TRAVELING TROUPE TO APPEAR IN QUINLAN
The Talent Box Traveling Troupe will appear at The Family Life Center, First United Methodist Church, 1555 East Quinlan Parkway, Quinlan, TX, Saturday, August 16,2008 at 6:30 PM.
The Troupe will present"Amazing Grace and Country," written by Bonnie Reichel of Terrell. Two old friends get together and reminisce about their childhood. They remember the things they did, the places they went, the songs and artists of that time. Artists will sing these songs as they are remembered.
Admission to the event is $15.00 per person. Price includes dinner and performance. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 903-560-1005 or 903-447-3341.
Funds raised will be used to support the missions of the church.
The next luncheon meeting of the Christian Business Men's Committee of Terrell is Friday, August 8, 2008, in the meeting room at Cici's Pizza, 1896 West Moore Ave, in front of the Wal-Mart store in Terrell. Everyone is invited to attend the luncheon, which begins at 12:00 noon.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org
Museum Gallery Hours
Tues 10 am–7 pm (Sept–Nov)
Wed–Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm
General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$8 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month
The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
For more information please call 214-421-3466 ext. 209
Or email: kforonda@dmnhnet.org
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The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Regular shows times are Friday at 6 & 8 pm, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 2 & 4 pm (exceptions are otherwise noted. Tickets are $7.50, $5.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours prior to the show.
For more information on the film series, including upcoming films and dates, click here.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
1-866-824-5566
Genesis Center
needs your assistance
The Genesis Center, which assists women and children in crisis, is in need of donations of paper goods, food, diapers, and toiletry items. They also are looking for volunteers on Tuesday mornings to help organize garage sale items, a fundraising project for the center. If you can volunteer an hour or two on Tuesday mornings, call the Genesis Center at 972-932-4351,
Child Care
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The Kaufman County YMCA will provide your children, ages pre-K through 7th grade (12 years), with quality, state licensed care while you get the things done you need to accomplish! They currently pick up at, or have a site in, all elementary schools, Wood Intermediate School and Furlough Middle School. They can add any other Terrell school if there are at least three children to transport. There is a one-time registration fee of $15. Weekly program fees are $30 for YMCA members, and $42 for non-members. Call the YMCA for further information at 972-524-9622.
The Kaufman County YMCA is at 105 North Rockwall Street in Terrell. Their mailing address is P. O. Box 683, Terrell, TX 75160.
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Support Group
for visually impaired veterans
A support group for visually impaired veterans meets the first Thursday of each month at the V. A. Medical Center, South Lancaster at Ledbetter, in Dallas at 10:30 a.m. All veterans who are visually impaired are invited to attend. For information, call 214-363-2845.
Big Band Jazz is alive and well!
The Galen Jeter Orchestra, formerly the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, plays every Sunday evening at the Village Country Club, at the Village Apartments on Southwestern Blvd. in Dallas, from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. There is a $7 cover charge for the general public and $5 for Village residents to hear the orchestra. The Galen Jeter Orchestra is made up of 20 musicians playing the music they love.
Next Performance:
December 3, Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
City of Arlington Christmas Parade
101 W. Abram Street
Arlington, TX 76012
The Arlington Community Band performs throughout the year representing the communities in and around Arlington. Members have graduated from high school and are an assortment of professional musicians, music teachers, accountants, business men & business women.
If you are past high school age and play a band instrument, you are invited to play with us! We have a great time! Rehearsals for this season are at Fielder Baptist Church at 1323 W. Pioneer Parkway in Arlington. The band will be playing a variety of new music and of course, all of the favorites.
Monday night rehearsals are from 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm. For more information, please call 972-641-5611 or visit us on the web by clicking here. Come share your musical talents and come join the fun!
Public Transportation
for Hunt and Rockwall Counties
It's easy to schedule a ride on The Connection Public Transit System in Hunt and Rockwall Counties. Hunt County customers should call 903-454-1444, and press option 2. For those in Rockwall County, call 1-877-722-3111, and press option 2. The Connection busses operate between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and reservations for door-to-door pick-up should be made by 3:00 p.m. the previous day. Same-day service is available on a first-come-first-served basis. The Connection is a subsidiary of the Hunt County Committee on Aging, Inc.
Counseling Services Offered
The YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas offers counseling services for individuals, families, couples and groups from professional counselors. They also offer support counseling for a variety of life changes. The YWCA Counseling Services offer clients the opportunity to talk through various problems with trained professional counselors in a comfortable and caring environment. These services are available at all six YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas branch locations:
- YWCA Central Branch, 4621 Ross Avenue, Dallas
- YWCA Widner Branch, 1811 S. Hampton Road, Dallas
- YWCA Maria Morgan Branch, 1800 Bonnie View Lane, Dallas
- YWCA Irving Branch, 3640 W. Northgate, Irving
- YWCA Garland Branch, 3821 Broadway, Garland
- YWCA Richardson Branch, 1416 East Collins, Richardson
For more information about the YWCA Counseling Services and the sliding scale fee structure, contact Jeanne Reyer at 214-584-2301.
Free vision screenings for adults and children as young as six months old are offered the second Friday of each month by the Dallas branch of Prevent Blindness Texas. The screenings are by appointment only. To make an appointment, or for more information, call Prevent Bliindness Texas at 214-528-5521, or visit their web site by clicking this link to www.preventblindness.org/tx.
Volunteers are needed to deliver meals for the Terrell area Meals on Wheels program. Meals are delivered between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day. The average route takes about 45 minutes, so you can complete it on your lunch hour. If you can help, call the Terrell Senior Citizens' Center director at 972-563-7960.
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The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Regular shows times are Friday at 6 & 8 pm, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 2 & 4 pm (exceptions are otherwise noted. Tickets are $7.50, $5.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours prior to the show.
Chris Kelly, film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, cites Magnolia at the Modern as the "most valuable showcase for independent and foreign films in town" and includes several of the films featured in the Magnolia series on his list of the best movies of 2003. Films screened at the Modern during our inaugural year appeared on the Top Ten lists of many of the country’s major film critics. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times included The Triplets of Belleville, Capturing the Friedmans, and Raising Victor Vargas. A. O. Scott, also of The New York Times, included Spellbound, The Barbarian Invasions, The Man Without a Past, and Bus 174.
Magnolia at the Modern Multi-Pack Movie Tickets
A great gift idea! Advance tickets are now on sale. These tickets allow visitors to bypass the ticket line. Multi-pack tickets may be used at any Magnolia at the Modern screening. Visit the admission desk or our Web site, www.themodern.org, to purchase Magnolia at the Modern Multi-Pack Movie Tickets. For information, contact Tina Gorski at 817.738.9215 x154. A 6-pack is $40; $30 for Modern members.
For more information on the film series, including upcoming films and dates, click here.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
1-866-824-5566
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United States Amateur
Ballroom Dancers Association
Do you know how to Foxtrot? How about the Waltz, or line dances? The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association wants to establish a chapter for social or recreational dancers in the Garland/Richardson area. If enough interrest is expressed, a local steering committee will be formed to guide the project and enroll members. Visit their website by clicking here for more information about USABDA and how you can benefit from being a member. Beginners will be helped with a one-hour free dance lesson at each dance. Anyone interested in helping start a dance craze in the Garland/Richardson area please call 1-800-447-9047.
No. 1 British Flying Training
School Museum
The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum at 119 Silent Wings Drive, within the municipal airport in Terrell, is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., with the last viewing starting at 4:00 p.m. Group tours can be scheduled at most times. The museum celebrates cooperation between the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force. More than 2,300 British and American pilots earned their wings at the RAF Field in Terrell between 1941 and 1945. To schedule a tour or for further information, call the museum at 972-524-1714.
Volunteers are needed at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell to staff the gift shop, lead tours, and help in the office. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., honoring the men and women of the No. 1 British Flying Training School which operated under a contractual arrangement with the British Government during World War II. More than 2,200 British and 138 American pilots earned their wings at the Terrell field between 1941 and 1945. The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum is at 119 Silent Wings Drive at the Terrell Municipal Airport. Even if you have just a few hours a week to donate, the museum would like to hear from you. Contact the museum at 972-524-1714.
Phoenix House Outreach, Screening, and Referral Services offers help with drug and alcohol prevention, education and information, and problem identification and referral in Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties. These services are funded by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. For information, or assistance, call 1-800-DRUG-HELP. Or visit them on the web by clicking this link to www.phoenixhouse.org.
The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club meets each Tuesday morning from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. at Rockwall Rotary Hall, 408 S. Goliad Street, downtown Rockwall. Visitors are welcome and invited to join the group for inspirational programs, delicious breakfast buffets, fun and fellowship at a nominal cost of $5.00.
Assistance is available to senior citizens in Kaufman County for utilities, rent, and mortgage payments. Those needing assistance must apply to the Kaufman County Senior Citizen's Services, Inc. Applications are taken by appointment only, by calling 972-563-1422. All applicants will be given a list of necessary documents at the time the appointment is made.
Looking for healthful and enjoyable exercise? How about a way to add some style and zest to your life? How about participating in the romance of ballroom dancing? The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA) is organizing a Dallas area chapter. USABDA is a non-profit, volunteer organization, creating opportunities for "affordable" ballroom dancing in the community and to educate the public regarding the physical, mental and social benefits of ballroom dancing. The local Chapter will sponsor monthly dances for members and the general public, as well as dance lessons. For additional information, contact Barry Gazaway, the local coordinator to finalize organization of the new USABDA Chapter, at 214-893-4254.
Books are available for adoption at the Terrell Public Library. The books may be adopted to honor relatives, friends or teachers. If you would like to help the Terrell Public Library by adopting a book, call 972-551-6663, or visit the library at 301 North Rockwall in Terrell.
Medically necessary health care is available for Kaufman County residents who qualify for the Kaufman County Indigent Health Care Program. Those interested in applying should contact the Health Care Program office in Terrell at 115 North Adelaide Street, suite 304, or call 972-563-5531.
The American Cancer Society has a "Quitline," funded by the Texas Department of Health, to provide counseling and structured assistance for individuals committed to quitting smoking. The Quitline number, accessable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is toll-free, 1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848). If you are serious about quitting smoking, the American Cancer Society's Quitline is ready to help.
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