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FIELD TO FIRE | Mar 12, 5–9pm | Hog Heaven Sporting Club | $25 | Info 
Live-fire cooking and wild game as chef Tim Laielli brings his Next Level flavor.

BEEK SQUAD | Mar 12, 6pm | Lago Vista Brewing | FREE | Info 
A beekeeping meetup where the honey talk pairs nicely with a cold beer.

PIE BAKING CONTEST | Mar 14 | Lago Vista Farmers Market | FREE | Info 
Local bakers compete for pie supremacy while the judges happily do the hard work.

AUSTIN'S RODEO HALF MARATHON & BACKYARD ULTRA | Mar 14, 8am | Grelle Recreation Area Spicewood | $80 | Info 
While the rodeo takes over Austin, this version swaps bulls for trails.

CAR MEET & EAT | Mar 14, 9–11am | Next Level Ceramic | FREE | Info 
Cars, coffee, and free breakfast - arguably the best reason to wake up early.

LOCKED IN HYROX SIM EVENT | Mar 14, 9am–1pm | D1 Training Lake Travis | $30 | Info 
A training event where running, lifting, and suffering politely take turns.

SPRING PLANT SALE & MARKET | Mar 14, 10am | Lago Vista Brewing | FREE | Info 
Fresh plants, local vendors, and another chance to prove you can keep one alive.

ACRYLIC PAINTING: 3 BOATS AT SEA | Mar 14, 11am | Austin Art Group Steiner Ranch | $49 | Info 
Turn a blank canvas into a three-boat waterscape worthy of any Lake Travis house wall.

DUCK RACES DURING ST PATRICKS DAY WEEKEND FESTIVAL | Mar 14, 1pm | Volente Beach Resort | FREE | Info 
Competitive rubber duck spectating, because some rivalries float.

FAMILY PICNIC & PLAY | Mar 14, 1–5pm | Bee Cave Central Park | FREE | Info 
A relaxed park morning with blankets, yard games, snacks, and plenty of room for kids to run wild.

TEXAS & LOUISIANA SHINDIG | Mar 14, 2pm | Lucky Rabbit | FREE | Info 
A cross-state crawfish boil with a songwriter circle providing the soundtrack.

SX HUDSON | Mar 14, 2-10pm | Lucky Rabbit | FREE | Info 
A SX takeover with crawfish boiling, bands rolling all afternoon, and pizza specials.

SPRING GARDEN PARTY: PIG ROAST | Mar 14, 6:30pm | Stone House Vineyard | $75 | Info 
A Spanish-style garden dinner where roasted pig, good wine, and live music carry the evening.

ST. PATTY'S KARAOKE TRIVIA | Mar 14, 7pm | Highway 71 Brewing | FREE | Info 
Green-adjacent trivia for the brain, karaoke for the brave.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY | Mar 17, 11am | Angel's Icehouse | FREE | Info 
Turning the Hill Country green with Irish favorites.

MAHJ OPEN PLAY | Mar 18, 6–8pm | 5 Soul Wine Co. | $35 | Info 
For players who already know the game - and enjoy a glass of wine while winning.

LITTLE RASCALS MOVIE NIGHT | Mar 15 @ sunset | Lucky Rabbit | FREE | Info 
A classic movie under the stars with popcorn on the house.

COME & GO CRAFTS | Mar 16, 1–2pm | Lake Travis Library Lakeway | FREE | Info 
Create art that sings in the wind.

KITE FESTIVAL | Mar 18, 2pm | Bee Cave Library | FREE | Info 
Bring a kite and let the wind handle the rest.

RODEO AUSTIN | Mar 13-28 | Travis County Expo Center | Info 
Bucking bulls, big concerts, carnival rides, and fried everything.

HILL COUNTRY SPRING JAM | Mar 20-22 | Round Mountain Cider Mill | Various pricing | Info 
Rap, rock, and country share the stage all weekend.

LUCK REUNION | Mar 19 | Luck Ranch | Info 
Forty-five-plus acts - including Willie Nelson & Family - set against Luck’s Old West backdrop, where the music’s big and the Texas sky’s even bigger.

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ANGEL’S ICEHOUSE (Spicewood)
Fri: Square Grooves | 7-10pm
Sat: Rochelle & The Sidewinders | 7-10pm
Sun: Shawn Matthews | 12-4pm

THE BUNKER BAR & GRILLE (Lago Vista)
Fri: Texas Smokin’ Armadillos | 6-8pm

CARMELA’S (Lakeway)
Thu: Presley Grace | 5:30-8:30pm

HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA (Bee Cave)
Fri: Dave Orr | 5-7pm

IRON WOLF RANCH & DISTILLERY (Spicewood)
Sat: Jace & Kody of Madam Radar | 2-5pm

JULES DESIGN BAR (Bee Cave)
Fri: Benji Lamar | 8-10pm

LT CORNER PUB (Lakeway)
Fri: Karaoke w/ KJ Kevin Young | 9-2am

LUCKY RABBIT (Jonestown)
Thu: Drew Preston | 6-9pm
Fri: Us & Her Band | 7-10pm
Sat: Texas/Louisiana Songwriters Showcase 2-5pm | Mike Dean Band 7-10pm
Sun: Castaways | 12-3pm

POODIE’S ROADHOUSE (Spicewood)
Thu: Gus Miller & Friends 6pm | Alan Haynes 8pm
Fri: Kimmie Rhodes 8pm | Drew Landry 10:30pm
Sat: Bayou Dawgs 8pm | Michael Ingalls Band 10:30pm
Sun: Carl Hutchens 7:30pm | Chuck Shaw 7:30pm

STEINER RANCH STEAKHOUSE (Steiner Ranch)
Thu: Robert Wagner | 6:30-9pm
Fri: Howlin’ Waters | 6:30-9pm

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Last Week’s Poll Results. We asked how long you’ve lived around Lake Travis, and the answers revealed something special: about one-third of you have been here more than 20 years.

Many readers wrote in reminiscing of when 620 and 71 were still two-lane roads, when you could drive across the dam with hardly any traffic, and when a lake house didn’t require a small fortune. For some, the lake has been part of life since childhood - learning to ski as kids, spending weekends on the water, or growing up in places like Jonestown and Lago Vista before eventually finding their way back.

And of course, there are also newcomers just discovering what makes this corner of the Austin Hill Country so special.

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This Month in 1972. This week’s find comes from the Lake Travis News of March 1972, part of the Rescuing Texas History collection preserved by the UNT Libraries and shared through The Portal to Texas History, with materials contributed by the City of Lakeway.

Back in March of 1972, more than 200 residents packed the Hudson Bend Fire Hall to debate septic tank regulations and water quality. Down the road, Double R-R Marine was celebrating a move to a larger showroom on Highway 290 to keep up with the growing boating crowd, while the Hudson Bend Lions Club gathered at La Hacienda Restaurant for civic talks. Dames at Sea was playing at the local dinner theatre, lakeview lots in Mountain View Estates were going for $4K, and a full year’s subscription of the newspaper cost $2.

Fifty-plus years later, the specifics have changed, but the character hasn’t.

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This one belongs on your coffee table - and not just for show. Written by Hill Country native Carole McIntosh Sikes, it traces Hudson Bend’s story from Comanche territory and early Colorado River settlers all the way to the New Deal-era flooding that created the lake we love in 1937.

Consider it required reading for anyone who wants to understand why this place feels different. The coves, the hills, even the roads you drive every day - it all hits differently once you know the story behind it.

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Fight for a View. In Lakeway, even an 18-inch height increase can stir the pot. A rebuilt home has revived the long-running question of whether the city’s view protection ordinance should stay exactly as it is, evolve with the times, or quietly retire.

The New Kid Has a Name. LTISD has officially named its second high school Highland Lakes High School. With construction underway and doors expected to open in August 2029, the $219 million campus will serve about 1,500 students - though families will have to wait until late 2027 to see how rezoning shakes out.

Adopt Me. Beethoven is a handsome 2-year-old Red Merle hound and generally living up to his name - best suited for an active home (bonus points if another dog is already on the roster).

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Only 45 min south of Lakeway, Old Baldy Park poses its own challenge: 218 stone steps to the summit. The short but steep 0.2-mile climb in Wimberley rewards the effort with sweeping 360-degree Hill Country views, especially magical at sunrise and sunset.