Being afraid of death is a common reaction for many people but the new exhibit at the Nave Museum is focused on embracing death. “El Día de los Muertos” exhibit opens to the public on Friday and will feature works by artist Kathy Vargas and a collection of altars dedicated to ancestors created by museum members, director Denise Roussel said. more >>
It is with mixed feelings that Denise Roussel, director of the Victoria Regional Museum Association, is leaving her position after four years. Although she loves her job and the city, Roussel and her husband Ross felt it was time to move closer to their family in Baton Rouge, she said. “We’re not moving because we’re unhappy. It’s just that its been 24 years since we lived close to our family,” Roussel, 45, said. “The community has really embraced us and it’s going to be hard to leave everything, but we felt it was time to do this.” more >>
REFUGIO – When the Refugio Country Opry was started seven years ago, the organizers wanted it to be about more than music. More than $32,600 given out in scholarships later, board member Jay Monrad believes it is. “We do this mainly for the kids in the community. It’s a way to listen to great music but at the same time, support our local students as much as we can,” he said. more >>
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts has long been known for its collection of contemporary ceramics. But thanks to the Nave Museum, you won’t have to travel 350 miles to see it. For the latest Nave exhibit, co-curators Denise Roussel and Victoria College art instructor Debra Chronister have selected pieces from San Angelo’s “best of the best” ceramics collection, including several past winners of the National Ceramics Competition. more >>
It didn't matter what role, Heath Ledger always shined. Whether he was
Bob Dylan, Casanova, a gay cowboy, a knight, a patriot, a punk skater,
a priest or an outlaw, he dominated every scene. He took each role
and made it uniquely his. I'm not sure how I managed to live so long before Heath was finally
brought to my attention in the the 1999 movie "10 Things I Hate About
You." He played a mysterious rebel with long, dirty brown hair and it
was impossible to take your eyes off him. more >>