January 2026

TEXARKANA MAGAZINE

Faces & Places JANUARY

TXK Book Club JANUARY RECOMMENDATION

BOOK The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner GENRE Historical Fiction RATING

January 2 Ceramic Clay

January 17 Bridal Expo 2026 Texarkana Texas Convention Center

Snowmen Texarkana Regional Arts Center 10 am-11 am January 9 Downtown Live!

10 am-2 pm January 24

Wild, Wild Texarkana: Legacy Style Chamber Annual

Downtown Texarkana 6-9 pm January 10

Celebration Northridge Country Club 6-9 pm January 24

SUMMARY A Story of Survival and Second Chances

Wacha Youth Sports Camp Pleasant Grove High School Athletic Facilities 10 am-2 pm January 10 Wacha Family & Friends Event TAMUT Eagle Hall

The Ultimate Elvis Concert Perot Theatre 7:30 pm January 31 Rock Out Cancer Concert Crossties Event Venue 6-10 pm

When disaster strikes San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906, the massive earthquake and resulting fires reshape countless lives. Among those caught in the chaos is Sophie Whalen, an Irish immigrant who came west as a mail-order bride seeking a fresh start away from her difficult past in New York.

January 15 Texarkana Symphony

Orchestra A Whirling Dervish” (Masterworks II) Perot Theatre 7 pm

Finding herself in a new marriage to a man she barely knows, Sophie bonds with his young daughter—though she soon recognizes troubling undercurrents in her new family. Just before the earthquake devastates the city, a mysterious visitor arrives, setting off a series of revelations that connect Sophie to two other women whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined. Through loss, displacement, and hardship, these three women discover how their resilience and personal connections might provide the strength to rebuild—not just their lives, but their sense of hope. READER’S TAKE “This is the first book our book club read together back in 2023. We all loved it. It was a great one to get us started. This author is amazing.” —Kara Humphrey

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