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MusicFest Presents the Ninth Annual Celebrity Roast
Following tradition of honoring citizens who have made significant contributions to the Rockwall community, Mike Atkins, Executive Director of the county's YMCA will be the subject of MusicFest's ninth annual celebrity roast. Mr. Atkins has served fourteen years as Executive Director of the "Y". He is a graduate of the Univtersity of Texas, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, and a member of The Rockwall Rotary Club and is due to take over the helm of that prestigious club … [Read More...]
Christmas Blast of Brass
Choirs from Rockwall High School, Rockwall-Heath High School, Royse City High School will perform a Community Celebration of Christmas at 7 p.m., December 6th. The County-wide audience will join in a sing-a-long. The event will be held at the Utley Performing Arts Center, 1201 Townsend Drive. Tickets can be purchased in Rockwall at: Lakeside National Bank, Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, Alliance Bank. Royse City location: Leadership Bank, Helping Hands Store, or by calling … [Read More...]
Exclusive T-Shirt Offer!
The new Rockwall MusicFest T-shirts have arrived, just in time for the end of summer concert with the Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra. This event at the Harbor on August 20 promises to be the best ever! But wait! There's more! Anyone who visits the MusicFest tent during the concert and becomes a member at the $25 level or higher will receive a limited edition fashion statement featuring an image of the most talented octopus ever seen on a T-shirt. This musical mollusk was designed by … [Read More...]
End of Summer Concert at the Harbor
The greater Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra will present its second "End of Summer Concert" at the Harbor on Saturday, August 20, 8 p.m under the auspices of Rockwall MusicFest. This exciting musical treasure of professional and talented, youthful musicians, is entering its ninth year. Well known conductor and chorale director, Dr. Stephen Holcomb, will again lead the orchestra in an evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, together with the thirty five member chorale group from … [Read More...]
MusicFest Presents the Eighth Annual Celebrity Roast
You know you've become "Somebody" in Rockwall when you are invited by MusicFest director Ruth Peck to be the target of the organization's annual Celebrity Roast. Going on its eighth year, the roast has become a January tradition. Such luminaries as Congressman Ralph Hall, former mayor Ken Jones, and Helping Hands director and city council member Margo Nielsen have all been given the once-over by friends and family before an audience eager for a peek at closet skeletons. This year's Roastee … [Read More...]