Music, Music, and More Music......
by: Bobby McDonald
Regardless of your taste in music, a "treat" awaits you in the next week, in Hopkins County. Almost every day there is a concert featured here in Sulphur Springs. The fun begins with a free concert on the Downtown Square, Thursday night, September 6th, when "Beatlegras," that is described as "the music of 'The Fab Four' shaken-up with infusions of bluegrass and jazz and topped off with a classical twist!"
"This isn't the same ol' Beatles Band!" states Dave Walser, founder of the innovative group.
The free concert, sponsored by the Downtown Business Alliance and The Sulphur Springs Department of Tourism, will begin at 7:30 p.m., Thursday night, to "kick-off" the week of music in Sulphur Springs. Restaurants in the Downtown area of Sulphur Springs will be staying open and shops will be open for your shopping pleasure. Concert goers are asked to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy a wonderful night of music!
But, the music doesn't stop there. Gospel Singing will begin at 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, September 8th, in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Auditorium, when the 27th Annual Fall Festival Songfest will get underway. Ina Gore, a member of the Fall Festival Board and a Gospel Performer herself, encourages everyone to come out and enjoy this traditional favorite of Fall Festival Week. "You're sure to enjoy the great gospel music and it will be air conditioned in the Civic Center, following a morning of watching the Fall Festival Parade, attending the Trades Day Booths, and other Fall Festival Activities!"
Randy Rogers Band
Our own.......Monty Tipps & Mainstreet
However, Saturday's music doesn't stop in the Civic Center Auditorium, at 8:00 p.m., in a change of venue from years past, the Fall Festival Star Night Concert will unfold, featuring The Randy Rogers Band and our own Monty Tipps and Mainstreet. Tickets for the Star Night Performance are available in the Civic Center Box Office and will feature a lively show, that is sure to appeal to all ages.
Mark Shultz
Then, it is Christian Recording Artist, Mark Shultz, that will be appearing in concert, in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, on Wednesday night, September 12th, at 7:00 p.m. Shultz brings a contemporary Christian theme and style of music that features a number of "number one" hits on the Christian Chart and will bring a show that is extolled as "quality entertainment for the entire family!" Tickets are available in the Civic Center Box Office.
The musical entertainment still doesn't stop there! How many of you remember "Rose Colored Glasses?" It was the song made popular in the 1970's by John Conlee. Conlee will be appearing in concert with Jerry Audley, at 7:00 p.m., in the Hopkins County Civic Center. Tickets are available in the Civic Center Box Office.
John Conlee
And, to end over a week of Hopkins County musical entertainment, Friday night, September 14th, Mark Cooke and the Cooke County Line Band, will be appearing live from the Coca-Cola Soundstage, on the Civic Center Grounds, where a street dance will be featured. The free concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. and patrons are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs, again, to enjoy the show.
Mark Cooke & Cooke County Line
If you are a music fan in Hopkins County, your sure to find "a tune to your liking," so why not just keep the lawn chair in the trunk of the car, or the back of your pickup, and make plans to enjoy any and all of the special entertainment provided in Hopkins County? And, who said "there wasn't anything to do in Hopkins County?"
The Civic Center Box Office can be reached by calling (903)885-8071.
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