“Midsommar” is an upsetting movie, and I mean that word in pretty much every way you can think of.

ArtWalk will return to downtown Longview this evening, with new artists and local favorites displaying their work at various locations along Methvin, Tyler, Center and Fredonia streets. Texas Bank & Trust's downtown location on Whaley Street also will be showing winning entries in the bank's annual photography contest.

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On July 20, 1969, the United States accomplished what many thought was  impossible when Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on the moon. 

Art and science have joined together in two new exhibits at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts

Bellamy Brothers to perform July 17 in Tyler

Summer camp to stage ‘Shrek Jr.’

Family-friendly activities, music and star-spangled fireworks shows will set the mood for Independence Day celebrations in East Texas.

Classic World War II planes will be on display and take to the sky this Fourth of July weekend in East Texas.

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Theater summer campers to stage 'Shrek Jr.'

Reptile and pet show

A three-year project to restore and conserve one of the rarest and most valuable works in the Tyler Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection is complete, with the recent return of a pair of 18th century folding screens by Japanese painter Soga Shohaku.

The Texas Shakespeare Festival at Kilgore College opens with “As You Like It” at 7:30 p.m June 27, with “Born Yesterday,””Othello” and the musical “Into the Woods” opening at 7:30 p.m. on June 28, June 29 and June 30. The festival continues through July 28, with the children’s play “The Girl…

Newgate Mission’s Gallery Night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 27 will feature the art work of Ruby Floyd. Floyd, who died in May, was a frequent visitor to the mission and well known around Longview as a fan of the Lobos who cheerfully rode her bike around the city.

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Close to 50 vendors are expected at the H.E.R.P.S. Exotic Reptile and Pet Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 29 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 30 at the Longview Exhibit Building, at 1123 Jaycee Drive.

The Charlie Daniels Band is coming to Tyler to perform at the Oil Palace on June 29. This year, the band is celebrating the 40th anniversary of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." 

Dear Neil: While we were traveling around in North Texas a few weeks ago we saw large fields filled with what I first thought was Queen Anne’s lace. I did research and concluded it was poison hemlock. Now I’m wondering why more wasn’t written about it in the newspapers at the time.

East Texans have many options as to where and how to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

Juneteenth Rodeo

Kelli Grant, the “Queen of Swing,” is presenting her show “It’s Rock ‘n Roll at the Kokomo” on new nights.

Dear Neil: What product can I use to eliminate Bermuda mites? How do I apply it?

Music will be in the air Saturdays at the Historic Longview Farmers Market, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The Real Cowboy Association will present the Juneteenth Rodeo at 8 p.m., June 22 at the Longview Rodeo Arena, 1123 Jaycee Drive in Longview.

The Longview parks department’s Rec & Roll van will stop June 20 at Jackson Park.

The reputation of the Texas Shakespeare Festival at Kilgore College precedes itself.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon doesn’t care much for requests, but he might ask you to sing along.

Juneteenth events

Now in its 10th season, the Historic Longview Farmers Market is showcasing local musicians most Saturday mornings. The market is open 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays through Thanksgiving at West Cotton and South High streets in downtown Longview.

Events around East Texas will mark Juneteenth, the celebration of June 19, 1865, the day when Texas learned that slavery had been abolished.

An exhibit of works by photographer Laura Wilson will end June 22 at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts.