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APRIL 2016

27th Annual Llano Crawfish OPen

APRIL 2016 R HILL COUNTRY SUN

By ErniE AltgElt

Every third weekend in April, Llano finds itself swamped and swim-ming amid thousands of

snapping, strutting, steam-ing, spicy and, most im-portantly, super savory crawfish. Yep, these cu-rious crustaceans an-nually come a’calling – and a’clawing – in the expectation of enticing, exciting and engorging countless crawfish cravers (of the human variety) from here to the far bayous of Beau-mont and everywhere in between.

And, happily (or, hungrily) it’s almost that time again as the eagerly an-ticipated 2016 Llano Crawfish Open pre-pares to play host once more April 15-16

to these oh-so cute creek critters, their famished fans and bucketfuls of related fun. Click, click!

First celebrated in 1989, the “open” initially grew from

the charitable need of a motorized wheelchair

for local individual. Area residents want-ed to hold a fund raiser but weren’t sure what to do. En-ter the “Beaumont Connection.”

Each year a group of visiting

deer hunters from Beaumont made Llano

their base camp. When they heard that the town’s

citizenry was looking for some-thing “fun and different” to generate do-nations, these guys had just the thing – a traditional Cajun crawfish boil!

Add to the mix a golf tourney (to at-tract those who weren’t quite sure about the little snappers) and an event was born. Folks came, consumed and contrib-uted. All agreed, it was a hoot but, more importantly, the imported crawfish ulti-mately netted the $400 needed for the purchase of the wheelchair.

Realizing that there were so many other deserving charities, local volun-teers soon decided to make the Llano Crawfish Open an annual happening and, for the next quarter century, that’s exactly what they did, again and again and again!

This month’s Open marks the 27th annual iteration. Over the years, the number of participants – human and crawfish – has grown exponentially.

Attendees are expected to number in the thousands and, to accommodate, 17,000 pounds of crawdads have offered their services (and their heads and tails as well!).

The Beaumont Connection will be on hand to oversee the cuisine while local volunteers will run everything else in-cluding the two-day golf tournament to be held at the challenging Llano Golf Club, the various (and exciting) live auc-tions and the kid’s activities (which in-clude crawfish racing), arts and crafts shopping fair, the team roping rodeos, a 5K race, and motorcycle run.

And don’t forget the not-to-be-missed, top-shelf entertainment-fueled day concerts and nightly dances. Jake Hooker headlines Friday evening, and don’t miss Jack Ingram Saturday night.

With the majority of the activities taking place in the very comfy and com-modious City Park facilities, all agree that the Llano Crawfish Open is truly a one-stop cavalcade of boiled bliss.

So, grab your bibs, put on your danc-ing boots and sidle on over to Llano this April. But, you better be snappy. There’s gonna be a crowd!

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Go crazy for crawfish at annual Llano Open

dor participation, as well as race, motorcycle run and rodeo entry requirements visit the web site at llanocrawfishopen.com. The event primarily takes place on Friday and Satur-day, April 15 and 16. Extended activities including the team rodeo starts on Thursday, April 14. All proceeds raised ben-efit area charities.

Jack Ingram headlines Saturday night at Llano 27th annual Crawfish Open.Photo courtesy Jack Ingram.

Catch Jake Hooker and the Outsiders Friday night. Photo courtesy Jake Hooker.

Guests enjoy the Llano Crawfish Open. Photo courtesy Llano Crawfish Open.

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•Cover: Jack Ingram headlines the musical entertainment at the 26th annual Llano Crawfish Open April 15-16. (See story, page 2.) In addition to plenty of crawfish and delicious eats, you’ll find more great live music, plus a 5K, golf tourney, arts and crafts, vendors, team roping, motorcycle run, kids’ activities and more. Photo courtesy Jack Ingram. Small inset photos courtesy Llano Crawfish Open.

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Bertram I2Blanco F6

Boerne D9Buchanan Dam F2

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Burnet G2Camp Verde B8

Canyon Lake G9Castroville C12

Center Point B8Clear Springs H11

Comfort C8Concan A11

Driftwood H7Dripping Springs H6

Fischer G8Fredericksburg C5

Georgetown K2Granite Shoals G2

Gruene H10Hancock G8Helotes G6

Henly G6Highland Lakes F2/3

Hondo B13Hunt A7Hye E6

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Kendalia F8Kerrville B7

Kingsland F2Kyle I8

Lampasas G1Leakey A9Llano D2

Liberty Hill I12Luckenbach D6

Luling K10Marble Falls G3

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Medina A9New Braunfels H10

Oak Hill I6Oatmeal H2

Pipe Creek C10Round Rock K3

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The Wimberley Valley Art League hosts the 8th Annual Arts Fest April 23-24 at Blue Hole Regional Park.

This free event promises fun for the whole family with 75 art tents, continuous live music, food, drinks and vintage cars.

The fun begins Friday night with a free community concert sponsored by the City of Wimberley at Blue Hole Park. Austin Singer and Songwriter Christy Hays — known for her Americana folk, alt country rock, alt folk, and psychedelic rock and roll — will take the stage at 6 pm.

Arts Fest will be in full swing Satur-day from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. “This year’s Fest features artists from 17 states and 43 Texas cities. Each year, artists from around the coun-try vie to be selected for a booth.

Last year’s Art Fest drew in 4800 visitors, so it is becoming a major event in town,” says Stan Allen, Arts Fest orga-nizer since the event’s inception.

In addition to the 75 juried artists’ tents, guests can enjoy continuous music with something to suit all musical taste — from blues to country, pop and rock, classical, bluegrass, jazz, even swing.

Chef Jay will be cooking up his mouth-watering barbecue, in addition to a variety of food trucks offering an as-sortment of eats and refreshments, in-cluding sno cones, wine and beer. Don’t miss a vintage car show, hosted by the Wimberley Classic Car Club, on display during Saturday’s Fest in the Oaks at Blue Hole Parking Lot, next to Blue Hole Regional Park.

“That’s always a lot of fun, it gives the men something to do while the wom-en are shopping,” smiles Kaye Collins, an organizer of the Wimberley Arts Fest.

Visitors can vote for their favorite exhibit and artist in the “People’s Choice

Art in beautiful setting at annual Wimberley Arts Fest

Award.” The winning artist will be awarded a free advertisement in South-west Art Magazine, a nationally recog-nized publication in the arts community.

Free shuttles will run from the grounds of Arts Fest back and forth to the Wimberley Square, where guests can find even more shopping and dining venues.

The Wimberley Valley Art league is a non-profit organization now in its 17th year. It was started by a small group of Hill Country artists, but quickly grew in size to more than 145 members. The Arts Fest started small, and has evolved into a weeklong event.

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with a dozen artists around Wimberley Square. It quickly grew and became too unwieldy to hold in the center of town. In 2013, it was moved to Blue Hole Park and has now grown to 75 artists which is the maximum to fit alongside the music stage, and food and drink concessions.”

There will be no shortage of fun at this year’s festival. Plan to come out and

enjoy this free event at the beautiful Blue Hole Regional Park.

FYI • The Wimberley Valley Art League “Arts Fest” is Saturday, April 23 from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, April 24, from 11 am to 5 pm - rain or shine. Parking is available ad-jacent to Blue Hole Road. Free shuttles will run from the parking lot to the exhibits, and Wimberley Square. For com-plete details, including artist information and concert sched-ules, visit the web site at www.wimberleyartsfest.com.

“Wood Duck 2” by Roy Smith. Photo courtesy Roy Smith.

DRIPPING SPRINGS H The fifth annual Hill Country Wildflower Art and Craft Faire comes to Dripping Springs Ranch Park April 16-17. Vendors from around the state will show items such as candles, clothing, gourmet foods, jewelry, handmade art, gifts, handcrafted pottery, Texas wines, metal art, garden-related gifts, photography and more. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and 11 am to 4 pm Sunday. Admission is $3; save $1 off admission if you bring a canned good or nonperishable food item (such as peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, rice) as a donation to Helping Hands Food Pantry. Admission is good for all days and kids under 12 are always free.

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Ernie Lee The Bard of the Blanco

hill country Poetry

One of the greatest pleasures I get from writing this column is meet-ing so many new friends who

have a love for poetry. Sometimes I get lucky and find a real gem. This issue, I am so pleased to present a new poet in the Texas Hill Country – Gillian Guynes. Gil-liam is 12 years old and reads the Hill Country Sun. She attends 7th grade at Danforth Junior High in Wimberley, Tex-as. In between sports, 4-H and baking, she writes. Please take a moment to read her poem, “Texas.”

Gillian writes about Texas, one of my favorite subjects. In addition, inside the poem, you will find some iconic Texas scenes.

Now, you may think ‘anyone could do this.’ Or you may ask, ‘Why is this spe-cial?’ I am so glad you ask that question, and I am even happier to answer.

Let me quote Jane Hirschfield of Psy-chology Today. “You can’t write an image, a metaphor, a story, a phrase, without lean-ing a little further into the shared world, without recognizing that your supposed solitude is at every point of its perimeter

touching some other. You can’t read a po-em—a good poem, at least—by someone else, and not recognize in their experience your own face,” she writes.

“This is a continual reminder of am-plitude, intimacy, and tenderness. The slightest dust-mote of the psyche altered is felt... there is magnitude in an altered comma. Art is a field glass for concentrat-ing the knowledge and music of connec-tion. It allows us to feel more acutely and accurately and more tenderly what is al-ready present. And then it expands that, expands us.”

I know this to be true. How often have you seen something you have passed by a hundred times, and then sud-denly, one day, it seems magic – as if you never even really saw it before?

Art can do that. Gillian writes of things we have all

seen time and time again – to the point we hardly even see them anymore.

Then one day, someone sits down with paper and pen and —through their words, their drawings, or their music —we see that thing again in a new light.

And we realize we have gone nose, eye, and ear-blind to the wonderful world around us.

The magic of art is ‘anyone can do this.” You just have to be able to allow others to see things the way you see them.

I love going into classrooms with amazing students knowing that when I leave in 30 minutes, each will have writ-ten his or her own unique, original poem. They never let me down. No one ever caused them to believe they could. One day, one of them will show us something we never ‘saw’ before.

Thanks for continuing to read the Bard of the Blanco, Hill Country Poetry in the Hill Country Sun. And thanks to the Sun for continuing to run the column.

Write something for us. Do not forget to send your Hill Country poems to me for review. I’d love to read what you send. Don’t be shy, reach out and share you work. Give us some insight into your poem. How, why, and what method you chose to express your work. I’m pleased and honored to be your host and facilita-tor. You can read more of my poetry at www.ErnieLeePoetry.com.

Now I think I’ll go have a mug of cold root beer – with the ice forming on the

outside of the glass, slowly oozing down the side like a creamy white glacier!

So, until next time, happy writing. I will be waiting to read YOU!

This month’s featured Hill Country poet, Gillian Guynes. Photo courtesy Guynes family.

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By ErniE AltgEltBUDA H The 19th annual Buda Lions Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races April 23-24 are all to be found on the grounds of the spacious, comfortable and fenced Buda City Park. Shade and seating are plentiful but personal lawn chairs are welcome, as well. The entire package is very family- and pet-friendly (even for non-dachshunds). Frank-ly, with so much to do, most in attendance make a weekend of it.

The fun, family event includes arts and crafts vendors, kids’ games, a barbecue cook-off, bake-off, the Buda Bee and more. Admission is $5 for everyone 12 years of age and up is good for both days. Parking at a remote lot (the near-by Cabelas outlet) is available, with frequent back and forth shuttle service throughout the weekend.Proceeds go to various Buda Lions Club charities

FYI • For more information on location, entry requirements for the races, cook-offs and washer tournament, area accommodations, activities and times visit the web site at www.budalionsclub.com or call 512-565-0505.

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Don’t miss the Buda Lions Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races April 23-24. New this year: a separate mixed breed set of races. Photo courtesy Buda Lions Club.

BURNET H The Burnet Bluebonnet Festival April 8-10 celebrates the State flower in fine fashion. Guests to the 33rd annual fest can enjoy the Mighty Thomas Carnival, a pancake breakfast, birding and wildflower show, arts and crafts vendors around the Square and along Jackson Street, a biergarten, wiener dog races, a pet parade and much more. Live music performances include Dale Watson Friday night and a Saturday night street dance featuring Bri Bagwell and Jason Boland and the Stragglers.

In 1981, the Texas State Legislature officially designated Burnet the “Bluebonnet Capital of Texas.”

Community leaders decided to make the most of both the beautiful wildflowers and the state designation and created the Bluebonnet Festival. The first Bluebonnet Festival held in 1983 was a huge success. The annual celebration has grown into one of the most successful small-town festivals in Texas. The second weekend in April, the event draws crowds topping 30,000 each year.

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By ErniE AltgElt

It’s easy to recognize talent. Visually and/or audibly, some folks, through an innate ability, seem to be able to

“strike a chord” in the rest of us that we respond to physically and, to a greater extent, emotionally.

It’s just an instinctive thing that, when coupled with hard work and a dedicated passion, allows these blessed individuals to make a positive differ-ence in our everyday lives and, that’s pretty neat.

Close to home, on the Cypress-shaded banks of the Frio River near Concan, resides accomplished composer, vocalist and instrumentalist Camille Sanders who, at the tender age of 20, has already established herself as one of these few who is able to touch others through, in her extraordinary case, the uplifting gift of song.

Haven’t heard of her yet? Well, listen up, because you definitely will!

Born in San Antonio, but raised in the midst of a group of inviting guest cabins that line the lovely Frio, Camille always loved to sing.

As a child, while her family ran the

rural resort, she was able to play freely and, as she remembers, “I often expressed myself in song.” Yet, because of an admit-ted shyness, it was rare when she shared her melodies with others.

But all of that eventually changed when Camille’s maternal grandfather, an accomplished musician and performer in his own right, took the youngster under his encouraging wing.

As she recalls, “He knew I loved mu-sic and became my teacher and inspira-tion.” He first introduced Camille, who proved to be an extremely apt pupil, to the piano at age three, followed next by the violin when she turned nine.

And as she excelled at both, along with the instrumentation, there was al-ways singing – Gospel, Country/West-ern, even Bluegrass.

With her grandfather at her side and her proud parents in the audience, an un-certain 10-year-old Camille first took the stage at the Methodist church in San Marcos in 2006.

And, while initially nervous, once the music started Camille quickly began “showing her stuff.” The congregation

couldn’t get enough. Camille was a hit and later performances soon followed at other churches and at other venues across the Hill Country with Camille playing her violin while her grandfather and oth-ers strummed guitars and banjos while everyone sang.

Wherever she went, the crowds loved the humble little “fiddling” miss and

soon, singing, playing and, just being in front of others became the joy it remains today with justifiable confidence replac-ing her earlier fear and uncertainty.

By the age of 13, a seasoned Camille began singing as a solo act often “open-ing” for the likes of such notables as Gary

Considerable accomplishments of Camille Sanders

Camille Sanders. Photo courtesy Camille Sanders.

Camille Sanders performs. At just 20 years of age, she is already an accomplished composer, vocalist and instrumentalist. Photo courtesy Camille Sanders.

Camille Sanders with Dolly Parton.Photo courtesy Camille Sanders.

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P. Nunn, Pat Green and even Tanya Tuck-er at various Opry shows, rodeos and music halls across Texas and even into Colorado and Tennessee.

And, as her voice continually strengthened she additionally broad-ened her abilities by “taking up” other instruments including the mandolin, ukulele, guitar (which she learned in one month before a performance), banjo and the cello.

After ultimately establishing her own band, which premiered at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo in 2010, adding a number of self-penned “origi-nals” to each set and then further wow-ing the audiences with her diverse in-strumental abilities, Camille truly had achieved an industry-recognized, pub-lic-approved “professional” status while only in her teens.

Currently, with three acclaimed CDs under her belt and multiple performance dates scheduled throughout the year, it’s amazing that Camille has time for any-thing else, but she regularly attends col-lege, pals around with friends, devotes

time to her church and even recently be-came engaged.

Right after the marriage however, a smiling Camille states, “My husband and I will be off to Europe – not for a honeymoon, but for a tour!”

Future recordings are in the works too. So, what else is left for this accom-plished young lady to do? How about acting?

Yep, Camille has already appeared in one network movie (“A Country Christmas Story”) starring Dolly Parton and her agent is lining up additional au-ditions as well. Wow!

For any fortunate enough to have seen and/or heard Camille sing, play, act or anything else, it genuinely does be-come pretty obvious that this young woman has got what it takes because tal-ent really is easy to recognize. You go, girl!

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Lions Club has implemented creative new ideas to give patrons an enjoy-able shopping experience and to re-connect with the community. One such idea is to celebrate with a theme each month. March’s theme was St. Patrick’s Day, which saw Lions Field resplendent with green balloons and green-clad volunteers, and of course, green beer. Future themes are planned around Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, the Fourth of July and more.

The improvements began when the Lions developed a marketing committee, com-prised of volunteer members who individually possess the skills for a robust program. A new logo and directory cover were created by Lion Amy Cox, giving the Wimberley Lions Club a fresh look. Marketing Director, Craig Biggs, explains, “The new directory is a significant improvement... Patrons will be able to use the directory to easily find vendors by classification, location on the field, or by vendor name. The shopping ex-perience will be easier, more efficient and more fun.”

The Market Days directories offer another benefit to Market Day visitors in the form of a coupon-insert. “The coupons on the inserts are a new feature this year and will give everyone a chance to pick up a free drink or bag of chips with a purchase, or even a full meal,” explains Craig. Various concession stands now serve healthy menu options to give hungry visitors more choices. “We will also use the inserts to provide updates on new vendors, and other news for the current month,” says Craig.

A “Red Tag” system is under development, scheduled to launch in May 2016. Craig explains, “When we kick-off the Red Tag vendor program, participating vendors will be featured in the insert. It is a great shopping tool for our patrons and will pro-vide additional exposure for our vendors.” Although there are hundreds of leasing-vendors and day-vendors selling their arts and wares, there’s room for more. “Our strategy for attracting potential vendors is to increase monthly attendance,” says Craig, ”which involves dramatically increasing our publicity program.”

FYI • Visit Wimberley Market Days the first Saturday of each month through December, rain or shine. Shopping hours begin at 7 am and end at 4 pm, with live music on three stages beginning at 11 am. This open-air market, with more than 470 vendors and eight concessions stands, is located at Lions Field on Farm Market 2325, about a mile from the Wimberley Square. There is ample parking in three Lions Club lots. Find Wimberley Market Days on Facebook at facebook.com/wimber-leymarketdays or visit the web site at shopmarketdays.com for more information.

New Wimberley Lions Club Market Day logo by Amy Cox. Photo courtesy Wimberley Lions.


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pm. VFW Hall. Email [email protected] for more information.FOURTH WEDNESDAYSWIMBERLEY: Hill Country Neighbors. 10:30 am at the Wimberley Community Center. 512-847-2849.EVERY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAYWIMBERLEY: Live music at Cypress Creek Cafe. Check listings at www.cypresscreek-cafe.com.EVERY THURSDAYDRIPPING SPRINGS: Coffee House with Light Dinners, Desserts and Open Mic. Hours are 6 pm to 9 pm. Thyme and Dough. 512-894-0001.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Thursdays with Doug Moreland and Flying Armadillos. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Live Music at Smoke ‘N Hops. smokenhops.com.WIMBERLEY: Cafe’ Susanna. Serving lunch11 am to 1 pm. $9 for entree, two sides and decadent desserts. Wimberley United Methodist Church, Corner of 1492 and Ranch Road 12. www.wimberleyumc.org.FIRST THURSDAYDRIPPING SPRINGS: First Thursday. Par-ticipating businesses offer special events, food and music plus sale items. 5 pm to 9 pm.

www.drippingspringstx.org.FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYCANYON LAKE: Noon Lions meet at Can-yon Lake Golf Club. 830-899-4406.SECOND THURSDAYWIMBERLEY: Hill Country Bead Society. Meeting. Wimberley Community Center. 1 pm. Marilyn Pierce at [email protected] AND FOURTH THURSDAYWIMBERLEY: Toastmaster Club, learn pub-lic speaking and leadership skills. 7:10 pm at the “old” Baptist Church, 501 Old Kyle Road. 512-847-6822.THIRD THURSDAYWIMBERLEY: Susanna’s Kitchen Coffee-house presents some of the best in the Hill Country’s musical talent. For listing of per-formers, visit the web site at www.wimber-leyumc.org.EVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAYWIMBERLEY: Live Music at Linda’s Fine Foods. Delicious food, beautiful music at 500 Farm Market 2325. 512-847-5464. www.facebook.com/LindasFineFoods.EVERY FRIDAYBLANCO: Tasting Room Open and Brew-ery Tours at Real Ale Brewing Company. www.realalebrewing.com.GRUENE: Friday Afternoon Club at Gruene


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APRIL 9-10 BANDERA: Mayhem on the Medina. Includes living-history camps, costumes, mock gunfights, music, stagecoach rides, exhibits. www.mayhemonthemedina.com. BOERNE: Boerne Parade of Artists. Self-guided tour of local galleries, studios and other venues. www.visitboerne.org.BOERNE: Market Days. Main Plaza. www.visitboerne.org, 210-844-8193.NEW BRAUNFELS: Train Show. Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. $8 ad-mission for adults, $2 kids 5-13. Free train ride on Landa Park Railroad for kids up to 10 years of age. Civic Center on Seguin Ave. [email protected]. www.nbrrm.org.APRIL 10 WIMBERLEY: Starlight Symphony Orchestra Concert. Wimberley First Baptist Church. www.starlightsymphony.org.APRIL 11WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Valley Art League. Artists and art lovers invited to attend meeting featuring Betty Rhodes, oil painter. 6:30 pm. Community Center. wimberleyartleague.org, 512-826-4286.APRIL 14-17 AUSTIN: Old Settler’s Music Festival.

Bluegrass, folk and Americana acts performing on four stages over four days, along with camping at Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch. www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org.APRIL 15-16 Llano: 27th Annual Crawfish Open. (See story, page 2.) Live music all day, including performances by Jake Hooker and the Outsiders and Jack Ingram. Boiled crawfish, jambalaya, barbecue, potatoes and corn. www.llanocrawfishopen.com. APRIL 15-17 FREDERICKSBURG: Fredericksburg Trade Days. Shop more than 450 vendors relax in the Biergarten while listening to live music. Sunday Farms. www.fbgtradedays.com. APRIL 15-MAY 8 WIMBERLEY: “Good People.” Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Road. www.wimberleyplayers.org.APRIL 16 BOERNE: Texas Corvette Association 24th Annual Open Car Show. Downtown. www.visitboerne.org, 830-226-5386. COMFORT: Heritage Foundation Tour of Homes. 830-995-3131.KYLE: 16th Annual Java Jive Music Fest and 3K Color Run. Live music from Blue Water Highway Band, Shelley King Band and George Devore. Plus food, drink, silent auc-tion, more. Central Texas Speedway. www.kapsjavajive.com.WIMBERLEY: Butterfly Festival. Includes a Commemorative Air Force flyover, live butterfly releases every 30 minutes, butterfly art, a native butterfly flight house, live entertainment, games, more. EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens. www.emilyann.org.APRIL 16-17 DRIPPING SPRINGS: 5th Annual Hill Country Wildflower Arts and Crafts Fest. 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm Sunday. Dripping Springs Ranch Park. TexasMarketGuide.com.APRIL 19-22SAN ANTONIO: Night in Old San Antonio. More than 250 food, drink and atmosphere booths, music, games, costumed volunteers bring the city’s heritage alive. 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm. www.niosa.org, 210-216-5188.WIMBERLEY: Gary P. Nunn performs at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse. Doors at 7 pm, music at 7:30 pm. $20 at door. Pizza, tamales, pie, coffee, soft drinks available. www.wimberleyumc.org, 512-722-3316.APRIL 22WIMBERLEY: St. Stephen’s Episcopal School 5th Annual Earth Day. For area pre-schoolers and families from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Crafts, nature activities, play and nature trail. www.ststeveschool.org, 512-847-9857.APRIL 22-23FREDERICKSBURG: Fort Martin Scott Days. Living-history interpretations reflect this frontier fort’s active days from 1848-66. Fort Martin Scott. www.ftmartinscott.org.APRIL 22-24 DRIPPING SPRINGS: Founders Day. Parade, music, carnival, food, street dances, cook-offs, 150 arts and crafts vendors. 512-858-4725, www.foundersdayfestival.com. GEORGETOWN: Red Poppy Festival. Concerts, parade and street dance, more. www.RedPoppyFestival.com.APRIL 22-SEPTEMBER 18 AUSTIN: “Journey Into Big Bend.” In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the Bullock Museum shines the spotlight on the Big Bend region with stunning photography and personal artifacts and reflections. www.thestoryoftexas.com.

APRIL 23 AUSTIN: Monster Jam. Frank Erwin Center. www.uterwincenter.com/events.BURNET: 25th Annual Bluebonnet Air Show. Features WWII aircraft in static and flight demonstrations Performances run from noon to 4 pm, children’s activities and aircraft rides after 4 pm. Burnet Municipal Airport. bluebonnetairshow.com.COMFORT: Town-Wide Garage Sale, Gar-den Club Plant, Bake Sale. 830-995-3131.KERRVILLE: Kerr County Market Days www.kerrmarketdays.org.STONEWALL: Spring Shindig. Michael Martin Murphey, Ryan Scott Travis, Jan Seides, tasting from Hill Country vineyards and breweries. LBJ National Historic Park. www.lbjmuseum.com.WIMBERLEY: 1st Annual Heart of Texas Herb Symposium. EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens. heartoftexasherbsymposium.com.APRIL 23-24BUDA: 19th Annual Buda Lions Club Coun-try Fair and Wiener Dog Races. New this year: mixed breed races. Barbecue cook-off, arts, crafts, food, kids’ games, live music, a bake-off, the Buda Bee and more. Buda City Park. www.budalions.com, 512-565-0505. DRIPPING SPRINGS: Saxet Gun Show. 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and 9 am to 5 pm Sunday. Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center. GRUENE: Old Gruene Market Days. www.gruenemarketdays.com.WIMBERLEY: 8th Annual Wimberley Arts Fest at Blue Hole Park. About 75 local, re-gional and international artists exhibit. Live music, food, beer and wine, and a vintage car show. Shuttles available to and from the Square for shopping, dining, exploring. www.wimberleyartsfest.com, 512-826-4286.APRIL 28 - MAY 1FREDERICKSBURG: Hill Country Film Festival. See some the best of independent film from Texas and around the world. Fritztown Cinema. www.hillcountryff.com.APRIL 29 - MAY 1 FREDERICKSBURG: Wings Over the Hills Nature Festival. Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. www.wingstx.orgAPRIL 30CANYON LAKE: Barbecue Cook-Off. Jacob’s Creek Park. www.canyonlakechamber.com.JOHNSON CITY: Art Walk. Art and com-plimentary wine, beer and appetizers 4 pm to 8 pm. www.texcetera.net.APRIL 30 - MAY 1 COMFORT: Spring Antiques Show. Comfort Park. texasantiqueshows.com.STONEWALL: Lavender Festival at Becker Vineyards. Vendors, cooking demonstrations, live music, more. Becker Vineyards. www.beckervineyards.com.MAY 7 BOERNE: Boerne Handmade Market. Bath and body products to home decor to chil-dren’s items, plus live music, food and children’s activities. www.visit boerne.org. MAY 9WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Valley Art League. Artists and art lovers invited to attend monthly meeting featuring Dana Brown of Ampersand. Wimberley Commu-nity Center. 6:30 pm. wimberleyartleague.org, 512-826-4286.MAY 14WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Garden Club’s 21st Annual Garden Tour. Six private gar-dens and one new public garden. Native plants and water-wise gardening featured. Refreshments, native plant sale, unique, hand-made garden art. www.wimberley-gardenclub.org.


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