Events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & JOEL VALLEY
January
Resolution Run For The Love of Go, a local nonprofit organization, will host its annual 5K open to all ages. • Jan. 1, 9 a.m. • Free (admission) • Gregg Clarke Park, 1231 W. Center St., Kyle • www.fortheloveofgo.com/calendar Breakfast with Tiffany Tiffany Harris, a community vitality coordinator with the city of San Marcos, and Tiffany Harrison Quibodeaux, a membership development executive with the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce, will hold a networking event to help residents grow their business and revenue. • Jan. 2, 8:30 a.m. • Free (admission) • Residence Inn, 625 Commercial Loop, San Marcos • www.sanmarcostexas.com Walk-in Pottery Painting Buda-area residents can tap into their creativity at the Inspired Minds Art Center and paint a pottery piece of their choice. Each artwork will be fired in a kiln and available for pickup one to two weeks later. • Jan. 3-31 (Saturdays only), 1 p.m. • $20 and up (admission) • 121 Main St., Buda • www.inspiredminds.art/allevents Corridor Women’s Network Women who live and work along the I-35 corridor will have the opportunity to make connections and build friendships. A dinner from Taziki’s Mediterranean Grill will be catered. Other activities include a shopping scavenger hunt and a guest speaker. • Jan. 13, 4:30-6:30 p.m. • $34 (admission, through Jan. 5), $40 (admission, Jan. 6-12) • North Carolina Furniture Direct, 2440 I-35, San Marcos • www.sanmarcostexas.com
Polar Bear Splash The city of Kyle is inviting area residents, ages 6 and older, to brave the frigid temperatures and dive into the new year. • Jan. 1, 10 a.m. • Free (admission) • James Adkins Pool, 1100 W. Center St., Kyle • www.cityofkyle.com/recreation
• Jan. 28-29, times vary • $20-$400 (admission) • Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center, 1001 E. McCarty Lane, San Marcos • www.tgwa.orgm Buda Art Brawl Eight local artists will compete in a high-speed painting show set to live cumbia beats during three 20-minute rounds. Lie and silent auctions will also be held to raise money for the Tandem Arts Partnership—a Buda nonprofit that supports artists in a range of ways. • Jan. 31, 6 p.m. • $40 (admission, adults), $20 (admission, kids 12 and younger) • Inspired Minds Art Center, 121 Main St., Buda • www.inspiredminds.art MLK Walk & Celebration The Dunbar Heritage Association will honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a wreath- laying ceremony in downtown San Marcos before a silent walk to the Hays County Courthouse Square. A reception will follow with free food and music at the Dunbar Recreation Center. • Jan. 19, 9:30 a.m. • Free (admission) • LBJ MLK Crossroads Memorial, MLK Drive and LBJ Drive, San Marcos • www.dhasmtx.com/mlk-celebration
Benefit Gala The LBJ Museum of San Marcos will host its 20th annual Benefit Gala that will feature appetizers during a silent auction, followed by a three-course dinner with wine, a cash bar and guest speakers. • Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m. • $120 and up (admission) • LBJ Student Center, 109 Student Center Drive, San Marcos • www.lbjmuseum.com Texas Ground Water Association Convention More than 500 water well professionals, groundwater science professionals and other industry representatives will be in attendance for educational exhibits, networking and scholarship fundraising.
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