Tarot began as a game, but is often used for cartomancy.
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Q.I made an appointment to have my cards read, but I want more information about them. What are tarot cards and what is their history?
In 2024, the Heritage Association of San Marcos will embark on the restoration of the Charles S. Cock House Museum, built in 1867, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in Veramendi Plaza Park.
Photos by Celeste Cook
The Charles S. Cock House Museum is located at 400 E. Hopkins.
Veramendi Plaza Park is a stunning gem that provides a tree-covered park on the river to be enjoyed by all visitors. Although the city owns the park, the Heritage Association members have been stewards of the property, structures and buildings for over four decades. To know the story of Veramendia Plaza Park is to understand the driving forces behind this nonprofit and the extent of their financial support endorsing preservation. Here are some pivotal dates to know: 1972 — Preservation efforts were dedicated to Veramendi Park when the Federal Urban Renewal Agency transferred this undeveloped area to the City Bicentennial Commission which soon became the Heritage Association. Thus began the drive to protect and preserve these three acres as the historic centerpiece of the town.
Phillip Trieu and Lucia Vico star in “Sense & Sensibility.”
Photos by Peggy Keelan
Left to right, Donna Provencher, Lucia Vico and Samuel Ellisor in the Wimberley Player’s production of “Sense & Sensibility.”
Photo by Peggy Keelan
Kate Hamill’s delightfully funny and quick-paced adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, “Sense and Sensibility,” follows the Dashwood sisters as they are forced to live amongst their meddling relations while navigating through the harsh truths of class distinctions. To the fiendish delight of Ms. Hamill’s cleverly written “Greek Chorus” of Gossips, the sensible and reserved Elinor and her ever romantic and emotional younger sister Marianne find themselves desperately in love with men above their station. Austen fans will not be disappointed in this beautifully staged and costumed production set against the backdrop of Regency era England and coupled with Austen’s always subtly subversive ironic language.
We Are Blood has drawn Central Texans together since 1951 to provide and protect the community's blood supply. By inspiring people to donate locally and to take pride in this precious resource, they are making sure Central Texans will continue to have access to life-saving blood when they need it.
Students and staff from the Gary Job Corps Center have participated with the “We are Blood” Blood drive for over 10 years in a tri-annual event. Shown are Gary Job Corps student James Hobson and mobile phlebotomist David Nelson.
Photo by Gary Jobs Corps
WE ARE BLOOD
Top, TXST University President Kelly Damphousse, center, with Debbie Austin, left, and Bronwyn Sergi of the Heritage Association; Middle, Eric Willis of La Cima, a major sponsor joins Heritage officials; Bottom, Chase and Seth Katz with Heritage officials.
Photos by Carl Dean
The Heritage Association of San Marcos' 46th annual Historic Spring Tour is one week away. This year is the 46th anniversary of the Heritage Association Spring Tour, a landmark event that spotlights many of the finest examples of stately historic architecture in the community.
Texas State student veterans and military connected individuals enjoyed the Crawfish River Day Social April 1 at City Park.
Photos submitted by the Veterans Alliance of Texas State
Veterans who return home from the military face unexpected challenges as they try to reintegrate into civilian living. Military members and their families frequently relocate due to service, and these frequent moves can make it difficult for veterans to establish a routine once they settle into a new place and begin to consider their future.
The Howle home entry features a colorful mix of potted and in-ground plants, both natives and cultivars.
Photos by Sharon Lockett
A foundation bed includes cultivated pink hibiscus and native pink primroses bookended with pots of purple shamrock.
Purple shamrocks (oxalis) sport pale pink flowers in spring.
Photos by Sharon Lockett
Hills of Hays home features native, cultivated plants
Yaegel T. Welch as Tom Robinson, Stephen Elrod, Jacqueline Williams as Calpurnia and Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch.
Photo by Julieta Cervantes
“You also get more of an idea of how much [Calpurnia’s] been a surrogate mother to Jem and Scout. Scout was only two when their mother passed,” Jacqueline Williams said. Melanie Moore plays Scout Finch and Jacqueline Williams plays Calpurnia in the Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
Photo by Julieta Cervantes
The Broadway adaptation of “To Kill A Mockingbird” simultaneously honors and updates Harper Lee’s classic American novel about justice and racism in the South. Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the story follows the familiar original narrative, but utilizes Scout’s youthful inquisitiveness to ask the important questions about the society in which they live. As Sorkin said in an interview in The Atlantic, the characters are “not getting repainted. We’re just taking another look, given the times we’re living in.”
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