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Thursday, October 15
Kendall County Friends of the Night Sky “Lights Out Boerne Night” It’s going to be a Lights Out Boerne Night, Saturday, October 17th, when Kendall County Friends of the Night sky continues its’ celebration of Hill County Night Sky Month. Who: Kendall County Friends of the Night Sky What: “Lights Out Boerne”encouraging all of Boerne’s citizens to “douse your house outside lights” and promote enjoyment of The Dark filled with starry, starry night skies. Why: To celebrate our Night Sky and promote preservation of our night sky in Boerne and across Kendall County for both our young and our young at heart. To promote an understanding of how using dark sky compliant lighting at our homes and businesses can help us maintain a great quality of life for all citizens and wildlife that inhabit our land. When: October 17th, this month’s “new moon” night, with no visible moon it’s a perfect night for gazing at the heavens and the night sky wonders of our universe, such as our Milky Way. Where: All across Boerne, and especially our downtown restaurants who will help celebrate by having “dinners by candlelight/ starlight” for all of those who seek a wonderful date night under the stars. (See below) How: An effort by KCFNS to promote return to our wonderful dinner venues here in Boerne during these challenging moments of social distancing. The heart
of our hill country business community includes our wonderful tourism and dining venues, and this event hopes to rekindle some of that magic that usually unfolds on beautiful hill country autumn nights. Information about KCFNS and how you can help preserve our night sky with selective choice of your light bulbs and fixtures on your home and business will be available at each participating restaurant. The First Hill Country Night Sky Month is an area-wide celebration of efforts to preserve our night sky across our hill country. The Hill Country Alliance is the coordinating organization that has helped establish local Night Sky groups in Kendall, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Gilllespie, and Hays Counties. HCA is coordinating night sky preservation events and activities throughout October - hillcountryalliance.org/ HCA is member of the International Dark Sky Association which promotes preservation of the night sky world-wide- darksky.org/ Kendall County Friends of the Night Sky - kendallcountynightsky.org/ and facebook. com/KendallCountyFriendsoftheNightSky/ posts/138354277731815 is our local organization which has received proclamations from Kendall County, City of Boerne, and Boerne Independent School District declaring October as Night Sky month. Activities are being coordinated through local businesses to promote preservation of the night sky here. Local retailers who offer night sky compliant lighting for home across our area are also involved.
Dinner by Candlelight/ Starlight Restaurant Locations: • Richter’s Tavern • Brantley’s 259 • The Creek • Hungry Horse • Peggy’s On the Green • Dodging Duck • Little Gretel • Cypress Grille
