Education
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Celebrate Women’s History with Citizens at Last: Texas Women Fight for the Vote
Did you know that Texas was the first southern state to ratify the 19th amendment? Credit is due to the tireless Texas suffragists like Minnie Fisher Cunningham (pictured) who never gave up the fight for women’s right to vote. Join us on Thursday March 16th at 6pm at the Lake Travis Community Library for a free screening of the acclaimed documentary “Citizens at Last“ directed and produced by UT Professor Nancy Schiesari and based on the book of the same name by Ellen Temple. Citizens at Last is a historical PBS documentary film that tells the story of the grit, persistence, and tactical smarts of the Texas women who…
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Learn about Chinese Brush Painting
We invite you to join Lakeway resident Gail Threinen, as part of the “Women In Art” exhibit, as she demonstrates Chinese Brush Painting of the peony, the favorite flower of the only woman Empress of China, Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang Dynasty. Gail’s demonstration will take place on Saturday March 11th at 1:30pm at the Lake Travis Community Library (1938 Lohmans Crossing, Lakeway, TX). Be sure not to miss the beginning of Gail’s demonstration because she will share a fascinating story about something that Empress Wu did to prove she had the mandate of heaven allowing her to rule the country. Peonies are one of the favorite flowers in…
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Historical Lakeway Highlighted on Heritage Tour
Join the City of Lakeway Heritage Committee for one of these three popular historic bus tours. The tours take you to several historical landmarks throughout Lakeway. The free bus tours are scheduled to leave Lakeway City Hall at 9:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. with committee members and volunteers guiding each tour, which lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you’re interested in joining us on one of these free tours, please register to attend. The committee started hosting these tours in 2013 and as the community has grown, so has interest in learning more about the area, according to chair Vickie Taylor. “The tour covers 22 historic…
