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THE GREAT HILL COUNTRY PUMPKIN PATCH, MEDINA, TX

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Design & Layout: Lonesome Dove Design Studio Columnists & Contributing Writers: Karyn Lyn, Greg Forest, Joe Herring, Jil Utterback, Mary Schenk, Dalis Allen, Homer Stevens, Colleen Brooks, Carlotta Schmittgen & Jack Armstrong.

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Cover Story--The Great Hill Country Pumpkin Patch: Celebrate the harvest season with all kinds of agricultural delights along with a hay bale maze, hayrides, petting zoo, storytelling and pony rides.

You can even take a tour of the apple orchard or paint a pumpkin to take home.

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Mary Allyce--Wonderful Winter: "Since fall is my favorite time of year, I’m so happy to see the Hill Country coming alive again with music, events, and shopping opportunities, and I’m so looking forward to welcoming our Winter Texans back."

The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country is published quarterly by Heart Beat Publishing PO Box 1204, Bandera, Texas 78003. Opinions expressed in articles may not be those of the publisher and editor of the The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country, its advertisers, writers or contributors. All content is copyrighted by The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country and may not be reprinted without the express written consent of the publisher. The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country is not liable for editorial content, typographical errors and any statements or claims by advertisers or columnists. Subscriptions are $25 per year payable to The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country at the above address.

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Dalis Allen--Still Plenty of Music:

"Feasts will still be prepared and gifts will still be given. We as human beings are steadfastly resilient, I believe that with all of my heart."

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Jil Utterback--Happy Fall: KETO friendly slow cooker taco soup will warm your tummy on chilly fall evenings, and squished witch creams will scare your sweet tooth away for Halloween.

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Joe Herring--The Guadalupe River: Long lost photos from 1956 find their way to Joe's history blog, and document a Kerrville tradition with a long history. And just look at that Chevy!

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engineers around...when Covid hit and The Marcia Ball Band was grounded, he had to rewire after 26 years of traveling the world. He now tells us about his new adventures about LIVE STREAMING with good audio!

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Celebrated breweries, distilleries, liquor stores, and wineries throughout the Hill Country, our craft libation hot spots for travellers and locals with a taste for qualilty hand crafted beers, wines, and spirits. Prost to the glorious Fall in Hill Country! texasheartbeat.com

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One of the Bandera’s most historic buildings is the new home of one of its most popular destination businesses. Hyo Silver Downtown opened its doors at 315 11th Street. The store, known for its hand-crafted buckles and jewelry, especially custom class rings, attracts customers from neighboring states and across Texas. The two-story limestone building was built in 1860.

In front is a Texas historical marker proclaiming the site the center of the town of Bandera back in the early years.

Symons called the building restoration her passion project. “I have a love of older things, and I really appreciate the historical importance of the building,” she said. “We knew that restoring the building would take some time, but we saw it as an opportunity to give back to the community. It was in dire need of restoration, or the town could have risked losing the building.”

The deep history of the building and the origins of Hyo Silver seemed to be a natural fit, said Josie Symons Krider, vice-president of the company and

Joanne’s daughter. “It’s part of the local Western heritage and Bandera’s roots,” she said. “Hyo Silver also has strong roots in the Western cowboy heritage, so this is the perfect building to showcase our collection of old favorites and new designs.”

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As this weird year comes to a close, I think I’ve been missing just the ordinary, every day events which are no longer possible. Area football teams are finally starting their seasons, and I’m thankful we may see a slight return to things as they used to be.

One of the traditions in Kerrville used to be downtown pep rallies, which started in the 1940s and continued until the early 1980s.

In the autumn of 1956, students of Tivy High School staged a pep rally in downtown Kerrville, as they had for decades, and as they would continue to do for decades. As with most of these events, there was a photographer on hand, taking photographs, most likely for the yearbook. The photographer carefully labeled most of the photographs.

These photographs were taken with film used to make color slides, which is a little unusual, but fortunate. While the colors have shifted a little to red and orange over the past 60+ years, a shift which can be easily corrected using modern computer software, the important thing is this: these images are in color. Many of the images in my collection from that era are in black and white, so having color images from 1956 is a real treat.

How these photographs returned to Kerrville is a story that would not have been believed in 1956.

As many of you know, I publish a history blog online. (A ‘blog’ is kind of an Internet newsletter.) Most Mondays and Saturdays I post photographs or stories about the history of our community. There is no charge to read the blog, and pages from the blog have been viewed over 850,000 times. The website address is simple: www.joeherring.com One day I was contacted by a person in Minnesota who told me he’d found a box of color slides at an estate sale in Hastings, Minnesota. I suppose he searched the internet for Tivy, or for some of the names written on the sleeves of the color slides. That led him to my blog, and to my email address, which he used to contact me.

He’s never been to Kerrville, but has some family in New Braunfels. And he was very generous with the photographs, scanning some and emailing them to me.

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Imagine, then, how this story would have read in 1956: “Local man publishes blog, which is read over the Internet by a man in Minnesota; the man in Minnesota scans 60 year old color slides and sends them to local man by email.”

In a few of the photographs, the students have their right arms pressed against their chests. Their right hand and arm are parallel to the ground; their right elbow is straight, too, and away from their bodies. Their extended right hands are just covering their hearts, palms facing down, parallel to the ground.

I knew exactly what they were doing as these photographs were taken, at the exact moment the shutter clicked.

They were singing the Tivy alma mater while the Tivy marching band played. “We are from Tivy,” they were singing, “from Tivy are we....”

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A New Adventure in LIVE STREAMING with Good Audio, written by Nancy Essary A person reaches crucial crossroads in their life’s journey at different times.

Johnny Medina, at 11 years old while watching the Ed Sullivan Show on a black and white television, heard five words that would lead him on his musical life’s path. On Sunday, February 9, 1964 at exactly 8:12pm Central Time, Ed Sullivan released those five words into posterity: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE BEATLES!” -- Watching The Beatles’ culture changing, electrifying performance would light an artistic fire that continues to burn to this day.

Johnny says it was like watching Jesus walking on water.

LET’S FAST FORWARD 56 YEARS! Johnny, a self-taught musician, photographer,film maker, videographer, audio engineer, painter and artist, found himself at another critical crossroad on FRIDAY the 13th, March 2020. After Johnny returned to the US from his 2019 European Tour with Marcia Ball, a nine-time Grammy nominee, eleven-time American Blues winner, as well as Texas Musician of the year, his career was going strong, having been Marcia Ball’s Chief Audio Engineer for 26 years.

Johnny and The Marcia Ball Band began the first leg of their 2020 tour with Delbert McClinton’s Sandy Beaches Blues Cruise, a weeklong Caribbean music adventure. For 26 years, Johnny cruised with Delbert as Marcia’s Chief Audio Engineer.

What a great way to begin the 2020 tour with a successful future on the horizon. Johnny heard rumors about a dangerous, highly infectious virus at the end of the 2019 Tour and there was talk about it on Delbert’s cruise because other musicians had heard the same rumors. However, he and everyone thought the professionals in charge would protect us as we had grown to expect. After Delbert’s cruise, Marcia Ball’s tour year was to resume on March 13, 2020. Johnny received a call from Marcia Ball informing him to not go to the Austin airport for the next leg of their 2020 season. The virus was no longer a rumor and music venues were systematically forced to close.

Johnny Medina and The Marcia Ball 2020 Tour was paused on Friday the 13th of March 2020.

At this writing on Sunday, September 13, 2020, Live Music is still paused.

Waiting in Austin for positive news, Johnny realized there was no one in charge.

Watching the live music world go by online, Johnny found friends struggling with live audio and video streams. It occurred to him that live streaming was the new platform for musical presentation. Not being one to stand on the sidelines, 18 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country

it was time for him to use his vast experience and talent to create professional video and audio streams, thereby helping musicians get back what they love, creating music!

FAST FORWARD SIX MONTHS……

His band not being able to perform anywhere because of the shutdown due to the world-wide pandemic caused great alarm; weeks turned into months of anxiety filled with disinformation from those who should be in charge.

It seemed that the sheltered creative forces were experimenting. Artists found the internet allowed them to go live from their place of shelter and for music makers that place to shelter became rehearsal/practice rooms across the planet.

In Austin, Johnny searched different live music streams from across the globe, some good, most bad, but this is a fairly new musical art form still in its infancy. He learned many musicians were trying their skills at this new delivery for the art form of music, and streaming equipment was getting hard to come by.

On-line music stores were starting to show back orders for most of the common tools of the music trade.

A music friend of his was already experimenting with single camera iPhone music streaming. The key was to get better audio, so Johnny was called in to see if he could help. Being on the set of a live music streaming event definitely spiked an interest in this new unconquered format. It did not take long to realize that this format was a new calling. It was a combination of skills he already was familiar with: music mixing, image composition and lighting.

Using equipment already available in his audio and photography inventory, he assembled a live streaming audio and video system then got down to the business of learning the new rules of engagement. At a time when we can no longer enjoy the comfort that comes from gathering together, loudly celebrating life and dancing to the beat of the live music experience, artists are doing the next best thing. So, go online, find your favorite artists, or discover new music. It is surely out there and ready for you to turn it on and turn it up. Don’t forget to tip the band! Along the way Johnny discovered that helping other artists and sharing creative ideas was an escape from the emotional chaos brought on by the lonely isolation of the continuing covid epidemic. Sharing his knowledge and experience plus learning from other artists already ahead of the streaming curve was a very welcome find. He quickly found his footing in this new, challenging endeavor and now has two weekly live streaming shows.

Tuesdays finds a fun, one hour music show featuring Sarah Sharp and Friends and Wednesdays finds a one hour live stream from Austin music venue Scholz Garden with Terry Cavanagh’s Alpine Express. Visit their Facebook Pages for more information.

Johnny says that the world has a way of taking you in new directions, one must only be quiet enough to listen, then be ready to roll.

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Two of my favorite memes – those too, too cute sayings and pictures we pass around to each other online – refer to the distinctly difficult time we’ve been navigating this year.

One shows a train barreling down the tracks and it’s on fire. The print says, “Look out, here comes September.”

You could substitute any month of this year – or any season. The other meme I’m fond of says, “When does Season Two of 2020 start? I do not like Season One!” I think we can all agree on that.

ward, and no one has a clue what the current buzz phrase “the new normal” means! For businesses impacted the hardest, it’s a question of pure survival. There are some very positive signs, however.

You can still get a beer and listen to live music, as long a you do so in a venue that has a restaurant or a permanent food truck and as long as you buy food to eat with your drink.

Many venues have gone the food truck route and these rolling restaurants have cropped up all over the Hill As Country with a staggering variety on summer their menus. For venues with sizeable rolled parking areas, the idea of pulling into out and a parking space, dropping the tailbeckgate or bring out lawn chairs, trying oned food truck cuisine along with a beer us back or mixed drink, and listening to our into the wonderful Hill Country musicians has world, become a newfound treat. the

virusIf Facebook is any barometer, the hills that-shall-not-be-named ratcheted up are alive once again with the sound and almost without warning, busiof music coming from most of your nesses, gatherings, events, and even favorite venues, many of which are churches that had opened before running either parking lot style or Memorial Day, were forced to close within the venue itself. Social distanctheir doors again before the 4th of July. ing is still encouraged, but it’s so good Some were able to stay open in limit- to see each other again and compare ed, creative ways, some closed down notes on how we’re adapting to the completely once more. It was interest- constantly evolving face of this crazy ing to see how everyone coped with year. the unwelcome restrictions – interesting, but nowhere near as much fun as Since fall is my favorite time of year, when we could do whatever and go I’m so happy to see the Hill Country wherever we wanted. coming alive again with music, events,

and shopping opportunities, and I’m We all want to get back to normal, so looking forward to welcoming our however we define that going forWinter Texans back.

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They add a warm dimension to our area even as the temperatures drop.

Your favorite day and nightspots are waiting to welcome you back and so are we!

To me, fall is all about happy anticipation – better weather, the fun of Halloween (imagine the mask opportunities), the deep gratitude of Thanksgiving, the upcoming Christmas celebrations and a brand new, can’t-get-here-soon-enough New Year. There is a lot for which to be grateful even in this upside down and backward time.

So get out there and enjoy the outdoor beauty of our Hill Country, have a beer, listen to some great music, stroll the shops, always mindful of each other and taking whatever precautions are suggested.

There’s still fun to be had, places to go, people to see.

And always, always remember to be kind to one another – and look out, here comes fall!

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Dalis sez:

Music remains one the big connectors and stress relievers in our altered world. Most of it is still online concerts, virtual events and Zoom gatherings, although some have ventured into concerts outside that are physically distanced.

I hear that folks are really feeling good about hearing the music live and boy can I understand that!

I have not ventured out much personally but hope that I will be comfortable to do so soon. The Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) is a non-profit music business organization that I founded years ago which hosts a conference each year in September. This year we hosted the conference online. That presented some HUGE learning curves I can truthfully say. Fortunately I had great partners and co-coordinators that are much more tech savvy than I am. We had great attendance and great Fun! We heard tons of wonderful music both as pre chosen Official Showcases and open mic artists. I am a little tired but in a good way. And the music has lifted me up.

And now we have all of the Holidays coming up, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. They too will be altered by our inability to gather freely in large groups. Many families and close friends have been and will continue to find ways to stay in touch. I am certain that throughout the rest of 2020 we will still celebrate and find ways to express our love.

Feasts will still be prepared and gifts will still be given. We as human beings are steadfastly resilient, I believe that with all of my heart. I wish for you all many happy times and memories during this season of holidays however you manage to stay connected to those that you care about.

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And lastly, a quick note about one of the places that I still go to, the fun eclectic shop in downtown Kerrville where I have a small booth of treasures, THE FAIRY MOON EMPORIUM. The original artisans and the dealers in funky and unique items run the gamut with choices to be seen and shared. We wear masks and provide them for free at the door if you need one. Fairy Moon is normally a place of many parties with refreshments and sometimes music and always fun. The Holidays will be celebrated, it just remains to be seen exactly how.

Join us to find out!

The address is 227 Earl Garrett (830) 955-5627 directly across from the KACC. Open Tuesday through Saturday.

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1002 MAIN ST. BANDERA, TX 78003 (830)-796-3861 8950 FM1283, LAKEHILLS, TX 78063 (830) 751-4040

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Mac and Earnie’s Roadside Eatery, Tarpley, Tx

Lunch on Fridays and Saturdays includes cheeseburgers and their famous Cabrito Burger. Dinners on Friday and Saturday night feature steaks, catfish, ancho chile honey basted quail and specials such as grilled pork tenderloin with a sweet-tart Vietnamese dipping sauce or grilled Tuna with roasted Jalapeno Mayonnaise.

830-562-3727 11804 FM 470 (junction of FM 470 and FM 462)

Gravity Check Saloon and Arena, Kerrville, TX

Gravity Check Saloon & Arena is a full service bar, grill, and event space for all ages to enjoy! They have live music and spacious dance floor for weekly entertainment. There is a large outdoor patio setting and outdoor arena to watch equine and cattle events while you enjoy your meal. 3979 Bandera Hwy (173) Kerrville, Texas. (830) 634-3075.

Grill hours: Mon-Thurs 11am - 9pm Fri.&Sat. 11am-10pm Sun.12pm-9pm

1011 Bisso, Kerrville, Tx Voted the best restaurant in Kerrville, Texas! 1011 Bistro is a fine dining experience with the best outdoor seating with views of the Guadalupe river! Their elegant menu includes appetizers, steaks, seafood, pasta, and an extensive wine list. Please call for reservations: (830) 895-1169 - 1011 www.1011bistro.com Guadalupe St. Kerrville, TX 78028 HOURS: Tue-Sat 4:30–9:00 pm

Monroe’s East End Grill, Kerrville,Tx

Barista - Good Eats - Pastries. Classic diner offerings, sandwiches, specialty hot dogs and wraps, salads, great coffee and in house pastries.

Watch the game on any one of their big screen TVs or enjoy some down time in our cozy coffee lounge. Drive-Thru! Award winning wings and Wine-A-Ritas! 1700 Water Street Kerrville, Texas (830) 955-5572. Visit their facebook for updates and specials!

Wilson’s Icehouse, Kerrville, Tx

Wilson’s offers some of the freshest gulf oysters and shrimp, as well as flat bread pizzas, sandwhiches, black bean nachos, desserts, and more. Full bar with indoor and outdoor patio seating available. Rotating Texas craft beers on tap and daily specailty drinks. (830) 955-9611. Open daily 10am-12am.

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Alamo Springs Cafe,

edericksburg, Tx

Alamo Springs Cafe was immortalized on the cover of Texas Monthly a while back with a shot of their monster burger.

The Cafe, which is right next to the famous bat tunnel, is famous for its burgers and other Texas comfort food. It is outside Fredricksburg and a bit off the beaten path but well worth the drive.

Seasonal live music on weekends. 107 Alamo Rd, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 990-8004 Visit them on Facebook!

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Biker Destinations Continued...

Flying L Ranch Resort, Bandera, Tx

Toucan Jims, Centerpoint, TX

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Fall and Winter in The Texas Hill Country - I simply can’t think of a more enchanting place I’d rather be!

There’s an abundance of things to do, small-town traditions, and perfectly mild temperatures which allow for lots of outdoor activities!

A trip to the small town of Wimberley is a must this time of year!

This idyllic little village is best-known for its art galleries, performing arts, and boutiques. Stop into Wimberley Glassworks and catch a glassblowing demonstration, or visit the Wimberley Players or The EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens for live theater and seasonal festivities. Outdoor enthusiasts can climb up Mount Baldy, hike Blue Hole Regional Park, or look down into Jacob’s Well, which has been featured in publications all over the world.

While in the area, be sure to dine at Creekside Cookers BBQ & Steak House, or take a short drive to The Salt Lick, which has been featured on numerous shows on The Food Network.

New Braunfels is another great place to visit – it’s home to a children’s museum, a natural cavern, a ski ranch, and so much more.

Nestled within New Braunfels is the historic district of Gruene. Gruene is a former cotton gin town that suffered many hardships back in the day - a devastating fire, the boll weevil, and the Great Depression. Today, it’s a beautiful thriving area that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and draws visitors from all 34

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over. Stroll the shops, sample wine or olive oil, and visit Texas’ oldest dancehall, Gruene Hall.

You’ll find no shortage of incredible dining in New Braunfels or Gruene! Check out Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Gennaro’s LaCucina Italiana, Krause’s Biergarten & Café, or McAdoo’s Seafood Company. Wish to dine under ancient cypress trees overlooking the Guadalupe river? The Gristmill and the Gruene River Grill offer outstanding views! While in the area, be sure to pay a visit to Texas’ oldest bakery, Naegelin’s. Naegelin’s

was established in 1868 by Edouard Naegelin, Sr. who arrived in town after the Civil War with less than a dollar and a bag of flour. They’re well known for their strudels, and they still use many of the original family recipes today.

There’s so much to see and do here in the Texas Hill Country!

Check out the sights, enjoy the mild temperatures, and savor the incredible array of food options. We’re glad you’re here!

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Summer 2020 continued to be a crazy period for sports while each entity tried to put together safe plans to resume play despite outbreaks in COVID-19. Gone were the TV reruns of every Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Championship and College Championship. Even the most avid fan was tired of the same endings, but willing to watch anything for the fix.

NBA Basketball proved to be the most creative and successful as twenty-two teams were invited to the “Bubble” – a closed to the public, hotel complex in Orlando where each team was sequestered at a hotel and only allowed to go back and forth to the arena to play. Families of the players were not allowed from Mid-July until the end of August during the second round of the playoffs.

Professional Hockey followed a bubble concept also except they had two bubbles, both in Canada. Twenty-four teams, the best twelve out of each conference, reported to Edmonton or Toronto for a one-week quarantine before resuming play August 1st.

Major League Baseball plotted a 60-day regular season beginning July 23rd.

Instead of the bubble concept, they tried playing by geographical regions so travel would be limited. This idea forced teams into an interleague schedule with the leagues playing each other on a regular basis. The designated hitter, which for years was rejected by the National League Teams unless in interleague play at an American League stadium, became a mainstay. Arguments with umpires were accomplished with proper social distancing, masked and no spitting. No worries, the guys still got the bench clearing brawls in at least once a week! Some teams at the beginning struggled with players who tested positive for COVID and series would be postponed or rematched with open teams. There were lots of doubleheaders at a reduced seven innings each to keep everyone on schedule for a planned regulation season ending September 27th. No one was complaining – America’s past time was back!

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Sports had one thing in common --- no fans in attendance. Players quickly learned the heart and soul of the game were the fans and the cheering or jeering. The sounds were solved with last year’s game noises piped in. Within a few weeks, sound engineers had it down to a science with the pop of the bat, groan of a misplayed ball and of course, the roar of a crowd when a homerun was launched. As for fans, support staff and the bullpen pitchers, all socially distanced and masked, were scattered throughout the lower deck. It still wasn’t the same, and the TV audience yearned for more.

Enter cardboard cutouts! Teams got fans involved by offering their picture on the cutout for a donation to the team’s local charity. And, it didn’t stop with the fan. Bark in the Park had been a mainstay since launching several years ago. Well, canine cutouts had it even better! Instead of the normal outfield seats of previous years, the dog cutouts had seats behind the dugout and even Home Plate!

As I write this, some college football teams and the NFL have started with a few states allowing fans in the stands at twenty-five percent capacity. It’s baby steps, but maybe, just maybe, sports will be back to normal soon. -CS

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11th Street Cowboy Bar 307 11th St, Bandera, TX (830) 796-4849

Kerrville Festivals 3876 Medina Highway, Kerrville, TX (830) 257-3600

4 Way Bar & Grill 9742 FM 1283 Lakehills, TX (830) 751-3400

Texas Heritage Music Foundation 2100 Memorial Blvd, Kerrville, Texas (830) 792-1945

Flying L Ranch 675 Flying L Dr. Bandera, TX 78003 830-796-7745

The Ridge Marketplace 13439 S Ranch Road 783, Kerrville, TX (830) 896-0420

Jake’s @ Polly's Peak 3810 Hwy 16, Bandera, TX (830) 535-6699

Pier 27 1521 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 896-7437

Bandera Ale Project 3540 Hwy 16, Bandera, TX (830) 522-4226

Azul 202 Earl Garrett St, Kerrville, TX (830) 896-9338

BOERNE/BLANCO

Callioux Theater 910 Main Street, Kerrville, TX (830) 896-9393 Ol Watering Hole 1109 Broadway, Kerrville, TX (830) 257-4653 Gravity Check Saloon & Arena 3979 Hwy 173, Kerrville, TX gravitychecksaloonandarena.com

Cave Without A Name Frequent Concerts in the Cave 325 Kreutzberg Rd, Boerne, TX (830) 537-4212 Blanco Riverside Bar 18 Main Street, Blanco, TX 78606, USA (830) 833-0208

COMFORT/CENTERPOINT Cocky Rooster 7 US Hwy 87, Comfort, TX (830) 996-5501

Wilson's Icehouse 1621 Water St, Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 955-9611

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Toucan Jim’s 5814 Texas 27, Center Point, TX (830) 634-2640

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The Hunt Store 1634 Highway 39, Hunt, TX (830) 238-4410

FREDERICKSBURG Luckenbach 412 Luckenbach Town Loop Fredericksburg, TX (830) 997-3224

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Crossroads Saloon and Steakhouse 305 W Main St, Fredericksberg, TX (830) 992-3288

Billy’s Ice House 1193 Loop 337 New Braunfels, TX

Hondo’s on Main 312 W. Main St. Fredericksburg, TX (830)-997-1633

Freiheit Country Store 2157 FM1101 New Braunfels, TX

The Rockbox 109 N Llano St, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 997-7625 Silver Creek 310 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 990-4949 El Milagro Twenty Twelve 249 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX Phone:(830) 307-3051 Auslander Restaurant 323 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 997-7714

INGRAM / HUNT Roddy Tree Ranch 820 Texas 39 Ingram, TX 830-367-2871 Crider’s Dancehall 2310 hwy 39 Hunt TX (830) 238-4441

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Gruene Hall 1281 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels, TX (830) 606-1281

Gruene’s Grove 1263 Gruene Road New Braunfels, TX Tavern in the Gruene 830 Gruene Rd New Braunfels, TX The Brauntex 290 West Seguin New Braunfels, TX

CONCAN/UVALDE House Pasture Cattle Co 2 River Rd, Concan, TX (830) 232-6580 Joe Jimmy's Cantina 20970 TX-127, Concan, TX

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HEART BEAT ADVERTISERS We've grown like a weed over the past seven years and have our awesome advertisers to thank. Recognizing the value and doing their part to support Texas Music and Hill Country tourism, some of them have been with us since the 1st issue and for this we are grateful. Please do your part to support our mission and theirs by supporting our advertisers. Tell them you saw them in Heart Beat!

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THE COCKY ROOSTER BAR, COMFORT, TEXAS Established in 2009, Wendy and Daniel Jimenez have settled in and had fun renovating the new Cocky Rooster Bar location. Well, new to them, but was originally built as a gas station in the early 1930s. Upon entering you get that retro garage vibe, with a Texas rustic industrial twist! This full bar has more to offer than just the atmosphere; they have Golden-Tee Golf, Poker Tournaments, darts, shuffleboard, and a Now reopened from Covid, they are ready to show you what a "Tad Cocky" is all about!

Bar Hours:

Tuesday-Friday 3pm-Midnight Saturday Noon-Midnight

Cocky Rooster Food Trailer Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday 11am-2pm & 5pm-8pm Serving specialty burgers and sandwiches!

Come try the Cockadoodle Doozie--a loaded MOOSTER burger with bacon-swissamerican-jalapenos-and chiplotle mayo!

Tuesday & Thursday Night's-Poker Tournament 1st Friday's-Karaoke Visit The Cocky Rooster Bar on Facebook for updates!

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Eva Lee, owner of Country Accents Antiques near Bandera, Texas, is a recognized expert on American and Country Store Antiques. And she came by it genetically.

“When leashes were acceptable for children, I was attached to one,” Lee says. “My mother, Dorris Lee, was an avid antique collector, and with me in tow at age 5, we visited endless antique fairs from Canada to Mexico-high-end to the lowest flea markets.

“I refinished my first antique bench at age 9. During college, history courses expanded my love of antiques through the story they tell about our American heritage. This passion was the beginning of what would become Country Accents Antiques.”

Country Accents Antiques is a long-time dealer at the Original Round Top Antiques Fair, held three times a year. Lee’s massive country store inventory is sourced from closed, turn-of-the-century mercantile, hardware and apothecary stores. Recent finds were from the Herrcke’s Hardware Store, La Salle, Ill., which was featured on “American Pickers” early in 2020. Eva’s specialty of finding and restoring these country store cabinets are what make Lee well-known in the antique community.

“They are big and heavy, and ohso versatile and truly represent an era of quality craftsmanship,” she says. “I fall in love with each one. Of course, my practical third-generation German/Texan mother told me when I brought

the first one home in 1989: ‘someone besides you better start liking and buying these.’

“It’s been a gradual process of restoring and sharing them, we are blessed to now sell to antique enthusiasts as well as other retailers wanting to add a piece of American history to their business. For me, that is the ultimate reward, seeing them back in service for another 100 years,” Lee says. Country Accents’ brickand-mortar location has evolved into a “destination property” in the beautiful Texas Hill Country between Bandera and Pipe Creek, Texas, about one hour from San Antonio. Here you will find an antique store front, Western-style Olde Town, and country store.

“Our Country Store is my favorite and is comparable to our Big Red Barn venue,” Lee says.

“Set up like a period mercantile, it’s like walking through a turnof-the-century emporium where everything is for sale. Customers love the leisurely stroll around the herb/butterfly gardens through the Victorian gazebo, transported from Springfield, Ohio.

While strolling, most are tempted by the amazing aromas coming from the Backyard Bistro. The multi-award-winning bistro, led

by Neiman Marcus-trained Chef Aaron Gonzales and Sous Chef Juan Ceniceros, uses the garden’s seasonal herbs, produce and farm-fresh eggs to create an upscale dining experience in a casual country setting. Reservations are encouraged

(830) 535-4094 or visit: backyardbistrobandera.com

$55,000 Fully Furnished!

“We love being a part of Bandera County, the Cowboy Capital of the World,” Lee says. “We invite you to stay awhile, offering two fully furnished log cabins and our 11th completed vintage trailer is ready for sale or rent.”

Country Accents Buildings, (our newest American business) are dealers for Texas-made, United Portable Buildings and Eagle Metal Buildings. Bill Wright runs the office and the 4-acre onsite lot.

Bill and his team members are open seven days a week. “We are anxious to transform a United Building into our first Texas tiny home, using our own antique architectural elements,” Lee says.

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Country Accents Antiques & Backyard Bistro Thursday-Sunday Country Accents Buildings 6 days a week/closed Tuesday Visit website for more info:

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THE GREAT HILL COUNTRY PUMPKIN PATCH, MEDINA, TX