Click on the green link below for lots of photos They all want to win, and they all want everyone else to win. That’s basically the feeling going on every Sunday as the Rusty Wier singer/songwriter challenge moves along in its second round. And that’s the real challenge among the artists — mutual support and […]
Press release, with Mary Jane’s personal observation — the past years of this contest, the winners have received an opening spot at both the Larry Joe Taylor Texas Music Festival (April) and the Tommy Alverson Family Gathering (October). The list of prizes being offered is not yet posted for this 2015 contest. Enter your band in […]
Click on link below for photographs Moving right along — The Rusty Wier singer/songwriter challenge went into Round 2 Sunday (Jan. 11, 2015) with eight of the remaining 24 musicians not only taking the stage, but taking the stage with each other’s support and respect. This is the 5th year that Love & War in […]
For photos, click here The 2nd week of the 5th yearly Rusty Wier singer/songwriter challenge proved to be just as challenging as the 1st week did. Twelve more contestants, 12 of the 37 making it into this year’s event out of more than 60 who tried out for it, hit the Love & War in […]
For all pix, click on the link at the end of this short review. (Oh, and photographer Mary Jane didn’t get exemplary pix of everyone, but she has promised to try again next time!) Feel free to use any of the photos.) Well, the 5th yearly Rusty Wier singer/songwriter challenge hit its first official round Sunday […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Note: An indictment is a formal charge, and not proof of guilt. Indictment A local woman Van Alstyne Police arrested February 15 went before the Grayson County Grand Jury Wednesday and that group indicted her on multiple counts of Sexual Assault of a […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town It blew into town like the winds that accompanied it, the Third Annual Van Alstyne Wine Festival. What didn’t blow in were the heavy rains and thunderstorms that preceded Saturday and which were predicted, although with less chance than the days before, to […]
Police Investigating Construction Material Thefts
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police made no arrests made this past week, but are investigating another theft of construction material, reported Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. It was about 2 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2024) when officers were dispatched to 1556 Whispering Meadow in regard to […]
“Pack Up” Makes the Possibilities Possible.
Texas Nexus / Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer It’s a 3-column list I have worked up — “PACK UP” it’s called. It’s what I have to reference and cling to when getting ready to go to all the music festivals in my life. And there’s a bunch! Me and Hippie Van head out. […]
This is a feature I wrote in 2007 and, crazily, found it on my My Space somehow. It also was printed on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame’s Website of the same name. Roy Head was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame that year. I am excited to be able to include it now here […]
Van Alstyne is Autumn Town, too!
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer, Blog style, not reporting style. More photos on link at bottom, and more will be added on future Sunday drives, so please feel free to check back throughout October and November. Sundays are made for driving around, slowly, and looking at things one misses when moving so fast. […]
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