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Downtown Brownwood’s 2nd Sundays debuts this weekend

2nd Sundays event comes to downtown Brownwood

Lyric offers physically distanced ‘Rumors’ audience Gene Deason / Special to the Bulletin Good seats remain available for the final four performances of Neil Simon’s “Rumors” at Brownwood’s Lyric Theatre downtown. The comedic farce enjoyed a successful opening last weekend. This weekend’s shows will feature a physically distanced audience for Friday’s matinee, so anyone not comfortable being seated next to others because of the pandemic should plan to attend that performance. Al...

Cue the laughter as ‘Rumors’ returns to Lyric stage Gene Deason / Special to the Bulletin Laughter will ring out again this weekend as Brownwood’s Lyric Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors” in its second weekend of shows. The cascading comedic situations and sight-gags have left audiences holding their sides during the first four performances last week, with one member of the audience offering perhaps the highest praise on social media. “My face hurt from laughter,” he wrote. ...

Dipping into the talent pool New stars continue to emerge on Lyric Theatre’s stage Gene Deason / Special to the Bulletin Community theaters in cities the size of Brownwood frequently struggle to find the right people for the multiple roles needed for shows, but that’s apparently not the case for the Lyric Theatre. The production company opened its second show of the 2021 season on Friday — Neil Simon’s “Rumors” — and of the 10 characters who appear on stage, six are either in thei...

Levi (left) and Shawn Packer own Saturdays in downtown Brownwood. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]The business of antiques is one of the most competitive in the retail market, with particular establishments attempting to carve out their own unique identity. One of Brownwood’s newest business – Saturdays – has honed in on its niche. According to its Facebook page, Saturdays is described as “an oldies and oddities shop specially curated for the designer, collector, and treasure hunter.” Satu...