The West has long symbolized the romance of the American Frontier, embodying the pioneer spirit and trail-blazing ingenuity. This idea drove a small group of women to form an organization to promote art made by women in a traditionally male dominated field. Women Artists of the West was born in California in 1971 and is currently the oldest women’s juried art organization in the country.
This year marks the 27th anniversary of Lights Spectacular, Hill Country Style. Proclaimed as “the centerpiece of one of the biggest shows on the Texas Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail” by Southern Living magazine, it features a courthouse that “shines brighter than the star of Bethlehem.”
The entire town is bathed in brightness with 100,000 lights twinkling on the Blanco County Courthouse.
FREE Admission, Parking, and Shuttle – Shuttle parking is in the east lot of Tomball Regional Hospital with shuttles running continuously on Saturday & Sunday.
Herzlich Willkommen! It’s a Texas German celebration at Christmas time on the old downtown streets of Tomball, Texas, and listed number three *3 of 12 magical German Christmas Markets in the entire USA.
When you hear someone say, “There’s always something going on in that little town of Wimberley,” they’re not exagerating. Whether it be a festival, art and craft show, home tour, a play at one of three theaters, concert, rodeo, market day, duck race, Mardi Gras, crawfish boil, chili or gumbo cookoff, pie social, a movie at an outdooor theatre, holiday celebration or fundraiser you’d be hardpressed to find a weekend without something happening here.
November is especially b ...
It must have been a strange – and possibly unsettling – sight for pre-Civil War Texans to encounter camels tromping through the Hill Country and points westward.
Historical accounts say the creatures from the Middle East did indeed cause havoc, especially among horses and mules that didn’t like the way the newcomers looked or smelled.
Footsteps when there’s no one about, an orb of light, sounds of people or animals, recurring, strange events . . . it’s not whether you believe or you don’t, whether there’s scientific evidence one way or the other, whether ghosts or paranormal activity can be proven . . .
Heres a pop quiz question. Can you finish this advertising slogan? “Double your pleasure, double your fun, with . . .“
If you came of age in the 1950s or ‘60s, you know exactly how that slogan goes—(we’ll get to that in a minute). And I’ll bet you remember Chuck Berry.
Christmas Events:
BROWNWOOD: Christmas Under the Stars, Dec 1-3, Depot Complex and Lehnis Railroad Museum. www.brownwoodchristmas.com
SAN SABA – Christmas Spectacular, Mill Pond Lighted Christmas Park, Christmas On the Square, Sip N Stroll Wine Event and Lighted Christmas Parade. www.sansabatexas.com
BRADY – Christmas in the Heart, Dec. 5, Courthouse Square www.bradytx.com
HONDO – Christmas in God’s Country, Nov.
The Back Porch café is just like the back porch you always wanted.
It has a simple beauty with its wooden tables and benches, floors and back wall. It gives you the option of dining under a roof or on the creek bank. Both areas are open and overlook one of the most scenic areas of Cypress Creek where people now often float, paddle, fish or swim.
There’s really no doubt that barbecue is best served in the greatest place on Earth – the Texas Hill Country, of course!
It would take lots and lots of road trips to be able to sample some from every single restaurant serving up the smoky, juicy good stuff, but that’s a challenge I’d be willing to take!
