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Western art show, sale opens Saturday at TNT

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The Chisholm Trail Western Art Show and Sale will be July 1 through Aug. 15 at the Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum in Nocona.
This is a western-theme show celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail being celebrated this year.
According to show organizers the entries should represent the late 1800s time period of the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. Ideas were suggested from cattle drives, cowboys, cows, horses, life in western towns. This is the art association’s first western art show and sale.
Categories will include 3-D, stand alone sculpture such as metal, pottery and glass; digital art/photography; painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels and mixed media on canvas, board or paper; hanging fabric, tapestries, glass, metal, etc; and youth division for those under age 18.
An opening night reception for artists is planned on July 1 at the museum. Jack Milchanowski, one of the show organizers, said as of Monday they have received 45 entries for the show.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.

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Bowie community garage sales this weekend

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This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Post-pandemic world changes all marketing

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By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)

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Senior center to serve up big breakfast April 27

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Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast and support the Bowie Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels program on April 27.
Serving will be 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the center at 501 Pelham. For $10 feast on biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs and hash browns, plus coffee, tea and orange juice.

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