Thursday, July 1st, 2010
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| Celebrating July 4th in the Country! |
| On July 3rd, Chappell Hill’s annual parade will be held, often declared “the best small town parade in America.” It features a smorgasbord of floats, cowboys, antique cars and the renowned Marching Kazoo Band, with festivities beginning at 10am. The Summer Cowboy event celebrating the “Life and legend of V.T. ‘Cowboy’ Williams, Jr.” begins after the parade, and features the Rocking T Chuck Wagon, pony rides and western demonstrations, all at the Chappell Hill Museum. Admission and activities are free.
On July 4th, celebrate our nation’s independence where Texas declared her independence — at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, open from 10am-10pm. Visitors can tour Barrington Living History Farm, Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Hall (regular admission fees apply) and the world-class Visitor’s Center. Activities include arts and crafts, 1800s children’s games, music by Tena Rae Helm and band, and free Blue Bell ice cream treats and Coca-Cola drinks. Bring along a picnic lunch or enjoy a variety of vendor-prepared foods and beverages. When it gets dark (at approx. 9:15pm), enjoy Fireworks-on-the-Brazos presented by H-E-B. This enormous fireworks extravaganza can be viewed from all locations within the 293-acre park. For more information about fees and directions, call (936) 878-2214 or visit BirthplaceOfTexas.
The town of Burton will also be celebrating in a big way on July 4. At the Burton Community Center you will find delicious barbecue, an auction, bingo, cake walks and raffle drawings beginning at 11am. Sponsored by American Legion Post 242 and Auxiliary.
Activities in the town of Independence begin in the afternoon with a parade at 5pm, followed by a street dance, food and fun booths and, of course, fireworks!
Festival Hill at Round Top offers several patriotic music programs at 3:30pm and 8pm on July 3 and at 3:30pm on July 4. Enjoy the Annual Round Top Parade and Celebration – activities start at 10am on the Town Square, parade at 10:30 with special guest Gov. Rick Perry, Grand Parade Marshall this year, followed by Bar-B-Q, cold refreshments and music at The Round Top Rifle Association Hall.
Visit the “Calendar” online at BrenhamTexas.com for more details on these and all events |
| Hot Nights, Cool Tunes Concert Series Returns! |
| Celebrate summer under the stars with “Hot Nights, Cool Tunes” Enjoy cool tunes on these hot summer nights with live concerts around the square in historic downtown Brenham every Saturday in July.
Park benches and lush grass (or your own blankets or chairs) provide curbside seating for the audience, and the sale of beverages and food helps to support this great series of musical events. Each concert begins at 7pm, and admission and parking are free.
Here is the line-up!
July 3 – Texas Unlimited Band – top country music & popular top 40 songs
July 10 – Suede – 80’s rock band
July 17 – Memphis Train Revue – sounds of Motown
July 24 – Fab 5 – one of the best Beatles tribute bands around
July 31 – Radiostar – Austin band performs hits from the 80s
Don’t miss this great “beat the heat” series of concerts in beautiful downtown Brenham. |
| Shakespeare at Winedale |
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Enjoy the 40th anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale. This year’s performances are directed by James Loehlin. Tickets are $10 per person, or $5 for students and valid UT ID.
Twelfth Night
July 14th – August 7th – 7:30pm
2pm matinees on Saturdays & Sundays
Winedale Theatre Barn
Macbeth
July 15th – August 8th – 7:30pm
2pm matinees on Saturdays & Sundays
Winedale Theatre Barn
Henry VI, Part 1
July 16th – August 8th – 7:30pm
2pm matinees on Saturdays & Sundays
Winedale Theatre Barn
Shakespeare at Winedale is a University of Texas program dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to life through performance. Visit their website for complete details at shakespeare-winedale.org. |
| Crush for Fun & Harvest Grape Stomp |
| Don’t forget the wine: July 24-25 and again on July 31-August 1, Pleasant Hill Winery offers its annual “Crush for Fun” celebration – your chance to stomp grapes, get purple feet, T-shirt and a photo. The winery is located at 1441 Salem Rd. in Brenham. Hours are Saturday 11 am-6 pm. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. For more information, visit PleasantHillWinery.com.
The Harvest Grape Stomp at Windy Winery takes place over four big weekends: July 24-25, July 31-August 1, August 7-8 and August 14-15. There is fun for adults and children alike as you partake in traditional stomping of the grapes and celebrate the harvest at Windy Winery, 4232 Clover Rd. in Brenham. Visit the website for more details at WindyWinery.com. |
| July Events…. |
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Jul 1-4 Wild exhibit – Copper
Shade Tree Gallery
Jul 1 40th Annual International
Festival-Institute
at Round Top
Jul 1 Gene Hackemack
performing at Rendez-vous
Ju1 1-31 The Bison: American Icon
-Star of the Republic
Museum
Jul 2 Pig and Whistle of Burton presents Gene Hackemack
Jul 3 Chappell Hill Independence Day Parade
Jul 3 Chappell Hill Summer Cowboy Event
Jul 3 Hot Nights, Cool Tunes – Downtown Brenham
Jul 3 Gay Hill Farmers Market – Discount Trees of Brenham
Jul 3-4 40th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Jul 4 Music in The Vineyard – Windy Winery
Jul 4 Visitor Center of Historic Independence
Jul 4 Celebrating Independence in Independence, Texas
Jul 4 HEB Presents Fireworks-on-the-Brazos -
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Jul 4 Burton’s 122nd Annual 4th of July Celebration
Jul 5 Reds, Whites and You – Pleasant Hill Winery
Jul 6-8 40th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Jul 8 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
Jul 9 Carousel Rides – Fireman’s Park
Jul 9 Pig and Whistle of Burton presents Gene Hackemack
Jul 10 Music in The Vineyard – Windy Winery
Jul 10 Hot Nights, Cool Tunes – Downtown Brenham
Jul 10 40th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Jul 10-Aug 8 Lammers Clay – Copper Shade Tree Gallery
Jul 10 Gay Hill Farmers Market – Discount Trees of Brenham
Jul 11 Visitor Center of Historic Independence
Jul 13-14 40th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Jul 14-Aug 8 Shakespeare at Winedale Summer Season
Jul 15 Friends of Bluebonnet Opry – Silver Wings Ballroom
Jul 15 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
Jul 15 Movie in the Park – Hohlt Park
Jul 16 Pig and Whistle of Burton presents Gene Hackemack
Jul 16-17 40th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Jul 17 Hot Nights, Cool Tunes – Downtown Brenham
Jul 17 Music in The Vineyard – Windy Winery
Jul 17 Gay Hill Farmers Market – Discount Trees of Brenham
Jul 18 Visitor Center of Historic Independence
Jul 22 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
Jul 23 Pig and Whistle of Burton presents Gene Hackemack
Jul 23 Carousel Rides – Fireman’s Park
Jul 24 Music in The Vineyard – Windy Winery
Jul 24 Hot Nights, Cool Tunes – Downtown Brenham
Jul 24-25 Crush for Fun at Pleasant Hill Winery
Jul 24-25 Harvest Grape Stomp – Windy Winery
Jul 24 Gay Hill Farmers Market – Discount Trees of Brenham
Jul 25 Visitor Center of Historic Independence
Jul 29 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
Jul 30 Pig and Whistle of Burton presents Gene Hackemack
Jul 31 Music in The Vineyard – Windy Winery
Jul 31 Hot Nights, Cool Tunes – Downtown Brenham
Jul 31-Aug 1 Crush for Fun at Pleasant Hill Winery
Jul 31-Aug 1 Harvest Grape Stomp – Windy Winery |
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Summertime in Brenham
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
| 120th Annual Maifest
The 120th Annual Maifest Celebration commemorating local German heritage takes place May 7-8 at Fireman’s Park in Brenham, Texas. Complete with parades, coronations, children’s carnival, German music and dancers, other entertainment, food, crafts, and more, Maifest offers a weekend of fun.
A sparkling Junior Parade featuring the Junior King and Queen kicks off Friday’s activities at 10:30 am, and the Senior King and Queen Parade high-steps its way through the historic downtown district at 10:30 am Saturday. Floats, elaborate fantasy costumes, and enthusiastic children and young people add to the hometown parade atmosphere.
Maifestival takes place Friday evening and all day Saturday with a children’s carnival, festival food and drinks, a German Village and Kinder Village activities, and more. Evening activities include the Junior Coronation Friday at 7:30 pm and the Senior Coronation Saturday at 8 pm.
Admission is free for both the parades and the Festival grounds; coronation tickets are $12 per event. For more information, call 1-888-BRENHAM (273-6426) or visit www.BrenhamTexas.com or www.maifest.org.
Come and enjoy a day of fun-packed Washington County German Heritage; while in Brenham enjoy the beautiful springtime sites in the Washington County area. |
| Reconnect
Wow…. May…. we are nearly through the first half of 2010 and time is flying by and gaining speed. Are you looking for a place to catch up with your loved ones, enjoy the slower pace and replenish your soul as we move into summer?
Come to Brenham/Washington County. The lush green rolling hills seem to help slow the pace, reconnect with the beauty of southeast Texas and recharge the relationships in your life.
Whether you are looking for an escape from your rushed, busy everyday life to hide away in one of our lovely lodging properties or enjoy leisurely visits to the spa. Stroll our unique shops and find those one-of-a-kind pieces or enjoy our wineries, lavender farms and many great dining options, we are ready to help you relax and reconnect.
This is it….. start the second half of 2010 off rejuvenated.
Relax…… |
| Wine, Poetry and Plays…
what more could you want?
Enjoy the sunset at the end of a beautiful spring day at Pleasant Hill Winery in Brenham. “Wine Down” on the deck and indulge in a glass of wine and cheeseboards with friends from 3 pm -sunset. Wine Down happens every Friday in May. The winery is located at 1441 Salem Road in Brenham.
Enjoy three days of readings, workshops, conversations on the craft and unique performances for Poetry at Round Top to be held at the 200-plus-acre Round Top Festival Institute April 30-May 2.
Winedale presents The Merchant of Venice on April 30-May 1. One of Shakespeare’s darker comedies, aptly begins, “In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.” The play highlights the conflict of spiritual and material values in the cosmopolitan city of Venice. When a bond is forfeit for lack of payment, religious tensions erupt into a threat of bloody revenge. Meanwhile, three caskets and a dead father’s will determine the fate of a rich young woman and her suitors. Justice and mercy hang in the balance in a courtroom where nothing is as it seems. Light-hearted elements of song and disguise complement this provocative exploration of ethical values.
A Festival of Play at Winedale on May 1 is a celebration of all things spring and Shakespeare. Come out to Winedale to enjoy performances by Shakespeare Outreach participants, Eeyore’s birthday (Winnie-the-Pooh’s favorite donkey), a Maypole, and other fun activities. Winedale Festival of Play performances are noon-2 pm Saturday in the Barn, to be followed 2-4 pm on the Winedale grounds by the annual family-friendly version of Eeyore’s Birthday Party, featuring games, music, and a birthday cake.
If live theatre is more your style, Unity Theatre presents a compact version of the timeless Camelot. In an idyllic kingdom where might is used only for right, King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Lancelot, a knight of the Round Table, are caught in a love triangle where passion threatens to destroy their dreams. Performances through May 9. Visit Unity Theatre for times, prices and more. |
May Events!
Apr 30-May 2 Camelot – Unity Theatre
Apr 30-May 2 Poetry at Round Top -Festival Hill
Apr 30-May 1 Shakespeare atWinedale Presents:The Merchant of Venice
May 1 The Pin OakGrandstand -Leftovers
May 1 Senior May Festival – Senior Activity Center
May 1 Spring Festival of Play at Winedale
May 1 Ashley Bitz in Concert at Mobius Coffeehouse, Inc.
May 6 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
May 6-9 Camelot – Unity Theatre
May 7 Book Signing – Doug Welsh, PhD -Ellison’s Greenhouses
May 7-8 120th Maifest – Brenham
May 8 Mother’s Day Herb Seminar & Luncheon -Antique Rose Emporium
May 8 Stagecoach Days – Fanthorp Inn
May 10 Wine Dinners With the Vintner – Murski Homestead
May 13 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
May 15 Wildlife & Conservation Committee Fishing Rodeo!-Lillian Farms
May 15 Rowdy Loafers and Upstanding Citizens -Washington-on-the-Brazos
May 15 Wildscapes and Finding Butterflies in Texas -Winedale
May 20 Friends of Bluebonnet Opry – Silver Wings Ballroom
May 20 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
May 21 Bluegrass at Mobius Coffeehouse, Inc.
May 22 WCHJA Royalty Reception – Brenham
May 27 Gene Hackemack performing at Rendez-vous
May 29-30 Food & Flowers at Barrington Living History Farm
May 30 ”100 Days of Summer” Festival -Brenham Catholic Church
May 31 Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Antique Rose Emporium
May 31 Olives, Herbs and Vinegars – Antique Rose Emporium |
Merry, Merry, Month of May
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