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Tenth Kerrville Renaissance Festival offers new activities
January 21, 2026
The Kerrville Renaissance Festival continues to add new activities to its medieval magic and merriment over the next two weekends through Feb. 1 at the River Star Arts and Events Park in Kerrville. Gates are open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.– 5 p.m., rain, shine or cold. Kids and grownups can ...
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ tests limits of moral conviction
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ tests limits of moral conviction
Cinematic Considerations By Matt Ward 
January 21, 2026
Abizarre yet true story is chronicled in director Gus Van Sant’s latest film, “Dead Man’s Wire,” which saw a limited festival run in 2025 before arriving in theaters this January. Within a two-and-a-half-day time span, the film’s main character Tony Kiritsis took matters into his own hands, because ...
Over 1,000 hit the books
Community, Gillespie Life
Over 1,000 hit the books
Fredericksburg’s second annual book festival touches hearts
From Staff Reports 
January 21, 2026
The second annual Fredericksburg Book Festival brought over 1,000 people to town for a day of thoughtful discussion, reading, poetry writing and celebration of the written word. “Our featured authors moved audiences to both tears and laughter. Their eloquence, lived experiences and deep research wer...
Things inside of other things
Community, Gillespie Life
Things inside of other things
Things inside of other things
Phil Houseal 
January 21, 2026
HOUSE Some wily entrepreneur in the Old West understood marketing. This coffee bean supplier wanted to make his beans stand out among the grizzled cow...
Jambalaya can include ‘just about everything’
Gillespie Life
Jambalaya can include ‘just about everything’
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
January 14, 2026
We had never eaten shrimp before the mid-1950s. Then an older sister (Imogene) married and moved near Galveston. On one visit she fried shrimp, though...
Film finds meaning beneath laughs
Gillespie Life
Film finds meaning beneath laughs
BY MATT WARD 
January 14, 2026
Cinematic Considerations What drives a person to step onstage and tell jokes for the very first time becomes a key plot device in co-writer/director B...
Gillespie Life
COLLEGE BRIEFS
Area students excelling in higher ed
January 14, 2026
South Plains College Ethan Garrett of Harper, was named to the South Plains College Fall 2025 president’s list. Garrett was among more than 400 studen...
Gillespie Life
Deadline to purchase tickets for Texas Exes tickets is Feb. 11
January 14, 2026
The Texas Exes Fredericksburg Chapter is taking reservations for its annual Texas Independence Day Celebration and Scholarship Banquet, scheduled for ...
Youth Livestock Show
Community, Gillespie Life
Gillespie County 94th
Youth Livestock Show
January 14, 2026
Youth Livestock
Title inflation means never placing second
Community, Gillespie Life
Title inflation means never placing second
Title inflation means never placing second
Phil Houseal 
January 14, 2026
HOUSE Here’s a fun new trend you can worry about: Title Inflation. It first took root in large organizations. There, it’s an accepted practice that in...
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