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Spotlights!!!
Spring 2008
The Victoria Art League, Inc.
Cordially Invites You to
All Things Texas
Join the 2nd Annual Gala Celebrating
the Visual Arts in Victoria.
This Texas Casual Event will feature the finest Chili and Cornbread around
plus Art demonstrations by member visual artists, Texas country musicians, Tall Tales around the camp fire and a Silent Auction.
April 26, 2008 - 7:00 to 10:00 pm
For info call 361.572.0825 or 361.655.1006
905 S. Bridge Street (Old Farmer's Coop)
Ya'll come!
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Pam Schierman Memorial Songwriter's Festival
Outrigger Restaurant, Palacios TX
Saturday, April 26, 11 am-11 pm
Songwriter's will gather at the Outrigger Restaurant to perform on the Little Sixth Street stage all day long for the Pam Schierman Memorial Songwriter's Festival. To participate see www.greatxsongwriters.com. To attend please bring your lawn chair and $8 and spend the day in the back yard of the Outrigger Restaurant overlooking beautiful Matagorda Bay. There will be food, full bar and great music. The event is a benefit for the American Cancer Society.
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NORDHEIM HISTORICAL MUSEUM
4th Annual Market Days
Saturday, April 26, 2008 10am - 4pm
Vendor Spaces $10 - 361.938.7208 - 361.275.1326
Featuring the 1st Annual Motocycle Run and more...
Enjoy the wildflowers on our country roads leading to Nordheim on Hwy 72 between Kenedy and Yorktown.
DeWitt County Wildflower Association
DeWitt County is the Wildflower Capital of Texas!
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FREYBURG HALL
Presents
Bill Poss and the Bluegrass Racket
Sunday, April 27 - 5 pm
$5.00 Cover
Fayette County, Central Texas S
FM 956 and FM 2238
12 miles SW of La Grange
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TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
38th ANNUAL FIDDLERS' FROLICS
April 24 - 27, 2008 in Hallettsville TX
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BUCK AND THE KID
Paintings by Buck Schiwetz and Harold Phenix
Sharon D. Steen, Guest Curator
NAVE MUSEUM
Victoria TX
Showing through April 27, 2008
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The Texas Historical Commission invites you to
The 2008 Annual
Historic Preservation Conference
May 1 - 3, 2008
Omni Bayfront Hotel
900 North Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Registrations accepted up to the day of the conference.
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Bluebonnet Days Festival
May 2 & 3, 2008
Joe Gullery Park - Kenedy TX -
CAJUN NITE - May 2, 2008 - 6 pm - 11 pm
Shrimp Boil * Cajun Music * Margarita Contest
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Parade on Main Street at 11 am
Fun for All Ages in the Park - 1 pm - 8 pm
NO GATE FEE
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THE BEEVILLE ART MUSEUM
Sacred Vistas and Ancient Stones
Jaroslav Poncar
May 10 - July 19, 2008
Opening Reception with the Artist
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 12:00 Noon to 2 pm
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“Pull for Preservation”
The Flatonia Landmark Preservation Society
(FLPS) invites you to participate in the
Sporting Clays Tournament
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Fayette County Gun Club
La Grange, Texas
75 Sporting Clays Targets
Perfect Scores Qualify for $15,000 Grand Prize
Trophies, Free Ammo, Raffle, Silent Auction
Shooters, Sponsors, Donors Welcomed!!
Benefiting the Flatonia Landmark Preservation Society
For more info call 361-865-9309
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The Texas Film Commission will be offering seminars through the Texas Leadership Institute to assist communities with on-location filming.
Courses are being planned at various locations in Texas by Carol Pirie.
Contact Carol if you are interested in working with filmmakers in your community.
Meet Carol on May 21st at the I-10 Corridor Meeting
For reservation please contact Adena Lewis, Director of the Smithville Chamber of Commerce.
"MOVIES -A guide to Smithville TX
for Brad, Angelina and even Sean Penn"
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NEW BOOKS!
Dance Halls and Dreamers
Congratulations to Pat Green; writer, Luke Gilliam; and photographer, Guy Rogers III and the many Texas musicians, Dance Hall owners, employees and fans included in this project.
Capturing Nature
The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodríguez
Patsy Pittman Light book celebrates the work of Mexican-born artisan Dionicio Rodríguez's imaginative sculptures of reinforced concrete that imitate the natural forms and textures of trees and rocks.
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Now Showing!
The Spanish Legacy of the Texas Coastal Bend
The Museum of the Coastal Bend
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*Free DVD*
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
- On the Road to Partnerships
Order Now!
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Thanks to TexasEscapes.com for this list of popular wildflower destinations and driving trips.
You might also call the Texas Department of Transportation, 800-452-9292 to hear reports on wildflower sightings throughout the state. This material is updated weekly with news of spectacular roadside wildflower displays.
Planning a family vacation or field trip?
Travel in Texas and Learn at Every Turn...
TexasEducationVacation.com
and
Keep TEXAS Litter Free!
THE STORY BEHIND THE LEGEND
DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS
20 YEARS
1986 - 2006
TIM MCCLURE AND ROY SPENCE
"Go behind the scenes of the most successful
antilitter campaign in history. ... "
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~ Nominations for 2008 Businesses of the Month ~
April 2008
Businesses of the Month
Morrow's Decor Shoppe
Home of The Wildflower Mart
A unique blend of gift items, home decor and
custom framing!
134 E. Main Street - Cuero TX 77954
Closed Sunday and Monday
Open Tuesday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday - 10 am - 4 pm
361.275.6522
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March 2008
Businesses of the Month
The Bloomin' Farmer's Market
Across from the Yoakum Community Center
Yoakum Texas
Fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, eggs, fresh seafood, baked goods, honey, jams, preserves, arts and crafts, plus fresh ground cornmeal. Experience the best Indoor Market in Texas -
Every Saturday 9 am - 3 pm
Live Music by Johnny Garner.
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February 2008
Business of the Month
Werner's
Catering and Restaurants
with Locations in
Gonzales, Hallettsville, Lockhart, Shiner and Yoakum
Everyone enjoyed Werner's Prime Rib, Pork Tenderloin, Smoked Salmon and trimmings
at the
GRUENAU HALL SPRING GALA
A Benefit to Rebuild Gruenau Hall

For information about this project contact Bill Niemeier.
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Thanks to Jenny McChesney with
Zeitgraph Inc
1512 South Flores
San Antonio Texas 78204-1619
210.218.2126 cell
Sketchbook
for nominating the
January 2008
Business of the Month
Native American Seed
4111N US Hwy 377
Junction Texas 76849
325-446-4141
Jan Neiman
jan@seedsource.com
http://seedsource.com
Enjoy the Wildflowers now!!!
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