The Quebe Sisters Band, a sister act from Fort Worth, will perform at the Roots Music series' Western swing concert in Fredericksburg on Saturday.

Also to perform is Billy Mata & the Texas Tradition.

The annual Roots Music in the Texas Hill Country series features emerging and established artists in outdoor concerts at the Pioneer Museum.

Concerts begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10; youths 17 and younger are admitted free. See the Web site for a $2 discount coupon. Bring lawn chairs or use folding chairs that are provided. Catered meals are sold beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Contact: 830-997-2835; www.pioneermuseum.com. Also: www.quebesistersband .com; www.billymata.com.

You have five more days to enter New Mexico's "Best Place in the Universe" vacation giveaway.

The online sweepstakes will award a vacation for two for a northern tour and a vacation for two for a southern tour. The northern tour focuses on Santa Fe and Taos, while the southern tour is geared toward Albuquerque and Ruidoso. Each tour includes an airfare allowance, a car rental, accommodations and more.

To enter, see http://new mexicoearth.org/enter.php.

You also can request or view the 2008 New Mexico Vacation Guide at http://newmex icoearth.org, or call 1-800- 733-6396.

The Timberwood Concert Series is winding down at the Magic Springs & Crystal Falls theme park at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.

The final three concerts this summer are country band Cross Canadian Ragweed on Saturday, rhythm and blues group Morris Day and the Time on Aug. 23, and classic rock band the Spin Doctors on Aug. 30.

The concerts begin at 8 p.m. and are included in the price of park admission.

Contact: 501-318-5370; www.magicsprings.com.

If you're eager for a short vacation in Austin, you may be able to win one from the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Through Aug. 24, the agency is allowing visitors to its Web site to vote on favorite vacation packages. At the end of each week, one entrant will win the week's most popular package. Discounts at participating hotels will be available to nonwinners.

To enter, see to www.austin texas.org/visitors/special_ offers__events and go to the Vote Now link on the right side of the Web page.

Contact: 1-800-926-2282; www.austintexas.org.

Fodor's has published the first edition of its Fodor's Texas guidebook.

The 540-page book includes chapters on the state's largest metropolitan areas and key regions such as the Hill Country, East Texas, West Texas and the Panhandle. It also has chapters on Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Oddly, it also includes a chapter on Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and it groups Shreveport, La., with Texarkana in the East Texas chapter.

Available at bookstores for $20.

From staff reports