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FREE! FREE! AROUND the TOWN FREE! SHOPPING - ENTERTAINMENT - DINING - SERVICES - SALES & MORE! FREE! AroundTheTown.us ADVERTISE! [email protected] APRIL 2017 Nacogdoches Music Festival May 4, 5 & 6 to Feature 20+ Acts in Five Venues! The Nacogdoches Music Festival, formerly Big Music Festivals are still 3 days long Nac, was a festival produced by Texas Music Mag- and will consist of 20 or so shows, azine in 2015 and then produced locally after the but the larger festival will be held magazine decided not to participate in the 2015 fes- in August when our hotels gener- tival. “Nacogdoches Music Festival was created as ally see a drop in room nights and an economic development activity to promote tour- have the capacity for more guests. ism, hotel stays, and shopping,” said Kati Kennedy. The Mini-Nac festivals will allow “The festival was originally shopped between Na- the CVB to have ‘Stay and Play’ cogdoches and other communities in East Texas as a weekend promotions year round, partner to Texas Music Magazine’s existing festival, and our sponsors will receive year- Vivia Big Bend.” Nacogdoches was chosen due to round recognition. We are working the location and the university, but when Texas Mu- with local sponsors and state-level sic Magazine decided not to continue to produce the sponsors, many different promot- festival, the local committee decided to make some ers and state-wide radio sites, as changes to best fit our economy, timing, and to have well as have added venues.” ticket sales, t-shirt sales, and poster sales,” Kennedy room for growth. Kennedy, an executive board mem- “Last year, had we sold only a couple hundred commented. The lineup for the May Mini-Nac fes- ber with the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and more tickets, we would have been at maximum ca- tival will be posted soon, as well as ticket sales and the chairman of the festival committee, said the fes- pacity among our venues. We are adding additional information for Nacogdoches Music Festival in Au- tival had to continue with the originally planned and venues and transportation options to allow for the gust. Those interested can visit www.nacogdoches- sponsored schedule in the second year, but this being festival to grow,” said Kennedy. The excitement music.com for information about tickets, sponsor- the third year, the committee is taking the steps to and support for the festival has led to many chang- ship opportunities, and bands who would like to be make the festival more beneficial to the local econ- es, which have happened quickly this year. “We are considered for booking can complete an online form omy and festival-goers, alike. “We will be hosting establishing our non-profit organization, Friends of there. Tickets for Mini-Nac will be $25 each festi- three smaller festivals throughout the year, the first Nacogdoches Music, which is the organization that val (three annually) and will provide all-access to the being the first weekend in May. These Mini-Nac will receive sponsorship funds and proceeds from MUSIC FESTIVAL - Page 2 My Overnight Success by Brad Maule “What was your afternoon in 1981. I lived in a small apartment on show business cliff. I didn’t know Andy Gibb, and big break in show Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills. That was the same in all my remaining years in Los Angeles never got business?” People street I had so unsuccessfully sold sandwiches when to meet him. I still wonder sometimes if he knew he almost always ask I first arrived in Los Angeles. gave me my big break. that question. I’ve I remember that day in particular because it was a “Great, go to the Palace Theatre, and on the way, never met anyone very dry spell for me work-wise. Suddenly the phone learn the words to the song. The orchestra recorded in my forty years rang, it was my manager. the song for Andy, so you have to sing in his key.” in show business He said, “Can you sing the song, “Arthur’s I didn’t know the song. It was a hit on the radio, that was “discov- Theme” from the Dudley Moore Oscar nominated so I listened and wrote down the lyrics as I scrambled ered” overnight. I’m film, “Arthur”? to get myself ready to go. I skidded into the Palace Brad Maule is a two-time Emmy-nom- sure they’re out “I…guess?” I didn’t have a clue what he was Theatre around two in the afternoon. The show start- inated actor now living in beautiful there somewhere, talking about. ed at five o’clock with me going on around six p.m. Nacogdoches where he teaches film- but they are few In typical agent/manager style, he got right to People gathered around me pushing me toward the making for the School of Art and act- ing for the School of Theatre at Ste- and far between. the point, “Nobody can find Andy Gibb for the show harried looking director of the show, while various phen F. Austin Atate University. I’m skipping tonight (American Movie Awards) at the Palace The- studio executives studied me like a bug. ahead about seven atre. Can you take his place?” I sat with my mouth The first hurdle was to sing the song for the di- years. I was by now, a working actor in television. open while my brain whirred with confusion and am- rector and producer. Luck was with me; the song was “Charlie’s Angels,” “Three’s Company,” “Too Close bition. in my key and I sang it well. All the “power” in the For Comfort,” “The White Shadow,” but nobody “Well?” my manager said. room looked at each other and seemed to nod their except my family knew, or cared, about it until one “Yes! Yes, I can do it!” I jumped right off the SUCCESS - Page 4 Page 2 April 2017 MUSIC FESTIVAL The Mustard Seed - Faith & mini festivals. Tickets to Nacogdoches Music Festival will be $45 and will also provide all-access, except for the sponsor party. Nacogdoches Music Festival will be 4 days and consist of 50 - 60 shows. Including other venues, such as Lugnutz, Inspirational Books & Gifts Fredonia Brewery, and possibly the soon-to-open Front Porch Distillery will allow by Cheryl Harvey Hill, Around the Town for variety and growth, as well as offer tourists a chance to visit much more of our town. Patti Miller had been thinking of taking on some kind of busi- ness for quite some time, but she wasn’t really sure what she wanted to do. That is until she discovered that the owner of Cottrell’s Chris- tian Bookstore, which had been in business for thirty-three years, was getting ready to retire. She and her husband, Tom, were friends of the Cottrell’s, they attended the same church, and she says she had been going to the bookstore for as long as she can remember. So on February 1st when Patti became the proud owner of the bookstore, she set about doing exactly what all women do when they move into a new house, or as in this case, a new business, she and her team set about making it her own. The name was the very first thing she changed, inspired by Matthew 17:20, the bookstore is now “The Mustard Seed”. This is not your average book- Folk Family Revival, shown above, store. This store offers up “Faith & Inspirational Books & Gifts”, with the empha- is another of the popular bands from sis on faith. previous festivals, as well as Chubby Despite never closing their doors, they have now completely renovated the Knuckle Choir, shown on page 1. bookstore from top to bottom and side to side. One full wall has become a lovely giant chalkboard where Patti can be creative in sharing a favorite Bible verse or simply announcing an item that is on sale, with only a piece of chalk. Very clever. She was innovative, not only in her design but in her amazing inventory as well. Literally, walls of books have been added and the bookshelves throughout the store are all new. There is a staggering style and variety of Bibles, even camouflaged Bibles for the men and women who serve our country, and there are many other Two Tons of Steel is one of the inspirational books as well. If you find a Bible you like, they will “heat stamp” it festival favorites. with your name, at no extra charge. They carry lots of devotionals and interesting books for children of all ages too. They have a large “Bible journaling” section too. Remember when you used a yellow highlighter to mark one of your favorite passages in your Bible and when your mother saw it you were grounded for a week? Or you wrote a note along the side margin of the page and the ink seeped through and ruined a couple of other pages of your Bible? Well, not any longer. You can now purchase special “Journaling Bibles” and even take a class to learn how to highlight it. They have an amazing array of tools which make it easy and fun to create a visual Scripture entry. They will be starting Bible journaling classes at The Mustard Seed in late May. They will teach you how to personalize these unique Bibles using gel pens, highlighters, markers, and watercolors that will not bleed through thin Bible paper, and make it come to life for you. It’s a creative way to meditate and reflect on your reading.