The Kerrville Times from Kerrville, Texas • Page 16

Thursday, September 1, 1994 The Kerrville Dally Times weekly entertainment guide Horses and riders take to the dusty streets at Alamo Village as visitors look on. Alamo Village hosts horse races BRACKETTVILLE A performing Texas Longhorn steer, fast-drawing gunslingers, trick ropers, a Texas-style barbecue and live country music are just some of the highlights of the 34th Annual Labor Day Cowboy Horse Races to be held at Happy Shahan's Alamo Village Movie Location on Labor Day. Gates to Alamo Village, located seven miles north of Brackettville, will open at 9 a.m. Monday, with entertainment beginning at 10:30 a.m. For more information call 210-563-2580.

The Hill Country is playing host to numerous activities this Labor Day Weekend. From music and wine to rodeos and parades, there's sure to be something to please every taste! 1 Jll The first Armadillo World Headquarters Homecoming Concert, Picnic and Ice Cream Social will be held this weekend, featuring concerts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital of the World," and during the 1970's the Armadillo World Headquarters was the live music venue that put Austin music on the map. The Armadillo, though replaced by an office building more than a dozen years ago, is still fondly remember and greatly missed. This Labor Day Weekend event will feature numerous performers who made their mark at the Armadillo.

Kinky Friedman, Turk Pipkin, Jim Franklin and Micael Priest will The 25th annual Kimble Kounty Kow Kick will be held in the Junction city park on Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature a barbecue plate lunch, a fiddler's contest hosted by the United Fiddlers Association, and the Little Mr. and Little Miss Kimble County contest. Arts and crafts booths will also be set up.

The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. For more information call 446-3190. serve as hosts. The Friday and Saturday concerts will begin at 8 p.m. at the City Coliseum.

General admission tickets are $12.50 per person, reserved seats are $25. Friday's performers include Shiva's Headband, Iain Matthews, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Butch Hancock, Joe Ely, Lou Ann Barton and Leon Russell. Saturday's concert will feature Ethyl and Methyl with Dan Hicks, Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, Tracy Nelson, Doyle Bramhall, Marcia Ball, and Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. The Cowboy Capital of the World is the appropriate place for a rodeo. And on Sept.

2, 3 and 4, the Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association hosts the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's annual Labor Day rodeo. The rodeo will begin each night at 8 p.m. at Bandera's Mansfield Park, two miles north of town on Texas 16. Bull riding, bronc riding, rop- The Sunday concert is free and will be held at Auditorium Shores. The line-up includes Steamheat, Beto Los Fairlanes, The Lotions, Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys, Tracy Nelson, Geezinslaw Brothers, Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Omar and the Howlers, and Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen.

Proceeds from the event will establish the new Kenneth Threadgill Musical Fund. For more information call 1-800233-1234. ing and barrel racing, along with daring rodeo clown acts, all will be scheduled for exciting and often heart-stopping entertainment. Advance tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for children. Tickets at the gate will be $8 for adults, $4 for children.

Advance tickets are available at Bandera area businesses. Call the Bandera County Convention and Visitors' Bureau at 210-796-3045 or 1-800-3643833 for additional information. Discover handcrafted items from a bygone era when the Country Peddler Craft Show makes a stop at Fiesta Texas this Labor Day Weekend, Friday through Monday, in the park's American Parade Campgrounds. More than 100 craftspeople will participate in the four-day fair. Crafts include fashions, dolls, furniture, pottery, jewelry, woodwork, metalwork, fabrics, baskets, wreaths, paintings, stenciling, quilts and carvings, and many others.

Admission to the Country Peddler Harper residents will be celebrating the Labor Day weekend with a Saturday parade and a weekend rodeo complemented by barbecue and evening dances Sept. 3 and 4. The festivities will take place at the Harper Park, located in the heart of Harper at the intersection of Farm-to- Market 479 and U.S. 290. The annual Labor Day parade will step off on Harper's Main Street at 4 p.m.

on Sept. 3. Some 50 entries are expected to include county floats, community floats, civic groups, horses, antique cars, children's bikes, the U.S. Marshal's Posse, trailriders, youth groups, high school organizations and fire departments. According to organizers, the parade will wind down Main Street, near the Harper School, past the Lutheran Craft Show is included free with the price of park admission.

Admission to the show exclusively is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors age 55 and over, and children under 12 are admitted free. Operating hours for the show are 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

For more information call Fiesta Texas at 1-800473-4378. Church, down toward the park and then back to the school. Contestants for the Harper rodeo queen will be riding in the parade. The queen will be named during the rodeo, featuring the Lester Meier Rodeo Company, scheduled to begin at the Harper park at 8 p.m. on Sept.

3. Barbecue will be served up at the park starting at 5 p.m. Later that evening, The Metheny Brothers will take the stage at the Harper Community Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission to the dance is $5 for persons age 12 and over.

On Sunday, the fun starts up all over again with more barbecue, more rodeo action and another dance. Sunday's dance will include the musical renditions of Southern Image, performing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Harper Community Hall. Admission is $5 for persons age 12 and up.

The Third Annual Kerrville Wine and Music Festival will get under way Friday night at Quiet Valley Ranch, offering three days of music and wine tasting. The celebration will pay tribute to 10 of Texas' finest winemakers and several dozen songwriters from the U.S. and Canada. The event will feature three evening concerts (six to seven hours each) on the main stage, two two-hour concerts and two special wine seminars at the Threadgill Theater in the campgrounds, and three Ballad Tree song sharing gatherings. A Houston's Nymza will provide the finale for the Wine and Music Festival.

lain Matthews is slated to perform Sunday night at the festival. Sunday morning Folk Song Service will be held on Chapel Hill. While the evening concerts are under way, starting at 6 p.m. each day, 10 winery booths will be tasting some special wines, all made in Texas. Wineries participating include Bell Mountain Vineyards from Fredericksburg, Grape Creek Vineyard from Stonewall, Cap- Rock Winery from Lubbock, Messina Hof Wine Cellars from Bryan, Pheasant Ridge from Lubbock, Fall Creek Vineyards from Tow, Hill Country Cellars from Cedar Park, Slaughter- Leftwich Vineyards from Austin, Llano Estacado Winery from Lubbock, and Ste.

Genevieve from Fort Stockton. Wines will be available at $1 a taste, $3 a glass, and $15 a bottle. Commemorative wine glasses will also be sold for $3. The main stage entertainment for the three nights, in order of appearance, is as follows: Friday: Erik Moll, Melissa Javors, Rick Beresford, Paul Kamm and Eleanor MacDonald, Spider John Koerner, Hugh Moffatt, and Brave Combo. Saturday: Bryan Bowers, Bob Franke, Heather Mullen Trio, Tom Russell and Andrew Hardin, George Hamilton Bird Sisters, and Trout Fishing in America.

Sunday: Iris, Walter Hyatt, Peppino D'Agostino, Cosy Sheridan, Dana Cooper, Cafe Noir, Iain Matthews, and Nymza. Advance tickets are $12 Friday, $17 for Saturday or Sunday. Three-day tickets are $40. At-the-gate ticket prices are $2 higher per person, per day. Call 1-800-435-8429 for ticket information.

Free camping is included in three-day tickets. Single day camping is $4. Books 2 Another Era 3 Top 10 3 Comics 4 TV 5 Savvy Viewer 6 LJ WEST The annual Westfest in the town of West, located north of Waco, will blend food, culture and dance with a flair for a weekend of enjoyment. Friday night's entertainment includes a performance by country singer Kadney Foster. Highlights of the event include arts and crafts booths, two dance areas featuring the top polka and waltz bands in Texas, and a special Sunday performance by Myron Floren of Lawrence Welk fame.

A horseshoe pitching contest, kolache 500 meter run, and kolache baking contest are also slated. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children 6-12. For more information call 817-8265058. CASTROV1LLE The city of Castroville is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, and events are slated this weekend to honor the town's settlers. Saturday and Sunday activities include a tour of historic homes, a IOK waJk and historic display, and a special version of Market Trail Days tea luring pioneer crafts and artisans.

Other activities are planned throughout the month. For more information cull 210-5383142 or 210-538-2224. MAKFA 'IVjano music stars Elsa Garcia and Oscar G. Grupo Sol will headline this year's Marfa Lights Festival, slated for this weekend at the Vizcaino Park in Marfa. The eighth annual festival, which pays tribute to Maria's famous mysterious lights, begins Friday and runs through Sunday.

A Friday night downtown street dance is also slated. For more information call 915-7294942 SAN ANGKLO Balloons will nil the air this weekend in San Angelo at the Coors Light Balloonfest, benefiting the West Texas Boys Ranch and West Texas Kehab Center. Scheduled for Friday through Sunday at the Mathis Field Airport, the Balloonfest will showcase some of the nation's best balloonists. Special attractions and displays will provide information on balloons, and food and drinks will be available all weekend. SAN MARCOS Soap -singer Brad Maule (Dr.

Tuny Jones on "General will be on hand this weekend for the Aquarena Springs' Anniversary Celebration. In addition to live music, there will be a classic car show and special performances of the children's play "Ancient Waters." Maule will perform twice Saturday, at 3 p.m. and again at 7:45 p.m. He will also be available to sign autographs. Other entertainment is scheduled for Sunday and Monday For more information call Aquarena Springs at 1 800-999-9767..