Author Archives: Lisa Davis

This article first appeared on Texas Lifestyle Magazine on May 14, 2019. Whimsy & Wonder Art Festival is bringing interactive art and music to Liberty Hill on May 18th for an experience unlike any other. The inaugural Whimsy & Wonder will transform Liberty Hill’s businesses into art galleries hosting works from local artists with live art demonstrations and live music inContinue reading “Whimsy & Wonder Festival, a Uniquely Artistic Experience”

This article first appeared on Texas Lifestyle Magazine on May 8, 2019. With spring in full bloom, garden tours are popping up all over Texas. One of the must-see gardening events in north Texas is the Celina Garden Tour. On June 8, the Celina Garden Club hosts their annual Garden Tour, an exclusive showcase of eight area homeContinue reading “Celina Garden Club Presents, “Beyond The Garden Gates””

This article was first published by Texas Lifestyle Magazine on May 1, 2019. Returning for its ninth year, this weekend’s CineMarfa Film Festival brings rarely screened, artist-made cinema to light in Far West Texas.  Positioned between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, Marfa is a small artsy town surrounded by desert and mountains, and miles from everywhere.Continue reading “CineMarfa Film Festival, Focus on Experience”

This article originally appeared on Texas Lifestyle Magazine on April 29, 2019. Just who is the woman wearing the unicorn helmet in the driver’s seat of the 540 horsepower McLaren GT4 race car named Sparkle Glitter Hooves?  It’s Sarah Stasney, the only female race car driver in the TrackRats group, where its exclusive 80-member drivers are consideredContinue reading “Texas Essentials: Sarah Stasney, Race Car Driver”

Marc Smookler founded Sake Social in 2009 after taking his first sip of premium sake at a sushi restaurant and struggling to find a bottle of similar quality anywhere else. After searching at various sushi restaurants, specialty wine shops, online spirits retailers and premium grocers around town, Smookler discovered how difficult it is to acquireContinue reading “Five Minutes With Marc Smookler: Owner, Sake Social”

“Matilda The Musical” is an uplifting, captivating tale filled with inspiration, kindness, humor, karma and, best of all, girl-power moments. Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and several unforgettable stars, “Matilda” is a joyous celebration of the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination.   

Although the idea of repurposing has been around for centuries, it has never been more popular than it is today. Structures that were once considered junk, trash or obsolete are now finding their way back into the Texas landscape and being given a fresh start. Salvaging worn out, tired wood that others likely consider trash, Spector,Continue reading “Upcycling, Texas Style”

This article was first published by Texas Lifestyle Magazine on April 9, 2019 The Spring season is bouncing into the Bayou City with Houston Ballet’s first-ever Nutcracker Market Spring Spectacular. Patsy Chapman arrived at the Houston Ballet in 1989 and today leads the Nutcracker Market. We chatted with her ahead of the Spring Spectacular. This year, that enthusiasm andContinue reading “Five Minutes With Patsy Chapman: CEO Nutcracker Market Spring Spectacular”

When Mike Shoup first began his search for native Texas plants to add to his growing nursery business, roses were the furthest from his mind. In 1983, Shoup opened The Antique Rose Emporium on eight acres in Brenham with award-winning display gardens, including roses, perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs. Mermaid and other ‘survivor’ roses became the foundation ofContinue reading “Antique Rose Emporium, a Rose by Any Other Name is Still a Rose”