Following the spectacular springtime gift of the bluebonnets, Georgetown’s famous red poppies are coming ablaze, just in time for the 16th Annual Red Poppy Festival. Said to be a gift from a young US doughboy who sent home poppy seeds from Flanders’ Fields during World War I, the Red Poppies grew wild and became a […]
Get ready for a vintage weekend of art and entertainment in the most beautiful town square in Texas when Georgetown Art & Wine in the Square hosts a juried art and crafts festival. It’s happening Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26 — 28, 2014 and includes music, hand-made fine art and crafts, and great Texas wines. […]
The program is set and the musicians are warming up for Festival 2014: ¡OLÉ! IN GEORGETOWN. They’re calling it “A Spanish Fiesta (with a French Twist),” featuring he music of Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla and Enríque Granados with a touch of Claude DeBussy. It’s one of my favorite events in Georgetown, when residents and […]
Popular history reports that a young soldier sent home poppy seeds from Flanders’ Fields during World War I. Soon, Red Poppies grew wild and became a Georgetown and Central Texas tradition. Today, citizens of Georgetown, especially residents of Historic Old Town, have cultivated these wonderful Red Poppy flowers in locations across town. This year, The […]
Get your reservations in soon for a New Year’s evening to remember with the stars of Georgetown dining and entertaining at our landmark Palace Theater. You have your choice of three dazzling dinner packages, then after dinner, you will move to your seats in the theatre for a musical segue to 2014 with favorite entertainers […]
For the first time on the Palace stage, the lost boys, pirates, a ticking crocodile and lost innocence combine in one of the world’s most celebrated musicals. Weekends starting November 15, the curtain rises on the charm of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the children Wendy, Michael and John, pirates and Indians, embellished with […]
The 2013-14 season is underway at The Palace, a landmark venue just off the Georgetown Square. The season-opening production is The Music Man, the musical story of con man Harold Hill and his plans to rip off the citizens of River City, Iowa, only to be transformed into a respectable citizen after falling in love […]
Winner of the Texas Downtown Association 2012 President’s Award for Best Promotional Event, The Georgetown Swirl is sold out for Saturday, March 2. It’s an evening of downtown shopping and sipping Texas’s top wines and savoring local restaurants’ specialties on the Georgetown Square from 6-9 p.m. Providing the backbeat to the Swirl is the Cassandra Taylor Jazz Trio. The […]
It’s a great month for entertainment — both inspirational and humorous in Georgetown throughout January. Celebrate your Georgetown retirement life with an afternoon of music…an evening of theater…or do both. And don’t forget to make reservations at your favorite restaurant! Sunday, January 27, 4 p.m. The Georgetown Symphony Society Presents: “For Love of Country” Temple […]
The buildings have been outlined and trees wrapped in lights. Shops, restaurants, and city and county buildings are busy decorating windows, hanging greenery, stringing lights, and otherwise decorating for the upcoming Christmas events. Christmas is indeed a special time to visit the Georgetown Square and experience the magic of Christmas wrapped in the charm of […]
