TODO LIST
September & October events
COMPILED BY CHRISTOPHER GREEN
SEPTEMBER 18 GO TO A CELLO CONCERT Southwestern University’s Sarom School of Fine Arts’ Music Department will host a concert featuring cellist Hai Zheng and pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa—both SU music faculty members—along with the SU String Quartet. 3 p.m. Free (Southwestern students, faculty and sta), $12-$14 (general admission). 1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown. 512-863-1378. www.southwestern.edu 19 SPEND TIME IN SAN MARCOS The Georgetown Parks & Recreation Department will host a one-day adventure camp in which teens will get to experience whitewater kayaking on the San Marcos River. Children ages 11-14 are welcome to register. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $45 (residents), $55 (nonresidents). Drop-o and pickup will be from the Georgetown Teen and Senior Center, 1003 N. Austin Ave., Georgetown. 512-930-3596. https://parks.georgetown.org 25 FEED YOURSELF AND THE COMMUNITY Helping Hands of Georgetown will present a Party in the Parking Lot event
The screening schedule includes student and youth short lms as well as narrative, foreign and documentary lms. There will also be an after party. 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. $30. Doug Smith Performance Center at the Georgetown Palace Theatre, 206 W. Second St., Georgetown. https://gtxlm.org 01 CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE The Hispanic Business Owners of Georgetown, a nonprot organization, is hosting Fiesta Georgetown. The event will have communication resources as well as booths and vendors. Vendors will provide food as well as mariachi, ballet folklorico and bands. Noon-4 p.m. Free. Georgetown City Center, next to 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St., Georgetown. www.facebook.com/hboccgtx 10 SPEND TIME AT CAMP GOODWATER Camp Goodwater oers single-day camps corresponding with Georgetown ISD holidays and teacher work days for children ages 5-12. Camp activities include games, arts and crafts, and STEM learning. 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. $40 (residents), $50 (nonresidents). Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N. Austin Ave., Georgetown. 512-930-3595. https://parks.georgetown.org
in downtown Georgetown. Ticket prices include a meal and dessert, and each ticket also funds a meal for a member of the local community. The festival will include live music, a silent auction, a celebrity dunk tank, and a children’s area with face painting and inatables. Food will be from Jimmy Vega’s Smokehouse. 1-5 p.m. Free (children), ENROLL IN SENIOR UNIVERSITY Registration is open for all Senior University courses, which run for six weeks during the fall semester. Class options include beginning and intermediate Spanish, classical music, worldwide travel and memoir writing. Seniors must be a member of Senior University to register for classes. Membership is $50 annually. Registration is $70 per semester, which includes unlimited classes. Times and locations vary. 512-863-1680. www.senioruniv.org OCTOBER 01 ATTEND A FILM FESTIVAL The 2022 Georgetown Film Festival will feature a full day of lms. $35 (adults). 512-688-3595. www.helpinghandsgtx.org 26 THROUGH NOV. 5
This will be the second annual Healing Hearts Hike. (Courtesy The Playful Child) FEATURED EVENT Oct. 16 Promote Play The Healing Hearts Hike and festival will allow residents to spend time outside while supporting The Playful Child, which promotes children’s mental and physical wellbeing. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free (under 5 years old), $15 (children), $25 (adults). 445 E. Morrow St., Georgetown www.theplayfulchild.org
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Find more or submit Georgetown events at communityimpact.com/event-calendar. Event organizers can submit local events online to be considered for the print edition. Submitting details for consideration does not guarantee publication.
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GEORGETOWN EDITION • SEPTEMBER 2022
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