Features

Q. I have inherited a stamp collection, but I am not sure what to do with it. Can you give me some information about how to handle this inheritance?

The Central Texas Writers’ Project will offer four two-week writing camps this summer beginning on June 6. These camps — some virtual and some face-to-face — are designed for writers of all levels and experience from ages 10 to 16.

The Heritage Association of San Marcos (HASM) returns with its annual Heritage Home Tour starting Saturday, June 4. This year celebrates 45 years of Heritage Home Tours with the theme of “See, Sip and Savor: In the Historic Gardens of San Marcos.”

Over the past 12 months, the Price Center Arts Committee has overseen the installation of 10 new pieces of permanent outdoor art in the center’s showcase garden. A special outdoor reception celebrating all the art is set for Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The event is free and open to all, and live music by Gary Taylor and light refreshments will also be featured.

Swallowtails were early at The Garden Guy’s house this year. Thank goodness I had Superbena verbenas in full bloom. It is as if they had been given the task of announcing the arrival of spring and the butterfly season. March 22, I photographed an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Superbana Royale Chambray verbena.

ZACH Theatre announces three of the 2022–23 Season productions in addition to the return of Austin’s holiday tradition, Dave Steakley’s adaptation of Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol.”

What birds are you most likely to see in our neck of the woods?

Baby birds and deer fawns are most often picked up by well-meaning citizens.

EmilyAnn Theatre in Wimberley will host its annual Butterfly Festival on April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment will hold its annual Spring Lake Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, which will be held at the headwaters of the San Marcos River, is a free, family-friendly event that allows the community to join together to celebrate the earth.