Tuesday, July 1: Silver K Cafe Open Mic On SUMMER VACATION UNTIL SEPTEMBER!:Open Mic will be returning in September when we want you to join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
Thursday, July 3: Friendly Bar Bistro:Join us for Hill Country wines, beer and live music: Singer-Songwriter Night featuring John Andrew Parks. All in a relaxing setting with your friends. 830-868-2182. Web: www.FriendlyBarBistro.com.
Friday, July 4: Friendly Bar Bistro:Join us for Hill Country wines, beer and live music: Country Blues featuring Sol Patch. All in a relaxing setting with your friends. 830-868-2182. Web: www.FriendlyBarBistro.com.
Friday, July 4: Civil Rights Act of 1964 "LBJ and Civil Rights": Fourth of July activities celebrating Civil Rights. Contact Liz Lindig for more information 830-868-7128 ext. 231 or email: liz_lindig@nps.govwebsite: www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/events.htm
Friday, July 4: LOCATION UPDATE! 6th Annual July Fourth Spange-Dangle:A Star Spangled Celebration in Johnson City, Texas! The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce 6th Annual Spange Dangle 4th of July fireworks and events have been changed to the Blanco County Fairgrounds due to the extreme dry conditions. The parade will begin at 11am on its usual route around the Blanco County Courthouse - this is the parade that everyone is invited to be in! After the parade, make your way down to the Fairgrounds for adult and kid activities, live music, food booths and vendor booths and good old fashioned neighbor visiting. NOTE: Vendor booth spaces are now available for both nonprofit and for profit organizations. Download a booth application »». Celebrate an old fashioned Blanco County 4th of July in Johnson City. Contact Cheryl Pratt, cell (830) 832-4690, email cpratt@tstar.net for more information.
If you would like to participate in the parade, contact Elaine Rogers at 830-822-3706.
If you would like to help with the Kid’s Games, contact RuthAnn Marshall at 830-868-0873.
Any other questions and details can be directed to Cheryl Pratt at 830-832-4690 or 868-0873.
There is no charge for the family event and you are encouraged to bring your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers! Vendors will be selling food, drinks and fun stuff throughout the day. Watch for the colorful program with all details (art courtesy of Mike Stewart).
The Annual Spange-Dangle Event is sponsored by The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce with supporting donations from Cattleman’s Bank, Century 21 Town Creek Properties and Johnson City Bank. If you would like to make a donation to the event, please contact the friendly gals at the Visitor’s Center (located at the southeast corner of Main and Nugent Streets in the Withers and Spaulding Building) or call them at 830-868-7684.
Saturday, July 5: Friendly Bar Bistro:Join us for Hill Country wines, beer and live music: "Clepper-George" these two guitarists are amazing! All in a relaxing setting with your friends. 830-868-2182. Web: www.FriendlyBarBistro.com.
Sunday, July 6: Friendly Bar Bistro:Join us for Hill Country wines, beer and live music: Hill Country Picker's Circle hosted by Gale Reddick. All in a relaxing setting with your friends. 830-868-2182. Web: www.FriendlyBarBistro.com.
Friday, July 12: Friendly Bar Bistro:Wine Tasting and Book Signing by Joann C. Odenwelder - "Thirteen Buttons" - as a child, Joann C. Odenwelder listened to her mother's stories of being young and in love during World War II and working in a Navy uniform mill. Those stories inspired "Thirteen Buttons". Joann lives near Dripping Springs, Texas. For more information call 830-868-2182. Web: www.FriendlyBarBistro.com.
Tuesday, July 21: Silver K Cafe Open Mic On SUMMER VACATION UNTIL SEPTEMBER!:Open Mic will be returning in September when we want you to join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
Saturday, July 26: "Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch":5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Enjoy an evening of movie watching outside, under the stars at the LBJ Ranch.Contact Liz Lindig for more information 830-868-7128 ext. 231 or email: liz_lindig@nps.gov website: www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/events.htm
Saturday & Sunday, July 26 - 27: Arts Encounters 2008 Series - The Benini Foundation Last weekend of every other month at The Benini Foundation Galleries & Sculpture Ranch. 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Everyone welcome, free admission. 377 Shiloh Road, Johnson City, Texas, 78636. For more information visit our websites www.ArtsEncountersatBeninis.com, www.Benini.com and www.SculptureRanch.com or contact Lorraine Benini at 830-868-5244 or Lorraine@Benini.com
Saturday, July 26: Kirchman Gallery Reception Kirchman Gallery hosts a reception the last Saturday of each month, at the Kirchman Gallery, 213 N. Nugent, Johnson City, across from the courthouse. Join us 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Visit www.KirchmanGallery.com for more information.
Thursday, July 31: Chamber Mixer: Miller Creek RV Park Resort is proud to host this joint Chamber Mixer for our favorite towns of Johnson City and Blanco. 6 p.m in the Recreation Hall. Miller Creek Resort; 5618 Hwy 281 South, 877-868-2622.
Tuesday, August 5: Silver K Cafe Open Mic On SUMMER VACATION UNTIL SEPTEMBER!:Open Mic will be returning in September when we want you to join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
Saturday, August 9: "Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch":5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Enjoy an evening of movie watching outside, under the stars at the LBJ Ranch.Contact Liz Lindig for more information 830-868-7128 ext. 231 or email: liz_lindig@nps.gov website: www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/events.htm
August 14, 15, & 16: Blanco County Fair and Rodeo and the return of the Big Carnival! *Vendors call Katy Odiorne 830-868-7053
Thursday, August
14:
10:00 a.m.-
5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Check-in / Exhibit Hall
7:00 p.m.-
11:00 p.m.
Big Carnival ($15 wristbands)
7:00 p.m.
Youth Rodeo - open to Blanco
Co. Public School Students Only
County
Roping - begins immediately after Youth Rodeo
Friday, August
15:
9:00 a.m.-
8:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open to the Public
7:00 p.m.-
11:00 p.m.
Big Carnival ($15 wristbands)
7:00 p.m.
Jr.
Lamb Show & Jr. Meat Goat Show
7:00 p.m.
Queen's
Contest
8:00 p.m.
Rodeo by Lester Meier Rodeo Company
8:30 p.m.-
12:30 a.m.
FREE Rodeo
Dance with BODE BARKER (from Llano)
Saturday, August
16:
10:00 a.m.
Big
Street Parade - downtown Johnson City - BBQ for sale on the square after the parade
11:00 a.m.-
8:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open to the Public
1:00 p.m.
Jr.
Steer Show
1:00 p.m.
Washer
Pitching Contest at Fair Grounds - registration 12:30 p.m. - Trophies and Money Awarded
7:00 p.m.
Queen's
Coronation
8:00 p.m.
Rodeo by Lester Meier Rodeo Company
9:30 p.m.-
1:00 a.m.
Rodeo
Dance with MIKE CLIFFORD BAND
Mike Clifford is an Austin, TX – based singer-songwriter whose music has been described as a cross between Texas honky-tonk and California country-rock. He has released 3 successful self-produced albums, charted 4 consecutive radio singles on the Texas Music Chart, and has been nominated for two Texas Music Awards (Male Vocalist Of The Year in 2005 and Record Of The Year in 2007). He and his band currently perform regularly all over the state of Texas.
Hailing from the Appalachian foothills of Virginia, Mike Clifford’s music ranges from Johnny Cash to the Eagles to Rodney Crowell. A Texas resident since 1991, Clifford has performed well over 2000 gigs in the Lone Star State. His band’s latest CD “The Heartbreak Grill And Bar” has received glowing reviews from The Dallas Morning News, Killeen Daily Herald, Roots Music Report, Best In Texas magazine, Texas Music Times, and a number of other print and online publications.
Clifford and his band are currently hard at work on their 4th studio album, planned for release at the end of 2008. www.mikeclifford.com/
Tuesday, August 19: Blanco County Master Gardeners: "Native Plan Workshop" sponsored by AgriLIFE Extension Service The workshop will be held at the Johnson City Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Informative PowerPoint presentations about using native trees, perennials and shrubs in Landscaping will be given by speakers, Susan Hamm, Susan Marshall and Susan Evans. Attendees will also be able to view plant specimens. Contact Todd Swift at 830-868-7167.
Tuesday, August 19: Silver K Cafe Open Mic On SUMMER VACATION UNTIL SEPTEMBER!:Open Mic will be returning in September when we want you to join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
August TBA: Harvest Wine Trail Here at the Texas Hills Vineyard we will be holding our 8th Annual Grape Stomp. Extended for two weekends by popular demand. Stomp for free or purchase a t-shirt and personalize it with your footprints. Call the Texas Hills Vineyard for more information 830-868-2321 www.texashillsvineyard.com
Wednesday, August 27: 100th Anniversary of LBJ's Birth: You are invited to the annual Wreath laying Ceremony at President Johnson's gravesite in the Johnson Family Cemetery. Also, the President`s office in the Texas White House will be opened for the first time for public tours. Contact Liz Lindig for more information 830-868-7128 ext. 231 or email: liz_lindig@nps.gov website: www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/events.htm
Saturday, August 30: Kirchman Gallery Reception Kirchman Gallery hosts a reception the last Saturday of each month, at the Kirchman Gallery, 213 N. Nugent, Johnson City, across from the courthouse. Join us 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Visit www.KirchmanGallery.com for more information.
Tuesday, September 2: Silver K Cafe Open Mic RETURNS:Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
Saturday, September 6: Bird Dog Invitational Fly-in:Visitors get up-close and personal with historic Bird Dog planes. Contact Liz Lindig for more information 830-868-7128 ext. 231 or email: liz_lindig@nps.gov website: www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/events.htm
Tuesday, September 16: Silver K Cafe Open Mic:Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays for Open Mic Night starting at 7:30 pm. (All musicians are invited and there will be 1/2 price beer for any of the participants.). Full menu available as well as beer & Texas wines. Info: 830-868-2911. Web: www.silverkcafe.com.
Saturday, September 20: Join your neighbors at the Grand Slam Event of our Blanco County 150 Year Sesquicentennial Celebration: Join us at the Blanco Courthouse grounds in Johnson City starting at 10 am for live music, Armadillo Races, Hill Country Lawn Washers, Cow Chip Shuffleboard and Quick-draw redneck horseshoes. Plus Texas Terry's Texas Rangers, black powder demonstrations, Native American dancers, artifact displays and teepees, and displays at the Old Blanco County Supply building (soon to be the Pecan Street Brewery). Visit the Blanco County 150 Website @ blancocounty150.com
Saturday, September 20, Abstract Expressions Exhibition Silent Auction to Benefit the Red Cross Hurricane Ike Relief Fund at Watson Studio Gallery:Several photographers and digital artists participating in the current exhibition titled "Abstract Expressions" at Watson Studio Gallery will be auctioning their images during an upcoming Silent Auction. The auction will run from 11:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the gallery located at 105 N. Nugent St. in Johnson City, TX. Online Bidding Accepted - for more info visit the website. 105 N. Nugent St., Johnson City, TX 78636. Cell: 512-944-8585. Located at 105 North Nugent Street, POB 2070, Johnson City, TX 78636. Email: carol@watsonstudiogallery.com. Web: www.watsonstudiogallery.com.
Saturday, September 20, Suzy Q's Third Saturday Sale:Join us at Suzy Q's during our 3rd Saturday Sale, with 15% top 50% of select home decor and furniture. Call Suzy Q's for more information: 830-868-2919. web: www.suzyqs.net
Tuesday, September 23, Johnson City Library: "Johnson City Reads" The Eloquent President, by Ronald White:9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Join us in reading and discussing this fascinating political & historical account of Lincoln's presidency. Pick up your copy at the library for $5 in late August. www.johnsoncitylibrary.org
Saturday & Sunday, September 27 - 28: Arts Encounters 2008 Series - The Benini Foundation Last weekend of every other month at The Benini Foundation Galleries & Sculpture Ranch. 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Everyone welcome, free admission. 377 Shiloh Road, Johnson City, Texas, 78636. For more information visit our websites www.ArtsEncountersatBeninis.com, www.Benini.com and www.SculptureRanch.com or contact Lorraine Benini at 830-868-5244 or Lorraine@Benini.com
Saturday, September 27: Kirchman Gallery Reception: The Figurative Power of Color, Paintings by Jack Ramsey, Kirchman Gallery hosts a reception the last Saturday of each month, at the Kirchman Gallery, 213 N. Nugent, Johnson City, across from the courthouse. Join us 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Visit www.KirchmanGallery.com for more information.
Saturday, September 27: After Life Exhibition Opens at Watson Studio Gallery:After Life - el Muertos Dulce, features 52 images by 46 photographic and digital artists from Texas, the USA, and Europe. Join us for a public and artists reception from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. 105 N. Nugent St., Johnson City, TX 78636. Cell: 512-944-8585. Located at 105 North Nugent Street, POB 2070, Johnson City, TX 78636. Email: carol@watsonstudiogallery.com. Web: www.watsonstudiogallery.com.
Saturday, September 27: Johnson City Memorial Park: Music in the Park: 5 p.m. We got talent! And it's free. Bring your friends and allow our our local musicians to entertain you for the evening. Food proceeds support local youth. Tonight's entertainment: "Wanted" -- Daniel Hawkins, Cole Roemer, Jason Guthrie and Aubrey Humphrey. Other talented musicians joining in include Phillip Linsey on drums and Ethan Uballe on sax. This event is sponsored by Raymond Weeks of LMR Contracting and Family Martial Arts and Fitness Center , Dan and Penny Hawkins of Excalibur Oil, Bobby Beal of the Bobby Beal Band, J.T. Woodcock of Woodcock Lathe and Stucco. Check Chamber calendar for additional information.
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