MUSIC & EVENTS
Fri, 07/26/2024 - 12:00am
FRIDAY Wake the Dead Coffeehouse Free Range Farmers Market Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
FRIDAY Wake the Dead Coffeehouse Free Range Farmers Market Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Celeste Cook Features Editor
We’re used to having lots of sun in our long summer days, but this weekend’s forecast calls for rain. Lots of rain. Buckets of it. So what can we do that doesn’t involve al fresco dining, patio brunches or time spent in a tube or kayak? I’m going to indulge in some nice, indoor art. Dogseye Gallery is currently displaying “The Peep Show,” which runs now until Aug. 24. The show features multimedia work from over 20 artists, each designed to entice visitors from piece to piece to view the full gallery. On Sunday morning, we are meeting with some of our friends for brunch at The Wimberley Inn. Like us, our friends have been traveling a great deal this summer, so we will take the opportunity to relax and catch up while sampling The Wimberley Inn’s brunch menu. I’m eager to try the Limoncello Mule (Caravella Limoncello, Tito’s Vodka, ginger beer and mint) and the peaches and cream croissant French toast. All of this amounts to a nice, cozy weekend indoors.
Shannon West Staff Reporter
The Cream Cheese Accident will be playing at Zelick’s Icehouse tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. This band is a cover band of the String Cheese Incident with a slightly psychedelic sound featuring, you guessed it, string instruments as well as a funky guitar sound and an uptempo drum beat. For those in need of school supplies and shoes, Hays Cares is hosting a shoe drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at McCormick Middle School, 5700 Dacy Lane, Buda, in which they will be doling out 500 new pairs of shoes along with school supplies to area children in need. Classic Rides on El Camino Real will be at the Hays County Historic Courthouse grounds on the square from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be Veterans Support Services on sight as well. It’s a great event to go browse the classic cars with your kids, and if you’re a veteran, to get your hands on some great resources. Then you can head over to the Taproom for a burger and some respite from the rain.
Dalton Sweat Publisher
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The Jacob’s Well Demonstration Garden in Wimberley serves as a home base for the Hays County Master Gardeners. It features many hands-on spaces, including gardens for vegetables and pollinators.
Photo by Jason Cook
As the climate shifts worldwide and more people move into the Hill Country, locals and newcomers alike have taken an interest in plants.
I left my vintage Triple Crown mug at a coffee shop, and I almost burst into tears when I realized my mistake. I figured the sweet owners and staff at the café, where they know me as the English- speaking lady who prefers her yellows runny and her whites solid in her menemen, would likely hold onto the treasured mug, assured of my return. Nevertheless, I feared for the safety of the deteriorating black decals on the ivory ceramic. Would they scrub the inside AND the outside of the mug? Would they simply keep it preserved with the crusty remnants of French press I’d rolled in there with? I was panicked, to say the least.
The front register of Green Heron Bookshop glows with emerald lights, a nod to Old World libraries and the San Marcos ecology.
Photos by Celeste Cook
Top, Green Heron Bookshop relies on community reader recommendations for the books Vetiver brings to the shelves. Middle, Wade Vetiver is living out a middle school dream shared by many of us book lovers: owning a bookshop. Bottom, Virgil — a 100-year-old vintage typewriter beckons customers to write.
Photo by Wade Vetiver
San Marcos’ indie bookstore finds a new home
Colton McWilliams Sports Editor
The San Marcos Daily Record staff gives recommendations on what to do in our community
Celeste Cook Features Editor
Ever drive out toward Blanco through the Hill Country on RR 32 right at sunset, when the last rays of light streak gold across the darkening horizon? Anyone who has understands in an instant how this part of Texas acquired the title of Big Sky Country, and it is a unique experience that is definitely worth seeing. The Devil’s Backbone Tavern is an old-school honky tonk perched on the ridge of this breathtaking vista, making it an ideal stargazing spot. Tonight, Sue Foley and The Pistolas will take the Backbone stage at 8 p.m. A legendary blues guitarist, Foley will play from her latest album, One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar. After Foley’s set, head out to the parking lot to catch the sunset. Both will be spectacular shows. Tickets for Foley and The Pistolas are available at devilsbackbonetavern.com/live-music.
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