ArtWalk returns to the Fayetteville town square for another great weekend of fine art, family fun, and festivities. Hosted by Arts for Rural Texas, the event will take place on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Mounted once every four years, the World Shakuhachi Festival 2025 (WSF 2025) will be held in central Texas, April 17-20 on the A&M College Station campus and at Round Top. This international festival focusing on the shakuhachi (the traditional Japanese end-blown bamboo flute) and its music will be preceded by a research symposium on April 16. Over 55 shakuhachi masters and string (koto and shamisen) performers, composers, and scholars from Japan, the U.S, China, Taiwan, Europe, Australia, and the Americas, will be attending, including the Living National Treasure Japan, Hōzan NOMURA.

The La Grange Splashpad will hopefully open next week. City Manager Jack Thompson said the City normally opens the splashpad for the spring and summer season once temperatures warm up for several consecutive days.

But There’s No Osterfeuer (Easter Bonfire) This Year – It’s Too Dry This Saturday, April 19, Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites will host Easter on the Bluff, celebrating one of the most beloved Bluff Schuetzenverein traditions. This year’s event will feature living history programs, children’s egg hunts, and games.

Fayette County Commissioners Court discussed a possible interlocal agreement with the City of Ellinger to maintain city streets at their meeting last Thursday. The citizens of Ellinger voted to incorporate their community in 2020.

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The City of Fayetteville wants the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) to designate its courthouse square as a cultural district. The Fayette County Commissioners Court signed a resolution supporting the designation at their meeting last Thursday.

With a cast of over 50 kids, La Grange elementary wowed audiences at three shows over the weekend with their musical “101 Dalmatians Kids.” The show was a result of months of hard work by the students. The stage director was Tiffany Denham, the music director was Phillip Brummett, the choreographer was Lara Beth Perez and lighting was done by Kameron Behrens.

Fayette County Pct. 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel will retire at the end of this month.