Round Rock Edition | April 2022

TODO LIST

April events

COMPILED BY CARSON GANONG, BRIAN RASH & BROOKE SJOBERG

The Round Rock Express will host the El Paso Chihuahuas for its season opener.

APRIL 07

VISIT ANUNUSUAL PETTING ZOO PFLUGERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

APRIL 09

ENJOY SOME SEAFOODAT A CRAWFISH FEST DOWNTOWN HUTTO

PLAY BALL DELL DIAMOND 3400 E. PalmValley Blvd., Round Rock 512-255-2255 www.milb.com/round-rock UPCOMING HOME GAMES FOR APRIL 05 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 06 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 7:05 p.m., $10 and up ($1 hot dogs and sodas) 07 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 7:05 p.m., $14 and up (Pints and Pups) 08 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 09 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 6:05 p.m., $20 and up 10 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas 1:05 p.m., $10 and up (NASA EDPC STEM-for-all Day and Kids Day) 19 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes 7:05 p.m., $10 and up (Colorado Rockies aliate) 20 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes (San Diego Padres aliate) 7:05 p.m., $12 and up 7:05 p.m., $20 and up (Express cap giveaway, 90s-themed reworks and Fauxback Friday) 12:05 p.m., $16 and up (Education Day, $1 hot dogs and sodas) 21 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes 7:05 p.m., $16 and up 22 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes 7:05 p.m., $20 and up (Friday reworks) 23 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes 6:05 p.m., $20 and up (Austin Black Senators Night) 24 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes 1:05 p.m., $20 and up (Kids Day) 26 vs. Salt Lake Bees 7:05 p.m., $16 and up (Los Angeles Angels aliate) (postgame concert with Zoodust)

Hang out at a traveling petting zoo with Mary Poopins the chicken, Quillie Nelson the hedgehog and Butters the guinea pig at the Pugerville Public Library as part of the Tiny Tails To You Hoppy Hour. Social distancing guidelines will be in eect at the in-person event. Two separate registration slots are available. 6:30-7 p.m., 7-7:30 p.m. Free. 18 and up only. 512-990-6375. www.pugervilletx.gov

Hutto’s annual Crawsh Festival is a community event that will host more than 75 arts and crafts, nonprot, music and food vendors and food trucks. The crawsh festival, which will take place in the heart of downtown Hutto, will also feature a Chunk a Hippo cornhole tournament. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Downtown Hutto. 512-759-4400. www.huttochamber.com

08 ATTENDA CONCERT AT ROUND ROCKAMP Round Rock Amp, which was formerly Nutty Brown Amphitheatre before relocating to Williamson County, kicks o its inaugural International season at its new location with a series of concerts. Mount Westmore, which features rap legends Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Too $hort, will perform Apr. 8. 6-11 p.m. Tickets start at $65. Round Rock Amp,

09 TOUR A LOCAL FIRE STATION Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 is hosting an open house for its central re station in downtown Pugerville. Attendees will meet local reghters, tour the station and sit in a re truck. Other activities include CPR lessons and an obstacle course for kids. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Central Fire Station, 203 E. Pecan St., Pugerville. 512-251- 2801. www.pugervillere.org 10 CHECKOUT AN OUTDOORMARKET Visit with local vendors to welcome the spring season. This event is family- and pet- friendly. Over 25 local food, arts and crafts, and other types of vendors will be at the Bloom into Spring Market hosted by Blur Boutique. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Hutto Plaza, 567 Chris Kelley Blvd., Hutto. 512-508-8186. www.instagram.com/blurboutique 11 PLAY GOLF TOHELP STUDENTS Join business leaders in the Hutto community to help put students on track for graduation and a great future. Texans Can Academy is putting on its annual Golf Classic tournament at The Golf Club at Star Ranch. Participants will also receive a free Criquet T-shirt. Sponsorships are also available. 10 a.m. Individual tickets start at $300. The Golf Club at Star Ranch, 2500 FM 685, Hutto. 512-608- 5580. www.texanscan.org 17 ATTENDA CAR SHOW The Round Rock Police Ocers Association and the City of Round Rock will host a family-friendly car show at the tennis court section of Old Settlers Park. Collectors are welcome to show o cars of all kinds, from classics to sports cars, at no cost. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock. 512-218-5540. www.roundrocktexas.gov 23 CELEBRATE THE ENVIRONMENT The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department will host an Earth Day celebration to promote awareness of the need to care for the environment.

Exhibitors at the event will educate attendees about various environmental issues. 9 a.m.-noon. Free admission. Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock. 512-218-5540. www.roundrocktexas.gov 23 KEEP PFLUGERVILLE’S TRAILS BEAUTIFUL The city of Pugerville is hosting an Earth Day trail cleanup to beautify some of its trails. The event will also feature a nature-themed scavenger hunt as part of the cleanup. 9 a.m.-noon. Free registration. Puger Park, 515 City Park Road, Pugerville 512-990-6350. www.pugervilletx.gov 29 HIT THE LINKS FOR CHARITY Area nonprot Backpack Friends is hosting its Heroes Against Hunger Charity Scramble golf tournament at Forest Creek Golf Club. Backpack Friends helps provide food to students in Central Texas, and the event will help the organization continue to facilitate its mission. 11 a.m. shotgun start. $150 (per player), $550 (per team). Forest Creek Golf Club, 99 Twin Ridge Parkway, Round Rock. 512-965-352. www.backpackfriends.com 30 EXPERIENCE A SLICE OF PIONEERERA LIFE At the Williamson Museum’s 16th annual Pioneer Days, the Old Settlers Association grounds at Old Settlers Park will host pioneer-era living history demonstrations, crafts, music and food. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Attendees may take part in self-guided tours of C.D. Fulkes Middle School ahead of its demolition this summer. C.D. Fulkes opened in 1944 as the original Round Rock High School. The district repurposed the building as a middle school in 1974 and named it after a former principal. 9:15-11 a.m. Free. C.D. Fulkes Middle School, 300 Anderson Ave., Round Rock. www.roundrockisd.org Round Rock. 512-943-1670. www.williamsonmuseum.org 30 TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

3701 N. I-35, Round Rock. www.roundrockamp.com

A special needs Easter egg hunt will take place at the All Abilities Park in Round Rock. LOCAL EGG HUNTS ALL ABILITIES PARK APRIL 9, 1011 A.M. 151 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Round Rock 5122185540 www.roundrockrecreation.com PFLUGERVILLEEGGPALOOZA APRIL 9, 24 P.M. 1301 W. Pfennig Lane, Pugerville 512-990-6350 www.pugervilletx.gov HUTTOHOPUP POPUP APRIL 1516, ALL DAY Downtown Hutto 512-759-4015 www.huttotx.gov

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