Abbott is confirmed to attend and will read the names of the 119 flood victims as the symphony performs Bach's "Air on the G String," dedicated to those lost and affected on July 4, 2025.
The center is closed July 4 for the holiday. Its mostly free month of programming includes a UGRA conversation on the new RiverHub flood dashboard and an extension agent's screwworm briefing — alongside bird walks, moth night and Pokémon.
The Major James Kerr Chapter is coordinating a bell-ringing at 1:50 p.m. — synced to a nationwide moment — with a Kerrville gathering at Zion Lutheran Church and anyone welcome to ring from home.
The free, public meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. at the Kerr Regional History Center, 425 Water St., just west of the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library. Copies of the book may be available through the library, including by interlibrary loan for cardholders.
For all the grief this weekend carries, it is also a homecoming — a chance for the community to be together along the water that means so much to this place.
The Kerrville songwriter will put out a 25th-anniversary edition of "Gravitational Forces" on July 10 and a 15th-anniversary "Ready for Confetti" on Aug. 21, and has added a run of fall shows at Floore's.
The "Stars, Stripes and Spirit" program at the Cailloux celebrates the nation's 250th birthday and, on the flood's first anniversary, will read aloud the names of those who died in Kerr County.
Playhouse 2000's Youth Summer Musical Theater Camp closes four weeks of work with Disney's "Frozen Jr." at the Cailloux Theater, with shows Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m.
The cast earned their roles through open auditions in May and spent June rehearsing the production. Playhouse 2000 Director of Youth Programming Emily Olson directs, with choreography by Cynthia Frias and music direction by Alexis Korbe, assisted by Meg Traverso.
"Frozen Jr." takes the Cailloux stage for three performances, opening Friday at 7:30 p.m., with a second evening show Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m.
