Hot food and even hotter music will be on the menu during the second annual Chili Cook-off and Bluegrass Festival at the Alamo Mission Museum on Saturday, April 25.
The Lonesome Prairie Bluegrass band will make a return visit to the festival. A crowd favorite in 2008, the band performed for the more than 160 people who attended the event. Members of the Alamo Mission Museum’s board are anticipating increased attendance this year.See the April 9 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.

Dean Teague’s life and love of art can be found in the retrospective exhibit of her work at the Old Fire Station Museum.

Advance entries are being sought for the sixth annual  Spring Bake-Off sponsored by the Key Club. The event, set in conjunction with the annual  Cypress SpringFest, will be Saturday, April 18. Registration cost is $10 for each category.

The quarterly Newcomers and Friends Coffee is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Bankhead Highway Visitors Center (Thruston House). A one-hour town tour will follow the coffee at 3 p.m.See the April 9 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.