September 2017 Issue
October 21 is the date for the 13th Annual Llano River Chuck Wagon Cook-off and the second annual Llano PRCA EXTREME Bull Riding at the John L Kuykendall Arena. This year there will be two added events to the weekend. On Saturday morning at Badu Park, in addition to the chuck wagon cook-off is the Texas State Title Cobbler Championship, cobblers can be cooked at home or on site.
A gentleman who never knew a stranger, Brent Thurman grinned his way through life. Some have remarked that they have never known another person who liked to smile as much with their front teeth missing. Not only was Brent a world-class champion bull rider, he was a motivator of life.
Thurman was born in Austin, Texas on March 3, 1969 into a family of Central Texas supporters.
Texas Market Guide announces its tenth event of the year. The fifth annual Hill Country Ranch: Art & Craft Faire comes to Dripping Springs Ranch Park. The park is located at 1042 Event Center Drive Dripping Springs, TX just off of Ranch Road 12 and Hwy 290 (Across from Dripping Springs Elementary School).
With Guest Chefs, Texas Wineries and Texas Specialty Booths … Taste Texas at its finest!
One of the best ways to learn about Texas food and wine is to immerse oneself in it. That is one of the goals of the annual Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest, Saturday, October 28, 2017.
November is Wurstfest month and at the New Braunfels Conservation Society you can enjoy some authentic German food at the Kaffee Haus, see an exhbit of Hidden Treasures of World War 1 featuring a display of WW1 trench art, often associated with specific battles like the battle of Verdun in France and you can tour historic buildings.
Trench art in its simplest form are objects made by soldiers out of discarded military materials.
Those associated with war creatively used materials at hand, ...
Oktoberfest, the family-oriented German event taking place in the center of Fredericksburg, is poised to again attract 1,300 volunteers and 20,000 visitors in its 37th year.
As a result, the oom-pah-pah echo of 36 previous years will carry over in the hearts and minds of people who have made the event an annual tradition, many who traversed hundreds of miles to attend.
And for others, the event reminds them of Gillespie County organizations and young people who accomplished artistic endea ...
New Zealand-style native drums will be playing, Aztec dancers will be vying for the highest honor, Plains Indian dancers will compete for unparalleled prize money, and the SacredSprings Powwow will expand to a two-day festival celebrating Native American culture and the sacred springs of San Marcos. The event, scheduled for October 14 – 15, 10am-9pm on Saturday, 11am-5pm on Sunday at the Meadows Center, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, will add several new Native American food booths, include ...
