Events at Salado Winery
Jazz, Pizza & Wine al Fresco$5 cover charge at the door or for $20 (buy ticket before 8 October, $25/ticket for the procrastinators)
buys you an individual sized pizza, glass of Texas wine and no cover charge
Tickets by Eventbrite
Salado Education Foundation holds an annual Cattlemen’s Ball in order to raise scholarship money for Salado students. There will be both a live auction by Bill Hall and a silent auction at the Cattlemen’s Ball. The Cattlemen’s Ball is on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Tenroc Ranch at 6:30 pm. Steaks by Johnny’s and music by the Freddie Fuller Band. Tickets available at the Barber Barn, Century 21 Bill Bartlett, First Community Title and the SISD Admin office.
They will have a Preview Party at Salado Wine Seller in order to show off the top auction items on Thursday, October 8th from 6-8 pm. It ‘s a casual come & go and there will be light hors d’oevres & cash bar.
this doggie needs a home!
Salado Humane Society will have it’s annual fundraiser on October 16, 2009 at the Salado Wine Seller at 6:00 p.m. There will be a silent auction with many beautiful items up for bid, along with catering provided by Johnny’s BBQ of Salado. Cash Wine Bar. This annual fundraiser is very important for our group in order to continue each year helping homeless and abused dogs in cats in our area, paying veterinary bills for them, food, bedding and many other essential items for them. Tickets are $ 20 and available at Salado Vet Hospital, Stanford Court of Salado, or call our hotline at 254-947-0051 and we will make sure to reserve a ticket for you. Hope to see you there!
And by the way, this dog needs a home. Go to the Humane Society’s website, http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX872.html and help ’em out!
Jammin’ on the Lawn
VINTAGE BELL COUNTY
Salado Wine Seller will host the exhibit, “VINTAGE BELL COUNTY” a collection of photographs that document the history of Salado and Bell County. The exhibit is organized by the Bell County Museum.
An opening night reception will be held on Friday, October 2nd, from 6-8 pm at Salado Wine Seller, 841 N. Main St., Salado, TX. The historical photo exhibit will remain on display until November 2nd and will be part of the events planned for Salado Founders Day on October 23rd- October 25th.
Recognizing that our past profoundly influences our future, the award-winning Bell County Museum collects, preserves and interprets the historical and cultural heritage of the Bell County region, for all citizens. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 pm. For more information on Bell County Museum, call 254.933.5243 or visit www.bellcountymuseum.org
Salado Founder’s Day is organized by the Village of Salado Board of Tourism and features a cattle drive down Main Street, re-enactments, historical walks and tours, Robertson Plantation tour, concert and a picnic. For more about the Salado Founders Day, please contact tourism at 254.947.8634 or www.saladofoundersday.org
KWTX--Morning Buzz
Will, from Inn on the Creek and I were on KWTX’s “Morning Buzz” program this morning to promotoe the Chocolate and Art Festival. Part I & Part II below…
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Friday, September 25th, 7:30 – 10 pm. The festival kickoff begins on Friday evening with an Evening of Chocolate & Wine from at Salado Wine Seller. Guests will be invited to savor the taste of premier Texas wines paired with decadent chocolate desserts by Dave Hermann from The Range. Free shuttle transportation will run from 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Tickets are $45 and can be ordered by phone (254) 947-8011 or http://www.saladochocolatefestival.com/tickets.htm
Saturday, September 26th, 12 – 5 pm. Thirteen years ago artist and Chocolatier Kevin Wenzel first opened the doors to the Wiseman House to begin offering fine handmade chocolates to the public. Having studied fine arts in Europe, Asia and the U.S., and chocolate making at a fifth generation chocolate school in Pennsylvania, this confectioner’s son possesses the perfect combination of talent, training, and heritage for this delicate art. Meet the artist and sample the goods! No charge for admission.
Saturday, September 26, 6:30 – 9:30 pm. Music will be provided by Schade Tree. Acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle are the instruments of choice for members of the Schade Tree Band. The Belton based folk-bluegrass band has been playing together for the past 6 years locally for private parties, restaurants, and festivals. The variety of musical selections is one of the traits of the band as are the three-part harmony spicing up the band’s sound. Song choices range from rock-n-roll to country from bluegrass to old-time and folk music from the 1800s
$30 for glass of wine, fajitas by Johnny’s Steaks & BBQ, & chocolates by Wiseman House Chocolates if ticket purchased by Sep 23. $35 if ticket purchased Sep 23-Sep 26. $5 cover charge at door for those who do not want food & wine package. Call for tickets (254) 947-8011, or hopefully the following link is working:
Sing along
Come on down! Richard Paul Thomas will be playing from 4-7 pm.
Live music, no cover charge. Bring your own picnic and lawn chair!
Don’t forget, following Richard’s music, at 7 pm there will be a public showing of “A Journey in Every Glass“. This is a locally produced documentary by the local PBS station, KNCT. Our vineyard plays a starring role and this is a story of the Central Texas Wine Industry that you do not want to miss.
TABC Regulations forbid the possession or consumption of any alcohol other than wine purchased from Salado Wine Seller on these premises. Anyone possessing or consuming alcohol from other sources will be asked to leave. Salado Wine Seller reserves the right to prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages at any time.
Harebilly will play from 4-7 pm on Saturday, September 12, 2009
No cover charge. Live music and wine on the lawn at Salado Wine Seller. Bring your own picnic and lawn chair! Music by Harebilly.
TABC Regulations forbid the possession or consumption of any alcohol other than wine purchased from Salado Wine Seller on these premises. Anyone possessing or consuming alcohol from other sources will be asked to leave. Salado Wine Seller reserves the right to prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages at any time.
Art Exhibit by Ursula Keen, Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 6 – 9 pm
Miss Keen could draw and paint before she learned to read, this caused problems, as you can imagine, and she had to repeat the second grade. During her high school years, Miss Keen studied art under Cheryl Dragoo at Reicher Catheolic High School in Waco, Texas. Her freshman year, a charcoal and pencil piece took best in show at the Heart of Texas fair. Then in her senior year, an abstract water color of a nude woman in a chair took fifth in the State of Texas at a competition of private and public schools.
Also, in her senior year Miss Keen sold her first large scale oil painiting to a Baylor law school student. Apparently, the law student bought it becasue while strolling Austin Ave. with his girlfriend, they saw the painting and fell in love with it and each other. The young man purchased the painting, suprised his girlfriend with it, and got down on one knee and proposed to her in front of it. I am happy to report that the couple is still married, the husband works at a firm in Dallas, and the oil painting is in their dining room.
The oil painting was a Christmas mural assignment in her senior art class, and took a month to complete as it was 5 by 8 feet long. Upon completion, all of the Christmas murals from Reicher were on display at the MCC Art building’s windows on 8th Street at Austin Ave, Waco, Texas. The canvas had to be custom built and Ursula had to stand on a ladder to paint parts of it. Miss Keen’s version of Chrismas was of a modern day nativity–of a New York street corner with skyline which included the Christmas star, Mary as a bag lady living in a cardboard box holding the infant Christ, the three wise men were “bums” huddleed around a trash can on fire, a prostittute as an angel, and a faded angel on a soda advertisement on a brick building announced the birth of Christ. Of course, the painting was racy for a Catholic school, and the nuns were quite happy to see it go.
Miss Keen graduated from Baylor School of Law on February 6, 1999. She received her undergraduate degree on May 14, 1995 in Economics from the University of Dallas. During her career, Ms. Keen has drafted an appellate brief to the Fifth Circuit regarding the ADEA. She has also filed cases for federal employees before the MSPB. She has previously practiced employment and family law in a number of counties including Bell, McLennan, Coryell, and Lampasas.