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Texas Hill Country Happenings
Texas happenings in the region known as the Hill Country. Cities in the area include Austin, Bandera, Blanco, Boerne, Kerrville, Marble Falls, Mason.

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Cottonwood Shores Sept. 18-Oct. 5 'Leading Ladies'
Marble Falls Oct. 4 Citywide Garage Sale
Cottonwood Shores Nov. 13-23 'Driving Miss Daisy'
Marble Falls Nov. 21 Christmas Light-Up Parade
Marble Falls Nov. 21-Jan. 3 Walkway of Lights
Fredericksburg Nov. 28-30 Fredericksburg Peddler Show
Cottonwood Shores Feb. 19-March 8 'Something's Afoot'
Marble Falls March 14 Market Day
Cottonwood Shores April 23-May 3 'Barefoot in the Park'
Cottonwood Shores July 16-Aug. 2 'Once Upon a Mattress'

First, here's what's new. Then events by date order.

Fredericksburg Peddler Show
City: Fredericksburg
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Nov. 28-30
Location: Gillespie County Fairgrounds
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com


'Leading Ladies'
City: Cottonwood Shores
Dates: Thursday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 5, except Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday
Location: 4003 West FM 2147 between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay
Phone: Administration 830-693-2474
Tickets: Box Office 830-798-8944
Admission: for plays adults $15, under 12 $7; for musicals adults $20, under 12 $9
   Hill Country Community Theatre will present a production of Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig.
   Two English actors Max and Leo find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, Pa. is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is when they get there they find out the relatives aren't nephews but nieces! Romantic entanglements and mistaken identities abound in this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor.
   Visit: www.hcct.org
   E-mail: hcct@hcct.org

Citywide Garage Sale
City: Marble Falls
Dates: Saturday, Oct. 4
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Johnson Park
Phone: Kerri Roberts or Gay Bergman at (830)693-2815
Admission: Free
   More than 50 different garage sales in one location.

'Driving Miss Daisy'
City: Cottonwood Shores
Dates: Thursday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 23, except Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday
Location: 4003 West FM 2147 between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay
Phone: Administration 830-693-2474
Tickets: Box Office 830-798-8944
Admission: for plays adults $15, under 12 $7; for musicals adults $20, under 12 $9
   Hill Country Community Theatre will present a production of Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry.
   A Pulitzer prize winning drama that affectionately covers the 25-year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron and her equally indomitable black chauffeur, Hoke. Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the color of his skin and Miss Daisy because she is Jewish in a WASP dominated society. It is only when age and time take their toll that the two fully realize that they've been friends and kindred spirits all along.
   Visit: www.hcct.org
   E-mail: hcct@hcct.org

Christmas Light-Up Parade
City: Marble Falls
Dates: Friday, Nov. 21
Location: Main Street
Phone: Kerri Roberts, Events Coordinator, (830)693-2815
   A parade that is sure to get the entire family in the Christmas Spirit! Parade is held in conjunction with the initial illumination of Walkway of Lights. Proceeds south on Main Street into Lakeside Park.

Walkway of Lights
City: Marble Falls
Dates: Friday, Nov. 21, thru Saturday, Jan. 3
Location: Lakeside Park located immediately west of the Hwy. 281 river bridge
Phone: Kerri Roberts, Events Coordinator, (830)693-2815
   Over one million tiny, twinkling lights on 130 sculptures will reflect off the sparkling waters of Lake Marble Falls. Stroll leisurely on the shoreline and experience a place where dreams are made.
   The self-guided winter wonderland walk will dazzle you with the largest lighted pole-tree boasting over 17,000 multi-colored lights and a lighted tunnel touting over 12,000 clear bulbs. Both these special treasures together with the whimsical, patriotic, religious, traditional, and not so traditional sculptures, along with beautiful Christmas music, create the Walkway of Lights. This lighted wonderland will fill your holiday season with enchantment.
   Located only 45 miles west of Austin and 85 miles north of San Antonio on Hwy. 281, the Walkway of Lights and community of Marble Falls plays host to visitors from near and far. Since 1991, people from as far away as South America, Asia, Europe, Japan and Canada along with many citizens from across the United States have joined in celebrating with local and second-home residents in the area.
   The lighted extravaganza is developed each year by hundreds of dedicated volunteers who are committed to the production of this major project each year. The local community volunteers nightly to ensure viewing opportunities to visitors. The expansion and continuation of the Walkway of Lights is 100% dependent on your generous donations. Admission is free to the public but donations are cheerfully and gratefully accepted.
   Santa is available for pictures on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. as well as Friday and Saturday from 6-10 p.m.

Fredericksburg Peddler Show
City: Fredericksburg
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Nov. 28-30
Location: Gillespie County Fairgrounds
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com

'Something's Afoot'
City: Cottonwood Shores
Dates: Thursday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, March 8, except Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday
Location: 4003 West FM 2147 between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay
Phone: Administration 830-693-2474
Tickets: Box Office 830-798-8944
Admission: for plays adults $15, under 12 $7; for musicals adults $20, under 12 $9
   Hill Country Community Theatre will present a production of Something's Afoot by J. McDonald, D. Vos, and R. Gerlach.
   This musical comedy murder mystery is a spoof of the whodunit genre which takes a strong satirical poke at Agatha Christie murder mysteries as well as at many musical styles of past years. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country estate during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they are picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. The bodies begin to pile up in the library as the survivors frantically race to discover the identity and motivation of the cunning culprit. “An engaging, funny, refreshing original musical,” New York Post.
   Visit: www.hcct.org
   E-mail: hcct@hcct.org

Market Day
City: Marble Falls
Dates: Saturday, March 14
Location: Main Street between First and Fourth Streets
Phone: Kerri Roberts, Events Coordinator, (830)693-2815
   Enjoy over 100 vendors with a variety of merchandise such as home decorations, jewelry, garden items, children's clothing and candles.

'Barefoot in the Park'
City: Cottonwood Shores
Dates: Thursday, April 23, through Sunday, May 3, except Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday
Location: 4003 West FM 2147 between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay
Phone: Administration 830-693-2474
Tickets: Box Office 830-798-8944
Admission: for plays adults $15, under 12 $7; for musicals adults $20, under 12 $9
   Hill Country Community Theatre will present a production of Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon.
   Simon is at his best in this romantic comedy that combines love and laughs. Newlyweds Corrie and Paul Bratter are having a tough time adjusting to life in a minuscule fifth-floor walk-up apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone. Stuffed-shirt Paul is a hard working young attorney just starting his practice, while spontaneous bride Corrie is determined to create a romantic environment in a one room with no heat, a hole in the skylight and oddball neighbors. Will young love survive without an elevator?
   Visit: www.hcct.org
   E-mail: hcct@hcct.org

'Once Upon a Mattress'
City: Cottonwood Shores
Dates: Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, Aug. 2, except Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday
Location: 4003 West FM 2147 between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay
Phone: Administration 830-693-2474
Tickets: Box Office 830-798-8944
Admission: for plays adults $15, under 12 $7; for musicals adults $20, under 12 $9
   Hill Country Community Theatre will present a production of Once Upon a Mattress by M. Rodgers, M. Barer, J. Thompson, D. Fuller, and M. Barer.
   If you thought you knew the story of “The Princess and the Pea” you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
   Visit: www.hcct.org
   E-mail: hcct@hcct.org

  The events and happenings listed in this document were based on information from chambers of commerce and convention and visitor's bureaus; telephone calls, e-mail, and mailed material from contacts; and the Texas Department of Transportation.

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