Join the Denton County Office of History and Culture for the Texas Talks Speaker Series!
Rebecca Sharpless will discuss her book Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum on Wednesday, June 28, at 2:30 p.m. Rebecca Sharpless weaves a brilliant chronicle, vast in perspective and entertaining in detail, revealing how three global food traditions—Indigenous American, European, and African—collided with and merged in the economies, cultures, and foodways of the South to create what we know as the southern baking tradition.
Kevin Mooney will discuss his book Texas Jazz Singer: Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum on Wednesday, July 19, at 2:30 p.m. Based on extensive oral history interviews and archival research, Texas Jazz Singer recalls both the glamor and the challenges of life on the road and onstage during the golden age of swing and beyond. As it traces American music through the twentieth century, Louise Tobin’s story provides insight into the challenges musicians faced to sustain their careers during the cultural revolution and ever-changing styles and tastes in music.