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WIMBERLEY H From houses of worship to houses of blues, Ruthie Foster has always been a rafter-rattler.

With a soul-filled voice honed in Texas churches, she can move audiences to tears or ecstasy — sometimes in a single song. Ruthie Foster brings that amazing voice back to Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse January 18.

Ruthie descends from a line of strong women hailing from tiny Gause, Ruthie Foster. Photo courtesy Ruthie Foster.

Texas, a church-filled town about 90 minutes northeast of Austin. Her family was full of gospel singers. She’ll be sure to share with her audience her early influences, including those “sisters in the amen corner” who encouraged her young voice. Ruthie staked her own path by joining the Navy, singing for the Navy band “Pride,” and nourishing her love for performing.

After leaving the service, she signed a deal with Atlantic Records and moved to New York City to pursue her career.

Back in Texas, Ruthie solidified her place as an up-and-coming singer/songwriter and began a partnership with Blue Corn Music. From 2011 to 2013 she earned three consecutive Blues Music Awards, an Austin Music Award for Best Female Vocalist and a Living Blues Critics’ Award for Female Blues Artist of the Year.

And those are just some highlights of her awards history. Her last two albums, 2009’s “The Truth According to Ruthie Foster” and 2012’s “Let It Burn,” moved the Recording Academy to deliver Best Blues Album Grammy nominations. Ruthie’s latest – “Joy Comes Back” – includes 10 incredible tracks, nine by a diverse array of writers ranging from Mississippi John Hurt, Sean Staples and Grace Pettis (daughter of renowned folk singer Pierce Pettis), to Chris Stapleton and Black Sabbath.

FYI • Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse is at the corner of Ranch Road 12 and County Road 1492 (at Wimberley United Methodist Church). Doors open by 7 pm ; the concert begins at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for kids (at the door only.) Pizza, tamales, pie, coffee and soft drinks are available. Proceeds benefit The Barnabas Connection, Operation Good Shepherd, and WUMC Mother’s Day Out. For information, visit www.wimberleyumc.org or call 512-722-3316.

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WAG Rescue, local volunteers helping dogs in need

By Bonnie Eissler

T

he close emotional bond between humans and canines is unmistakable. Not only has everyone who has ever had a dog experienced this phenomenon, but several recent scientific studies have shown that the only case of interspecies interaction that causes the mutual release of oxytocin (the most important hormone that bonds mothers to their babies) is the interaction between humans and dogs.

With such a long history of mutual love and affection, it’s only natural that we humans don’t want to see our canine friends to be abandoned, neglected, or otherwise mistreated. At Wimberley Adoption Group & Rescue (WAG Rescue), “there is a lifetime commitment to

the dogs.” says Barbara Foss, who is a long-time volunteer and WAG Rescue Board member .

This year marks the nine year anniversary since Pat Davis and Debbie Nordyke recognized the dire need for a local organization to rescue and care for the large number of abandoned, lost, and unclaimed dogs in Wimberley and Western Hays County.

WAG Rescue was incorporated in June 2009 to address this problem. Today there are 75 to 100 volunteers involved with various WAG Rescue activities as well as the three local veterinarians who offer discounted services and are sponsors of the annual WAGala fundraisers.

Barbara says, “We have all kinds of dogs, mostly mixed breeds but pure-

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bred, from chihuahuas to Great Danes.

Since WAG Rescue’s inception, there have been about 900 adoptions and, if you add the hundreds of lost dogs that we have reunited with their owners, the organization has rescued over a thousand dogs.” In 2016, WAG Rescue acquired seven acres with an existing house. With outdoor and indoor kennels, and an additional play yard outside, there is now a place for the dogs to stay in inclement weather so they can be out of the cold, heat, and rain.

FYI • WAG Rescue is a network of foster families. There is no facility, but you can call 512-847-3200 to leave a message. Mark your calendars for WAG’s Hound Dog Happy Hour fundraiser Thursday, May 17, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Cypress Falls Event Center in Wimberley.Treasures on Twelve is an upscale thrift resale store that donates 100% of their profits to help WAG Rescue. The store is at 13620 Ranch Road 12, Building A, south of Wimberley Square.

For more information, visit wimberleywagrescue.org where you can learn about spay/neuter vouchers, adopting or fostering a dog and more.

Mattie, a WAG rescue dog and her puppies (below). Photos courtesy WAG Rescue.

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Saturday evenings January 13 - February 24, vintners and/or their representatives will talk about their winery, their process and the unique character of the wines they create. Blair House Executive Chef, Chris Huffman, will prepare a memorable fivecourse gourmet dinner.

Creating innovative dishes entirely from scratch, Chef Chris will design a menu specifically to highlight the flavors of the wines being offered.

This year’s Vintner Dinner Series includes: • January 13 – Texas Hills Vineyard, Johnson City • January 20 – Sunset Winery, Burleson • January 27 – Austin Custom Winery, Sunset Valley • February 3 – Austin Winery, Austin • February 10 – Singing Water Vineyards, Comfort • February 17 – Spicewood Vineyards, Spicewood • February 24 – Pontotoc Vineyard, Fredericksburg

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Anyway, Big Bend Ranch State Park is the latest Texas State Park to be designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association.

Joining neighboring Big Bend National Park on the dark sky list, the two parks now form one of the largest contiguous areas under dark-skies protection in the United States.

“Big Bend Ranch State Park’s achievement in becoming an IDA International Dark Sky Park is an important step forward in the conservation of some of the darkest night skies remaining in the lower 48 states,” said IDA Executive Director J. Scott Feierabend.

“Along with neighboring Big Bend National Park, we have now secured the protection of natural nighttime darkness over an area larger than the U.S. state of Rhode Island.”

Located in the remote and rugged Trans-Pecos region of far West Texas, Big Bend Ranch State Park is bounded by the Rio Grande with the steep mesas of Mexico to the south and vast rural ranchland to the north.

At 315,000 acres, it is the largest park in the Texas State Park system. Its location in the Chihuahuan Desert is

home to a diversity of plants and animals, and the park’s land has a deep human history.

“Big Bend Ranch State Park is known for its remote location and the feeling of being in the wilderness. Preserving the dark sky is key to that experience and something all visitors treasure,” said Mark Lockwood, the region’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Department director.

Texas’s Copper Breaks State Park, South Llano River State Park and Enchanted Rock State Park also have the prestigious dark sky places designation, as do the community of Dripping Springs along with River Hills and Lost Creek, both developments to the west of Austin.

As part of its certification effort, Big Bend Ranch State Park inventoried and assessed the condition of all outdoor lighting in the park and created a plan for current and future lighting installations.

The park also developed a program to educate park visitors and area residents about the importance of dark night skies and the benefits of quality outdoor lighting. Additionally, the park has invested in its staff by offering professional development opportunities and materials related to dark skies.

Big Bend Ranch State Park will launch a Dark Sky Steward program to involve the public in helping monitor the condition of the park’s night skies over time.

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FYI • Aquatic Spectacular offers two hours of high-end entertainment with performers from all over the world. Cirque Italia continues to contribute to the modernization of the performing arts and the circus industry by abiding by a strict animal free policy. Tickets are available at cirqueitalia.com/tickets and by phone at 941-704-8572.

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The program enlists volunteers with an interest or expertise in astronomy and astrophotography to gather observations of the night sky from various locations in the park.

The observations and images generated by our volunteers will be used to track the quality of the night sky, as well as for promotional and educaDark sky at South Llano State Park. tional purposes in inPhoto by Chase Fountain, © TPWD, terpretive and outreach programs.

The International Dark-Sky Associ- tally responsible outdoor lighting. Ination is based in Tucson, Arizona, and ternational Dark Sky Places conservaadvocates for the protection of the tion program began in 2001 to recognize nighttime environment and dark night stewardship of the night sky with desigskies by educating policymakers and the nations based on stringent outdoor public about night sky conservation and lighting standards and innovative comthrough the promotion of environmen- munity outreach.

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rosty mornings with days of cold, blustery winds came late this year.

In early December sulphur butterflies still fluttered above dying flowerbeds and chipmunks scurried about, their tails held straight up, their cheek pouches bulging with food they’d stuffed there while they foraged, supplies to hoard inside their extensive burrows to last them throughout the winter.

The temperatures now within normal range for mid December, these small members of the squirrel family have retreated to their dens for the winter, there to hibernate, broken occasionally by periods of feeding.

With the rut and hunting season drawing to a close, white-tailed deer, though skittish, come into the open more frequently. With acorns depleted, they search for pockets of green foliage.

A young buck sports one antler, the other perhaps lost in a skirmish. Late one day, two large bucks stepped into a clearing and stood with their bodies still, noses pointing into the wind, testing. The face of one—grayed to white— stood just behind the other in its prime, the former a shadow of its younger self.

With beautyberries and other plants gleaned of seeds, bird feeder activity is on the increase and the number of bird species on the rise.

A Winter Wren and Hermit Thrush join Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, American Goldfinches, Rubycrowned Kinglets and resident Mourning Doves, Northern Cardinals and Carolina Wrens. Missing are the Red-breasted Nuthatches and Purple Finches of last year and the Pine Siskins of a few years ago. When food supplies are low, Purple Finches and some Redbreasted Nuthatches leave their Canadian breeding grounds every other year, to

winter in the central and southeastern U.S., the finches generally returning to specific locations.

Much like the above finches, Pine Siskins winter in the north and are also irruptive in nature, moving south in years when food supplies are low. However, they tend to become abundant in areas where they have been uncommon for years.

Even more unpredictable in its movements is the Red Crossbill, the most nomadic member of the finch family. At first sight, the tips of its bill appear deformed, causing one to wonder how the bird managed to survive to adulthood for, as its name implies, its bill tips cross.

Yet, just as owls’ outer toes rotate so that two toes point forward and two backward allowing it to symmetrically clutch wiggling prey, and just as anteaters have long and sticky tongues to slurp up ants, Red Crossbills (there are at least eight types) have bills designed to pry out seeds from the cones of pines, spruces and firs.

The Red Crossbill relies almost exclusively on conifer seeds for survival and even feeds them to its young. Its oddly shaped bill allows the crossbill to get into tightly closed cones. Beginning with its biting muscles, which are stronger than those used to open its bill, the bird places the tips of its slightly open bill under a cone’s scale and bites down. The crossed tips of its bill push the scale up, exposing the seed inside.

Just as there are differences in cone size—hemlocks having the smallest and white pines bearing the largest—there are variations in bill size and shape among Red Crossbills. It follows, therefore, that birds with the smallest bill size prefer the seeds of hemlocks and those with the largest, favor the seeds of white pines. If any bird’s primary preference is unavailable, however, it will feed on other tree’s seeds.

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Snowy Owl in flight. With winter 2017-18 appearing to be an irruptive year, birders in the lower 48 states are on the lookout for Snowy Owls, a bird native to the Arctic tundra. © Jim Cumming | Dreamstime.com

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WILDLIFE, from Page 8

We are familiar with birds’ yearly cycles. In fall and as a precursor to breeding season, Barred Owls call and talk daily during early evening hours. Their chicks hatch in later winter at a time when prey is readily available. Come spring songbirds sing, breed and nest with hatchlings soon lining nests about the time insect eggs hatch, producing caterpillars, food for growing chicks.

Being the charismatic birds that they are, Red Crossbills don’t fit into any such patterns.

With their dependence on conifer seeds so strong, they will breed in most any season of the year including winter.

And being the nomads that they are, they travel Female Crossbill perched in pine tree looking to colwherever and whenever lect seeds from the pine cones. © Rkpimages | Dreamstime. local seed crops are plentiful, therefore nesting anywhere in their vaded the lower forty-eight in winter widely varying ranges.

2013-14, making it a banner year. For As a result of their wanderings and example, in typical winters Pennsylvaunlike most closely related or look-alike nia sees about ten Snowies, but in 2013 species, the Red Crossbill will share the it had 400! same nesting area with other crossbill Why do they appear to erupt every types, yet will not exchange genes. four years? Lemmings, Arctic rodents, According to *ornithologist, J. G. are the owl’s preferred prey and their Groth who conducted studies in the late population appears to explode in a four1980s and early ’90s, there are eight year cycle ** crossbill populations, many with overScott Weidensaul, who directs a vollapping ranges, causing them to breed in unteer-run, Snowy Owl-tracking orgaclose proximity to one another. nization created after the last irruption, Groth called these populations “cryp- reports that the owls have not only been tic species” that is, they are able to distin- spotted as far south as Oklahoma, Misguish their sexual partners from look- souri and North Carolina, but their alikes. How they recognize the difference numbers are building faster than they remains a mystery. did in 2013.

During the fall, Texas birders spotted During Arctic summers when the several Red Crossbills in the central re- sun doesn’t set, the owls must hunt gions of the state, portending an exciting when it’s light. Consequently when a bird watching season.

Snowy Owl is spotted here during daySlightly larger than a Purple or House light hours and standing on the ground, Finch, the Red Crossbill is rather large- one might mistakenly think the owl is headed, with short tail and long, pointed sick. Not only is it natural for it to hunt wings. Its bill is generally large, short and both in daylight and nighttime hours stout and crossed at the tip. The male’s but since the Arctic is a treeless open head and body are deep brick red to red- country, it is hunting as is its custom: dish yellow or greenish. from the ground.

Their tail and wings are blackish Adult Snowy Owls are larger by an brown and without wingbars. The female inch in length than a Great Horned Owl is olive or grayish, with greenish or green- with a wingspan ten inches wider. They ish yellow chest and rump. Her wings are predominantly white and some enand tail are blackish brown and like the tirely so. Save for its face, which is white, male, her wings lack wingbars. Juveniles a first year bird wears a coat of dense are heavily streaked with whitish chest, dark bars on a white background. As resembling a Pine Siskin, but without with most birds, the Snowy Owl is a proyellow in the wings. Although Groth tected species and if spotted should be identified eight populations, separated left undisturbed. To report sightings, by slight differences in body size and bill download to your phone the free Audusize and shape, they are indistinguish- bon Bird Guide app. *Living Bird Magazine Archives. “An Enigable in the field.

With winter 2017-18 appearing to be ma, Wrapped In A Riddle, Inside A Pine Cone?” an irruptive year, also be on the lookout by Jack Connor, April 15, 2009. **”Hold Onto Your Bins: Another Blizzard for Snowy Owls, a bird native to the Arctic tundra. Known to irrupt every four of Snowy Owls Could Be Coming.” Leslie years, thousands of these snowbirds in- Nemo, Audubon.org, November 17, 2017.

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The Ten Tenors perform February 20. Photo courtesy Boerne Performing Arts.

sippi as the infectious, rambunctious and altogether wondrous sounds of the Accordion Virtuosi of Russia fill Champion Auditorium. Founded in Leningrad in 1943, the Virtuosi amaze and delight their audiences with daredevil feats of keyboard and button prowess as they tackle music from Khachaturian, Scott Joplin, Strauss, and Bernstein.

This Boerne Performing Arts season, “fun” will be spelled “A-C-C-O-R-D-I-ON.” Thursday, February 15, see this 30-piece ensemble, which has performed at the Olympics in Munich, Montreal and Moscow.

Back by popular demand Friday, April 13, TAO will present their newest show, Drum Heart, which was premiered on The Late Show with Steven Colbert.

This large-scale drumming production

showcases the ancient art of Japanese taiko drumming in a contemporary and innovative fashion. Be amazed at the strength, precision and physicality of these drummers in this production the entire family will enjoy.

Last (but not least), The Ten Tenors will return from Down Under with their new show, “Wish You Were Here.” A celebration of musical legends lost before their time, the tribute honors artists from David Bowie to Amy Winehouse to John Lennon. The Tenors kick off their 2018 North American Tour in Boerne, so be sure you get your seat now for this Tuesday, February 20, event.

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NOTE: Dates or locations for the events listed in the Calendar may change. Some require admission fees or reservations. Please call ahead to confirm.

EVERY DAY GRUENE: Enjoy great, live music at Gruene Hall. There are free music shows Monday through Thursday nights, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Find a complete schedule of performers at gruenehall.com.

NEW BRAUNFELS: “War Stories: New Braunfels in World War I. Through January 1, 2019, exhibit features posters, photographs, uniforms, historical objects showcase events, individuals and ideology from 1914 to 1919. Sophienburg Museum & Archives. sophienburg.com.

WIMBERLEY: Gardens Open Daily at EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens. www.emilyann. org, 512-847-6969.

EVERY SUNDAY BEE CAVE: Thundering Paws Pet Adoption.

Noon to 4 pm at PetSmart. 512-402-9725.

HELOTES: Family Night and Free Dance at John T. Floore Country Store., 14492 Old Bandera Road. 6 pm. liveatfloores.com.

SECOND SUNDAY BANDERA: Cowboy music at Frontier Times Museum. 1 pm to 5 pm. 830-328-0321.

JOHNSON CITY: Taste Wine + Art. Kirchman Gallery. 830-868-9290.

FOURTH SUNDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: WE CARE. Support group for caregivers / senior citizens, meets 4 pm. First Baptist Church. 832-527-5323.

FIFTH SUNDAY DRIFTWOOD: United Methodist Church Bluegrass Gospel Sing-along Service. 11 am.

512-944-6300.

EVERY MONDAY CANYON LAKE: Seniors Bingo. 12:30 pm at Habitat for Safe Seniors, 2174 Old Road, Startzville. 830-899-2256.

CYPRESS MILL: The Bunkhouse Gang at Wenmohs Ranch. Paint and enjoy fellowship of artists. 830-825-3465.

WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Chorus fall Season Rehearsals. 7 pm to 9 pm Monday through November. Lutheran Church of Resurrection, www.wimberleycommunitychorus.org.

EVERY TUESDAY SAN MARCOS: Community Bible Study. An interdenominational Bible Study for men, women and couples in English and Spanish.

Course of Study: Romans. 6:30 pm to 8 pm Tuesdays (September - May). First Christian Church, 512-808-9156.

WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Community Band Rehearsal. First Baptist Church. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. hillcountrycommunityband.org.

EVERY TUESDAY - SUNDAY WIMBERLEY: Glass Blowing Demonstrations.

Wimberley Glassworks. As part of Wimberley Glassworks’ 25th anniversary celebration all art glass lamps are up to $500 off in November, with free shipping, too. Come see a glassblowing demonstration then choose from art glass lamps and gifts for your holiday shopping. wgw.com, 512-213-2110.

EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY WIMBERLEY: Chair Exercises. Free class includes breathing, strengthening exercises and mild yoga stretches – all from seated position. Wimberley Library, 9:30 am to 10:30 am. 512-847-2188.

FIRST TUESDAY BANDERA: Cowboy Capital Opry. Silver Sage Senior Center. 830-796-4969.

SECOND TUESDAY COMFORT: Music in the Park. Free concert

series May through October. 7 pm. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free music, water and sodas. kcoopersart@gmail.com.

WIMBERLEY: Art Society of Wimberley (ASW). 6:30 pm. Art Room, 100 Melody Way, Suite H. Email msalaun@austin.rr.com for information.

THIRD TUESDAY NEW BRAUNFELS: Country Music. Knights of Columbus. 830-629-4547.

LEANDER: Low Cost Pet Spay, Neuter, Vaccination. For more information, call 512260-3602, extension 101.

EVERY WEDNESDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Farmers Market. 3 pm to 6 pm at Highway 290, Ranch Road 12. cityofdrippingsprings.com.

KERRVILLE: Kerr County Produce Market Day (The Big Red Barn). Local Hill Country wholesale warehouse distributor for fruit and vegetables. O215 A Street. 830-896-7330.

KERRVILLE: Kerr County Farmer’s Market.

Rain or shine, market offers array of seasonal fresh and canned fruits and vegetables, fish and seafood, meat, farm eggs, honey, fresh baked goods, more. River Star Arts & Event Park. www.theexit505farmersmarket.com NEW BRAUNFELS: Veteran Music Group at VFW Post 7110. 5 pm to 8 pm. Open to all veterans, all skill levels. Song writing, guitar, keyboard, more. 600 Peace Avenue. Gary Walter, 512-460-9919.

SAN MARCOS: Kent Finlay’s Songrwriter’s Circle. Talented musicians from around Central Texas perform original songs throughout the night. You never know who might walk in and perform at Cheatham Street Warehouse. 8 pm. cheathamstreet.com.

WIMBERLEY: Farmers’ Market. Senior Citizen’s Activity Center on Ranch Road 12.

512-264-1637.

SECOND WEDNESDAY WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Garden Club meets at Lutheran Church of Resurrection. 101 West Spoke Hill. (September - May.) Refreshments 9:30 am; meetings and programs at 10 am.

WimberleyGardenClub.org.

THIRD WEDNESDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Cook Off Club. 6:30 pm.

VFW Hall. Email ryoncrew@yahoo.com.

WIMBERLEY: Heart of Texas Genealogy Society meets at Wimberley Village Library.

6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. wimberleylibrary.org.

FOURTH WEDNESDAY WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Neighbors. Meet at 10:30 am. Wimberley Community Center.

512-847-2849.

EVERY THURSDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Coffee House with Light Dinners, Desserts, Open Mic. 6 pm to 9 pm. Thyme and Dough. 512-894-0001. thymeanddough.com.

INGRAM: Farmer’s and Artisan’s Market.

Community of farmers, ranchers, artists, friends, families come together to sell best of what area has to offer. Highway 39 & Old Ingram Loop. 2 pm to 7 pm. 830-367-2800.

WIMBERLEY: Cafe’ Susanna. Serving lunch 11 am to 1 pm. $9 for entree, two sides and decadent desserts. Wimberley United Methodist Church, wimberleyumc.org.

FIRST THURSDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: First Thursday.

Participating businesses offer events, food and music plus special sale items. 5 pm to 9 pm. drippingspringstx.org.

DRIPPING SPRINGS: Vince F. Taylor American Legion Post 290 of Dripping Springs meets at the New Vet Hall. All eligible Veterans are invited to attend. 101 Old Fitzhugh Road,

Hill Country CALENDAR Stephenson Building at 7 pm. 512-858-5637.

FIRST & THIRD THURSDAY CANYON LAKE: Noon Lions Meeting. Canyon Lake Golf Club. 830-899-4406.

SECOND THURSDAY WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Bead Society.

Wimberley Community Center. 1 pm. Marilyn Pierce, mp@smpierce.net.

SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAY WIMBERLEY: Toastmaster Club. Learn public speaking, leadership. 7 pm to 8 pm at the Community Center,14068 Ranch Road 12.

512-847-6822.

THIRD THURSDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Dripping Springs VFW Post 2933 meets in the New Vet Hall. All eligible war Veterans are invited. 101 Old Fitzhugh Road in downtown Dripping Springs, Stephenson Building next to the old two-story Masonic Lodge. 7 pm. 512-858-5637.

WIMBERLEY: Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse presents some of best in Hill Country music. wimberleyumc.org.

WIMBERLEY: Third Thursdays. Shops open ‘til 8 pm. WimberleyMerchants.com.

EVERY THURSDAY - SATURDAY WIMBERLEY: Live Music at Linda’s Fine Foods. 500 Farm Market 2325. 512-847-5464. facebook.com/LindasFineFoods.

EVERY THURSDAY - SUNDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Craft Beer Tasting and Free Tour at Twisted X Brewing Company. TexMexBeer.com.

EVERY FRIDAY BLANCO: Tasting Room Open and Brewery Tours at Real Ale Brewing Company. realalebrewing.com.

GRUENE: Friday Afternoon Club. A Gruene Hall tradition where hipsters, oldsters, suits, locals, and drifters mix it up to get their weekend started with cold beer, prize giveaways, and best in Texas tunes broadcast live by KNBT 92.1 FM Radio New Braunfels.

Historic Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road. gruenehall.com.

WIMBERLEY: Bingo. VFW Hall on Jacobs Well Road. 512-847-6441.

FIRST FRIDAY FREDERICKSBURG: First Friday Art Walk.

Tour galleries, enjoy demonstrations, refreshments, extended hours. ffawf.com.

SECOND FRIDAY UVALDE: Four Square Friday Shopping, food, music, art. 6 pm to 9 pm. visituvalde.com.

FOURTH FRIDAY BANDERA: Fourth Friday Jam. Music at the Silver Sage Corral beginning at 6:30 pm. 830796-4969.

EVERY FRIDAY - SUNDAY FREDERICKSBURG: Rockbox Theater. Variety, music, and rock ’n roll show, great family fun.

866-349-6688.

EVERY SATURDAY AUSTIN: Austin Farmers Market. Republic Square. 512-236-0074.

AUSTIN: Sunset Valley Farmers Market.

Barton Creek Mall. 512-280-1976.

BANDERA: Cowboys on Main. See cowboys, steers, horses, wagons, strolling cowboy musicians, gunfighter reenactments. more Western-themed action on Main Street Downtown. banderacowboycapital.com.

BANDERA: Flying L Chuckwagon Dinner Enjoy barbecue, wagon rides, roping lessons, hat and pistol branding, archery, old-time photos, cowboy stage show, gunslingers, line dancing, and other entertainment. Flying L Hill Country Resort. flyingl.com.

BOERNE: Tejas Pro Rodeo Series Live Rodeo.

Gates 5 pm, rodeo at 7:30 pm. Live music and

dancing 9 pm. tejasrodeo.com.

BOERNE: Farmer’s Market. 9 am to 1 pm.

More information at www.cibolo.org.

COMFORT: Area Farmer’s Market. 8 am to 1 pm. Comfort Park, Highway 27.

DRIPPING SPRINGS: Texas Music and Wine. solaroestate.com.

FISCHER: Jackson Open Artisan and Farmers Market. 9 am to 5 pm. 6341 Farm Market 32. jacksonopenairmarket.com, 830935-2781.

HUNT: Rodeo, Live Music and Dancing at Crider’s Rodeo and Dance Hall. 830-2384441, www.cridersrodeoanddance.com.

NEW BRAUNFELS: Farmers Market.

Historic Downtown, 186 South Castell Avenue. nbfarmersmarket.com.

NEW BRAUNFELS: Canyon Trail Chuckwagon Supper and Cowboy Music Show. www.theenglishbrothers.com.

WIMBERLEY: Tour Jacob’s Well. Hear stories about floods, divers, and experience beauty of the spring that started the town of Wimberley. 10 am. jacobswellspring.org.

WIMBERLEY: Arnosky Family Farms Market. Ranch Road 2325 and Highway 165.

830-833-5428 WIMBERLEY: Saturday Evening Dinners at the Blair House Inn. www.blairhouseinn. com.

UTOPIA: Lunch and Dinner Served at Laurel Tree. utopiagourmet.com.

FIRST SATURDAY BANDERA: Market Days. Courthouse Square. 830-796-4447.

BANDERA: First Saturday Book Sale. Public Library. 830-796-4213.

DRIFTWOOD: Driftwood Community Club.

Group meets to enhance community spirit.

Dinner at 7 pm. driftwoodtx.org.

WIMBERLEY: Market Days. (March through December). 475-plus booths, free admission.

7 am to 4 pm. shopmarketdays.com.

SECOND SATURDAY CASTROVILLE: Market Trail Days. Houston Square. 830-539-2316.

WIMBERLEY: Second Saturday Gallery Trail.

15 galleries around Square stay open late offering art, wine, appetizers. Facebook. com/SecondSaturdayGalleryTrail.

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY DRIPPING SPRINGS: Craft Beer Tasting and Free Tour at Twisted X Brewing Company, live music and food. 23455 West Ranch Road 12. TexMexBeer.com.

ROUND MOUNTAIN: Tours at Westcave Preserve. westcave.org.

FIRST/LAST SATURDAY & SUNDAY LAMPASAS: Trade Days. Meet artists and craftsmen who create one-of-a-kind items, from antiques, collectibles, quilts, and crafts, to folk and fine art, and home furnishings. marigoldsantiques.com SECOND SATURDAY & SUNDAY AUSTIN: Tours of Bright Leaf Natural Area. brightleaf.org.

FOURTH SATURDAY & SUNDAY JOHNSON CITY: Market Days. Information at JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com.

JANUARY 1-18 KERRVILLE: Kerrville Art Club Juried Show, Heaven and Nature Sing, and KACC Members Gift Show. Three exhibits at Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett Street. kacckerrville.com, 830-895-2911.

JANUARY 6, 13, 20, 27 BANDERA: Bandera Cattle Company Gunfighters Experience the excitement of the Wild West with the Bandera Cattle Company Gunfighters, re-creating

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Shows are at noon and 2 pm. Bandera Visitor Center. banderacattlecompany.com.

JANUARY 13-14 BOERNE: Market Days. Main Plaza. visitboerne.org.

JANUARY 14 BANDERA: Cowboy Camp. Enjoy traditional cowboy music. Bring your guitar and join in the song circle at Frontier Times Museum. frontiertimesmuseum.org.

SAN MARCOS: Metaphysical and Holistic Fair. Energy workers, Reiki practitioners, life coaches, holistic products, Tarot readers, psychics, mediums, more.

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JANUARY 15 AUSTIN: Martin Luther King March and Festival Join the march from the MLK statue at the University of Texas campus to historic Huston-Tillotson University. mlkcelebration.com.

JANUARY 18 BANDERA: Cowboy Camp. Come out and enjoy the pickers circle and join in if you wish. Bandera Beverage Barn Pavillion, 1407 State Highway 16. 830-796-3045.

WIMBERLEY: Ruthie Foster at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse Concert Series. wimberleyumc.org, 512-847-5464.

JANUARY 19 DRIPPING SPRINGS: Tish Hinojosa.

Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. mercerstreetdancehall.com.

NEW BRAUNFELS: The Oak Ridge Boys in Concert. Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre. brauntex.org, 830-627-0808.

JANUARY 19-21 FREDERICKSBURG: Trade Days. Shop more than 400 vendors in seven barns, acres of antiques, a biergarten, live music, and more.

7 miles east on US 290 across from Wildseed Farms. fbgtradedays.com.

JANUARY 20 AUSTIN: The Paramount Theatre presents John Hiatt & the Goners. austintheatre.org.

FREDERICKSBURG: Luckenbach Blues Festival. 11th annual event features local, regional, and Texas blues artists. luckenbachtexas.com.

JANUARY 20-21 FREDERICKSBURG: Hill Country Gem and Mineral Show. Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. fredericksburgrockhounds.org.

JANUARY 21-27 KERRVILLE: Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show. Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 State Highway 27. hcdjls.org, 830-792-4102.

JANUARY 23 BOERNE: “Tango Fire.” (See story, page 10.) Hottest Tango company in Buenos Aires takes you on explosive journey tracing history of the art form. Champions Audtorium. boerneperformingarts.org.

JANUARY 24-25 WIMBERLEY: Old Glory Ranch Wellness Reset. Keynote speakers, vendor fair admission and lunch both days. Tickets at www.oldgloryranch.com/checkout.

JANUARY 25-28 WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Art and Soul.

Art workshops and classes, open houses at locations throughout Wimberley. facebook. com/wimberleyartandsoul, 512-847-2201.

JANUARY 26 BUDA: Charlie Robison. Live music at Buck’s Backyard. bucksbackyard.com.

DRIPPING SPRINGS: David Ball and That Carolina Sound. Mercer Street Dance Hall. mercerstreetdancehall.com.

JANUARY 27 AUSTIN: Winter Tree Fest. Celebrate Texas trees at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. wildflower.org/events.

BANDERA: Wild Game Dinner. Expertly cooked wild game dinner featuring venison prepared many different ways, from chili to gumbo to sliders. Other game entrees also served. Grace Lutheran Church, 451 State Highway 173. 830-796-3091.

FREDERICKSBURG: Hill Country Indian Artifact Show. Fine a variety of Native American artifacts from Texas and the U.S. Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. hillcountryartifacts.com.

LUCKENBACH: Asleep at the Wheel. Live music at Luckenbach Dancehall. 8 pm. luckenbachtexas.com.

JANUARY 27-28 SAN MARCOS: Celtic Fest. Free fest. traditional Irish and Celtic music, arts, crafts. San Marcos Activity Center, 501 East Hopkins Street. sanmarcostx.gov.

JANUARY 31 AUSTIN: Captain Scott Kelly, The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space.

Paramount Theatre. austintheatre.org.

FEBRUARY 1-3 BANDERA: 11th Street Mardi Gras Celebration. Enjoy live Cajun and country music, Cajun food, a gumbo cookoff, a costume contest, and a canine costume contest. 11thstreetcowboybar.com.

FEBRUARY 2-25 WIMBERLEY: “Pride and Prejudice.” This crisp and elegant adaptation will celebrate the legacy of Jane Austen in the bicentennial year of her death. EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens. emilyann.org, 512-847-6969.

FEBRUARY 3 BANDERA: Mardi Gras Parade. Downtown will be filled with floats, horses, cowboys, feathers, masks, and plenty of beads. Main Street. 830-796-3045.

GRUENE: Junior Brown. Live music at Gruene Hall. Doors at 8 pm. gruenehall.com.

HELOTES: Eleven Hundred Springs. Live music at John T. Floore Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road. liveatfloores.com.

FEBRUARY 2-5, 8-11 AUSTIN: Cirque Italia’s Aquatic Spectacular.

Performers from all over the world merge astonishing skills with the poetic element of water. cirqueitalia.com.

FEBRUARY 8 CANYON LAKE: Winter Texan Reception.

Offers visitors to the area a warm Texas greeting including restaurant samples, vendor booths, games, and prizes. CRRC, 125 Mabel Jones Drive. canyonlakechamber. com, 830-964-2223.

FEBRUARY 9-10 BURNET: Highland Lakes Quilt Festival.

More than 100 quilts on display, Guild boutique, silent auction, vendors. Admission is $7, kids under 10 get in free. Burnet Community Center, 401 East Jackson Street.

9 am to 4 pm. HLQGuild.blogspot.com.

LUCKENBACH: Hug-In and Valentine Ball.

Get back to the basics of love at this annual camping event with plenty of boot scootin’ in the historic Dance Hall. Friday night dance features Jesse Dayton; Saturday night’s Ball features Gary P. Nunn. 412 Luckenbach Town Loop. luckenbachtexas.com.

FEBRUARY 9-25 FREDERICKSBURG: Feb. 9-25 Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Wine Lovers Trail. Get your tickets online for full complimentary tastings and discounts on this self-guided tour. Participating Texas Hill Country Wineries. texaswinetrail.com.

FEBRUARY 9 - MARCH 4 WIMBERLEY: “Death by Design.” Experience what happens when you mix the urbane wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plot twists of Agatha Christie. Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Road. wimberleyplayers.org.

FEBRUARY 10 AUSTIN: The Paramount Theatre presents Delbert McClinton. austintheatre.org.

BOERNE: Boerne Chocolate Walk. Stroll downtown district, enjoy unique stores, galleries, and restaurants. Limited tickets online only. visitboerne.org.

COMFORT: Mardi Gras Library Fundraiser.

Dress for the occasion, dance, and enjoy event at Comfort Park, 423 Main Street. comfortchamber.com, 830-995-3131.

WIMBERLEY: Mardi Gras and Gumbo Cookoff. Enjoy live music, food, drinks, a costume contest, a parade and more at this event for guests ages 21 and up. Montesino Ranch, 300 Little Arkansas Road. $10 admission. Limited tickets available at Visitor Center, Ino’z and at the door. 512847-2201 or jamieclarkc21@gmail.com.

FEBRUARY 10-11 BOERNE: Market Days. Main Plaza. visitboerne.org.

DRIPPING SPRINGS: SAXET Gun Show.

Buy, sell and trade guns, knives, ammo, coins, memorabila and more at Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center. Hours are Saturday 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. 1042 Event Center Drive.

FREDERICKSBURG: Hill Country Home and Design Show. This fifth annual event features Dr. Lori from the Discovery Channel. Bring your antiques for a free appraisal. Hangar Hotel Event Center, 155 Airport Road. hillcountryhomeshow.net.

FEBRUARY 11 BANDERA: Cowboy Camp. Enjoy traditional cowboy music. You can bring your guitar and join in the song circle. Frontier Times Museum. frontiertimesmuseum.org.

FEBRUARY 12 WIMBERLEY: The Wimberley Valley Art League Presents Michael Hearne — “Sight and Sound.” An evening of music and fine art at the Wimberley Community Center. wimberleyartleague.org, 512-826-4286.

FEBRUARY 14 GRUENE: Valentine’s Day with Dale Watson and His Lone Stars. Live music at Gruene Hall. Doors at 8 pm. gruenehall.com.

FEBRUARY 15 BANDERA: Cowboy Camp. Come out and enjoy the pickers circle and join in if you wish. Bandera Beverage Barn Pavillion, 1407 State Highway 16. 830-796-3045.

BOERNE: Boerne Performing Arts presents Accordion Virtuoisi of Russia. (See story, page 10.) Boerne Champion Auditorium. boerneperformingarts.org.

WIMBERLEY: Hal Ketchum at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse Concert Series. wimberleyumc.org, 512-847-5464.

FEBRUARY 16 AUSTIN: The Paramount Theatre presents The Big 50 — Terri Hendrix Band with Lloyd Maines. Featuring special guests: Al Barlow Adam and Chris Carroll, Susan Gibson and Michael O’Connor. austintheatre.org.

HELOTES: Bob Schneider. Live music at John T. Floore Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road. liveatfloores.com.

FEBRUARY 16-17 GRUENE: Market Days More than 100 artisans offering handmade items made by the vendors themselves. Free parking, admission, and live entertainment. 1601 Hunter Road. gruenemarketdays.com.

FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 4 FREDERICKSBURG: “The Addams Family.”

Charles Addams’ weird, wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life in this new musical comedy. fredericksburgtheater.org.

FEBRUARY 17 BLANCO: The Miro Quartet in Concert. blancoperformingarts.com.

HELOTES: Ray Wylie Hubbard. Live music at John T. Floore Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road. liveatfloores.com.

LUCKENBACH: Cory Morrow. Live music at Luckenbach Dancehall. 8 pm. luckenbachtexas.com.

WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Community Band presents “A Night at the Movies.” Free concert with music from several generations of motion pictures. Community Center. 7:30 pm. hillcountrycommunityband.org.

FEBRUARY 17 - JANUARY 15, 2019 AUSTIN: “Rodeo!

The Exhibition.”

Experience the excitement of rodeos from around the state with this dynamic and comprehensive exhibit. Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com, 512-463-6485.

FEBRUARY 18 AUSTIN: Carnaval Brasileiro. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road. sambaparty.com.

FREDERICKSBURG: Kenari Saxophone Quarte Fredericksburg Music Club presents the award-winning quartet, which formed in 2012 at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. fredericksburgmusicclub.com.

FEBRUARY 20 BOERNE: Boerne Performing Arts presents The Ten Tenors. (See story, page 10.) Boerne Champion Auditorium. boerneperformingarts.org.

FEBRUARY 23 HELOTES: Jason Boland and the Stragglers.

Live music at John T. Floore Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road. liveatfloores. com. NEW BRAUNFELS: Dailey and Vincent in Concert. Bluegrass favorites on stage at Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre. brauntex.org.

FEBRUARY 24 HELOTES: Shinyribs. Live music at John T. Floore Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road. liveatfloores.com.

WIMBERLEY: Community Civic Club (WCCC) Spring Event: Za Za Zoom: Colao.

Festive dinner and dance features Big Band and Cuban music, dancing and a catered dinner. Details at wimberleyccc.org.

FEBRUARY 24-25 BOERNE: 38th Annual Boerne Hill Country Spring Antiques Show. Featuring country furniture, baskets, stoneware, jewelry, textiles, early paper, toys, silver, quilts, pewter, American oak, Southwestern art, much more for the antiques collector. Free parking. Kendall County Fairgrounds. visitboerne.org.

MARCH 3 LUCKENBACH: Texas Independence Day Celebration with Doug Moreland and K.R. Woods. Official flag retirement ceremony with former Texas Rangers and live Texas history music. Noon to 5 pm. luckenbachtexas.com.

MARCH 17 WIMBERLEY: Slaid Cleaves at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse Concert Series. wimberleyumc.org, 512-847-5464.

MARCH 17 BANDERA: Wild Hog Explosion. Enjoy Bacon Bingo, arts and crafts, barbecue, a wild hog catch and more at Mansfield Park. wildhogexplosion.com.

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January/February

Special

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(Regular Price for Take Charge meal replacement is $29.95 for seven meal replacements; pricing good thru February 28, 2018; not valid w/any other coupon or offer)

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THANK YOU for supporting one of Dripping Springs’ locally owned businesses!

Serving this area for 30 Years!

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100 Commons Rd, #1 • Dripping Springs

512-858-7935 • 512-894-0285

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