Upcoming Events
See the holidays from a pioneer perspective at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site’s Christmas on the Brazos celebration December 13. Located at the site where Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836, the park will offer Christmas stories, “make-and-take” period crafts, music, and food. The day culminates with the Candlelight Christmas at Barrington Living History Farm. Guided tours of the working farm include a historic home decorated in 1850s style, a band of rowdy Texian revelers, and a barn dance.
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Outdoor ice skating in Galveston? You got it. The skating rink is just the tip of the iceberg at the 13th annual Moody Gardens Festival of Lights. The event, which runs through January 3, features a trail of more than 100 light and animated displays, complete with sound and music. You can also plunge down the Arctic Ice Slide, a 100-foot-long inner tube slide. A new addition to this year’s event is ICE LAND: Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob SquarePants, featuring 900 tons of ice creations in a tent kept at nine degrees.
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For 80 years straight, the residents of Jones County have been kicking up their heels in holiday celebration at the Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball in Anson (December 18-20). Modeled after an 1885 dance at the Star Hotel in Anson, the traditional event so inspired country-western musician Michael Martin Murphey that he developed an annual Cowboy Christmas tour, now in its 21st year, that carries the holiday tradition to performance halls across Texas. This December, Murphey will play 11 Cowboy Christmas shows in Texas, wrapping up at the Anson ball on December 18.
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The golden treasures of Peru’s pre-Inca heritage take center stage at the Irving Arts Center through December. Presented in partnership with the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., Peruvian Gold: Ancient Treasures Unearthed showcases gold ceremonial and funerary masks, textiles, ceremonial ornaments, ceramics, and jewelry. The museum opens every day in December, except for Mondays and Christmas Day, and is holding a series of lectures,
film screenings, and other activities to complement the exhibit.
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December 6th, the Monahans Chamber of Commerce holds the annual Christmas and Chili Market Arts and Crafts Show with children's activities, food, and Nativity scenes.
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On December 7th National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg will pay homage to those who served the United States in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Events begin at 12:25p.m., the exact time the attack started on Pearl Harbor. Patriotic Music, presentation of colors, rifle salute, and a guest keynote speaker will be a part of the ceremony. .
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The Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio presents Modern Masterpieces by Texas Quilters, 1989-2010, and Texas Art Quilts, 1993-2011, two exhibits from the Texas Quilt Museum showcasing more than 40 contemporary Texas art quilts. With bold interpretations of old favorites, the featured quilters push the boundaries of Texas quiltmaking..
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For more than a decade, the Nine Flags Festival—through December 13th—in Nacogdoches has paid homage to the rich and spirited history of the oldest town in Texas. That history includes three attempts to establish a Republic of Texas. Thus, nine flags have flown over Nacogdoches as opposed to the six that have represented Texas. They are French, Spanish, Magee-Gutiérrez, Dr. James Long, Mexican, Fredonia Rebellion, Lone Star, Confederate Stars & Bars, and United States of America.
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Photos: (from top) J. Griffis Smith; Courtesy Moody Gardens; Joe Owenby; Headdress assembly with mask, Sican (A.D. 750–1350), Museo Sican, Photo Rafael Rioja.
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