There are plenty of safe, socially-distanced events happening this weekend to have some Easter or springtime fun in the area. Head to one of the family-friendly egg hunting events, enjoy being outside at a local farm, or check out a farmers market. More information on these and more below.
Local Events
Stonetree Golf Club, 1600 Stonetree Drive, Killeen, is hosting the Stonetree Classic Tournament beginning at 8:30 a.m. April 2. This event will include two-person teams, 27 holes, and three formats (Scramble, Best Ball, and Alternate Shot). Price is $60 for members, $75 for guests, and includes greens fee, cart fee, range balls, and lunch. Call 254-501-6575 for more information. The golf club also hosts its Beer and Nine event every Thursday. For $20 per person, this event includes nine holes with a free beer of choice, two-person scramble, and shotgun at 5 p.m.
If you spoke his name above a whisper/ He'd
just disappear into the hot Texas night," Crockett laments on the introductory track to his first of two planned albums in 2021, a tribute to the late Texas country icon. While Crockett previously played bluesman, honky-tonk caller, and folk singer-songwriter, 2020's
Welcome to Hard Times asserted him as a shapeshifter – always bending to the sounds of human experience.
On
10 for Slim, that versatility enlightens his grief.
Crockett waltzes through compositions by "the real deal," as Willie Nelson described Hand, not only with the confidence of an artist who released nine albums in the last six years, but with the intimacy of their friendship seeping through his rounded syllables. The San Benito native abandons his once biting, lisped voice for a smoother, South Texas-meets-New Orleans drawl. It's still no quivering Slim croak, but the Austinite's unique vocals color the pared-down, selective instrumentation.