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the globe. Who knew you could
find albóndigas (Spanish meat-
balls) and paella in the High
Plains of Texas? The owner, Syl-
via McPherson, is the wife of
Texas winemaker Kim McPher-
son, whose tasting room is
just down the street in the his-
toric Coca-Cola Bottling Plant.
After your feast, take a stroll to
McPherson Cellars to sample
wines born of local terroir and
further your gastronomic glee.3 P.M.
Don’t Let the Music Die
Pay homage to the rock ’n’ roll
trailblazer who died far too
young at the Buddy Holly Cen-
ter and J.I. Allison House, now
located together on Crickets Av-
enue (in case you aren’t up on
your Holly trivia, his band was
named the Crickets). You can
hang out in the house where
Holly and his bandmate, J.I.
Allison, sat in his bedroom and
wrote “That’ll Be the Day.” You
can see the actual pair of iconic
black specs that Holly was wear-
ing when he died in a plane crash
in 1959 as well as his 1958 Fender
Stratocaster. Access is limited to
group tour times or by appoint-
ment, so plan accordingly.
Be sure to stop by Holly’s
gravesite in the City of Lubbock
Cemetery on the edge of town.
You can’t miss it—an etching of
the Stratocaster graces his modest
marble headstone by the ceme-
tery’s main road. Just look for the
guitar picks and other memen-
tos placed by fans who pilgrimage
here from across the globe.7 P.M.
Latin Fusion with La Sirena
Wind down from your creative
undertakings over a tasty jala-
peño margarita or cold miche-
lada at Cocina de La Sirena, anCAMP OUT
Buffalo Springs Lake, about 10 miles
from downtown Lubbock, offers tent
camping and RV sites on a reservoir
with two beaches. Park activities
include fishing, swimming, and
hiking trails to explore its 55 acres,
plus an amphitheater and pavilion
for events throughout the year. 9999
High Meadow Road. 806-747-3353;
buffalospringslake.netinventive Latin fusion restau-
rant tucked away in a courtyard
in a strip mall. One taste of the
La Sirena Queso, a gourmet con-
coction of manchego cheese,
queso blanco, and chiles, and
you’ll say, “Toto, we’re not in
Tex-Mex anymore.”Sunday
10 A.M.
Public Art Stroll
A quiet Sunday morning in Lub-
bock is an ideal time to grab a
cortado at The Coffee Shop then
go for a stroll through Texas
Tech’s public art collection,
named one of the top 10 in the
U.S. by Public Art Review. Mean-
der through 100 pieces of work
by notable Texas artists like the
great sculptor James Surls, whose
Complete Fragment sculpture
was installed in early 2019.
And because art and music col-
lide often in Lubbock, check out
musician Terry Allen’s bronze
sculpture Read Reader, known
by locals as “Bookman.” With
the PopWalk app to guide you,
a stroll on the Texas Tech cam-
pus can lead you to the best art
you’ve seen all year without even
stepping foot in a museum.