Events

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.
Cupid Chase 5K and Fun Run.

Cupid Chase 5K and Fun Run.

Roundabout: Things to do in Georgetown this February

Musicale at Southwestern February 3, 3 p.m. The Sarofim School of Fine Arts’ Music Department will present “Musicale,” is a regularly occurring recital that showcases the performances our music students have been developing throughout the semester.