Round Top Art Festival: Weekend Art Crawl Culminates at The Compound
The Compound will host its second annual Round Top Art Festival May 16 – 18, and this time the entire town of Round Top is joining in on the fun.
August 2016
Designs on Round Top: Julie Dodson
When Julie Dodson brought her own well-worn glove to the softball tournament at the Round Top Inn-dependence Day Jamboree, she tipped her hand. As...
Designs on Round Top: Ike Isenhour
Ike Isenhour and I played a protracted game of text and phone tag, but I won. Our window of opportunity was the 48 hours...
Designs on Round Top: Cathy Robinson
Cathy Robinson can make a phone call as fun as a dance hall. I know this because the first time I met her we...
Melanie Shankle on Round Top and Junk Gypsies and Pie
Melanie Shankle is a wife, a mom, an Aggie, a trendsetting blogger, and the author of two New York Times best-sellers, Sparkly Green Earrings...
Champagne Tours with The Antiques Diva
Toma Clark Haines, who counts champagne and vintage Chanel among her favorite things, founded an international business that connects people who have a passion...
Designs on Round Top: Marsha Smith
Marsha Smith is a natural communicator. The first time I met her, she was the subject of a Round Top Register Facebook Live feed...
Junk Gypsy: Crossroads of Wonder & Wander
For the past 15 years, the idea for a Junk Gypsy book has resided in the backs of the very creative minds of Jolie...
The Beat Goes On: Round Top Dance Hall
The Round Top Dance Hall was either built in 1907 or 1916 depending who you ask. While its age may be disputed, no one...
The Beat Goes On: Round Top Rifle Hall
Round Top Rifle Hall is the historic home of the Round Top Rifle Association, Fayette County’s oldest German social club. The Rifle Association, organized...
Round Top Festival Institute: Master Carpenter Larry Birkelbach
Once upon a time in the 1970s, James Dick, a world-class pianist, asked, “Why dream the ordinary?” He envisioned an international center for music...
