Crosswind Aviation is celebrating the 160th anniversary of Jacob Brodbeck’s first flight on Sept. 20 with free flights for new fliers. On Sept. 20, 1865, Brodbeck flew the first powered aircraft. The German settler lived near Luckenbach and worked as a school teacher at the Vereins Kirche in Frederi...

The Gillespie County A&M Club will meet this Thursday, Sept. 18 for Howdy Hour, starting at 5:30 p.m. This month’s event will be held at The Barn at Rock House, 154 Rock House Drive in Fredericksburg. All Aggies and Aggie fans are welcome. In addition to beer, Aggie cocktail specials will be availab...

The Luckenbach Country School, 3566 Luckenbach Road, invites the community to its monthly pinochle games. The group plays on the second through fourth Sundays of the month. Play is scheduled for this Sunday and next, Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Everyone is welcome. Games begin at 2 p.m.; entry fee is $5 ...

Texas Hill Country Wineries has announced the September- October schedule for its wineries. The events include: • Fall Winemaker Dinner — Flat Creek E...

Garrison Brothers Distillery, the first and oldest legal whiskey distillery in Texas and the first outside of Kentucky to produce handcrafter corn-to-...

Marketbeat.com, a financial media company, surveyed over 3,000 Texans, asking them to name the products that give them state pride. “American-made goo...