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Dripping With Taste Wine and Food Festival, Noon--7 p.m., Creekside Pavilion, 18318 FM 1826 (Camp Ben McCulloch Road). Rain or shine!

This 3rd annual event hosted by the D.S. Area Chamber of Commerce will host wineries from the second-fastest-growing wine destination in the nation, the Hill Country! 

Enjoy Texas' finest wine and food, complemented by a soft mix of music and fine art, culinary and wine demonstrations, Texas craft and food artisans, plus micro-brewed ale. Gourmet food vendors will include our very own Creek Road Cafe, Rolling in Thyme & Dough, Thai Gourmet, and Verdes Mexican Grill.

Purchase tickets online at www.drippingwithtaste.org and join us at the newly renovated, fully-enclosed and air-conditioned Creekside Pavilion.  You will also want to venture outside, with wine in hand, to enjoy the beautiful grounds near the creek.  There you can purchase Texas food and craft items, eat delicious gourmet bites and listen to live music.

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Annual Fall Fest, Dr. Pound Pioneer Farmstead, Founders Park, Dripping Springs.

This annual day-long festival celebrating Early Texas features kids' pioneer games, crafts and theatre sponsored by Dragonfly International School, as well as more than 40 demonstrators of old-time crafts and skills, Civil War and cowboy re-enactors, musical entertainment and story-telling.

Tours of the museum by docents in period costume will also be provided, along with covered wagon rides, BBQ and homemade pound cake, ice cream, kettle corn, and a silent auction.

DRIPPIN' FARMERS MARKET TO FEATURE ARTISANS
The D.S. Farmers Market is introducing Artisan First Saturdays featuring handcrafted works of local artists in addition to the regular offering of fruits, vegetables, eggs, plants herbs & flowers.

The market is held every Saturday (rain or shine), 9 a.m.-noon through November at the Triangle (intersection of 290 & RR 12). Enter off RR 12 for free parking in the gravel lot. You can sign up for weekly emails for updates as crops are harvested.

Vendors and artistic merchants may rent booth space for $20 a day. Call 858-4725 for info, or visit the Farmers Market web site.

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17th Annual The Friends Foundation and Bluebonnet Auxiliary BBQ Fundraiser, 5-10 p.m., Salt Lick Pavilion, Driftwood.

Annual fundraiser will feature Salt Lick BBQ buffet and desserts by the Bluebonnet Auxiliary, musical entertainment provided by legendary fiddler and Grammy winner Johnny Gimble and his band, a live and silent auction (voted #1 in Central Texas), and a raffle with three major prizes featuring Bama Brown of KASE 101 radio as master of ceremonies.

This fundraiser is critically important in providing services to the needy elderly in the greater Dripping Springs Area and helps to purchase meals for Our Daily Bread, a hot meal delivery program for the homebound, provide medic alert devices for summoning help in an emergency, financial assistance in times of dire need, fund special events at Hill Country Care for the residents and other programs beneficial to the elderly.

Tickets are $20 per person (children 6 and under are free) and may be purchased at Hill Country Care or Print Plus in Dripping Springs. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Contact The Friends Foundation if you would like to help by being a sponsor for this event or to donate an item for auction. The Friends Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.

For information, visit www.thefriendsfoundation.org or contact Patti Clark at (512) 894 0756 or by email.


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Cattlemen for Cancer Research Auction, Hills Prairie Livestock Auction, Hwy. 304, Bastrop, Texas, benefiting M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Registration opens 10 a.m.

Come join us for a day of fun to help a great cause!
The fundraising event includes a silent auction, live cattle auction and complimentary BBQ lunch. Also seeking donations of items for the silent auction, the general store, cattle and money. You can also place a business ad or place an "in memory/in honor of" ad in the program that is given to all buyers and guests.

Click here to visit official web site.

FRIENDS FOUNDATION DELIVE RS MEALS, PROVIDES SERVICES TO SENIORS
The Friends Foundation Our Daily Bread program delivers hot meals to homebound senior citizens in the greater Dripping Springs. Meals are delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Click here to send an email requesting info on meal services, or to volunteer to deliver meals.

The foundation also provides the Philips Lifeline MediAlert program, which offers medical alert devices and funds the monthly monitoring cost for low income seniors. Other services include financial support to eligible elderly citizens and those in need of nursing care, whether in a nursing home, an independent living center, or their own homes in the greater Dripping Springs area.

The foundation also sponsors an Over 55 exercise program with the Springs Family YMCA and partners with the D.S. Community Library to provide a "Books on Tape" program.

For more info on the Friends Foundation, email info@thefriendsfoundation.org.