2026-05-05T10:29:40-04:00 2025-12-31 274832636 JAMES M WOLFE CPA 309 W SABINE STE 6 CARTHAGE TX 756332500 990EZ 2025-01-01 300194169 COUNTRY MUSIC HAYRIDE INC COUN 9037546278 PO BOX 735 CARTHAGE TX 75633 BRANDY DAWSON TREASURER 9037546278 2026-04-29 JAMES M WOLFE CPA P00363537 9036933700 2026-05-05 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 77711 X 6502 71209 77711 10668 45557 56225 21486 83664 105150 X 8640 23016 76000 76000 41560 40278 126200 139294 42536 34144 83664 105150 X THE COUNTRY MUSIC HAYRIDE IS DIDICATED TO THE CULTURE AND PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL COUNTY MUSIC IN CARTHAGE TEXAS. LIKE THE CITY ITSELF, WHICH HOUSES THE TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INITIATED TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE TEXANS TO THE COUNTRY MUSICK INDUSTRY; THE HAYRIDE HAS LONG BEEN A VENUE3 FOR LOCAL SINGERS AND PICKERS TO SHOCASE THEIR TALENTS ON STAGE IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE. THESE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE HONED THEIR VOICES AND POLISHED THEIR MUSICIANSHIP ON THE HAYRIDE STAGE. THE MUSIC HAS EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS TO INCLUDE GOSPEL AND EVEN SOURHERN ROCK. THE SETTING FOR THIS VARIETY OF LIVE MUSIC HAS BEEN IN THE BUILDING ON AN OLD MOVIE THEATER. THEESQUIRE WAS BUILT IN 1949. NATURALLY, AS THE YEARS PASSED THE ESQUIRE BEGAN TO SHOW OLD MOVIES IN THE NOSTALGIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE 50'S & 60'S. ONCE AGAIN, THIS LOCATION JUST OFF THE SQUARE IN DOWTOWN CARTHAGE, FOUND ANOTHER SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT FOR LIVE AUDIENCES. THE REVOLUTION OF ENTERTAINMENT VIA A "LIVE SH THE PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC BY PROVIDING A VENUE FOR LOCAL TALENT TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE. 56225 56225 CHASE DAWSON PRESIDENT 000.00 0 WADE BARLOW VICE PRESIDE 000.00 0 KAYLEE DAWSON SECRETARY 000.00 0 BRANDY DAWSON TREASURER 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false BRANDY DAWSON 114 W SABINE ST CARTHAGE TX 75633 9037546278 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 18711 9873 9187 6502 44273 18711 9873 9187 6502 44273 44273 44273 218618 1.00000 1.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES INTEREST BLDG 1,963 INTEREST ELEC 200 INSURANCE 5,679 OPERATING EXP 36,433 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,282 TOTAL 45,557 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 50,000 50,000 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 8,440 9,722 TOTAL 41,560 40,278 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 BUILDING LOAN 37,181 34,144 ELEC LOAN 5,355 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE COUNTRY MUSIC HAYRIDE IS DIDICATED TO THE CULTURE AND PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL COUNTY MUSIC IN CARTHAGE TEXAS. LIKE THE CITY ITSELF, WHICH HOUSES THE TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INITIATED TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE TEXANS TO THE COUNTRY MUSICK INDUSTRY; THE HAYRIDE HAS LONG BEEN A VENUE3 FOR LOCAL SINGERS AND PICKERS TO SHOCASE THEIR TALENTS ON STAGE IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE. THESE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE HONED THEIR VOICES AND POLISHED THEIR MUSICIANSHIP ON THE HAYRIDE STAGE. THE MUSIC HAS EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS TO INCLUDE GOSPEL AND EVEN SOURHERN ROCK. THE SETTING FOR THIS VARIETY OF LIVE MUSIC HAS BEEN IN THE BUILDING ON AN OLD MOVIE THEATER. THEESQUIRE WAS BUILT IN 1949. NATURALLY, AS THE YEARS PASSED THE ESQUIRE BEGAN TO SHOW OLD MOVIES IN THE NOSTALGIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE 50'S & 60'S. ONCE AGAIN, THIS LOCATION JUST OFF THE SQUARE IN DOWTOWN CARTHAGE, FOUND ANOTHER SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT FOR LIVE AUDIENCES. THE REVOLUTION OF ENTERTAINMENT VIA A "LIVE SHOW" HAS PROMPTED THE ESQUIRE THEATER TO BECOME A PERFECT VENUE FOR PLAYS FEATURING MANY OF THE LOCAL YOUNG ASPIRING ACTORS. "THE EWQUIRE PLAYERS- AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB S HAVE APPEARED ON STAGE WITH MANY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTIONS. THIS HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC HAYRIDE AT THE ESQUIRE THEATER DISPLAYS OUR DEVOTION TO PRESENT ENTERTAINMENT WITH A LIVE PRODUCTION THAT MAY INCLUDE MUSIC, FILM, OR THEATER; WHILE UTILIZING AND TRAINING THE LOCAL YOUTH AS ITS PERFORMERS, ACTORS AND PRODUCTION SPECIALISTS. IT WILL ALWAYS BE OUR GOAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ARTS OF EAST TEXAS BY OFFERING A RECREATION THAT IS A FUN IDVERSION FROM DAILY LIFE FOR THE AUDIENCE AND PERFORMERS.