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Georgetown area promote
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The following special events are taking place in February and March.
AARP FREE TAX PREPARATION
AARP Tax-Aide Foundation offers income
tax assistance to those 60 and older every
Friday from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April
10 at CowanCreekAmenity Center. AARP
membership is not required.
Please bring the following:
• Copy of last year’s income tax return(s)
• W-2 forms from each employer
•Unemployment compensation statements
• SSA-1099 form if you were paid Social
Security benefits
• All 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV,
1099-B, etc.)
• 1099-misc. showing any miscellaneous
income
• 1099-R form if you received a pension
or annuity
• All forms indicating federal income tax
paid
• All receipts or canceled checks if
itemizing deductions
• Social Security cards or other official
documentation for yourself and all
dependents
GEORGETOWN SYMPHONY GALA
The Georgetown Symphony Society will
present its third annual “Valentine Gala”
fundraiser Friday, February 6, beginning
at 6 p.m. in the Social Center Ballroom.
Tickets are $75 per person with reserved
tables available for eight or ten. Full details
available at
.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO
Bingo will be held on Sunday, February
8 and Sunday, February 15 in the Social
Center Ballroom. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
games begin at 6 p.m. Cash prizes will be
awarded. All proceeds are used to support
various charitable activities.
Please, no
children under age 7.
For information, contact Joe Mullen at
or 512-864-0825.
PALACE THEATRE
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
GeorgetownPalace Theatre presents
Jesus
Christ Superstar
, playing now through
February 15. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30
p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. General Admission:
$27; Seniors (55+): $25; Children: $11.
GEORGETOWN
SYMPHONY SOCIETY
The Georgetown Symphony Society
presents the Round Rock Symphony,
featuring internationally acclaimed pianist
AntonNel in a performance of Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No. 3
. Also included in the
programwill be
Symphony No. 5
, by Jean
Sibelius. The Performance will take place
on Sunday, February 15 at 4 p.m. at the
GHSKlett Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets (Premium Seating $30; General
Seating $25; Students $5) are available
at the Member Services Office, through
, or at the door. For
more information, contact 512-864-9591
or
.
Author Chris Tomlinson
at the Georgetown
Public Library
The Friends of the Georgetown Public
Library’s Hill Country Authors Series will
feature author Chris Tomlinson on Friday,
February 20, at 2 p.m. at the library. Doors
open at 1:30 p.m. Tomlinson is the author
of
Tomlinson Hill: Sons of Slaves, Sons of
Slaveholders
, a non-fiction account of his
Texas family’s ownership andmistreatment
of black slaves prior to, during, and after
the Civil War.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the
door, available at the Second-Hand Prose
bookstore, located on the second floor of
the library. Those interested may also
contact Marcy Lowe at 512-868-8974. The
library is located at 402 W. 8th Street in
Georgetown.
Palace Theatre
Anything Goes
Georgetown Palace Theatre presents
Anything Goes
, February 27 – March 29.
It’s an evening of high notes, high stepping
and hi-jinx on the high seas with this
classic of musical comedy, featuring Cole
Porter classics such as “It’s De-Lovely”
and “I Get a Kick out of You.” Fridays and
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m. General Admission: $27; Senior (55+):
$25; Children: $11
EASTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
MULCH FUNDRAISER
Support theEastviewHighSchool Baseball
program by purchasing bags of mulch
during the team’s annual fundraiser.
Purchase five or more bags of brown or
black mulch for delivery to your door on
Sunday, March 15. Bags are $6 each and
cover two cubic feet. Order online at http://
patriots-baseball.com/patriot-baseball-
mulch-fundraiser/.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY SEMINAR
The Williamson County Genealogical
Society’s annual Seminar will be Saturday,
March 21, at the First Methodist Church,
1004N. Mays, Round Rock. Guest speaker
GeorgeMorgan will cover topics including
Sidestep Genealogy, Bits about Obits:
Reading Between the Lines, Genealogy
Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the
Right Place, and Finding Your Ancestors
with 150 Google Country Search Engines.
For registration information, visit www.
williamsontxgenealogy.org.
If your organization has volunteer
or charitable opportunities, contact
Nancy Snow at the email above.
AROUND GEORGETOWN
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