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COLUMN BY BAI LEY GRAVITT
photo by Matt Corneliius
SIX THINGS TO DO IN MAY! Twice As Fine Texarkana Wine Festival at Spring Lake Park—May 1 If there is wine, I will be there, thank you! This event will be so much fun! It is the sixth annual Texarkana Wine Festival, where wineries, local businesses and merchants of all kinds set up booths to promote their services, sell their unique products and sponsor amazing wine brands! (For example, the Heritage Home Health and Hospice team, of which I’m so lucky to be a part, will be at this event sponsoring Zinfandel, and I could not be more excited! Come see me!) We can’t forget about the great music, fun activities and even food tastings that will be available as well! I am looking forward to this for several obvious reasons, and I hope to see a big turnout! This event is brought to you by Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri- State Area. Runnin’ WJ Ranch Big Bass Roundup at Crossties and Wright Patman Lake—May 7-8 I remember my pop trying to teach me how to fish back in the day (for someone E ach year as the month of May once again rears its head, I reminisce about the good old days when scratching the contacts right out of my itchy, painfully bloodshot, watery eyes was just another Monday at school for me. Even after replacing the first set with another pair I would carry in my backpack, I’d again find myself with at
least one completely dried out contact by the end of the day, and many people asking me why I had been “crying.” Allergy season has never been kind to me and while I’m delighted to see everything blooming and bursting with color just the way God intended, I cannot help but also wonder why He would allowme to be this (near-deathly)
water for a five-hour waiting game, then doing it with prize money on the line is a great opportunity. Add a great cause like raising money for Runnin’ WJ Ranch, and it’s a no-brainer. The entry fee for this big bass tournament is $80. You may qualify for two bonus hours with purchase of a $20 t-shirt! There will be hourly and overall prize money. The tournament will take place at Wright Patman Lake at Sportsman Cove. Additional information will be posted, and more information can be found on the official event Facebook page. 63rd Annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Texarkana College—May 15 FINALLY, finally, after all this time writing about Texarkana events, month after month, it FINALLY feels like I have found an event that was made specifically with me in mind. Anyone who knows me knows that food is the way to my heart. For over 60 years straight, the Kiwanis Club of Texarkana has been hosting a pancake breakfast to raise money for the nonprofits in our community. With or without a worthy cause, I would be first in line, devouring these delicious cakes, but allergic to all the pollen in the air, coating the lovely vehicles of Texarkana with its menacing yellow film. If you see me out and about this month at some of the outstanding events Texarkana has to offer, and my eyes are bloodshot or I’m sneezing, do not worry, it’s not COVID… so mind ya business!
Live Music Opportunities! Texarkana might as well be known for its love of live music! We are blessed with some amazing bands too! Here are just some of the fantastic opportunities to catch these bands around T-Town this month! May 7—T-Town 5 at Redbone May 8—Bart Crow at 67 Landing May 16—Relentless Unplugged at Redbone May 21—Jed Harrelson, One Night Only at Whiskey River May 29—Lee and Sheila at Redbone
who is only 23 years old, I sure say “back in the day” a lot). I also remember how bored I would get after my line was sitting in the water for two whole minutes. I just wanted to go back to the dock and play on my mom’s phone. Some of you are much more patient than I am. And if you are going to sit on the
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