The Sounding of Two Canons

Have you noticed the pink posters and yard signs around town?  Well that’s because Spring Fling starts THIS THURSDAY!  The festivities kick off on Thursday night with Girls’ Night Out, so buy your tickets now!  There is limited availability!  For those who have never been, Spring Fling is Midland’s version of Odessa’s Merry Marketplace, with lots of local vendors at different booths scattered around the Midland Center.  Tickets can be purchased at the door all weekend, and we hear there are a few tickets left for Thursday night as well as the other special events.  More info can be found at jlweb.org/midland.  See you there!

What are you doing this weekend?  If the answer is you have no plans, grab your friends, spouse, or family and head out to the Yucca Theatre to support Trinity School’s presentation of The Music Man.  If you’ve never been to the Yucca, or seen the musical, you are in for a treat.  Playing tonight, Friday night, and Saturday night.

“The Music Man” Presented by Trinity School

Yucca Theatre, 208 N. Colorado Ave., downtown.

Thursday, February 19th, through Saturday, February 21st

7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $12.  May be purchased at Trinity School Commons through Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. OR call the Trinity School box office, 681-3334, and leave a message.

Trinity students explore love, deception, music

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/02/13/entertainment/top_stories/trinity_play.txt

More than anything else, people ask us questions regarding our posting in early January about the new Martini Bar in Downtown Midland.  We finally just placed a call to the owner, who gave us the full scoop. 

The $10 cover is TEMPORARY - the place is only open right now on Friday and Saturday nights.  The owners, a married couple, are currently waiting on their liquor license, and in the meantime it is BYOB.  They are hoping to host their official restaurant opening tonight, February 13th.  We were assured by the owner that once the restaurant and martini bar are fully open and running, there will be NO cover whatsoever!!  

We are hoping to check out the new place soon, especially the restaurant….  Good luck to the owners in their new endeavor!

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/01/02/news/top_stories/doc495efbd2b9181681892403

Martini Glass Grill

Get your tickets now!!  Two weeks from today, Junior League of Midland kicks off its annual Spring Fling at the Midland Center, with over 30 local and non local merchants under one roof.  General Admission is only $5.00 if you just want to walk around and shop.  Other events require advanced tickets and reservations.  Tickets may be purchased online, and for more information call 682-4732.

http://www.jlweb.org/midland/npo.jsp?pg=fundraiser&article=507&tab=Schedule%20of%20Events

Shopping ~ $5 / person / day

Friday, February 27th - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 28^th - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 1st - Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Girls’ Night Out Preview Party ~ $45 / person

Thursday, February 26th - 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and shopping included

Limited Tickets Available

Ladies’ Luncheon ~ $50 / person

Friday, February 27th ~ 11:30 a.m. - Featuring Inspirational Humorist Suzie Humphreys;

Limited Seating; Lunch, Speaker, and Shopping included

The Princess Tea ~ $45 / person

Saturday, February 28th - 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Limited Seating; Tea, Desserts, and Shopping included

This past weekend was spent moving Chris’ office downtown, to a new office, also downtown!  Chris and his partners wanted to stay downtown, because not only could they be in walking distance to most of their clients, they also found great office space available for a reasonable price.  He is very excited about their new office!

So that’s what we did on Saturday.  For those of you who were able to attend the Mardi Gras celebration at the Petroleum Club on Saturday night, we are jealous!  Unfortunately we had a conflict this year, but we have attended in the past.  If you ever get a chance to go, it is a great party!!!  The event is an annual fundraiser for St. Ann’s School.  A sold out crowd enjoyed a delicious Cajun inspired menu before dancing into the wee hours of the morning to the music of “The Pictures.”  We are told the volunteers did an amazing job transforming the Petroleum Club into the French Quarter.

Finally!  Often referred to as “Midland’s Town Square,” looks like Centennial Plaza is getting a much-needed facelift.  Very exciting.

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/02/08/news/top_stories/doc498f9bf8c273d237867716.txt

Here’s a reminder of reasons to support local musicians by attending musical acts downtown, at the new Ground Floor coffeeshop, The Mahogany Lounge, The Bar, or the occasional downtown festival/street concert.  We are loving these articles by the MRT about West Texas music icons.  Because this last week marked the 50^th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” the paper is spotlighting Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, and Bob Wills.  We’ve never been to the Buddy Holly Museum in Lubbock, or the Roy Orbison museum in Wink, but we want to go someday.  The moral of this story is, if you’re bored in Midland, put down the video games and the remote, and instead go to a concert or pick up a guitar.

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/02/08/west_texas_music_icons/doc49848665ef614026065751.txt

You’ve probably seen this sign on Big Spring….  We don’t know anything about it, but what we do know is that Downtown Midland is in dire need of a nice hotel in downtown, something our community can be proud of when others visit Midland.  Often, visitors have to fly in for business, and the Downtown area, along with their hotel, may be all they see during their brief visit.  Local companies could benefit from a nice downtown hotel to refer clients and prospective employees to stay…. Families could use the space for reunions, overflow at the holidays, and wedding receptions….  The possibilities are endless, so we hope this becomes a reality.