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area
events | page 6
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What’s Happening
Music, theatre and more around the Brazos Valley
compiled by the Insite Magazine staff
community
action | page 14
Honoring Their Memories
Child Silent Witness project remembers victims of
domestic violence
by Ashley McCollum
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Oh my aching…
Get you back on track
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16 Get Involved How to support your community
38 Business Briefs Notable Brazos Valley news
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October 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., join the Frame
Gallery in Downtown Bryan for First Friday featuring
local art, live music and fun. Jazz band starts at 6:30
p.m. and there are art activities for all ages. For more
information, contact Greta Watkins at (979 822-0496.
October 9 at 7:30 p.m., The Friends of Chamber
Music presents a Community Chamber Concert
featuring Joel Fan at the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum. A New York based eclectic pianist
noted for his collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk
Road Project, Fan’s concert is co-sponsored with the
TAMU Dept. of Performance Studies.
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October 12-14 and 19-21, The Theatre Company of
Bryan presents Funny Girl. Performance times are 7
p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. on
Sundays. Call [phone] for ticket information or
Saturdays and Sundays October 6 through November 25 visit the 33rd Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville
visit www.theatrecompany.com.
where the sights, sounds, tastes and beauty of the 16th century come alive for eight magically themed weekends. Gates
open at 9 a.m. and close at dusk. Tickets are available at www.txrenfest.com or by calling [phone].
October 13 at 7 p.m., the Brenham Children’s Chorus
will perform a fall concert at the O’Donnell Performing
get-together set in the Hill Country. Directed by StageCenter
musictheatre Arts Center at Blinn College (Brenham campus), also
Big State Festival Veteran Deborah English, performances are Thursday, Friday
featuring the musical mini-play “Disney’s Cinderella
Insite Magazine and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.Tickets sales are cash or check only, Kids.” Tickets are available by calling the Chorus office
Octobe1r/ 24 -p6g, . 171.5-”1x3 4 a1n3d/ 1168”-2 •0 ,4 C StageCenter presents therefore, the Arts Council is unable to reserve tickets. For at [phone]) or at the door. For more information,
Cabin Fever, a tragic yet funny look at the Beckle family more information, contact the Arts Council at [phone]. visit www.BrenhamChildrensChorus.org.
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It’s not about the years in your life,
October 13 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Opas Jr. will present Junie B. Jones ¬– The Musical at the Bush Presidential Conference
Center. Based on the books by Barbara Park, Junie B. Jones get ready for the first grade. Only new friends, a new teacher and
new glasses can be very challenging. Follow Junie’s adventures as she writes everything down in her “top-secret personal
beeswax” journal. For ticket information, call the MSC Box Office at [phone] or visit www.MSCOPAS.org.
can be purchased at www.bigstatefestival.com or by Monday Madness. Every Monday the Museum staff will
calling 888-512-SHOW. lead a quality craft project featuring hands-on learning.
Presentations are at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., but the craft
October 28-29, The Theatre Company of Bryan will will be available all day. Contact the Children’s Museum at
hold auditions for A Christmas Carol. Performance (979) 779-KIDS (5437) or visit www.mymuseum.com for
dates are December 7-9 and 14-16. For more information, a complete listing of all the Museum programs available
call [phone] or visit www.theatrecompany.com. during the month of October.
October 29 at 12:30 p.m., the Piney Woods Fine Arts Through October 31, Showers-Brown Discovery
Association presents the Hunchback of Notre Dame Center for Children at the Star of the Republic
in a one-time, 90-minute school time performance at Museum will feature a display detailing the significance
the Crockett Civic Center. Tickets are $3 and the show of archeology in Texas. The Star of the Republic Museum,
is recommended for all ages. Call [phone] or located in the 300-acre Washington-on-the-Brazos state
visit pwfaa.org for more information on how to register park, was created by the State of Texas and opened on
a school. Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1970 in Washington
County. Museum hours are seven days a week, 10:30
October 13-14, Big State Festival comes to the Texas
a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Museum
World Speedway with headliner musical groups Tim
areawide at [phone].
McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Lyle Lovett and
his Large Band. More than 50 acts on five stages will
October 3-6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., visit the 16th annual
perform amid other entertainment including stock car Beginning October 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., join Round Top Creative Market and Folk Art Fair
racing, a barbecue showdown and more. Two-day tickets The Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley for featuring the artistic wares of specially selected exhibitors.
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October 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Francis
Episcopal Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Rd. in College
October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in G. Rollie White
Station, the public is invited to bring pets and animal
Coliseum on the Texas A&M Campus, MSC OPAS
friends to celebrate the ministry of St. Francis of Assisi
presents the East Village Opera Company. Equal
and his love for all creatures. The Rev. John Williams and
parts rock and opera, this ensemble brings together a
powerhouse five-piece band, a string quartet and two the Rev. Anne Cudd will be blessing all pets at this informal,
outstanding vocalists for a concert featuring hard- outdoor celebration. (Please have your pet leashed or in a
hitting arrangements of opera’s greatest hits – including cage.) Activities include: Pet adoptions through The Brazos
Rigoletto’s “La donna è mobile” and Carmen’s Animal Shelter, Woodstock and True Blue Animal Rescue;
“Habanera” – for classics revived and electrified. county tags, micro-chipping and rabies vaccinations; and
For ticket information, call the MSC Box Office at (979) dog demonstrations. Assorted free children’s activities as
845-1234 or visit www.MSCOPAS.org. well as free hotdogs and drinks will be served. For more
information go to www.stfrancisonline.org or call Fr. John
Williams at the church office at [phone].
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, October 10 at 10:30 a.m., the Star of the Republic
contact the Arts Council at [phone]. Museum presents Home School Days. On the 2nd
and 4th Wednesdays in October, the staff at the museum
October 6 join the Brazos Museum of Natural History and the farm will present Childhood in Early Texas,
for Boonville Days, a community event for the entire an interactive, hands-on program for the entire family.
family. Scheduled festivities for the day include: Historical Discover what life was like in Texas for a child in the mid-
Parking is free. For more information call [phone]
craftspeople, folk life demonstrations, pioneer arts and 19th century. Curriculum materials will be available to
or visit www.roundtopfolkartfair.com. crafts, children’s games, cast iron cook-off, and much continue the learning experience at home. Reservations
more. The event will be followed by a vintage chuck wagon required by calling [phone], ext. 236. Cost is $5
October 4 at 5:30 p.m., the Arts Council of Brazos dinner, cowboy entertainment and a fundraiser at 6 p.m. per child, $6 per adult. Picnics are welcome.
Valley will host a reception for artist Mary Burckhalter All family events from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. are free of charge.
whose work will be on display at the Texas Gallery Chuck wagon dinner tickets are $30 each. For more October 12-13 at 10 a.m., the 2007 Brazos Bluebonnet
through October 17. Gallery hours are Monday through information contact the Museum at [phone]. Biannual Quilt Show will be held at the Brazos Center.
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