Healing Time ❤️‍🩹

By Editor | March 26, 2023 |

SUNDAY March 26, 2023

“Where words fail, music speaks.”

Hans Christian Anderson

Just as the spring season returns fruits and flowers to the land, music is an antidote for pain and provides healing for the soul. We invite you to read P.A. Geddie’s story about the fascinating life of Grammy-nominated musician Ruthie Foster in this issue and see her in concert at Memorial City Hall in Marshall on Saturday, April 1, or Liberty Hall in Tyler on Saturday, April 22.

Creating music was practically a matter of survival for some composers featured in Mount Vernon Music’s concert Saturday, April 1, titled Folk Tunes and Captivity Transcended. Read more about their struggles during World War II in the story below and don’t miss the opportunity to see their music performed live. — Lisa Tang

For more stories about music and art events in the region visit the County Line eMagazine. Check out the March/April eEdition for stories and features and visit our calendar and Live Music sections. It’s all online in County Line Magazine.

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The Pyron Garden in Tyler is one of the featured spots on Visit Tyler’s Azalea Spring & Flower Trail. READ MORE on this and other flower trails in the region.

FEATURE

Spend ‘Healing Time’ With Ruthie Foster

The joyful energy coming off any stage lucky enough to hold Ruthie Foster wraps around audience members like a warm quilt on a cold and rainy day. Her passionate Texas blues and Americana vibe brings a sense of peace to listeners that makes them feel everything’s going to be okay.

Born in Mineola, Texas, on February 10, 1964, she was surrounded by musical talent from the beginning. Her family was the church choir — singers, musicians, gospel storytellers. READ MORE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR

Happy Birthday Earl Campbell

Former Houston Oiler linebacker Earl Campbell was born March 29, 1955, in Tyler, Texas. The sixth of 11 children, he began playing football in the fifth grade and went on to become one of the state’s best-known football players. READ MORE.

FOOD + DRINK

Spring for the Rose Table’s Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Katie Rose Watson shares her recipe for Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting, and we can’t resist sharing it with you again. “There’s just something about carrot cake that makes me feel all warm and cozy. These cupcakes have a dash of cinnamon, a bit of orange zest, and toasted pecans,” she says. READ MORE.

ART & CULTURE

Mount Vernon Music Presents ‘Folk Tunes and Captivity’

Mount Vernon Music presents Folk Tunes and Captivity Transcended at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 1, in the Mount Vernon Music Hall. The program features a range of lively folk music from composers of England, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Russia and Hungary. READ MORE.