When Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth in 1961, he proved that a human could orbit the planet and survive. He also proved that humans could eat and swallow in zero gravity when he squeezed beef and liver paste into his mouth from an aluminum tube.
The Buggy Barn Museum in Blanco provides an up close look at how humans moved from one place to another and hauled the goods that sustained them in the century before automobiles appeared.
Wimberley photographer, adventurer and conservationist Rodney Bursiel is accruing an impressive body of work. His heart-stopping photographs of underwater giants, African people and wildlife, the feral horses of Camargue and legendary musicians can be seen at his new gallery on RR 12: Wild Life. You’ll find a life-sized sculpture of a young rhino displayed outside.
A new fine art gallery has opened in Wimberley at 220 Old Kyle Road. Aptly named the 220 Gallery, it is the endeavor of owner, curator and artist, Suzanne Oliver.
Bonsai cultivation, the horticultural practice of miniaturizing trees as a representation of nature, is more than a thousand years old.
Considered to be one of the greatest rodeo performers in the history of the sport, Leon Coffee has etched a legendary career capturing numerous awards, including an induction into the Rodeo Hall of Fame.
For Rhiannon Gillespie, a student at the Katherine Anne Porter School, fiber arts come easy.
Wimberley Restaurant Week, a celebration to recognize the community’s unique restaurants and their top chefs, kicks off in July. Eight restaurants are on the menu: The Wimberley Café, Marco’s Italian, The Carvery, Community Pizza, The Supper Club of Wimberley, Hildee’s, The Let Go and Fish Tales.
Wimberley’s Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Freedom Canines to build a training deck for the service dogs they train to assist people needing their specialized skills.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative is inviting students entering kindergarten through third grade to participate in the cooperative’s annual Solar Car Derby Day.
“The things that inspire me vary,” said Nita Dixon, a New Braunfels mixed media artist and painter who shows her work at Art on 12 in Wimberley. “Sometimes it’s landscapes or water or skies, and sometimes it’s shapes. For a while, I was consumed by the shape of old trucks until I finished studying it in my mind’s eye.”
Joining celebrities like Bradley Cooper, Selena Gomez and Ryan Gosling, kids at the Katherine Anne Porter School have their very own Emotional Support Animal in the form of Mistii, a 12-weekold black and gray tabby kitten.
Despite early morning rain clouds, the seventh annual Blanco River Songwriter Festival went off without a hitch, boasting a well-curated list of performers Nine musical acts took the stage in the historic Fischer Hall, an expansive wood building built at the turn of last century by a master carpenter from New Braunfels. According to Fischer historian Lewis Smith, Al Kloepper was known for crafting strong and graceful arches which continue to distinguish the hall’s vaulted ceiling. Spacious with wood floors and large barntype windows, the building was a fitting partner for the event’s acoustics. More than one person compared the building to the inside of a guitar.
More Mexican cuisine is coming to Wimberley this month with the opening of a sit-down restaurant, Corazon de Mexico.
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Wimberley, TX 78676
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