Community Calendar, Week of Oct. 1
* FARMERS MARKET — The Athens Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Saturday in September 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.
* PLAY — The Henderson County Performing Arts Center will be staging "The Play That Goes Wrong" on Sept. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24 at 7 p.m. There will also be a matinee performance on Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Learn more here.
Friday, Sept. 30 - Saturday, Oct. 1
* MARKET — A “Christmas in September” event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 1, at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, located at 205 Willowbrook Drive (adjacent to the Bel Air Elementary School in Athens).
The program will offer for sale an abundance of reasonably priced Christmas balls, candles, decorations, and children’s soft Christmas animal toys as well as some special, lovely decorative pieces for attendees’ homes.
To kick off the event, the Athens’ High School’s Varsity Choir will perform their first community choral presentation of the semester on Friday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the church, which includes a Christmas carol sing-along. AHS Varsity Choir Director Beth VanOrden said they’re excited about “getting in the spirit a little early this year!”
Coffee and treats are offered free. Our local VanZandt Coffee Company has offered several of their coffees, which has drawn accolades from the church’s coffee drinkers.
St. Matthias Episcopal Church has created this first annual event of Christmas in September to help fund several organizations that support families and individuals in need in the Athens area and beyond.
The student singers in the Varsity Choir are Heidi Davis, Addison Harris, Cayden Hill, Giselle Juarez, Victoria Juarez, Kaitlyn Martin, Charrod McCullough, Alessa Mendoza, Brianna Newman, Whitley Sell, and Christopher Short.
If you have Christmas items or special decorative home items you’d like to donate to the event, please contact 903.675.3210.
For further information or pictures, please contact Lyn Young, 817.366.7138.
Saturday, Oct. 1
* LIBCON — The Henderson County Library's annual Comic Con has a new name! The HC LibCon will be on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Hurry and contact Renotta Mayo at Renotta.Mayo@henderson-county.com to get a vendor spot before they fill up!
* PURPLE PURSE — Mark your calendars, the Family Peace Project will host the 10th Annual Purple Purse Bingo from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Athens Country Club. Learn more here. https://www.familypeaceproject.com/purple-purse
Sunday, Oct. 2
* PLANTS — Come and be a part of our Plant Swap at the Arboretum from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Bring and trade anything plant or garden related for swapping. Bring you own chair or table if needed. Call 903-675-5630 for more information.
Tuesday, Oct. 4
* PROCLAMATION — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the East Texas Crisis Center will be hosting the annual proclamation reading on the square Tuesday, Oct. 4. County Judge Wade McKinney will read the proclamation at noon. The Clothesline Project will also be displayed.
Friday, Oct. 7
* ART SUBMISSIONS — Submission deadline for "Colorful Moments" is October 7. Send digital photographs of your works to artgallery211@gmail.com for jury review. Call 903-292-1746 for more information.
Friday, Oct. 7 - Saturday, Oct. 8
* SALE — Faith at Work Ministries will host its monthly thrift sale 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 7-8 at 7000 Austin Lane in Kemp. All proceeds go to the ministry to help provide free food to families in the greater Cedar Creek Lake area.
Saturday, Oct. 8
* FESTIVAL — The East Texas Arboretum Fall Festival Celebrates "20 Years.” "NEW FOR 22," You asked for it, we've got it -- Food Trucks, Bounce Houses, Dunking Booth, Live Music, Pet Costume Contest, Kid Costume Contest, Pumpkin Decorating, Henderson County Art Club Show, Face Art, Candy The Clown, and other ATTRACTIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED! All this is happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Cost is $5 per car.
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