Aaron Brand has been a reporter at the Texarkana Gazette since 2002. He covers the arts, entertainment and features for the Gazette. His stories appear in the Accent pages of the newspaper's Friday and Sunday editions. A Chicago-area native and Cubs fan, Aaron has also lived in rural Indiana and Pacific Northwest cities including Portland, Ore. He studied English and received a Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College, then earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University. His poetry has been published in various literary journals, and past work experience includes social work and teaching English composition at the college and university levels.
Tour is a walk on Texarkana's wild side, ghosts included
Spooky tales and fantastic stories of Texarkana's rough-and-tumble past return this Friday and Saturday with another season of Haunted Texarkana Ghost Walk tours of downtown.
May. 27 2021 @ 7:14pm
Time is artist's most valued tool
TEXARKANA — For retired art teacher Anthony Bruce, the free-flowing nature of time helps him appreciate the ability to create art.
May. 27 2021 @ 6:53pm
Motorcyclists to visit Texarkana for child cancer fundraising event
The Talimena Rally Cruisin' for St. Jude will bring motorcyclists to Texarkana this week to help kids fight cancer.
May. 25 2021 @ 10:06pm
Downtown Live to go indoors tonight
TEXARKANA -- Tonight's Downtown Live event will move indoors because of possible rain, said Main Street Texarkana Executive Director Ina McDowell.
May. 21 2021 @ 2:47pm
Texarkana native releases single, plays Whiskey River tonight
Arkansas-side native Jed Harrelson's new single may be titled "Nothing I Can Do," but what the singer-songwriter's hometown fans can do is see him live tonight at Whiskey River.
May. 20 2021 @ 11:54pm
TRAHC honors student art show winners
The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council presented awards to the winning student artists this past Sunday, May 16, during an opening reception for the 28th annual Student Juried Exhibition.
May. 20 2021 @ 8:21pm
Bad Rona has the upbeat music medicine you need
Anyone with a coming-out-of-the-pandemic itch to see live music may want to catch that Bad Rona Saturday night at Hopkins Icehouse.
May. 20 2021 @ 8:20pm
TMS hosts table tennis tourney, movie, mystery dinner this weekend and next
Two more events hosted by the Texarkana Museums System have a distinctively 1970s theme: a table tennis tournament at the Ace of Clubs House this weekend, plus a "Mischief at the Museum" mystery party at the P.J. Ahern Home next weekend.
May. 20 2021 @ 8:19pm
What to do? Three options: MMA, car show, movie musical
Life is all about options, and if you are searching for something fun to do in the Texarkana area to enjoy spring and be more social this weekend, here are three to consider:
May. 20 2021 @ 8:18pm
Kaleidoscope and flow: The art of Christopher Bachers
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Anyone who visits the 1894 Gallery through July can enjoy a kaleidoscope of art courtesy of local artist Christopher Bachers.
May. 20 2021 @ 5:47pm
Local artists go live downtown Friday night
Broad Street downtown will bloom with activity as artists do their work Friday evening during Downtown Live, an event presented by Main Street Texarkana and Joseph Raymond Fine Art.
May. 19 2021 @ 12:04am
Savor Jamaican, Dutch foods at farmers' market cultural night
TEXARKANA, Texas — This Saturday's Cultural Food Event and Night Market for the Texarkana Farmers' Market offers a taste of Jamaica and the Netherlands.
May. 14 2021 @ 9:43pm
Live music scene making a comeback
With the spring weather hitting us and pandemic restrictions lifting for gatherings, the local live music scene is gathering momentum.
May. 13 2021 @ 6:36pm
Danny Helms' art finds new home | Harding University adds biblically inspired works to collection
Local artist Danny Helms would be jumping for joy if he could see that his biblically-inspired art has found a new home at Harding University, says 1894 Gallery owner Georgia Hubnik.
May. 13 2021 @ 6:33pm
Have a ball at Saturday's Testicle Festival in Foreman
You can literally have a ball -- or more -- at this Saturday's Testicle Festival hosted by the Backyard Social Club, which will serve up pound after pound of the delicacy known as the Rocky Mountain oyster.
May. 13 2021 @ 6:31pm
Be HandsOn with Craft Beer Dinner
With the annual dragon boat festival canceled this year, HandsOn Texarkana will switch gears and hold a Craft Beer Dinner as a big fundraiser for the volunteer organization.
May. 13 2021 @ 6:27pm
Musician Bryan Jefferies starts business making custom guitars
TEXARKANA, Texas — Pandemic downtime last year inspired longtime local musician Bryan Jefferies to retool his working life and put a half-century of guitar smarts to work building guitars.
May. 13 2021 @ 5:58pm
PG thespians to perform 'The Voice of the Prairie'
This Saturday, Pleasant Grove High School Curtain Call Productions will present the play that won them a silver medal in state competition.
May. 6 2021 @ 8:08pm
Burn Run brings firefighting bikers together for a cause
This Saturday's 2nd annual Ark-La-Tex Burn Run organized by the Texarkana chapter of Brother's Keepers brings plenty of entertainment to Crossties in the name of helping children.
May. 6 2021 @ 8:06pm
Student juried show opens soon | Art from local schools fills all three floors at RAC
With a bit of creativity and COVID-19 restrictions easing, the 28th annual Juried Student Exhibition will soon make a triumphant return to fill all three floors of the Regional Arts Center.
May. 6 2021 @ 8:05pm