by Phil Houseal | Jul 26, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Food, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 25, 2018–Back in high school, Cherry Graham and her friend Brian Came couldn’t buy alcohol, so they started making it. “Basically, we’re nerds,” said Cherry, who is now one of the “Home Team” of owners of Hye Cider Company, along with high school buddy Came, and...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 25, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
Aug 2, 2018–Spotlight Feature Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills has announced the concerts for the 2018-2019 season, and according to Dr. Eugene Dowdy, Conductor and Artistic Director, every one is a highlight. “We only get to do five concerts per year, so there is no...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 4, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
July 4, 2018–The first thing you notice when listening to Suzy Bogguss do a song like Night Rider’s Lament is the bluesy tinge to her strong clear voice. Now I grew up in a small town in the Midwest just 75 miles from the small town in the Midwest where she grew up....
by Phil Houseal | Jun 28, 2018 | All Articles, Education, Events, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
June 27, 2018–I’m going to write about guns. More specifically, the training to get a license to carry a gun. This is not advocacy. If you have strong feelings about this issue, on either side, you might want to skip this one. For context, I, as did anyone growing up...
by Phil Houseal | May 31, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
May 30, 2018–Twenty-five years after starting out as a “weekend warrior,” Pat Green is a weekend warrior again. Only now it pays much better. “I’m the luckiest fool that ever walked on two legs,” said the Texas singer/songwriter during an interview about his June 2...
by Phil Houseal | May 24, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Venue
May 23, 2018–No matter which political primary you prefer, you can’t deny Ann Richards brought a true Texas persona to the Governor’s office. That is what actress Libby Villari portrays in the nationally-touring one-woman show ANN, by Holland Taylor, presented at...
