News
• Fredericksburg Theater Company’s latest production, the British comedy “Blithe Spirit,” will premiere tonight at 8 p.m. at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater. Performances, which run weekends through Nov. 2, will be held Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. A special opening night gala will be held tonight, beginning at 7 p.m., with hors d’oeuvres and wine as well as a variety of desserts at intermission.
• A historic downtown Fredericksburg home renovation with a striking modern interior is one of 16 homes featured as part of the 2014 Hill Country Builders Association Parade Home Tour taking place today through Saturday and Oct. 24-26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Tickets are now available at $10 per person per weekend. Each ticket holder will receive a full-color, 68-page 2014 Parade Home Tour magazine and a People’s Choice Award door prize entry.
• Motorcyclists will ride for a good cause as the 12th Annual Fall Harvest Classic Motorcycle Rally rolls into Luckenbach on today and tomorrow, Oct. 17-18. The event both days will run from 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Admission into the event on Friday is free, but on Saturday there will be a $10 admission fee for the general public.
• Two Gillespie County high school bands will be competing in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) regional marching contest, Saturday at Hondo High School. The Fredericksburg High School Marching Band, also known as “The Pride of the Texas Hill Country,” will perform its show “Awakening” at 8 p.m. in Division 4-A competition. Competing in Division 2-A, the Longhorn Band will perform their show “Masters of Illusion” by Barry Hurt before judges at 1:15 p.m.
• Sausage, beer and polka music will be combined into one celebration on Saturday at the annual Bestfest on Marktplatz. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 9765, the fifth annual event will take place from 11 a.m. to about 11 p.m.
• An evening of games, dominoes and a prize drawing will be featured at the 11th annual Casino Night tomorrow in the Harper Community Park. Sponsored by the Harper Agriculture Livestock Organization (HALO), the event begins with a social at 5:30 p.m.
• The Hill Country Indian Artifact Show will display Indian artifacts, jewelry, pottery and related items on Saturday. The one-day show will run from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Pioneer Pavilion, located inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.
• Holy Ghost Lutheran Church will celebrate its 168th anniversary, Saturday and Sunday. The church traces its roots in Gillespie County all the way back to the Vereins Kirche. The 6 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday services will be regular format and include the confirmation recognitions. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, the church will also host a Polka Service.
• Austin soprano Mela Dailey will perform here Sunday during the second monthly program of the Fredericksburg Music Club’s 2014-2015 Concert Series. The 3 p.m. appearance at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church will include works by Puccini, Rachmaninov, Rogers and Hammerstein, Copland and Sondheim. The concert by the award-winning soloist is free although goodwill offerings are welcome.
• Zion Lutheran Church will host six non-denominational Bible studies, starting on Sunday continuing through December, in its fellowship hall. Those attending the one-hour studies can choose one of three sessions. The first and second sessions will be Sundays at either 9:15 a.m. or 7 p.m. on Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14.
• Barons CreekSide will sponsor its fourth Blankets & Blues event on Sunday. The open air festival gets underway at 5 p.m. and continues until after 10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person and free for youngsters under 16 years of age. Grandparents will also be admitted free. Performing will be the S.A. Blues Cats, Bobby Mack, and Graham Warwick and the Bona Fide Blues Band.
• Bow Pros Archery and Outdoors will be holding a fundraiser at noon on Sunday to help nine-year-old Fredericksburg archer Sadie Kammlah cover costs associated with trips to two national tournaments.
Sports
• Fredericksburg High School's varsity football team will make the trip to Boerne tonight to compete against the Greyhounds in district action. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
• FHS volleyball teams host Hondo with the varsity team starting at 4:30 p.m. Freshmen and junior varsity teams start their matches at 6 p.m.
• The Battlin' Billie varsity tennis team plays two matches in Kerrville on Saturday. The netters start their day against San Angelo Central at 8 a.m. In the second match, FHS plays Kerrville Tivy at 1 p.m.
• FHS junior varsity football team defeated Boerne 27-24 last night.
• The two freshmen football teams for the Billies played last night against Boerne. The Red team lost 19-16, and the White team's game ended in a scoreless tie.
• Heritage School's varsity football team travels to San Marcos to play San Marcos Hill Country at 7:30 p.m.
• Heritage's Logic volleyball team takes to the road to compete against Rainbow Hills on Saturday.
Today's Quote
"The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present."
Bill Watterson
YouTube Clip of the Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcDtSIo4B1c
A behind the scenes look at “Blithe Spirit,” the latest production of the Fredericksburg Theater Company, which opens tonight at 8 p.m. at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater.
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