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Issue No. 5 / e-Tracks 2017

Saturday, May 20, 2017  |  Rabbit Creek ATV Park
Kilgore, Texas  
SCARS & STARS MUD RUN
 
Ready to get dirty?  The 2nd Annual Stars & Scars Mud Run is scheduled to kick-off on May 20, 2017 at 8 am.  The run is expected to bring a few hundred runners to the 5K & 10K starting gate.

The start-up event yielded 167 runner for a first-time run last year with competition for award placement in numerous age and team categories. This year the runner attendance is expected to increase based on runner testimonials and return registrants from last year.   Rabbit Creek ATV Park, located at 1217 Post Oak Road in Kilgore, is the site for one of the dirtiest, muddiest and toughest obstacle course runs in the region and East Texas.

In addition to the 5K/10K, the Mud Run will offer a Team 5K.  A team may consist of 5-10 runners with the top 5 scores being taken to determine the overall Mud Run Team winner.  Businesses, families, and groups are encouraged to join the fun and run as a team. This is a great way to build teamwork within a group or business. 
 
The Mud Run organizers are seeking runners, vendors, sponsorships and volunteers.  Information on registration, sponsorships and vendor sign-up can be found at www.starsandscarsmudrun.com.

You may register online or download a form to complete and return to the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce.  Also look for us (Kilgore Chamber) on Facebook, like the event and keep posted on the upcoming event.  
   
East Texas Oil Museum
KILGORE     

The East Texas Oil Museum,
located on the Kilgore College
campus in Kilgore, Texas,
is a tribute to the independent
oil producers, wildcatters, and the men and women who dared to dream as they pursued the fruits of free enterprise. This fascinating museum houses an authentic recreation of the oil discovery and production in the early 1930's in the largest oil field in the United States.
 
Please call for hours of operation. We are closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Christmas holiday schedule is subject to change. Guided tours by reservation only.

Located at Kilgore College
1301 S. Henderson Blvd.
Kilgore, TX, 75662
Hwy 259 at Ross Street
(903) 983-8295

June 29 - July 29
Kilgore, Texas 
 
http://www.texasshakespeare.com/2017-summer-season

Professional actors perform Shakespeare and classic plays. Performances are daily
Thursday - Sunday.

 

Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications 
KILGORE     

The Broadcast Museum spotlights the people and equipment of broadcasting's Golden Age, featuring working television and radio studios, a vintage equipment restoration facility, and archives available for research. Admission is $8 for ages 12-and-older, $6 for military and seniors, $4 for ages 3-11 and free for children younger than 3.
http://txmbc.org/

MAY & JUNE | EVENTS

January - December : CANTON     
Thursday-Sunday before the First Monday of every month
First Monday Trade Days
Contact:  1-877-462-7467; Fax:  (903) 567-1872, info@visitcantontx.com
April 15 - May 31: HENDERSON   
East Texas Wildflower Trails  
Contact:  Tourism Department,
City of Henderson - 866-650-5529  
www.visithendersontx.com         
 
May - September : GREENVILLE 
Splash Kingdom Family Waterpark 
Contact: (903) 455-4040,   www.splashkingdomwaterpark.com                  
May - September : MARSHALL  
Farmers Market 
Contact:  City of Marshall CVB/ Main Street, www.VisitMarshallTexas.org,
Rachel Skowronek (903) 702-7777

May 4 - 7 : JACKSONVILLE
River Run ATV Mudd Jam 8 
Contact: River Run ATV Park
903-724-4100 or www.riverrunpark.com            
May 6 : BONHAM  
11th Bonham Heritage Day - 2017 
Contact:  judyteller@cableone.net
(903) 583-030,
www.visitbonham.com 
 
May 11 - 14 : PITTSBURG
- CAMP COUNTY 
Pittsburg Rodeo  
Contact: Pittsburg Rodeo Association, (903) 856-7438, www.facebook.com/geehawbubba

May 12 & 13 : CANTON   
6th Annual Tailwind
Regional Balloon Fest 
Contact:  Austin Melton, 903-567-1849, amelton@cantontex.com,
www.balloonfestcanton.com 
 
May 12 - 13 : LINDALE
Piney Woods Wine Festival  
Contact: City of Lindale Tourism Department, (903) 881-5103,
www.pineywoodswinefestival.
homestead.com
or Facebook - Piney Woods Wine Trail Festival,
www.visitlindale.com
                  
May 13 : GLADEWATER   
13th Annual Apron Strings:
Ties to the Past  
Contact:  Gladewater Chamber of Commerce, (903) 845-5501
info@gladewaterchamber.org www.gladewaterchamber.org 
 
May 13 : GREENVILLE
Audie Murphy Day 
Contact: (903) 450-4502, www.amacmuseum.com
              
May 18 - 20 : JACKSONVILLE   
55th Annual Tops in Texas
PRCA Rodeo & Western Week  
Contact:  Jacksonville Rodeo
Association, (903) 586-3285 or www.topsintexasrodeo.com

May 18 - 20 : LINDALE
Lindale Championship Rodeo  
Contact: Lindale Chamber of Commerce, (903) 882-7181, info@lindalechamber.org or
www.lindalechamber.org            
   
   
 
 

  May 20 : CLARKSVILLE
- RED RIVER COUNTY
Annual Chamber of Commerce
Barbeque Cook-Off  
Contact: Red River Co. Chamber - 903-427-2645,  redrivercc@yahoo.com,
www.redrivercoc.com 
 
May 26 - 27 : ATHENS 
86th Annual Old Fiddler's
Contest and Reunion   
     
June - July ( every Friday) : DENISON  
Music on Main  
Contact: Downtown Denison, Inc.,
(903) 464-4452, www.cityofdenison.com          
June 2 : EASTON   
Turnip Green Festival - Street Dance 
Contact:  City of Easton, (903) 643-7819, www.eastontexas.com,
www.turnipgreenfestival.com

June 2 & 3 : LONGVIEW
T Bone Walker Blues Festival  
June 3 : EASTON   
Turnip Green Festival - Saturday Events 
Contact:  City of Easton, (903) 643-7819, www.eastontexas.com,
www.turnipgreenfestival.com 
 
June 3 - 4 : GREENVILLE 
Cotton Boll ArtFest   
Contact: (903) 450-4502 or www.cottonmuseum.com
           
June 4 : EASTON
Turnip Green Festival - Sunday Events 
Contact:  City of Easton, (903) 643-7819, www.eastontexas.com,
www.turnipgreenfestival.com

June 10 : JACKSONVILLE
34th Annual Tomato Fest   
Contact:Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, (903) 586-2217 or
 
June 10 : NACOGDOCHES
Texas Blueberry Festival  
Contact:Nacogdoches County
Chamber of Commerce, (936) 560-5533; 
 
June 17 : DETROIT -
RED RIVER COUNTY
    
Annual Car Show 
 
Contact:  Corky Whitley, (903) 491-9570 or Jamie Miller, (903) 219-7600 for more information.

June 23 : PALESTINE
Moonlight Special Dinner Train  
Contact: Texas State Railroad (877-726-7245)
www.texasstaterr.com
                
June 29 - July 29 : KILGORE    
Texas Shakespeare Festival 
Contact:  Kilgore College Box Office, (903) 983-8601, www.TexasShakespeare.com

June 29, 30 & July 1 : TIMPSON
- SHELBY COUNTY
Timpson Frontier Days   
Contact: Marilyn Corder,   j-mfarm@hotmail.com, Timpson
Chamber of Commerce, (936) 254-2603         
 
                



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KILGORE, TEXAS  
Come discover what many long ago discovered... you'll definitely strike it rich with a visit to Kilgore! Stroll through the boomtown streets of the
East Texas Oil Museum and swing back in time to see what life was like in the oil discovery days Then immerse yourself in the golden age of television broadcasting
at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications, featuring working TV and radio studios, vintage equipment, and a 1949 Dumont Telecruiser. Can you do the high kick? Can you do the jump split? If not, come see those who are famous for them....
visit the Kilgore College Rangerette Showcase.
"To Be Or Not To Be."
Join the professional actors as they perform for the Texas Shakespeare Festival each summer. Bring in the holiday season - walk among the lighted star-topped oil derricks.

Kilgore Chamber of Commerce
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813 N. Kilgore St.
Kilgore, TX 75662
Phone: (903) 984-5022
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