From: Hammond, Ken [Ken.Hammond@chron.com] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:09 PM To: guy@cybersquad.com Subject: January festivals, Texas -----Original Message----- From: unknown@libsrv01.magichron [mailto:unknown@libsrv01.magichron] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:44 PM To: Hammond, Ken Subject: 88443 -ACCESS- 3611515 -UPD- 20030430 -UPT- 1632 -STAT- R -PAPER- Houston Chronicle -HEAD- As holiday lights go dim, secular pursuits resume -DAY- SUN -DATE- 20021222 -SECTION- TEXAS MAGAZINE -PAGE- 4 -EDITION- 2 STAR -ZONE- -BYLINE- -CREDIT- -WHONOTE- -ENOTE- A listing of Texas festivals appears monthly in Texas Magazine. Festival information and color photographs for February festivals must be received by Jan. 2. Information must include a phone number for the public and admission costs. Send to Festivals, Texas Magazine, P.O. Box 4260, Houston, TX 77210. Fax 713-354-3051. Or e-mail information and high-resolution photos tofestivals.features@chron.com. -DATELINE- -CAPTION- -ART- Photos: 1. Jill Petri and Chris Rao are the 2002 royalty of San Antonio's Mud Festival. (color); 2. The Sharyland High flag team joined the 2001 Parade of Oranges in Mission. (color); 3. The 143-year-old St. Joseph's Church is on the Sacred Places Tour in Galveston. (color, p. 5) -PHOTOG- -CORRECT- -COLUMN- SPECIAL AFFECTIONS -CATEGORY- -TYPE- -KEYS- -EKEYS- -PROC- libamt -ELECTION- -RSEC- 0 -SLUG- Jan.03.Fests -LENGTH- 15 -LEAD- JANUARY FESTIVALS As holiday lights go dim, secular pursuits resume -TEXT- JANUARY FESTIVALS As holiday lights go dim, secular pursuits resume HILL COUNTRY LIGHTING TRAIL When: through Jan. 1 Where: Blanco, Boerne, Bulverde, Fredericksburg, Goldthwaite, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, Round Mountain, Wimberly. Contact: 866-839-3378; www.fredericksburg-texas-events.com. Admission: Free for most events The trail consists of 11 Hill Country communities decorated in holiday lights. Each town will offer activities, among them parades, shopping, carriage rides, candlelight tours and caroling. HOLIDAYS ON THE HOMEFRONT When: through Jan. 6 Where: 2618 Broadway, Galveston. Admission: $6; $5 ages 65 and older; $3 ages 6-18. The Moody Mansion will be adorned with the Moody family's holiday decorations from the 1940s. A special exhibit will feature cards and letters from World Wars I and II. GOOSE CREEK CHILI WHEN IT'S CHILLY & BBQ COOK-OFF XXIII When: Jan. 10-11 Where: Baytown Contact: 281-422-8359; www.rodeohouston.com. More than 60 teams will compete for prizes in barbecue, bean and chili categories. Family entertainment will include music and youth activities. The entry fee, which goes toward the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship fund, also will buy a barbecue sandwich or a bowl of chili. ROCKPORT'S GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL When: Jan. 10-12. Where: Jan. 10-11, Rockport-Fulton High School Auditorim; Jan. 12, First Baptist Church. Contact: 361-790-1105. Admission: free In its eighth year, this festival of traditional Southern gospel singing will feature 19 groups from throughout the nation, including police quartets from Rockport, Houston and Monroe, La. California's Crimson River Quartet will headline the event. STAGECOACH DAYS When: Jan. 11 Where: Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, Anderson. Contact: 936-7-873-2633; www.tpwd.state.tx.us Admission: $4 adults; $2.50 ages 12 and younger. Ride a replica stagecoach to the historical Grimes County Courthouse and back, tour the Fanthorp Inn to see how different life was in the 1850s, listen to dulcimer music and enjoy the tales of a cowboy poet. RIVER WALK MUD FESTIVAL When: Jan. 16-19. Where: San Antonio. Contact: 210-227-4262; www.thesanantonio www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com. Admission: varies by event The annual draining of the River Walk for cleaning and maintenance of the river bottom puts a fun spin on a messy situation, with festivities including the Mud Pie Ball, Mud Coronation and Mud Parade. Local personalities vie for the titles of Mud Queen and Mud King. A TASTE FOR SPACE EPICUREAN EVENING When: Jan. 19. Where: Houston. $30 adults; $10 ages 4-12. Graze through Space Center Houston, sampling specialties from more than 60 restaurants. TEXAS CITRUS FIESTA When: Jan. 23-25. Where: Mission Contact: 956-585-9724. Admission: varies by event. This festival celebrates the Rio Grande Valley's citrus industry and the Texas Ruby Red grapefruit with the annual coronation of citrus royalty, a product costume show, a fun run, a fair, a cook-off and the Parade of Oranges. 25TH ANNUAL COWBOY BREAKFAST When: Jan. 24. Where: San Antonio. Contact: 210-287-6110; www.sanantoniovisit.com/index.shtml. Admission: free. Join 30,000 to 50,000 people for breakfast tacos, biscuits and gravy, coffee, orange juice, milk, music and giveaways, 5-9 a.m. at the Sunset Station entertainment complex. The breakfast is sponsored by the Cowboy Breakfast Foundation, a food charity. SACRED PLACES TOUR When: Jan. 25.$8; $7 for Galveston. Contact: 409-762-3933. Admission: $8; $7 for Galveston Historical Foundation members. Ten historical Galveston churches will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: St. Joseph's Church, 2202 Ave. K; Wesley Tabernacle, 902 28th St.; Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 31st and Avenue N (closes at 4 p.m.); First Lutheran, 2415 Winnie; First Presbyterian, 1903 Church St.; Sts. Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox, 4109 Ave. L; William Temple Episcopal Center, 427 Market; Grace Episcopal, 36th and Avenue L; St. Paul's United Methodist, 1425 Broadway; and St. Mary's Basilica, 2011 Church St. Booklets with maps and church histories can be picked up at St. Joseph's. JANIS JOPLIN BIRTHDAY BASH CONCERT When: Jan. 25. Where: Port Arthur. Contact: 409-722-3699. Admission: $13. To mark the 60th anniversary of singer Janis Joplin's birth, Amby Leigh Martin will perform Joplin songs for the 16th annual event in Joplin's hometown. Other acts include Jerry LaCroix, G.G. Shinn, Powerhouse, and Barry Pickett and the Heartbeat Band. Clarence "Frogman" Henry will be inducted into the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame. -END- ====================================================== This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipients(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Houston Chronicle Postmaster (postmaster@chron.com) immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. ======================================================