So last year I tried my hand at road bike racing and pretty much loved it. So, this year I decided to try again and up my distance. I road 11 miles last year. This year I road 27 miles and convinced my husband to join me. I’ve been planning on this for basically a year now. Guess how much training I got in? If you guessed anywhere next to nothing, you guessed right. … [Read more...]
Tradition, Tradition! 🎶🎻 Scene Sees Fiddler at the Paramount
The Paramount productions never cease to amaze me. I love that I live in a community of such talented people that support the arts and let creativity thrive. It does make me a little sad sometimes that these paramount productions only come around every so often. I can’t get enough. This was my first experience of the Fiddler performed live. I really wanted to see … [Read more...]
How to Celebrate in Abilene: Fourth of July
Hands up if your family tradition was to buy and wear matching old navy Fourth of July shirts. 🙋 Those things still remind me of sweaty summer nights, sparklers and the smell of gun powder and burning hair. Oh, the memories that can be made with backyard fireworks. Fireworks are fundamentally important to celebrating Independence Day. Be they real, or … [Read more...]
On My #EventsToBeScene List: June 2017
June 2017. Everyone is graduated, school is out, the Texas heat is here. It is officially summer. Pull out your sunnies and enjoy the weather and a few fabulous local #EventsToBeScene. June 5-9 Adult summer art camps! Photoshop Fundamentals for Adults 10:30am- noon $95 ($115 after May 15) Acrylic Painting Boot Camp for Adults 1:00-2:30 pm $95 ($115 after May … [Read more...]
Western Heritage Weekend: An Event to Be Scene
Western Heritage Classic and the West Texas Fair and Rodeo are just two of the annual rodeo events hosted in Abilene. For someone uninvolved with the Rodeo scene (like myself) it’s easy to be at a loss for how to navigate the topic. Covered in this issues’ Fake Your Way Through, Brady Sloane provides a few tips and tricks. So, naturally, I thought I’d test the waters and … [Read more...]