Lasting Influences 📚

By Editor | October 23, 2022 |

SUNDAY October 23, 2022

“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose.”

Mary Shelley

Never underestimate the lasting influence of literature on today’s culture. This week’s Magic and Mayhem gala at Longview Museum of Fine Art taps inspiration from Agatha Christie’s novel Murder on the Orient Express. Mary Shelley’s legend of Frankenstein — which grew after the release of the film co-starring actor John Boles of Greenville — also endures in today’s culture.

A similar inspiration developed in the exhibit titled Vigil at the Michelson Museum. Vigil pairs poems by Jim Blackburn and art by Isabell Scurry Chapman created during the pandemic. The pictures lend more meaning to the words, and vice versa.

Learn more cultural influences from the Upper East Side of Texas in the County Line eMagazine. Check out the September/October eEdition for information about more great events around and visit our calendar and Live Music sections. — Lisa Tang

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FEATURE

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THIS TIME OF YEAR

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

Magic & Mayhem Adds ‘Murder’ to October Gala

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ART & CULTURE

See ‘Vigil’ At Michelson Museum of Art

Vigil is a collaboration between artist Isabell Scurry Chapman and environmental lawyer and poet Jim Blackburn. Chapman and Blackburn have been mixing art and poetry for more than two decades. READ MORE.