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Lake Travis Zipline Adventures will host #LTZAgives with 100% of all tours booked on Tuesday, June 18 benefiting Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter. Typically closed on a Tuesday, patrons can schedule a tour for this special fundraiser by selecting “Charity Tour” when booking online at ziplaketravis. com.
UNITY AND BUBBLES
Saturday at 9 a.m. (setup at 8:30 a.m.) is the annual Juneteenth unity walk that starts at the crossroads of MLK Dr and LBJ Drive (in the parking lot of Industry and Gus’ Fried Chicken). The walk goes through the historic district and ends at the WIllie Mae Mitchell Center, located at 715 Valley Street. Make sure you wear sunscreen and hydrate well beforehand because it will be hot. Though last year, they had a golf cart riding with the walk that had a lot of cold water bottles in the back. Afterwards, stay for the Juneteenth BBQ cookoff festivities that will be going on at the Mitchell Center. Also on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hays County Historic Courthouse on the square will be Bubble Fest hosted by Downtown SMTX. There will be free bubble play with the Bubble Wranglers, bubble entertainment by the Ambient Bubble Artist, a bubble dance party, a cool zone for a break from the heat, local vendors and music by DJ Alpha.
FIESTA SAN MARCOS
Live music, outside, in the park along the river. In Texas, or at least around these parts influenced by the Live Music Capital of the World, it means summer.
The inaugural Fiesta San Marcos will be held at San Marcos Plaza Park on Saturday with five Tejano musical groups. There will be more than 20 food booths, vendors, arts and crafts and more.
The new Fiesta celebration is hosted by AJ Castillo, who from Austin, and has a long history of success in the music business. Castillo was named the Tejano All Star Music Awards Male Entertainer of the Year in 2021 and was featured on Juan Treviño’s “Siempre Es Asi,” which won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Song in 2017. He is known for his unique accordion sound and style.
The Fiesta also features Jaime De Anda, Mike Gonzalez and the Iconiczz, Los Desperadoz and Da Krazy Pimpz and is held in partnership with the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce.
The event takes place, rain or shine, on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are on pre-sale for $25 online at fiestasanmarcos. org.
PADDLEBOARDING ON SPRING LAKE
I love the outdoors, and I like water. It’s one of the reasons San Marcos is my home, because there is no place on earth where I can enjoy being with nature on the best river in the world. That is why I want to check out the Spring Lake Stand-Up Paddle Tours.
Having a rare opportunity to be out in the water on Spring Lake, this tour is a chance to experience the heart of the San Marcos River.
It’s one thing to see Spring Lake from the land, but another all together to see it from the Glass Bottom Boat Tours.
To be on the water at Spring Lake on a paddle board and have a rare opportunity to see what makes the San Marcos River flow from a different perspective is too good to pass up.
Without the need of scuba equipment, it will be the closest you can get to Spring Lake.
However if you want to sign up for the tour, you need to sign up quickly as these tours get popular from time to time and have limited spots available. You can sign up at meadowscenter.txst.edu/education/eco-adventures. html.
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Individuals who love seafood can try this recipe for “Grilled Diver Scallops and Fall Vegetable Shish Kebabs with Hazelnut Brown Butter.
Photo from Metro Creative
Grilling is a passion shared by millions of people across the globe. For some, there’s simply no better way to prepare meals in summertime than to do so over an open flame.
Grill you know it’s true: Gifts that cater to dads’ grilling gusto can be ideal this Father’s Day.
Photo from Metro Creative
Grilling is a convenient way to impart flavor on various foods and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine along the way. Many people work hard to hone their grilling skills, including many of the individuals on Father’s Day shopping lists. Grilling is an opportunity for dads to flex their culinary muscles and deliver plenty of flame-licked foods.
The brick facade of Wineaux Wine Bar evokes the balmy appeal of New Orleans, perfect for an island murder mystery.
Photo by Celeste Cook
Get ready for an evening of intrigue as Wineaux Wine Bar hosts “Murder on Lake Wineaux,” an interactive murder mystery event set for 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15. In this collaborative adventure, friends and strangers gather to put their detective skills to the test… with wine!
San Marcos comedian Jack Schutze performs at the Wimberley Opera House.
Photos submitted by Jack Schutze
Jack Schutze of Date Night Comedy and Schutze Scores Productions
To purchase tickets, use your phone camera to access the QR code.
Schutze Scores Productions to host comedy night at Price Center June 15
Dear Readers, Happy columnversary to us! We’ve made it through an entire year together, and I am just over the (new) moon about our relationship. I’m pretty sure the traditional gift is paper, so this fits! Here we are, enjoying our newspaper together. Yay for us!
THEATER THEN TRAP NEUTER RELEASE
For those of you that enjoy a good show. The Broke Thespians Theatre Company will have a showing of The Fantasticks today at 7:30 p.m. at the Maurice T. Suttles Post 3413, located at 1701 Hunter Road. The play is directed by Andrew Keeler and is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The thespians said the show is perfect for the whole family. Get tickets at brokethespiantheatrecompany.org/tickets. On a separate note, if you haven’t noticed, San Marcos is overrun with stray cats. Prevent a Litter is offering assistance this weekend. On Sunday, PALS is having a Trap, Neuter Release event for community cats, located at 215 W. San Antonio is Street. Checkin is from 7 to 8 a.m. and pick-up is at 3 p.m. All cats will be ear tipped and must arrive and leave in covered, humane traps with only one cat per trap. Do not bring cats in normal pet carriers. PALS has a limited number of traps that they can lend out if needed. Sign up for trap for loan on their website. PALS asks that the traps be returned ASAP, so they can continue to help more people and cats. PALS prefers tru-catch style traps over raccoon traps. They ask that you contact them if you have a different style trap, but no squirrel traps. PALS can provide guidance on how to trap. For more information and scheduling, please contact PALS at tnr@preventalitter.com. For more information on trap-neuter-return, visit their website at preventalitter.com/tnr.
TEXAS WATER SAFARI
Leave it up to a man named 'Big Willie' to come up with one of the most grueling and insane challenges on earth – and it starts right here in San Marcos.
According to local legend, Frank Brown and Bill 'Big Willie' George made the first trek from the headwaters of the San Marcos river in a V-bottom boat, without a motor, all the way to the Corpus Christi Bay. The 260 mile trip took them about 30 days in 1962. The following year, the Texas Water Safari was born.
The marathon canoe race is considered one of the most challenging in the world. It is even called “The World’s Toughest Canoe Race.” It is nonstop – literally – from the time you enter the water to the time you reach the bay with a deadline of 100 hours to cross the finish line. Participants have to have all of the provisions and gear they need for the entire trip on board at the start as they are only allowed to have ice and water delivered along the way. No other assistance is allowed. Those who just want to finish may occasionally sleep, but they have to reach checkpoints by certain time intervals along the way to stay in the race.
The record time is 29 hours, 46 minutes, set in 1997, surely with some help from some significant summer rains that year. What starts in San Marcos ends up in Seadrift. Last year's winners finished with a time of 39 hours, 46 minutes.
This year's event starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Meadow's Center for Water and the Environment, but the best place to watch is probably Rio Vista, which canoes start showing up minutes after the start.
1893 FLEA MARKET ANNIVERSARY
If you haven’t made it to the 1893 Flea Market, this weekend is a great time to check it out. The indoor market celebrates its one-year anniversary this Saturday. Housed within the walls of an 131-year-old church, the 1893 Flea Market features two dozen eclectic vendors with all manner of unique items, everything from plants, art, antiques, clothing and jewelry. The market is free and air conditioned, a welcome boon in these sweltering summer days. Plus, as an extra bonus, they will be serving anniversary cake and punch while supplies last, so be sure to get there early to grab a piece. The 1893 Flea Market is an excellent place to find one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family. It’s easy to get happily lost among its treasures for hours at a stretch. The anniversary celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 222 W. San Antonio St.
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