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SpRiNg 2012
18—BrOWnsViLLe: Jazz Band Performances
Concerts begin at 7 and 8 p.m. Art
Center Performance Hall, 80 Fort Brown. www.
utb.edu/patron 956/822-8247 gULF COast
18-19—aMariLLO: Shrek the Musical
Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. www.panhandle
tickets.com 806/378-3096 PanhandLe
PLains
18-20—garLand: Phantom of the Opera
Presented by Breitling Youth Theater. The Plaza
Theater, 521 W. State St. www.actingforchildren.
org 972/658-3915 Prairies and LaKes
18-20—Van hOrn: Building Bridges art
show Includes sculpture, photography, oil painting
and watercolors by local and regional artists
who build the bridge to younger generations and
share the joy of art. Van Horn Convention Center.
www.vanhorntexas.org 432/283-2682 Big Bend
COUntry
18-22—henrietta: turkey Fest Features
the World Championship Turkey Invitational, a
downtown festival, CASI chili cook-off, banquet,
silent auction and live hunt auction. Downtown,
courthouse square. www.hccchamber.org
940/538-5261 PanhandLe PLains
18-22—sUgar Land: the grand Wine
and Food affair More than 100 world-class
wineries and chefs showcase their talents at winemaker
lunches, vintner dinners, wine seminars
and more. Includes the Grand Tasting on Friday,
the Sip and Stroll at Imperial on Saturday and a
Bistro Brunch at Town Square on Sunday. Marriott
Sugar Land Town Square. www.thegrandwineand
foodaffair.com 713/747-WINE gULF COast
19—MCKinney: Music in the garden
Concert McKinney Community Band performs.
Begins at 7 p.m. 205 W. Hunt. www.heardcraig.org
972/569-6909 Prairies and LaKes
19—san angeLO: art Walk Features a
variety of galleries and art exhibits, museums and
library exhibits. Hours are 5–9 p.m. www.downtown
sanangelo.com/artwalk.html 325/653-3333 or
325/653-6793 PanhandLe PLains
19—sUgar Land: discovery talk: “the
history of Fingerprinting” A Fort Bend
County Investigator talks about the development
of fingerprinting as a useful tool in crime investigations.
Houston Museum of Natural Science at
Sugar Land. www.hmns.org/sugarland 281/313-
2277 gULF COast
19—WesLaCO: alfresco Weslaco Jazz and
art festival features live music, art displays, sidewalk
sales, food and vendors. Texas Boulevard.
www.weslaconow.com 956/969-0838 sOUth
texas PLains
19-21—LUFKin: Waiting for Godot
Temple Theater, Angelina Center for the Arts.
www.angelina.edu/finearts/calendar.html
936/633-5233 Piney WOOds
19-21—LUFKin: Junior League spring
Market Lufkin Pitser Garrison Civic Center.
E-mail: juniorleagueoflufkin@hotmail.com Piney
WOOds
19-22—COrPUs Christi: texas international
Boat and Outdoors show Texas’
biggest in-water boat and outdoors show also
features racing events. Corpus Christi Marina.
www.txintlboatshow.com 561/842-8808
gULF COast
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19-22—driFtWOOd: Old settler’s Music
Festival Dozens of acts on several stages
deliver one of the best roots-music festival experiences
in the United States. Salt Lick Pavilion and
Camp Ben McCulloch. www.oldsettlersmusicfest.
org hiLL COUntry
19-22—FOrt WOrth: Main street arts
Festival Nine blocks of Fort Worth’s historic
brick-paved Main Street become a marketplace
of food, arts and crafts, art and live entertainment.
Sundance Square. www.mainstreetartsfest.org
817/336-2787 Prairies and LaKes
19-22—san antOniO: Valero texas Open
Originated and played in San Antonio since in
1922, the Valero Texas Open is the PGA Tour’s
third-oldest tournament. AT&T Oaks Course at
TPC San Antonio. www.valerotexasopen.org
sOUth texas PLains
19-22, 26-29—BrenhaM: The Fantasticks
Unity Theatre, 300 Church St. www.unitybrenham.
org 979/830-8358 Prairies and LaKes
19-22, 26-29—hendersOn: The Musical
Comedy Murders of 1940 Presented by
Henderson Civic Theater. www.hendersoncivic
theater.com 903/657-2968 Piney WOOds
19, 28-29—BrOWnsViLLe: Bravo Opera
Performance Art Center Performance Hall.
www.utb.edu/patron 956/822-8247 gULF COast
19-29—san antOniO: Fiesta san antonio
Features more than 100 events, including exciting
carnivals, spectacular sports, fantastic fireworks,
lively entertainment, ethnic feasts, art exhibits
and colorful parades on San Antonio’s River Walk
and downtown streets. www.fiesta-sa.org 210/227-
5191 or 877/723-4378 sOUth texas PLains
Your Playcation
Destination
april 2012
THE Lake THE Golf THE Fun
Only 20 miles north of Dallas, The Colony offers year-round entertainment and
attractions to please the whole family including outdoor adventures, top ranked
golf courses, water parks, athletic complex, contemporary hotels, live theatre,
vibrant nightlife and 23 miles of shoreline along Lewisville Lake.
VisitTheColonyTx.com
19-May 6—COrPUs Christi: Buc days
rodeo, Festival and Carnival Includes
the Buc Days Miller Lite Pro Rodeo, April 19-22;
the Buc Days Festival and Stripes Carnival,
April 26-May 6; a day parade at 11 a.m. April 28
and an illuminated night parade at 7 p.m. May 5.
Corpus Christi Bayfront and other locations.
www.bucdays.com gULF COast
20—daLLas: soundings: new Music at
the nasher Violinist Anthony Marwood and
pianist Alexander Madzar weave together etudes
and caprices by Debussy, Berio, Sciarrino and
Widmann. Nasher Sculpture Center. www.nasher
sculpturecenter.org 214/242-5100 Prairies
and LaKes
20—garLand: symphony Orchestra
Concerts Features soundtracks from film versions
of Shakespeare plays. Granville Arts Center.
www.garlandsymphony.org 972/926-0611 or
972/205-2790 Prairies and LaKes
20—hOUstOn: Ein Deutches Requiem
The Shepherd School of Symphony Orchestra
is joined by the Rice University Chorale and the
Houston Masterworks Chorus to perform Brahms’
masterpiece. Rice University’s Stude Concert
Hall. www.houstonmasterworks.org 713/529-8900
gULF COast
20—segUin: heritage Museum 15th anniversary
exhibit Seguin Heritage Museum,
114 N. River St. www.visitseguin.com 800/580-
7322 Prairies and LaKes
20—segUin: Moonlight and roses Enjoy
an evening of music and refreshments under the
stars. Walnut Springs Park. www.visitseguin.com
800/580-7322 Prairies and LaKes
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