Discover Dripping Springs, June 2015

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The renowned and revered Johnny Gimble. Photo by Wayland D. Clark.

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Johnny Gimble, whose death on May 9 made headlines in the New York Times, Rolling Stone magazine, the Washington

Post and other national newspapers, is be-ing remembered here in Dripping Springs not only as the world’s premier fiddle player of Texas Swing music, but also as a treasured member of the community he called home for 30 years.

“For two decades, he played his fiddle at every benefit and fundraiser out here,” remembers Alex Dormont of the Hot Tex-as Swing Band, who shared a stage with Johnny many times.

Alex recalls Johnny bringing his en-tire band to play every year at fundraisers for the Bluebonnet Auxiliary, the Friends Foundation, the Dr. Pound Pioneer Home-stead Museum and Founders Day.

“He played his fiddle on a regular ba- Johnny Gimble at the age of 17, in June of 1943. Photo courtesy Gimble Family.

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Grammy award-winning recording artist, David Ball, will perform at Mercer Street Dance Hall June 25.

The event is a step forward for the Drip-ping Springs live music venue that has become well-known over the past two-and-a-half year for showcasing local and regional talent. The performance is one of only three stops on the band’s Texas tour.

Now a solo Nashville recording art-ist, David Ball began his professional music career in Austin as a member of the renowned Uncle Walt’s Band, widely acknowledged as the first Americana act.

His recording of “Riding with Private Malone” made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 2001 and the title track from his platinum-certified al-bum “Thinkin’ Problem” was the top sell-ing country song of 1994. He has released seven other studio albums.

David won a Grammy Award in 1995 for his rendition of “Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” on the compilation al-bum Beautiful Dreamer — The Songs of Stephen Foster.

In 1997, Bob Dylan invited David to join artists Jerry Garcia, Bono, Willie Nel-son and others to celebrate “The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute.” Later that year, David joined Bruce Springsteen on-stage at the Kennedy Center to sing a trib-ute to Dylan at his Kennedy Center Hon-ors award celebration.

David’s performance at Mercer Street Dance Hall will raise funds for Operation Troop Aid, one of his favorite charities, that sends care packages to deployed US troops. 100 percent of the sales of OTA merchandise that night will benefit the charity.

Since it opened just over two years ago, Mercer Street Dance Hall has brought a variety of live music to Dripping Springs, including country, bluegrass, Americana, Bayou, blues and rock. It hosts live mu-sic Thursday through Saturday nights,

and a Wednesday night Open Mic, which welcomes professional and hobbyist musi-cians to perform onstage using the hall’s great sound system.

Owners Nick and Gay Dotin renovat-ed a former barn in downtown Dripping Springs, finishing it out with old wood sid-ing, a large wooden dance floor, a full bar with local beers on tap, an outdoor patio area, a tree-shaded yard with picnic tables and “the cleanest restroom around” ac-cording to Nick.

“Mercer Street Dance Hall is my favor-ite new hall because it feels like an old one ‘cept - it’s cooler. It’s got good air condi-tioning!” says musician Doug Moreland, whose band, The Flying Armadillos, plays most Thursday nights and will open for David Ball.

FYI • Mercer Street Dance Hall is at 322 Mercer Street. For more information, call 512-858-4315 or visit the web site at www.mercerstreetdancehall.com, where you can also pur-chase tickets for David Ball’s show in advance.

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David Ball plays Mercer Street Dance Hall June 25. Photo by Wayland D. Clark.

Gay and Nicholas Dotin, Mercer Street Dance Hall owners, received Business Persons of the Year at the 2015 Suits and Boots Community Awards.Photo courtesy DS Chamber.

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Being firefighters, they do know a lot about smoke - in this case, smokin’ good barbecue! On June 6,

come enjoy a plate of fire-kissed fare at the Henly Volunteer Fire Department’s (VFD) Annual Barbecue, and help those volunteers help you during the next fire, flood or emergency.

Members of the Dripping Springs Cook Off Club (many of them also volun-teers for the VFD) will have their barbe-cue pits roaring at Fire Station 83 on Creek Road, cooking up their well-known and well-loved brisket and sausage.

Side dishes and condiments will be provided by the Henly VFD. A Silent Auction and live music by the Hill Coun-try Ramblers will keep diners busy be-tween bites. In case of rain, activities will be moved indoors to the fire truck bays.

Annual barbecue to benefit firefighters

sis for residents at Hill Country Care Nursing Home, just to entertain them,” says Alex.

“He sang old songs they remembered —he even cut their hair on occasion!” (Editor’s note: besides playing fiddle with Bob Wills, Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney, Conway Twitty, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price and Asleep at the Wheel - Johnny Gimble spent a few years as a barber in Waco.)

Johnny once shared with Alex his two secrets to success in the music in-dustry. “First, play every chance you get. Second, get lucky!” Alex turns that around to say that it was Johnny who played every chance he got for a good cause in this town, “and we’re the ones who were lucky!”

“Johnny influenced every Western swing or fiddler player alive,” says Alex,

“and he did it all with a sense of humility and good humor. He always had a smile and a good joke to tell. One of his favor-ites, from back in his Bob Wills days, he alway used as a farewell: ‘Well, if I don’t see you in the future, I’ll see you in the pasture!’”

June 7 from 1 pm to 5 pm, family, friends and fans of Johnny’s are invited to gather in Luckenbach to swap memories and cel-ebrate Johnny’s life and music, says Dick Gimble, Johnny’s son. Daughter Cyndy, speaking on behalf of the whole family, asks that in lieu of flowers, a contribution to the Health Alliance for Austin Musi-cians would be appreciated.

FYI • A celebration of Johnny’s Gimble’s life and mu-sic will take place June 7, from 1 pm to 5 pm in Luckenbach. For more information, visit the web site at www.johnnygim-ble.com. Donations in Johnny’s memory can be made to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians at www.myhaam.org.

Last year’s event raised more than $4,000 to help volunteers get advance fire/EMS rescue training and buy addi-tional gear and tools to help with their dangerous work. This year’s event is ex-

Saturday, June 6, head over to Fire Sta-tion 83 on Creek Road for the Henly VFD Barbecue. Photo courtesy Henly VFD.

See HENLY VFD BARBECUE, page 6

A late ‘70s Henly VFD Barbecue at the old Fire Station on Highway 290. Photo courtesy Henly VFD.

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EVERY SUNDAY• Live Jazz Brunch Buffet at the Nutty Brown Cafe. www.nuttybrown.com.EVERY MONDAY• Rotary Club Meets. 11:45 am at Flores Restaurant, 2440 East Highway 290. 11:45 am. www.drippingspringsrotary.org.• Boy Scout Troop 280 meets at St. Martin de Porres Church Hall. 512-904-0444, [email protected], drippingsprings280.mytroop.us. SECOND MONDAYS• Group of Dripping Springs (GODS) Moms meets at Dripping Springs Methodist Church 9 am to 11:15 am. 512-894-0581.FOURTH MONDAYS• Artists of Dripping Springs. Gatherings at area studios. 512-894-0394.• Gen. Ben McCulloch 2435, UDC meets at the Veterans Hall, 27500 Ranch Road 12 at 7 pm. For information, call Sharon Hudson at 512-858-7177.EVERY TUESDAY• Dripping Springs Toastmasters. 6:30 pm at Pioneer Bank, 100 Creek Road. Visitors welcome. More information at www.dstoastmasters.com.EVERY TUESDAY• Dripping Springs Property Tour. 512-579-7711, [email protected] E C O N D , T H I R D , F O U R T H TUESDAYS• Dripping Springs Boy Scout Troop 101 meets. Dripping Springs United Methodist Church. 7 pm. Tom Chenault at 512-707-7488.FIRST and THIRD TUESDAYS• Lions Club meets. 6 pm at Flores Restaurant. Sharon at 512-858-5159.SECOND TUESDAYS• Friends of the Dripping Springs Community Library. 11 am. 512-771-3217 or [email protected] for information and volunteer opportunities.EVERY WEDNESDAY• Dripping Springs Farmers Market. The Triangle (Highway 290/ Ranch Road 12) 3 pm to 7 pm. cityofdrippingsprings.com.• Open Mic at Mercer Street Dance

CalendarHall hosted by Nick Gatewood. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.• Awana. Wednesday. Henly Baptist Church. henlybaptistchurch.org.SECOND WEDNESDAY• Free Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care. RSVP to 512-637-5400. www.arvedacare.com.EVERY THURSDAY• Hill Country Jam at Mercer Street Dance Hall with Doug Moreland. Free admission. 7:30 pm. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.• Thyme and Dough Bistro Nights with live music, dinners and decadent desserts. 6 pm to 9 pm. 512-894-0001.• Henly Baptist Church JOY (Just Older Youth) Club meets at 9:30 am. www.henlybaptistchurch.org. FIRST THURSDAYS• Dripping Springs American Legion 7 pm. 512-858-5637.• Nonfiction Addiction Book Club meets at the Dripping Springs Community Library from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. New members welcome. For more info, visit the library’s website, dscl.org or contact DSCL Library Assistant SuzAnne Beard at 512-858-7825 or [email protected]. • First Thursday. Participating businesses offer special events such as artisans, food and music plus sale items. 5 pm to 9 pm. www.drippingspringstx.org.FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY• Lions Club meets at 131 East Mercer Street. 512-858-5159.SECOND THURSDAYS• Knights of Columbus, Council 11695, meets at the St Martin de Porres Parrish Hall on Post Oak Road, at 7:30 pm. Preceded by a pot luck dinner.THIRD THURSDAYS• Dripping Springs Cookoff Club. Meets at 6:30 pm in the VFW Hall in Dripping Springs. [email protected].• Dripping Springs VFW meets. 27500 Ranch Road 12. 7 pm. 512-858-5637.• Thirsty Thursday meets at 7 pm at 1042 DS Ranch Road, in the ranch house at

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CalendarDripping Springs Ranch Park. Poets, musicians, songwriters storytellers now share work under the co-sponsorship of the City of Dripping Springs and New Life Lutheran Church. 512-858-2024.FOURTH THURSDAY• Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS). Dripping Springs Community Library. 6:30 pm. 512-524-7897. EVERY FRIDAY• Men’s Breakfast at Fitzhugh Baptist Church. 6:30 am. 512-913-4808.• Free wine tasting and art gallery. 5 pm to 8 pm at Cedar Valley Spirits. www.cedarvalleyspirits.com.• Storytime Art, or StArt! geared to the 3 – 5 year old preschooler. Some projects easily translate into a Mommy and Me project for those younger. Anyone older is welcome, as well. Call to register. 512-852-9900. 10:45 am at Art Garage Austin.EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY• Dance Lessons at Mercer Street Dance Hall. 7:30 pm. Get more information at www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. 512-858-4314.SECOND & FOURTH SATURDAY• Pet Adoption Sponsored by Thundering Paws Animal Sanctuary. Tractor Supply. 512-402-9725.JUNE 4• First Thursday. Participating businesses offer special events such as artisans, food and music plus sale items. 5 pm to 9 pm. www.drippingspringstx.org.JUNE 5• Dripping Springs High School Graduation. Shoreline Center, 15201 Burnet Road. 8 pm. www.dsisd.txed.net.• Juke Joint Prophets. Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 6• Weldon Henson. Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 6-7• Vintage Market Days. Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 512-858-4725.JUNE 12• The South Austin Moonlighters with Dustin Prinz. Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 12-14• CAQHA Versatility Horse Show. Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 512-858-4725.JUNE 13• Jeff Hughes and Chapparal. Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.

JUNE 19• Camp Ben McCulloch Reunion. Camp Ben McCulloch Park. 512-858-2084. www.campben.com.• Dale Watson. Live music at Mercer Street Dance Hall. Advance tickets available. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 20• Tomato Festival. Founder ’s Park. For more information: 512-858-4725, [email protected], www.cityofdrippingsprings.com.• KASE 101 & KVET 98.1 present Josh Abbott Band at the Nutty Brown Cafe. www.nuttybrown.com.• Jake Ward and the Coast Riders. Mercer Street Dance Hall . www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 25• David Ball (with Doug Moreland. Mercer Street Dance Hall. Advance tickets available. mercerstreetdancehall.com.• Chamber Membership Luncheon. Daniel Campbell, of Endeavor Real Estate Group speaks on Mixed-Use Development in Belterra. The Terrace Club.www.drippingspringstx.org.JUNE 26• Gary Kyle (Brent Thurman Memorial Pre-Party) at Mercer Street Dance Hall. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com.JUNE 27• Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Ride. Dripping Springs Ranch Park, www.brentthurman.com.JULY 4• Fire in the Sky 4th of July Celebration. 6 pm at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 512-858-4725, www.isaacfortexas.com.JULY 12-14• Hill Country Cutting Horse Show. Free to the public. Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 903-520-1218.JULY 18• DSRP Versatility Show. 9 am to 5 pm at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 512-858-4725, www.caqha.com. AUGUST 14-16• 9th Annual Hill Country Rally for Kids. Fundraiser supporting five area organizations benefitting children. Car and bike show, biker fun run, cook-off, camping, vendors, live music and more. Camp Ben McCulloch, www.hcrally.com.AUGUST 21-23• Texas Senior Pro Rodeo at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. 512-858-4725, www.tspra.com.

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The Henly VFD Barbecue is either in its 25th or 30th year - “depends on how you want to count it,” says Nancy Porter, secretary of the Henly VFD Board and Barbecue organizer. “The first one was held in 1978, at the old Henly fire station on Highway 290.”

The event was held (almost) every year after that and by the late ’90s was a huge affair serving over 1,000 plates of food cooked on built-in pits, she says.

When the Henly Station moved to its new location on Creek Road in 2000, many of the older volunteers retired, the built-in pits were left behind and the

know-how to put on the large event was lost, Nancy explains. In 2005, the new guard decided the tradition of the Barbe-cue needed to be resurrected and began to “figure out how to do it,” she says. “Every year it gets a little bigger — last year we served 400 plates and this year we expect even more.”

The Henly Station (Station 83) is one of six fire stations that make up the North Hays County Fire Rescue (NHCFR), serv-ing Dripping Springs, Henly and Drift-wood. NHCFR’S small corps of 20 full-time, professional firefighers is able to protect the 200-squre mile area with the support of more than 60 dedicated volun-teers, who spend hours each week train-ing and responding to emergencies.

The emergency crew is kept busy in all kinds of weather and conditions - fighting grass fires during droughts, per-forming swift water rescue during floods, putting out house fires and assisting with traffic accidents all the time.

Henly VFD president Mark Treadwell credits the success of North Hays County Fire Rescue to its volunteers. “They have been the lifeblood of this department throughout the years. Even with the ad-dition of full-time career firefighters, the volunteers continue to support their ef-forts and are always ready to serve the citizens and guests of North Hays Coun-ty,” he says.

The organization is expecting an ac-tive wildfire season this summer. Mark says the ample winter and spring rains have grown a thick stand of native grass-es that can quickly become large grass-fires in the summer heat. “Grass is a one-hour fuel,” he explains. “It can go from rain-soaked to burnable in a one-hour time span on a hot afternoon.”

FYI • The 25th (or 30th) annual Henly Volunteer Fire Department Barbecue is Saturday, June 6 from 10 am to 2 pm at Fire Station # 83, 7520 FM 190, ten miles west of Dripping Springs (.25 miles east of FM 165 on Creek Road). The event will go on rain or shine - ample parking will be available in the lot east of the fire station. Tickets are available now at Fire Station #71, 400 Sportsplex Drive and at the door the day of the event. For more information, find North Hays County Fire Rescue on Facebook, or call 512-858-4600. Sponsorships are available.

HENLY VFD BARBECUE, from page 3

The 25th (or 30th, depending on who is counting) Henly VFD Barbecue is Saturday, June 6, at the Henly Station on Creek Road. Photo courtesy Henly VFD.

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