UGRA cleanup tops the list of this weekend's events!

This weekend's main event is all about cleaning up a treasure!

The 19th annual Upper Guadalupe River Authority cleanup is Saturday at Flat Rock Park, and there's no doubt volunteers will find some weird (if not troubling) stuff dumped in the river.

UGRA said volunteers should go to Flat Rock Park at 8 a.m. for registration, instructions and assignments if they did not register online. Volunteers will then fan out to begin cleaning the river.

UGRA offers the following suggestions:

• Wear a hat and lightweight clothing to guard against the heat.
• Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
• Wear leather work gloves.
• UGRA will have a limited quantity of work gloves available for volunteers to borrow, but please bring your own if you can.
• Wear clothing and shoes that are appropriate for getting wet and dirty. Also, protect yourself from the sun and bugs by applying sunscreen and insect repellent.
• Bring your own chairs, picnic blankets, or popup tents for relaxing during the event wrap-up and prize raffle.

Volunteers should return to Flat Rock Park with their trash by 11 a.m. for refreshments and the distribution of awards for the most unusual item and the biggest item. Additional garbage drop-off locations will be at Louise Hays Park, Guadalupe Park and the Center Point Dam.

There's a raffle for all participants. The first 300 registered volunteers will receive an official 19th Annual River Clean Up T-shirt.

For more information: Matt Wilkinson at (830) 896-5456, ext. 235 or mwilkinson@ugra.org

Today's events

Markets

• Kerrville Farmers Market — A.C. Schreiner Mansion, 4 p.m. Information: https://kerrvillefarmersmarket.com/

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

• Tim Porter and Gary Hatch — Cafe at the Ridge, 6 p.m. Information: https://www.shopsattheridge.com
• Exit 505 — The Hunt Store, 7 p.m. Information: https://www.thehuntstore.com
• Sam Lewis — Pint and Plow, 6 p.m., Information: https://www.pintandplow.com The details: Singer/songwriter from Kerrville, Texas. Plays both covers and some original work.
• RXS Band — Pier 27 River Lounge and Pizzeria, 8 p.m. Information: 830-896-7437
• Ellis Bullard — Trailhead Beer Garden at Schreiner University, 7 p.m. Information: 830-307-5990 The details: Ellis Bullard is a True – Blue Honky tonk experience with unapologetic throwback style and real deal sound.
• Carlos Cuellar — Joanne Marie and Me Wine Boutique, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Markets

• Heart of the Hills Farmers Market — River Hills Mall parking lot, 8 a.m. Information: 830-370-7476

Live music

• Rhett Walker — Roddy Tree Ranch, 6 p.m., Information: https://www.roddytree.com/LazyDaysCanteen.html
• Nichole Wagner — Trailhead Beer Garden at Schreiner University, 7 p.m. Information: https://www.trailheadbeergarden.com The details: One of Austin’s most promising young singer-songwriters” (Peter Blackstock, Austin-American Statesman), Nichole Wagner’s music is rooted in Americana-folk traditions, with disarmingly honest lyrics accented by wistful alto. Her most recent EP, Dance Songs for the Apocalypse, was released in May 2020. She is currently working on a full-length release for 2022.
• RBQ Band — The Hunt Story, 7 p.m. Information: https://www.thehuntstore.com
• Steve Garry — Cafe at the Ridge, 6 p.m. Information: https://www.shopsattheridge.com
• Derringer Band — Pier 27 River Lounge and Pizzeria, 8 p.m. Information: https://www.https://pier27riverlounge.business.site/
• Cactus Country — Crider's Rodeo and Dance Hall, 8 p.m. Information: https://cridersrandd.com/band-lineup

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. Hondo's and Luckenbach's artifacts and photos fill three cases in addition to her work.
• 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.