Innkeeper
Rose Vine Inn Bed & Breakfast 
We all know it is hot in East Texas-especially during the Dog Days of
Summer-but let’s admit that this year has been pretty nice-no 100+ days
yet and even a cool front coming through in the middle of July!!
Toward the end of July and going into August-believe it or not-there
is alot of “getting ready” for back to school!!
And, of course, last minute get aways-before school begins-
thus there are not a whole lot of special events in the area-
the blog I am posting will give you dates for the next two -Canton First Monday weekends-some of the events we know of through the middle of
September-and then, as we usually do in this blog-features of some of the places in the area that you may want to visit when you stay at The Rosevine Inn Bed and Breakfast.

This is always fun!

East Texas Wedding Extravaganza

2014     July 27 12:30 pm

Wonderful prizes and vendors present with show specials for anyone
planning an event, or a wedding.  They want to make YOUR WEDDING DAY the
best day that it can be!Bring your fiancé to double your
chances to win great prizes, bring your family to include them in your
decision making and/or bring you bridesmaids to make some memories.  .You don’t want to miss it! Best Bridal Show In East Texas!For more information, please call 903-570-0364. For more info click here       http://www.easttexasweddingextravaganza.com/

 
CANTON FIRST MONDAY WEEKEND

THURSDAY JULY 31 THRU SUNDAY AUGUST 3 

For over 150 years Canton, Texas has welcomed Shoppers to the World Famous First Monday Trade Days. FindThatVendor.com is your First Monday “Fone” Book online,
helping you find the bargains you’re shopping for at Canton Trade
Days. Discover the merchants at the Grand Daddy of all Flea Markets,
Canton First Monday Trade Days! Known worldwide as that “Canton Flea
Market”, First Monday Trade Days got it’s name in the 1850’s as the
Circuit Judge came to the County Seat on the First Monday of every month.
Swapping and trading just naturally sprang up around the Courthouse
Square the weekend before Court on Monday. First Monday was moved to
it’s present location in 1965 and now up to 7500 vendors gather in Canton, Texas every month to display their wares from “apparel to zithers”.

GREAT TEXAS BALLOON RACE AND FESTIVAL

It’s a world class event attracting the very best competitive pilots from across the United States and the world.

Considered by many of
the pilots that compete at the Great Texas Balloon Race to be the best
run event on the circuit, the Great Texas Balloon Race earned Longview
the official designation as “The Balloon Capital of Texas” by the Governor of Texas in 1985. 

In 2013 Gregg County was proclaimed “The Balloon Race Capital of Texas” by the 83rd Texas Legislature.

Balloon Flights begin the National event on Tuesday morning with a flight over the City of Longview and continue
each morning through Sunday over Kilgore, Longview and East Texas
Regional Airport. Launch and landing sites change each day as they are
always determined by wind and the weather.

Balloon Glows
on Friday and Saturday night entertain crowds with an awesome display
of color and excitement. One of the most popular things to do at the
event as the public is able to get up close and watch how balloons are
inflated and operate.

Live Concerts: Friday, August 1st is Roger Creager and Saturday, August 2nd is Tracy Lawrence. 

Kids Land
is a safe restricted area for children that requires a small separate
entry fee. Activities and attractions differ from year to year but it is
always a fun time.

Vendors display their arts, crafts and other merchandise in booths lined up along an improvised midway.

Food Vendors make sure there is always enough to eat and drink during the day and evening.  Takes place July 29th – August 3rd

Southern Gospel Concert    Sunday Aug. 3 6PM

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 Come join with us for an exciting concert with The Southern Plainsmen. 
Let’s Praise the Lord and have a great time as this talented and
dedicated group shares the love of Jesus Christ!  Bring a friend –
Christians can have fun too! Call 903-592-6364 for more info.

A Couple of cooking opportunities

 Cooking Heart to Heart

Aug 7 10 AM  

Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital

800 E. Dawson
Tyler, TX 75703

For questions…


william.knous@tmfhc.org

903-531-4542
AND
 

City of Tyler Presents “New Orleans Cuisine”
Start Date/Time:	Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:00 PM
End Date/Time:	Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:00  Guest Chef: Jack Lewis, Rick’s and Danny Cace, Reinhard Foods; Details: Adult Class; “New Orleans Cuisine,” receive recipes and enjoy a meal. Cost: $15 per person; pre-registration required and space is limited. For more information please call Debbie Isham at (903) 531-1214.
	Welcome to the JBF East Texas/Tyler Sale – Aug 7-9, 2014 at Tyler Fairgrounds! Celebrating our FIRST Successful year here in East Texas!!! Happy Birthday JBF East Texas/Tyler! Welcome to JBF East Texas/Tyler!!  You won’t want to miss the BEST children’s and maternity consignment sale, where you can find some of the most incredible new and gently used items for your growing families!  Once you see how much you can save at JBF, you won’t want to miss another sale!  Make plans now to join us to celebrate our first year in East Texas! Don’t Miss our Fall (ALL SEASON SALE) upcoming! We will be celebrating our FIRST BIRTHDAY on Thursday night, August 7th!  Website is http://easttexas.jbfsale.com/homeView.jsp         location is East Texas State Fairgrounds 2112 W Front St. Tyler, Texas 75702         For questions…  903-275-5630 or 903-597-2501      Phil Wickham in Concert Phil Wickham is coming to Dayspring UMC in Tyler! Friday, August 8 @ 07:00pm! $15 Online $30 VIP (meal, Q/A with Phil, ticket)For more information, call Aaron Laird, at 903-581-0550. In August At The  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 1971 August 9 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7  A poor boy wins the opportunity  to tour the most eccentric and  wonderful candy factory of all. Edwin McCain in concert August 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are: $35 rows A-E; $30 rows D-K;  Balcony rows AA-CC are $25 and DD-EE are $20 VIP Boxes are $200 and seat 4 per box Edwin McCain’s voice is everywhere.  At any given moment, a radio station is  playing one of his songs.  An American Idol hopeful is belting out “I’ll Be.”   A newlywed couple is dancing to “I Could Not Ask for More.” There’s Edwin  singing the National Anthem before the Atlanta Braves and the Dodgers play for  the pennant.  Before a NASCAR race at Talladega.  And at the NBA Finals.   We hear him in over 100 concert halls throughout the country every year, and  that’s not even counting the performances at the Super Bowl Village and  fundraisers for Habitat for Humanity, the Wildflower Camp Foundation,  Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction Gang and so many more. McCain’s innate  ability to write and perform songs that somehow every listener claims  as their own has made him one of the most enduring and downright likable  entertainers of our generation. The New York Times dubs Edwin the “great American romantic,” and his fans  do certainly agree but it’s the FUN that brings them back to his concerts every  single time he comes through town.  Edwin roars through soulful renditions of  his songs, tosses in irrepressible vintage R&B rhythms and turns his concerts  into parties.  His between-song-banter is more stand-up than rock star, drawing  as many laughs as cheers. “It’s not about chart positions or record sales or anything like that,” insists the man with 11 albums, a wall of platinum and gold albums that have sold in the millions, and reams of Top 10, 20 and 40 hits, “it just has to do with people coming together and sharing a moment, that’s it. And that’s all I ever wanted to do. I just love that moment in the small club and bar where every single person in there has a moment where it’s silent and they get it and it’s beautiful, that moment where the music that’s coming off the stage is much more than the players and much more than the audience and something happens and you’re sitting there and your hair stands up. That’s it, man. I love it.” “It’s not about chart positions or record sales or anything like that,” insists the man with 11 albums, a wall of platinum and gold albums that have sold in the millions, and reams of Top 10, 20 and 40 hits, “it just has to do with people coming together and sharing a moment, that’s it. And that’s all I ever wanted to do. I just love that moment in the small club and bar where every single person in there has a moment where it’s silent and they get it and it’s beautiful, that moment where the music that’s coming off the stage is much more than the players and much more than the audience and something happens and you’re sitting there and your hair stands up. That’s it, man. I love it.” Opening for Edwin McCain is “Michealis”  Michaelis is made up of Meagan, Mallory and Madeline—their surname  doubles as their band name—the group has been winning over audiences throughout its native Texas since youngest member Madeline was only 5 years old. “They’d sneak me through the back door of the honky-tonk and then I had to leave right after the show,” says Madeline.  Now all grown up, the girls spent the past two years collaborating with visionary Nashville producer Dave Brainard (Jerrod Niemann, Brandy Clark) on their debut album, a collection of songs that marries the traditional country their father played for them while growing up with the ’90s showmanship of artists like  Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and, another Texas trio, the Dixie Chicks. With harmonies as tight as their sisterly bond and a sexy, swaying sound all their own, Michaelis is a breath of fresh air in an often stifled and male-heavy musical environment.  “There is no fabrication going on with our songs. It’s very much us and we’re part of their creation.  Our songs are about love, our faith and how we see the world—and how we wish other  people would see the world,” says Meagan, 25, who sings lead. Raven-haired Mallory,  21, rocks the rhythm guitar and, as the heart of the band, lays down the group’s signature  low harmonies, while 18-year-old Madeline is the trio’s multi-instrumentalist, playing  lead guitar, mandolin and nearly anything with strings, while providing a near-angelic  high harmony. “I hope people can admire the love in our family and our relationship when they  hear our music, because we’re best friends,” Mallory says. “We’d like that to  speak to people.”  Last but not least-Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters 1984 August 23 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7  Three unemployed parapsychology  professors set up shop as a unique   ghost removal service. First Monday Trade days in August are August 28-Sept 1!! Here is something unique and fun-it will get you out on one of our beautiful lakes  Cap’n Morgan’s Cruises 903-530-5305 A family- owned and operated business, Cap’n  Morgan’s Cruises has been touring Lake Palestine for over 10 years. We know Lake Palestine, the safe areas, the wildlife, the fishing, and the history of this secluded pearl of East Texas. Whether you’re looking for an afternoon excursion,  a vacation or something special like a family reunion,  we’ve got the gear and expertise to help you enjoy the great outdoors. Your Cap’n is here to serve you and your family or friends. We supply Coast Guard approved safety equipment including flotation devices for all sizes and ages. We’ll brief you on lake features, and you tell your Cap’n what you’d like to do. You are in charge of the tour!  Sight see, swim, fish, tube, learn to drive! Seasonal  Specials Summertime is party time! Special rates for 4-hour tours and 2-hour Sunrise or Sunset tours. Winter season features Wildlife and birding tours as well as “learning tours” for teachers of ecology, biology, and history Another Venue Tours of Tyler  http://toursoftyler.com/home The possibilities are many. Historic walking or driving tours, shopping  tours and haunted tours!! You decide or combine some together. Click on the  link above.  Stay tuned-because they are sponsoring a Comic Con in October that  will be so great!! So our next blog will be in a few weeks-it will be short and sweet-then this blogger will take a break for a couple of weeks and be back with some great HAPPENINGS to start the Fall!! So stay tuned and check back often  AND don’t forget THE place to stay in Tyler is THE ROSEVINE INN BED AND  BREAKFASTWHERE BREAKFAST IS SERVED DAILY AND  (IF IT 79 DEGREES OR LOWER) FIRES BURN NIGHTLY!!  Innkeeper Becca signing off!