{"id":72692,"date":"2025-07-18T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/72692\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:03:19","slug":"san-antonios-grandisimo-ferris-wheel-clears-city-hurdle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/72692\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio&#8217;s Grandisimo Ferris wheel clears city hurdle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An iconic Texas dance hall is stepping up to support another after <a href=\"https:\/\/sanantonio.culturemap.com\/news\/city-life\/texas-flood-more-rain-risk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">catastrophic floods<\/a> ravaged the Hill Country on July 4. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gruenehall.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gruene Hall<\/a>, built in 1878 and widely recognized as Texas\u2019 oldest dance hall, will host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/691700083871534?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDance Hall to Dance Hall\u201d<\/a> on Sunday, July 20. The benefit will feature a full day of live music with 100 percent of the profits set to benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/cridersrandd.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Crider\u2019s Rodeo and Dancehall<\/a> in Hunt, located about 95 miles away in Kerr County.<\/p>\n<p>Crider\u2019s, which opened on July 4, 1925, had planned to celebrate its 100th anniversary before being forced to close indefinitely after rapid overnight flooding from the Guadalupe River caused calamitous damage to the venue. Images posted on Crider\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CridersHunt.Tx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media pages<\/a> show the property littered with mud and debris, including overturned pool tables and a bar counter on its side. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith heavy hearts, we share that due to the devastating flooding that has impacted Hunt, Texas, and the surrounding areas, Crider\u2019s will be closed for the remainder of the 2025 season,\u201d the venue posted on July 7. \u201cCrider\u2019s has always been more than a place for summer nights and good times \u2014 it\u2019s a gathering spot for neighbors, friends, and families. In times like these, we must come together to support and uplift one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-4x3\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"a4828\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"15ddce617f30913633953a4a835b5f40\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201500%202000'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crider-s-rodeo-dance-hall.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"Crider's Rodeo &amp; Dance Hall\"\/>\u00a0Flood waters ravaged Crider&#8217;s Rodeo &amp; Dance HallCrider&#8217;s Rodeo &amp; Dance Hall\/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Gruene Hall aims to do just that with the Sunday fundraiser, which will feature five artists taking the stage from 11 am to 9 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ee-ul\">\n<li><strong>11 am-1 pm<\/strong>: Oscar Ornelas (Full Band)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:30-3 pm<\/strong>: Ryan Ross &amp; Zach Blue (Acoustic)<\/li>\n<li><strong>3:30-5:30 pm<\/strong>: South Austin Moonlighters (Full Band)<\/li>\n<li><strong>6-7 pm<\/strong>: Ben McPeak (Acoustic)<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:30-9 pm<\/strong>: Austin Gilliam (Full Band)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhat should have been a milestone of joy and tradition turned into a moment of devastation as Crider\u2019s suffered significant flood damage,\u201d says Chase Talley, a senior graphic designer at Molak Corporation, the business group that owns Gruene Hall. \u201cLike so many others, we\u2019ve been feeling that heartache and trying to figure out the best way to help. We\u2019ve got a few things in the works, but we knew we had to start here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Typically open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Crider\u2019s is frequented by a loyal group of locals, tourists, rodeo competitors, off-duty counselors from nearby summer camps, and even many dignitaries over the decades, from movie stars to presidents. The Hill Country institution, touted as the oldest outdoor dance hall in Texas, is cherished for its family-friendly summertime schedule of weekend rodeos followed by live music and two-stepping under the stars. <\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/state\/texas-news\/texas-flood\/ciders-rode-dancehall-damaged\/285-6c4a38b5-d0e3-4b12-b6a7-be633d00cd15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">interview<\/a> with KHOU 11 in Houston, Crider\u2019s owner Tracey Moore indicated the business will rebuild. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no real explanation,\u201d Moore said in the interview. \u201cYou\u2019ve just got to pick yourself up and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talley promises to help in the effort. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas dance halls have always been more than just places to hear music. They\u2019re gathering places. In good times and in bad, they bring people together. They hold our stories, our celebrations, and sometimes even our healing,\u201d he says. \u201cThis place has been a cornerstone of Central Texas for a century, and we want to make sure it stays that way for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All profits from alcohol sales and Gruene Hall merchandise during \u201cDance Hall to Dance Hall\u201d will benefit Crider\u2019s. Admission is free. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An iconic Texas dance hall is stepping up to support another after catastrophic floods ravaged the Hill Country&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":72693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,18984,2556,9734,50868,4418,50869,7202,7203,50870,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-72692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-amusement-parks","10":"tag-development","11":"tag-east-side","12":"tag-ferris-wheel","13":"tag-mini-golf","14":"tag-observation-wheel","15":"tag-san-antonio","16":"tag-sanantonio","17":"tag-st-paul-square","18":"tag-texas","19":"tag-tx","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114874378045295571","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}