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Country Events This listing includes
events from all our advertisers in the Hill Country Sun magazine. Visit
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Country Calendar for more happenings around the area.
May
31-June 1: Michael Franti, Marianne Williamson, Marci Shimoff,
Joe Vitale, John Gray and special guests. 150 booths, 80 classes,
speakers, movies and more. 512-535-5741.
April
26: 10 am to 8 pm. April 27: noon to 5
pm. Live music and refreshments all day Saturday. Free climbing wall
Saturday and Sunday. Free t-shirts to the first 100 customers with
any purchase both days. Vendor representatives all weekend. Backwoods
is the place to find experts on everything from adventurous. From
climbing to kayaking to trekking and travel. You;ll find travel gear
and accessories, technical outdoor equipment, and much more. 12921
Hill Country Boulevard at Highway 71 and 620. 512-263-3610.
June
18 : Doors/Bar: 7 pm. Show at 8 pm. Paramount Theatre. 866-4GET-TIX.
April
12: Free family community event will put play in your day!
Nationwide celebration of keeping kids healthy, and families healthy
and active. Games, tests of skill, informational booths, snacks and
giveaways. 512-891-9622.
Fridays
April 25 through August 29: Starting at 8 pm. Regular Rodeo
Season: Fridays April 25 through August 29 (weather permitting). 830-796-3628,
888-567-6049.
Cowgirls' Weekend April 25-27: Become
a cowgirl... if only for a weekend! Special package for mothers, daughters,
sisters and friends, filled with fun, and a western atmosphere. 11
years minimum age to participate. Includes: accommodations, meals,
horseback riding, horsemanship and related activities, time in the
arena, haywagon ride, saloon night, more. Silver Spur Guest Ranch.
830-793-3037.
April
18-20: Join an outstanding group of artists for a weekend
event. Tastes of Boerne opening night Friday, April 18. Boerne Artists
Association.
April
26-27 : Two days of family fun entertainment. Saturday from
9 am to 5 pm: Best-dressed weiner dog contest, weiner dog races, chili
cook-off, barbecue cook-off, arts and crafts, food, live music, kids
activities and an evening fireworks show and dance. Sunday: Weiner
dog races, arts and crafts, bake-off, food auction, live music. Buda
City Park. 512-312-1685, 512-787-4124.
Every
Saturday: Featuring the English Brothers, Western music artists.
Family style entertainment and homespun humor, served up with a true
Western flavor. Gates open at 6:30 pm, dinner bell at 7:30 pm. Show
following. Reservations necessary. 877-964-3731.
April
12: Indoor/outdoor market from 9 am to 4 pm. Arts and crafts,
bargains, attic treasures, antiques, books, home cooking and more.
Bring the whole family! CRRC Recreation Center, off south access road
just below Canyon Dam. 830-964-3003.
May
3-4: 50 exhibitors offering: furniture, early paper, southwestern,
architectural, textiles, American Oak and much, much more. Rain or
shine, booths under cover. $5 admission, 12 and under get in free.
Lori and Tommy Titsworth, promoters. Your source for Americana. Comfort
Park. Exit Highway 27 off Interstate 10. Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm,
Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm.
April
22-27: The best nature festival in Central Texas! Learn from
experts about native plants, wildflowers, birds, butterflies, insects,
Mexican free-tailed bats, other native mammals, geology andour crystal
clear rivers through field trips, workshops, seminars and evening
programs. Concan, Garner State Park, Reagan Wells, Sabinal, Utopia,
Uvalde. 800-210-0380.
April
19: Free clinic presented by Damon O'Gan, DVM. Demonstration
of acupuncture techniques and discussion of health benefits. RSVP
by April 15. Bel Canto Farms. 3901 Mt. Gainor Road. 10 am to noon.
Ducks
Unlimited Banquet and Auction
May
1:Doors open at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, auction at 8 pm. Creekside
Pavilion (by Camp Ben), 18315 Farm Market 1826, Driftwood, Texas.
Tickets: $65 single, $85 couple, $400 table of 8. 512-858-9355 or
email Chae Tracy.
April
5: Lessons, boarding, summer camps, afterschool programs,
lease programs. Offering horsemanship, teamwork, friendship, morale
building and character building. 804 Lanier Road in Driftwood, Texas.
512-422-8688.
May
10: Food, drinks, music, games, children's art and family
friendly fun at Solstice Gardens. 1.5 miles west of Ranch Road 12
on 290 in Dripping Springs. 512-858-7263.
Wildflower
Art Show at Wesley Gallery
April
18-20: Reception Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm. 27008 Ranch Road
12, one-half mile south of Highway 290. 888-224-3644.
April
17-20 :Three days of music including: David Grisman Bluegrass
Experience, Martin Sexton, Eliza Gilkyson, Bettye Lavette, Ralph Stanley
& the Clinch Mountain Boys, New Monsoon, Peter Rowan and Friends,
Charlie Musselwhite, Terri Hendrix, Sarah Jarosz, Slim Richey's Jazzgrass,
Jitterbug Vipers and much, much more.
May
17-18 :Lavender products, vendors, speakers, concessions,
music, cooking demos, wine tastings and tours, no admission fee. Friday:
Lavender Vintner Dinner, Saturday: Lavender Breakfast, Saturday and
Sunday: Lavender Luncheons. 11 miles east of Fredericksburg, 3 miles
west of Stonewall off US Highway 290 at Jenschke Lane. 830-644-2681.
April
19-20: 100 artisans featuring handmade items in Gruene's
turn-of-the-century historic district Live entertainment, specialty
shopping and unique dining. 830-832-1721.
April
1-4: Rounding Up with Jeff Gottfried. April 7-11:
Color, The Deeper Meaning with Linda Huff. April
12: Photoshop Q & Q with Marsha Mefferd. April
16: Intro to Encaustics. May 1-4: Fun with
Printmaking. May 10-11: Portraiture. June
9-13: Watercolor. June 15-20: Folk Art.
120 Point Theatre Road. 830-367-5120.
A
resort for wild animals, where people can enjoy their company. More
than 500 animals and 80 species. most roaming free. Guided safari
tours, field trips, bed and breakfast, safari style cabins
available. 4 miles north of Johnson City on Highway 281.
830-868-4357.
Thursdays:
John Andrew Parks. Sundays: Picker's Circle. 106
North Nugent. 830-868-2182.
April
20: Fun and games including the Kiddie Express, hay rides,
moonwalks, auctions, arts and crafts, motorcycle raffle, door prizes
and more. Music from Two Tons of Steel. Proceeds benefit CTMC Hospice
Care. 512-754-6159, 866-754-6159, or email Lisa
Adams.Hats
Off for Hospice
Kyle
Market Days
First
Saturday of the Month: April through November from 9 am to
2 pm. Front Street between Kyle City Hall and the Historic Train Depot.
Artists, craftsmen, farmers market, live music, more. 512-268-4220.
April
25-28: A celebration of nature through a collection of interpretive
events to experience birds, butterflies and wildflowers. Balcones
Canyonland NWR. 512-965-2473 or email.
April
22-27 : Join us for the best nature festival in Central Texas.
Abundant wildlife, Mexican free-tailed bats, crystal clear springs,
wildflowers, rare and endangered birds — a real Texas Hill Country
River Region adventure! 800-210-0380.
May
2-4: Cowboy breakfast, Thursday night social, "backroads"
road trip, bike show, bike games, entertainment, food and drink. 830-997-8515.
May
3: Street dance featuring Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes, cooking
demos, wine seminars, art show and market, wine and beer tasting,
kids' art activities, grape stomp, pet parade and much more. Historic
Downtown New Braunfels. Festivities begin at noon.
October
11: Cash awards, trophies, publication in anthology, poem
read at fair in October. Open to adults, free to all students kindergarten
through college. Entry deadline: Monday, June 9.
Fiesta
Arts Fair
April
19 from 10 am to 6 pm, April 20 from 11 am to 5 pm: 115 artists,
food, live music, children's art garden. 300 Augusta, Southwest School
of Art and Craft. Adults: $6, 2-day pass $10; Children ages five to
12: $3. 210-224-1848
Youthfest
and Day of the Young Child
April
5: Information and activity booths, food, fun. petting zoo,
art activities, jumping castle and the jigglebug express. Dance, bands,
singing, and kids performing all day/ 10 am to 4 pm on the San Marcs
Plaza by the river.
Every
Saturday: Fresh cut flowers, vegetables, farm fresh eggs,
farmstead cheeses, garden plants,more. Open every Saturday from 9
am to 5 pm at the corner of Ranch Road 2325 and 165. Come see our
new barn! 830-833-5428.
Every
Friday night. Early bird games start at 7:15 pm, regular
games begin at 8 pm. VFW Hall at Veterans Park, four miles north of
Wimberley on Ranch Road 12 to Jacobs Well Road. Non-smoking, plenty
of parking, air and heat, food available. 512-847-6441.
Live
music every Saturday from 8-10 pm. WIFI internet
access. 16920 Ranch Road 12 (3 miles north of the Wimberley Square).
512-847-9463
April
19: Live music from 2 'til 10:30 pm. Sugar Bayou at 2 pm,
Charles Thibodeaux and the Cajun Aces featuring Erik Hokkanen at 4
pm, Stop the Truck at 5:30 pm, and Wayne Toups at 8 pm. Boiled crawfish
and shrimp, gumbo and lots more. Gates open at 1:30 pm. Adults 16
and over: $10 until 4 pm. Cypress Creek Cafe. 512-847-2515.
April
18: 10th Annual Butterfly Festival. Butterfly release, food.
music. auction and a day of family fun. June 6-8, 13-15, 20-22,
27-29: Gospel Accordin' to Texas. The original down-home,
foot-stompin', "gotta have a fiddle and a band" country
musical written and directed by LeRoy Nienow. July 28, 30;
August 1, 5, 7, 9: Shakespeare Under the Stars presents The
Comedy of Errors. July 29, 31; August 2, 4, 6, 8: Shakespeare
Under the Stars presents King Lear. FM 2325, Wimberley. 512-847-6969.
Lee
Colee Studio
Voice
lessons for the part-time and professional singer. June 9-29:
The Wizard of Oz Music Theatre Camp. Auditions now for kids
8-15 by appointment. Call 512-847-7934 or email
lee@atnip.net
First
Saturday March through September, First Saturday and Sunday October
through December: More than 465 booths. Art, antiques, crafts,
plants, jewelry, clothing, collectibles, furniture, tools, more. Ranch
Road 2325 at Lions Field. Email lions@visitwimberley.com.
March
12: Lions Field. 512-847-2766 or email Annette
or Madonna.
April
4-20: Deathtrap. A comedy to die for, directed by Jay Jennings
and produced by Pamela Shultz. Friday and Saturday performances at
8 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm. Tickets: $15, Opening Night: $20. The Wimberley
Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Road. 512-847-0575.
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