The Hill Country Film Festival kicks off its inaugural three-day celebration of independent film and filmmakers, Thursday, April 22 – Saturday, April 24, 2010 in Fredericksburg, Texas – the heart of the Texas Hill Country.

The Hill Country Film Festival (HCFF) blends unique artistic culture of the hill country with the independent film world, hosting three days of feature and short independent films, parties and gatherings. Over 25 short and feature films from all over the world will be showcased during the festival.

A highlight of the festival is the screening of the documentary “The Inheritance of War,” a relatively unknown story of personal accounts of WWII Veterans and Bataan Death March survivors. “The Inheritance of War” producer and narrator James Parkinson dedicated his life to telling this story and is a powerful example of the passion and determination the independent film world thrives upon.

The movie is a story close to the heart of Fredericksburg’s own historic Nimitz Museum and a perfect catalyst to bring together the culture of the hill country with that of the independent film world. Much like the story of the WWII Veterans in “The Inheritance of War,” there are so many stories that have the potential to touch so many people, yet they remain untold if not for the perseverance of a few.

FREDERICKSBURG, TX --- The Texas Rebel Radio Network’s 8th Annual Windows on Texas Music Festival and Industry Conference will be held in Fredericksburg, Texas January 14-17, 2010 at scheduled venues throughout the four-day event. The event showcases the best of emerging talent from across Texas, and is sponsored by Arriba! Salsa of Riba Foods, with Becker Vineyards serving as select wine sponsor.

Texas Rebel Radio Network, whose stations include KFAN 107.9, has been a leader in highlighting new and upcoming talent and views this festival as an extension of its on-air philosophy of bringing good music to its listeners. Held at various venues across the popular city of Fredericksburg, Windows on Texas offers the opportunity to see and hear a wide array of Texas talent. This year’s event will showcase the talents of the Young Generation, Blue Condition, Black Bone Child, Matt Harlan, Johnny Nicholas & Friends, Fingerpistol, The Kat Moore Band, and Red River Mudcats and more, culminating with a free concert in Luckenbach featuring country musician Walt Wilkins with his Wondrous Friends.

FREDERICKSBURG, TX --- As part of the February Month of Romance promotion, 1st Class Bed and Breakfast Reservation Service in Fredericksburg is offering a “buy one night, get the second night free” promotion for the entire month of February on weeknights only (Sundays through Thursday only, excluding Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14). This promotion is valid at over 100 units of the B&Bs/guesthouses that 1st Class represents in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County.

The “2 for 1” promotion is a great value and perfect for a mid-week Fredericksburg shopping getaway with the girlfriends or a mid-week romantic hideaway with that someone special.

FREDERICKSBURG, TX --- With the holidays approaching, the City of Fredericksburg has announced its newest holiday event, the St. Nikolaus Markt – a fun-filled festival highlighting this city’s German heritage with plenty of Gemütlichkeit, German treats, music, and beer! Held the first Friday and Saturday in December at the Fredericksburg Marktplatz, the event kicks off the holiday season in grand style while introducing visitors to the City’s vibrant array of new holiday decorations, including the 26-foot Christmas Pyramid.

Built in Germany to Fredericksburg’s specifications, the 5-tiered, wooden Christmas Pyramid rises twentysix feet with each tier decorated with a different theme. Tier one depicts the nativity scene; tier two, carolers; tier three, nutcrackers; tier four, Santas, and tier five, angels. The rotating pyramid will also be decorated with lighted candles for a beautiful display. Skilled craftsmen in Erzgebirge, Germany manufacture these internationally collected Christmas pyramids, which in their smaller, table-top forms, are staples for most German holiday decorations.

Freder icksburg is currently the only municipality in the United States to have an outdoor pyramid of this grand scale – 26-feet.

WHAT: Grand Opening of the George H.W. Bush Gallery of The National Museum of the Pacific War a $15.3 million, 33,000 sq. ft. expansion project of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and The Texas Historical Commission

WHEN: Monday, December 7, 2009 (Pearl Harbor Day) at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE : 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

WHO< /strong>: President George H.W. Bush, Governor Rick Perry, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, and General James T. Conway, USMC, Marine Corps Commandant, will be honored guests at the grand opening. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. with a precision parachute jump by the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army Parachute Team. The conclusion of the ceremony at approximately 11:00 a.m. will be marked by a flyover of approximately a dozen World War II aircraft and a performance of the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.

WHY : The grand opening of this world class museum coincides with one of the key dates in American history --- December 7, 1941 --- “a date which will live in infamy.”