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March 2012 TEXAS EVENTS CALENDAR
9-11—daLLas: the Beach Boys in Concert
Iconic band will perform their beach-loving,
youthful hits. Meyerson Symphony Center.
www.dallassymphony.com 214/692-0203
Prairies and LaKes
9-11—JeWett: Fine arts Festival Includes
a preview party Friday evening and weekend art
exhibits, demonstrations and book signings. Civic
Center, 111 N. Robinson. www.jewetttexas.org
903/626-4202 Prairies and LaKes
9-11—san angeLO: Frontier Ladies’
Living history Weekend Includes workshops,
talks and displays focusing on the clothing,
lifestyle and heritage of the Victorian lady on the
Western frontier. Fort Concho National Historic
Landmark, 630 S. Oakes St. www.fortconcho.com
325/481-2730 PanhandLe PLains
12
small town BIG EVENTS
Symphony of the Hills Concerts
March 3rd & May 3rd , 830-896-9393
Symphony of the Hills
www.symphonyofthehills.org/tickets
“The Spitfire Grill”
March 23rd- April 21st, 830-367-5120
Hill Country Arts Foundation
www.hcaf.com
National Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibit
April 3rd- May 2nd, 830-895-2911
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
www.kacckerrville.com
“Do Not Go Gentle”
April 20th- May 3rd, 830-896-9393
Playhouse 2000
www.caillouxtheater.com
Kerrville Folk Festival
May 24th- June 10th, 800-435-8429
Texas Folk Music Foundation
www.kerrville-music.com
Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair
May 26th-28th, 888-335-1455
Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Found.
www.tacef.org
Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau
800-221-7958, kerrcvb@ktc.com, KerrvilleTexasCVB.com
9-11—sWeetWater: World’s Largest
rattlesnake roundup Includes snakehandling
demonstrations; weigh-ins of snakes;
cook-offs; beard contest; Miss Snake Charmer
Pageant; carnival; dance; and a show of coins,
guns and knives. Nolan County Coliseum at
Newman Park. www.rattlesnakeroundup.net
325/235-5488 PanhandLe PLains
9-11, 16-18, 23-25—CLeBUrne: The
Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Presented by the Carnegie Players. Cleburne
Conference Center Theater. www.carnegieplayers.
com 817/645-2455 Prairies and LaKes
9, 16, 28—Bandera: twin elm ranch
rodeo Watch bull riding and other rodeo events.
Includes a calf scramble and mutton busting
for children. Twin Elm Guest Ranch. www.twinelm
ranch.com 830/796-3628 hiLL COUntry
9-17—FrederiCKsBUrg: the auslander
spring Music Festival Features a different
band every night. The Auslander Restaurant &
Biergarten, 323 E. Main. www.theauslander.com
830/997-7714 hiLL COUntry
9-18—aUstin: south by southwest Noted
filmmakers, musicians and multimedia artists from
around the world converge to showcase music,
film and interactive media during this internationally
recognized event. Austin Convention
Center and more than 50 venues. www.sxsw.com
512/467-7979 hiLL COUntry
9-18—MerCedes: rio grande Valley
Livestock show 1000 N. Texas Ave. www.rgv
livestockshow.com sOUth texas PLains
9-24—aUstin: star of texas Fair and
rodeo PRCA competitors hit the arena and
area students exhibit prize livestock. Also includes
headliner concerts, a carnival, barbecue cook-off,
pig races and other special events. Travis County
Exposition Center. www.rodeoaustin.com
512/919-3000 hiLL COUntry
9-24—WiChita FaLLs: The Producers
Backdoor Theatre. www.backdoortheatre.org
940/322-5000 PanhandLe PLains
9-april 7—daLLas: Young King Arthur
Steeped in British lore, this puppet production
presents the beloved story of a boy whose
destiny is to become king. Dallas Children’s
Theater. www.dct.org 214/978-0110 Prairies
and LaKes
9-Jun. 3—COrPUs Christi: Michael Scott:
Buffalo Bulb’s Wild West Show Artist
Michael Scott playfully links the Dutch tulip with
the Wild West Show though the technique and
style of Old Master portraiture in this kitschy
new exhibit. Art Museum of South Texas.
www.artmuseumofsouthtexas.org gULF COast
10—aransas Pass: spring Break splash
Concert 200 E. Johnson Ave. E-mail: apcoc@
cableone.net www.aransaspass.org gULF
COast
10—athens: Fly Fish texas Instructors hold
classes for participants to try fly-casting, fly-tying,
knot tying and more. Texas Freshwater Fisheries
Center. www.athenstx.org 903/676-2277
Prairies and LaKes
10—BastrOP: go Fish! a Learn-to-Fish
event Try geocaching, take a hike with a ranger,
discover the wildlife that make their homes here,
and maybe even meet an endangered Houston
toad. Hours are 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Bastrop State
Park. www.texasstateparks.org 512/237-2241
Prairies and LaKes
10—BeLtOn: Bell County garage sale Bell
County Expo Center. www.bellcountyexpo.com
254/933-5353 Prairies and LaKes
10—BOerne: second saturday art and
Wine Hop on the trolley, stroll or drive to a collection
of fine art galleries for wine tasting, hors
d’oeuvres and guest artists. Hours are 5–8 p.m.
Various venues. www.secondsaturdayartandwine.
com 877/833-0621 hiLL COUntry
10—BUFFaLO gaP: Chautauqua Learning
series Lecture series based on the Chautauqua
movement, which brought educational talks and
entertainment to rural U.S. areas in the late 1800s
and early 1900s, covers a different topic each
month. Begins at 11 a.m. Buffalo Gap Historic
Village. 325/572-3365 PanhandLe PLains