Doctors Jim and Paula Archer (center) recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming performance of Greater Tuna at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast Texas Community College. Carolyn Franks (left), Whatley Center Director, and Nita May (right), Director of Development, are pictured receiving the gift. The show is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are still available. Call 903-434-8181 to purchase your seats.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will welcome you back to Tuna, Texas when it hosts the hilarious, irreverent comedy Greater Tuna March 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Greater Tuna is about Texas? third smallest town, where the Lion?s club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of Tuna citizens ? men, women, children, and animals alike ?

Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group of Northeast Texas Community College, will present the play Thieves March 2-5 in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

The audience will join the cast for an intimate, on-stage performance of the 1974 Broadway play by Herb Gardner. The Thursday through Saturday shows will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Linda Lucas Hardy is proof that fine art can be found right here in Northeast Texas. The prolific oil painter and color pencil artist from Omaha has been published in more than 20 magazines and a dozen books.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College recently received a $3,000 donation from J.T. and Kaye Brison. The Brisons are pictured with Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center (left). The funds were used to sponsor the performance of Restless Heart on Friday, February 10. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and limited tickets are still available by calling the Whatley Box Office at 903-434-8181. Seats are $30 for adults and $10 for NTCC students and children 17 and under.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will host the chart-topping country music group Restless Heart Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature hits from the 80?s and 90?s like†Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin? Train, I?ll Still be Loving You, The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and†Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right.

John Dittrich, Greg Jennings, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis and Larry Stewart ?

The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department is hosting A Passion for Piecing, a quilt exhibit featuring the work of local quilters, through November 29 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

"Quilting is a fascinating art form that marries creativity with tradition and practicality. We are excited to showcase the wonderful talent of some of our best local quilters,? Debbie Strong, NTCC Instructor of Art, said.

An artists? reception is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Whatley foyer.

The Whatley Center for†the Performing Arts at†Northeast Texas Community College will host The Hunts in concert November 12 at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Mrs. Helen Hampton.

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