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The following special events are taking place in August and September.
Movie in the Park
On Thursday, August 14, the Georgetown
Parks &RecreationDepartment will pres-
ent a free viewing of
LegoMovie
. The mov-
ie will be held in the Gazebo area of San
Gabriel Park in Georgetown. The movie
will begin at sunset, approximately 8:45
p.m. For more information, visit parks.
georgetown.org.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO
Bingo in the Ballroomwill be held on Sun-
days, August 10 and 24 in the Social Center
Ballroom. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games
begin at 6 p.m. Cash prizes will be award-
ed. All proceeds support various charitable
activities. For more information, contact
John Bodnar at
.
Summer Sculpture Show
The Georgetown Public Library will host
the seventh annual Texas Society of Sculp-
tors Summer Show through Friday, Sep-
tember 26. The free exhibit is featured on
the second floor of the library. A sculpture
demo will be on Sunday, August 3 at 1 p.m.
on the second floor of the library, featuring
several of the featured sculptors demon-
strating their techniques. As part of the
exhibition, on Saturday, September 13,
a stone cutting demonstration will be at
Texas Carved Stone, 6621Highway 195 in
Florence, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more
information, visit library.georgetown.org
United way’s Day of Caring
Friday, September 26 marks this year’s
Day of Caring for United Way of William-
son County. This annual event invites in-
dividuals, families, groups and businesses
to help local nonprofit agencies and schools
with projects that will benefit children and
families across Williamson County. Kick-
off begins at 8 a.m. at the Dell Diamond
for coffee, breakfast, and a short program.
From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will be at
work sites across Williamson County for
much-needed projects such as sorting dona-
tions, beautifying our community, clean-
ing parks and playgrounds, painting and
more.
Registration and a complete list
of projects will be available Friday,
August 15 at
For questions, call 512-255-6799.
Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre presents
The Full
Monty
August 22 through September 21.
For the first time at the Palace, we bring
you this hilarious and moving musical
version of the Academy Award-nominated
1997 film. Note: This program is for adult
audiences only. Show times are Fridays
and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are
$26, and for seniors (55 and older) tickets
are $24. Visit
.
Symphony Society
The Georgetown Symphony Society’s
2014-2015 Season will begin on Sunday,
September 14 at 4 p.m., with a concert by
the Temple SymphonyOrchestra. The new
season will feature four concerts by the
Temple Symphony, one by the Round Rock
Symphony, featuring pianist Anton Nel,
and a recital by Fei-Fei Dong, a Finalist in
the 2013 VanCliburn International Piano
Competition. All six events will be held at
the Klett Center for the Performing Arts.
For more information, call 512-864-9591
or email
.
American Legion Auxiliary
The Georgetown American Legion Auxil-
iary (ALA) Unit 174 is a nonprofit service
organizationmade up of womenwho honor
the sacrificemade by all veterans, military
men and women currently serving, and
their families through community service,
student scholarships, financial assistance
for veterans, andmore. To become a volun-
teer, you must be a spouse of a veteran; if
your spouse is living, she must be a mem-
ber of the American Legion. Daughters,
granddaughters and great granddaughters
of a veteranwho served during a declared
conflict may also volunteer for the ALA. If
interested in becoming a volunteer, contact
Joanna Lewis at
or 512-864-2503.
GISD Mentoring
Mentoring can make a big difference in
a child’s life. Opportunities are available
at every GISD school. Share your life ex-
perience and hard-earned wisdom with
a child. For additional information on
summer orientation and training, contact
George Wagner, wagywagy@suddenlink.
net or 512-864-0641; or Laura Antoine,
Mentor Director, mentor@georgetownisd.
org or 512-943-5175.
Help the wOW!mobile
If you enjoy coming to the bookmobile to
get your books, movies, and audio books,
please consider volunteering. For more
information, contact Mel at 512-868-
1626, or Shirley at 512-863-9422.
If your organization has volunteer
or charitable opportunities, contact
Nancy Snow at the email above.
AROUND GEORGETOWN
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