Our 2018 Holiday Designs and Gift Guide are here!
As Seen in Our Latest Newsletter
In pairing fruits, vegetables, and other natural design elements, the brilliant Julia Prokhorova of Wild Veggie Bouquet takes floral design to breathtaking new creative heights.
Over in Johnson City, the chamber of commerce’s executive director, Frances Ann Giron, keeps an eye on the past, present, and future of the Texas Hill Country.
Nostalgia, history, and new owners beckon visitors back to Enchanted Springs Ranch near Boerne for year ‘round fun and, for the first time, thousands of holiday lights.
San Antonio’s Chef Ed Villarreal offers our readers a recipe–his mouth-watering take on a New Orleans classic–to entice you to join him at an upcoming fundraiser benefiting Launch SA.
Our Giveaway
Our featured giveaway this month is a marvelous book on the architecture and domestic arts of German immigrants to the area. Written by Baylor University’s Kenneth Hafertepe and published by Texas A&M University Press, we’ll be delighted to send one to a lucky subscriber!
More Stories
With a new micro-boutique on the grounds of The Point Park and Eats in Leon Springs, Stephanie Romero of The Bexarracks is helping redefine eco-positive style.
Gina Reese of Gina Marie’s Art Studio brings the joy of artmaking to people of all ages, including area Alzheimer’s patients.
Our 2018 Holiday Designs
This year we’ve created two versions of our original design, both celebrating two holiday traditions–homemade tamales and freshly baked cookies. Available as sweatshirts or tees, we’re confident you’ll enjoy wearing them to your favorite tamalada or cookie exchange. They’d also make darling presents.
Calendar Highlights
We now run a moderated Facebook group in which we share events we discover. Members are allowed to post to the group as well. That said, there’s quite a lot on the horizon: Vintage Market Days of Greater San Antonio, a Hunter’s Welcome Weekend in San Saba, and Dia de los Muertos at Pearl on the first weekend of the month; Wurstfest (Nov. 2 – 11) in New Braunfels; Boerne’s popular Diva Night (Nov. 8); East Austin Studio Tour (Nov. 10); Gruene’s Sip & Shop (Nov. 13); the Sophienburg’s Weihnachtsmarkt (Nov. 16); the Marble Falls Walkway of Lights (Nov. 16 – Dec. 26); Old West Christmas Lights Fest at Enchanted Springs Ranch (Nov. 22 – Dec. 30); the Dancing Lights of Mill Pond Park in San Saba (Nov. 22 – Jan. 5); Dickens on Main (Nov. 23 & 24); and the legendary Johnson City Lights Spectacular (Nov. 23 – Jan. 1).
We also keep a list of getaway planning resources that includes area visitor’s centers and chambers of commerce. That’s worth a look, too, if you’ve got a particular community you’d like to visit.
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