5 on FRIDAY: Nov 15-17, 2013

Bluebonnet Pottery works of art - wine goblets & chili bowls

1) Wine & Pottery Celebration! This Saturday make your way to Bluebonnet Pottery to choose your very own handmade wine goblet. After admiring the pottery and buying your goblet ($15 and up), drive through the countryside to Windy Winery where you will fill up your goblet with delicious wines made especially for this occasion. Enjoy sipping your wine on the deck as you relax. Chili will also be available if you want some yummy lunch. The Celebration is Saturday from 10-5 and handmade goblets are only available at Bluebonnet Pottery.

2) Republic of Texas Militia Muster - A living history encampment. Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-1 at Washington-on-the-Brazos

LIVE and FREE handbell holiday concert in Brenham

3) Live Music - Fri & Sat night you can find bands playing at Nathan's BBQ, The Stone Cellar, Buffalo Creek and The Kenney Store. Check our website for details on the night you want to go out.

This weekend there will also be a live handbell choir concert, "Ringing in the Seasons." This annual concert is offered free to the public by community handbell choirs. All choirs play together and individually, bringing you holiday songs to welcome Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

4) Corn Maze! Only three weeks left of the maze this year. Grab the family and make an afternoon or evening of it. Open Sat 10am-9pm and Sun 1-7pm. www.Brazos Valley Maize.com

5) 19th Century Superstitions & Old Wives' Tales. This program will be at Washington-on-the-Brazos this Sunday. Presentations will be at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm

Community events going on this weekend:

6th Annual Texas Recycles Day in Brenham - Friday from 8-5 at the Brenham Recycling Center on Market Street. Grab your paper, plastics, aluminum and more and take it to the recycling center. The first 500 recyclers will receive a FREE 14-gallon recycling bin.

Bluebonnet Reseeding Project at Giddings Stone Mansion in Brenham Saturday morning. Washington County Chamber staff and Board members as well as Keep Washington County Beautiful partners will be spreading seeds in the field in front of the Mansion starting around 9am.

Camptown Cemetery Cleanup - Saturday. Locals, historians, veterans and community minded folks will be gathering behind Alton Elementary School to help clean up our historic Camptown Cemetery. Members of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle club will be coming from Houston chapters to help as well.

FUN Beyond Brenham:

Formula 1 racing in Austin is a full weekend rush! Tickets are still available for as low as $89 and some change. Brenham has affordable lodging available for those who wish to attend a race, but don't want to drive all the way home! Get race tickets and Reserve a room now!

Remember, this is just a sampling of all the things going on in the area. Besides the events, Brenham and Washington County boasts a lot of historical sites, fun attractions, unique shopping, delicious dining and more! Visit our website for more information.

We'll see you soon!

~ Brenham/Washington County Chamber-CVB Staff