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1—a<strong>the</strong>ns: a<strong>the</strong>ns green egg Fest<br />
Watch cooking demos throughout <strong>the</strong> day and<br />
experience <strong>the</strong> Big Green Egg first-hand, with <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to cook. A variety <strong>of</strong> vendors also are<br />
on hand with cooking items. <strong>Texas</strong> Freshwater<br />
Fisheries Center, 5550 F.M. 2495. 903/676-2277<br />
Prairies and LaKes<br />
1—Bandera: Cowboy Capital Opry Oldstyle<br />
opry entertainment hosted by Gerry and<br />
Harriet Payne. Begins at 7 p.m. Silver Sage<br />
Corral, 803 Buck Creek Drive. www.silversage<br />
corral.org 830/796-4969 hiLL COUntry<br />
1—LUFKin: angelina College arts student<br />
exhibitions See April 17 listing for details.<br />
Piney WOOds<br />
1—LUFKin: angelina College swinging<br />
roadrunner Jazz Band and Big Band<br />
spring Concert Hudgins Hall Auditorium,<br />
Angelina College. www.angelina.edu/finearts/<br />
calendar.html 936/633-5233 Piney WOOds<br />
1-3—MesQUite: Wild Islands See March 28<br />
listing for details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-5—garLand: Ring <strong>of</strong> Fire: The Johnny<br />
Cash Musical Show See April 12 listing for<br />
details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-6—aUstin: Fusebox Festival See April 25<br />
listing for details. hiLL COUntry<br />
1-6—COrPUs Christi: Buc days rodeo,<br />
Festival and Carnival Includes <strong>the</strong> Buc Days<br />
Festival and Stripes Carnival, April 26–May 6,<br />
and an illuminated night parade at 7 p.m. May 5.<br />
Corpus Christi Bayfront and o<strong>the</strong>r locations.<br />
www.bucdays.com gULF COast<br />
1-6—COttOnWOOd shOres: Don’t Drink<br />
<strong>the</strong> Water See April 26 listing for details.<br />
hiLL COUntry<br />
1-6—daLLas: Next Fall See April 13 listing for<br />
details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-6—sUgar Land: Crime Lab Detective<br />
See March 1 listing for details. gULF COast<br />
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dates for events listed in this<br />
calendar are subject to change.<br />
Please confirm dates in advance by calling<br />
<strong>the</strong> number listed or by contacting <strong>the</strong> local<br />
chamber <strong>of</strong> commerce or convention and<br />
visitors bureau.<br />
1-6—ViCtOria: Maura Sheehan: Opposites<br />
Attract See March 15 listing for details.<br />
gULF COast<br />
1-11—FOrt WOrth: romance Maker:<br />
<strong>the</strong> Watercolors <strong>of</strong> Charles M. russell<br />
See March 1 listing for details. Prairies and<br />
LaKes<br />
1-12—eL PasO: The Tempermentals<br />
See April 20 listing for details. Big Bend<br />
COUntry<br />
1-13—daLLas: Tigers Be Still See March 2<br />
listing for details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-13—hOUstOn: Bridge 11: Lia Cook See<br />
March 1 listing for details. gULF COast<br />
1-13—hOUstOn: Transference: Andy<br />
Paiko and Ethan Rose See March 1 listing<br />
for details. gULF COast<br />
1-20—aLBany: Cell Series: Bill Davenport<br />
See March 1 listing for details. PanhandLe<br />
PLains<br />
1-20—aLBany: The Reclusive Image:<br />
Works from <strong>Texas</strong> Museums See March 1<br />
listing for details. PanhandLe PLains<br />
1-26—naCOgdOChes: texas national<br />
2012 See April 14 listing for details. Piney<br />
WOOds<br />
1-27—daLLas: Youth and Beauty: Art <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> American Twenties See March 4 listing<br />
for details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-28—WaxahaChie: scarborough<br />
renaissance Festival View shows on 21<br />
stages, visit hundreds <strong>of</strong> shops, enjoy games and<br />
rides, and sample a variety <strong>of</strong> foods. Open Saturdays<br />
and Sundays, plus Memorial Day. Hours are<br />
10 a.m.–7 p.m. 2511 F.M. 66. www.srfestival.com<br />
972/938-3247 Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-31—Odessa: A Visual Feast: Narrative<br />
Stitching by Cindy Hickok See March 24<br />
listing for details. Big Bend COUntry<br />
1-31—Odessa: Doll Houses and Doll<br />
Furniture See April 4 listing for details.<br />
Big Bend COUntry<br />
1-31—Odessa: People’s Choice: From<br />
<strong>the</strong> Vault <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ellen noel art Museum<br />
Collection See March 23 listing for details.<br />
Big Bend COUntry<br />
1-Jun. 2—Orange: From Russia: Fechin<br />
and Gaspard in <strong>the</strong> Southwest Exhibit<br />
See March 1 listing for details. gULF COast<br />
1-Jun. 3—COrPUs Christi: Michael Scott:<br />
Buffalo Bulb’s Wild West Show See<br />
March 9 listing for details. gULF COast<br />
1-Jun. 3—FOrt WOrth: Glenn Ligon:<br />
AMERICA See March 1 listing for details.<br />
Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-Jun. 17—FOrt WOrth: FOCUS: Ged<br />
Quinn See April 22 listing for details. Prairies<br />
and LaKes<br />
TEXAS EVENTS CALENDAR<br />
1-Jun. 17—FOrt WOrth: Sargent’s<br />
Youthful Genius: Paintings from <strong>the</strong><br />
Clark See March 11 listing for details.<br />
Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-Jun. 17—FOrt WOrth: The Age <strong>of</strong><br />
Impressionism: Great French Paintings<br />
from <strong>the</strong> Clark See March 11 listing for details.<br />
Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-Jun. 24—san angeLO: national<br />
Ceramic invitational See April 20 listing for<br />
details. PanhandLe PLains<br />
1-Jul. 22—hOUstOn: The Impact <strong>of</strong><br />
Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and <strong>the</strong><br />
Nuremberg Laws See March 1 listing for<br />
details. gULF COast<br />
1-aug. 5—daLLas: Fabled Journeys in<br />
Asian Art: South and Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />
See March 1 listing for details. Prairies and<br />
LaKes<br />
1-aug. 31—daLLas: Encountering Space<br />
See March 1 listing for details. Prairies and<br />
LaKes<br />
1-sep. 9—CanyOn: Try!: Rodeo on <strong>the</strong><br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Plains See March 1 listing for<br />
details. PanhandLe PLains<br />
1-sep. 16—daLLas: Planet Shark:<br />
Predator or Prey See March 1 listing for<br />
details. Prairies and LaKes<br />
1-Oct. 14—CanyOn: Ano<strong>the</strong>r Day Ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Dollar: The Legacy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Civilian<br />
Conservation Corps See March 1 listing for<br />
details. PanhandLe PLains<br />
1-nov. 4—La POrte: Making a Mark,<br />
Leaving a Legacy See March 1 listing for<br />
details. gULF COast<br />
1-dec. 15—ViCtOria: Cattle Boom! See<br />
March 1 listing for details. gULF COast<br />
1-dec. 31—COrPUs Christi: American<br />
Western Art from <strong>the</strong> Mary Grace and<br />
Frank Horlock Collection See March 1<br />
listing for details. gULF COast<br />
1-Jan. 6—daLLas: Qualities <strong>of</strong> Jade See<br />
March 1 listing for details. Prairies and<br />
LaKes<br />
2—aBiLene: stephen Fite Concert tour:<br />
A Funtastic School Day Begins at 10 a.m.<br />
Abilene Civic Center. 800/234-9228 or 325/626-<br />
6211 PanhandLe PLains<br />
2—MCKinney: texas art history series<br />
Art historian and artist Annie Royer presents lectures<br />
that tell <strong>the</strong> stories behind <strong>the</strong> art. Begins at<br />
12:30 p.m. Heard-Craig House. www.heardcraig.<br />
org 972/569-6909 Prairies and LaKes<br />
3—segUin: ag Festival Learn about agriculture,<br />
where food products come from and <strong>the</strong><br />
economic impact <strong>of</strong> agriculture. Taste delicious<br />
<strong>Texas</strong>-produced items. <strong>Texas</strong> Agriculture Education<br />
and Heritage Center, 390 Cordova Road.<br />
www.visitseguin.com 830/379-3373 or 800/580-<br />
7322 Prairies and LaKes<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> evenTs Calendar and o<strong>the</strong>r travel publications are available online at www.txdot.gov/travel under Travel Publications.<br />
Additional information about <strong>the</strong>se and o<strong>the</strong>r events may also be found at www.texashighways.com and www.traveltex.com.