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2012 National Dutch Oven Gathering

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:29:09 CDT

The 9th Annual National Dutch Oven Gathering will be held at the Canton Civic Center October 19–21. Dutch oven cooking enthusiasts from across the country will compete in cook-offs and present demonstrations and workshops on Dutch oven cooking, care of cast iron and more. Come join us and learn more about the “Official Cooking Implement” of Texas. You can follow us on Facebook at 2012 National Dutch Oven Gathering and check out our website http://nationaldog2012.com.

Liberty by the Lake

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:11:20 CST

This signature Independence Day tradition includes live music, a parade, children’s activities, business vendors, fun run/walk, salsa shootout and a fireworks finale that rivals any in North Texas. Local restaurants and food vendors will also be on-site selling a variety of fares. For more information, please visit www.libertybythelake.com or contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (972) 625-1106.

Round Top Music Festival

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:55:52 CDT

One of the major summer music festivals in the United States, the Round Top Music Festival celebrates its 41st year in 2012. Founded by renowned concert pianist James Dick, it gathers more than 90 young talented young artists – accepted after auditions – for an intensive 6-week program. They are mentored and coached by more than 40 distinguished faculty members and participate in more than 20 orchestral and chamber music concerts performed in the outstanding Festival Concert Hall (1,000 seats) built over a period of 30 years. The Texas Festival Orchestra will perform 8 concerts conducted by eight different conductors from the United States (Michael Stern, Stefan Sanders and Emilio Colon), Canada (Charles Olivieri-Munroe), France (Pascal Verrot), Austria (Christoph Campestrini), Portugal (Pedro Carneiro) and China (Perry So.) Orchestral programs mix, as usual, the well known and not so well known repertoire and also a world premiere (Concerto for two percussionists and orchestra by Jonathan Leshnoff.) Highlights include,Claude Debussy Images for Orchestra, L. van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5, Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3, Gustav Mahler Ruckert Lieder (sung by the fast-rising mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke), and Aram Khachaturian Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (performed by James Dick.) Chamber music programs are also offering contrasted repertoires (Debussy, Spohr, Dvorak, Rouse, Brahms, Harsanyi, Bach, Carter, Poulenc, Bartok…) Master classes are open to the public… as well as orchestra rehearsals.

Third Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:55:59 CST

Come celebrate the Third Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival at Cherokee Village Resort and Nature Center, at Lake Whitney, TX. Join us April 28, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Experience the wonder of nature at this certified Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Wildscape. Free admission to scavenger hunt, nature tours, educational events, fossil exhibits, local artisans and their work, chefs, entertainment, and good food. Cherokeevillageresort.com Call for information: (254) 694-2564

Historic McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:41:31 CST

Nestled among historic buildings and large trees, the Historic McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square offers the finest in local produce, meat, eggs, honey, mushrooms, olive oil, tamales, pasta, jams and jellies, baked goods, and more from over 40 vendors. Ranked #2 in Texas, this market is truly a destination with weekly entertainment and hand-made crafts. Know the people who grow your food by shopping a the Historic McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square Historic Village!

Open House Celebration

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:19:57 CST

Leaving Victorian conventions behind, women of the 20th century burst onto the scene with a whole set of rules for the emerging modern-day woman. What better way to celebrate today’s modern women than to visit Calvert’s newly restored 1909 American Woman’s League chapter house, tour League founding members’ turn-of-the century homes (Arts & Crafts and Victorian styles), then top off your day with a free ice cream social and old fashioned bake sale, and greet a look alike Teddy Roosevelt, croon with the barbershop quartet, and judge the Model Ts in the historic Virginia Field Park? It’s a family-and-friends event. Saturday, March 24, 2012, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (979) 393-0166 or visit www.khsheritagecenter.com.

Raising the Spirit of NCTC Gospel Concert

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:04:15 CST

6th Annual “Raising the Spirit of NCTC” Southen Gospel will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Bowie Junior High Auditorium. The concert will be held in conjunction with the Bowie Kiwanis Pancake Supper, served from 5 -7 p.m., at the junior high cafeteria. Entertainment for the concert will be provided by The Village Singers.

Mardi Gras

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:50:18 CST

It’s Mardi Gras—Nocona Style! Saturday, Feb.11 will be the 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Celebration in downtown Nocona. Bring the whole family and make it a tailgating party, too! There will be a traditional Mardi Gras prade with a little different touch to celebrate Nocona’s heritage as well. There will beads (lots of beads), necklaces, music, food and fun for all ages. Wear your costumes, or at least a mask, and come join us! Parade starts at 4pm followed by homemade Cajun cooking at Daddy Sam’s Saloon. Tickets are $5 per plate, kids under 12 free! Tickets available at the Nocona Chamber of Commerce(in the Tales ‘n’ Trails Museum) or at The Veranda Inn. More floats(or bands, cars, motorcycles, etc.) are wanted for parade! Please call the Chamber office for more details (940) 825-3526.

NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:45:13 CST

NCAA Football Championship Series action will fill Frisco, Texas Saturday, January 7 when the Division I Football National Championship Game is played at Pizza Park. Kick-off happens at Noon. Tailgate Town will be the perfect combination of sports, food and fun and a not to be missed event before a new champion is crowned.

Sanger Arts & Crafts Show

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:11:23 CDT

Join us for the Sanger Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday, December 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! Do your Christmas shopping at the 140 booths of beautiful handcrafted items. Merchandise includes Christmas decorations, woodworking, pottery, quilts, women & children’s clothing, jewelry, candles, and much, much more. There’s something for everyone!

Holiday in the Park & Parade of Lights

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:03:51 CDT

This annual event will make its way through town on Saturday, December 3 with a bang. All-day activities include: pictures with Santa from noon to 2 p.m. at The Colony Public Library; Parade of Lights at 5:45 p.m. and Holiday in the Park festival at 6 p.m. at Perryman Park. The holiday festival will feature classic holiday music and performances, a holiday craft station, a holiday baking contest and Santa’s Workshop, where children can purchase holiday gifts for their parents. Saturday will also kickoff The Colony Christmas Spectacular light show at Central Fire Station. For more information, please call 972-625-1106.

American Heroes Festival

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:35:17 CDT

Join us at The Colony Five Star Complex to celebrate and honor past and present military service members at this all-day festival. Pay a special tribute to Vietnam Veterans at the Wall That Heals, the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Festival goers will also enjoy a free concert featuring Bowling For Soup, a fun run/walk, a car/bike/truck show, carnival and midway, great food, silent auction, patriotic Veterans ceremonies and an incredible fireworks finale. For more information and specific activity start times, please visit www.SaluteAmericanHeroes.com or call (972) 625-1106.

Festa D’ Italia

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:39:16 CDT

Festa d’ Italia is an annual event designed to promote the Italian heritage and culture of Montague County in the town of Nocona, Texas. On Oct.22, 2011 the gates will open at noon with fun-filled actiivities for the entire family. A carnival for the kids of all ages, craft vendors, food vendors, music and much more to celebrate the Italian heritage. Seeking Italy...? We have it! Italian cuisine including pizza, spahetti, Randy Brown, and Deryl Dodd. Don’t Wait...Come...Nocona Texas...Oct.22, 2011 at 1522 E. Hwy 82 /Tales ‘N’ Trales Museum location

Pirate Days of Texas Festival

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:41:30 CDT

Ye Pirates are coming to The Colony October 15-16! Pirates are setting their course for two full days of pirating merriment on the eastern shores of Lewisville Lake at Stewart Creek Park to celebrate at the Pirate Days of Texas festival. Swashbuckling fun for the whole family! The festival features live entertainment, food, children’s activities, contests and much more. Ye be welcome to don yer best pirate wear fer the fest (but not required). Come for the adventure, leave with a treasure chest of memories! For more information, please visit www.piratedays.org.

Bonnie & Clyde Days

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:10:01 CDT

On Saturday, October 8 Pilot Point’s Historic Town Square becomes a piece of living history as we celebrate the 1930’s in North Texas and the day Hollywood came to Pilot Point. Reenactment of the famous bank robbery scene from the 1967 film Bonnie & Clyde produced by and starring Warren Beatty. Games, Homemade Market, Soap Box Car Races, Cotton Picking, Peanut Threshing. Fun for All

Texas Ranger Day and a Big Star Texas Night

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:30:05 CDT

Texas Ranger Day and a Big Star Texas Night in historic Burton, Texas, on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Celebrate Burton’s history and honor former and current Texas Rangers. We’ll get started with a Fajita and Bean cook-off at the Burton Railroad Depot at 507 N Railroad Street with team CHECK IN BY 2pm. The Old West Rangers, a living history organization sanctioned by the Former Texas Rangers Foundation and Association, will be performing Live Action re-enactments during the day. We’ll have western swing and old time country music provided by The Fun Country Band on the depot porch. There will also be an educational display for viewing which includes museum-quality replicas as well as actual relics including firearms, knives, badges, personal effects, original photos, original documents, and trappings which once belonged to some of the most distinguished lawmen in history, and a silent auction. Fajita and bean serving will be from 4-6pm for $6.00, children under 10 are free. Starting at 6pm on Main Street we’ll have a Live Auction and then the dance will kick off with Crossroads performing, followed by Gary P. Nunn . Tickets for the dance are $10 per person. Proceeds benefit the Burton Heritage Society and the Burton Chamber of Commerce. For more information please call 979-353-0050 or visit www.burtonheritagesociety.org or www.burtontexas.org

Heart of the Tin Trunk

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:26:45 CDT

An Original Heritage Musical A Young Girl’s Journey to Discover Her Ancestry and Her Destiny Heart of the Tin Trunk premieres July 30 with performances on July 31 and August 6-7 on the Concert Stage at Festival Hill in Round Top, Texas. A battered old tin trunk reveals its hidden heart through family treasures that recall storied memories of perseverance, bravery and family spirit that bring adventure, discovery and love to a young Texas girl. The story takes you from today’s texting students to the heart of nineteenth century Europe, where a mother faces a terrifying decision to take her children on a dangerous journey across an ocean in search of a new life in Texas. A celebration of life and of family, Heart of the Tin Trunk features new songs, energetic dances, colorful characters, romance, and the courageous Czech and German immigrants who made Central Texas their home. An exciting not-to-be-missed Texas musical.

Liberty by the Lake

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:34:21 CST

This signature Independence Day festival in THE Colony is bound to be THE biggest patriotic party around! A fun run/walk kicks off at 8 a.m. but THE party starts at 4 p.m. at Stewart Creek Park. Bring the whole family to enjoy live music, parade, children’s activities, business and food vendors, salsa shootout, a challenging team scavenger hunt similar to The Amazing Race and a fireworks finale that rivals any in North Texas. Make it a Weekend Playcation to The Colony and stay in one of our fabulous hotels - ask for the “Liberty By The Lake” rate! For more information, please visit www.VisitTheColonyTx.com or www.LibertyByTheLake.com.

Family Fireworks Fest

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Wed, 11 May 2011 02:55:18 CDT

Come and join us for a night of fun for the whole family at the annual Family Firework Fest hosted by the Possum Kingdom Chamber of Commerce and YMCA Camp Grady Spruce. Enjoy Live Entertainment, Face Painting, Bounce Houses, other Children’s Activities and a great Firework show that takes place directly over Hell’s Gate. YMCA Camp Grady Spruce opens the gate at 6:30pm Saturday July 2nd 2011. Admission is $5.00 per person Overnight accommodations available by calling Allison Schwartz (214) 319–9944. Leave the pets and alcohol at home and enjoy a night you won’t soon forget. Hope to see you there.

Donald B. Cowan Legacy Choir Concert

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:51:40 CDT

The Donald B. Cowan Legacy Choir, comprised of over 100 alumni members of the S.H. Rider High School a cappella choirs from 1961-1993, performs liturgical masterworks at Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium conducted by Don Cowan, Saturday June 25th at 8:00 pm. Tickets $20.00. 940-716-5506. www.legacychoir.org

Lee County Fair & Rodeo

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:46:21 CST

The Lee County Fair & Rodeo features a full CPRA Rodeo, music, arts & crafts, food booths, Hobby Horses, Bier Garten, Softball Tournament, entertainment, Thomas Carnival, Stunt Adventures, Charcoal Challenge BBQ Cookoff, competitions and exhibits, Kyle Park Band, Roger Creager Band, and much much more!

Aggieland Saturday

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:47:36 CST

Considering Texas A&M? Looking for a chance to visit campus? Come spend your Saturday with us at Aggieland Saturday on February 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This campus-wide open house will give prospective students and their families an opportunity to learn more about Texas A&M. Participate in interactive demonstrations, take a campus tour and learn more about academics, admission, financial aid, student life and the Bryan-College Station community. Activities are FREE and designed to be self-guided, so participants can focus on their particular areas of interest. Visit www.tamu.edu/aggiesaturday for more information.

Winter Games of Texas

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:55:23 CST

The Winter Games of Texas is a sports festival created for Texas amateur athletes. Patterned after the Olympic Games and the US Olympic Sports Festivals, the Winter Games of Texas provides a forum for competition among Texas’ Olympic hopefuls, amateur and recreational athletes. Eleven different sports will be featured.

Christmas in the Square at Frisco Square

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:38:12 CST

There’s someting magical about 400,000 light bulbs that flicker, flash, sparkle and shine! The largest choreographed holiday lights and music show in North Texas is free to walk or drive through beginning at 8874 Coleman Blvd and runs consecutively for more than 30 nights beginning the day after Thanksgiving from 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. ending January 8.

NCAA Division I Championship Football Game

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:47:21 CST

The 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game will be played Friday, January, 7, 2011, at 6 p.m. (CST) at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Be there for the crowning of an NCAA champion!

Texas Pickin’ Park Bluegrass Festival & Grand Jam

events@texascooppower.com (Texas Co-op Power Magazine) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:46:55 CDT

Texas Pickin’ Park Bluegrass Festival & Grand Jam. Saturday, November 13, 10:00 a.m. ‘till midnight at Fayetteville’s historic SPJST Hall. LIve music! Seven bands on stage; directed Bluegrass Slow Jam; directed Old Time Jam; Bass workshop; merchandise vendors; food vendors; open jamming from morning until the wee hours; all skill levels welcomed; FREE EVENT. RV’s welcome. There will also be open jamming on the courthouse square on Friday night prior to the festival. For additional information or to sign up for free monthly email Jam Alert, see www.texaspickinpark.com or call Dorothy at (979) 378-2753