Howard Days is 8 Weeks Away!

 

With only 8 weeks to go until Howard Days, things are starting to hop!

Above you see the flyer that Project Pride likes to send to previous attendees. If yours has not arrived, never fear! You may use this form here to register for the Banquet at Howard Days, and your $25.00 fee will also help with hot dogs, snacks and drinks.

Please remember you do not need to register to attend Howard Days. This fee is primarily for a seat at the Friday night Celebration Banquet. All of the other activities are FREE: Bus, Walking, Grounds and Museum tours, panels and access to the House, Gift Shop, yard and Pavilion are without cost. You won't find a finer deal in all of Texas come April 28-29!

If you do register, remember you can also do it by Pay Pal; include your name and address and send to Projpride@aol.com.

Howard Days will be here before you know it, so make your plans now to come to Cross Plains and enjoy a fine time of Howard Fellowship while we honor his Life and Legacy!

The Robert E. Howard Museum Brochure

 

While the experience of visiting the Robert E. Howard Museum is best done in person, this little brochure will give you a good idea of what it's like.

Robert E. Howard Days happens April 28-29 at the Museum in Cross Plains, Texas. Come see for yourself!

10 WEEKS UNTIL HOWARD DAYS!

With 10 weeks to go, we're starting to firm up the Howard Days schedule. We hope you're making plans to join us April 28-29 at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas, for The Best Two Days in Howard Fandom!

Our hosts at Project Pride like to send out a flyer to all former attendees for registration for the Banquet and to help pay for the Hot Dog Lunch and the Sunset Bar-B-Que. But don't let that stop you from registering early for Howard Days!

For only $25.00 per person you will be able to partake of the three meals above (and enjoy donuts Friday morning!) You may either Pay Pal your money to Projpride@yahoo.com or mail a check to:

Project Pride, POB 534, Cross Plains, Texas 76443 ATTN: Registration

FYI: the seating at the Banquet is limited to 150 and almost always sells out in advance, so be advised! And please remember, your money is only for a seat at the Banquet table and to pay for the other food and drinks in the cooler! Every other activity at Howard Days (all tours, panels, hanging at the Pavilion) - are FREE and everyone is welcome to partake in the Howard Fellowship!

We hope to be seeing you in April when we honor the Legacy of Robert E. Howard, plus enjoy a whole bunch of neat Weird Tales stuff!

Y'all come!

Howard Days is 3 Months Away!

 

Judging by the chill in the air across most of America (and the Northern Hemisphere, for that matter!), it's time to be thinking about Howard Days in the warmer environs of Cross Plains, Texas.

Howard Days 2023 will happen on April 28 & 29, centered around the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains. Sponsored by Project Pride and The REH Foundation and with support from the members of REHupa, the annual event to honor the life and legacy of Bob Howard is underway with planning and scheduling.

While the "generic" schedule usually remains the same year to year, we're always adding additional bits of fun activity and happenings for attendees to enjoy. All the tours (House, Bus, Walking and Grounds) are in place, as is the Friday Celebration Banquet and Silent Auction; we'll have a new Postal Cancellation Stamp souvenir (and new postcards!), the Cross Plains Library will have original Howard typescripts and Weird Tales magazines on display, the REH Foundation Press will be set up near the Pavilion,' Friday's Hot Dog Lunch and Saturday's Bar-B-Que will be feeding us well, there will be dealers in the yard, poetry readings and surprise happenings - and all the Howard Fellowship under the Pavilion will be just as satisfying as ever.

Please look to the EVENTS header on this page for this schedule. We will be updating it with detailed information about our panels and with other info as it becomes available.

Howard Days 2023 is themed to "100 Years of Weird Tales". We couldn't let this Century Anniversary go by without acknowledging its importance to Robert E. Howard and his writing. Our panels will be slanted to this theme, as well as a special REH Poetry in Weird Tales book. Announcements for these will be upcoming.

The Weird Tales theme gives us additional reason to welcome our Guest of Honor, John Betancourt. As a former Editor of a later incarnation of Weird Tales, author and publisher John Betancourt will be a great guest to make Howard Days even more special.

It's never too early to plan your trip to Howard Days. We have helpful information here that (hopefully) gives you what you need to have a great trip and a memorable Howard Days. 

Stay tuned here and on our Facebook page for updates and info. Hope to see you in Texas!

Happy Birthday Bob Howard!

 

January 22nd is the day we celebrate the birth of a true American Original, Robert E. Howard!

2023 finds us marking the 117th year, so let's all honor his being by reading some of his words and raising a toast to his shade. Bob Howard was an important figure in American literature and people all over the world continue to read his words and honor his Legacy.

Happy Birthday, Ol' Two-Gun!

Thank You Project Pride!

The truth of the matter is, without Project Pride of Cross Plains, there would be no Howard Days.

We are here today to celebrate one of the best community organizations in the U.S., regardless of size. They not only recognized that Robert E. Howard was a writer of importance, but they have been able to accommodate the world which travels to their town because of Robert E. Howard!

So, if you can't make it to Howard Days April 28-29, you can help support Project Pride by becoming a member. No doubt Bob Howard would be amazed at all this fuss over him!

Rusty Burke has some good words:

Robert E. Howard fans, and any other interested folks: As the accompanying article from the Cross Plains (Texas) Review very kindly refers to me as one of Project Pride’s “best ambassadors,” I feel it is incumbent upon me to spread the word and encourage you to join this worthy organization.

It’s only $3 a year for individuals, $5 for families. A lifetime membership is $50.

Membership fees and contributions may be made to:

Project Pride, PO Box 534, Cross Plains, TX 76443

via PayPal to projpride@yahoo.com

You’ll be helping the group of dedicated volunteers who work to maintain the Robert E. Howard House Museum, who are on call to act as tour guides for visitors during the year, and who plan and organize the Howard Days activities and work hard for months in advance and then during the weekend so that we Howard fans can have a good time. (Yes, the REH Foundation does a good bit of the planning for panels and such, but Project Pride members do the planning for the banquet and all the decorating and setup, provide the free hot dogs on Friday and the barbecue on Saturday, serve as docents and in the gift shop at the House, provide the audio-visual equipment and setup for the panels, and otherwise keep it all running smoothly.) And Howard Days and the Museum are not all they do: they are active in helping to keep Cross Plains a clean and attractive community, and in many charitable activities through the year.

Howard Days is 4 Months Away!

 With the cold and snowy weather embracing most of the U.S. right now, let's turn our thoughts to warmer times, even warmer friends and fine fellowship! There is no better way to do that than by coming to Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas!

In 2023, Howard Days happens on April 28th & 29th at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas! We will be celebrating 100 Years of Weird Tales! Howard fans know the importance of The Unique Magazine to Howard's career, so we will enjoy leaning more in celebration!

After enduring a second consecutive year of brain-searing heat in 2022, it was decided to try a cooler time to hold our event and late April was selected. We realize this may not accommodate everyone and we will see how things go for 2023 as to making future decisions.

In the meantime, we are preparing for our annual event with all the enthusiasm and fervor as in years past. All of the familiar events at Howard Days are in place: the REH Museum is open to all; tours of the museum, grounds and the city of Cross Plains and local environs are geared up; entertaining panels are being scheduled; we'll feed you with a Hot Dog Lunch, a Celebration Banquet and a Sunset Bar-B-Que, you can have your mail stamped with an exclusive to Howard Days souvenir postal cancellation; there's a Silent Auction filled with collectible and unique Howard items, ditto the Museum's Gift Shop; there's an open-air Pavilion in which to relax with a cool drink and Howard Fellowship (and a small Dealers Area); the Cross Plains Public Library will be showing not only their collection of original REH typescripts but also, in keeping with our theme, will display the many issues of original Weird Tales magazines they have on hand. There will be REH poetry readings (which include a multi-language reading of "Cimmeria" plus the selection of poems REH had printed in Weird Tales).

Also this year, we've got a couple of surprises in the works: a special panel and a special publication. We'll just tease you with those right now and get the details to you soon.

And, there will be the wide array of Howard scholars, enthusiasts and fans from all over the world, highlighted by our 2023 Guest of Honor, John Gregory Betancourt. As a former Editor of the 1987 revival of Weird Tales Magazine, John will be on hand to talk about his writing and publishing career and his involvement with the most important vehicle for the writings of Robert E. Howard.

So, come to Cross Plains and help celebrate Robert E. Howard and 100 Years of Weird Tales!