Riffs, Roams and Raves uncovers the creative, noteworthy and accomplished in the Wimberley Valley and beyond with tips on who to hear, where to go and what to see from managing editor Teresa Kendrick.
Roam: Junk Gypsies
My roam this week eclipsed the usual Riff section of my column so look for it next week. It was off to Round Top, population 90, between Austin and Houston, in response to the new Junk Gypsy store that opened in Wimberley last week. The tiny town of Round Top has made an indelible name for itself by hosting the Texas Antiques Fair for two weeks in the Spring and the Fall each year. Begun in 1998 and attached to a small Oktoberfest event, the fair is now a genuine phenomenon, with twelve miles of antiques, collectibles and other un- usual finds from all over the globe. Traders set up in fields under tents, in stalls and in buildings rented for the duration. Each fair brings in more than 100,000 people top designers, intrepid shoppers and even more resolute vendors from many parts of the world. I’ve seen celebrities come in by helicopter to shop for antiques.
