The weekend is filled with the sound of music, and the crack of the old bat, and the crunch of the old chip. And pie. Or pie. We’ve seen more loaded weekends around here, and they’ll be coming back in a hurry.

The two-year Rio Vista Terrace Neighborhood Improvement Project will kick off with a groundbreaking ceremony at the San Marcos Nature Center Saturday at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

Traditionally, the nation founders in the doldrums of January. The post-Christmas letdown sinks in and the days look a bit bleak and less than festive. Well, they do in most of America. But not here around San Marcos, where, even if the weather’s a bit chilly, the sun still shines with its golden Texas magic. And then, there’s Spindletop Day.

Music, a live nativity scene and an unusual Christmas play are some of the treats waiting for you this weekend.

It’s Halloween and that means costume contests, Goth punks and homecoming at Texas State. We’ve got all that and more this weekend.

It’s still going to be hot this weekend, and there’s still plenty to see around San Marcos, including Whiskey Myers (above), which is playing at the Cheatham Street Warehouse Saturday night.

The San Marcos Nature Center will hold an Easter flower workshop on March 24.

The weekend is a little longer this time. When it ends, the country will inaugurate a new President. Here’s how to usher out the old days tooling around San Marcos. Among the possibilities is Brandon Rhyder Saturday night at the Cheatham Street Warehouse.