Two family names have come to be associated with the violence that plagued Colorado County, Texas, for decades after the end of the Civil War: the Townsends and the Staffords. Both prominent families amassed wealth and achieved status, but it was their resolve to hold on to both, by whatever means necessary, including extra-legal means,...

Join CHPT on Friday, September 24 for 𝑪𝑯𝑷𝑻 𝑳𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔. Debra Dickinson, Professor of Opera Studies at Rice University, will present a fascinating talk on the Broadway musicals of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. She will discuss the lives and works of this charismatic duo, including tales from her experience of performing...