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Connect with Hill Country sensibilities at the 35th Annual Hill Country Home Tour. Hosted by the Wimberley Community Civic Club, this mainstay of regional culture showcases homes that excel at putting art, light, the outside world, color and texture at center stage.

The Wimberley Community Thanksgiving Dinner emerged in the mid-80s as a simple response to thoughts like, “I don’t have family to get together, or I really don’t want to be around my family. I would rather do Thanksgiving with my friends from town,” said Dave Lewis, 42year Wimberley resident and business owner. The 2022 version marks the 32nd occasion of the dinner, which Lewis and numerous volunteers last hosted at the Wimberley Community Center in 2019 prior to the breakout of COVID. That year, 701 people were served at the gathering.

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Lonestar Theatre actors in full undead regalia performed “A Hair-Raising Halloween,” for Mystery Dinner partygoers during the Halloween-Hoffman, make-up and costuming were by Lua Blanco and Cara Grady. All are students of Rhonda Riali, director of the Wimberley High Lone Star Theatre.

It is called a Star Party, and there will be plenty of stars – far too many to count – on display at this Saturday’s Blue Hole event.

The Wimberley Players announced two outdoor movies in October: The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Oct 15 and Disney’s Encanto on Oct 22nd.

Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had an massive influence on the lives of the American people over her life-long career as a lawyer and judge. That impact included Wimberley resident Pam Williams.

Wimberley Institute of Cultures (WIC) is once again having their Harvest Moon Dinner & Dance on Sunday, November 6. Taking place at the Historic Fischer Hall, 701 Fischer Store Road, this promises to be an evening of fun. Dinner will be catered by Old 300 BBQ from Blanco, and immediately following the dinner Eric Hokkanen & Friends will provide the music for a wonderful time dancing. A silent auction will also be on premises.

When it comes to 5K and 10K races, there are a variety of different themes one race can undertake.

The Wimberley Valley Big Band prepares to say “goodbye” to summer with a free concert on Saturday, October 1, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This outdoor concert will be staged in the “backyard” behind the former Cypress Creek Café off of Ranch Road 12 in the Wimberley Square. Guests are encouraged to make good use of the concrete dance floor in front of the stage, as great dance tunes are among the best of the band’s lively playlist. Self-described as “The jazziest small town big band,” their musical interests range from light jazz and big band swing standards to pop and vocal favorites.