For those of you who won’t be snuggled by the fireside tonight, there’s a good bit going on in the Hill Country. Here are our picks: “Christmas Spirit,” Frederick Stroppel, a new twist on Christmas at the Point Theatre indoors. Ingram, Texas “Silver Bells – Cowboy Style,“ Bandera Courthouse Lawn Mark Stewart, 11th Street Cowboy […]
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Rex Foster Holiday Jewelry Show & Concert
Rex Foster, longtime Hill Country artist and singer/songwriter will be hosting his annual Christmas jewelry show and concert in December 14th in Comfort at the VFW Hall. Joining Rex this year will be Americana favorite Mike Blakely. Foster has been a fixture in the Hill Country for decades as both a musician and jewelry designer. […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
No Christmas Season is complete without a visit from old skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future who bring about the most famous transformation in literary history. Join a small group of actors who re-create the dozens of characters populating Dickens’ timeless tale of the redemptive power of Christmas. […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Tribute to Tammy Wynette with Georgette Jones
What do you get when you cross two of the greatest talents in country music? Georgette Jones. With country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette as parents, you can’t ask for a better start in the music world. On December 15 Sharity Productions, in association with Crenwelge Motors, will present “A Tribute to Tammy Wynette” […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ice Houses not Convenience Stores
Texas Hill Country Ice Houses were the precursors of Convenience Stores but they were more than places to purchase milk or beer and ice or a few groceries. They were alternative community centers (alternative to churches). Ice Houses were social gathering places. They were places to relax after a long day of riding a tractor […]
Read the rest of this entry »Deep in the Heart of Bandera
Bandera has always had a special place in the memories of anyone thinking about the Texas Hill Country. The colorful history of the County includes tales of Indian raids, settlement of the Mormons and Polish families, exciting experiences at area Dude ranches, Texas Rangers, Longhorn cattle drives up the historic Western Trail, just to name […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bandera Tenderfoot
Most of the other writers featured in The Heart Beat are seasoned veterans of the Bandera, and Texas Hill Country scene. Me, I’m a tenderfoot having only lived in Bandera for a little over a year. When approached to write an article, for The Heart Beat, my first response was, “About what?” After all I’m […]
Read the rest of this entry »Women in Texas Songs and Stories
After finishing a book of interviews with women in Texas music(2007/UT Press), after submitting a story to new book, Her Texas: Story, Women and Song, featuring poets, artists, songwriters, and me as an historian (?), after listening to many stories of women at the 2013 American Studies Conference at Baylor, I am compelled to share […]
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