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SEPTEMBER 2012
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Dates for events listed in this
calendar are subject to change.
Please confirm dates in advance by calling
the number listed or by contacting the local
chamber of commerce or convention and
visitors bureau.
1-AUSTIN: Lady Bird's Lake Photo Exhibit
This exhibit of photos and mementos highlights
Mrs. Johnson's beautification of Austin's Town
Lake (now Lady Bird Lake). Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center. http://wildflower.org/exhibits
512/232-0100 HILL COUNTRY
1 -BELLVILLE: Market Day on the Square
Downtown. www.bellville.com 979/865-3407
PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1--BERTRAM: Oatmeal Festival Includes
a parade, Run for Your Oats 5K, live music,
cow-chip toss, bake-off, softball tournament and
barbecue. Downtown. www.oatmealfestival.com
512/355-2197 or 512/228-8726 HILL COUNTRY
1-BRADY: World Championship Barbecue
Goat Cook-Off Features the goat cook-off
and a mystery meat challenge, street dance with
music by Curtis Grimes and Roger Creager,
5K run, children's activities, arts-and-crafts fair
and games. Richards Park. www.bradytx.com
888/577-3491 HILL COUNTRY
1-BROWNSVILLE: Living History Program
at Palo Alto Battlefield See demonstrations
of weapons, tactics and soldier life from the U.S.-
Mexican War era. Palo Alto Battlefield National
Historical Site. www.nps.gov/paal/index.htm
956/541-2785 GULF COAST
1-COLEMAN: Dove Fest Celebrates the begin-
ning of dove-hunting season with a fish fry for
lunch. Bill Franklin Center. www.colemantexas.org
325/625-2163 PANHANDLE PLAINS
1-DALLAS: Butterfly House Discovery Tour
Go on a guided tour of the Butterfly House. Texas
Discovery Gardens. www.texasdiscoverygardens.
org 214/428-7476 PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-DECATUR: Cruise Night on the Court-
house Square Around the Wise County
Courthouse. www.decaturmainstreet.com
940/627-6158 PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-FREDERICKSBURG: USO-Style Hangar
Dance Enjoy 1940s-style Big Band music with
swing dancing lessons, costume contest and tikibar. Hangar Hotel. www.hangarhotel.com
830/997-9990 HILL COUNTRY
1-GRAND PRAIRIE: British Invasion Uptown
Theater. www.uptowntheatergp.com 972/237-
UPTN PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1 -GRAPELAND: Trade Days Main Street.
www.grapelandchamber.net 936/687-5270
PINEY WOODS
1-GRAPEVINE: Labor Day Campfire
Cooking at Nash Farm Learn more about
cooking with a cast-iron Dutch oven in a breakfast
and lunch program. Registration required. Nash
Farm. PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-HAMILTON: Hamilton County Dove
Festival Features a parade, softball tournament,
5K run, and arts and crafts at Fair Park. A rodeo
and dance will be at Circle T Arena at 7:30 p.m.
www.hamiltontexas.com PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-HARPER: Frontier Day Includes a parade,
barbecue, rodeo and dance. Harper Community
Park. www.harpercommunitypark.com HILL
COUNTRY
1-HOUSTON: Interstitial Spaces: Julia
Barello and Beverly Penn This exhibit
features two artists who share a background in
metalsmithing and interest in creating big installa-
tions from small pieces referencing flora and fauna.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. www.craft
houston.org 713/529-4848 GULF COAST
1-HOUSTON: Texas Master Series: Piero
Fenci, "Battlement" This selection of works
highlights the artist's varied interests and influ-
ences in creating ceramic sculptures. Houston
Center for Contemporary Craft. www.crafthouston.
org 713/529-4848 GULF COAST
1-HUNTSVILLE: Town Creek Music Festival
www.huntsvilletexas.com 936/291-9726 PINEY
WOODS
1-LAKE JACKSON: Abner Jackson
Plantation Site Tours Discover the sugar
making process of the 1840s, how convict labor
replaced slave labor during the 1870s, and how
destructive the hurricane of 1900 was. Jackson
Plantation Site. www.lakejacksonmuseum.org
979/297-1570 GULF COAST
1 -LLANO: Wild Game Dinner Features
dinner, auctions and raffles. www.llanochamber.org
325/247-5354 HILL COUNTRY
1 -LONGVIEW: Texas Extravaganza Bully
Show Bulldogs compete for best in show. Hours
are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Maude Cobb Activity Center.
903/618-9195 PINEY WOODS
1-MARBLE FALLS: Marcia Ball in Concert
Uptown Marble Theater. www.uptownmarble.com
830/693-9996 HILL COUNTRY
1-MESQUITE: The Topa, Texas Chill
Cookoff Play is presented by Mesquite Commu-
nity Theatre. Mesquite Arts Center. www.mctweb.
org 972/216-8126 PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-MESQUITE: Pro Country Fest 2012
Features Clint Black in concert with special
guests Trent Willmon and Ali Dee. Mesquite
Arena. www.mesquiteprorodeo.com 972/285-
8777 PRAIRIES AND LAKESTEXAS EVENTS CALENDAR
1 -PORT LAVACA: Flip Flop Festival Features
family activities and an evening concert by Jack
Ingram. Bayfront Peninsula. www.portlavacatx.org
361/552-2959 GULF COAST
1 -POST: Post City Trade Day Main Street.
www.postcitytexas.com 806/559-0835
PANHANDLE PLAINS
1 -ROCKPORT: Aquafest Family festival
includes children's activities, games, movies and
kayak races. Rockport Aquarium. www.rockport
aquarium.com 361/729-2328 GULF COAST
1 -WIMBERLEY: Market Day Shop nearly 500
booths at Lions Pavilion on R.R. 2325. www.shop
marketdays.com 512/847-2201 HILL COUNTRY
1-WINTERS: Dove Fest Includes a barbecue
lunch, gun and knife show, entertainment, clay
fun shoot and dove hunts. Winters Community
Center. 325/754-4424 PANHANDLE PLAINS
1-2-ANDREWS: Tumbleweed Festival Fea-
tures cook-offs of barbecue, fajitas and menudo,
as well as rodeos, cowboy poetry, mariachi music,
a charreada (similar to rodeo events), live music
and a Sunday chuck-wagon breakfast. Andrews
County Expo. www.andrewstx.com 432/523-2695
PANHANDLE PLAINS
1-2-AUSTIN: LEGO KidsFest Austin This
hands-on event includes construction zones,
life-sized models and displays, games, live LEGO
Master Builders and more. Austin Convention
Center. www.legokidsfest.com HILL COUNTRY
1-2-BANDERA: Celebrate Bandera Includes
a longhorn cattle drive and parade Saturday,
bull riding, cowboy mounted shooting, historical
re-enactments, Native American powwow and
western swing music. Downtown. www.celebrate
bandera.com 800/364-3833 HILL COUNTRY
1-2--BEDFORD: Bedford Blues and
Barbecue Features performances by Kenny
Wayne Shepherd, Keb' Mo and others, plus
barbecue and vendors. At 2000 Forest Ridge
Drive. www.bedfordbluesbbq.com 817/952-2128
PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-2-BELTON: Central Texas State Fair
Includes professional bull riding, live music, a
carnival, livestock show, booths and a petting zoo.
Concerts feature Stoney LaRue, Aaron Watson
and the Casey Donahew Band. Bell County Expo
Center. www.centraltexasstatefair.com 254/933-
5353 PRAIRIES AND LAKES
1-2-BOERNE: Kendall County Fair Includes
a carnival, livestock show, homestead heritage
exhibits, food, crafts, children's activities, and con-
certs and dances. Kendall County Fairgrounds.
www.kcfa.org 830/249-2839 HILL COUNTRY
1-2-BOYS RANCH: Cal Farley's Boys
Ranch Rodeo Event highlights the skills of
Cal Farley boys and girls. On U.S. 385, 36 miles
northwest of Amarillo. http://web.calfarley.org/
rodeo 806/372-2341 or 800/687-3722
PANHANDLE PLAINS
1-2-CORPUS CHRISTI: Art In the Park Visit
the art gallery and artists' studios, and enjoy live
music, vendors and make-and-take projects for
children. Merriman-Bobys Home in Heritage Park.
www.creativeconnectionscc.org 361/883-2787 or
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