{"id":463,"date":"2018-12-31T12:23:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2018-12-31T12:23:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:23:52","slug":"3-6-16-news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"3.6.16 News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/span>Illumination Celebration lights up Abilene, Storybook Capital of Texas, Mar. 8<\/h1>\n

On Tues., March 8, 2016, downtown Abilene <\/span>will celebrate its designation as the \u201cStorybook Capital of Texas\u201d with special lighting for its seventeen Storybook Sculptures.<\/p>\n

Abilene received the official designation during the 84th legislative session, and families have already found the city, home of the National Center for Children\u2019s Illustrated Literature, a delightful destination to visit. Now, special lighting has been designed for all around the city\u2019s downtown. Trees lining segments of Cypress and Cedar Streets will be permanently dressed in twinkling white lights.<\/p>\n

The Abilene Cultural Affairs Council worked with local businesses, which will pay the electricity for its trees. All lights in the project are cost-saving LED lighting.<\/p>\n

Former Disney lighting designer John Haupt and outdoor lighting specialist Oscar Welch visited Abilene in May to develop a plan.<\/p>\n

Not only will the evening celebrate a brighter downtown, the documentary program \u201cVoices in America,\u201d will be filming the event as part of a segment on Abilene.<\/p>\n

The ACAC will sell glow sticks, elementary school choirs and the Revolution Strings musical troupe will perform, and Food Truck Tuesday will move to North First Street for the event. Storybook characters also will be on hand.<\/p>\n

There will be a nighttime scavenger hunt using the free GooseChase app on iPhone or Android systems (look up the \u201cStorybook Illumination Celebration\u201d game).<\/p>\n

The event begins at 6 p.m. with music performances. The illumination will take place at 7:30, which is also when the scavenger hunt begins.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.abilenecac.org.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(Compiled from Abilene Cultural Affairs Council information and media reports)<\/p>\n

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Lone Star Lit celebrates Black History Month 2016<\/h1>\n

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One of the goals of Lone Star Literary Life <\/span>is to shine a spotlight on the admirable diversity in Texas literature\u2014a commitment that extends beyond demographics, but also to genre and publishing platform and approach.<\/p>\n

In this spirit, we\u2019re pleased to highlight Black History Month in February 2016, with a variety of features coming up.<\/p>\n