The arts are alive and well in Mineola. From the Lake Country Playhouse to the Mineola League of the Arts to other organizations, Mineola has a diverse arts community. This section is an accumulation of posts regarding the arts community in our town.
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Mineola has watched with a glow of pride as Kacey Musgraves has progressed in her singer/songwriter career. Now we have an opportunity to give her career a boost. She has been nominated for New Female Vocalist of the Year for this year’s ACM Awards. The awards will air Sunday, April 7th at 7PM on...
Rafael Espinoza and Shea Birdwell played in a Labor Day concert at the gazebo in downtown Mineola yesterday. It’s a great spot for an early Fall concert. Even with the few trains that pass through most hours, the gazebo was set up nicely, well lit, and overall perfect. The opening act was Shea Birdwell...
Bring your lawn chairs and your cooler to the gazebo in Mineola at 8 PM on Saturday, September 1 and you are sure to get an ear full of great music. Local musician, Rafael Espinoza, will be home from Berklee School of Music and will playing for Mineola. Admission to the concert is free....
A new Photography Guild has been formed at the Mineola League of the Arts. It will meet at 7:00p.m. at the League on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. On August 7th, there will be a hands-on “learn how to use your camera” meeting. Members will bring their camera and instruction book...
Artist, Charlotte Wharton will be hosting a 5 day workshop in plein air at the Mineola League of the Arts on May 7-11 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. You will learn how to interpret “your sense” of Natures’ rhythms and bring heightened color awareness to your paintings using the language of artistic energy and the...
Artist, Ricky Neill from Edgewood will give an air brush demonstration to the Painters Guild at Mineola League of the Arts on Monday, April 23rd at 2:00pm. Admission is free and we invite everyone that would like to attend. The business meeting generally lasts about 30 minutes with the demonstration afterwards lasting approximately 1...
Mineola League of the Arts will be presenting their annual Art Show, April 13th & 14th from 10:00am to 5:00pm. The League is taking art and sculpture entries until March 30, 2012. All fine art painters and sculpturers in the East Texas area are invited to participate in the four divisions. All art work...
Quilter, Lynn Astumian will be demonstrating a quick and easy “I Spy” quilt on Saturday, May 12th from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Novelty packs are available for purchase for $10.00 from Lynn. Fees are $25 Members, $35 Non Members. Supply list will be available at the League. For more info, call the League 903-569-8877. Mineola...
Joyce Hurlburt from Arkansas will be demonstrating on Friday, April 27th a unique paper piecing technique (with no paper to tear off) in making quilt tops. This technique will work with any paper piecing pattern. Freeezer paper kit is free. Fees are $30 Members, $40 Non Members. Supply list available at the League. Please register by...
Truffula Tree from Tyler won the Mineola Gypsy Market 2011 Battle of the Bands on Saturday, October 8th. Eight bands competed, but in the end it was Truffula Tree that took home the $2000 first prize. The Mineola Gypsy Market is produced by a committee of local residents who started out four years ago,...
The Mineola Gypsy Market has announced the ten bands that will compete for the $2000 cash first prize in the Mineola Gypsy Market Battle of the Bands on October 8th, 2011. The bands, in the order they will appear, are: Wesley Pruitt Band Gypsy Rebel Shelby Pace Truffula Tree Last Call Outlaws Dazed Backroad...
I was told not to compare the movie and the play when it comes to “Bus Stop”, which is being performed at Lindale Community Theater this weekend. The play debuted in 1955. It’s a “slice of life” drama with plenty of comedic moments. It moves quickly and will take you on an emotion-filled journey...
Local bands have until July 31st to enter the Battle of the Bands event at the Mineola Gypsy Market Music & Arts Festival. The winner will walk away that day with $2000 in cash winnings. Ten bands will compete in the event to be held on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Interested parties can download...
Come see the fun show based on the Charles Schultz cartoon characters. This is a great show for the whole family. The kids will love it. The show runs April 8, 9 & 10 – 15, 16 & 17 at the Lake Country Playhouse.
One of the nice things about performing a play that is in the public domain is that we can post it online without copyright considerations. To that end, below is the Lake Country Playhouse performance of The Importance of Being Earnest. Enjoy! ************************ Act One ************************ Acts Two and Three ************************
The Mineola Gypsy Market has announced that they have re-scheduled their Spring festival to the Fall. In an effort to produce the very finest event possible with quality vendors, sponsors & entertainment for the people of East Texas, the Mineola Gypsy Market committee has postponed the April festival until Saturday, October 8, 2011. We...
The Importance of Being Earnest opens this weekend at the Lake Country Playhouse. A classic comedy by Oscar Wilde, this is a fun show. Come on out and enjoy the pomp that is “Earnest”.
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Lindale Community Theater presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. This heart-warming Christmas play stars some 50 or more local children and is sure to help you get into the Holiday spirit. The show opens Friday, December 3rd and runs for two weekends. Call (903) 638-0402 for reservations.
