Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Family events
- Animal Tails and Tales with Kim Lehman — Cailloux Theater, 10 a.m., Information: 830-257-8422 The details: Animal Tails & Tales with Kim Lehman — "Fine Furry and Feathered Friends. Join the fun animal storytelling and music. Free event.
Markets and Sales
- Friends of the Library Book Sale — Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, 1–3 p.m. Information: https://kerrvillet.gov/349/FOTL-Book-Sale The details: Looking for a great read? Or better yet, come down and support the work of Friends of the Library. Maybe find a banned book? That sounds like a fun day to us.
- Kerr County Produce Market Day — The Big Red Barn, 10 a.m., Information: 830-896-7330 The details: Kerr County Produce Market Day (The Big Red Barn). Local Hill Country wholesale warehouse distributor for the finest fruits and vegetables. Open to the public.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
- Kerr Arts and Cultural Center Art Exhibits — Kerr Arts Cultural Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: 830-895-2911 The details: Through Aug. 13, three different art exhibits. Paintings by LaRue, "Kerrville Fiber Artists," Fiber art show by local artists, "Hometown Crafts Teacher's Show," an exhibition featuring the work of local teachers, sponsored by Hometown Crafts and Gifts.
Science and Nature
- Nature Nights — Riverside Nature Center, 6 p.m. Information: 830-257-4837 The details: Nature Jeopardy.
Live music
- Matt Hillyer — Southern Sky Music Cafe, 7 p.m. Information: https://www.facebook.com/southernskymusiccafe
Games and fun
- Thirsty Thursday Game Night — Arcadia Live, 5 p.m. Information: https://www.thearcadialive.org/calendar/
Friday, July 15, 2022
Markets
- Kerrville Farmers Market — A.C. Schreiner Mansion, 4 p.m. Information: https://kerrvillefarmersmarket.com/ The details: Come down and enjoy a complimentary beer, or buy a handcrafted pizza and enjoy the market.
Drama
- "Last Gas" — Playhouse 2000 VK Garage Theater, 7:30 p.m. Information: https://www.playhouse2000.com The details: Nat Paradis is a Red Sox-loving part-time dad. He manages "Paradis' Last Convenient Store," the last place to get gas (or anything) before the Canadian border in northern Maine. When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he must choose between new love and old. This play takes a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking look at love lost and found and what it means to "get back to happy."
- "Matilda" — Hill Country Arts Foundation Point Theater, Ingram, 8:30 p.m. Information: https://www.hcaf.com The details: Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. For her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey profoundly affect each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins recognizing and appreciating Matilda's extraordinary personality.
Science and Nature
- 1-on-1 with a naturalist — Riverside Nature Center, 10 a.m. Information: https://www.riversidenaturecenter.org The details: Naturalist, author, and columnist Jim Stanley and Texas Master Naturalist and native plant enthusiast John Hucksteadt will be available to meet one-on-one to answer questions, discuss various topics, or listen to ideas about nature.
Live music
- Graham Warwick — Pint and Plow Brewing Co., 6 p.m. Information: 830-315-7468 The details: Texas Bluesman Graham Warwick, aka, The Texas Blues Gentleman, will, from the first note, take the listener on a foot tappin' musical journey through several styles of Blues, some classic Rock and Roll, classic Country, folk music, songs from the American Songbook, and sprinkled liberally with his own unique songs! Graham will also fill in all the empty spaces with entertaining stories!!
- Dave Kemp — Cafe at the Ridge, 6 p.m. Information: https://www.shopsattheridge.com
- Aaron LaCombe — The Hunt Store, 7 p.m. Information: 830-238-4410
- Moonshine and Wine — Trailhead Beer Garden at Schreiner University, 6 p.m. Information: https://www.trailheadbeergarden.com The details: This Texas trio performs country music with acoustic guitar, bass, and a harmonica player on lead. Blending traditional & original songs and bringing in great songs from some of the newer country bands, the mix is for dancing & listening. The lead singer is Dennis Alan Owens, a singer song-writer who has released his own music on the recent albums "Going Back to Texas," and "The Last Cowboy," telling stories hoping to take you back to the old ranch roads and dance halls he has traveled in his life. The harmonica player, "Moonshine Marie," gets her harp sound from listening to Mickey Raphael on all of those old Willie Nelson tunes, also sings, and lives in Kerrville, not far from the Quiet Valley Ranch which first brought her here.
- Concerts by the River — Louise Hays Park, 7 p.m. Information: https://kerrvilletx.gov/1582/Concerts-By-The-River The details: Tejano Image & Jessie Wren will play.
- C-Rock — Pier 27 River Lounge and Pizzeria, 8 p.m. Information: 830-896-7437
- The Flashbacks — Joanne Marie and Me Wine Boutique, 6 p.m. Information: (936) 554-8326
Dance
- Learn to Belly Dance — Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, 6 p.m. Information: The Cheeky Peacocks Dance Company The details: Bring a yoga mat, a bottle of water and a friend! The class is $10.
Saturday, July 16
Markets
- Heart of the Hills Farmers Market — River Hills Mall parking lot, 8 a.m. Information: 830-370-7476
Art
- Luckenbach Legacy, Hondo's Daughter, Becky Crouch Patterson Exhibition — Museum of Western Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: The details: Becky Crouch Patterson, a fifth-generation Texan whose father was the legendary developer of historic tiny-town Luckenbach, made famous by Waylon Jennings's classic song, "Let's Go to Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love." This is Patterson's original art, which he describes as a marriage of Texas Folk Art and Fine Art, plus textiles, memorabilia and works from her life. In addition to her work, three display cases will be filled with photos and artifacts of Hondo and Luckenbach.
- Kerr Arts and Cultural Center Art Exhibits — Kerr Arts Cultural Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: 830-895-2911 The details: Through Aug. 13, three different art exhibits. Paintings by LaRue, "Kerrville Fiber Artists," Fiber art show by local artists, "Hometown Crafts Teacher's Show," an exhibition featuring the work of local teachers, sponsored by Hometown Crafts and Gifts.
Drama
- "Last Gas" — Playhouse 2000 VK Garage Theater, 7:30 p.m. Information: https://www.playhouse2000.com The details: Nat Paradis is a Red Sox-loving part-time dad. He manages "Paradis' Last Convenient Store," the last place to get gas (or anything) before the Canadian border in northern Maine. When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he must choose between new love and old. This play takes a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking look at love lost and found and what it means to "get back to happy."
- "Matilda" — Hill Country Arts Foundation Point Theater, Ingram, 8:30 p.m. Information: https://www.hcaf.com The details: Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. For her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey profoundly affect each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins recognizing and appreciating Matilda's extraordinary personality.
Live music
- Rain Thoresen — Trailhead Beer Garden at Schreiner University, Information: 830-307-5990 The details: Rain Thoresen is a singer-song writer and adventure enthusiast from the Appalachian mountains. She wrote her first song right here in Texas and has been in love with the lone star state ever since. Her music has been described as girl-power Americana.
- The Stateline Band — Crider's Rodeo and Dance Hall, 8 p.m. Information: https://cridersrandd.com/band-lineup
- Jim Turner — Cafe at the Ridge, 6 p.m. Information: 830-896-0420
- Starseed — Pier 27 River Lounge and Pizzeria, 8 p.m. Information: 830-896-7437
- The Reefs — The Hunt Store, 7 p.m. Information: 830-238-4410
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Live music
- Pipe Dreams: Saint-Saens Organ Symphony — First Presbyterian Church, 3 p.m. Information: 830-792-7469 The details: The Symphony of the Hills teams up with Dr. Sabrina Adrian at the Jehmlich organ inside First Presbyterian Church to perform Camille Saint-Saens' Third Symphony ("Organ"), along with Respighi's Suite in G Major for Strings and Organ.
- The RBQ Band — Pier 27 River Lounge and Pizzeria, 3 p.m. Information: RBQBand@gmail.com
