Mary Jo-my husband and I have visited Bandera many times and always enjoyed going to the Cabaret after a round of golf at the Flying L accross the river.

Shirley,  Hopefully soon you will be able to again visit the Cabaret after golf at the Flying L. I think it won't be too hard to raise the money they will need.

Hi Mary Jo,   I hope they get the money.  I love the Cabaret.  It has so many memories for so many people that have come to Bandera over the years.  It needs to be saved and turned into something worthwhile.  Wishing y'all success.

What is the status of the effort by the Bandera Community Foundation to purchase the Cabaret?  It would be wonderful if they or someone could bring it up to code and make it a viable venue again.  As a Helotes native I have been to the Cabaret many times over my 64 years.  I like to see these historic places preserved.   Good Luck to the Foundation.

 Ann

Ann,   The latest information that I have is that an individual has bought the Cabaret and plans to rent the Dance hall to the Foundation for the events that they have planned.  What exactly are the financial details, I'm not aware of, but the fact that it will continue to be used for musical events is just great!  I will keep you posted on the progress of the endeavor.

Hi Mary Jo -

You and I met a while back. I am Mary Schenk and I am the recorded owner of the Cabaret. I found your comments and the responses to it in an Internet search and wanted to leave one of my own. Unfortunately, there has been a lot of information put out in newspapers (not to mention on the street!) and some of it has been incorrect. There is indeed an individual buying the Cabaret and I will leave it to him to make any and all announcements once we get to closing. There were articles in the BULLETIN and the COURIER this past week and some of that information was just slightly off center as well. We will close this month. I fought the misconception that the building was closed due to code violations for sometime. That was never true. Nor were there at anytime plans to tear it down - at least not on my part! I had no intention of reopening or running a business like that again, but I also wanted to find a buyer who was capable of doing proper renovations and bringing the building back as befits this Texas music icon. I believe that will now be done, altho what his ultimate plans for it are, I can't say. As always, there is a lot more to the story than rumor and innuendo would indicate, but you now have the bottom line directly from "the horse's mouth."

Mary A. Schenk

Mary,   Thanks so much for the update!  I am hoping that things work out for everyone concerned, and that Bandera preserves the rich history of the Cabaret.