THE SUMMER OF 1976
Fifty years ago, Seguin joined communities across the nation in celebrating America's Bicentennial with parades, pageantry and hometown pride.
STARS, STRIPES & Spokes
Through parades, celebrations and countless miles on a penny-farthing bicycle, Don Richey has become a local Independence Day tradition.
BY THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE
Year after year, the community gathers to celebrate Independence Day through one of Seguin's most enduring traditions.
IN THIS ISSUE
JULY 2026
FEATURES
10 STARS, STRIPES & SPOKES
Through parades, celebrations and countless miles on a penny-farthing bicycle, Don Richey has become a local Independence Day tradition.
18 BY THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE
Year after year, the community gathers to celebrate Independence Day through one of Seguin's most enduring traditions.
26 THE SUMMER OF 1976
Fifty years ago, Seguin joined communities across the nation in celebrating America's Bicentennial with parades, pageantry and hometown pride.
CULINARY CREATIONS
32 ONE NATION UNDER CRUST
Inspired by a local pie maker, a quest for the perfect apple pie is a fitting tribute to America's 250th birthday.
AROUND TOWN
36 FACES OF SEGUIN
Submitted photos from our readers.
38 SAVE THE DATE
See what events are coming up.
ON THE COVER
Don Richey embraces the spirit of patriotism as he rides his pennyfarthing bicycle dressed as Uncle Sam near his Seguin home.
Photo by Rushton Skinner
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TFROM THE EDITOR
wo hundred and fifty years is a difficult age to comprehend.
History often feels that way. Vast. Distant. Measured in dates and milestones that can be difficult to connect to our everyday lives.
When I started looking through photographs from Seguin's Bicentennial celebration in 1976, I found myself wondering how people in those pictures imagined the future would look. Did they think anyone would look at those photos 50 years later? Did they imagine what Seguin would become, what would change and what would stay the same?
In many ways, those photographs seem ordinary: families gathered together, children smiling for the camera, community celebrations, fireworks, parades, the kinds of moments that seem small while you're living them. But what strikes me most is that the people in those photographs probably weren't trying to leave anything behind. They were simply showing up for their community and celebrating a milestone. They had no way of knowing that decades later, someone would be flipping through those images, looking for clues about who they were and what mattered to them. It makes me wonder what story we're leaving behind.
Fifty years from now, what will people see when they look back at photographs from 2026? What will they learn about us? What will they think mattered to our community? What traditions will still exist? What new ones will have taken their places?
As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, I find myself less focused on the number itself and more focused on the people who helped carry those years forward. The families, traditions, celebrations and everyday moments that connect one generation to the next.
Desiree Gerland Magazine Editor
desiree.gerland@seguingazette.com
Dr. Twitero’s bedside
Stars, Stripes & SPOKES
THROUGH PARADES, CELEBRATIONS AND COUNTLESS MILES ON A PENNY-FARTHING BICYCLE, DON RICHEY HAS BECOME A LOCAL INDEPENDENCE DAY TRADITION.
The Richey household’s dining table was obscured by photographs in black-and-white and color, illustrating over four decades of patriotic dedication on a penny-farthing.
Community members might find the faces on the table familiar. They should: Retired hospital Administrator Don Richey has long been a local Fourth of July landmark as “Uncle Sam on a high wheel.”
This year, for America’s 250th anniversary, Richey is back — not appearing any less limber than his appearance last year.
Prior to this year’s Independence Day celebrations, the 79-year-old donned his stars-and-stripes outfit, rolled
the big-wheel bicycle out of the garage and pointed it toward the street that runs along Lake Placid. The bicycle’s sheer size still looks slightly fictional in a suburban driveway — the kind of machine you expect to see in a museum, not balancing upright in someone’s hands.
“The bicycle is designed to go 10 or 12 miles an hour,” he said. “It doesn’t have a chain or any kind of drive system. The pedals are literally integrated with the front wheel.”
When you push faster, you’re turning the wheel faster, he said. The only way to slow down quickly is by fighting the same motion you created.
“It doesn’t have any brakes,” Richey said. “So if you want to slow down
STORY AND PHOTOS BY RUSHTON SKINNER
Don Richey embraces the spirit of patriotism as he rides his penny-farthing bicycle dressed as Uncle Sam near his Seguin home.
quickly… you’re putting pressure backwards against the pedals.”
He knows that lesson intimately because the Seguin parade route has one spot where physics stops being theoretical.
“If you want to slow down quickly, which you have to do when you start down the hill toward the coliseum,” he said, “you’re putting pressure backwards against the pedals… because otherwise your speed gets out of control in a matter of 10, 15 feet, and then you’ve got a problem.”
How does someone get on a bicycle like that in the first place? One might ask.
“The bicycle comes equipped with a peg,” Richey said. “It’s about a foot and a half or two above the ground, and you put your left foot on that, and then with your right foot… you push along like it’s a scooter until you get up a little bit of speed, and then you attempt to climb up on that peg, get seated on the saddle and get your feet on the pedals and start pedaling before you fall off. It’s a little risky.”
Richey first climbed onto a penny-farthing decades ago at a county fair. A rider let him try it with one key instruction: Don’t try to stop; come back and be caught. As a young man, the mount was manageable, but time changed the equation and Richey adapted.
“What I do now,” he said, “is I get on the tailgate of my pickup truck, lean the bicycle up against the tailgate, and then I can sit on the seat… and just push off… and I’m already going, so it makes it a whole lot simpler.”
He’s found that parade crews and bystanders are usually happy to lend a pickup for the push-off when needed.
Once you’re moving, Richey says, the bike settles into something surprisingly calm.
“You can go at almost no speed at all and still be totally comfortable and balanced,” he said. “The wheel is 48 inches in diameter and it’s like a huge gyroscope. So as long as you’re moving at all, you’re perfectly comfortable on the bike.”
After years on the route, he’s learned how the bike behaves and where it demands respect. When the street drops, he doesn’t fight gravity head-on — he manages it like a skier, carving across the road to reduce the steepness.
“As soon as you start down, I start going back and forth across the street,” he said, “so that I don’t have as much of an incline to deal with… instead of straight down the street.”
And there’s another odd mechanic a rider only learns by experience: Every hard push wants to turn the wheel.
“When you push on your right foot, the whole front wheel tries to turn left,” he said. “So your right hand is working against your right foot to keep the wheel straight… it’s kind of a back and forth thing between your feet and the handlebar to hold a straight line.”
“Getting on and getting off is the tricky part,” he continued. “The rest of it, as long as you don’t hit something or have to stop, is real easy.”
That caveat — don’t hit something, don’t stop — explains why parade riding is both perfect and perilous. Parades move at a steady pace, the streets are mostly level and the crowd becomes part of the spectacle rather than a threat.
“It’s really, it’s really cool,” Richey said, “because most of the parade ground is level, so you’re just pushing along… slow and easy.”
Stopping, however, is its own choreography.
To dismount, he reverses the mount: slows down to a crawl, places his left foot back on the peg, steps off behind and slides the right foot along the ground until he’s fully down.
For Richey, the payoff isn’t adrenaline. It’s the community connection.
“I talk to the people on the side,” he said. “I’ve got fans that are yelling at me and I swing back around to chat with them.”
Richey’s current bike is a 1976 M-Gineering with a 48-inch front wheel made in the Netherlands.
“It really is a 1976 replica,” he said. “As much as I’d like to repaint it, that would mess up the authenticity.”
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Even maintenance comes with specialized quirks, Richey said. The tire, for example, isn’t inflatable.
“The tire is actually solid rubber,” he said. “You don’t get one of those from Walmart.”
When he needed a replacement spoke, he ordered from a specialty company, the kind of fix that reinforces what the bike really is: a functioning artifact that requires patience and an occasional pilgrimage to custom bike shops.
Yet, for all its antique design, the bike holds up.
“It’s a very stable bike,” Richey said. “Rides as well as it did… 50 years ago.”
That stability — and the character that comes with choosing something impractical on purpose — is why Richey has become a minor local legend. Over the decades, “Uncle Sam” and the high wheel have appeared in places beyond Seguin, including parades in San Antonio and even a favorite event in Crested Butte, Colorado. Somewhere along the way, a photographer spotted the penny-farthing and Richey did what showmen and professionals do.
“I could see he was jockeying for a shot and didn’t know what to do,” Richey said. “So I said, ‘No sweat… pick your shot. I can make a couple of loops.’”
The image ended up in “Time Life” magazine.
For nearly 30 years, Richey has been riding that big wheeled bike in the parade, and he doesn’t seem intent on stopping anytime soon.
“I’ve been doing this since ’98,” Richey said. “It’s the best day of the year. It really is.”
He says that each year without fail, as the fourth approaches, he gets asked if he’ll be riding his penny-farthing.
“Oh, absolutely,” he says.
If you’re on the curb this Fourth of July, look out: a tall wheel rolling steady, a familiar outfit and a rider who’s perfected the art of looking effortless while managing a machine that never lets you forget gravity exists.
About midway between the rear wheel and saddle, a metal peg on the left side enables Richey to climb up onto the bike after pushing off to get rolling.
BY THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE
YEAR AFTER YEAR, THE COMMUNITY GATHERS TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY THROUGH ONE OF SEGUIN'S MOST ENDURING TRADITIONS.
In early July before the first rocket climbs into the evening sky, before children point upward with sticky hands clutching snow cones, before families unfold lawn chairs along the banks of the Guadalupe River, something else happens in Seguin every July 3.
STORY BY GRIM GILBREATH
PHOTOS BY FELICIA FRAZAR AND COURTESY OF RUSHING'S PYROTECHNICS
Rushing's Pyrotechnics, the company behind Seguin's 2026 Independence Day fireworks show, is known for producing large-scale displays throughout Texas. (Photo courtesy of Rushing's Pyrotechnics)
For the ninth consecutive year, Seguin has chosen to celebrate Independence Day one day early, transforming 9;30 p.m. July 3rd into the unofficial starting line of the nation's birthday rather than its final curtain call. This year, however, the celebration carries even greater meaning as America commemorates its 250th anniversary, a milestone that invites communities across the country to reflect not only on where the nation has been, but on the neighbors who continue to shape its future.
Organized by the City of Seguin Parks and Recreation Department under the leadership of Director Jack Jones, this year's fireworks spectacular promises to be the largest in the city's history. The display is scheduled to last 27 minutes, five minutes longer than last year's show, and organizers believe it will be the largest fireworks exhibition in the greater San Antonio and Austin region.
For Jones, the celebration represents much more than colorful shells bursting overhead. It represents home.
Now in his 13th year serving Seguin, Jones brings more than two decades of parks and recreation experience to the city. His career began in Flower Mound before taking him to Buda and ultimately to Seguin, where he has helped shape community traditions that have become woven into the city's identity.
"Seguin is a wonderful place to work for 13 years," Jones said. "It's a community where we are all in the same boat rowing in the same direction."
That philosophy has become evident year after year as volunteers, city staff, sponsors, first responders and local businesses work together to produce an evening that belongs to everyone.
While previous celebrations dazzled spectators through the work of Pyro Shows, this year's event ushers in a new chapter with Rushing's Pyrotechnics at the helm. Owned and operated by Tyler Rushing, the company brings decades
Friends and families settled in for an evening of celebration at the City of Seguin's Public Works facility during Seguin's 2025 Independence Day festivities. (Photo by Felicia Frazar)
of experience producing large-scale fireworks displays across Texas, including the nationally recognized Hell's Gate fireworks show at Possum Kingdom Lake.
For Rushing, fireworks have never simply been a profession.
"I've known this was my passion since watching fireworks as a child at my grandparents'," he said.
That childhood fascination grew into a career dedicated to creating moments that last only seconds in the sky but remain in memory for years. Every shell launched is carefully choreographed, every burst timed with precision, all building toward a finale designed to leave thousands looking upward in shared amazement.
Behind the scenes, however, an event of this scale depends upon more than expertise. It relies upon partners who believe in investing in their hometown.
This year's celebration is made possible through the continued generosity of three major sponsors.
H-E-B, a steadfast supporter of the Seguin community for more than 20 years, once again stands behind the event. Niagara Water marks its 10th year as a sponsor, while Caterpillar returns for a fourth consecutive year, continuing a growing tradition of community partnership.
Their support helps ensure that families can gather without admission fees, allowing generations to celebrate side by side under the same summer sky.
As twilight settles over Seguin on July 3, grandparents will remember fireworks from decades past while children witness their own first explosions of color. Teenagers will laugh with friends, veterans will quietly reflect, parents will snap photos they'll treasure long after the smoke has drifted away, and strangers sitting shoulder to shoulder will become, if only for a little while, neighbors sharing the same moment.
For 27 minutes, differences fade beneath the glow of red, white and
blue. Perhaps that is why traditions like this endure.
Fireworks disappear almost as quickly as they arrive. Their brilliant colors dissolve into darkness and their echoes fade into the warm Texas night. Yet, what remains is never the smoke or the sparks.
It is the memory of who stood beside us when we looked toward the sky.
As America celebrates 250 years of independence, Seguin offers a reminder that history is not written only in the pages of books or the halls of government. It is written in small towns where families spread blankets on the grass, where children gasp at their first grand finale, where volunteers work long hours without expecting applause and where a community rows together in the same direction.
When the final shell blooms over Seguin and the last ember drifts back to earth, the fireworks will have ended, but the tradition and the quiet promise it carries that neighbors will gather again beneath another summer sky to celebrate not only a nation but one another, will continue burning long after the lights have gone out.
The tradition of Fourth of July fireworks can be traced back to the nation's earliest days. In a July 3, 1776 letter to his wife Abigail, John Adams predicted that American independence would be celebrated with "Pomp and Parade, with Shows, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations." Historians at the Massachusetts Historical Society generally interpret Adams' reference to "illuminations" as fireworks and public displays of light, helping establish a tradition that continues 250 years later.
(Above) Fireworks burst above the tree canopy at Starcke Park during Seguin's 2022 Independence Day celebration. (Photo by Felicia Frazar); (Right) The wide-open skies along State Highway 46 near the former bowling alley provided a panoramic view of Seguin's 2023 Independence Day fireworks display. (Photos by Felicia Frazar)
THE Summer OF 1976
FIFTY YEARS AGO, SEGUIN JOINED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION IN CELEBRATING AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL WITH PARADES, PAGEANTRY AND HOMETOWN PRIDE.
STORY BY ALEX LOWE PHOTOS COURTESY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
This July, America is marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This is formally referred to as the semiquincentennial or more simply, America 250, for those not wishing to terminally twist their tongues. With the nation embarking on its milestone anniversary, it is appropriate to look back to the year 1976 for a glimpse at how citizens of Seguin lived and celebrated America’s 200th birthday.
Seguin was named a "Bicentennial City" when the United States celebrated in 1976, sharing the honor with such historic cities as Boston, Philadelphia and Birmingham among others. Seguin gained this distinction through its massive historical efforts, which culminated July 4, 1976, when the
community hosted a grand ceremonial reburial for Texas Revolutionary hero Juan Seguín.
Juan Seguín was an important Tejano leader, senator and defender of Texas independence. Born in San Antonio in 1806, Juan Seguín spent most of his life as a military man, eventually becoming a colonel. He played a part in the battle at the Alamo, among others, delivering the message that Texas "shall never surrender or retreat" through the enemy lines. He was the first to call for the secession of Texas from Mexico in 1834.
Though he died in Mexico in 1890, the city negotiated to bring his remains back to his namesake town in 1974. To correspond with the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Juan Seguin’s
Patriotic displays filled the streets of Seguin during the 1976 Bicentennial parade, commemorating America's 200th birthday. (Photo courtesy of Erin Ghedi)
remains were formally reinterred with full civic and military honors on July 4, 1976. Today, the burial site sits atop a hill overlooking the Guadalupe River Valley. A small sign directs visitors to the peaceful spot near the Seguin Events Complex where he rests. In addition to the gravesite, the commission established the Memorial Rose Garden during the 1976 celebrations to commemorate the city's incorporation and local history.
Like many other American cities, Seguin offered up an annual Fourth of July parade as part of its fourday Freedom Fiesta, which began in 1967. Floats included a Spirit of 76-themed entry and another that carried The Seguin Bicentennial Band and another featuring the American Legion Auxiliary. Mariachis, bands, rodeos and fireworks were part of the festivities. The city of Seguin received a $34,000 grant from the government to help pay for the events associated with the celebration.
Barbara Ewing was a teacher at Seguin High School in 1976. Prior to that, she served as the first elected person of color to the Seguin City Council.
“I remember the town square being cordoned off for the bicentennial events. I believe it was sponsored by the local radio station at the time, KWED, but I am not certain of that,” she said. “I remember it being a joyous occasion. Everyone was of one accord. They were there to have a good time. I remember there being many multicultural bands and great food representing the different cultures present in Seguin. Mostly, I remember the feeling of not being as divided as we seem to be nowadays. Seguin was a wonderful place to be.”
Seguin residents got into the spirit. The Central Assembly of God Church sponsored a bicentennial project in which youngsters read more than 3,000 Bible verses over the course of several weeks. For each verse read, a paper link was connected to what eventually formed an oversized American flag made up of more than a thousand links.
(Clockwise from top left) One of the many patriotic floats that made its way through Seguin during the community's 1976 Bicentennial celebration parade. (Photo courtesy of Erin Ghedi); Future First Lady Nancy Reagan in Seguin receiving bluebonnet corsage during 1976 bicentennial event. (Sourced from Under The Live Oak Tree A History of Seguin); Participants and spectators enjoy Seguin's 1976 Freedom Fiesta during the nation's Bicentennial year. (Sourced from the William Jones Collection at Southern Methodist University; individuals pictured are unidentified.)
Seguin resident Lucille Appling worked for eight months to crochet a replica of the American flag that utilized more than 31,000 stitches. The Texas Literary Club fashioned a bicentennial quilt known as the Seguin Sampler and raffled it off at the Tejas booth during the Freedom Fiesta. Janet Magin won the quilt.
America’s bicentennial year also saw the formation of Seguin’s one and only minor league baseball team, the Seguin Toros. The Toros played their games at the Fairgrounds Ball Park, now named Smokey Joe Williams Field in honor of Negro league legend Smokey Joe Williams, who is recognized as one of the greatest pitchers of all time and was born in Seguin. Despite a mediocre 29-48 record, the Toros advanced all the way to the Gulf States League, where they lost to the Corpus Christi Seagulls in three games. The Toros folded for the 1977 season and Seguin has not hosted minor league baseball since.
Former First Lady of California and future First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan paid a visit to Seguin in 1976. She was gifted with a bluebonnet corsage during one of the city’s many bicentennial events. Shirley Cothram, Miss America 1975, visited Seguin for the Miss South Texas Pageant held in Starcke Park. The Seguin High School band won the 14th Annual Tri-State Music Festival held in Enid, Oklahoma. The Seguin Conservation Society sold the Sebastopol House to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The author thanks the following people for their assistance in the completion of this story.
Seguin Public Library Staff, The Heritage Museum Staff, Erin Ghedi,Floyd McKee, Tamara Klaehn and Bridgette Zertuche
Photographs and newspaper coverage from July 1976 offer a glimpse into Seguin's Bicentennial festivities. Materials sourced from the Seguin Gazette archives housed at the Seguin Public Library.
(From top) Commemorative Seguin centennial coins; Advertisements published in
suggest the coins were
as part of Seguin's Bicentennial celebration. (Photos courtesy of Erin Ghedi); Embroidery found at The Funky Monkey in Seguin. (Photo courtesy of Bridgette Zertuche)
ONE NATION UNDER Crust
INSPIRED BY A LOCAL PIE MAKER, A QUEST FOR THE PERFECT APPLE PIE IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY.
“It all started with my grandmothers’ teaching me how to cook when I was still a child.”
That statement really popped out at me during my conversation with Silver Center Director Glenda Partain. It’s something relatable, and an amazing start to a story. The Silver Center was founded in 1993 as a place for the community to congregate. Not too long after, Partain started making and selling pies, and the Silver Center evolved into not just a place to gather but an event center in its own right.
In talking with Partain, I really wanted to learn about her pies and, like every chef, I wanted to pick her brain for any tips and tricks. I will freely admit that I’m no baker. While I can put together easy things like biscuits, cookies and the occasional pies, I tend to stay away. The scientific, almost chemi-
cal, nature of baking can be more than a little intimidating.
With that in mind, I wanted to jump at the challenge to make an apple pie that could really do justice to America’s 250th birthday. I’m not sure there can be anything more American than apple pie. Right up there with football, monster trucks and bald eagles, it has been a mainstay in the culture of our great nation. True to the spirit of our nation, I wanted to make this pie absolutely my own, but I would never shy away from drawing from the experience of those around me. And even though the pie did become my own, I have Partain to thank for inspiring what may be the most delicious apple pie I’ve ever eaten.
This recipe gives you my exact methods and ingredients, but I wanted to give a few extra ways of doing things so you can really make it your own.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANNY STORY
- INGREDIENTS -
Crust -
1 ½ cup flour
1 ½ tbsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ stick of butter, cut into small cubes
¼ cup of cold water
Apple filling -
6-7 medium granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
½ cup white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
1 ½ tbsp ground cinnamon
½ stick butter
¼ cup cream
1 ½ oz bourbon
Crumb topping -
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/3 stick butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
- INSTRUCTIONS -
1: For the first alternative, I have used premade, refrigerated pie crusts in the past. While handmade fresh is better, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference once the pie is done. If you decide to make the crust, start by mixing all of the dry ingredients. Mix in the cold butter cubes until they are well coated in the dry mixture. Using your hands, mix the dough and add the ice water a few tablespoons at a time. Once the dough has formed a single smooth mixture that holds together well, but isn’t sticky, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate. This should be done at least a few hours before the next steps.
2: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Roll out your dough to 1/8 inch thickness and line a pie pan. For this recipe, I recommend par cooking for about 7-8 minutes.
3: In a large skillet, melt the butter. Here I used extremely thinly sliced apples as I prefer the texture, however, chopping the apples can help give you a more unified texture. On medium heat, add the apples, both sugars and cinnamon to the butter and stir occasionally until the apples are completely tender and the liquid in the pan starts to thicken. Add the shot of bourbon and the cream and cook down slightly. This should give you a thick caramel sauce with the apples.
4: In a small bowl, melt the butter for the crumble. Mix the remaining
ingredients in and you have crumble topping. Here, you can also choose to make a traditional crust topping if you’d like. Just make a double batch of pie crust from step one.
5: Fill your par-baked crust with the apple filling and top with either your crumble topping or your second layer of crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes until your crust is golden brown. Once done, sit at room temperature for 1 hour to cool, then refrigerate.
Now, the bourbon is completely unnecessary, but I like the flavor it adds. Don’t skip the cream, though. It makes the filling so much better. Happy Fourth of July and I hope you all have fun on the 250th birthday of the country.
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Come make the soundtrack to your Thursday night at The Archive Coffee & Coctail Bar. You request it. They play it. Grab a craft cocktail, gather your friends and enjoy a high-energy evening where every song comes straight from the crowd. Whether you're singing along from your seat or dancing the night away, no two nights are ever the same.
Location: The Archive Coffee & Cocktail Bar, 116 W. Donegan St., Seguin
THE SHARK IS BROKEN: NINTH - TWELFTH
This wildly entertaining and critically acclaimed play dives behind the scenes of the making of JAWS — the blockbuster film that changed Hollywood forever. Set aboard the small boat used during filming, the story follows actors Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw as they navigate endless delays, unpredictable weather, clashing personalities and one infamous problem… the shark didn’t work. Step into the summer of 1975 as we transport audiences back to the era of movie palaces, blockbuster films, and the golden age of summer cinema. Expect music, atmosphere, themed touches, and a theatrical experience celebrating not only the play, but the unforgettable time that inspired it. Film buffs, theater lovers and fans of classic cinema, this one’s for you. Get your tickets and more information at www.envivotheatrical.com .
Location: The Palace Theatre, 314 S. Austin St., Seguin
THIRD THURSDAY: SIXTEENTH – 10 AM - 8 PM
Enjoy food, music and shopping. We’re all open until 8 p.m. and offering great deals and fun. Find shop and restaurant specials galore throughout downtown. Location: Central Park, 201 S. Austin St. CAMP BROADWAY BRINGS '9 TO 5' TO SEGUIN: TWENTY-FOURTH - TWENTY-SIXTH
Join the talented young performers of Camp Broadway as they take the stage at The Texas Theatre for their production of '9 to 5'. After weeks of rehearsals, students from kindergarten through ninth grade will showcase their hard work, creativity and love of theater in this entertaining musical comedy. Bring the family and support local youth as they bring this Broadway favorite to life on stage.
Location: The Texas Theatre, 425 N. Austin St., Seguin
2026 TEXAS WOMEN OF INFLUENCE CONFERENCE: THIRTIETH – 10 AM - 5 PM
The Texas Women of Influence Conference is a full-day experience designed to inspire growth, leadership, and meaningful connection among women making an impact in their businesses, careers and communities. Join the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce for a powerful day of learning, conversation and networking in a space that encourages you to bloom where you are planted. Enjoy impactful keynote speakers, an empowering panel discussion, curated vendor experiences, networking opportunities and door prizes throughout the day.
Location: Harper Hill Ranch, 12300 Huber Road, Seguin
