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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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May 29, 2011 Events
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May 26-30, 2011
Memorial Day Weekend. 11th Street Cowboy Bar, 307 11th St. Jake Hooker, Zona Jones and Sammy Kershaw, and more. Visit website for schedule and tickets.
Contacts 830-796-4849.
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May 28-30, 2010; May 27-29, 2011
8pm each evening. Mansfield Park. Hosted by Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association. Events at this Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned rodeo include bull riding, barrel racing, bareback riding and more. Kids' events include mutton busting, calf scramble and stickhorse races.
Fees/Admission Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages six to 12. Children ages five and younger are free.
Contacts 830-796-7207.
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May 27-29, 2011
Marktplatz. We'll be serving up red beans & rice, boudin, gumbo, and crawfish. Other cajun delicacies are also available for everyone to enjoy and for those who don't like crawfish (don't like crawfish?!!), there will be hamburgers, corndogs, and plenty of German sausage--what Fredericksburg is known for. Food and fun for all ages are available. The festival will offer a children's area for kids' of all ages, and arts and crafts for your shopping pleasure.
Contacts 830-997-8515.
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April 17, 2011; May 29, 2011; June 19, 2011
10am-5pm. Artisanal Cheeses, Wines, and More! Hico Chamber of Commerce & Wiseman House Chocolates are hosting a local wine & food festival. Come by Wiseman House and neighboring Culbreth Park at "the light" to sample some of the finest foods and wines anywhere. And they're all made or harvested locally! We will feature local cheeses, ranch-fed beef, organic lavender, jams & jellies, and artisanal wines handcrafted right here in Texas. But bring some of your grocery money, because you're not going to want to leave without taking home some tasty treats!
Fees/Admission Wine-tasting $5; food samples free.
Contacts 254-796-4620.
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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.
Contacts 830-868-2182.
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Saturdays, Sundays
Pecan Street Brewing, 106 E. Pecan Dr. Enjoy good food, hand-crafted beers, and live music on weekends. Entertainment and menu details online.
Contacts 830-868-2500.
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May 26, 2011-June 26, 2011
Tues.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 1pm-4pm. Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett. Gourd artists from around the country compete in an amazing show of sculptural gourds you have to see to believe.
Fees/Admission Free.
Contacts 830-895-2911.
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May 24-June 10
Come on out and enjoy the magic of the Kerrville Folk Festival. You’ll be glad you did and you will want to come back every year. For a full schedule, visit the website.
Contacts 830-257-3600.
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May 27-29, 2011
Fri. 12pm-8pm, Sat. 10am-8pm, Sun. 10am-6pm. Y.O. Ranch Resort Hotel, 2033 Sidney Baker. 7th Annual Invitational Show. Each of the 20 exhibitors invited to show at the artist-organized event is a recognized master of his or her chosen media which will include oil paintings, ceramics, watercolors, pastels, metalsmithing, woodworking and sculpture.
Fees/Admission Free admission.
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May 28-30, 2010; May 27-29, 2011
Bring the entire family. Dress up as your favorite lawdog, outlaw, gunfighter, or soiled dove. Largest gunfighters, living history, and cow camp competition held in State of Texas. Fast Draw Competition. Period Costume Competition. Craft & Food Vendors. Redtop Jail Tours & Jail Breaks. Visit website for entire schedule.
Contacts 325-247-5354.
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Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
6pm-9pm. Reopens upon the return of the bats.
Contacts 325-347-5970. 512-263-8878.
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May 29, 2011
2pm. The Cotton Gin, 441 Cotton St. Presented by The Don Gay's Bull Riding Tour and United Bucking Bulls, Inc. (UBBI). 30-Head Bullriding, $1500 Added Money, Cowboy Protection Team Competition, Silent & Live Auction, Beer & Food Concession, Dance after the Bulls, Fun all Day.
Contacts 254-396-6594 or 254-897-2665.
May 13, 2011-June 13, 2011
The Gallery at 764 West, 764 W San Antonio St., hosts “Life in Small Bites”, a solo art exhibition and sale for J. A. Baker, opening on May 13 and running through June 13. An artist reception is on May 13 from 5 to 9pm. Focuses on her newest oil paintings, featuring her luminous still Lifes. Concentrating primarily on realism in oils, Judith's unique look and style incorporates skillful use of an "old master's" palette along with dramatic lighting.
Contacts 830-629-0998.
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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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