Community Calendar - July 15
MULTIPLE DATES
* FARMERS MARKET — The Athens Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Saturday in July in the parking lot at Trinity Valley Community College. Check out their Facebook page to learn which vendors will be on hand.
* LOCAVORES — Food Truck Friday is from 6-10 p.m. every Friday at TVCC!
* YOGA — There will be a free evening yoga class every Tuesday from 5:30-6:15 p.m. at the Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library. This is a beginner to intermediate program.
Saturday, July 16
* HOPE — The Henderson County Opioid Protect and Educate (HOPE) Summer Community Event will be at the Athens Farmers Market at TVCC from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm.
* BLOOD DRIVE — Athens Masonic Lodge #165 is hosting a blood drive at the Lodge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
* CAR WASH — Athens Texas Youth Football League (ATYFL) and Aaron’s are teaming up for a summer bask from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16. Come get your car washed and eat some barbecue to support the league.
* POKER RUN — The Cedar Creek Lake Poker Run is scheduled for July 16th at Tom Finley Park. There will be live music, food trucks, auctions, and of course the poker run. Learn more on the Cedar Creek Lake Parrot Head Club Facebook page or www.cclphc.org.
Saturday & Sunday, July 16-17
* SHOW — The Henderson County Performing Arts Center presents Shellie O'Neal in "God Bless America" at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17.
This production is sponsored by Steve Grant Real Estate
Returning to the HCPAC stage, Shellie O'Neal will present another one-person show, portraying Sally Brennan, a WWII radio personality, who sings our nation’s favorite anthems (and radio commercials of the era) and discusses the anthems’ histories and the people and ideas that helped shape our great country.
Dr. O'Neal is the chair of the theatre department at Navarro College and an accomplished playwright. Her last performance at HCPAC was "This is My Story, This is My Song," the story of Fanny Crosby. It was a complete sell-out, so get your tickets early.
Tickets are available here or you can call us at 903-675-3908 to make your reservations. Tickets are $10. (Season tickets are not valid for this special event show).
Monday & Tuesday, July 18-19
* AUDITION — The Henderson County Performing Arts Center will hold auditions for “The Play That Goes Wrong" from 7-9 p.m. July 18-19 at the theater, 400 Gibson Road in Athens. The show dates are scheduled for Sept. 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, and 24. There are male and female roles for those 18 and older. This play is directed by Karen Holmes. For more information, email us at info@hcpac.org.
Monday - Friday, July 18-22
* VBS — First Baptist Church Eustace will host Vacation Bible School July 18-22 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Parents please come inside to register your child at the gym door. Also, you will pick your child up from the gym, not the sanctuary. Vacation Bible School is for children 4 years old through going into 5th Grade.
Friday, July 22
* RACING — Athens' own Jon Garrett will be racing in the ARCA Menards Series General Tire Delivers 200 at Pocono Raceway on Friday, July 22. The race is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. CST and you can watch the action on FS1 or stream it on the Fox Sports App.
Friday & Saturday, July 22-23
* BEP — The Black-Eyed Pea Jamboree is coming back! The new Jamboree is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 22-23, at the Cain Center. The event will include the Athens Farmers Market, music, a barbecue cook-off, a 5K race, a jeep show, pea shelling and watermelon seed spitting contests, and more! The event is being brought back by the Athens Chamber of Commerce with Elder Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram as the sponsor. Learn more here. https://bit.ly/BEP2022
Saturday, July 30
* JULY FEST — Catch music, vendors, and fireworks at July Fest at Gun Barrel City Park on Saturday, July 30. There will be a full schedule of bands. Learn more on the Gun Barrel City Facebook page or at www.gunbarrelcity.net.
Saturday, Aug. 6
* BACK TO SCHOOL — First Baptist Church of Eustace will be having its Back to School Bash from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 6. The church will be providing free school supplies for Eustace ISD students and their families. FBC Eustace would like to invite local businesses to participate and offer assistance including medical services, personal needs items, etc. For more information please contact Leann Carlson at 903-425-2261.
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