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Looking for fun things to do in Bastrop this June? Check out these seven upcoming events.

For the past eight years, with the exception of last year, local judges and lawyers have performed a play centered around a real-life crime event that occurred in Bastrop County at the turn of the 20th century. The plays, which are historically-accurate portrayals of murders and trials in the county, help fund the Bastrop County Bar Association’s Bobby Jenkins Scholarships, which assist high school students in the county with paying for college. While the 2020 edition of the play was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the seventh edition of the play is set for later this month as...

Historical murder play benefiting college scholarships returns to Bastrop Opera House Cameron Drummond, Austin American-Statesman © CAMERON DRUMMOND/BASTROP ADVERTISER Joe Grady Tuck, left, and Sam Damon are two of the lawyers taking part in the Bastrop Opera House's production of “A Blood Feud Comes to Bastrop: The Killing of Arthur Burford." The play serves as a fundraiser for the Bastrop County Bar Association’s Bobby Jenkins Scholarships. For the past eight years, with the exception of last year, local judges and lawyers have performed a play centered around a real-...