May 5, 2021
Plug into creative ways to learn the basics of computer coding at the Science Mill’s last Homeschool Days of the 2020-21 school year. Make fire flow and pumpkins grow with Harry Potter-inspired coding games and design a binary bracelet with a secret message in computer code. To see what’s really happening behind the code, combine gears, switches and marbles to build a mechanical computer!
Formed in 2008, the Texas Guitar Quartet has been hailed as “impeccable in every respect” by Classical Guitar magazine. Throughout the United States, Central America, Spain and China, audiences have embraced the Quartet for their daring programs, dazzling virtuosity and joyful music making. “Red,” the Quartet’s first album, was released to critical acclaim and was praised by Guitar International as a “tremendous accomplishment for the classical guitar, the TxGQ performed with vir ...
Kathleen Meador was raised in several northern states but eventually moved to Texas and resides in Marble Falls. She attended the University of Texas and Texas Tech where she obtained her teacher credentials. To support her family, she worked for many years as an art teacher in the schools. She also worked as a graphic artist for a trade magazine.
April 14, 2021, Johnson City, TX—If you’re feeling that spring itch to explore outdoors, know that you’re not alone: pollinators are all a-buzz too! You’ll spot butterflies, bees and other insects—even bats, if you’re lucky—as they visit spring blooms, spreading pollen as they go to help plants form new seeds.
The Science Mill in Johnson City will be celebrating pollinators (and Earth Day) at their Butterfly Bonanza (+ Bats & Bees) event on Saturday, April 24.
DRIFTWOOD, TX – April 10, 2021 – Scenic Texas this week announced its first-ever “Ride for Scenic Texas,” a 21-mile loop bike ride and fundraiser to build awareness about the nonprofit’s work to designate Texas roads as official state scenic byways and to protect the Lone Star State's visual environment.
This ride will take place on Saturday morning, April 10, in conjunction with the Driftwood Historical Conservation Society event to dedicate a stretch of road as the Travis H ...
AUSTIN – As we head into April, many Texas consumers are turning on their air conditioning systems for the long summer season. Regular maintenance of your system will extend its life and discover any mechanical issues before they become expensive health and safety issues.
The first step in hiring an air conditioning contractor should be checking the TDLR website (www.tdlr.texas.gov) to make sure that they are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
“Hiring a lice ...
I wish I could erase the terms “deer proof” or “deer resistant” from the English language. It is just more complicated than those terms indicate. Animals have things they really like to eat, things they will eat if available, things they only eat when desperate, and then some things they almost never eat.
For white-tailed deer what they eat is determined by what is available and what is not available.
On Thursday, May 6th high school art students are invited to Lakeside Pavilion to participate in the annual Paint the Town festival. The budding artists will be provided an art demonstration and then are paired with competition artists to paint plein air together. Launched in 2016, Student Art Day facilitates a space for local high school students to participate in the annual Paint the Town festival, familiarizing them with the French impressionist style of painting.
Highland Lakes Creative ...
The Willow City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department members invite
everyone to join them for the annual benefit on Saturday, May 1 at the
Willow City Fire Station, located at 2553 Ranch Road 1323, Willow City.
A welcome ceremony and US Flag and Texas Flag raising will be held at
3:30 p.m.
A Live Auction on many wonderful items begins at 4:00 and ends around
5:30 p.m.
A pork barbecue meal with all the trimmings plus slices of homemade
cakes, cookies and brownies will be served ...
Die Kϋnstler von Fredericksburg presents Edges, Developing Dynamic Edges, a two-hour painting demonstrations by Daniel Gerhartz Thursday, April 1st at 6:30 pm at the Gillespie County Historical Society.
Gerhartz, represented locally by Insight Gallery, is known for the way he captures both light and life in his paintings of people, landscapes, and still life.
