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Hello everyone! Happy Fall!! October is upon us and with that are so many activities in the area. You will not be bored. So many things to do and so little time. Shall we get started?
Gallery Mainstreet is a wonderful art gallery downtown featuring some great artwork all year long. They have fabulous openings that are sooo much fun. this opening is on Saturday the 29th of September-so if you are in town for Canton or anything else-go check it out!
The Artistic Element-Gallery Reception
•Saturday, September 29th, 2012 @ 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Join us at Gallery Main Street for light refreshments, live music, and plenty of art as we welcome our newest exhibition, The Artistic Element.
This event is free and will be on display through Nov. 6, 2012.
Event Contact Information: 903-593-6905
http://www.downtowntylerarts.com
Live Folk Music Concert with Randy Brown
•Saturday, September 29th, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Randy Brown is about as eclectic a songwriter you’ll ever meet. With subjects as diverse as border radio stations, bull nettle for state flower and talking to extraterrestrials with flashlights, his songs often take unexpected turns.
At the Civic theatre!
“The Hobbit”
•Monday, October 1st, 2012 @ 9:45am
•Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 9:45am •Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 9:45am
•Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 2:30pm
Comedy- By Patricia Gray.
Based on the classic by J.R.R. Tolkien.
It’s unusual for a modern work to become a classic so quickly, but Tolkien’s “ring” stories, which began with The Hobbit, clearly are in this very special category. They stir the imagination and intellect of everyone they touch. Bilbo, one of the most conservative of all Hobbits, is asked to leave his large, roomy and very dry home in the ground in order to set off as chief robber in an attempt to recover an important treasure. It’s the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit would want to do, but great benefit eventually results-not only for Bilbo but for all of the Hobbits who inhabit Middle Earth-and the hearts of those children and adults who continue to enjoy this kind of magic.
Event Contact Information:(903) 592-0561
http://www.tylercivictheatre.com
Haunted House for a Good cause!!
Axe of Horror Haunted House
•Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm
•Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm •Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm •Friday, October 19th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm
•Saturday, October 20th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 6:00pm •Friday, October 26th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm
•Saturday, October 27th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:59pm •Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm •Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
As most of you remember, last years Axe of Horror Haunt was by far the best we have ever put on, but this year will be even bigger and better. MORE FUN AND MORE SCARES. New scares and places to explore.
Only you can find out what is around the next dark corner.
Think you can handle it….WE WILL SEE!!!!
Come help support the Noonday Fire Department and have lots of fun doing it!
There will be plenty of outside entertainment to keep you occupied while you wait in line for the scare of your life.
Dates and Times:
We will be open EVERY Friday and Saturday in October from 7pm to 12am.
October 30th and 31st we will be open from 7pm-11pm.
For more information contact Raylene Yates at 903-561-1170
Directions:
From Tyler
•Take 155 South to Frankston. Drive 6 miles and we will be on left at Noonday Fire Department
http://www.axeofhorror.com
2012 Tyler Heart Walk
•Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 8:30am
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk Begins: 9:30 a.m.
Please join us in fighting heart disease here in our Tyler Community. Come out and walk in memory of someone special or in honor of our loved ones. The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization working to prevent, treat and defeat heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
These diseases, the Nation’s No.1 and No.3 killers, claim more than 865,000 American lives a year. Thanks to all our walkers, donors and volunteers who have accepted the challenge to help fight heart disease and stroke. We cannot achieve our mission without each one of you!
Please visit our website at TylerHeartWalk.org make a donation and help us fight heart disease right here in our community!!
Event Contact Information:
Brandi Banda(903) 452-7524
www.heartwalk.kintera.org/tylertx
The next day!
The Tyler Rose Marathon
Marathon, Half-Marathon & 5K
•Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 7:30am – 2:30pm
Marathon, half marathon, and 5k
Admission – $25 – $90
Event Contact Information:
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden (817) 706-0368
http://www.tylermarathon.com
May I say BEEFCAKE!!
7th Annual Brookshires Firefighter Challenge
•Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Come see local and out-of-town firefighters compete in five exciting team and individual challenges. This family fun event offers a kids’ course for the younger children to practice their skills.
Free admission.
Broadway Square Mall, parking lot area south of Sears.
Event Contact Information:
contact by email
(903) 245-3118
Fall Garden Conference and Bulb & Plant Sale
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 8:30am – 3:30pm
Conference begins at 8:30 am
Plant Sale begins at 11:30 am
Morning conference on gardening, with a theme “What to plant in the Fall for a beautiful Spring” followed by a sale of hardy perennial spring blooming bulbs and various landscape plants adapted to the area.
Event Contact Information:
(903) 597-8716
http://easttexasgardening.tamu.edu
Christian Women’s Croquet Tournament
Local Celebrity Tournament
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 10:00am – 4:00pm
Four croquet playing fields with two teams per field. Each team will have one well known community personality.
Final play-off with the two victorious teams will begin around 3 pm and award ceremony at 4 pm.
Free to public (teams subject to entry fee).
Event Contact Information:(903) 592-4693
http://www.cwjctyler.org
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday, October 13, 2012.
Festival on the Square, Downtown Tyler.
Texas Music concert under the stars and on the brick streets of Downtown Tyler.
Gates open at 5:00pm ; music begins at 5:45 p.m. and continues until midnight.
Cost: $20 advance; $25 at the gate.
On the square in Downtown Tyler.
Event Contact Information:
Gallery Main Street (903) 593-6905
http://www.festivalonthesquare.com/
Independent Film Series: “I Wish”
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu.
The brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open, linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle that will improve their difficult lives.
This film is Rated: PG
Cost: $8 at the door
Event Contact Information:
Jeff Gottesman (903) 852-2781
http://www.theoldfirehouse.ent/movies.html
Grab your blanket and get out!
Movie at Bergfeld Park
“Rear Window”
•Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Come enjoy an outdoor experience with the entire family at movies in the park for free.
Movie: “Rear Window” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Rate PG, 112 Minutes.
Event Contact Information
Ann Santana (903) 595-7271
http://www.cityoftyler.org/Residents/ParksRecreation/tabid/96/Default.aspx
Are you a birder? There are several oppurtunites at Tyler State Park this month for you!
BIRDING 101 :EVERBODY’S A BIRDER
OCTOBER 13 AND 27 @ 3:30 PM
LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY BU SIGHT AND SOUND, AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE!
Also
WOODPECKERS
A HALF MILE OR SO HIKE TO WITNESS SOME INTERESTING WOODPECKER BEHAVIOR!
October 13 and 27 @ 3:30pm
Both at At Tyler State Park
Admission is free with admission to the park. Contact: 903-597-5338, www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Also at TYLER STATE PARK
ON
OCTOBER 6 @ 10 AM
Dutch Oven Cooking
Learn the basics of the fine art of historic camp cooking with cast iron. CAUTION__you will be hooked!!
TJC Cinderella Waltz
•Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
Written by Don Nigro and directed by Rebecca Faulds.
Take what you know about Cinderella and toss it out the window, because the only hint of the classic fairy tale is the stepfamily, the ball, and the shoe. What we do have is a dysfunctional family trapped inside a zany, modern day, farcical romp of a fractured fairy tale.
Event Contact Information:
(903) 312-3290
Roseland Plantation Afternoon Tea & Tour
•Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm •Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm
•Thursday, October 18th, 2012 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm •Friday, October 19th, 2012 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm
4-course afternoon Tea and Plantation Tour.
$25 per person and Reservations are required.
Roseland Plantation/Hambrick House (Circa1854).
Event Contact Information:
(903) 849-0205
http://www.roselandplantation.com
Texas Rose Festival
Recognized by many as the state’s most elegant and beautiful community event, the Texas Rose Festival annually draws many thousands of visitors to East Texas. Each festival is the culmination of a year’s planning and countless hours of work by hundreds of volunteers.For three days visitors are treated to art shows, floral displays, and special events, all to honor the Rose. The Rose Queen and her Court are presented at the Coronation, an impressive theatrical experience that always inspires first-time visitors. Gorgeous gowns, incredible colors, and an intriguing story make this a must-see Rose Festival event. Also plan to attend the Queen’s Tea, free and open to the public, while you stroll through the beautiful Rose Garden and mingle with “Rose Royalty”.
The parade, an arts and crafts fair, floral shows, and many more activities make sure every Rose Festival visitor is entertained in true Texas style.
Since its beginning in 1933, the Texas Rose Festival has represented the spirit that brings Tyler together as a community.
Rich in heritage and tradition, the Festival offers enchanting ceremonial events – the Queen’s Coronation, the Rose Show, the Queen’s Tea, the Rose Parade – all amidst a backdrop of brilliant roses as vibrant and colorful as the community they represent.
An impressive theatrical experience that always inspires first time visitors. Gorgeous gowns, incredible colors and an intriguing story make this a must see event.
Admission: $5 – $65
Event Contact Information:
(903) 566-7424
http://www.texasrosefestival.com/
YOU SHOULD CLICK ON THE LINK!! There is so much going on it is hard to highlight all of it-but- here are a couple of events besides the Coronation, parade, rose field tours, parade!! Oh we could go on and on!!!
2012 Rose Festival Arts and Crafts Fair
•Saturday, October 20th, 2012 @ 9:00am – 6:00pm
Enjoy a walk in the Tyler Rose Garden and shop with over 90 various arts and crafts vendors selling only handcrafted items, and rose bushes and fall plants for sale by local growers.
Free admission to Arts & Crafts Fair. Kids Zone and Carriage Rides for a fee.
Event Contact Information (903) 531-1214
http://www.tylerparkandrec.com
Museum to host “Tylers Old Rose” Open House
•Saturday, October 20th, 2012 @ 10:00am – 5:00pmJoin us for the 3rd Annual Tyler’s Old Rose Open House at the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum during the Texas Rose Festival weekend! The lovely “Rose Belles” will greet you as you enter the mansion. Presentations and tours of this lovely old southern home will be given throughout the day. Enjoy complimentary refreshments and be entertained by our musicians and wonderfully costumed re-enactors.
As a special treat, ride a beautiful horse-drawn carriage, all decorated in roses, from the museum down Broadway, to Tyler’s downtown square and back. Carriage rides will be provided by Farm Valley Carriages for a small fee. Guided tours of the Chamblee Rose Garden, the world’s first EarthKind-TM botanical garden located in the LeGrand Park, will be given.
Come to downtown Tyler and see what makes it so rosy!
For more information call Patricia Heaton, Goodman-LeGrand Museum curator at: (903) 531-1286.
Free Admission!!
Event Contact Information:
Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp
Kiepersol’s Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp celebrates Texas Wine Month every October with a family event at the heart of our East Texas vineyard. We hope you can join us this year.
Family Activities:
Grape Stomping
Painting Stomping Shirts with Feet
The KE Corkscrew 5K Fun Run (register here)
Self-guided Vineyard Tour
Winery Tours with Winemaker at 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00
Sandbox and Toys for Kids
Cork Art Activity for Kids
Art Vendors
Barbeque Cook-off
Photo Contest (click here to enter)
Festival Food brought to you by Ted Camel Foods
Adult Activities:
Sangria & Wine by the Glass
WineKnow Tasting Class with Winemaker, Marnelle Durrett at 1:00 and 5:00 – $30 per person – call to reserve your spot (903.894.8995), limited to 30 people per class
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets
You must be 21 or over to consume alcohol
No food or drink may be brought on to the premises
You may choose to eat at our restaurant (no dress code for this day). It is open from 7-11 for breakfast, 11-4 for lunch and 5-10 for dinner. Reservations are recommended 903.894.3300.
OR IF YOU JUST LOVE TO SHOP!!
•Saturday, October 20th, 2012 @ 9:00am
•Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 9:00am •Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 9:00am
Vendors for crafts, household items, antiques, candy, water and anything else, up to and including the kitchen sink will be set up along Highway 80.
Event Contact Information:
(903) 759-8101
http://www.hiway80orm.org/
Golf Anyone? For a Good Cause
East Texas Food Bank Golf Classic
•Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 10:30am
4-Man Scramble
Registration – 10:30 am
Driving Range Opens 11:45
Lunch 1:00 Shotgun Start
For more information on how to sponsor or register your team, please contact Sherry Moore at 903/617-2043 or go online to EastTexasFoodBank.org/Golf.
Event Contact Information:
Sherry Moore
(903) 617-2043
http://easttexasfoodbank.org/Golf
SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
TYLER PARKS & RECREATION PRESENTS
“Cooking for Life IX”
Adult Class-“Hors d’ oeuvres’ for your favorite cocktail party” with Sam Seago, Executive Chef, Brookshire’s Catering.
Date & Time: October 23, 2012 – 6 to 8 p.m.
-Class IX is $15.00/person
-Space is limited -Contact: Debbie Isham, (903) 531-1214, for more information.
Event Contact Information:
Debbie Isham
(903) 531-1214
This sounded like so much fun we are going to highlight it again!
Girls Night Out! (comedy show)
October 12 at 8pm
Tickets are $15 online and $20 cash at the door
Scroll down to our last blog for all the details! Surely you are on our site!? www.rosevine.com
also at The Liberty this month
The Deep Magic of Joshua Lozoff
October 19 at 8 p.m.
Online tickets are $20, children 12 and under are $15
We have invited Mr. Lozoff back to Liberty Hall for an encore performance. With no props, no sidekicks, and no rabbit or top hat, he will perform entertaining, in-your-face magic. His only tools are everyday objects coupled with the amazement of the human mind. This magician has mesmerized audiences throughout the streets of the United States and Latin America and will astound you with his deeply perplexing, simple and lucid conundrums.
There are some other great things going on at the Liberty this month!
Click here to see everything
http://www.libertytyler.com/ComeSeeAShow.aspx
One other event worth mentioning
The Tyler Film Festival
http://www.tylerfilmfest.com/
Come be a part of the fun! The “Show Us Your Shorts 2012” Film Festival will showcase outstanding new shorts in an awesome environment – the newly-renovated Liberty Hall in downtown Tyler. Innovative new directors, cinematographers and actors will converge in East Texas to share their imagination and the joy of the dramatic arts.
Some of the best new producers will be going head-to-head for top prize money, with the competition fast and fun. This will be an event to remember, so plan now to be a part!
A Joint Presentation of the Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition (DTAC) under the auspices of the City of Tyler Main Street Department and Heart of Tyler, Inc.
Can’t miss This!
Ben Wheeler Fall Feral Hog Festival 2012
•Thursday, October 25th, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
•Friday, October 26th, 2012 @ 10:00am – 3:00pm
Hog Fest 2012: Pigs On Parade, Oct. 26 & Oct. 27, 2012!
It will be a squealin’ good time with the annual World Championship Wild Hog Cook Off, Fall Feral Follies & Hog Queen Coronation!
Music will fill the town end-to-end with 11 scheduled bands during the day, Saturday including blacktopGYPSY, Wesley Pruitt and Dallas-based blues band, Junior and the Journeymen, just to name a few. Those looking to do a little shopping will be kept busy with vendors from near and far at the festival grounds and with artists and merchants displaying their wares in town.
Plus, a carnival with exhilarating rides will keep kids and parents busy all day long.
Event Contact Information
(903) 833-1070
One of my favorites!!
Wait Until Dark (Live Theatre Thriller)
•Friday, October 26th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Saturday, October 27th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Thursday, November 1st, 2012 @ 7:30pm
•Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 7:30pm •Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 @ 7:30pm
“Wait Until Dark” is part of Tyler Civic Theatre Center’s 64th season for 2012-2013.
Tyler Civic Theatre offers a season of live performances for audiences of all ages as well as a year round acting conservatory and summer camp program for children.
$18 adults $15 students
Discounted for groups of 10 or more
Event Contact Information:
(903) 592-1561
http://www.tylercivictheatre.com/
Live, Folk Music Concert: Chris Kokesh
•Saturday, October 27th, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Chris Kokesh is a super mix of talent – a stunning solo artist. Her songs stay with you, finding you humming them long after the show is over.
In 1977, Chris became a distinctive voice on the Northwest music scene. Onstage, Kokesh brings songs to life with a transparency that draws audiences in. She reveals the inner workings of her heart with grace and humor. She is real.
13+ or with adult, please….
Cost: $12 advance/ $15 door.
Event Contact Information:
Jeff Gottesman (903) 852-2781
http://www.theoldfirehouse.net/
ZZ Top with Special Guests
•Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 7:00pm
The Oil Palace – Tyler, Tx
Sunday, October 28, 2012Doors Open: 5:30 PM, Show Starts: 7:00 PM
Ticket Prices:
$95 Golden Circle $75 Reserved Floor
$55 Reserved Bleachers $35 End Bleachers
$100 VIP Lounge
ALL SEATS RESERVED… BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY!
Event Contact Information:
Oil Palace Box Office
(903) 566-2122
http://www.oilpalace.com
SHAOLIN WARRIORS: Voices of the Masters
•Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
Prepare to be wowed by the remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery of the incredible SHAOLIN WARRIORS. Bringing Kung Fu to stages around the globe, these athletic performers are known for their disciplined and deadly martial-arts prowess.
These Kung Fu masters have trained from a very young age in mental and physical disciplines, allowing them to perform feats one thought only possible in the movies. The jaw-dropping show features many forms of Shaolin Kung Fu as well as a look at the daily life of the warriors and their Zen philosophy. If you liked TAO a few seasons ago, you’ll flip for the SHAOLIN WARRIORS.
Event Contact Information:
Terri Holland
(903) 566-7424
All this then it is Halloween!! Hope all of you enjoy October. We would love to share it with you. Book a room at The Rosevine Inn Bed and Breakfast!!
Come and see us where we will have fires burning nightly! There are lots of fun things to do in Tyler, as you have seen-and there is even more that are not in the blog!! (you can’t include it all).
There is lot of fun at The Rosevine Inn Bed and Breakfast***