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AUSTIN, TX- At a time when it may be more important than ever, Home Instead’s® seasonal favorite Be a Santa to a Senior returns stronger than ever with new options for community participation. Program coordinators evaluated the important holiday program and made adjustments with the safety of donors, seniors and volunteers in mind.

SOUTH TEXAS — Even under normal circumstances not everyone can get together for in-person celebrations. But this year has been anything but normal. As a result, many are resorting to shipping gifts and relying on video technology to bring them together for all of their holiday festivities. And while we can’t fix your tech issues for the video celebrations, we can ensure your gifts arrive in time for the fun.

Dec 2, 2020 & Dec 17, 2020 Dive into December’s Homeschool Days, where we’ll explore Careers in Oceanography! Explore curious questions about the ocean: Do sharks float? Find out at our interactive “shark tank.” What happens when waves meet the shore? Stir things up at the wave table to see. What does sunlight look like under thousands of feet of water?

Nov. 16, 2020—Johnson City, TX—This Thanksgiving Week, the Science Mill is serving up science fun for the whole family! The nonprofit science museum will be open Thursday, Nov. 19-Sunday, Nov. 29, except for Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26). Find the full schedule of activities at sciencemill.org. On Nov. 23, 24 and 25, the museum will be offering special “STEM-Giving” activity stations both outdoors and inside, with space to celebrate together safely.

COMFORT, TEXAS…Christmas in Comfort, one of the area’s most popular holiday events, will draw visitors to the Texas Hill Country for holiday shopping and family fun on November 28, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Now in its 34th year, Christmas in Comfort offers more than 80 vendors and a full day of holiday activities from 10 a.m.

Stonewall, Texas – November 11, 2020 – Kuhlman Cellars has released a three-bottle Thanksgiving wine bundle for $109.00 (shipping included), which includes a 7 oz-bag of Kuhlman’s famed herbed almonds and two library wines that aren’t available a la carte. Each wine was carefully selected by Kuhlman’s sommeliers to perfectly pair with traditional Thanksgiving dishes.

Deeply Rooted is a collaborative exhibition of etched encaustic botanicals by Jeannette MacDougall and collagraph prints by Mike Martin. The artists have reached deep into their respective familial soils and uprooted personal stories symbolically grafted onto finely illustrated branches, roots and trees. Through processes of layering, imprinting and excavation, MacDougall and Martin weave together private and universal iconography that invites the viewer to contemplate their own personal grow ...

The Science Mill’s annual benefit, Navigating the In-Between: The Future of Science, is a virtual experience that invites you to tour a 360-degree museum, hear exclusive short video presentations by trail-blazing scientists and visionaries on the future of science and technology, get behind-the-scenes look at the science of the museum’s exhibits, and purchase unique works of art and other special items.

The Science Mill is OPEN Labor Day! Purchase tickets online at sciencemill.org. Easily purchase tickets online to reserve your preferred date and morning or afternoon session: Now open Thursday-Saturday from 10am-1pm (morning session) and 2-5pm (afternoon session) and Sunday from 12-4pm. Open Labor Day 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. Save on STEM gifts, toys and books this Labor Day weekend in our Science Store!

The Brewster County Tourism Council and Visit Big Bend have received notice from the National Park Service that they have increased their public access areas in Big Bend National Park to include the eastern park road to Rio Grande Village. With the eastern end of the park reopening, trails including the Boquillas Canyon trail will now be available for day use.