MAY 28-JUNE 3

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Editor’s Note: In response to the coronavirus pandemic, hours and policies can change quickly. Check with the venue for restrictions and requirements. 

American Freedom Museum, on the campus of Brook Hill School, Old Jacksonville Highway north of Bullard. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Cost: $6 adults, discounts for seniors and youth, free for veterans and military personnel. The Hall of Presidents, Hall of Freedom and other galleries hold over 600 artifacts. Information: americanfreedommuseum.org. 

Caldwell Zoo, 2203 Martin Luther King Blvd. Tyler. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily March 1 to Labor Day; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. after Labor Day through February. Cost: Prices vary, memberships available. The 85-acre zoo has animals from many parts of the world. Reservations required. Information: caldwellzoo.org, 903-593-0121.

Camp Ford Historical Park, 6500 U.S. Highway 271, Tyler. Open: dawn to dusk. Cost: free. Kiosk, self-guided trail with interpretive signs and recreation of a cabin tell the story of the Civil War prisoner of war camp on the site.

Cotton Belt Depot Museum, 210 E. Oakwood St., Tyler. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission: free, donations appreciated. The museum displays model trains and railroad memorabilia owned by Cotton Belt Historical Society.

Earth and Space Science Center, 1411 E. Lake St. on Tyler Junior College campus. Hours: 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Day pass: $12 adults. Planetarium shows: $7 adults. Exhibits: $3 all. Children, seniors and students receive discounts. Schedule of shows, information: sciencecenter.tjc.edu, 903-510-2312.

East Texas State Fair Farmers Market, opens 7 a.m. Saturday, pavilions at East Texas State Fairgrounds, 2112 W. Front St., Tyler. 

Goodman-LeGrand Museum & Gardens, 624 N. Broadway Ave., Tyler. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Cost: free, $2 requested. Once a private home, the city museum features furnishings and memorabilia dating back to the mid-1800s. Information: 903-531-1286.

Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, 150 Airport Drive, the old terminal of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cost: $8 adults, discounts for seniors, youth, active military personnel. See aviation memorabilia and planes on the tarmac. Information: tyler hamm.org, 903-526-1945.

Smith County Historical Society Museum, 125 S. College Ave., Tyler. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Reservations required. Admission: free, donations appreciated. The museum shines light on the county’s people and events over the decades. Information: smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org, 903-592-5993.

Tyler Farmers Market, opens 7 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 4850 Old Bullard Road, Broadway Square Mall south parking lot. 

Tyler Museum of Art, 1300 S. Mahon Ave. on Tyler Junior College campus. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Cost: Currently free. See art by regional artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. Information: tylermuseum.org, 903-595-1001. On view:

• 16th Annual High School Art Exhibition, through June 7. Art by seniors in area high schools. 
• Lone Star Impressions II: Prints by Flatbed Press, through July 5. Prints by mostly Texas-based artists.

Tyler Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler. Open: Dawn to dusk. Admission: free. The 14-acre garden has 35,000 rose bushes, fountains, ponds and smaller specialty gardens. 

Tyler Rose Museum, 420 Rose Park Drive, inside Rose Garden Center. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Cost:$3.50 adults, $2 children. Displays focus on Texas Rose Festival and rose-growing history. Information: texasrosefestival.com/museum.

STAGE

Card 53, improv comedy group, 8 p.m. June 27, Liberty Hall, 103 E. Erwin St., Tyler. Tickets: libertytyler.com.

New Play Festival, begins 9 a.m. July 11. A reader’s theater presentation of entries in the theater’s annual play festival. Tickets/Information: tylercivictheatre.com, 903-592-0561.

“School House Rock,” Tyler Civic Theater, 400 Rose Park Drive. STAR camp participants. Performances: 7:30 p.m. July 17 and 18. Tickets/Information: tylercivictheatre.com, 903-592-0561.

“West Side Story,” Tyler Civic Theater, 400 Rose Park Drive. Performances: 7:30 p.m. July 30 and 31 and Aug. 3 to 8 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2 and 9. Tickets/Information: tylercivictheatre.com, 903-592-0561.

EVENTS

Taste of Tyler, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Harvey Convention Center, 2000 W. Front St. Tyler are eateries and beverage providers provide food and drink in an event that raises money for scholarships. Cost: $30. Tickets/Information: etxrestaurants.org. 

NIGHTLIFE

Second Childhood, 7 p.m. today, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Lindale, 55 Miranda Lambert Way, Lindale. Information: texasmusiccity.net/lindale.

Ramoth Gilead, 7 p.m. today, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Tyler, 5424 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler. Information: texasmusiccity.net/tyler.

Kevin Jackson Band, 8 p.m. Friday, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Lindale, 55 Miranda Lambert Way, Lindale. Information: texasmusiccity.net/lindale.

Tom McElvain, 8 p.m. Friday, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Tyler, 5424 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler. Information: texasmusiccity.net/tyler.

Karaoke with Billie Jo, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Lindale, 55 Miranda Lambert Way, Lindale. Information: texasmusiccity.net/lindale.

Second Childhood, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse-Tyler, 5424 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler. Information: texasmusiccity.net/tyler.

COMING SOON

An Evening With Ruthie Foster, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Liberty Hall, 103 E. Erwin St., Tyler. Tickets: libertytyler.com.

Penny & Sparrow, 8 p.m. Sept. 24, Liberty Hall, 103 E. Erwin St., Tyler. Tickets: libertytyler.com.

Labyrinth + David Bowie Dress Up, 7 p.m., Sept. 25, Liberty Hall, 103 E. Erwin St., Tyler. Tickets: libertytyler.com.

Rock the Classics II, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, University of Texas at Tyler’s Cowan Center. East Texas Symphony Orchestra and Tyler performers present mash-ups of pop tunes with their counterparts from classical music. Tickets/Information: etso.org, 903-526-3876.

Beethoven@250, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, University of Texas at Tyler’s Cowan Center. East Texas Symphony Orchestra celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with three of his works. Tickets/Information: etso.org, 903-526-3876.

ELSEWHERE 

First Monday Trade Days, dawn to dusk today through Sunday, trades grounds in downtown Canton. 

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COMING SOON

The Cotton Belt Depot Museum (210 E. Oakwood in Tyler) has re-opened with social distancing guidelines in place. It will observe its regular Thurs-Sat, 10am – 4pm schedule. Please include this announcement in an appropriate location in your newspaper and resume including our prior message in your @play section.

 

Thank you,

 

Jim Jones

Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society

 

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