Residents of the Elm Creek Park area are invited to join neighbors to sing or listen to their favorite Christmas carols at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, on the outdoor campus of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 135 Methodist Encampment Road.
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This season of Advent is a time for soul searching as we seek forgiveness and anticipate anew the promise of redemption amid these chaotic and evil times. It is a time when we again anticipate the coming of the Savior, the bringer of peace to our anxious souls.
It was a sweltering day, a hurried arrival at the hotel, and a quick change of clothes before our host driver would pick up my daughter and me to take us to the Arise Conference. I would be presenting Kidz Time Devotional for moms to use to teach their children God’s Word. Lauren and I rushe…
For a state perceived as largely desert, Texas has an “insanely diverse” number of water habitats. That includes approximately 1,100 public impoundments covering 1.7 million acres, and 191,000 miles of rivers and streams.
The Four C Notes, considered the premier tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will appear at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills will celebrate the holidays with its concert “In the Spirit of Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec 5, at Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St. The event will be preceded by a wine reception in the lobby at 6:30 p.m.
In Psalm 51, David prays for cleansing and pardon, after his violation of Bathsheba.
The lyrics and melody to what would become a remarkable song were composed by a procrastinating 19-year-old seeking God’s belated inspiration. He sat alone, lights dimmed, after midnight seeking direction at a new grand piano. Only a few hours remained before this song was promised, to his P…
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and many are already thinking about their Thanksgiving menu, travel plans and seeing those they love. All of those things are great, but what does God have to say about giving thanks, and how do we do that in our everyday life?
“It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” will be on stage in Ingram this month and the next.
Camerata San Antonio will highlight the works of Clara Schumann at its next concert, “The Beautiful Soul,” in Kerrville on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m., and in Boerne on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Schreiner University will host “Novel, TX Writers of the Texas Hill Country,” a free event featuring native Texan and author Mike Blakely.
An internationally renowned Steinway pianist will perform in Kerrville this weekend.
Back in my road band days, a singer I knew was accepted to attend John Davidson’s Singer Summer Camp–a place for young entertainers to learn how to perform on stage. It was exciting to know someone who knew John Davidson. After all, John Davidson was “a star” in the 1970s — a Broadway leadin…
The Fredericksburg Dance Company will perform a double feature of abridged classical ballets this month.
The five-person a cappella group Backtrack Vocals, which in June won Season Six of “America’s Got Talent,” will perform on Sunday, Nov. 17, in Fredericksburg.
Our Lady Of the Hills High School students are logging extra hours in the library.
This week, an image of H-E-B’s new Kerrville store was published in this newspaper; the building is scheduled to be completed late next year.
Now you can be a real Texas rancher, and all you need is a plastic bin with a lid. Your livestock? Mealworms. Crispy, juicy, squirmy morsels that chickens can’t resist and lizards leap for.
Auditions for FTC’s Winter Musical Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein will be held at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 4 and 5 at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 U.S. 87 South in Fredericksburg.
John Davidson, star of television, stage and film, host of “The Hollywood Squares” and Las Vegas headliner, will appear at Kerrville’s Cailloux Performances on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St., Kerrville.
Donald Braswell II with the Three Tenors of San Antonio, William Chapman and Timothy Brit, will perform Friday in Fredericksburg as part of the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s annual fundraiser, “Return to the Cabaret!” The production will play one night only, Friday, at 6:30 p.m., at the S…
Since next Thursday is Halloween, I thought I’d share some ghost stories from my files:
Have you ever considered that the colonization of this state by Stephen F. Austin — the “Father of Texas” — was a probable cause of the American Civil War?
As with many a Halloween decorating scheme, this one started with a simple idea that got out of hand. In five years, a few floating candles have blazed into a full-blown reproduction of the magical Diagon Alley from the world of Harry Potter books and movies.
This weekend will be the final three performances for the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s fall drama, “12 Angry Men.”
Tickets are now on sale for the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s sixth annual fundraiser, “Return To The Cabaret!” The production will play one night only, Friday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m., at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 U.S. 87 South, Fredericksburg. The show stars guest performer Donald…
It’s the last weekend to get a taste of the Roaring Twenties with the Hill Country Arts Foundation’s production of “These Shining Lives.”
Country music performers Charlie Daniels and Scooter Brown, among others, are coming to The Backyard at Fritztown in Fredericksburg, on Nov. 11.
Several kind readers have forwarded me the real estate listing for what was until recently the headquarters building of the LDBrinkman Corporation. The building is for sale, though quite out of the price range of this rural printer.
How did a small isolated settlement on the edge of the western frontier become so prosperous, after a devastating Civil War? Especially when it took two days to travel the existing military supply road to the nearest large village of San Antonio.
The Ingram Garden Club hopes everyone’s garden survived the onset of this cooler weather we’ve been having.
All the students of St. Peter’s School had a special visit from the city of Kerrville firefighters and Fire Pup.
Playhouse 2000 will offer the final performances of an American classic play this weekend in the VK Garage Theater.
Fredericksburg Theater Company’s fall drama, “12 Angry Men” continues its run this weekend and will have six performances.
In the Roaring Twenties, a surging economy created an era of mass consumerism, as Jazz-Age flappers flouted Prohibition laws and the Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture. The Point Theatre in Ingram invites you to experience “These Shining Lives,” the fascinating 1920s historical dr…
One of the most excellent books on church renewal I have ever encountered is “Divine Renovation — Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission.” Written by Father James Mallon, this Catholic publication is the creation of the leading pastor of St. Benedict Parish in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
You can hear something so many times it becomes white noise. The same message, even if true and wonderful, can grow old and blurry until it fades from awareness. Like elevator music it just fades into oblivion. This can even happen in the spiritual realm with the greatest of all subjects. We…
When area fans of ’70s and ’80s-era Electric Light Orchestra sit down to hear A New World Record tribute band this Saturday, it will be a “rare opportunity” according to Nigel Holland.
Members of a local Republican group said they enjoyed playing bingo with a room full of veterans at the VA Medical Center in Kerrville on Tuesday.
Colton Dixon will headline this year’s Zion Music Fest, set for Nov. 2 at the Texas Rangers Heritage Center in Fredericksburg.
To recognize October as Family History Month, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will join the Genealogy Network of Texas for a series of webinars starting at noon Oct. 18 in the library’s first floor meeting room.
The Pastor proclaimed over fallen musical artist Smokey Robinson, “There is mighty power in the name of Jesus!”
My life has been anything but normal for quite some time now. I have discovered that walking with God is anything but boring and normal.
Toni Anne Dashiell will be the guest speaker for the Republican Women of Kerr County luncheon set for 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in the Bluebonnet Room at the Inn of the Hills, 1001 Junction Highway.
By Active citizenship is a vital aspect of being a lifelong learner. Dynamic Learning champions the ongoing personal pursuit of knowledge motivated by desires for self-sustainability, social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development. As the Harvard Business Review said, “lifelon…
The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will host “Gardening 101: All About Alliums” today.
The Madrona Garden and Social Club will have its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Parish Hall of St. Christopher’s Church in Bandera.
The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Hill Country Chapter, Texas Master Natur-alists, to hear a presentation by Robert J. Potts, president and CEO of the Dixon Water Foundation.
The Kerrville Garden Club met Sept. 9 at the Oak Hollow Clubhouse for the group’s first meeting of the new year.
Schreiner University has invited The Flyin’ A’s to participate in the “Music and Conversation” event on Oct 29 on campus.
