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The Texas Hill Country, sun splashed hills rolling into the distance, is home to historic towns bursting with character, personalities, and great things to do. Looking for a fun weekend with festivals, fairs, shopping, food, sightseeing, and more? The Hill Country Current is full of articles, advertising and special events.
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March 5, 2010 Events
Welcome to the Hill Country Current's Events Calendar. We strive to collect events from all over the region to be included in our publication and on our website. If you'd like to see an event added to our calendar, or see an event that needs to be updated, contact us today.
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March 5, 2010 XCanyon Lake, TX X
Canyon Lake, Texas, is located in Comal County. Canyon Lake is home to 21,262 people.
March 5, 2010; April 2, 2010; May 7, 2010
7am-9am. Silver Sage Corral, 803 Buck Creek Drive. Benefits Bandera County Senior Activity Center.
March 1, 2010-May 31, 2010
Contest starts March 1. Deadline is May 31. The Texas Hill Country is a photographer’s paradise. Creeks are once again flowing, and the forecast calls for a green spring with plenty of wildflowers. Now is the time to dust off your camera and head outside to capture the beauty and mystique of this special region. Three top winners will receive $250 in cash! 13 winners will be featured in our popular 2011 Hill Country Calendar. Many photographers will be recognized with cameo shots throughout the Calendar.
Fridays
2pm-5pm. Tour at 4pm. 231 San Saba Ct..
March 5-6, 2010; March 12-13, 2010; March 19-20, 2010; March 26-27, 2010
Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons. The time is 1906. Visitors will be booked into the Brown County Jail. They will be given a brochure that identifies historical characters they will meet when they go upstairs to the cell floor. There they will have the opportunity to interact with those they come in contact with to learn more of their background, history or crime.
February 25, 2010-March 14, 2010; July 21, 2011-August 22, 2011
S.T.A.G.E., 1330 Bulverde Rd. Thrilling, tuneful, foot-stomping celebration of legendary man in black Johnny Cash, as told through the songs he composed, recorded and shared with the world. Thursday - Saturday show starts at 8pm. Sunday show starts at 2:30pm.
Fridays, ending December 31, 2010
5pm-6pm. Inks Lake State Park, 3630 Park Road 4 West. After a brief safety and basic fishing skill instruction, children will get a chance to go fishing with a Park Ranger and a Master Naturalist. This is a catch and release program that introduces fishing to our youngsters. A limited amount of fishing equipment (including poles and bait) is available to check out through the Tackle Loaner Program at the park, or bring your own. Adult supervision is highly recommended.
March 5, 2010
6pm. 1462 FM 2673. Show Your Ride and Style. Sponsored by Fox’s Pizza and Movie & Back Stage Music Supply. Music, food & drink available.
June 1
6pm-10pm. Fiorella Street, Lafayette Street, Paris Street, Houston Square and beyond. Live music, vendors, food, wine tastings, a beer garden and much more.
February 4, 2010-March 14, 2010
Exhibited by Lucky Bat Contemporary Art, 205 State Highway 27. Works of art abstract and non-figurative from Hill Country artists.
March 5-6, 2010
St. Joseph Parish, 108 S Washinton Ave. Friday Night Concert & Street Dance featuring Tejano Singer Michael Salgado. Food and drink booths. Saturday, 11am-2pm, food and drink booths, live entertainment, raffle, bingo, games. BBQ brisket plates, $6. All proceeds to benefit the restoration of St Joseph's Church Building.
February 27, 2010-April 25, 2010; July 6, 2011; August 5, 2011
10am-4pm. Fredericksburg Art Guild, 308 E. Austin Street. 10 inch by 10 inch and smaller.
March 5-13, 2010; March 4-12, 2011
Join us as we ride The Original Texas Star Trail through Fredericksburg, Luckenbach, Stonewall, Johnson City, Blanco, Fischer, Wimberley and Driftwood. Each year, about 300 people take part in the 107 mile ride. It's the experience of a lifetime, and one you will not forget. We cross 40 cattle guards through more than 20 Hill Country ranches, including LBJ Ranch-Ranch Road 1 of the State of Texas.
March 5-7, 2010; March 11-13, 2010; March 18-20, 2010; March 25-27, 2010; April 1-3, 2010; April 8-10, 2010
Funtabulous! Enjoy this family-friendly live music entertainment experience filled with costumes, comedy and choreography every weekend. Show schedule is Friday 8pm, Saturday 4:30pm and 8pm, and Sunday 1:30pm.
March 5, 2010
4pm-10pm. Marktplatz, 100 W. Main St. Proudly presented by The Hill Country Home Builders Association. There will be food, fun, friendship, dancing, silent auction items, raffles, and festivities to be experienced by all. We welcome your family to attend this event and join the merriment. The cooks' meeting begins at 10am and the Celebrity Judging will begin at 3:45pm. The People's Choice contest will begin when the doors open to the public at 4pm. The Award Ceremony is scheduled for 7pm, but don't think it is over just yet because a live band, "The Flying GT's", will play 7pm-10pm!
Fridays
4pm-7pm. Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Rd. A Gruene Hall tradition. Enjoy happy hour, prize giveaways, and the best in Texas tunes, broadcasted live by KNBT 92.1 FM Radio New Braunfels with Mattson Rainer. You never know who might stop by -- Reckless Kelly, Junior Brown, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Walt Wilkins, and Gary P. Nunn have all stopped by for a chat.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
106 N Nugent Ave Dining Thu-Sat, 5pm-10pm. Hill Country pickers circle every Sun. from 6pm-11pm, open mic, everyone invited to play and/or sing, plus home style meal with beer and wine specials. Schedule at website.
March 5, 2010; March 6, 2010
Friday, 6pm. Saturday, 3:40pm and 6pm. The Schreiner University choir will present a program of music in three dinner theater performances in March at First Presbyterian Church, 800 Jefferson St. All proceeds will go toward a choir tour of Germany and Austria in May, during which the Schreiner group will perform as various venues.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
10am-5pm, Thursday through Saturday. 905 Third St. Group tours available by appointment.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
6pm-9pm. Reopens upon the return of the bats.
Fridays, ending August 26, 2011
8pm. BR Lightning Ranch, 818 FM 1283, just off Hwy. 16 South, will host its summer rodeo series. Featuring the World's Only High Diving Aqua Mules, this is a show you have to see!
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
5pm-8:30pm. VFW Post 8800, 7755 FM 2673. Wed. Fiesta Night. Drinks, karaoke, shuffleboard. Bingo every Thur. Kitchen opens at 6pm, cards go on sale at 6:30pm. Burger night every Fri. Smoke-free.
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Events and more.
 Wimberley Glassworks celebrates 20 years, Blanco Lavender Festival slated for June, Green Expo comes to the heart of Texas, Texas Masters of Fine Art and Craft to exhibit in Kerrville, Bluegrass, Bluebell Festival to be double the fun, Johnson City, Kerrville will be the focus of art and culture aficionados on Memorial Day weekend.
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