VFW Fish Fry
Jefferson VFW will hold their monthly fish fry from 11-2 Saturday at the VFW builing on US 59.
OHTP plans holiday show
Since July the 4th in 1989, Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players have presented a musical production each year, including during last years virus-spreading months.
This year, the Players will be right on target with a musical and comedy revue entitled “Old Jefferson Pioneers Opry House Rootin’ Tootin’ Saloon Show” that will be performed as a show for all the family on July 2-3 at the restored Union Baptist Church building, now an event and meeting location for the community.
Some of the performers appearing in the production will be John Nance, singer-guitarist who is well-known in the area for his performances and his historically accurate narratives that he offered tourists for the past 30 years before his retirement from The Turning Basin, a river-boat in Jefferson
Young Riley Cox is a newly-fashioned singing cowboy who plays and sings special Texas songs.
OHTP board member Jane Maddox who is called Miss Lilly White in the show, will don her best saloon-girl costume to sing “File My Claim” and “Pecos Bill.”
Marshall resident Ann Leslie will be singing her own original songs two of which are ‘Uncertain, Texas” and “Cane Pole Fishin.’
Shinar, the talented mural artist and singer/instrumentalist of East Texas will perform his interpretation of the famous black cowboy film star, singer, director and composer, Herb Jeffries life story, from Jamaica to America in song and story accompanied by rarely seen steel drums.
Board member Sara Davis is making her annual appearance as Miss Mae Wildwest while another member of the board.
Lisa Daye will join professional guitarist and singer Jennifer McMullen in singing harmony duets of old-fashioned songs of earlier days.
Other acts are being contacted at this writing and comedy skits are being created based on some of the more hilarious routines from vaudeville, the Carol Burnet Show and others.
Tickets are on sale now at The Willow Tree and at the door the night of performance. Cost for this show is $12 per person and wine will be served following the performances both nights for a “meet the cast” social time.
Tickets for the upcoming Sept. 6 concert by the famous Sons of the Pioneers are currently on sale at the theatre website at $35 per person for VIP tickets on the first two rows near the stage and $25 per person for the other seats.
The concert will be held at 3 p.m. in the large room of the Tourist and Conventions Center on Ausin Street. Web address for the theatre group is www.JeffersonOperaHouseTheatrePlayers.com.