Local Events

LOCAL EVENTS

Lakeshore Library
7346 RR 261 Buchanan Dam, TX 325-379-1174
Kingsland Library
125 W. Polk St. Kingsland, TX 78639 325-388-3170

LAKESHORE LIBRARY EVENTS:

Monday, August 2, is National Coloring Book Day, but we're celebrating all month! Choose a coloring page from our large selection at the library, or pick one of your own. Bring in your completed page or send us a picture, and you'll be entered into a weekly drawing; as well as a final drawing at the end of the month! All ages are welcome to play. This is a perfect relaxing indoor pastime for the upcoming stretch of hot days!

National Root Beer Float Day!
Friday, August 6th - 2PM - 5PM
How do you celebrate National Root Beer Float Day?
Join us at Lakeshore Library as we celebrate the frothy goodness of a drink that features an ice-cold root beer with a plop of ice cream in the middle of it.

Tickets now on sale for the musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY
They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and they’re officially on sale!
Cottonwood Shores/Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay, TX –Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated musical, “The Addams Family.” Based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, the show will open on July 16 and run through August 8. “The Addams Family” finds the famously macabre family put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, Grandma, and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever. “The Addams Family” features a score by Andrew Lippa, a book by Marshall Brickman, direction by Mike Rademaekers, musical direction by Christine Ashbaugh, and choreography by Kristi Stere. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.
Admission is $25 for adults and $15 for students. Please purchase your tickets in advance by logging onto www.theHCCT.org or over the phone by calling the box office at (830) 798-8944. The Hill Country Community Theatre is located at 4003 W FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores,
between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay, at the traffic light.

Austin Steam Train Association

Please come and join us for our second annual Sip and Stroll Art Show and Sale in Sunrise Beach on Saturday, September 4th 2021! The location is the recently opened Driftwood Event Center, 118 Sunrise Beach Drive, Sunrise Beach, Texas.
The event will take place from 10:00 - 4:00 with the Silent Auction concluding at 3:00. This event supports the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department and all proceeds will go to them.
The event will showcase our wonderful Hill Country Artists and include a Wine and Spirits Pull featuring Hill Coutry Wines, Spirits and Distilleries. Refreshments will be available.
For all of the latest information, please visit: sunrisebeachvfd.org/sipandstroll.

Hill Country Community Theatre announces its 2021-22 season:

The Green Thumb program sponsored by The Highland Lakes Master Gardners for the month of August, will be held on August 16th at The Kings Garden from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. Kings Garden is located at 3435 R.R. 1431 Kingsland. Master Gardner Willard Horn will speak on one of his most exciting endeavors called olla gardening. Olla gardening dates back to over 4,000 years. Join Willard as he explains this ancient technique for water conversation and plant survival during these challenging times of our Texas summer heat. This presentation is free to the public. It is suggested that guests bring water and a chair.

2021 GREEN THUMB PROGRAMS: Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association
Kings Garden 3435 RR 1431, Kingsland Trinity Episcopal Church 909 Ave. D, Marble Falls
May, 11–Tour of “The Garden” David Waldo. Trinity Episcopal Church -1:00 P.M. -2:00 P.M. Master Gardner
June,15 –Sharing The Harvest Keith Atwood. Kings Garden–1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Master Gardner
July, 15 –Insects –The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Suzy Rowley. Trinity Episcopal Church -1:00 P.M. –2:00 P.M. Master Gardner
August, 16 –OLLA Gardening. Willard Horn. Kings Garden –1:00 P.M. –2:00 P.M. Master Gardner
September, TBD –Proper Pruning Techniques Bill & Martelle Luedecke. Trinity Episcopal Church –1:00 P.M. –2:00 P.M.
October, 5. Gardening for Butterflies. Sondra Fox. Kings Garden –1:00 P.M. –2:00 P.M. Master Naturalist.

           Scenic Wildflower Drives
From the Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center
          19611 E Hwy 29   Buchanan Dam, TX 78609

Park Road 4-     East on Hwy 29, 2.5 miles, turn right on Park Road 4 (P4) through Inks Lake State Park. At split, left on P4 passes Falkenstein Castle and Longhorn Caverns and ends at Hwy 281, right at split on 2342 goes to Kingsland.
FM 690 to Canyon of the Eagles-     East on Hwy 29 just across the Inks Lake Bridge, left on FM 690, 8 miles until ends, left on RR 2341 all the way to end of road.
Hwy 29 to Llano-      West on Hwy 29, 20 miles.
Hwy 261 to Llano-    West on Hwy 29, right on Hwy 261, which turns in to RR 2241 at the Bluffton Store, 16 miles until ends at Hwy 29, right on HWY 29 in to Llano.
Slab Road to Hwy 71-     West on Hwy 29, 2+ miles to new traffic light (Fuzzy’s Corner.) Left on RR 1431, 5 miles, right on RR 3404, cross Llano River at slab and continue until ends at Hwy 71.
Lookout Mountain-     West on Hwy 29, 2+ miles to new traffic light (Fuzzy’s Corner.) Left on RR 1431 all the way through Kingsland. On top of hill on RR 1431 is a pull-out with a great view!
Willow City Loop-     West on Hwy 29 to Llano, 20 miles. Left at light on Hwy 16 through town towards Fredericksburg about 26 miles. Left on RR 1323, following signs for Willow City Loop, stay on loop back to Hwy 16.