Ticketholders to the “Becoming Garland Avenue” musical drama who arrive in 1913-era period attire will be eligible to win a one-night’s stay at the Artesian Hotel and Spa, a reproduction of the 1906 hotel that once stood on its exact spot in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
There will be judges to determine which guest is wearing the best turn-of-the-last century attire and the winner will be announced during the performance.
The musical drama will be held at Garland’s Plaza Theatre at 521 West State Street in downtown Garland. The production is Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. Tickets to “Becoming Garland Avenue” are available online 
at http://www.garlandartsboxoffice.com, by calling 972-205-2790, or in person at the Granville Arts Center box office from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Photos show early Garlandites in actual attire of the period. The gentlemen’s attire is worn by Herbert Axe (Garland High School Class of 1919), whose father, C.C. Axe, once owned land on the original Garland Avenue (now 11th Street). The ladies’ attire is worn by Mrs. Claude Joyce, top row, Bessie Nickens seated on the left and Hattie Maude Peavy seated on the right. These three were teachers in the Garland grammar school in 1918. Bessie Nickens ultimately was an 11th Street property owner; Mrs. Joyce was the aunt of Willie Kate Holford, who appears as a character in “Becoming Garland Avenue.” Photos are from the 1918-1919 yearbooks on www.garland1965.com