The Central Texas Writing Programs at Texas State University has been lowering creative inhibitions of young writers since 1998.
Some writers take naturally to the art of storytelling, embracing the flow of the written word from the moment they pick up a pen. Others come to the craft with trepidation, feeling their way forward around the words as they write.
Dustin Massey will play Cheatham Street Warehouse May 15 with Austin Upchurch. Photo by Trenton Johnson
Dustin Massey is a self-proclaimed Texas red-dirt rocker new to Americana scene music, but he’s certain to stick around.
Above, Act Your Age by Madison Jeannette Nelson. Submitted photos
Eight senior-level Texas State University art students will participate in an online exhibition of their work titled Inner
A rendering of the completed main auditorium of the University of Texas’ Bass Concert Hall.
Theatre enthusiasts who have been yearning for in-person performances will have another reason to be excited as Texas Performing Arts (TPA) at The University of Austin prepares to open its newlyrenovated Bass Concert Hall this May.
Squaredeal is an online market that showcases the work of artists in the Central Texas corridor. Graphic from Squaredeal.app
Last March, in response to a growing need for connectivity and commerce within the Central Texas corridor, Davis and Patton Jones launched Squaredeal CTX, a digital marketplace for local artists to sell their goods online.
Your favorite love story continues... Destiney and Gabriel Jackson form the unique wife-and-husband powerhouse duo with a message of love, loyalty and connection. Submitted photo
From their first-ever music video, Destiney and Gabriel Jackson show off their matching Yin & Yang tattoos.
Their signature drink, the Yin & Yang Daiquiri, available at Longhorn Daiquiris. Submitted photos
Many people these days feel that the world has become a more divisive place. After a year-long quarantine, political turmoil and a plague of hate crimes, perhaps it’s no wonder that so many people feel more disconnected than ever before.
Twice Blessed Consignment Shop sells a variety of fine glassware and unique knick knacks.
Twice Blessed also sells high-quality clothing. Photos by Celeste Hollister
Twice Blessed shares 20 years of history serving the San Marcos community. Photo by Celeste Hollister
In the first week of March, the Twice Blessed Consignment Shop celebrated its 20-year anniversary serving the San Marcos community. To date, the shop has raised nearly $1 million dollars since opening its doors on Feb. 20, 2001, giving the volunteer-based staff ample reason to celebrate.
Partially-inspired by his wife, musician and clown Molly Jane, Furly has begun a series of paintings featuring clowns on break. Photo by Celeste Hollister
A whole mood: Furly has recently begun to paint hyper-realistic, vibrantly-colored cow skulls. Photo from Furly’s Facebook gallery
Furly Travis started sketching in junior high and began painting in high school. In his 20s, he started painting more seriously and steadily, completing on average a painting per week and selling them around town, at places like the Triple Crown and Wake the Dead.
Texas artist Ruuch makes waves with his music as a member of the San Marcos hip-hop community. Photo by Snoopography
Art at work: Ruuch in the recording studio. Submitted photo
Everyone has an origin story. For artist and rapper K’ron Major, a.k.a Ruuch, it begins in the small town of Hopkinsville, Ky., but that was just the beginning of the ride that would lead him to San Marcos and the burgeoning hip-hop community here.
Above, Ollie Giles, known affectionately as Brown Sugga, was a woman who could get things done. Submitted photo
Ollie Wilburn Hargis Giles was born in San Marcos on Aug. 5, 1933, the only child to parents L.C. Hargis and Enola Hollins (daughter of George Mose and Etta Lee Hollins). Though born during the Great Depression, Giles would say that she had a happy childhood surrounded by a family and community who loved her and whom she also loved.
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