2010 Official Texas State Musician Sara Hickman (after Willie and before Lyle!) has been recording, performing, and touring since 1988. Through broad television and radio exposure, massive touring, over 20 albums, a successful career – including hosting VH-1 shows, two appearances on the Tonight Show, Carnegie Hall and multiple awards for her songwriting and philanthropy, Hickman is internationally known for her Grammy-nominated and award-winning pop/folk music. Through her music, she has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a multitude of non-profits including Habitat for Humanity, SAFE, SPCA, the Uganda Fistula Fund, House the Homeless, Sanford Community Center, Tanner Romanian Mission, Hill Country Youth Ranch and many others.

Hickman has acted in films and on stage, sings on national commercials (Daisy Sour Cream, Popeye’s, Walmart), licenses and distributes her own music catalogue, teaches classes on songwriting, creativity, the music industry, and enjoys being an inspirational speaker. She was the National Ambassador for Half Price Books. 

She grew up in Houston with visual artists for parents, one a weaver and one a painter/professor, which led her to graduate with a BA from the University of North Texas in painting. As a teenager, Hickman became a volunteer performing music for youth in psych units. This led to her working as a professional music and art therapist, receiving a lifetime achievement award from The National Association of Music Therapists.

Alongside music, Hickman accepts painting and sculptural mosaics commissions. After purchasing a B&B down on Matagorda Bay, she became the project coordinator/fundraiser and volunteer executive director to restore an historic building formerly known as the Palacios Colored School, which existed during segregation. She led a team effort of turning the school into an historical community center, The Sanford Community Center, which is now up and running.

Since 2019, Hickman has donated over $42,000 from the sales of her Texas Musicians Coloring Book (Volume 1), which took two years to draw, and she is currently creating Volume 2. Lastly, she is the booking agent for a yearly family music festival called MossFest (inside the ABC Kite Festival at Zilker Park) and is a proud mom of two amazing kids and her dog, Twig.

Hickman will also lead a songwriting workshop on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Theater doors open: 6 p.m.
Concert begins at 6:30 p.m.

General Admission Seating: $20
Sales tax and ticket fees are included in the price.