Natalie Venetia Belcon and David Oquendo in Buena Vista Social Club. Buena Vista Social Club™ will make its Dallas premiere at the Music Hall at Fair Park November 3-15, 2026 as part of the 2026/2027 Broadway Dallas Series. photo by Matthew Murphy

Ector Independent School District is proud to announce that it has earned a perfect score of 100 out of 100 and an A – Superior Achievement rating through the Texas Education Agency's Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST). The 2025–2026 FIRST rating is based on financial data from the 2024–2025 school year and represents the highest rating a Texas school district can receive. "This is an accomplishment worth celebrating! Our community trusts us to be responsible with taxpayer dollars, and this rating reflects that commitment," stated Morganne Mandrell, Superintendent of Ector ISD.

The Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Leadership Fannin Class of 2027! Following the recent graduation of the Class of 2026, the Chamber is preparing to welcome a new group of emerging and established leaders who are ready to learn, connect, and make a difference in Fannin County. Applications are now open, with a submission deadline of January 29, 2027.

Heard-Craig Center for the Arts invites you to attend an art history lecture focusing on contemporary art of the Middle East. You will not want to miss this FREE Art History event inside the Heard-Craig Carriage House.

If signature fingerpicking guitar and harmonica along with poignant lyrics are "your thing," then it's time to make a reservation to hear this veteran singer-songwriter of the highest caliber at Harmony House on Sunday, November 1, 2026, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

1512 – The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, it has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The chapel's fame lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate its interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo. Between 1508 and 1512, under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project that changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization. In a different political climate, after the Sack of Rome, he returned and, between 1535 and 1541, painted The Last Judgment for popes Clement VII and Paul III. The fame of Michelangelo's paintings has drawn multitudes of visitors to the chapel since they were revealed five centuries ago.