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The Georgetown Palace Theatre opened Funny Little Thing Called Love June 21 on the Playhouse Stage. Photos by Suzanne McBride, courtesy the Palace Theatre
See 'Funny Little Thing Called Love' in Georgetown this month
Linda Dwyer
The Georgetown Palace Theatre opened Funny Little Thing Called Love June 21 on the Playhouse Stage. The play is written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The trio specialize in writing light theater comedies with strong roles for women.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Summer vegetables lead to good harvests
News Staff
We’re firmly in the month of June, which means temperatures are heating up. Our spring garden harvest is rolling in with an abundant supply of tomatoes, squash, onions and green beans.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Ken Johnston’s “Flamingo at Rest.”
Central Texas Pastel Society featured at Healing Arts Gallery
Ellen Greeney
The Central Texas Pastel Society exhibits are a favorite at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital’s Healing Arts Gallery. The exhibit brings new works from 12 accomplished pastel artists. The exhibit is on display through August 2.
Friday, June 21, 2024
A snack that will pickle your fancy
Linda Dwyer
Cucumbers are a bit boring until they get pickled. The History Channel website tells us Cleopatra credited pickles with contributing to her health and beauty while Julius Caesar gave pickles to soldiers in the belief they would provide strength.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Cathy Hotham prepares whoopie pies.
Cheer ‘Whoopee!’ for whoopie pies
Linda Dwyer
Whoopie Pies have delighted Mainers for generations. My good friend, Cathy Hotham moved from Maine to Georgetown several years ago but she continues to long for the round cake sandwiches. The name comes from the enthusiastic response the sweet treat elicits but the origins are not as clear.
Friday, June 7, 2024
Holly Glenn’s artwork will be on display at Truewood Gallery’s opening reception on June 6 for the “Joys of Summer” exhibit.
David Valdez presents at the WCAG meeting
Ellen Greeney
The Williamson County Art Guild is hosting an artist reception at 708 South Rock Street from 5-7 p.m., June 7. New and unique art created by local artists will be center stage along with refreshments and live music. WCAG typically hosts receptions on the first Friday of each month.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
A smokin’ Memorial Day
Linda Dwyer
On Monday, Americans honored those who died while serving in the Armed Forces. President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, New York, the “birthplace” of Memorial Day. There, a ceremony on May 5, 1866, honored local veterans who had fought in the Civil War.
Monday, May 27, 2024
Southwestern University’s women’s golf team, from left, Assistant Coach Jordan Williams, Rachel Harris, Ryleigh Erickson, Sydney Jackson, Isabella Valenzuela and Sloane Panter.
Southwestern University women place second in championship golf tournament
Doug Kienitz
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Association championship golf tournament challenged “The New Course” at the White Bluff Resort in Whitney, northwest of Waco. This was a fresh golfing challenge, since the Texas tournament had been contested in Kerrville for the past several years.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
A photo shows a catered Seder Dinner.
Taste of the town: Matzo for Passover
Linda Dwyer
Mazel tov! Passover 2024 began at sundown on April 22 and ends after nightfall on April 30. The weeklong spring festival of Passover commemorates suffering and celebrates liberation.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Lynn Kessell, WCAG president, student Caitlyn Smith and Brigid Cooley, Coordinator of The Georgetown Project NEST Empowerment Center.
ArtScapes: Art Guild hosts first student art show
Ellen Greeney
“Art Must Survive” is the theme of the first student art show hosted by The Williamson County Art Guild. The public is invited to the opening reception for these young and talented artists at the WCAG Gallery on Friday May 3 from 5-7 p.m., 708 Rock Street.
Friday, April 26, 2024