Events

Children make a dash for eggs during the Georgetown Church of the Nazarene Easter Egg Hunt last year.

Children make a dash for eggs during the Georgetown Church of the Nazarene Easter Egg Hunt last year.

Crosspoint Church, others invite community to Easter festivities

Bring out your baskets and get ready for an Easter Eggstravaganza. Hosted by Crosspoint Church the weekend before Easter Sunday, the annual rain or shine event begins at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at the church, 3800 Shell Road in Georgetown.
Danelle Houck (right foreground), educator for the Williamson Museum, leads a Camille’s Memory Café tour group March 17. Participants learned about District Attorney Dan Moody and his successful 1923-24 prosecution of four Ku Klux Klan members. Photo by Brad Stutzman

Danelle Houck (right foreground), educator for the Williamson Museum, leads a Camille’s Memory Café tour group March 17. Participants learned about District Attorney Dan Moody and his successful 1923-24 prosecution of four Ku Klux Klan members. Photo by Brad Stutzman

Memory Café hears how Dan Moody fought the Klan

As President Harry Truman said, “the only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.” With that in mind, Camille’s Memory Café had an educational focus March 17.
Tanya Tucker, Kathlyn Horan and Brandi Carlile, who brainstormed the film, pose at SXSW last year.

Tanya Tucker, Kathlyn Horan and Brandi Carlile, who brainstormed the film, pose at SXSW last year.

Playtime: Tanya Tucker film screening ahead of Two Step Inn

GTX Film will be screening The Return of Tanya Tucker at 6 p.m., April 12, at the historic Palace Theatre. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2022 and has received accolades around the country.

Remembrance event to feature Holocaust survivor’s son

Congregation Havurah Shalom and the Georgetown Public Library will host a Holocaust Remembrance Day event from 2-4 p.m. on April 23.  The library will welcome Arnold Fingerhut for a presentation titled “A Life in Hiding to Living the American Dream.”  When World War II broke out in 1939, Mr.

Sun City Garage Sale in April benefits students

The Kiwanis Club of Sun City Georgetown is hosting a garage sale to benefit their programs for high school students April 1.  The event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon in the Sun City Social Center parking lot, 2 Texas Drive. Admission and parking are free.

District 5 town hall set for March 30 in Georgetown

Georgetown’s District 5 Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Pitts is hosting a town hall for constituents and all interested city residents.  The event is at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 30, in the Heritage Oaks Community Center, 4611 Verde Vista.

Explore hope and healing at Lark & Owl

Author Ricardo Nuila’s debut book The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine tells the stories of five uninsured Houstonians as they seek accessible healthcare. A book release event for the novel takes place at 7 p.m.
Joanna Gunaraj, right, plays astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the Palace Playhouse production of “Silent Sky.” Ms. Gunaraj is joined by Linda Myers, who portrays astronomer Annie Jump Cannon in the show. Courtesy Suzanne McBride

Joanna Gunaraj, right, plays astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the Palace Playhouse production of “Silent Sky.” Ms. Gunaraj is joined by Linda Myers, who portrays astronomer Annie Jump Cannon in the show. Courtesy Suzanne McBride

Palace Playhouse celebrates National Women’s History Month with ‘Silent Sky’

During the late 19th century and into the early 20th, the Harvard College Observatory hired small groups of women to work as “human computers,” analyzing and recording the positions of stars on images captured by telescopes and transferred to photographic plates.

Amplify Austin fundraiser to kick off on Wednesday

Amplify Austin is about to kick off again, shining a light on the nonprofit organizations that need support this year.  The annual Central Texas event is a 24-hour call to fundraise, publicized by nonprofit I Live Here, I Give Here for more than 10 years. This year’s event will start at 6 p.m.