Open year-round from sunrise to sunset for general use.
Bat viewing nightly May-October. The trail to the lower viewing area is closed each evening. Monday through Wednesday evenings the trail and lower viewing area are not open to the public. On Thursday through Sunday evenings, the trail will only be open to those visitors who pay admission to view the bats at the lower viewing area.
For the most up-to-date emergence information, call the toll-free information line at 1.866.978.2287.
Old Tunnel WMA was acquired by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1991. The primary goals of the WMA are to implement sound resource management practices and research investigations to insure the long-term stability of the bat colony, while providing for maximum public outreach opportunities. Research has been conducted at Old Tunnel WMA since the property was purchased by TPWD, and results of these research projects have allowed biologists to make sound management decisions. Bat-viewing opportunities exist seven nights a week and educational presentations are given Thursday through Sunday, May to October.(When visiting Old Tunnel, we recommend bringing a pair of binoculars to get the best view of the bat emergence.)
The nature trail at Old Tunnel WMA is open year-round. Visitors can enjoy activities such as hiking, bird watching, and general wildlife-viewing. Several educational exhibits with information on bats and railroad history are located along the half mile trail and from May to October bats can usually be seen flying within the tunnel from the trail.

We are happy to present this distinct showcase featuring new works by Russian artists Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets and wildlife sculptor Rosetta beginning May 21st. Rosetta's sleek, hard-edged sculptures reflect her lifelong love of creating 3-D and her pursuit has culminated in a clear ability to capture the fluid life force of her animal subjects. Classically trained Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets bring bold use of color and brushwork to the canvas. Aleksander focuses primarily on landscapes while Lyuba paints sill lifes, sometimes combining both acrylic and oils.
Gallery Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
10 AM - 6 PM
Friday and Saturday
10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday Noon - 3 PM
Wednesdays by appointment

The Kerrville Folk Festival is held annually at the Quiet Valley Ranch, 9 miles south of Kerrville on Texas Hwy 16. Starting on the Thursday before Memorial Day at the end of May, the music continues for 18 days with performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between weekends are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, and harmonica. The annual Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition is held on the first weekend and draws 32 of the best of America's emerging songwriters. Award winners are recognized at a special concert on the second weekend. The Texas Folk Music Foundation sponsors the Professional Development Program for Teachers the second mid-week of the festival and is a great way for teachers to earn continuing education credits while learning how to utilize music as a teaching tool.

The Kerrville Folk Festival is a great place to be for Kerrverts of All Ages!

A variety of food items ranging from bar-b-que to vegetarian selections are available in the theater at our food service pavilion during main stage performance nights. Beer, wine, smoothies, soft drinks and gourmet coffee drinks are also available. NO BOTTLES, CANS, OR ICE CHESTS are allowed in the theater (these are prohibited by our beer license), but are permitted in the campgrounds. The Kerr-Cafe is located in the Quiet Valley Ranch campgrounds and is open daily for breakfast, lunch and evening snacks. Ice, beer, and soft drinks are also available at the Kerr-try store in the campgrounds.
The Quiet Valley Ranch is located 9 miles south of the Guadalupe River on TX Hwy 16 (Medina Hwy) between Kerrville and Medina, Texas. As you are heading south on Hwy 16 from Kerrville, we are on the right (west) side of the street about 1.5 miles passed the Mini-Mart.

Memorial Day Commemoration
In the Museum's Memorial Courtyard - Featuring speakers, patriotic music and the laying of wreaths

Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson will give our Memorial Day keynote address. The program begins at 10 AM in the Memorial Courtyard. Commissioner Patterson is a native of Houston, a graduate of Texas A&M and a retired Marine; he served in Vietnam as a pilot. Five consecutive generations of Patterson's family have served our nation in time of war. His son recently returned from his second tour of duty in Iraq as a U.S. Marine attack helicopter pilot. While serving in the Texas Senate, Patterson chaired the Senate's first Veterans Affairs Committee. He was first elected Land Commission in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.

Come on out folks and help us celebrate all weekend long our 160th Birthday (for the second dang time). It will be an entire fun filled day with plenty of live music, cold beer, and celebration.

Entertainment
The Dust Devils (Full Band) @ 1pm
Jason Eady (Full Band) @ 3:30pm

For over a decade, Playhouse 2000 has proudly presented "professional quality amateur theatre," to the Texas Hill Country. Founded in 1998 with the goal of educating the community in all aspects of the performing arts, Playhouse 2000 produces six shows a year ranging for classic Broadway musicals to homegrown comedies all chosen with the local audience and local talent in mind. In addition to producing our own work, Playhouse 2000 manages the beautiful Cailloux Center on behalf of the City of Kerrville and a large family of local performing arts organizations.

1st Annual Nimitz Golf Classic
Don't miss this unique day of golf at the beautiful Boot Ranch Golf Course in the Texas Hill Country outside of Fredericksburg. This exclusive 18 hole championship golf course will feature elements from the museum’s military vehicle and equipment collection, and a Fly Over of World War II aircraft. The day will be capped off by a dinner, dance and live auction at the historic Nimitz Museum Ballroom.

Blanco County Lavender Growers and the Blanco Chamber of Commerce invite you to join us in the month of June for Lavender Days. This newly added feature will give you the whole month of June to experience the unique charm of the Hill Country farms that are pioneering the cultivation of Lavender. All of the farms will be open on the weekends in June. Each week two Farms will be highlighted for special events.

A tradition in Fredericksburg is the FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK FREDERICKSBURG, with galleries open until 8:00pm. Fredericksburg's art galleries will be focusing on some aspect of exhibiting artists' works, which may include painting and fine craft demonstrations, casual art talks, opportunities to meet artists, special showings and entertainment. Participants will experience the Fredericksburg art scene up close and personal while enjoying fine wines from local wineries and beyond all day long. Participating galleries are Artisans at Rocky Hill, Charles Beckendorf Gallery, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, The Good Art Co., Photography 414, Rodeo Studio Gallery, Uptown Market, Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg Art Guild and InSight Gallery.

Artisans at Rocky Hill proudly showcases demonstrations in clay from 12:00pm until 8:00pm during First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg. Throughout the gallery and in the courtyard gallery visitors will enjoy some of our most popular clay artists throwing on a wheel, carving, glazing, painting and hand-building. Demonstrators include Sherri Jo Adams of Boerne, Janet Csanyi of Comfort, Al & Jeni Hoeksema of Spring Branch and Anna Elrod of Austin. Refreshments will be served. Please join us for this very fun annual event as we showcase art in action by all of your favorite clay artists.

Jimmy Lee Jones, a living legend known throughout the state of Texas, was once referred to by Willie Nelson as "the best kept secret in Texas"...this coming from the icon of Texas music known the world over.

Real Ale is a great destination for a day trip in the Hill Country. Our facility is located just minutes from the Blanco town square and the Blanco River. Currently our tasting room is open on Fridays from 2 - 5 pm with tours starting at 3 and 4. If you have a large group please give us a heads-up. For directions and more information, please call 830.833.2534 or send us an email
See you soon!

Come on out folks and listen to some good home Texas picking by hill country musician Scooter Pearce as she hosts our Legendary Picker Circle. Scooter Pearce Started playing guitar at the age of 10. Scooter was a founding member of The GypsyCowgirls and lead the band until the band split in 2008.

Special Event during June 4th's First Friday Art Walk 6-8 pm
Regular Gallery Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
10 AM - 6 PM
Friday and Saturday
10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday Noon - 3 PM
Wednesdays by appointment

Ben Beckendorf was born in Austin Texas in the 50s. Texas was already in the groove of the Blues - with the likes of T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, and many more. Little did they know another bluesman had been born. Ever since he knew what a guitar was, Ben wanted one, and in 1964 Ben picked up his first guitar and never put it down. He learned all kinds of music - He liked the Blues, Jazz, Rock, Folk, & Pop. He listened to his music heroes with a yearning ear. In 1968 Ben wrote his first song ( Beautiful Day-which he still plays for live audiences) and has since written and recorded over 800 songs in many different styles and textures. Ben paints a very vivid picture with his lyrics, and his guitar sometimes seems to speak in words instead of notes. He writes songs for everyday people about everyday things. His melodic ballads can touch and soothe even the most stringent hearts and his rock and blues tunes produce irresistable rhythms with backbone beats. Ben started his first band in 1967, and has played and toured with bands,worked in studios, written, recorded, produced, and engineered ever since. Ben has made the beautiful Hill Country of Fredericksburg Texas his home for over forty years.

True to its title, The Twilight Zone represents a turning point of sorts for Jason Allen. "This record is a good reflection of who I am as an artist/songwriter," he says. "When I write a song, I always like to imagine what it would sound like with a full production behind it.

The Admiral Nimitz Foundation and the National Museum of the Pacific War will host films in commemoration of the Battle of Midway, WWII. Movies are free, with admission into the museum.

All good projects may come into being from the minds and the hands of our brethren, but it is the fund raising which starts the ball rolling. To raise money for our scholarship program and teacher appreciation award banquet, Fredericksburg Lodge #794 holds an annual Car Show.

Turn your weekend into a Family Fun Saturday! The first and third Saturday of each month, we add special activities to your museum experience. Try your hand at churning butter, making rope or cornhusk dolls, participating in a spelling bee, decorating cookies or designing old-fashioned holiday cards.
Activities are held at the Pioneer Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and learn something new! please call 830.990.8441 to confirm daily activities.

Meusebach Creek School - Built in the 1930's. Consolidated in 1954. School records and pictures show that many rural schools were multicultural. The earliest evidence dates back to 1869 when Henry, Laura, Minnie, Ovie, and George Washington, whose parents were freed slaves, attended Meusebach Creek School with other children from the area. It could be considered one of the first integrated schools in the South.
Join the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools Trail for their open house at the Meusebach Creek School. The Trail allows visitors to learn about the education and customs of the 19th century residents of German heritage in the Hill Country. Each month a different rural county school will host an open house and tour. Color coded maps of the trail are available at the Visitor Center at 302 E. Austin Street.

Chisholm Trail Winery is celebrating their 9th birthday. There will be live country music, a chuck wagon BBQ, bagpipes, cowboy shoot-outs, saloon girls and more.

BOB LIVINGSTON has never been a traditional Texas country musician living the honky-tonk life even though he's spent more than his share of time on the roadhouse circuit with the likes of the Lost Gonzo Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Michael Murphey, and a slew of other singer-songwriters in Texas.

Ten miles east of Fredericksburg, Texas on US Hwy 290 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Live music every Saturday from 2-6 in the Pavilion and Piazza. Today music by The Almost Patsy Cline Band. This dynamic 5 piece is captivating audiences everywhere they go! The heavenly vocal harmonies and extraordinary instrumentation is crowd pleasing until the very last dance! Nobody sang with more heart than Patsy Cline. Every note was moving, energetic and sincere, just like a performance of The Almost Patsy Cline Band. When you hear this band, you'll be moved to a simpler time, when you could dance the night away without a care.

Artist Reception at Insight Gallery We are happy to present this distinct showcase featuring new works by Russian artists Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets and wildlife sculptor Rosetta beginning May 21st. Rosetta's sleek, hard-edged sculptures reflect her lifelong love of creating 3-D and her pursuit has culminated in a clear ability to capture the fluid life force of her animal subjects. Classically trained Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets bring bold use of color and brushwork to the canvas. Aleksander focuses primarily on landscapes while Lyuba paints sill lifes, sometimes combining both acrylic and oils.
Gallery Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
10 AM - 6 PM
Friday and Saturday
10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday Noon - 3 PM
Wednesdays by appointment

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the featured movie for this evening at the LBJ Ranch. This event is FREE!

Enjoy great music and a great selection of gourmet Texas cuisine at Hondo's on Main! Tonight the Sarah Pierce Band!
Sarah Pierce has a wonderfully unique sound. Her music is a blend of both old and new world sensibilities. The Los Angeles Times stated, "Sarah Pierce seems a likely candidate for contemporary music fame." "Her lyrics daze with elegant poetry that carries the listener over wide musical vistas on each soul-bearing turn of her incomparable voice.

Danny Brooks music is down home and foot stompin' Southern Soul music punctuated with slide and wailing high lonesome harmonica. Raspy soulful vocals similar to Otis Redding and Taj Mahal.

T-Roy Miller is a prominent songwriter/producer and has been formerly known as a multi-instrumentalist from an ongoing list of talent. He has played with the likes of Slaid Cleaves, Max Stalling, Mark David Manders, 1100 Springs, Brian Burns, and Kent Finlay.

Candace Kunz-Miller has been tearing up central Texas with her combination of home grown lyrics, powerful country-blues spiced voice, and propulsive rhythm playing. She has been Nicknamed the “Luckenbach Sweetheart” from her years of performing at and being a major part of the legendary Texas establishment. Both T-Roy and Candace released CD’s as solo artists before they married, and today T & C Miller have two CD’s under their wedding bands: the 2007 release, “Drinkin’ Songs,” and their current CD, “By Request.” Their music is sometimes introspective, sometimes hilarious, sometimes spontaneous, and always charmingly honest. They are really just a hill country gal and a piney woods guy with an all too natural musical chemistry and the bond of kindred spirits. That pretty much sums up T-Roy and Candace Miller.

Luckenbach’s Legendary Picker Circle w/Cowboy Doug Davis. Come on out and join in the music and fun!

Cowboy Doug Davis is a Luckenbach regular and honest to goodness, deep-down Texas Cowboy...and a great musician too!