Unity Theatres' 2008-2009 Season

Unity Theatre has announced its new season:

Taming of the Shrew Oct 23 - Nov 9, 2008
A Child's Christmas in Wales Dec 3 - Dec 14, 2008
Master Class Feb 5 - Feb 22, 2009
Angel Street Mar 19- Apr 5, 2009
Anne of Green Gables the Musical Jul 8 - Jul 19, 2009

New this season they are offering "Dine with the Stars!"
On Sundays after the matinees they will be offering fine dining with the cast.
Go to their website at http://www.unitybrenham.org/ for further details.

Remember to get your tickets through Ingleside!

Samanthe-1923 American LaFrance Fire Truck

Samanthe is a 1923 American LaFrance fire truck and was Brenham's first motorized pumper. She has been fully restored to her original condition by the Texas Fire Museum in Dallas.

There were only 34 fire engines of this type manufactured between 1900 and the 1930's. Samanthe is only 1 of 3 that still exist.

She is housed in the Brenham Fire Company Museum at the corner of Alamo and Market in Historic Downtown Brenham.

Flying Horses Antique Carousel

This weekend marked the reopening of the fully restored Flying Horses Antique Carousel, located in Fireman's Park here in Brenham, Texas.

This carousel is one of 8 that still exist in Texas today and is the only example of a C.W. Parker carousel with Herschell-Spillman horses. It is one of the few known examples specifically built for a traveling carnival.

The carousel is housed in a unique 16 sided WPA building and was built sometime between 1895 & 1906.

This weekend the carousel was open on Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 1-4. The admission fee was a $1.00 /person/ride.

Pleasant Hill Winery -- CRUSH FOR FUN

Stomp grapes the "Lucy" way. 4 big weekends!

July 19th & 20th
July 26th & 27th
August 2nd & 3rd
August 9th & 10th

Adults-you get purple feet, a special T-shirt( "I picked, I stomped, I made some wine") and a picture to show all of your friends. Cost $25.00

Children-you get purple feet, too! You also get a picture, some grape juice and a T-shirt for $15.00.

Saturday 11 am until 6 pm
Sunday 12 noon until 5 pm

Lavender Farm Opens Saturday

Lavender Farm set to open Saturday

The Chappell Hill Lavender Farm opens for the season Saturday.

The 23-acre farm, which grows varieties of the fragrant herb, will remain open weekends through November. Group tours are available by appointment during the week.

The Chappell Hill Lavender Fest is set for Aug. 11, during blooming season.

The farm is eight miles north of Chappell Hill off of F.M. 1155. Hours are Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit www.chappellhilllavendar.com

Unity Theatre Production this SUMMER

Starting June 26th and running through to July 13th is this summers Unity Theatre production of Forever Plaid. This "heavenly" musical hit follows a 1950s singing group through a fatal car crash on the way to their big gig. The Plaids are miraculously revived to perform the concert that never was, entertaining audiences with side-splitting comedy and classic, toe-tapping '50s songs.

Texas Bed & Breakfast Cookbook

We are so excited to be the featured bed & breakfast on the cover of the newest edition of Texas Bed & Breakfast Cookbook by Carol & Erin Faino.

Ingleside has three recipes included in the book: Baked Bananas, Fruit Ice and Baked Pecan-Stuffed Nectarines.

We have this wonderful cookbook for sale at Ingleside for $19.95.