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Bandera has never turned down an opportunity to show off cowboys. For the past seven years, Bandera

has hosted a project — “Cowboys on Main” —each Saturday (March through December) allowing visitors to witness some of that 1800s history — including gunfights, trick ropers, cowboy singers and horses.

Recognized in 2013 by the State of Texas as the Cowboy Capital of the World, Bandera claims its fame from the more than seven million head of Long-horns gathered there in the late 1800s to head up the famed Western Trail to rail-heads north. Comes as no surprise, then, that The National Reenactment Guild of America should choose Cowboy Capital Bandera as a location for a 2014 National Competition Reenactment event.

Exactly what does that mean? Well, pardner, it means that just about every cowboy gunfighter, outfitter, living his-tory buff, campsite competitor—as well as best actress and best actor in the na-tion—involved with historic reenact-ment is coming to Bandera to compete.

And it’s all happening on the banks of the Medina River in Bandera City Park April 11-13 – in a celebration known as Mayhem on the Medina.

The Reenactment Guild of America is an organization of living historians, educators, entertainers and reenactors dedicated to the preservation of and edu-cation regarding the history of America’s 19th Century, primarily but not restricted to the American Old West.

This group is dedicated to accurate and historical presentations. The guild and its membership strive to preserve this part of American history and to pro-vide a safe venue where the public may be both educated and entertained at the same time. Because historical truths are sometimes found to be fluid and open to interpretation, every effort is made to in-sure members portray their characters or

events in a historically correct manner, which includes (but is not restricted to) clothing, utensils, weapons, behavior and speech. Members spend a great deal of time researching for accuracy of all por-trayed.

Mayhem on the Medina will include historic campsites, gunfights and Living History events, plus competitions for best actor and actress.

Rounding out the mayhem are old fashioned children’s games like sack rac-es, cup and ball, checkers, marbles and more. There was an awful lot of domi-noes played during that time period.

Of course, there will also be great old time music, storytelling, arts and crafts, delicious food and much more. And ad-mission is free.

Mayhem on the Medina is a perfect opportunity to visit the historic past with great, first class entertainment and family friendly fun on the banks of the Medina. Total mayhem was never this much fun!

FYI • Mayhem on the Medina is April 11-13, at Ban-dera City Park on Texas 173 in Bandera. Admission is free. For more information, visit the web site at www.MayhemOn-TheMedina.com or call 830-796-4447.

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See gunfighters, outfitters, campsite competitors and more as you step back in time to the 1800s at Bandera’s Mayhem on the Medina April 11-13, a National Reenactment Guild of America national competition. Photo courtesy Mayhem on the Medina.

Prepared to be entertained at Mayhem on the Medina in Bandera. Photo courtesy Mayhem on the Medina.

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•Cover: (See story, Page 2.) Mayhem on the Medina April 11-13. Photo courtesy Mayhem on the Medina. Step back into the 1800s for a weekend of family friendly fun at Mayhem on the Medina.The National Competition of the National Reenactment Guild event features historically correct cowboy gunfighters, outfitters, living history displays, live entertainment and much more at Bandera City Park. www.MayhemOnTheMedina.com.

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The biggest and best opportunity for young people ages 7 to 16-plus to shine on stage is Lee’s annual music theater boot camp, a hallmark of summers in the Hill Country since 2001 when Lee brought Annie to Wimberley.

Boot camp participants experience the thrills and rigors of a professional summer stock theater environment, with two weeks of training, hard (but satisfy-ing) work, and rehearsals, culminating in nine performances played to sold-out crowds.

Auditions are already underway for the 13th boot camp presenting two shows: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cin-derella and Let’s Rock to the Juke Box at Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Lee is pleased to have Kathleen Griffith, actress on the critically acclaimed television show Friday Night Lights, returning this year as assistant di-rector, noting that “she brings an amaz-ing amount of skill and techniques to our young performers.”

While Lee’s summer theater boot camps have been here almost as long as the 21st century, her Black Diamond Cab-aret Theatre is a relative newcomer to the local live entertainment scene and anoth-er testimonial to Lee’s commitment to en-rich the community by providing high-quality musical theater and concerts.

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A special one night only show in March stars Jake Ward and his band, the Coast Riders. Jake was the leading man in many of Lee’s summer boot camp productions, including Anything Goes, The King and I, The Little Mermaid, and he is now making waves as an up and com-ing country rock recording artist and performer.Following Jake’s debut at the Black Diamond will be New York cabaret vocalist Chick Morgan, the summer boot camp musicals, and the dramatic play based on the Pulitzer prize-winning book To Kill A Mockingbird as the grand finale of the 2013-14 season.

FYI • Tickets are now available for Jake Ward and the Coast Riders’ concert March 22 at the VFW in Wimberley. Auditions for To Kill A Mockingbird will be held at the San Marcos Price Center Friday, March 14, from 4 pm to 9 pm. For complete information about voice, dance, acting lessons, auditions and upcoming shows, contact Lee at 512-847-7934 , email lee@atnip.net or visit the web site at www.leecoleestudios.com

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The all-day event includes a putting contest; par 3’s; hole-n-one giveaways (in-cluding a 2014 Chevrolet vehicle) and other contests (including trophies for the top three golf foursomes); longest drive contest; a bulls-eye contest; and closest to the hole contests.

Guests can also enjoy a raffle before and during the tournament; breakfast ta-cos before the start; and hamburgers (in-cluded with entry fee) served to all golfers after the tournament. The event begins at 9:30 am with the Posting of the Colors by the Canyon Lake High School ROTC. The tournament will kick-off with a shotgun start at 10 am.

FYI • The VFW Post #8573 is hosting this tournament through sponsors and donations. Contact VFW Post #8573 for Tee Box Sponsorships ($250). All donations will be ap-preciated. All sponsorships and donations will be recognized at the tournament. 100 percent of net proceeds go to Wounded Warriors and The Fisher House.

Entry fees are $60 before the tournament or $65 the day of the tournament. Send name and entry fee to VFW Post 8573, Post Office Box 1576, Canyon Lake, Texas 78133. For more information, call 830-964-4568.

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With the onset of spring and the juices starting to flow, a won-derful reawakening annually

ensues pervading one’s personal land-scape with a natural desire for “rebirth” and “fresh beginnings.”

Yards are lovingly readied to encour-age and promote new growth while home fronts (including their backs, sides and interiors) receive a heightened scru-tiny as well. Quite simply, it’s a joyous time of year when folks, eager for activi-ty, get moving with a recharged dedica-tion to “get things done” inside and out.

And, to facilitate the same, March 15 and 16, the always-welcoming commu-nity of Fredericksburg is rolling out the red carpet (and showcasing lots of other neat, useful residentially-related items) at its first ever, not to be missed, Texas Hill Country Home & Garden Show.

So, come one, come all and meet, mingle and benefit from some of the area’s (and nation’s) finest, most knowledgeable purveyors of products and services, all dedicated to the enhancement of your Hill Country home.

Held on the beckoning grounds of the Gillespie County Fairgrounds (where the horses race), the indoor/out-door event will excitingly fill the spa-cious and comfortable exhibition hall and adjoining pavilion.

Throughout both venues, myriad approachable exhibitors will be on hand displaying, demonstrating and explain-ing their wares and services, one-on-one, to an intent and focused public.

Throughout the show’s duration visitors can learn about, experience and even purchase a wide variety of home “must-haves” running the gambit from remodeling to roofing, concrete to coun-ter tops, cleaning to construction, paints to plumbing, landscaping to lighting and dozens of other related and essen-tial home and yard betterment products and services.

As an entertaining and informative adjunct to the exhibition’s primary role of uniting local vendor and visitor, two special guests will be on hand each pro-viding their own particular expertise in the areas of home improvement. Abby Vasek, an HGTV design superstar will be offering practical and applicable inte-rior design tips and advice.

Also in attendance is the well-trav-eled “Daytripper,” Chet Garner who brings his always entertaining slant to country living. Both will be presenting at various times during the event.

And, while the meeting and greet-ing remains the primary function of the Home & Garden Show, there will be lots of other fun diversions competing for attention as well.

Attendees won’t want to miss wine tastings hosted by area vintners eager to introduce and share their flavorful product. Throughout the event, oppor-tunities abound for lots of eating and, more importantly, shopping.

Free gifts and product samples will be in abundance, and, if that’s not enough, multiple prize drawings will be held ultimately awarding the lucky. The addition of some homegrown live music rounds things out nicely.

FYI • The first-ever Texas Hill Country Home & Gar-den Show is 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday, March 15 and 11 am to 4 pm Sunday, March 16. Admission is $5 for those 17-years-old and up. Kids (and parking) are free. The Gillespie County Fairgrounds (and its exhibition hall) are located at 530 Fair Drive, Highway 16 South in Fredericks-burg – two miles from Main Street. There are still some exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities available. To sign up, email info@hillcountryhomeandgardenshow.com. A portion of ticket sales’ benefits the Hill Country Community Needs Council. For more information about the visit the web site at hillcountryhomeandgardenshow.com.

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nature’s rebirth, pruning back perennials and preparing our patch of earth for the flowers and vegetables we will grow, all the while our ears attuned as resident birds awaken from their winter’s silence to fill the air with melodies, promises of a new generation

By early February Purple Martins have returned, their gurgling songs mixing with a Northern Cardinal’s clear cheers and birdy birdys or a Carolina Chickadee’s fee-bee whistle.

In early March Golden-cheeked Warblers return, the official start of spring for many birders. Chimney Swifts and Barn Swallows arrive soon after.

As the ground and air warm and insect activity increases, food for insectivores and young nestlings, migrants continue to

arrive, some stopping for brief respites before journeying further north, others staking their territories.

Monarch butterflies also begin their remigration in March. Gliding from Central Mexico to Texas, the females in search of milkweed—the only plant their larvae will eat—on which to lay their eggs.

From these eggs will hatch the first monarch generation of 2014. But what does this year portend? Will we see many monarchs arrive? And what of the weather? Will they find adequate milkweed and nectaring plants?

When the press release on January 29 made headlines, feared predictions proved true: The monarch overwintering population of 2013-14 surpassed the 2012-13 all-time low, with monarchs covering trees on 0.67 hectares compared with the 1996 high of 21 hectares.

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Because of industrial agricultural practices in the Midwest and widespread growth in human populations leading to increased land development, monarchs’ breeding habitat has eroded.

Efforts to reverse this devastation start close to home. Make room in yards and gardens for milkweed, planting that which is native to our geographical region. * In addition, add nectaring plants, selecting an array of plants that flower during each of our three growing seasons.

Remember, it’s extremely important that we purchase plants from nurseries that carry native plants that have not been sprayed with herbicides. To learn

if a nursery carries such plants, one must go to the source from which the plants are purchased. ** To the dismay of more than one person, monarch caterpillars found happily munching on milkweed one day were discovered dead the following day. The culprit was the herbicide initially applied to the plants’ seedlings. It appears some people won’t buy plants that have bugs on them. Yes, milkweeds are aphid magnets. However, rather than herbicides, natural means exist for eliminating them. Ladybugs, for example, love to feed on them. When I can’t find any beneficial bugs, I simply smash the aphids with my fingers. Despite the orange goo, there’s a certain satisfaction derived from this method.

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To help establish a migratory route for monarchs, planting milkweed and nectaring plants must extend beyond schoolyards to empty lots, fields, parks and ditches.

Roadsides and medians, along with the land beside railroad tracks also provide great pathways. In many cases it’s important to work with highway departments to obtain permission and to help them understand the importance of keeping the areas free of herbicides and mowing so that plants remain productive throughout the growing seasons till after monarchs’ fall migration ends.

One of the greatest threats to monarch spring migration is the farmland of the Midwest, an area that produces about 150 million acres of genetically modified corn and soybeans designed to withstand Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, an area where monarchs traditionally did most of their breeding.

With milkweed all but obliterated from the area, what are the odds that monarchs can produce the next generation in any quantifiable numbers?

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birds, bats and insects. As it now stands, the provision that called

upon the government to look into this very real problem

was stripped from the bill.As I add compost and natural

fertilizer to our raised beds, I remember back to last summer and how I worked alongside honeybees and bumblebees as they ducked in and out of blooms while I gathered vegetables for the table. Words can’t describe the peace that came over me.

I worry about our pollinators. Will our children and grandchildren experience their presence in their lives? Will they ever hear the ethereal song of a Wood Warbler?

Will monarchs rebound so that they can watch in awe the flight of thousands of monarch butterflies as they soar toward their overwintering site in Mexico? Will they visit the Oyamel forests and stare in enthralled silence at the millions of monarchs dripping from those trees?

FYI • * For information on native milkweed in your area and how to purchase, visit: monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-profiles. ** In the Austin area: Lone Star Nursery will offer milkweed seedlings for sale at Lakeline Mall and Mueller Texas Farmers’ Markets in February. Also, remember the April Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center plant sale.

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LLANO H Fiddle Fest Weekend returns to Llano April 4-6. Festi-val activities begin on Friday with the Llano Open Air Fiddle and Anything Goes - Tricks and Licks competitions. Don’t miss the Llano Open Fiddle Contest at the historic LanTex Theater in down-town Llano Saturday April 5. This year’s Open Fiddle Contest will include youth, senior, and open divisions. Saturday’s activities also include an evening music concert headlined by Austin’s Lost & Nameless Orchestra.

Sunday morning, an early service with cowboy breakfast and traditional Texas fiddle music featuring Howard Rains, will conclude the weekend of musical activities.

FYI • For more information about Llano’s Fiddle Fest Weekend, visit the web site at www.llanofiddlefest.com.

HILL COUNTRY RIVER REGION H At Nature Quest, you can learn about birds, small cavity nesters, bluebirds, raptors, hummingbirds, bats, butterflies, insects, champion big trees and natural history. Plus, native plants, useful and medicinal plants, wild-flowers, invasive plants, and how to make your own backyard a wildlife habitat, all as experts share knowledge through field trips, workshops, nature by kayak tours and other programs. The beautiful Hill Country River Region— along the clear Frio, Nuec-es and Sabinal Rivers in Uvalde, Real and Bandera Counties (near Concan, Uvalde, Utopia and Vanderpool) —serves as a perfect backdrop for this learning adventure.

FYI • Nature Quest 2014 is April 23-27, headquartered at Hill Country Nature Center, located on Farm Market 1050, 10 miles west of Utopia and 5 miles east of Garner State Park. Nature Quest field trips and programs fill up fast, so register early. Find a complete schedule of events, along with registration information, on the web site at www.hillcountrynaturequest.com. For more information, call 830-966-2320 or email info@hillcountryadventures.com.

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NOTE: Dates or locations for the events listed in the Calen-dar may change. Some require admission fees or reserva-tions. Please call ahead to confirm information.EVERY DAYGRUENE: Live music at Gruene Hall. Enjoy free music shows Monday through Thursday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. www.gruene-hall.com.WIMBERLEY: (every day except Mon-day) Wimberley Glassworks gallery is open 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Glassblowing demos dai-ly. www.WGW.com.SECOND SUNDAYBANDERA: Cowboy Camp. Live cow-boy music at Frontier Times Museum. Free. 1 pm to 5 pm. 830-328-0321.JOHNSON CITY: Taste Wine + Art Mu-sic Events. Rockin’ gospel to Latin music at the Kirchman Gallery. 830-868-9290.EVERY MONDAYCANYON LAKE: Seniors Bingo. 12:30 pm at Habitat for Safe Seniors, 2174 Old pm Road, Startzville. 830-899-2256.WIMBERLEY: Toddler Story Time at Wimberley Library. 10:30 am. 512-847-2188, www.wimberleylibrary.org.CYPRESS MILL: The Bunkhouse Gang at Wenmohs Ranch. Paint and enjoy fel-lowship of other artists. 830-825-3465.WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Commu-nity Band. First Baptist Church. 512-858-7960.FIRST TUESDAYSBANDERA: Cowboy Capital Opry. Sil-ver Sage Corral Senior Center. 830-796-4969.THIRD TUESDAYSNEW BRAUNFELS: Country Music Show at the Knights of Columbus. 830-629-4547.LEANDER: Low Cost Pet Spay, Neuter and Vaccination. 512-260-3602, ext. 101.EVERY WEDNESDAYDRIPPING SPRINGS: Farmers Market. 3 pm to 7 pm at the Highway 290 and Ranch Road 12. March to December, rain or shine. www.cityofdrippingsprings.com.WIMBERLEY: Farmers’ Market. Fresh produce, fresh breads, much more at the Senior Citizen’s Activity Center on Ranch Road 12. 512-264-1637.THIRD WEDNESDAYSDRIPPING SPRINGS: Cook Off Club meets at 6:30 pm in the VFW Hall. ryon-crew@yahoo.com.FOURTH WEDNESDAYSWIMBERLEY: Hill Country Neighbors. 10:30 am at the Wimberley Community Center. 512-847-2849.EVERY THURSDAYDRIPPING SPRINGS: Coffee House with Light Dinners, Decadent Desserts and Open Mic. 6 pm to 9 pm. Thyme and Dough. 512-894-0001.FIRST THURSDAYBUDA: First Thursday. Stroll through the downtown antique and specialty shops, enjoy the food from downtown restaurants. www.discoverbuda.com.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Thursdays with Doug Moreland and the Flying Arma-dillos at Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.SECOND THURSDAYWIMBERLEY: Hill Country Bead Soci-

ety Meets. Wimberley Community Cen-ter. 1 pm. For information, Marilyn Pierce at mp@smpierce.net.FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYCANYON LAKE: Noon Lions Meeting at Canyon Lake Golf Club. 830-899-4406.THIRD THURSDAYWIMBERLEY: Susanna’s Kitchen Coffee-house presents some of the best in Cen-tral Texas’ musical talent. Concerts held at Wimberley United Methodist Church, Corner Ranch Road 12 and County Road 1492. Doors open by 7 pm, concert at 7:30 pm. Free child care; tamales, pizza, pie, coffee, soft drinks available. Tickets at door. For listing of performers, visit the web site at www.wimberleyumc.com.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 Brewery Tours at Real Ale Brewing Com-pany. www.realalebrewing.com.GRUENE: Friday Afternoon Club at Gruene Hall. Broadcast live by KNBT-92.1 FM Radio New Braunfels. 4 pm to 7 pm. 830-629-5077.WIMBERLEY: Bingo. VFW Hall on Ja-cobs Well Road. 512-847-6441.WIMBERLEY: Preschool Story Time at the Wimberley Village Library. Bring your little ones at 10:30 am. 512-847-2188, www.wimberleylibrary.org.WIMBERLEY: Celebrate Recovery. First Baptist Church Youth Building. 7 pm to 9 pm, with pizza at 6:30 pm. 512-847-9035.SECOND FRIDAYCASTROVILLE: Friday Night Fever. Cars, trucks, bikes, food, shopping. 6 pm to 10 pm. Lundquist Automotive. www.castroville.com, 830-931-2479.WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Area Parkin-sons Association Meeting. Chapel of The Hills Church, 11 am. 512-847-7953.FOURTH FRIDAYBANDERA: Fourth Friday Jam. At the Silver Sage Corral starting at 6:30 pm. Call 830-796-4969 for information.EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAYFREDERICKSBURG: Rockbox Theater. Variety, music, and rock ‘n roll show, great family fun. 866-349-6688.EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAYWIMBERLEY: Live Music. Linda’s Fine Foods. www.lindaallencatering.com.EVERY SATURDAYAUSTIN: Austin Farmers Market. Re-public Square. 512-236-0074.AUSTIN: Sunset Valley Farmers Market. Barton Creek Mall. 512-280-1976.COMFORT: Comfort Area Farmer’s Market. 8 am to 1 pm. Comfort Park on Highway 27.COMFORT: Wine Tastings at High’s Café. 4-7 pm. www.highscafeandstore.com.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Texas Music and Wine. www.solaroestate.com.FISCHER: Jackson Open Air Market. Lo-cal artists and farmers, food, fun and en-tertainment. 9 am to 5 pm. 6341 Farm Mar-ket 32. 830-935-2781. NEW BRAUNFELS: Canyon Trail Chuck-wagon Supper and Cowboy Music Show.

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Evening of song and hearty dining. 830-626-8200, 888-408-7245.WIMBERLEY: Tours of Jacob’s Well. Hear stories about floods and divers, experi-ence beauty of spring that started town. 10 am. www.jacobswellspring.org.WIMBERLEY: Arnosky Family Farms Market. Fresh flowers, more. Ranch Road 2325 and Highway 165. 830-833-5428.BANDERA: Market Days. 830-796-4447.BANDERA: First Saturday Book Sale. Public Library. 830-796-4213.FIRST SATURDAYDRIFTWOOD: Driftwood Community Club meets to enhance community spirit of Driftwood. Dinner, fun at 7 pm. www.driftwoodtx.org 512-829-5101DRIPPING SPRINGS: Low Cost Pet Vac-cinations. At Tractor Supply on Highway 290. 512-858-7229.WIMBERLEY: Market Days. (March through December). Everything you can’t live without at Lions Field. 475-plus booths, free admission. 7 am to 4 pm. www.shopmarketdays.com.FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAYWIMBERLEY: Toastmasters Public Speaking and Leadership Club. 10:30 am. Visitor’s Center. 512-913-4804.SECOND SATURDAYCASTROVILLE: Market Trail Days. Houston Square. 830-539-2316.THIRD SATURDAYMARBLE FALLS: Bluegrass, Country and Western, and Gospel. 6 pm to 10 pm. Boys and Girls Club. 830-898-1784.EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAYROUND MOUNTAIN: Tours at West-cave Preserve. www.westcave.org.

SECOND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AUSTIN: Tours of Bright Leaf Natural Area. www.brightleaf.org.MARCH 1BOERNE: Harvesting Rainwater & Solar Energy. John Kight, engineer and owner of home rainwater-catchment and solar-energy systems, offers latest technological information and practical advice for using water- and energy-saving technology. Cibolo Nature Center & Farm. 9 am to noon. Register online at www.Cibolo.org.BOERNE: Tomatoes, Tomatoes & More About Tomatoes. Gardening guru Keith Amelung presents crash course on growing America’s favorite fruit. 10:30-11:30 am. Herff Farm at the Cibolo, 33 Herff Road. www.Cibolo.org.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Keith Tuck Memorial Football Game. Dripping Springs takes on Lake Travis High at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff at 7 pm. Tickets and more information online at www.facebook.com/playfortuck.WIMBERLEY: Blair House Inn’s Vintner Dinner Series. Gourmet dinner paired with selections from Llano Estacado Winery. www.blairhouseinn.com.WIMBERLEY: Mardi Gras and Gumbo Cookoff. An evening of fun includes Zydeco music, food, drink, a parade, King and Queen costume contest and more. 21 and up only. Historic Pioneer Town. www.mynk.org.WIMBERLEY: Mad Hatter Frolic at Wimberley Village Library. Learn about hat making when you create your own unique headgear with Lana Franceschini

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techniques for protecting your garden from hungry deer. 10:30-11:30 am at Herff Farm at the Cibolo. Free admission. www.Cibolo.org.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Mike and the MoonPies. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. 7:30 pm. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Dog Adoption Day sponsored by WAG Rescue. 11 am to 3 pm at Whole Pets Market, 911 Highway 290W. www.wimberleywagrescue.org.MARBLE FALLS: Main Street Market Day. 9 am to 4 pm on Main Street. www.marblefalls.org.NEW BRAUNFELS: Gourmage Beer and Gourmet Cheese Pairing. Get 8 pairings of gourmet cheese and NBBCO beer. Learn flavor profiles of each and how they compliment each other. 10 am. Limited seating. www.nbbrewing.com. MARCH 8-9BOERNE: Market Days. Main Plaza. www.boernemarketdays.com.MARCH 9DRIPPING SPRINGS: 10th Annual Brittany Tuck Scholarship Memorial Benefit. Includes a barbecue cook off. Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center. www.facebook.com/brittanytuckbenefit.MARCH 10-12AUSTIN: Sixth Annual Funky Chick-en Coop Tour®. Self guided tour is an event of the Urban Poultry Association of Texas, Inc. Hosts open their gates and allow a view into unique versions of ur-ban poultry keeping. Plus, Bicycle Tour de Funky Chickens, with guided rides. www.AustinCoopTour.org.BOERNE: Spring Break Day Camp at Cibolo Nature Center. 9 am to 3 pm for kids ages 5 to 12. Activities will include catch-and-release fishing, bug-catching, tie-dying, hiking, singing, learning sur-vival skills, outdoor cooking, building shelters, birding, dancing, more. Regis-tration open now. For more information, visit www.cibolo.org. MARCH 11-17CONCAN: Rio Frio Fest at House Pasture. Josh Abbott Band, Randy Rogers Band, Spazmatics, Peoples Choice, more. riofriofest.com.MARCH 15BANDERA: Wild Hog Explosion. Team competition for all ages in wild hog catching, barbecue cook off, arts and crafts ad more at Mansfield Park. www.wildhogexplosion.com.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Fancy Feathers 7th Annual Chicken Show at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. More than 40 variet-ies of chickens originating from all parts of the world, a cluck-off (contestants per-form their best imitation of a chicken), raffle/silent auction, egg show, Kid’s Corner, more. www.fancyfeatherstx.org.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.WIMBERLEY: Dog Adoption Day sponsored by WAG Rescue. 11 am to 3 pm at King Feed. 14210 Ranch Road 12 N. www.wimberleywagrescue.org.

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MARCH 15-16FREDERICKSBURG: Texas Hill Country Home & Garden Show. (See story, page 7.) Gillespie County Fairgrounds. hillcountryhomeandgardenshow.com.GRUENE: Old Gruene Market Days. 10 am to 5 pm. www.gruenemarketdays.com.NEW BRAUNFELS: Train Jamboree. Model train layout exhibits, kids’ exhibits, vendors, auctions, more at New Braunfels Civic Center. www.nbrrm.com.MARCH 16WIMBERLEY: Hound Dog Happy Hour Friendraiser for WAG Rescue at Winters-Wimberley House. Tickets are $35. 512-847-3200, wimberleywagrescue.org.MARCH 20WIMBERLEY: Susanna’s Kitchen presents Sam Baker and Friends. Wimberley United Methodist Church. To hear Sam Baker, visit www.SamBakerMusic.com. Doors 7 pm, music at 7:30 pm. susannaskitchen@gmail.com or 512-722-3316.MARCH 21DRIPPING SPRINGS: Tessy Lou and Shotgun Stars. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.WIMBERLEY: Beginner’s Guitar Workshop. Meet others at your level, eat good food, learn and have fun. 512-842-1435, www.guitar-instruction-video.com.MARCH 22BOERNE: Turf Management. Learn natural turf management practices to help establish and maintain a lush lawn requiring little supplemental water. 10:30-11:30 am at Herff Farm at the Cibolo. Free

admission. www.Cibolo.org.BOERNE: Basic Birding Workshop. Avid birders and Master Naturalists Tom and Patsy Inglet will share tools, tips and techniques that get beginning birders off the ground. 9 am to noon. Cibolo Nature Center & Farm. Register online at Cibolo.org/calendar.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Finger Pistol. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. 7:30 pm. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.FREDERICKSBURG: Starry Night Spring Fundraiser for Ambleside School. Evening wild game dinner, musical performances by 4 Proches and the Any Given Sunday Band. Afternoon carnival and student dance. Auctions, raffles and door prizes. www.amblesidestarrynight.com.LUCKENBACH: Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cook Off. luckenbachtexas.com.MARCH 28AUSTIN: Randy Rogers Band. With William Clark Green. Nutty Brown Amphitheatre. Doors at 6 pm. www.nuttybrowncafe.com.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Stephen Chadwick. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. 7:30 pm. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.MARCH 29BOERNE: Spring Fever Festival. Hosted by Inspiration Garden volunteers and sponsored by the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm, festival offers series of workshops covering gardening basics from preparation to irrigation, fertilization, native and drought tolerate plants,

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Nameless Orchestra and more. www.llanofiddlefest.com, 325-247-5354.APRIL 5DRIPPING SPRINGS: Tours of Historic Phillips Cemetery. Costumed actors re-enact lives and lifestyles to tell the tale of Dripping Springs history. 2 pm to 4 pm. Adults $5, free under 15. www.heritagecircle.org.DRIPPING SPRINGS: Heritage Gala to benefit the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead Museum on the Museum grounds the evening of April 12. Tickets for the dinner, dancing and auction are available at drpoundhistoricalfarmstead.org or by calling 512-858-2030.WIMBERLEY: St. Stephen’s Episcopal School 25th Annual Extravaganza at The Salt Lick’s Pecan Grove Pavilion in Driftwood. Enjoy cocktails, dinner and dancing with live and silent auctions. Don’t miss event benefiting the school and ushering in their 25th Anniversary Year. Alumni family or former faculty or staff, please reconnect. www.ststeveschool.org.APRIL 5-6WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Community Chorus presents “A Night on Broadway.” St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 3 pm. www.wimberleycommunitychorus.org.WIMBERLEY: Guitar Workshop and Retreat for Women. Enjoy a full weekend of education and inspiration for female guitarists. Eat healthy and delicious food, practice yoga, take hikes, make new friends and take a giant leap in your guitar playing. 512-842-1435, www.guitar-instruction-video.com.

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APRIL 5-20FREDERICKSBURG: Wildseed Farms’ Wildflower Celebration. Colorful fields, shopping, butterfly gardens and special activities. www.wildseedfarms.com.APRIL 11STONEWALL: Reflections of the ’60s at the LBJ Ranch. Guest speakers, including authors, former legislators and historians, on topics relevant to the 1960s. 9:30 am to 2 pm. LBJ National Historic Park Ranch. www.nps.gov/lyjo.APRIL 11-12DRIPPING SPRINGS: Hill Country Wildflower Fest. Arts and crafts fair offers food, jewelry, clothing, candles, gifts and other Texas handcrafted items. Dripping Springs Ranch Park. www.texasmarketguide.com.APRIL 11-13BANDERA: Mayhem on the Medina. (See story, page 2.) Step back into the 19th century, with period correct campsites, historical event re-enactments, gunfights, more, plus in games, enjoy wagon and pony rides, food, arts and crafts. www.MayhemOnTheMedina.com. BURNET: Bluebonnet Festival. Enjoy a parade, live Texas and local music, 5K, golf tournament, wiener dog races, pet parade and much more. Downtown Square. www.bluebonnetfestival.org.APRIL 12HYE: Garrison Brothers Distillery 2014 Spring Stillhouse Series. Intimate bourbon pairing dinner held in The Barrel Barn of Texas’ first and oldest legal whiskey distillery. Cuisine from Texas Chef Jon Bonnell includes locally harvested wild game, farm to market vegetables, wines from William Chris Vineyards and straight bourbon vintages from Garrison Brothers. 830-433-5225, www.stillhouseseries.com.UTOPIA: Utopia Community Auction. 11 am lunch. Bid on exotic hunts, John Walts Custom Knife, more. Benefits Utopia Lions Club, EMS and Volunteer Fire Department. Noon to 4 pm on the Square. Email jheeb@swtexas.net for more information. APRIL 12AUSTIN: Girls In STEM Conference. Chance for girls in grades 4-8 to see the fun side of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. Unique hands-on workshops led by professional women excited about sharing their careers. Registration required. www.girlstart.org.APRIL 14BLANCO: 2nd Annual “Wounded Warriors” and “Fisher House” Golf Tournament Benefit by VFW Post 8573 of Canyon Lake. 4-man Scramble starts at 9 am at Vaaler Creek Golf Club. $60 before or $65 day of tournament. Send name and entry fee to VFW Post 8573, Post Office Box 1576, Canyon Lake, Texas 78133. 830-964-4568. APRIL 23-27RIVER REGION: 14th Annual Nature Quest. Learn from the experts through field trips, Nature by Kayak and programs. Headquarters at Hill Country Nature Center, 830-966-2320, hillcountrynaturequest.com.

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APRIL 25-26FREDERICKSBURG: Hill Country Wine and Music Festival. Wildseed Farms. www.hillcountrywineandmusic.com.APRIL 25-27DRIPPING SPRINGS: 27th Annual Founders Day Festival. Enjoy a grand parade, carnival, music, street dance, barbecue cook off, arts and crafts and more. Downtown. 512-858-4725. FREDERICKSBURG: Wings Over The Hills Nature Festival. Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. www.wingstx.orgAPRIL 25-28LAGO VISTA: Balcones Songbird Festi-val. Celebrate nature with birding and nature tours, archery, nature adventures for kids and more. Balcones Canyonland

National Wildlife Ref-uge. Complete listing of events online at www.balconessongbirdfesti-val.org. APRIL 26FISCHER: Fischer Store School Community Center’s Fischer Fol-lies. Join us at Cowboys for Jesus for dinner and talent presented by the community. 5:30 pm. Not to be missed! Res-ervations a must. Call Judy at 830-935-2568 or visit www.FischerStore-SchoolCC.org.WIMBERLEY: EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens

Butterfly Festival. See thousands of butterflies being released, enjoy crafts, games and more family friendly fun. www.emilyann.org.APRIL 26-27BUDA: 17th Annual Buda Country Fair and Cook Off. See the world famous wie-ner dog races, enjoy a bake off, barbecue cook off, 200 arts and crafts booths, food, live music, kids’ activites and more at Buda City Park. Shuttles available. 512-565-0505, 512-787-4124, complete infor-mation at www.BudaLions.com.MAY 10DRIPPING SPRINGS: Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet. Auctions, raffles, games and dinner at Hog Heaven. www.ducks.org.texas/events, 512-496-8333.

Sam Baker and Friends perform at Susanna’s Kitchen in Wimberley March 20. Photo courtesy Sam Baker.

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Serving Central Texas for 20 yearsFree Estimates • Lifetime Warranty

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Wimberley Pools & Outdoor Living

WPD South Austin400 Industrial Blvd • Austin, TX 78745

512-383-4552

WPD San Antonio2450 Brockton St. • San Antonio, TX 78217

210-209-8694

Automotive Parts and Supplies for Asian, Domestic & European Vehicles

WPD North Austin9410 Reid Dr. • Austin, TX 78758

512-381-3127

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