimulates imagination
C\ Click here, on this link, to see a few more of my “challenge” photos. No. 2 — Photography requires imagination Each year, lately, I have gone on my own photographic journey, calling it my “Challenge.” I’ll pick a topic and do what I can to photograph items, people, […]
Photography is… No. 1-Immortality
First in a series about photography and why I (Mary Jane Farmer) love it so much. Some of this is ‘borrowed’ from another source, most is uniquely my own. Photography creates immortality — Every Thanksgiving, my family is at my house. It’s tradition. The grandkids take out the old photo albums and go through them, again […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
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