Monday, September 21, 2009

Comanche Trace Welcomes Donna Blackburn, Massage Therapist -




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Another example of Comanche Traces' commitment to enhancing your membership experience...

Comanche Trace is Pleased to Welcome

Massage Therapist Donna Blackburn, LVN, LMT

GRAND OPENING: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 @ Noon

Relieve stress and soothe ails with Donna Blackburn, Comanche Trace's new State Certified Massage Therapist. Donna will be available as listed below.

HOURS & PRICING

By Appointment Only: 830-895-8500 ext.248

Tuesday & Wednesday 12:00 - 7:00PM

Thursday 4:00PM - 8:00PM

Friday & Saturday 8:00 - 8:00PM

MEMBER PRICING

15min Chair Massage - $15.00

30min Table OR Chair Massage - $30.00

1 hour Full Body Massage - $50.00

*(Non-Members add $10)


Friday, September 18, 2009

Teen Night at Up-N Jacks!

TEEN NIGHT SATURDAY SEPT 19

7-9:30

COME HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS ON A

NIGHT THAT’S ALL YOURS!

DON’T FORGET SOCKS AND A FRIEND

for more information, click here.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

17th Annual Texas Clay Festival

Where: On the grounds of Buck Pottery in
Gruene Historic District - New Braunfels, Texas

When: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday and 10 am - 5 pm Sunday - October 25-26, 2008

The Texas Clay Festival will feature over 60 of Texas’s finest clay artists and offers visitors the opportunity to meet the artists, view and purchase their work, and watch demonstrations throughout both days.

Demonstrations! Visitors are invited to observe demonstrations in wheel throwing, sculpture, raku firing, hand building and surface decoration techniques throughout the weekend. Watch and learn the ceramic techniques that artists use to shape and decorate their work. Questions and feedback are encouraged and the friendly atmosphere is a hallmark of the festival.

Silent Auction! Clay work donated by participating artists will be included in a silent auction that takes place on both days of the event. Auction proceeds are used to help potters in need, award clay related scholarships, and fund festival events. Auction bids are final on Saturday at 3:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm.

Book Signing! As a special treat, this year's Texas Clay Festival welcomes internationally known potter, author and educator Robin Hopper from Victoria, British Columbia. Robin will be signing copies of his books during both days of the festival.

Contact us for info: Buck at Buck Pottery at 830-629-7975 or Brieger Pottery at 830-833-2860. Photos are available.

While in Gruene, plan to shop in the many unique stores, dine in any of the fine restaurants and even kick up your heels a Gruene Hall, Texas’ oldest dance hall. Gruene is located just four miles north of New Braunfels.

Go Texan Vinter Dinner


Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant
Invites you to our Go Texan Vintner Dinner

Texas Wine Maker Vintner Dinner Series
Featuring the Wine Makers from Singing Water Vineyards & Pedernales Cellars

Tuesday September 29th, 2009- 6:30 PM sharp /$59.95 per person plus tax and gratuity

Get your tickets now by calling 830-990-5734
(ask about our lodging /vintner dinner combo)


Menu
Paneed Texas Shrimp & Oysters with Tasso Gravy
and Dripping Springs Goat Cheese Stone Ground Grits
Singing Water Sauvignon Blanc

Balsamic Glazed Pecan Smoked Sparerib
With chipotle pumpkin spoonbread
Pedernales Cellars Tempranillo

Wild Boar Bacon Wrapped Salmon
With wood grilled asparagus salad and merlot shallot jus
Singing Water Merlot

Peppered Niman Ranch Beef Tournedos
Hickory Roasted Wild Mushrooms, Truffle Creamed Potatoes and Leeks
Pedernales Cellars Cabernet

Sauvignon Toasted Oat Mason Apple Crisp
with Mexican Vanilla Butterscotch Angalise
Singing Water Sweet Lupe

Cabernet Grill

Best Little Yarn Crawl in Texas

Click on flyer to enlarge. For more information, contact:

Old Oaks Ranch

or

Stonehill Spinning

Dance to Cajun/Zydeco at Fredericksburg Roots Music concert


It’s the last chance this year for Roots Music fans to dance, dine, and enjoy authentic music at Fredericksburg’s Pioneer Museum on Saturday, Sept 26, 2009.

The concert’s theme is Cajun and Zydeco.

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Billed as "The World's Premier Zydeco Showman," the third-generation zydeco artist started playing in his dad’s band. Carrier has toured the world with the Bayou Swamp Band and recorded five CDs.

Charles Thibodeaux grew up in Beaumont, Texas, hanging around his cousin’s legendary Rodair Club in Port Acres. Influenced by Cajun musicians Andrew Cormier, Rodney LeJeune, and others, Thibodeaux started learning Cajun accordion at 16. He formed Austin Cajun Aces in 2004, and has built a following throughout Texas.

The Gulf Coast Playboys Trio return for their second Roots appearance. Their fans favor their mix of down-home, traditional Cajun two-steps and waltzes, country two-steps and shuffles, plus Tex-Mex polkas, cumbias and more.

The Longhorn Street Cafe will lay out a Cajun-style spread from 5pm-10pm. Meal includes Shrimp Gumbo; choice of Shrimp Ettoufee, Crawfish Ettoufee, Boudin or Red Beans & Rice; Herb Roasted Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, and Dinner Roll; and Baileys Apple Crisp Cobbler for dessert.

Meal is $10. Beer, wine, soft drinks available for purchase. Admission is $12. Students high school age and younger are free. Parking is free. The Pioneer Museum is located at 325 West Main Street in Fredericksburg, with concert entrance on Milam Street.

Roots Music is a series of live, open-air eclectic concerts on the grounds of the Pioneer Museum on Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas. Concerts feature both emerging and established artists in an informal, family setting.

Net proceeds support the mission of the Gillespie County Historical Society. For information call 830-997-2835.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sounds of the Swamp Sweeten Main Street Fredericksbug


Music fans can enjoy Cajun music, Cajun cooking, and nonstop Cajun kicking at the next Roots Music concert at Fredericksburg’s Pioneer Museum on Saturday, Sept 26, 2009.

Three top Cajun and Zydeco acts make a rare stop in the Hill Country Music scene for this final 2009 concert.

The Gulf Coast Playboys Trio start off the evening at 6 p.m. The Gulf Coast Playboys first amazed Hill Country fans at the 2004 Roots series, and return with a full set of down-home, traditional Cajun two-steps and waltzes, country two-steps and shuffles, plus Tex-Mex polkas, cumbias and more.

Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces follow at 7 p.m. Charles Thibodeaux grew up in Beaumont, Texas, hanging around his cousin’s legendary Rodair Club in Port Acres. Influenced by Cajun musicians Andrew Cormier, Rodney LeJeune, and others, Thibodeaux started learning Cajun accordion at 16. He formed Austin Cajun Aces in 2004, and has built a following throughout Texas.

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band close out the evening from 8 to 10 p.m. Billed as "The World's Premier Zydeco Showman," Chubby Carrier is a third-generation zydeco artist who started his career at age 12 playing drums with his famous father, Roy Carrier. Before long he had formed his own band and toured the world. Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band have recorded five CDs and headlined festivals across the U.S. and Europe.

Hungry fans can dig into a $10 Cajun meal cooked up by the Longhorn Street Cafe. From 5pm-10pm they will serve Shrimp Gumbo to start; choice of Shrimp Ettoufee, Crawfish Ettoufee, Boudin or Red Beans & Rice; served with Herb Roasted Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, and Dinner Roll, and Baileys Apple Crisp Cobbler for dessert.

Beer, wine, soft drinks available for purchase.

Admission is $12. Students high school age and younger are free. Parking is free. The Pioneer Museum is located at 325 West Main Street in Fredericksburg, with concert entrance on Milam Street.

Roots Music is a series of live, open-air eclectic concerts on the grounds of the Pioneer Museum on Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas. Concerts feature both emerging and established artists in an informal, family setting.

Net proceeds support the mission of the Gillespie County Historical Society. For information call 830-997-2835