I first met Walt Wilkins in Archer City about 22 years ago at a show we played together at the Royal Theater, the same theater that inspired Larry McMurtry’s novel The Last Picture Show. It was a difficult time, just a few days after 9/11, but in the room that night, there was hope, celebration of beauty, and a healing spirit. (And there was Susan Gibson! also playing the show with us).
Walt & I haven’t played an old theater together since then, but our next show together will be Saturday May 25 at the Globe Theater in Bertram, Texas. Here’s a drawing I made of the theater. (Prints of this available here.)
The Globe opened in 1935, closed in the 1980s, and reopened in 2016 after a 6 year restoration project that only happened thanks to a lot of love, attention to detail, and community spirit. It’s good to get together in these places that have been cultural centers of art and storytelling for so many years.
May 16 – Guy Clark Tribute at Rockefellers – Houston
May 25 – Globe Theater with Walt Wilkins – Bertram
June 8 – Kerrville Folk Festival
June 9 – Devil’s Backbone Tavern with Adam Carroll and Kelley Mickwee – Fischer
June 21 – The Blue Door – Oklahoma City
June 23 – The Gar Hole – Anna
July 18 – The Old Quarter – Galveston
Aug 23 – The Bugle Boy – La Grange
