1. hotography,coloredpencil,
ulpture,pottery,jewelry,mixed
edia andonemonoprint as
ellastheusualoil,watercolor
ndacrylicpaintings.
hen: Galleryisopen 10a.m.to
p.m.Monday through
turdayandfromnoonto
p.m.Sunday throughMonday
here:239W.San AntonioSt.
formation:PatDeltz,
0-629-8022;newbraunfel-
rtleague.com
Kinderchor
pentoyouthages6to13.Learn-
gGermanthroughmusicisa
onderfulwayforyourchildto
pressourlocalGermanheritage.
hen: 6to7p.m.Thursdays
roughSept.20
here:SophienburgMuseum,
6W.CollSt.
formation:PamErickson,
0-9144
Saengerfest
regionalGermansingingfesti-
lhostedbtheGemischter Chor
armoniewillbringtogether
oirsfromthe HillCountryand
uthandCentralTexas.As
anyas300singersare expected
performclassical,folkandfun
ntemporaryselections.
hen: 1p.m.Sept.22
here:K.C.Hall,111LandaSt.
formation:Tommy,
5-8937orRoy,629-5942
Comal CountyGolden
Oldiesbandrehearsals
strumental,vocalandother fun
aturescanbe heard during
hearsals
hen:1:30p.m Wednesdays
here:Seniorcenter,655LandaSt.
formation:BillyBarnes,
9-3320
‘Smokeonthe
MountainHomecoming’
he foot-stompinggospelmusical
llhaveachampagneopening
hursdayplay at8p.m.everyFri-
y and Saturdayand 3p..m.
nday throughOct.6beTickets
nbe purchasedatChina-n-
hingsor TheGrueneOnion
ill.
formation:609-3092
S T A G E
M U S I C
T
he big music news this week is the
Austin City Limits Music Festival,
scheduled for this weekend in
ustin’s Zilker Park. Where else but Austin
ould you find a music festival that features
uch a wide variety of artists, such as Asleep
the Wheel, Crowded House, Bob Dylan,
ucinda Williams, Del McCoury Band, Joss
one, Spoon, Steve Earle, Raul Malo, The
hite Stripes, Billy Joe Shaver, Wilco and
ggy Marley. This festival, which begins Fri-
ay and ends Sunday, originated from the
opular Austin City Limits television show
nd has become one of the biggest outdoor
usic events in the United States. A few
ckets still remain, so if you are planning on
tending this massive three-day festival,
on’t delay. For more info, log onto their
eb site at aclfest.com.
■ ■ ■
Lyle Lovett’s new CD, “It’s not Big, It’s
arge,” is out and quickly gaining critical
cclaim. The new CD follows the same
Texas dates starting Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 in
Fort Worth. Then he’ll bring his large band
to Tyler on Oct. 12, College Station on Oct.
13, the Majestic Theater in San Antonio on
Oct. 14 and finally, Stubbs BBQ in Austin
answered last week’s trivia question.
■ ■ ■
Kenny Chesney’s new CD, “Just Who I
Am: Poets & Pirates,” was released yester-
day and will surely be another multi-plat-
try market that needed filled and he’s
become a very rich man because of it.
The new CD features “Never Wanted
Nothing More,” his first single and “Don’t
Blink,” his current single
and video. He’s joined by
Texas icon George Strait
for “Shiftwork” and Joe
Walsh on “Wild Ride,” a
cover of the Dwight
Yoakam hit. If you down-
load the CD from iTunes,
you get a bonus track. It’s a
cover of the George
Strait song, “It
Ain’t Cool To Be
Crazy About
You.”
If you pur-
chase the
CD at Wal-
Mart, it
Big names head to area forAustin City Limits Music Festival
■ Gruene Hall
Thu. - Sylvia Kirk
Fri. - Wendy Colonna/Seth Walker
Sat. - Sean Castillo/Paula Newlson
Sun. - Bob Livingston/Doug Moreland
■ Riley’s Tavern
Today: Amanda Pearcy
Thursday: Casey Donahew Band
Friday: Shad Blair/Band of Heathens
Saturday: Turbo 350
■ R i ver Road IceHouse
Friday: Drew Kennedy
■ Tavern in the Gruene
Thursday: Jeff Plankenhorn/Michael
O’Conner
Friday: Bluz Bumez
■ Uptown Piano Bar
Today: Paul Schaffenberger
Thursday: Luvine Elias Jr.
Friday: Paul Schaffenberger
Saturday and Sunday: Dave Madden
■ Cheatham St. Warehouse —
San Marcos
Today: Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle
Thursday: No Justice
Friday: Bruce Smith Band
Saturday: Jason Boland (acoustic)
SHOWS THIS WEEK
CHOCOLATE CHALLAH
Mix water and yeast in large bowl. Add 3 cups of flour and 1
cup sugar. Stir with fork and let rise a half an hour in a warm
place.
In another bowl, add in 5 cups flour, salt, 1/2 cups sugar and the
cocoa. Add butter and cut in with knife until mixture is coarse.
At the end of half an hour, add 4 beaten eggs to the yeast mix-
ture and stir well. (Mix will decrease in volume). Add the flour-
butter mixture to the yeast mixture and work into bowl.
Add chocolate chips and white chocolate. If sticky, add up to
two more cups of flour. Knead on floured board until smooth
and elastic. Place in oiled bowl and cover with a towel and let
rise for two hours.
Punch down down, knead lightly and divide into three parts.
Set aside two. Divide remaining dough into three equal parts
and braid. Repeat with other dough. Place braided dough on
oiled pans, cover and let rise 3 to 5 hours. Brush tops with
remaining beaten egg and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
2 cups lukewarm water
3 pkg. yeast
8 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 pound butter
4 eggs, beaten
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 egg (for glaze)
4 oz. white chocolate,
chopped
Photos by KARLA HELD/Herald-Zeitu
Esther Boarnet, who has lived in New Braunfels for more than 40 years, prepares a simple, symbolic dish o
apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish NewYear at sundown today andThursday this year. Apple
and honey are often eaten on Rosh Hashanah by Jewish people in hopes of having a ‘sweet new year.’
On the first night of Rosh
Hashanah apples are dipped into
honey while saying a prayer asking
God for a sweet year.
Apples, honey
start new year
on sweet note
By Karla Held
The Herald-Zeitung
W
hile the number of Jewish
families in the area has
dwindled over the years,
there are still a handful of New
Braunfels residentslike Esther and
Bernie Boarnet who will celebrate
one of the most notable holidays
today and tomorrow.
“Rosh Hashanah is a time of
reflection and repentance,” Esther
Boarne said.“We take time out to
think about how we can make our-
selves better.”
RoshHashanahbeginsat sun-
down today and endsThursday.
The Jewishcalendar correlates
withthe lunar calendar so the dates
of theholidaysalwayschange.This
yearYomKippur, the dayof atone-
ment when practicingJewsfastfor
24hours, fallson Sept.21.
Duringthe time between Rosh
Hashanah andYom Kippur, as well
asthe holidaysthemselves, prac-
ticing Jews reflect on the mistakes
of the previousyear and ways to
improve in the year to come.
Aswith most holidays, Rosh
Hashanah isoften celebrated with
a festive meal that features several
special foods.
Apples dipped in honey can be
found at most tablesas part of a
Jewish custom to eat sweet foods
for a“sweet year.”
■ Round challah —The
round break symbolized a per-
fect year to come. Sometimes
raisins or honey are added to
make it extra sweet.
■ Head of fish or gefilte
(filled) fish — Symbolizes the
head of the new year and the
hope that Jewish people will
lead other nations through
their righteous acts.
■ Apples and honey —
Symbolizes the wish for a
sweet year to come.
Symbolic foods
of the Jewish New Year