When we started planning for this concert, we didn’t have a concert ‘theme’. Instead, we selected a short list of tunes that (1) we just wanted to play, and that (2) YOU would like, too. We since added some, dropped a couple, etc. And we’re about ready to perform.

Heard-Craig Center for the Arts invites you for a night of exciting music as Tony Stride and company provide a musical experience for all to enjoy located in the elegant Heard-Craig Center in downtown McKinney.

The inauguration of the 17th President of Austin College, Dr. Rebecca Cantor, will take place on Friday, November 13, 2026. The investiture ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Wynne Chapel Grum Sanctuary, followed immediately by lunch on the Austin College Commons. The Texoma community is invited to join Austin College in celebrating this historic occasion.

Charles “Charlie” Henry Christian was born on July 29, 1916, to Willie Mae Booker and Clarence James Christian in the Tanktown area of Bonham, TX. Charlie auditioned for and joined the Benny Goodman Sextet and changed the world of music with his artistic talents. Down Beat magazine ranked Charlie as America’s best guitarist from 1939 to 1941. By 1942, Charlie had played with Count Basie and performed at Carnegie Hall.

For our next monthly exhibit at the Creative Arts Center, we're inviting artists to share their best scapes! Think cityscape, landscape, mindscape, dreamscape — or any other kind of scape your imagination can dream up! Of course, we also will be happy to accept Artist's Choice artwork too! Artwork is due November 5.

1977 – A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed. Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964. The group originally formed as My Backyard and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). The band spent four years touring small venues under various names and with several lineup changes before deciding on "Lynyrd Skynyrd" in 1968. The band released its first album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), in 1973. By then, they had settled on a lineup that included bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell, and guitarist Ed King. Burns left and was replaced by Artimus Pyle in 1974. King left in 1975 and was replaced by Steve Gaines in 1976. At the height of their fame in the 1970s, the band popularized the Southern rock genre with songs such as "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird." After releasing five studio albums and one live album, the band's career was abruptly halted on October 20, 1977, when their chartered airplane crashed, killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, and seriously injuring the rest of the band. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lynyrd Skynyrd No. 95 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. As of 2023, the band has sold more than 78 million records in the World. AllMusic called them "the definitive Southern rock band."