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When it comes to board games, a few spring to mind when playing with loved ones.

The Wimberley Valley Big Band prepares to say “goodbye” to summer with a free concert on Saturday, October 1, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This outdoor concert will be staged in the “backyard” behind the former Cypress Creek Café off of Ranch Road 12 in the Wimberley Square. Guests are encouraged to make good use of the concrete dance floor in front of the stage, as great dance tunes are among the best of the band’s lively playlist. Self-described as “The jazziest small town big band,” their musical interests range from light jazz and big band swing standards to pop and vocal favorites.

It’s said if you gain the trust of a horse, you’ll have a friend for life. That’s important when you’re competing in the world of jumping and dressage. Dressage is a graceful form of riding that demonstrates the relationship forged between the horse and its rider. As for jumping — some are better than others.

The Wimberley Community Civic Club hosts another Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, Oct. 20, at Vintage Oaks Farm in Driftwood.

Beat Root Revival is a multi-instrumentalist roots duo, combining elements of Folk, Blues, Country, and Rock n Roll to create a melodic sound, made up of powerhouse harmonic vocalists Andrea Magee and Ben Jones.

There is a stark difference between 2022 and 1922.

Local lavender finds new home for farm, shop

Gary Zupancic

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare opens on the Wimberley Players stage September 16 and runs through October 9. Set in America in the late 1960s, two teenagers from feuding families unexpectedly find love. But is love enough to keep them together?

The Wimberley Adoption Group and Rescue volunteers and staff are always up to the task when finding homes for the dogs that come into their care, which was all the more impressive when WAG recently came across one of their biggest challenges yet.

Helmets and Heels gathered at the Wimberley Community Center last Sunday to help raise money for Wimberley Texan Athletics while also giving advice to moms about what to do with their sons who play football.

This historic heatwave has many people trying to figure out how they can make their gardens or yards more tolerant.

Want to hear a good story? Listen to any Adam Carroll song. His Texas peers sure have, over and over again, and are quick to heap superlatives on a stoic artist whose compositions provide a solitary glimpse into a verdant imagination.