Happy Holidays Abilene! Get your dose of #eventstobescene and check out these awesome local Holiday 2019 activities. Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Abilene Opera presents “Hansel & Gretel” by Humperdink, Disney Medley at Paramount Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door. Nov. 16, 2 p.m. Abilene Ballet Theatre’s Sugar Plum Fairy Tea at the Abilene Woman’s Club. Tickets $25-$40. … [Read more...]
#EventsToBeScene: Halloween 2019 Edition
It's #SpookySzn y'all. Get your dose of #eventstobescene and check out these awesome local Halloween 2019 celebrations. Don't forget to bring your boo. Oct. 12, 8 a.m. Haunted Half Marathon The city’s parks department is hosting this family friendly event that starts at 8 a.m. at Elmdale Baptist Church, 233 Elmdale Road South, and runs down Elmdale to Potosi Road, down … [Read more...]
Top 8 Reasons to Enter a 100-Mile Bike Race
By Jeff Wyatt The Benefit of Training and Preparation At age 60, I set a goal: go to Wichita Falls and break the five-hour mark in their 100-mile bike race, in August, in the heat, aptly named Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred. After many years of jogging casually, my body would no longer tolerate running without injury. I made the switch to cycling (fancy word for … [Read more...]
Hope and Healing from Tiny Homes
By Loretta Fulton Photography by Beth Dukes Patty Davis knew something was afoot when she learned that a Bible with her name on it came as a gift, along with the free housing she was getting while undergoing cancer treatments in Abilene. Ray Garcia knew something was up when his wife suffered a stroke while the family was traveling from California to Florida, which led to … [Read more...]
On My #EventsToBeScene List: August/September 2018
The summer is coming to a heated ending and it's time to start stocking up on school supplies. But we still have plenty for you to do in August and September. There are plenty of family friendly events these next several weeks that you can get involved in. August 16, 10-11 a.m Children’s Book Reading at The Grace Museum. Registration required. $5 per family or $10 per family … [Read more...]