Events
District 5 town hall set for March 30 in Georgetown
Brigid Cooley
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.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Explore hope and healing at Lark & Owl
Brigid Cooley
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.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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’
Brigid Cooley
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.
Friday, March 3, 2023
Free Williamson County Symphony Orchestra performances to celebrate Spain in March
Kate St. Clair
The Williamson County Symphony Orchestra will begin its free concert series in March.
Two Ph.D. candidates from the University of Texas, Ke-Yuan Hsin and Gabriela Mora Fallas, will conduct the March concert series.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Amplify Austin fundraiser to kick off on Wednesday
Friday, February 24, 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
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
Roundabout: Things to do in Georgetown this February
News Staff
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.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Broadway, film veterans to take the stage at Palace Theatre fundraiser
Brigid Cooley
Musical theater fanatics and newbies alike are invited to the Georgetown Palace Theatre’s upcoming “Love, Broadway” show and fundraiser.
The fundraising productions, which feature Broadway veterans Carter Calvert and Raymond Jaramillo McCleod, begin at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023