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Exploring Planets and Stars at the Lake Travis Community Library
Join us at the Lake Travis Community Library for fun events this summer like experiencing the wonders of the night sky from inside a mobile planetarium! On June 9th from 12-3pm, you can enter the planetarium dome and be introduced to a “star filled” sky at the Library. A trained astronomy educator from Austin Stars and Science will guide you through the stars and our solar system with the use of a digital planetarium projector and a laser pointer. How to participate: There will be six, 30-minute Mobile Planetarium sessions (12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, and 2:30pm) with a limit of 24 participants per session. Beginning at 11:30am on the day…
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Get Inspired at the Lakeway Garden Club Open House
Ready to turn your artistic talents into a vibrant and colorful garden? Stop by on Saturday and get inspired with the Lakeway Garden Club at their Open House at the Lake Travis Community Library on April 22nd from 12-2pm. The Lakeway Garden Club will offer an overview of the club, its upcoming projects and how to become a member for free. All are welcome to enjoy some light refreshments and learn about gardening in the Lakeway area including native plants, vegetable gardening, container gardens, water wise planting etc. An expert gardener can answer questions about growing vegetables, native plants and more. Plus there will be a fun origami Earth…
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Songs to Smile about at the Lakeway Sing Along
Would you like to brighten your day? Join the Lakeway Sing Along as they perform a musical inventory of classic songs of the many things we can smile about! The Lakeway Sing Along will present their 22nd annual spring music show, “Come On, Get Happy” at the Lakeway Activity Center on April 28-29. Doors open for these dinner show performances at 6pm, dinner served at 6:30, with the show following. BYOB and tables of 8 and 10 are available. Tickets are $40 and go on sale to Lakeway Activity Center members at 8AM on March 20. Public sales start March 27. Tickets are also available on line or in person at…
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Metamorphosis Dance presents the ballet Coppélia
Don’t miss this free, family-friendly dance performance of excerpts from Coppélia Suite ballet by Metamorphosis Dance company presented by the City of Lakeway Arts Committee on April 16th at 4pm a the Lakeway Activity Center. Coppélia is suitable for all ages and loved by many. With music by famous composer, Léo Delibes, you will be entertained by the beautiful dancing and lively characters. This performance is FREE and open to the public. See you then! About Coppélia Coppélia is one of the greatest comedic ballets of the 19th Century. It is the story of an eccentric inventor and the life-like doll he creates. His doll, Coppélia, is mistaken for a live human girl. The…
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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…
