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Upcoming Events - Spring 2011

Live Music!

Yes, Tyler has live music most nights of the week, if you know where to look!

Rick's on the Square. Just a few blocks away!--usually featuring Texas blues, Friday and Saturday nights starting around 8:30-9:00

KE Cellars, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 6-9. Come enjoy the music and do a tasting of fine Kiepersol and other Texas wines!

Stanley's Famous Pit BBQ. Odd location, but awesome music! No set schedule, so call for details.

Downtown Coffee Lounge, has just opened on the square, so check with them for the latest.

The Half Moon Grill is a little bit of a trip, but typically has music Friday and Saturday nights, starting 8-9

FRESH is a great new market from Brookshire's, with live music on Saturdays and Sundays on their patio.

CANTON FIRST MONDAY TRADE DAYS
December 29, 2011 - January 1, 2012
February 2- 5
March 1 - 4
March 29 - April 1
May 3 - 6
May 31 - June 3

VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Stay at our romantic B&B and catch a show...
Cowan Center - Ailey II Dance Troupe - February 14
Liberty Theater - An Affair to Remember - February 14

TYLER'S ANNUAL AZALEA TRAIL!!
COME SEE TYLER AT IT'S SPRING FINEST! - MARCH 23 - APRIL 8

Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Garden
Smith County Master Gardener's Home Garden Tour - April 28
Azalea Quilt Show - March 23 - 24
Prestige Estates Art Show & Sale - March 23 - 25
Tyler State Park Dogwood Days Driving and Walking Tours - March 23 - April 8
Beauty & The Beast Bicycle Tour - March 24
Tyler Azalea 10K Run - March 24
10th Annual Tyler Rotary Chili Cook Off - March 24
Azalea Trail Arts & Craft Fair - March 24-25
Tyler Area Council of Gardener's Clubs Flower Show - March 28
TJC Apache Belles Spring Show - March 29-31
Penny Nichols–Sanders Annual Spring Art Show - March 29-31
East Texas Porcelain Art Guild Exhibit and Sale - March 30-31
Main Street Flower Market - March 30-31
Spirits of Oakwood - March 31
Central East Texas Orchid Society's Orchid March - March 31
Azalea Tales April Fools Liar's Contest - April 1
11th Annual Twilight Easter Egg Hunt - April 5
Pioneer Days at Parrott Park - April 7
3rd Annual Art in the Park at the Goodman Museum - April 14

THE COWAN CENTER
The Rat Pack is Back! - January 24
Ailey II Dance Troupe - February 14
Blue Man Group - February 28
Young Frankenstein - March 16
Bill Cosby - April 14

THE FOUR WINDS RENAISSANCE FAIRE
Pirates Invasion - March 3-4
St. Patrick's Day Celebration - March 10-11
Age of Discovery - March 17-18
Renaissance Romance - March 24-25
Fairy Tales & Masquerade Ball - March 31
Festival of Fools - April 1
Knights & Chivalry - April 7
Easter Celebration - April 8
Highland Fling - April 14-15
Texas Open Joust Competition - April 20-21

THE LIBERTY THEATER IN DOWNTOWN TYLER HAS BEEN REOPENED
Susan Bogguss - American Songbook - January 12
A Night of Improv with Heroine Addiction and Card 53 - January 27
Turtle Island Quartet - The Music of Jimi Hendrix - February 26
Guy Clark - March 15
Monty Montgomery - April 21
And check out their showings of classic movies every week!

THE ARTS IN TYLER!
The next downtown Art Walks are March 15 and June 14! The last few Art Walks have been incredible--downtown is alive!

Be sure to visit the new GALLERY MAIN STREET. Upcoming juried art exhibits:
- The Fine Art of the Found Object - January 5 - February 7
- Simply Black and White - February 9 - March 13
- The Graphic Impulse: Graphic Art, Illustration, and the Art of Storytelling - March 15 - April 17

Don't forget the TYLER MUSEUM OF ART
- Black and Gold Exhibit: November 11 - February 12
- Reflections on Water in American Painting: The Arthur J. Phelan Collection - December 11 - March 4
- First Friday Art Tour, January 6, February 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1

ALSO CHECK OUT THE TYLER EVENT CALENDAR

Victorian Lamps thru out

The Woldert-Spence Manor's location makes it the ideal choice for your year round entertainment throughout Tyler and the East Texas Area. We are the closest B&B to downtown, and only minutes from all Tyler has to offer!

Museums and Attractions

Goodman Museum (Circa 1857) and Chamblis Rose Garden Tyler Museum of Art
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden and Rose Museum Discovery Science Place Caldwell Zoo
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House Ballet Tyler
Tyler Civic Theatre East Texas Symphony Orchestra UT Tyler Cowan Center
Smith County Historical Society and Historic Camp Ford East Texas Oil Museum (in Kilgore)
Gallery Main Street Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store
Cotton Belt Depot Museum Vaughn Conservatory at Tyler Junior College Balloon Adventures (Longview) Hudnall Planetarium Antiques! Boutiques and Shopping!

Outdoor Activities

Tyler State Park Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge Black Beauty Ranch Animal Sanctuary
Texas Rose Horse Park Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari Lake Tyler Berry Farms!
Sky Vue Drive-In Theater East Texas Fishing Guide Service

Festivals and Events


Goodman Museum Canton First Monday Trade Days Tyler Azalea Trail and Spring Flower Festival (March/April)
Texas Rose Festival (October) East Texas State Fair (September/October) Four Winds Renaissance Faire (March/April)
Texas Shakespeare Festival (July) Festival on the Square (September) Texas Blues Festival (April)
Rose City Jazz Festival (October) Taste of Tyler (March) Santa Land (November/December) Beauty & the Beast Bike Tour (March) Mistletoe & Magic (November) Tyler Rose Garden

Day Trips

East Texas Wine Tour!
East Texas Antiques!
Texas State Railroad (Rusk-Palestine)


Pampering

Style Salon & Day Spa
Salon Kalea Day Spa
Rose Spa at the Cascades


Adventure!

Wired Ziplines
Skydive East Texas
Rose City Flying Clays
New York, Texas Zipline Adventures


For the Kids

Fire Mountain Amusements
Splash Kingdom Water Park
The Waterpark at the Villages

      
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