surrounding area

If you are looking for something to do, consider the surrounding area.

ARLINGON TX

So you have nothing to do this weekend? Well, guess again sports fans! Here is a chance to see two great MLB teams go head to head. There will be plenty to do and free things for the kids.
This coming weekend, you can see the battle of Texas as The Houston Astros take on the Texas Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.




















Click here for Tickets ,Seating & Pricing,Parking & Directions,Local Area

Information:
Friday 30 June: 7:35pm
Houston Astros vs. Texas Ranger
Promo for the First 10,000 Fans - 14 & OlderCoca-Cola / RaceTrac Michael Young/Julio Franco Figurine

Saturday 1 July: 12:20pm
Houston Astros vs. Texas Ranger
Promo for the First 25,000 Fans Upper Deck Texas Rangers Card Packs
99.5 The Wolf Post-Game Concert featuring Robert Earl Keen

Sunday 2 July 7:05pm
Houston Astros vs. Texas Ranger
Promo for kids 13 & Under Dreyer's $1 Ice Cream First 15,000 Fans - 14 & Older Picnic Blanket

Monday 3 JulyToronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Ranger 7:05 pm
Promo Ameriquest Mortgage Company Patriotic Fireworks Show Sponsored by KTVT


For more information follow this link:Texas Rangers

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So Baseball is not your thing:


SWEEETWATER TX:

















Cooder Graw is a four-piece band from Texas that has generated a considerable buzz in the Texas Music scene in its seven-year history, known for their own unique version of loud, raucous country with the writing chops to make it great.
When: Friday, June 30th
Where: Azteca sports bar and grill, 100 East Broadway, Sweetwater, Tx
What time: 9:00 p.m
Cost: 18-20 yrs of age $10, 21 and over $5
To find out more about the concert please visit http://www.aztecaclub.com/, or to learn more about this awesome country band please go to http://www.coodergraw.com/

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When: July 1st and 2nd
Time: July1st (9:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m)
Jul 2nd (9:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m)
Location: July1st @ Newman Park and down town Sweetwater,
July 2nd @ Newman Park
Cost: Free
The first fireworks extravaganza held at Newman Park attracted more than 10,000 people. This year's display will be the centerpiece of a four-day celebration of Sweetwater's 125th anniversary. Sweetwater became the permanent county seat of Nolan County in 1881, and during the next 125 years grew to become a business and transportation center for the region. Sweetwater celebrates its quasquicentennial with two days of family-oriented fun, including arts & crafts fair, classic car cruise, live bands, disc golf, softball, swimming, picnicking and the annual Fire in the Sky fireworks extravaganza.
For more information, call the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, 800/658-6757. Or visit http://www.sweetwatertexas.org/

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STAMFORD TX



















Stamford: 39.8 miles is not that far to drive for a chance to have all kinds of fun.


The History:
TEXAS COWBOY REUNION - The Texas Cowboy Reunion, founded in 1930 as a tribute to the Texas cowboy, is held each year for three days around July 4 in Stamford. It is a gathering of working cowhands, not professional rodeo cowboys, aimed at honoring their traditions. Held in conjunction with the rodeo are the Texas Old-Timers Reunion, the Texas Quarter Horse Show, and the John Selmon Memorial Art Show. In February 1930 a group of thirteen Stamford businessmen met to discuss establishing some type of local celebration to counteract the depression morale. Since Stamford was central to several large ranches, a rodeo seemed appropriate, and, in order to make it unique, the founders named it the Texas Cowboy Reunion and dedicated it to preserving the heritage of the typical West Texas cowboy. That first year was a success in every way. Ninety-eight cowboys participated in four events. Calf roping was the most popular, but was followed closely by wild-cow milking, steer riding, and bronc riding. A total of 12,000 persons attended the rodeo in three days. In the following years the event grew. By 1937 crowds totaling 70,000 attended, with people coming from all over the Southwest. To accommodate them, reunion officials provided permanent grandstands, new lighting, a small lake, a two-story pavilion, and a bandstand. Attendance dropped sharply with World War IIqv but rose to between 50,000 and 65,000 by 1955. In the years after that it dropped until it leveled off at 10,000 to 12,000.The Texas Cowboy Reunion has established its own style.

A visitor to Stamford for the rodeo is met by the yells of the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band leading off the parade, invited to eat at a chuck wagon, and entertained by local cowboys trying to best some of the meanest rodeo stock around. If that is not enough, there is always an old-timer at the bunkhouse who is eager to describe his version of life on the Texas range; it is his heritage that the Texas Cowboy Reunion celebrates each year on its fifty-five acres of land just west of Stamford.

You can read more about the history by following this link:Handbook of Texas Online

THE EVENTS:
The Texas Cowboy Reunion:

Follow this link for a detailed schedule:http://www.tcrrodeo.com/schedule_of_events.htm

You can learn about more of what will be going on at this link:Handbook of Texas Online: TEXAS COWBOY REUNION