If you’ve only ever seen The Pride of the Texas Hill Country Marching Band during halftime at a football game, you might not know all of the preparation that goes into every aspect of the show. The band’s training begins months before most of the public will ever hear a single note. This past week, ...

Throughout the summer, Fredericksburg Independent School District students have had memorable musical moments, earning awards at both the middle school and high school levels. Each year, the bands submit recordings from their spring performances to the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB)...

Cinematic Considerations If genre filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan could totally pull off the premise of his latest film, it would be quite the thriller. But unfortunately, only half (or perhaps even just a third) of his newest movie, “Trap,” works as well as he wants it to, leaving audiences with a hap...

Off the Shelf O ur community of readers and information seekers continually exceeds my expectations, especially given the current tumultuous and somew...

The Friends of the Pioneer Memorial Library is holding a sidewalk book sale on Saturday, Aug. 3. The sale will take place in front of the building, lo...

An interview with the director of Finding Nemo, Jr., Courtney LeFan, who is also the Artistic Director at Fredericksburg Theater Company. Q: How was F...