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GOING HOG WILD IN BANDERA 

Coming up on the 17th of this month is the 10th Annual Wild 

Hog Explosion! Food, fun and javalinas fill out a great day of 

fun for the whole family. Roll a bike rally, arts & crafts, BBQ, 

music and hog catchin’ into one huge event and you get a 

picture of what the Wild Hog Explosion is all about. 

GORDON AMES - TEXAS ROAD SHOW 

Gordon continues his conversation with Willie’s bandmate 

Mickey Raphael, one of the best harmonica players in the 

world. 

THE BANDERA BEAT 

Karyn fills us in on what is a very big month of music and 

other events in Bandera. Come on out to the Cowy 

ON THE ROAD WITH KATHLEEN HUDSON 

Dr. Hudson is burning up the Texas roads again this month and 

fills you in on her musical travels about the Texas Hill Country. 

NEWS FROM THE FESTIVAL WITH DALIS ALLEN 

It won’t be long now until its time to head out to Quiet Valley. 

Dalis fills us in on what’s coming up this year and lets you 

know the deadlines for the song competition. 

Page 30 MONTHLY EVENTS CALENDAR 

March seems to be the month when everyone is poised for 

spring and so far this year spring is in the air early. The calendar 

on our web site is also updated as late-arriving events come 

to our attention 

To make your entertainment search easier, 

live music and performance events are on green color-coded pages.

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6 HILL COUNTRY HAPPENINGS MARCH 2012

Shweiki Media 


We begin the next 40 Years now! Please join us as we celebrate 

once again the miracle and the joy that is our world renowned 

Festival of songwriters right here in Kerrville! 

Tickets, including Season Packages and day tickets, are available 

discounted on our website at http://www.kerrville-music.com/tickets. 

htm. The scheduled artists are not currently listed as contracts are 

slow this year. 

What we do know is : 

May 25 - MILKDRIVE. They did a weekday Threadgill show last year 

and have moved to the Mainstage this year. 

May 28 - Steve Seskin, also teaching at Songwriters School. The 

writer of the song ‘Don’t Laugh At Me’, the basis for Peter Yarrow’s 

Foundation called ‘Operation Respect’ www.operationrespect.org/ 

June 3RD for some reason is the date most confirmed….never a 

way to figure how it will come together… 

June 3 includes JOHN FULLBRIGHT, WARREN HOOD & THE 

GOODS and RUTHIE FOSTER. 

June 8 - Bluehouse back in the States from Australia. 

Ruthie Foster 

I have just been to the Folk Alliance International Conference 

in Memphis with 2000 other music industry professionals. I will 

be introducing many of the songwriters I heard there to the Kerrville 

Festival audiences in the coming years. It is always a 4 day marathon 

of music and conversations. One of the delights of the business. 

The deadline for submissions to New Folk is March 15TH 

and still many artists wait until now to submit. Please check the numbers 

on our website http://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com to make 

sure we haven’t reached 800. http://www.kerrville-music.com/newfolk.htm 

is the link for full guidelines. Please take a look at these 

before you submit. 

You can join our mailing list for updates and specials by 

going to http://www.kerrville-music.com/mailing_list.htm 

Hope to get to visit with you there and see you at Fest! 

Thanks for reading about the Kerrville Folk Festival in Hill 

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Mickey Raphael – Part 2 

Was there ever an issue within your family, about you, as a young 

man, venturing out to be a professional musician? 

Well…they weren’t really…my dad had no idea what the future would 

hold, you know, I’m sure he was a little paranoid about that, but I 

got with Willie (Nelson) when I was 20…but they were supportive, 

because I was out working. They didn’t necessarily know what the 

future would hold. 

Was there ever a point in time you questioned if it was going to work 

out? What do I have to do to have something to fall back on? 

Yeah, it has the last couple of weeks..(laughter) I really loved what I 

was doing, and I always knew I wouldn’t get rich and famous off of 

it..It’s just a labor of love. 

Do you try to limit your session work these days to fit your 

schedule? 

I will take anything that’s offered, if it’s it’s good, you know? I haven’t 

really turned down anything because of my time, even if I’m really 

busy, I try to work it in, unless it’s just really horrible….and I can’t 

really remember anything I turned down. I can generally always 

make time. 

Mickey Raphael 

Ever a time you flatly declined to lend your name to a project based 

on who it is and the market they cater to? 

No, unless it really sucked, or was stupid. Maybe once in my career, 

but I can’t think of what the project was. You know I might have to 

pass if maybe they were a little too demanding, or something…. 

hey, you know what, there was something! There was a project. 

A guy wanted me to play on a song for a movie. It turned out it 

was a rhythm track and it was about 10 minutes long, and I was 

creating the whole melody, and I was like “what’s happening here”? 

I’m writing this song, and the it’s my song and the guy wasn’t paying 

any money, and I said I pass. He had nothing there, and he said “just 

fill in 10 minutes.” There was only chump change in it. Had it been a 

very cool project, it wouldn’t have mattered. At that point he had me 

writing the song for him, and I like getting paid for my time, but that 

was a little squirrelly, and kind of pushy about the time. And again, 

no money. If it was cool I would have done it, but at the time it was 

more trouble than it was worth. I would like to get scale, unless 

it’s a major record, then I’d like to get double scale. Unless it’s all 

day, then I’d like to get a flat rate for the day. I’m never going to 

turn something down because of money. If it’s good, I’ll do it. If a 

guy is offering me no money for a cool project, I’ll just say “I can’t 

do it for that, so I’ll do it for free.” That’s if I really want to do the 

project. If a young songwriter comes to me and says I really have 

no money, but I have this song, and if I thinks it’s killer, and he 

gets a record deal, I’ll do it, and say you pay me full price later. If 

it’s good, I’m not going to turn anything down. If it’s not good, the 

price goes up! 

When you go out on the road now with Willie, is he showing any 

signs of slowing down? He’s almost 80, and his life has always 

been on the road. 

None that I can see. It looks like we are going to be a little more 

civilized now….two weeks on – two weeks off, that gives us a little 

more time at home, but we still work the same amount of cities. 

We won’t have five days off on the road somewhere. It’s great – it 

gives me time to make plans. You know, I have a life. We used to 

do 10 week tours so this is great. After Willie I really don’t think I’ll 

go on the road. Maybe a few short tours with someone I like, but 

I really can’t tell you I am looking for work right now. 38 years on 

the road is a long time. 

Is Nashville conducive to your life? 

I love Nashville! It’s a great town. This is where records are being 

made. 

Mickey Raphael is the quintessential harmonica player in American 

music today. Next time you here a cool harp lick on a record, check 

the liner notes. Mickey may have played it. Check him out at www. 

mickeyraphael.com . 

You can hear a lot of Mickey’s work locally on The Real Deal 

93.5 KOOK/1230 KERV. You can here Big G’s Texas Roadshow 

Monday-Friday 6-10 AM and now Saturdays from 10a-2p. If you 

have an idea for an interview you would like to see on these pages, 

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Around Fredtown... 

by Ms. Fredericka S. Burg 

Wow! Are we glad that the Lenten Season is upon 

us! February in Fredericksburg 

was wild! Between the Fest 

Nacht and Fasching Costume 

Balls over $20,000 was raised 

for local charities. Amazing costumes, 

elaborate decor by Maggie 

Gillespie Designs and stellar 

entertainment ensured that 

everybody is READY for Lent! 

Since a picture is worth a thousand 

words, here you go: 

At left are the King & Queen of Fasching Fredericksburg, Roger & Sherrill 

Winter Pictured left to right at Fest Nacht are Cookie Althaus, Luz 

Flores, Melanie Corbett & Irma Bustamante. 

We left Fredericksburg’s RS Hanna Gallery after First Friday Artwalk 

last month feeling just so fortunate to be afforded such culture! It’s absolutely 

charming walking from Gallery to Gallery at sunset while sampling 

wine and cheese and viewing beautiful works of art by such incredibly 

talented Artists. The next Artwalk is Friday, March 2nd with extended 

hours til 8pm. Highly Recommended! 

Pictured left to right with Navajo Grill Owner, Mike Raymer, are Renewal 

Artists, Katherine Lott, Stevie Lake and Deborah Harrington. 

Fredericksburg’s Navajo Grill hosts it’s next Art show, March 30-Apil 1st, 

called Renewal, a collaboration between three beautiful and talented 

Hill Country women inspired by a book of nests by Photographer Sharon 

Beals called “Fifty Nests and the Birds That Built Them”. For deets 

check out www.visitfredericksburgtx.com We’ll be waiting for you! 


“Own your own universe,” is what Terri Hendrix 

says, in her songs and in her new book CRY TILL YOU LAUGH, The 

Part That Ain’t Art. I heard Mary Clare give a reading from her new 

book today, February 14, called 100 Voices of Change, and I read 

the last chapter of Terri’s book, entitled “Change and the exploding 

toilet.” Both women were documenting voices. And I am once again 

reminded of the synchronicity that explodes daily in my life. In the 

spirit of David Shields, I am sharing some of my own universe with 

you this month. 

The THMF has invited Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines to give a 

songwriting workshop September 29, celebrating 25 years of THMF 

history. Details later. 

March 1-3 I am in Houston at the Texas State Historical Association 

meeting, sharing my research on the voices of women in Texas 

music. March 3-4 the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association is 

inducting Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, and Robert Earl Keen into 

the Hall of Fame, three voices I documented in my first oral history 

in Texas music. 

March 7 is the THMF coffeehouse at Schreiner University 

showcasing the voice and writing of Stephanie Urbina Jones with 

special guest, Florin Sanchez. My creativity class at Schreiner will 

be creating displays on the voices of women, and my creative writing 

class will read tributes during the open mikes both before and after 

Stephanie performs. 

She is an authentic Texas woman with family roots in Mexico, a 

spirit the size of Texas, and a love big as Texas in her heart. This 

woman has honored her own journey, one that includes a journey to 

Nashville, a sponsorship with Arriba hot sauce, festival appearances 

across the country, special Christmas projects, and a book of her 

own someday! I know that about her. My students are responding to 

her song “Gracias” in my writing class. All about learning with stories 

and songs. 

One of my great memories from February is the Fifth Annual Blues 

Festival at Luckenbach. I heard Will Owen Gage showcase with 

Ben Beckendorf as the first act at 3 p.m. Johnny Nicholas and 

Scrappy Judd Newcomb looked as good as they sounded! And 

Johnny’s new album, “Future Blues,” has been in my cd player 

ever since. “Hell bent for the promised land,” might be my favorite, 

but not a boring cut on the recording! I am totally in agreement with 

the late, great Stephen Bruton when he says, “Johnny Nicholas Is 

one of the best bluesmen ever, black or white. I can’t decide to rave 

over the live performance or the cd. I know Johnny is also creating 

a music series at his memorable venue up the Mason Highway from 

Fredericksburg, The Hilltop Café, and I know I can always depend 

on great food there! Cindy Cashdollar added the spice to his 

show, just as she does each year at his November Big Band Bash. 

Johnny has performed at our tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, and he is 

an important part of our 25 th Silver Jubilee year……Texas Heritage 

Music Foundation 1987-2012. 

I also took the train from Albuquerque to Santa Fe after presenting a 

paper at the Popular Culture Conference on a “Meal of Stories.” In Santa 

Fe, the Shamanic man with deer horns and arms raised in supplication 

called me into a gallery I once knew for the work of Frank Howell. 

Now, “Worrell Gallery” is on the wall, and the new owners, Jay Boy 

and Mary Adams, have created a showplace for Worrell’s compelling 

expression of spirit and joy. I have been to New Art, Texas, to a concert 

with Walt Wilkins on the Llano River at Bill’s studio, and I have glazed a 

little wine glass at Easter as Bill insisted we all write songs. He is a full 

call to self-expression, and my day in Santa Fe was magical because of 

him. We went to Evangelo’s and heard an after blues jam with Xenobia 

on keyboards (an original in “Hair” on Broadway), Soulman Sam, and 

Jay Boy leading with those Texas sounds. Soulman Sam insisted on 

honoring the Texas guests in the packed bar, and he sang “Floodin’ 

Down In Texas,” allowing us to feel the ghost of Stevie Ray in the room. 

What a day in New Mexico. 

I returned to Texas, shared a day in my American music class discussing 

Bob Dylan projects and listening to students create their own response 

to his life in their poetry, and I was reminded again, of the voices that call 

out for listening. We can give those voices life through our creativity…in 

many ways. 

My 24 hours in Santa Fe were also spent visiting Sheila Doran Benyon 

and Alex, a couple who had invited me to share their creative vision 

working with special needs kids in Kerrville. Now they lived in an adobe 

house in Seton Village atop a hill, giving me the full panorama of Santa Fe. 

Suddenly I feel and hear a new call to create. My question is, “What?” 

April 3-5 is the annual Texas Writers Conference where we feature 

the indomitable Thom Moon Poet who will not allow you to deny your 

creative voice, Kirpal Gordon, who has written a book of parables on 

creative living, and Anne Schneider, a woman who insisted I take tango 

lesson while leading her own Reiki classes, mask making, and poetry 

performances. The schedule is at www.schreiner.edu. Don’t miss these 

free workshops and the special reading Tuesday, April 3. The spoken 

word coffeehouse will be Wednesday, April 4, with Anne leading the last 

workshop at 10.30 a.m. Thursday morning. All in preparation for new 

growth at the Easter season. 

April 29 Sharity Productions I bringing Ray Price to the Cailloux 

Performing Arts Center to sing with the Symphony of the Hills. What 

a combination. More information ahead, but mark that date on your 

calendar. Ray Price is one of THE voices of country music history, and 

he is alive and kicking as at octogenarian. 

Ending with a comment on Dylan’s huge project, 4 Cd’s of his songs, 

with proceeds benefitting Amnesty International. I keep playing “One 

More Cup of Coffee.”with Steve Earle singing. And Johnny has “It’s All 

Over Now Baby Blue,” in an original rendition on his new recording. Yes, 

everything does connect! And Dylan is one of the threads of our/my 

generation. I discovered Adele through this project, singing “Make You 

Feel My Love.” And I always do….feel the love! ils sont partis………KH 

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HARLEY’S 

CORNER 

by Harley David Belew 

Who Should Be The Nominee? 

It took me a long time to decide who I want to see as the 

Republican candidate in the Presidential Election. The only guy I liked 

was Herman Cain- until they told us he was a serial skirt chaser. I was 

willing to forgive him for the first 3 but, hey. 

So consider this: If Romney is the candidate the election will 

be about Bain Capitol, wealth vs poverty, the “99%”, and class warfare. 

Besides who can get excited about a guy who looks like a middle 

aged Ken Doll and talks like an unconvincing chamber of commerce 

pamphlet? Ron Paul? He reminds me of the forgetful grandpa who 

wandered into the wrong family reunion. His Let’s-make-nice foreign 

policy is Naiveté on Parade. Given enough rope I think ole Ron would 

swing like a piñata in the breeze. Newt Gingrich is like the college professor 

you love to hate: a pompously brilliant curmudgeon. Besides, 

he makes Herman Cain look like the winner of the “Monogamist of the 

Year” award. 

With the above candidates the contest would be focused on 

them instead of issues. However, if a True Believer, like Rick Santorum 

is the nominee, Obama will be forced to campaign on the issues. 

Santorum is passionate and has always stood for what he champions 

now; Reagan Conservatism. So far, the best that Big Media can 

dredge up against him is the fact that he believes in good and evil. 

Wow, Good and Evil- what a concept. I’m speechless. Flabbergasted 

even. But, seriously, wouldn’t it be nice to have an election based on 

issues rather than character assassination? 

Eating Cats 

This week I read a story about a guy in the Bakersfield, CA area who 

was trapping feral cats. No one knew why until his neighbor peeked 

over the fence and saw the guy butchering a wild cat. Of course she 

called the law. When the cops got there he was getting the skinned 

feline ready for the grill. At first blush it seems cruel. But, think about 

it for a minute. What happens to those wild cats when Animal Control 

catches them? They gas them to death and throw them in the dump. 

This guy was not eating pets. He was dining on feral cats. He was not 

holding Santeria sacrifices, he was hungry. In hard times some people 

eat cat food. Some eat cats. Perhaps he’s not cruel at all. He’s just 

another victim of Obama’s bad economy. 

“Psst, Hast Thee Got Milk?” 

After a yearlong sting operation the Federal Government just busted 

an Amish Farmer for selling an illegal substance. What kind of contraband 

was this criminal mastermind peddling? Unpasteurized milk! 

We’re talking the hard stuff- right out of the cow! The man with the funny 

beard was smuggling that white foaming bootleg hooch across the 

state line in the back of his buggy. But, our all-knowing, all-wise feds 

put an end to the Milk Man Cartel. Whew! That’s edgy stuff. Taking 

down hardened criminals like that must be spine-chilling, dangerous 

work. The FDA says that fresh milk is “150 times more dangerous than 

pasteurized milk”. That begs the question: “Just how dangerous is the 

government approved stuff”? The bureaucrat’s answer is simple: Government 

approved milk is 150 times less dangerous than milk straight 

out of a cow. Can’t argue with logic like that. I’m just glad the human 

race survived long enough for the Federal Government to take care of 

us. “Thou hast the right to remain silent”. 




March 9th and March 16th 

Rodeo at the Twin Elm Guest 

Ranch 

Special Spring Break Rodeo Series! The 

Rodeo begins at 8:00 PM, but get there 

early to get a good seat, or place to park 

your truck and watch from the tailgate! 

(Weather permitting). Twin Elm’s arena is 

located on Hwy 470 just off Hwy 16 North 

(830-796-3628). twinelmranch.net/rodeo 

March 17th 

Wild Hog Explosion 

An explosion of fun featuring teams who 

compete to catch real live hogs in the 

arena at Mansfield Park. Teams of two 

enter the ring, catch a hog, put them in a 

burlap sack, then race to the finish line! 

It’s not as easy as it sounds! Winners 

are awarded commemorative belt buckle. 

There are medium weight (women) and 

heavy weight (men) divisions, $20 per 

team, and a $5 entry fee for the lil’ piglet 

scramble ages 3-9. Come join, or watch 

them squeal and squirm around like Wild 

Hogs! There will be arts & craft booths, 

Barbecue cook-offs, bicycle rallies, and 

an All Bike Rally Hill Country Run. This 

event benefits the Bandera County Public 

Library. Mansfield Park Bandera, TX 

78003 (830) 796-4447 wildhogexplosion. 

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March 29th Through March 1st 

Thunder in the Hills 

One of the biggest Rallies in Texas!! This 

rally is a four day event held at Bandera’s 

Mansfield Park consisting of camping, 

poker runs, many different vendors, great 

food, and fun field events; there will be live 

music both Friday and Saturday night, D.J. 

music during the day Friday and Saturday, 

bike shows, tattoo contests, and a Sunday 

morning church service. You must be 18 

years or older, no exceptions!! (409)-995- 

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BANDERA 

Purple Sage Guest Ranch & Conference Center, 

Carriage House Inn, 1006 Cedar St., 830-796-4086 

Antler Cabins on Timber Lane, 830-535-4412 

Backroads Reservations, PO Box 967, 866-796-0660 

Bandera Creek Guest Cottage, Hwy 16, 830-460-3517 

Bandera Lodge Motel, 700 State Hwy 16 S., 830-796-3093 

Bandera Ranch & Golf Course, PO Box 2170, 830-460-8008 

Bar Double R Ranch B&B, 2016 Elm Pass Rd,830-796-9940 

Bar M Ranch, PO Box 451, 830-796-9096 

Casa de Amigos, Live Oak Ridge, 830-460-7479 

Casa del Rio, PO Box 967, Bandera, 830-796-7748 

Cool Water Acres, 3301 FM 470, 830-796-4866 

Diamond A Ranch, PO Box 8, 830-796-3331 

Dixie Dude Ranch, PO Box 548, 830-796-4481 

Flying L Guest Ranch, PO Box 1959, 800-292-5134 

Hill Country Harbour, PO Box 967, 866-796-0660 

Inn at Chukka Creek, 2995 FM 470, 830-460-3715 

Mansion in Bandera, 1007 Hackberry, 830-796-4590 

Memaw’s House B & B, PO Box 785, 830-796-4388 

Moseley Ranch Bed & Barn, PO Box 967, 830-796-7748 

Old Texas Square 703 Main 830-796-4100 

Perennial Vacation Club, 1775 River Ranch Rd, 830-796-3051 

River Front Motel, 1004 Main St & River Rd, 830-460-3690 

River Oak Inn, PO Box 1088, 830-796-7751 

Running R Ranch, 9059 Bandera Creek Rd, 830-796-3984 

Seco Valley Ranch, PO Box 967, 830-796-7741 

Silver Spur Guest Ranch, 9266 Bandera Creek Road, 830-796-3037 

The Barn, 4th & Hackberry, 830-796-7951 

The Farm Country Club, PO Box 831, 830-589-2276 

Twin Elm Guest Ranch, PO Box 117, 888-567-3049 

Whispering Waters, PO Box 2224, 830-796-7386 

BOERNE 

Hampton Inn & Suites,34935 IH-10 West, 830-816-8800 

Best Western Texas Country Inn, 35150 IH 10 W, 800-299-9791 

Tapatio Springs , 314 Blue Heron Blvd, 800-999-3299 or 830-537-4611 

Crescent Quarters, 170 S. Main, 830-249-5868 

Guadalupe River Ranch Resort & Spa, FM 474, 830-537-4837 

Holiday Inn Express, 35000 E IH 10, 830-249-6800 

Ye Kendall Inn & Limestone Grill, 110 E Blanco Rd, 830-249-2138 

COMFORT/CENTER POINT 

A Stay In Comfort, 520 High Street, 830-995-4047 

Dave’s Botanical Beir Garden, 170 Center Point Dr, 830-634-3166 

Bed & Breakfast on Cypress Creek, 816 N Creek Rd, 830-995-2479 

Carrington House Bed & Breakfast, 13 Hwy 87, 830-995-2220 

Comfort Cabins, 110 Apacheria Pass W., 830-995-3451 

Comfort Common, 717 High St, 830-995-3030 

Comfort River View House, 877-633-8350 

Country Comfort B & B, 1010 North Creek Rd, 830-537-4262 

Executive Inn - Comfort, 32 IH-10 & Hwy 87, 830-995-5332 

Haven River Inn, 105 Hwy 473, 888-995-7200 

Holekamp House Bed & Breakfast, 610 2nd St, 830-995-5554 

Idlewilde Lodge Bed & Breakfast, 115 Hwy 473, 830-995-3844 

La Luna Linda Bed & Breakfast, Rt 1, Box 127, 830-995-5062 

An Heirloom B&B. 703 Main 830-995-5188 

Comfort’s Historic School House B&B 232 Mill Dam Road 830-995-2511 

Flat Rock Ranch Little Rock House, Flat rock Creek Road 830-995-2858 

Paniolo Ranch B&B Spa 510 FM 473 866-726-4656 

Riven Rock Ranch Resort, 390 Hermann Sons Road 830-995-4045 


FREDERICKSBURG 

Sunset Inn and Suites, 900 S. Adams, 830/997-9581,800-880-9581 

Double B Ranch/Hidden Springs Golf Course, Feidler Rd, 830-990-9500 

A Get Away Ranch, P. O. Box 841, 830-997-3269 

Frontier Inn & RV Park, 1704 West US Hwy. 290, 830-997-4389 

Miller Inn, 910 E. Main, 830-997-2244 

1st Class B& B Reservation Service, 909 E. Main, 830-997-0443 

Al Patton Suites on Main, 232 W. Main, 888-991-6749 

Angels Above The Creek, 415 E. Austin St., 830-997-1615 

Comfort Inn & Suites, 923 Washington St., 830-990-2522 

Comfort Inn Motel, 908 S. Adams, 830-997-9811 

Country Inn & Cottages, 1644, Hwy 290 W., 830-997-2185 

Days Inn Suites, 808 S Adams St., 830-997-1086 

Deluxe Inn, 901 E. Main, 830-997-3344 

Fredericksburg Inn & Suites, 201 S. Washington, 830-997-0202 

George Grady & Sunny, 619 S. Washington, 830-997-7042 

Glenbrook Lodging, 1220 N US Hwy 87, 830-997-7099 

Hangar Hotel, 155 Airport Rd, 830-997-9990 

Hoffman Haus, 608 E. Creek St, 830-997-6739 

Inn on Barons Creek, 308 S Washington St., 830-990-9202 

La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1465 E. Main, 830-990-2899 

Peach Tree Inn & Suites, 401 S Washington, 830-997-2117 

Quality Inn By Choice Hotels, 908 S Adams, 830-997-9811 

Sunday House Inn & Suites, 501 E. Main, 830-997-4484 

Super 8 Motel, 514 E. Main, 830-997-6568 

Town Creek Bed & Breakfast, 304 N. Edison, 830-997-6848 

HUNT/INGRAM 

Roddy Tree Ranch, Hwy 39, 830-367-2871 

Lazy Hills Retreat and Conference, Ingram, TX 830 367-1445 

DUBL-C Guest House, (nightly/weekly rental) 866-427-8374 

MO-Ranch Conference Center, FM 1340, 830-238-4455 

The River Inn Resort, 2960 Hwy 39, 830-238-4226 

River Run Cabins, 1108 Hwy 39, 830-832-4117 

River Oaks Lodge, 1120 Hwy. 39, 830-367-4214 

Hunter House Inn & Suites, 314 E Hwy 39 W, 830-367-2377 

JOHNSON CITY 

Best Western Inn, 107 Hwys 281 & 290, 830-868-4044 

KERRVILLE 

Inn of the Hills, 1001 Junction Hwy., 830-895-5000 

Best Western Sunday House , 2124 Sidney Baker, 830-896-1313 

Comfort Inn Kerrville, 2001 Sidney Baker, 830-792-7700 

Hampton Inn Of Kerrville, 2038 Sydney Baker, 830-257-0600 

Hill Country Camp & Conference Center, 1325 Harper Road, 830-257-5714 

Hillcrest Inn, 1508 Sidney Baker, 830-896-7400 

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 2114 Sidney Baker, 830-895-9500 

Kerrville Days Inn, 2000 Sidney Baker, 830-896-1000 

La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1940 Sidney Baker, 1-800-531-5900 

Trails End Guest House, 180 Gay Dr., 830-995-2812 

Triple T Resort & Conference Center, 3900 Bandera Hwy, 830-634-3000 

Whitten Inn, 2127 Sidney Baker, 830-896-1511 

Y.O. Ranch Hotel & Conference Center, 2033 Sidney Baker, 830-257-4440 

Motel 6, 1810 Sidney Baker, 830-257-1500 

Big Texas Inn, 2105 Sidney Baker, (830) 896-1711 

MEDINA/LEAKEY 

Hill Country Resort, 17740 State Hwy, 830-589-7475 

Koyote Ranch, 23195 St. Hwy. 16 N, 800-225-0991 

Frio Canyon Lodge, Hwy 83 & 337, 830-232-6800 

Mountain View B&B, 2229 Mesa Verde, 830-589-2432 



Thursday 1st 

Hip Hop/S.A.& Austin DJ’s 8p-2a @ The Knite Club 

Open Mic w/ Turk & Loui @ Pampell’s Water St. Grill 

Comedy Piano Act @ Pier 27 

Dance nite w/ DJ Willy @ Guadalupe River Club 

Blues w/ Graham Warwick 8p-10p @ Crossroads Saloon 

Ben Beckendorf @ Hondo’s 

Casey Hubble 7p @ The Auslander 

Brigitte London @ Luckenbach 

APA Pool Tournaments 7:30pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

Songwriters Circle 7p-9pm @ Tin Roof Steakhouse 

The Reefs @ Buc’s Bar & Grill 

Karaoke @ Longhorn Saloon 

Acoustic Jam @ Jake’s at Pipe Creek 

SLY Jazz Quartet 6p-10p @ AZUL Lounge 

Friday 2nd 

29 East 7p @ The Auslander 

Techno/Electronica/DubStep 8pm @ The Knite Club 

The Toman Brothers 9p @ The Longhorn Saloon 

Jed Zimmerman 4p @ Luckenbach 

Almost Patsy Cline Band @ Luckenbach 

Brent Michael Woods @ Tin Roof Steakhouse 

Gary Berg @ Albert Dancehall 

Someone Like You @ The Watering Hole 

The Mighty Orq @ The Cocky Rooster, Comfort 

Finding Friday @ The Guadalupe River Club 

First Friday Wine Share 6p @ Comanche Trace 

Clay Campania 8pm @ Pier 27 

Saturday 3rd 

Live Latino/Tejano Bands NO Cover 8p @ The Knite Club 

JAM SESSION 2PM-7PM @ Arkey Blues 

Arkey Blue & the Blue Cowboys 9PM-1AM @ Arkey Blues 

Doug Moreland/Brian Burns 12noon -5p @ Luckenbach 

Jam w/ JR Pruneda & Friends 2p @ Fritzer’s 

The Mighty Orq 7p @ The Auslander 

Saturday 3rd 

Kinky Freidman & Man In Black Tequila - The Main Liquor 1pm 

For the Young and Young at Heart 7:30p @ Cailloux Theater 

Texas INdependence Celebration @ Luckenbach 

Beatles Tribute @ The Meet Market, Comfort 

Someone Like You @ Silver Creek 

The Reefs @ The Guadalupe River Club 

Felix Truvere & Open Road 9:30p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Sunday 4th 

Free Potluck BBQ 5pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

Open Mike w/ Rodney Joe Smith @ Silver Creek Saloon 

Pickers Circle 5pm w/ Cowboy Doug Davis @ Luckenbach 

Courtney Patton/Liz Foster/Jamie Wilson/1p @ Luckenbach 

Karaoke 4:30pm @ The Longhorn Saloon 

Singer/Songwriters Open Mic @ Cowan’s on the Creek 

Felix Truvere & Open Road 5p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Monday 5th 

Bingo Night 7pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

Blues w/ Ben Beckendorf 6pm @ Silvercreek 

Free Pool @ Buc’s Bar & Grill 

Poker Tourney 7:30p & 9:30p @ Buc’s Bar & Grill 

TX Hold ‘Em Hill Country Poker 7pm @ Southway Pub 

Pickers Circle w/ T-Roy & Candice 5p @ Luckenbach 

Free Pool / $1 Drafts @ Nautilus Beach Bar 

Tuesday 6th 

Dart Tournament 7:30pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

Open Mic with Eric @ Pier 27 

Karaoke with DJ Lightpost @ Guadalupe River Club 

Cricket Tournament 7:30pm @ The Cocky Rooster 


Open Mic @ Cowan’s on the Creek 

Ben Beckendorf 5pm @ Luckenbach 

Red Hot Chili Peppers @ AT&T Center 


Wednesday 7th 

Welfare Fathers @ Steaknite, Waring General Store 

THMF Coffeehaus Series 7p @ Schriener University 

Ethan Terry...Sound Advice 9:30p @ The Watering Hole 

Karaoke w/ DJ Lightpost @ Pier 27 

Open Mic w/ Eric & friends @ Guadalupe River Club 

Texas Hold ‘Em 8:30pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

SteakNite 7pm @ the Waring General Store 

8 Ball Tournament 7:30pm @ The Cocky Rooster 

Karaoke @ Conroy’s Pub 

Penny Ney 5p @ Luckenbach 


Thursday 8th 



Comedy Piano Act @ Pier 27 



Ben Beckendorf @ Hondo’s 


Brigitte London @ Luckenbach 




Friday 9th 


Buster Jiggs 8p @ The Auslander 


Kick-A-Boot Band @ Luckenbach 

John Hogan String Band @ Luckenbach 

Lloyd Bohnam Band @ The Cocky Rooster 

Frio Freedom Fest @ House Pasture Cattle Co. 

3 Man Front @ Guadalupe River Club 

Bear Middleton Band 9p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Saturday 10th 



Arkey Blue and the Blue Cowboys 9PM-1AM @ Arkey Blues 

Robin Ludwick Band 1p @ Luckenbach 


John Evans Band 8p @ The Auslander 

Micky & the Motorcars @ Luckenbach 

Lloyd Bonham Band @ Hondo’s 

Someone Like You @ Pier 27 

Frio Freedom Fest @ House Pasture Cattle Co. 

Fifty Dollar Dynasty @ Guadalupe River Club 

John Way & Barbwire 9:30p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Sunday 11th 




Pickers Circle 1pm w/ Tom Gillam @ Luckenbach 



Nick Verzosa & The Noble Union 8p @ The Auslander 

John Way & Barbwire 5p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Monday 12th 

Ted Russell Kamp 8p @ The Auslander 









Tuesday 13th 

Charlie Montague 8p @ The Auslander 







Ben Beckendorf @ Luckenbach 

Wednesday 14th 






Picker Circle w/ Penny Ney 5pm @ Luckenbach 

Ryan McBride 8p @ The Auslander 


Thursday 15th 

Moe Bandy @ Buckhorn Lake Resort 

Cory Morrow/Casey Hubble 8p @ The Auslander 


Picker Circle w/ Bridgette London 5pm @ Luckenbach 








Karaoke 9:30pm @ Tin Roof Steakhouse 

Friday 16th 


LICK @ Guadalupe River Club 

Friday 16th 

Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros 8p @ The Auslander 

Drugstore Cowboys @ Hondo’s 


Josh Peek 8p @ Luckenbach 

Fredericksburg Trade Days 

Someone Like You @ Buc’s Bar & Grill 

Witzend @ The Cocky Rooster 

Mike & the Moonpies 9pm @ Longhorn Saloon 

Saturday 17th 

WILD HOG EXPLOSION @ MANSFIELD PARK 

Aaron Einhouse 8p @ The Auslander 


Dust Devils @ Hondo’s 


SLY Jazz Quartet @ AZUL Lounge 


St. Pattys Day w/ TX Radio @ Guadalupe River Club 



Randy Roger’s Band @ House Pasture Cattle Co. 

Drew Landry 1p @ Luckenbach 

Mingo Fishtrap 9p @ Luckenbach 

The Toman Brothers 9:30p @ The Longhorn Saloon 

Sunday 18th 

Sarah Beck & Jessica Campbell 12:30p @ The Auslander 





Thomas Micheal Riley 1p @ Luckenbach 





GENERAL STORE ★ BAR ★ DANCE HALL ★ PRIVATE PARTIES 

LIVE FROM LUCKENBACH TEXAS AND THE LUCKENBACH DANCEHALL 

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Kerrville 

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Comfort 

Fredericksburg 

290 

LUCKENBACH 

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OPEN DAILY 

9 til Close 

1888 

Sisterdale 

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Johnson 

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Blanco 

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To San Antonio To San Antonio 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 3rd – Texas Independence Celebration 

March 4th – She Writes, She Sings 

Liz Foster • Courtney Patton • Jamie Wilson 

March 9th – Kick-A-Boot Band 

March 10th – Spring Break Party 

Micky & the Motorcars & Others 

March 16th – Josh Peek 

March 17th – Mingo Fish Trap 

March 23rd – Rodney Hayden 

March 24th – Mud Dauber Fest & Chili Cook-off 

Mud Dauber Ball w/ Charlie Robison 

 

 

March 30th – Weldon Henson 

March 31st – Max Stalling • The McKay Brothers 

To Austin 

LUCKENBACH IS LOCATED: 

10 miles SE of F’burg. Five miles 

south of the intersection of Hwy. 

290 & FM 1376 at the South 

Grape Creek bridge. 

www.luckenbachtexas.com 

830-997-3224 

888-311-8990 

Monday 19th 








Tuesday 20th 








Wednesday 21st 






Picker Circle w/ Penny Ney 5pm @ Luckenbach 


Thursday 22nd 











Thursday 22nd 

Dale Mayfield @ Hondo’s 



Friday 23rd 

Drew Kennedy 7p @ The Auslander 



Rodney Hayden @ Luckenbach 

Someone Like You @ The Cocky Rooster 

DRIVE @ Guadalupe River Club 

The Mighty Orq 9:30p @ Pier 27 

Kerrville Rock Concert 8pm @ Pier 27 

John Way & Barbwire 9p @ Longhorn Saloon 

Saturday 24th 


Kevin Black 9:30pm @ Longhorn Saloon 



Charlie Robinson 9p @ Luckenbach 


The Toadies / livein210.com @ Josabi’s, Helotes 

Clay Jeffrey Band 7p @ The Auslander 

Kerr County Market Days @ Courthouse Square 

Mud Dauber Fest & Chili Cook-Off @ Luckenbach 

CAMPfest 2012 - A Taste of CAMP 10am-3pm 

Robert Earl Keen @ Floore’s Country Store, Helotes 

Hill Country Resorts 1st Annual Arts & Crafts Fair 

Flipside @ Guadalupe River Club 

Sunday 25th 

Kevin Black 5pm @ Longhorn Saloon 




John Evans 1pm @ Luckenbach 



Hill Country Resorts 1st Annual Arts & Crafts Fair 

Monday 26th 








Tuesday 27th 








Wednesday 28th 






Picker Circle w/ Penny Ney 5p @ Luckenbach 


Thursday 29th 

THUNDER IN THE HILLS BIKER RALLEY, Bandera 




Thursday 29th 










Friday 30th 



Danny Brooks 7p @ The Auslander 


Weldon Hinson @ Luckenbach 

Someone Like You @ Inn of the Hills Pub 

Fingerpistol @ The Cocky Rooster 

Tish and the Mizzabehavin Band @ Guadalupe River Club 

Saturday 31st 



Max Stalling/McKay Bros/Clay McClinton @ Luckenbach 




Shelly King @ Hondo’s 

Exit 505 @ Koyote Ranch 

A Beautiful Mess @ Guadalupe River Club 

The Toman Brothers 9:30p @ The Longhorn Saloon 

Get YOUR event listed free in Hill Country Happenings - just email 

the event to: 

events@hchappenings.com Events for April 2012 need to be in 

our email by March 15th. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ON STAGE THIS MONTH AT THE 

The Hill Country’s Destination for Live Entertainment 

The Mary C. Rohe 

Classical Music Series 

Esther Kim 

and Friends 

With Dr. Charles Webb, Piano 

and Joseph Kaizer, Cello 

Friday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets $10 to $25 

Symphony of the Hills 

“For the Young and Young at Heart” 

Thursday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $22.50 to $50.00 

ONE NIGHT ONLY 

Saturday, March 10. 7:30pm. 

Tickets $10 to $20 

The US Army Jazz Ambassadors 

Monday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. FREE 

Steinway Artist Don Irwin in solo concert 

Saturday, March 31, 7:30 pm. All seats just $25 



One of a kind, Holiday and Special Occasion Wreaths. 

Choose from our designs or let us custom design a wreath to compliment 

your décor, party theme or event. From elegant to whimsical if you can 

imagine it we will create it! Every wreath is put together by hand and 

designed individually so no two will ever be alike. Check out our website 

or give us a call to find the designs that fits your hearts desires.

We will have some activities open, such as hiking, archery, climbing wall; 

there will be canoeing on your own (under lifeguard’s watchful eye), 

hiking, petting the horse, tennis. 

Meet the directors, see the facilities, ask all your questions! 

 

Last tour will start at 4 p.m. 

Great way to see both camps – they’re 7 miles apart.

March 2012 - Hill Country Happenings

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