07/07/2026
“There’s no place like Pearl!”, it’s been said many times but it was never truer than the 4th of July at the Pearl Community Center for the Pearl Bluegrass Jam and Stage Show. This event has been a constant in the community since 1997 (with the exception of 2020) and is an incredible legacy for our small community and the folks that continue to keep this tradition alive.
We would like to give a big shout out and “Thank you!” to our local Sorry Boys BBQ Texas for making our community fish fry a huge success! Many locals and visitors turned out to support the community center and enjoyed a delicious fish fry and the regular fare served in our kitchen.
Thank you to everyone who worked through the week to put on this wonderful 4th of July event including Bard Chafin who came over early Saturday morning to troubleshoot a problem AC unit and got us up and running just in time to get the auditorium nice and cool for our stage show.
The Pearl Community Center is run by a Board of Directors made up of local residents who love Pearl and do their best to care for the community center. While they are the structure of what goes on at the PCC, they are helped by many other people in our community and many who visit Pearl. Over the past year we have been blessed by so many wonderful volunteers and generous donors who continue to support the community center and the growth of our community.
We love volunteers and we can always use more help to lighten the load on our current workers. Please never underestimate how volunteering jut one or two days a year could bless our community and yourself. If you would love to volunteer, please reach out to us. We would love to get to know you and be blessed by your presence.
We will post a wrap up of yesterday's Pearl Bluegrass Jam and Stage show but for today I'm just enjoying the moment reflecting on the great day we had.
The strongest emotion I have is for all the people that chipped in to make the day a success. I can't even remember everyone but all the Pearl Community Center, Texas board members and folks in the Pearl community busting their buns not just yesterday but the whole week leading up to the event. Gotta get the food prepped, gotta get the building decorated, gotta get the A/C fixed 😆, you name they were on it.
All the folks that saw a need for help and jumped in to assist, Rachel Hadsall Bates, Anji Pearl Day, Jeffrey White, Morrison and her husband for dumping trash cans. I'm sure I'm missing some others.
The musicians that got on stage and really entertained the crowd, Angela Beaubouef and Glen Beaubouef, Glenda Martin, Lee Billeck, Kennedy Berry, Flanagan, David Langehennig, Kevin Juillard and anyone else I'm missing. The music was on point the whole day and they gave it their all on stage.
Of course, I can't forget our loveable Christian Mulvey! Runnig around taking photos, shooting video, even got up on stage and ripped an awesome harmonica lead break during "Your Love is Like a Flower".
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, a million times "Thank you". I get a lump in my throat thinking about all those that share a love for Pearl, the bluegrass community and each other and give to help others feel the vibe that this place has. We are proud to carry the moniker of "The mother church of Texas Bluegrass".
