Celebrate Christmas in Round Top Saturday

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Enjoy holiday shopping, with many shops open late into the evening, beginning at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the Historical Society’s annual Christmas Home Tours will begin. Tour six beautiful properties featuring seven homes, all decorated for Christmas. Tickets can be purchased during business hours at Round Top Real Estate, or the day of the tour at the Round Top Historical Campus. Visit rtahs.com to purchase tickets or for more information.

Christmas festivities on the Square kick off at 3 p.m. and include Santa at the gazebo, cookies, drinks, games, homemade stew, chicken and dumplings, mulled wine, and tons more.

The parade begins at 6:45 p.m. After the parade, enjoy Christmas karaoke at Duo Market hill until 10 p.m., and live music with the Black Cat Choir at The Stone Cellar.

Round Top Family Library Saturday, Dec. 7, come enjoy Christmas at the Library. Take pictures with Santa, enjoy a Christmas ornament craft table, and don’t miss the cinnamon bun and hot cocoa bar. Kelsi Machacek will perform music throughout the event. The fun starts at 10 a.m. and continues until 12 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8, the library is hosting “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. Sally Reynolds will share this unforgettable and cherished Christmas Story beginning at 2 p.m. Refreshments served. These events are free and open to the public.

Local Events 

The first ChristkindlMarket at The Compound will be Dec. 6-8. There will be unique gifts, holiday décor, seasonal food and drink, Christmas music and more. This event benefits the Round Top-Carmine Schools. If you would like to be a vendor contact roundtopcompound@ gmail.com.

Chamber Social 

The Round Top Chamber of Commerce’s monthly social will be Thursday, Dec. 12 from 5-7 p.m. Stay tuned for details on the location.

More information on these events can be found at roundtop. com or exploreroundtop. com.

Round Top-Carmine ISD 

Students only have a few more weeks until Christmas break – there is an early release on Wednesday, Dec. 18, and school will remain out until Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Winedale 

This year’s Quilt Exhibit is titled “An Intimate Bond: Clothing and Quilting in the Winedale Quilt Collection.” The pieces in this exhibition showcase the quilter as inventive recycler, chronicler of important milestones or the passage of time, and designer of garments inspired by and incorporating quilting techniques. The exhibit is open Friday, Dec. 6 - Sunday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 13 Sunday, Dec. 15. The exhibit hours are Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

The annual Christmas at Winedale will be on Dec. 15. Enjoy a 19th century event featuring crafts and folklife demonstrations, a quilt exhibit, musical performances, hayrides, food and beverages and more. This event is free. Winedale is located at 3760 FM 2714 in Round Top.

Round Top Rifle Hall 

The Rifle Hall’s last Hamburger Social of the year was this past Monday, December 2. Burger night will resume in January. Mark you calendars for the annual New Year’s Eve Dance on Tuesday, December 31. Ring in 2025 with music by the Lost Cause Band, cornbread and black eyed peas, and lots of fun. Tickets are $20 and are on sale now.

Festival Hill 

Saturday, Dec. 7, enjoy a colorful and engaging showcase of original compositions and classic arrangements for two pianos featuring the Martin-Meliton Piano Duo. Pre-concert lunch is available. Tickets are $30 each.

Sunday, Dec. 8 the Blinn College District Wind Symphony and Chorus will perform “Sounds of the Seasons.”

Tickets are $10 each.

The legendary ballet, “The Nutcracker” will be at Festival Hill on Saturday, Dec. 14. This year’s production celebrates the 15th annual performance danced by Ovation Ballet Company.

Tickets and information on these events can be found at festivalhill.org. Church News

Mass at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Warrenton will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. More information can be found at stjohnfayetteville. com/st-martin.

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelby services are at 8 a.m.

Round Top Church meets at 8:45 a.m. for Bible Study, and the service is held at 10 a.m.

St. Cecilia holds service in Haw Creek Chapel at 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church (BLC) services are at 9:30 a.m. This year’s Christmas Program will be December 8. Please contact Stacy Eilers if your child would like a role.

Celebrations 

Happy birthday wishes to Will Glueck – Dec. 6; Carol Goehring and Nelson Aschenbeck - 10; Maxine Lain, Stephen Albers -12.

Have news? 

Send any news or notices you wish to share with readers of the Round Top News column announced two weeks in advance to Kyla Goebe lat kyla@roundtoprealestate.com.