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Victoria Country Music Show, Da Costa

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Victoria

Animal Clinic at Adopt-A-Pet, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A veterinarian will be on the premises, 8215 Houston Highway. Dogs or cats can receive shots, wormer, rabies vaccinations, city tags, exams, microchips, and flea and heartworm preventative at low costs. For information, call 361-575-7387, or Gary Moses, 361-573-2853.

Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive, “Help Us Stamp Out Hunger”will be held all day. Residents are asked to put a non-perishable donation in a bag by the mailbox. The United States Postal Service will deliver it to the local food bank.

FARMERS MARKET, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St.

Mental Health Awareness Month will be honored by NAMI, 4 to 6 p.m. Gazebo in DeLeon Plaza, downtown. Speakers, booths, and vendors. For information, call Patsy Weppler, 361-578-3935.

Raisin Volunteer Fire Department 1482 will hold a barbecue and auction, 11 a.m. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 2535 Coletoville Road. Auction begins at 12:30 p.m. $6 per plate. For information, call Anthony Gibbs, 361-218-0616 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.

Lazy M. Productions presents Chaos at the Crossroads Bull Riding. Gates open at 6 p.m.; main event at 8 p.m. Victoria Horseman’s Club Arena, Riverside Park. Tickets $8 pre-sale; $10 at the gate. Proceeds benefit Trinity Episcopal School.

1st Annual Support the Troops Golf Tournament, 11 a.m. at Colony Creek Country Club, 301 Colony Creek Drive. For information, call Sgt. 1st Class Walter J. Bristow, 361-574-8748.

Builders Association of Victoria and presenting sponsor Victoria Advocate’s Annual Parade of Homes. Thirteen homes will be featured; location map will be given to each attendee and map will appear in the Victoria Advocate. Admission is $5 per person at any of the Parade homes. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased for $4 at McCoy’s Building Supply Center, both Sherwin-Williams location, Hall Lighting and Design Center, and the Builders Association. Homes will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Wednesday, May 14; Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For information, call 361-578-7711 or visit www.victoriabuilders.org

Region

THE ROSS BRUNNER BAND, will perform at Josie’s in Port O’Connor from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Pat Grogan Texas Country Music Hall of Famer performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Rialto Theater, 327 S. Commercial St., Aransas Pass. Admission $12. For information, call 361-758-0383 or visit www.rialtotheater.org.

Amy Speace performs from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Bugle Boy, 1051 N. Jefferson St., La Grange. Cost: $15. For information, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.thebugleboy.com.

Randy Rogers with special guest The Gougers will perform 8 p.m. at Schroeder Dance Hall, 12516 farm-to-market road 622, Goliad. For information, visit www.schroederdancehall.com.

Whiskey River, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Eagles Lodge, 2477 State Highway 111, Edna. Public invited. Dance admission $7 per person. For information, call 361-782-6767.

The Tim Hall Band will perform at Swiss Alp Dancehall between Schulenburg and La Grange, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per person. For information, call 979-247-4536 or visit www.SwissAlpTexas.com.

Kyle Park performs at 10 p.m. at Muldoon’s Saloon, 110 W. Railroad, El Campo. For information, visit www.myspace.com/muldoonssaloon or www.muldoonslive.com.

Gedenke! – Weimar Gedenke! Festival will have a fun run/walk, arts and crafts booths, a classic tractor show, barbecue cook-off, pie baking contest and auction, a 2 p.m. parade, food and games. Live entertainment throughout the day will include the Incredible Music Makers and DJ and female vocalist Butter Bartek. Evening entertainment by The Telstars. For more information contact the Weimar Area Chamber of Commerce 979-725-9511 or visit their Web site at www.weimartx.org.

Upcoming

SUNDAY

Mother’s Day at the Children’s Discovery Museum, 1 to 4:30 p.m. 204 N. Main St., Victoria. Each mother and grandmother will receive free admission. For information, call Cathy Lowe, 361-485-9140 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.

monday

Fire Safety for Seniors, 9:45 a.m. Senior Citizens Center, 603 E. Murray St., Victoria.

Police Memorial Service to honor those who have died in the line of duty, 11 a.m. Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, 101 N. Glass St., Victoria. Ceremony will include reading of a City Proclamation and a County Resolution, the raising of the flags, reading of the role call of fallen Victoria County officers, and the placement of a memorial wreath. Public is invited.

Victoria County Genealogical Society will meet 7 p.m. First Christian Church, 2105 N. Ben Jordan St., in the Fellowship Hall. Featured speaker is Nancy Alkek. She will present a program “Next Chapter in the Story.” Board will meet at 6 p.m.

Lunch and learn with the masters, “Crape Myrtles: Lilacs of the South,”noon to 1 p.m. at the Dr. Pattie Dodson Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Free session, bring your own lunch and drink. Presented by Victoria County Master Gardener Mary Janak.

tuesday

Woodmen of the World meets at 6:30 p.m. at The Corral, 3502 Houston Highway, Victoria.

Victoria County Aggie Moms Officer installation banquet, 6 p.m. Siesta Restaurant, 2505 Houston Highway, Victoria. For information, call Barbara Shutter, 361-564-8707.

FARMERS MARKET, 2 to 7 p.m., in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria.

Country Music USA, dinner, 5 p.m. for $6 per plate, dine-in or meals to-go at the back door. Performance at 7 p.m. Cost $4. Yoakum Community Center, 105 Huck St., Yoakum. Featured performers are Chris Rybak, Arnold Parker and Marsha McNorton. For information, call Bill Lopez, 361-293-2843.

thursday

Cuero Country Opry, doors open at 5 p.m.; catered dinner at 5:30; show at 7, V.F.W. on Highway 183 North, Cuero. For information, call Eddie Maxwell, 361-275-3009. Entertainers include Ronnie Mason, Harold Cochran, Ken Brothers and the Opry Band.

2008 Healthy Aging Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St., Victoria. Admission $2 at the door. The event combines educational presentation and a giant health fair. Numerous speakers and exhibits. For information, call Diana Weise, 361-275-5132. For transportation, call 1-800-574-9745 or 2-1-1.

FARMERS MARKET, 2 to 7 p.m., in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria.

friday

Kevin Fowler with Highspeed Hayride performs at 10 p.m. at Muldoon’s Saloon, 110 W. Railroad, El Campo. For information, visit www.myspace.com/muldoonssaloon or www.muldoonslive.com.

The Malvinas performs from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Bugle Boy, 1051 N. Jefferson St., La Grange. Cost: $15. For information, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.thebugleboy.com.

Dr. Moto performs 9:30 p.m. The Forum Club, 1901 E. Red River St., Victoria.

Victoria Country Music Show, barbecue meal catered from Cowboy Barbecue in Edna, 6 to 7 p.m. $6; show from 7 to 10 p.m. $5 admission. DaCosta Sons of Hermann Hall, DaCosta. For information, call Sterling Griffith, producer, 361-552-9347 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.