Eddie Durham Celebration and Jazz Festival
The annual Eddie Durham Celebration will be held Friday, Feb.5, at 7:30 p.m. in Evans Auditorium at Texas State University – San Marcos, featuring a guest lecture and jazz performance. The twenty-sixth annual Hill Country Jazz Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, on the Texas State University campus. A non-competitive event, the Hill Country Jazz Festival does not select winners but does recognize exemplary big bands, combos, and individual instrumentalists with “Outstanding Performance Awards.”
Kyle Garden Club
The Kyle Garden Club will meet on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Kyle Historic City Hall at 12:30 p.m. Dwight Littleton from It’s About Thyme will be speaking on raised beds and vegetable gardening. The public is welcome.
Mary Szybist poetry readings
Mary Szybist’s first collection of poetry, “Granted,” was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the winner of the 2004 Great Lakes Colleges Associations New Writers Award. Her second book, “Incarnadine,” won the National Book Award for Poetry. Her work has appeared in the Iowa Review and Denver Quarterly and was featured in Best American Poetry. Szybist will have a book reading at the Witliff Collection on Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. and the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Fool for Love at Texas State
Head to the Texas State University Performing Arts Center Feb. 4-7 for this performance of “Fool for Love.” Through searing truth and dark humor, Fool for Love shows the story of two people who just can’t live without each other whether they like it or not. May is hiding out at an old motel in the Mojave Desert. Eddie, an old flame and childhood friend, finds her there and threatens to drag her back into the life from which she had fled. Reality and dream; truth and lies; past and present mingle in an explosive, emotional experience. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4-6 and 2 p.m. Feb. 7.
Texas Water Symposium
Head to Texas State University in San Marcos at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 for a conversation between leading groundwater scientists about the long-term health of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, and its ability to sustainably serve the needs of a thirsty region. Texas State University Geography Department, the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, and the Hill Country Alliance have gathered a highly qualified group of aquifer scientists to explore the various aspects of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer’s characteristics and carrying capacity. The event is free.
First Saturday Birding Hike
Interested in birding hikes? From water fowl to woodpeckers to hawks to songbirds – you never know which feathered friends will be spotted. This new monthly event features hikes guided by Stephen Ramirez, a local photographer and unicycle enthusiast. Location varies each month and cycles through greenspaces, preserves and riverside parks. For more information and to receive location notifications contact Stephen@birdsiview.org.
