Out of Town for Sat., Feb. 27

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Out of Town

Audic Empire Single Release Tour

Local blues/rock/reggae outfit Audic Empire’s newest song “So So Long” releases Feb. 26, and there are three ways to celebrate: See them in Houston Thu., Feb. 25; in Corpus Fri., Feb. 26; or welcome them home from tour on Sat., Feb. 27 at Emerald Point.

Feb. 25-27
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Scout Bar, Houston; Brewster Street Icehouse, Corpus Christi
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Commemoration of the Battle of the Alamo

Special events at the Texas shrine honor those who died with tours, demonstrations, parades, and remembrances.

Feb. 23-March 6
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San Antonio
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Dallas Blooms

The largest floral festival in the Southwest celebrates “America the Beautiful” with an explosion of: color over 66 acres on the shores of White Rock Lake.

Feb. 20-April 11. $12-17.
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Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Dallas
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Hollywood’s Sistine Chapel: Sacred Sets for Stage & Screen

Six hand-painted soundstage backdrops are on exhibit alongside artwork from the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts. The backdrops, on loan from Texas Performing Arts at UT-Austin, were created for MGM’s 1968 papal drama, The Shoes of the Fisherman, starring Anthony Quinn. These six replicas of Renaissance masterpieces in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel were nearly discarded before being rescued in 2017.

Through April 4. $10-20; free on Thursdays, 4-6pm, and first Sundays, noon-5pm.
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McNay Museum, San Antonio
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Oyster Season

It was a brave soul who ate the first oyster, and now the bivalve mollusks are on the dinner table. This is the time to get the freshest oysters as fishermen come into the Rockport/Fulton Harbor around 4-5pm. The annual Fulton Oyster Festival has been canceled for this year, but there are still plenty of oysters available at local markets and restaurants.

Through April 30
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Rockport/Fulton
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San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

The show must go on with youth livestock judging, rodeos, charreadas, music, and carnival with COVID precautions in place.

Thu.-Sun., Feb. 11-28
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San Antonio
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Spring Transplant Sale

Get a head start on your spring garden with organic starter plants, bring a picnic, and explore the 200 acres of vegetables. Plants can also be ordered online and picked up at a farmers’ market near you.

Saturdays through April 24, 9am-1pm
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Garfield Farm & Greenhouses, Garfield
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Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival

Just 15 minutes from downtown Dallas, the annual conference helps old fishermen sharpen their skills and beginners to learn the ropes while trying a local craft beer.

Sat.-Sun., Feb. 27-28
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Mesquite
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Tour Canyon Lake Gorge

Make a reservation online to take a three-hour educational walk through the gorge cut when the Guadalupe River flooded over the dam.

Ongoing. $10.
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New Braunfels
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Wings of Winter Walking Tours

Due to the pandemic, the annual Whooping Crane Festival has been canceled, but the birding folks are holding small-group tours of local birding sites. Reservations required.

Sat.-Sun. mornings, Feb. 7-28. Free.
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Port Aransas