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Ronnie McDowell Concert

BJ Kirkpatrick Entertainment 09/23/201507/23/2025Concert

Dickerson Productions is bringing Ronnie McDowell to the Chrystal Opry House for a concert on Sunday, September 27th for a 5 pm Matinee.

Best known for his visual and vocal resemblance to Elvis Presley, Ronnie McDowell enjoyed a series of Top Ten hits during the first half of the ‘80s. He was born in 1950 and raised in the small town of Portland, TN. He started singing publicly while serving in the Navy in the Philippines. He hit big in 1977 with “The King Is Gone”, a tribute to Presley written immediately after the singer’s death. McDowell capitalized on the exposure to land another hit, “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” in 1978. The following year he was tapped to sing the vocals for an Elvis movie starring Kurt Russell. Other hits by Ronnie include “Older Women”, “Wandering Eyes”, “Watchin’ Girls Go By”, “You Made a Wanted Man of Me”, “In a New York Minute” and “You’re Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation”.

Tickets may be purchased by phone at 254-498-3564 or 903-546-6893. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. General Admission tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $45 (for seats on first two rows.)
Concessions will be available beginning at 6 pm when the doors open. We have brisket sandwiches, hot dogs, candy, ice cream, coffee, water, sodas, and popcorn.

The Chrystal Opry House is located at 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, Texas which is 1.5 miles west of Tom Bean or 6 miles east of Howe on FM 902 and a half mile south on White Mound Road. No alcohol is permitted and there is no smoking inside the building. Seating is provided. Persons interested in performing at the Chrystal Opry House should contact Bill Hayes at 903-546-6893 or http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com.

Theatricks Presents Mary Poppins

BJ Kirkpatrick Entertainment 09/06/201507/23/2025Theatricks

Children’s Theater Theatricks Presents Mary Poppins

Theatricks launches the 2015-2016 season with the award-winning Broadway version of Mary Poppins. Everyone’s favorite nanny descends onto the Honey McGee stage beginning September 10 and runs through September 20, 2015 in Sherman, TX.

The Theatricks presentation of one of the most popular Disney movies of all time Mary Poppins captures hearts in a whole new way. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for more than 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical. The supercalafragalisticexpialadocious adventure is a toe-tapping show with familiar and new music, dazzling dance numbers and Poppins-worthy stage magic.

This once in a life-time production has a cast of 28 and is accompanied by an orchestra of 13 with support from a volunteer staff of over 25 community members.
The story unfolds in 1910 England as the jack-of-all-trades, Bert, played by Rafe McConnell, narrates a tale of the troubled Banks family. Mr. and Mrs. Banks are played by Paul Jordan and Jennifer Becherer alongside Erica Romm as Jane Banks and Luke Rostyne as Michael Banks. Jane and Michael are naughty children who give the household staff and townspeople plenty of trouble. Kaitlyn Casmedes, Christina Childress, and Leigh Walker play household staff and the colorful town characters are played by Brandon Carnes, Lew Cohn, Drew Crocker, Ken Kozak, Bella Ortley-Guthrie, and Amy Shojai.
Tickets are available for season members beginning Monday, September 7 and for all others beginning Tuesday, September 8. Tickets are also available online at www.theatricks.org. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for students. 2015-2016 Season Memberships are available at the ticket office for $25 adult, $20 senior, and $18 student and include Mary Poppins, James and the Giant Peach, and The Boxcar Children.

Production dates for Mary Poppins are September 10,11,12,17,18,19 at 7 p.m. and September 12,13,19,20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults and $10 students
Theatricks 2015-2016 season is sponsored by Pediatric Dental Specialists and Stokes Orthodontics, and MARY POPPINS is sponsored by Texoma Medical Center with ZFX flying special effects sponsored by Markl and Sons Heating and Cooling.

Deep Summer Bluegrass Festival 2015

BJ Kirkpatrick Entertainment 08/18/201507/23/2025

We hope you have plans to attend the Deep Summer Bluegrass Festival August 26-29 at Melody Ranch. All events are inside the air conditioned Chrystal Opry House. A potluck supper will kick-off the Festival on August 26^th at 6 pm. The potluck supper is free to campers but if you aren’t camping you can still join in the fun for $5. Please make reservations by calling 903-546-6893. Jamming will follow the supper.

The Deep Summer Bluegrass Festival is an opportunity for anyone who enjoys country, gospel and bluegrass music to come together for four days of camping, jammin’ and enjoying performances by some of the most talented musicians in the country.

The gospel section of the Deep Summer Bluegrass Festival begins on Thursday evening beginning at 6 pm. We have Tanner Young & Friends, Dueling Hearts, Phil Ferguson and Texas True, and Copper Canyon for that evening

Friday’s events begin at 1 pm with Pearl and the Polka dots, Janet Schaffer and The Upper Grassmen, Dueling Hearts, and Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band. The evening performance will begin at 6:00 pm.

Saturday’s musical events begin at 1:00 pm with Tin Top Road, Southbound Mule, Blue Valley III, and Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band. The evening performances will begin at 6:00 p

The Chrystal Opry house is located at 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, Texas which is 1.5 miles west of Tom Bean or 6 miles east of Howe on FM 902 and a half mile south on White Mound Road. No alcohol is permitted and there is no smoking inside the building. Seating is provided.

Food is available at the snack bar inside the Opry House during the shows. They serve hamburgers, hot dogs, chopped brisket sandwiches, and during the dinner hour on Friday and Saturday evening, they will serve an enchilada, beans, and rice plate.

Individuals or bands interested in performing at the Chrystal Opry House should contact Bill Hayes at 903-546-6893 or“http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/“

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