Events
Katherine Hamilton
East View High School will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., February 14, in the school library.
The drive is sponsored by HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America.
All donors will receive a We Are Blood t-shirt and points they can redeem at participating restaurants.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Get romantic in Georgetown with these Valentine’s Day events and specials
Kate St. Clair
Businesses and locales around the Square are cooking up romance with Valentine’s Day specials next week. Catch these events and offerings at favorites in and around downtown Georgetown.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Enjoy when everything goes wrong
Linda Dwyer
The Palace production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens Friday, February 10. As the name implies, things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous in this comedy mystery. The play is well known for its very unique stage set and it won both Tony and Drama Desk awards for set design.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
ROCK is a Georgetown nonprofit organization providing equine-assisted services to people with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges living throughout Central Texas since 2011.
ROCK to throw March 1 kick off event for Amplify Austin fundraiser
Brigid Cooley
Georgetown nonprofit organization ROCK, Ride On Center for Kids, is hosting a kickoff party and fundraiser for Amplify Austin Day 2023. The family-friendly event takes place 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at Tejas Meat Supply, 101 East Seventh Street.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Distillery to host guest show by Way Off Broadway Community Players
Kate St. Clair
Leander-based Leanderthal Distilling will host the Way Off Broadway Community Players for a special run of the show Now and Then by Sean Grennan.
The romantic comedy will be the last show of the Players 25th season.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Learn about GISD’s Dual Language program at Parent Learning Community Event
Katherine Hamilton
Parents of English-speaking students from any campus who are interested in applying for Georgetown ISD’s Kindergarten Dual Language program are invited to attend an information session about the program structure, goals and application process.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Mindy Graber is guest speaker at WCAG
Ellen Greeney
The Williamson County Art Guild welcomes Mindy Graber as the guest speaker for its February 7 meeting. She is an artist in the Austin area working primarily in mosaic and resin art.
Her love of art started as a very young child doodling fostered by her father, who is also an artist.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Rev. Dr. William Quickly, President, Georgetown Fellowship of Churches, offers an invocation during the 69th Juneteenth Celebration conducted by the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association on Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Sun Archive)
Black resistance coined as national, local theme for Black History Month
Brigid Cooley
February is Black History Month and the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association is celebrating with a series of events following the month’s national theme of “Black Resistance.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Weather postpones Georgetown’s State of City address until February 15
Brigid Cooley
Georgetown’s State of City address, originally scheduled for February 1, has been postponed because of inclement winter weather.
The event will now take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, at City Hall, 808 South Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Parkinson’s support group starts the new year with ping-pong
Ellen Greeney
The Georgetown Area Parkinson’s Support Group is starting the year with a bevy of new speakers and is continuing its boxing, voice, yoga, dance and music classes.
Friday, January 27, 2023