From: Hammond, Ken [Ken.Hammond@chron.com] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:13 PM To: guy@cybersquad.com Subject: June festivals, Texas -----Original Message----- From: unknown@libsrv01.magichron [mailto:unknown@libsrv01.magichron] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:58 PM To: Hammond, Ken Subject: 36638 -ACCESS- 3657861 -UPD- 20030527 -UPT- 1401 -STAT- A -PAPER- Houston Chronicle -HEAD- JUNE FESTIVALS / Savor summer's food, music, fun -DAY- SUN -DATE- 20030525 -SECTION- TEXAS MAGAZINE -PAGE- 6 -EDITION- 2 STAR -ZONE- -BYLINE- -CREDIT- Staff -WHONOTE- -ENOTE- A listing of Texas festivals appears monthly in Texas Magazine. Festival information and color photographs for July festivals must be received by May 31. 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 to festivals.features@chron.com. -DATELINE- -CAPTION- -ART- Photos: 1. Crafts are a highlight of the Texas Folklife Festival at the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio. (color); 2. The premiere of the historical production Texas Legacies will be June 5 at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. (color); 3. SLI Group's entry, "Noah's Ark-Itecture," was a first-place winner at the AIA Sandcastle Competition last year in Galveston. (color); 4. Fresh blueberries are added to pancakes during the Kiwanis Club's breakfast at the Texas Blueberry Festival in Nacogdoches. (color, p. 15); 5. Susan Tomchesson, left, and Margaret Smaistrla show off kolaches for the Czech Kolache-Klobase Festival in East Bernard. (color, p. 15); 6. Performances by ethnic groups will be featured at the Texas Folklife Festival at the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio June 5-8. See Special Affections on Page 6. (color, p. 2) -PHOTOG- 3. James Nielsen / Special to the Chronicle -CORRECT- -COLUMN- SPECIAL AFFECTIONS -CATEGORY- -TYPE- -KEYS- Texas -EKEYS- -PROC- edtkps -ELECTION- -RSEC- 0 -SLUG- June.Fests.Shoup COPY -LENGTH- 28 -LEAD- GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME CLASSIC BICYCLE RIDE When: June 1. Where: Fayetteville. Contact: 713-777-5333; www.fayettevilletx.com. Admission: $25 registration. -TEXT- GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME CLASSIC BICYCLE RIDE When: June 1. Where: Fayetteville. Contact: 713-777-5333; www.fayettevilletx.com. Admission: $25 registration. Cycle through hilly backroads for distances of eight, 25, 50, 65 and 80 miles. KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL When: June 1-8. Where: Kerrville. Contact: 800-435-8429; www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com. Admission: $12-$29. Held at the Quiet Valley Ranch, the second half of the 32nd annual international songwriters festival includes a children's concert, song sharing, a jazz concert, seminars and sundown concerts. TEXAS STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL When: June 5-7. Where: Brownwood. Contact: 915-643-8011; www.lakebrownwoodfriends.org. Admission: $10 Thursday; $15 Friday, Saturday; $35 for three-day event; free for ages 14 and younger with adult. Held at the Depot, the event will feature performances by Steel Faith, Nechako River, Lynn Morris Band, the Larkin Family, Overdrive, Gary Waldrop Band, Welch Mountain and the Chuck Wagon Gang. Proceeds benefit Sponsored by Friends of Lake Brownwood Park. Proceeds benefit park. TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL When: June 5-8. Where: University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio. Contact: 210-458-2390; www.texasfolklifefestival.org. Admission: $10 ages 13 and older; $3 ages 6-12. Texas ethnic groups representing the many countries of the world will share traditional dances, music, food and family stories. `TEXAS LEGACIES' When: June 5-Aug. 16. Where: Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Contact: 877-588-3927. Admission: $10-$25 adults, $5-$25 ages 11 and younger; $7.50 barbecue dinner with reservation. Texas Legacies will make its world premiere this summer, bringing historical Texas figures to life on stage; performances nightly except Wednesdays. New this year is My Cowboy's Gift, set in the contemporary American West; performances Wednesdays, June 11-Aug. 6. NO NAME FESTIVAL When: June 6-7. Where: Brazoria. Contact: 979-798-6100. Admission: free. A family festival featuring the Miss Brazoria Scholarship Pageant Parade, old-fashioned games, musical and dance entertainment, arts and crafts, wood-carving demonstrations and talent contest. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER CELEBRATION When: June 7. Where: Denton. Contact: 940-349-8529. Admission: free. Bring your best friend to the Civic Center Park for a day of pooch-filled fun, including vaccinations, paw readers, dog parade, stupid pet tricks and live entertainment. AIA SANDCASTLE COMPETITION When: June 7. Where: East Beach, Galveston. Contact: 713-520-0155; www.aiasandcastle.com. Admission: free. The American Institute of Architects holds the 17th annual sandcastle-building contest with more than 80 teams and 3,500 sand sculptors creating sand creatures, structures and characters across a half-mile of beach. HEALTHY TRAILS, HEALTHY PEOPLE When: June 7. Where: New Waverly. Contact: www.lshtclub.com. Admission: free. In honor of National Trails Day, the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club will sponsor a day of events, including instruction on how to use a compass and GPS unit, hiking, trail maintenance and bridge repair. See Web site for map. MARKET DAY ON THE SQUARE When: June 7. Where: Bellville; www.bellville.com. Contact: 979-865-3407. Admission: free. Shop the market on the historic Court House Square for antiques, crafts, art, collectibles and jewelry. BOMBER FIELD FLY-IN When: June 7-8. Where: Monaville. Contact: 281-498-7935. Admission: $5; free for children. Pilots will compete with all sizes of miniature radio-controlled aircraft. SEASPACE 2003 When: June 7-8. Where: Reliant Arena, Houston. Contact: 713-467-6675; www.seaspace.org.$6; free for ages 17 and younger. The adventure-sports and exotic-travel expo will feature more than 200 booths, a climbing wall, a kayak demo pool and a scuba-diving swimming pool. TOMATO FEST When: June 13. Where: Jacksonville. Contact: 800-376-2217; www.jacksonvilletexas.com. Admission: free. The 19th annual event kicks off with the best homegrown-tomato contest, plus a hot-sauce contest, couch-tomato "no sweat" olympics, tomato shoot, tomato-eating contest, fishing tournament, gospel concert and kids' activities. TEXAS BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL When: June 13-14. Where: Nacogdoches. Contact: 888-653-3788; www.texasblueberryfestival.com. Admission: varies by event. Blueberries take center stage with a blueberry-pancake breakfast, pie-eating contest, ice cream and cobbler contests, Deja Blue Classic Car parade, blue-suede sock hop, and Red, White and Blueberry concert. HERITAGE FESTIVAL When: June 14. Where: Huntington. Contact: 936-422-4195. Admission: free. The "Fabulous '50s" festival will feature a parade, arts and crafts and live entertainment. CZECH KOLACHE-KLOBASE FESTIVAL When: June 14. Where: East Bernard. Contact: 979-335-7907; www.members.tripod.com/sbcserv/kkfest. Admission: $6; free for ages 12 and younger. Music, dancing, cloggers, arts and crafts, cake walk, kids' games and plenty of kolaches are planned for the 13th annual event. SUMMER ANTIQUES FAIR When: June 14-15. Where: Brenham. Contact: 979-865-5618. Admission: $4; free for ages 12 and younger. More than 45 antiques dealers will offer furniture, glass, china, jewelry and textiles. ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL When: June 19-22. Where: Houston. Contact: 281-370-2624. Admission: free. Held at West Oaks Mall annually for more than 10 years, the festival will feature regional fine artists and craftsmen. HOLLAND CORN FESTIVAL AND 5K WALK/RUN When: June 21. Where: Holland. Contact: www.hollandcornfest.org. Admission: varies by event. Holland celebrates a day of "corny" activities with entertainment and contests. LAVENDER FESTIVAL When: June 21-22. Where: between Stonewall and Fredericksburg. Contact: 830-644-2681; www.beckervineyards.com. Admission: free. Becker Vineyards will host its fifth annual festival featuring lavender, herbs and lavender products for sale; gardening tips, demonstrations on the use of lavender, lavender luncheons ($45) and live music. LULING WATERMELON THUMP When: June 26-29. Where: Luling. Contact: 830-875-3214; www.watermelonthump.com. Admission: free admission and dance Thursday and Sunday; $2 admission, $15 dance Friday; $3 admission, $20 dance Saturday; free for ages 11 and younger. Carnival, rides, arts and crafts, beer garden, 5-K fun run, seed-spitting and melon-eating contests, champion-melon judging, car show, and music by Texas Unlimited Band, Charlie Robison, Cross Canadian Ragweed and the Big Square Sun with Joe Bob Burris. -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. ======================================================