Well known for its unique annual Christmas compositions, Tinsel returns to sparkle during a Memorial Day Weekend concert in the Queen’s Throne Room at the Cave Without a Name, singing all new a cappella arrangements of patriotic songs mixed with pop and jazz standards. Tinsel is a quartet of professional, classically trained voices.
It is said that the Cave Without a Name was discovered in 1927 when a goat fell through a hole into the cavern. Exploration was conducted in the mid-1930s. A rancher named Short originally owned the property and sold to James L. Horne.
The cavern was developed by The Horne Ranch Inc. and opened to the public in 1939. A contest was held to provide the cave a name. A young boy is said to have commented that, “The cave is too pretty to have a name.”
However, over the years the cave has been referred to by many names, among them Century Caverns and Short Ranch Cave. In the 1990s the cave was owned by Eugene and Jolene Ebell.
Guesstimates of the age of the cave range from 100 million to 400 million years when the land was covered by a shallow sea that carved out large underground cavities. The cave is listed as a National Natural Landmark.
The temperature is consistently 66 degrees, with the cavern floor about 100 feet below the surface.
Cave Without a Name is at least 80 percent active and consists of a large corridor subdivided into several rooms. There are many large formations varying in color caused by mineral content – white to amber, brown and red. One can also find some of the largest calcite formations, referred to as bacon strips, found in the United States. There are also deposits resembling white grapes – and a more striking formation called Mary and Christ.
A special treat is the series of travertine-dammed pools. Gravel walkways provide paths that wind through each room. An approximately hour and a half daytime tour is offered and ends at an underground river that spelunkers have mapped 3.5 miles upstream.
Information from Laurie F. Jasinski, “Cave Without a Name,” Texas State Handbook, 1999, Texas State Historical Association.
The “To Them We Owe” concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at Cave Without a Name, located 4 miles off Farm to Market Road 474 and 10 miles northeast of Boerne in southeast central Kendall County, 325 Kreutzberg Road. Tickets are $32.
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HCCArts Calendar
• 10th annual Boerne Art Waddle: Art Waddle is a festive outdoor art show and sale held in downtown Boerne. May 13, artists’ reception; May 14, Art Waddle. Join other Waddlers and enjoy the art, children’s activity area, music, food, wine and craft beer. For event details, visit www. boerneartwaddle.com.
• S.T.A.G.E. Inc.: Waiting for MacArthur, a drama by P. Paullette MacDougall, May 5-22 and The Cowboy Ain’t Dead Yet! by Artist R.J. Vandygriff. Two shows only, May 27- 28, Krause House Theatre, 1300 Bulverde Road. To purchase tickets online refer to www.stagebulverde.com or call 830-438-2339 for information.
• Women on the Edge: Featuring the artwork of Virginia Floyd, Paula Lay, Linda Manning, Nancy Yarbrough and Nancy Yarbrough, through May 22, Kerrville Arts and Cultural Center, 288 Earl Garrett St., Kerrville. For information, call 830-895-2911.
• Memorial Day Concert: Boerne Concert Band, Sunday, May 29, 7 p.m. at Boerne’s Main Plaza. Patriotic classics will be performed to honor and remember our Armed Forces. For information, visit www.boerneconcertband.com.
• Unbound Botanicals: Studio Comfort Texas, through June 26, featuring work by Paula Owen. Studio Comfort Texas presents a solo exhibition of mixed media works. Owen retires soon from her position as president of Southwest School of Art in San Antonio. 716 High St., Comfort. For information, visit www.studiocomforttexas.com.
• Hill Country Arts Foundation: Texas Watercolor Society through June 30, 120 Point Theatre Road South, Ingram. For information, visit www.hcaf. org or call 830-367-5121.
• HCCArts Art AfterHours 2022 Series 3: Applied arts methodologies, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. in the comfort of The Classroom at the AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center, 102 City Park Road, Boerne. Cost is $35 each session, discount with membership. Class descriptions and limited registration at www.hccarts.org/workshops.
May 3 and 10: Silk Painting, Part 1 and 2. Practice the technique of Serti. A resist is applied to silk cloth and dye is applied across the surface resulting in bold colors and patterns. The addictive process of the wicking color produces a unique silk habotai scarf. May 17: Metal Tape Embossing. May 24: Quilling.
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