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Happy Thursday, WilCo Seniors!
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re excited to share a sweet local story and a thoughtful gift idea from Georgetown-area maker Sara Kiehl.
Sara is a lifelong seamstress and tailor who recently launched a handmade tote business featuring durable, beautifully crafted pieces. Her work reflects decades of skill, from custom garments to sewn goods made with the kind of care that lasts.
Sara is hosting an Open House on May 2 in Georgetown, where guests can shop in person, view her latest designs, and place custom orders. She also accepts online orders for those looking for something more personalized.
Her sister shared a touching memory from the 1980s, when she wore a suit Sara had made while living in Italy. Locals would stop her, thinking it was Armani. Her answer was always the same: “It’s Sara… made with love.”
This Mother’s Day, Sara is featuring special graphics and seasonal designs perfect for gifting. We’re proud to support local makers like Sara, whose work blends creativity, craftsmanship, and heart.
The Graduation Gift They Will Replay Forever: A Custom Song Written for Your Senior
Graduation only happens once, and it deserves something more than a gift card. Songs for Your Story takes your senior's name, memories, and inside jokes and crafts them into a fully custom, professionally produced song. Play it at the party, drop it behind the slideshow, or just send it to them on the big day. Give them something nobody else will think to give.
Country, pop, hip-hop, ballads. You pick the style. They handle everything else.
Before you decide, go to songsforyourstory.com/graduation and hit play on any song. Just 30 seconds. You will be blown away.
Starting at $79. Graduation season only.
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🎸 Ted Nugent | Haute Spot | Cedar Park | 05/01 | More
Outdoor classic rock, doors at 6 p.m., with happy hour running until 7.
🗞️ Disney’s Newsies | Williamson County Performing Arts Center | Williamson County | 05/01 to 05/03 | More
A big, tuneful Broadway favorite with four performances across the weekend.
🥾 Pack Around the Park 2026 | Lake Pflugerville Park | Pflugerville | 05/02 | More
Morning movement around the lake, with race-day activities beginning at 7 a.m
🚗 GTACC 19th Annual Car Show | Sun City Social Center Parking Lot | Georgetown | 05/02 | More
Classic cars, food, vendors, raffles, and a very Sun City kind of Saturday morning.
🎉 Fool House | Haute Spot | Cedar Park | 05/02 | More
A full 90s party night outdoors, doors at 6 p.m., if you’re in the mood for something louder and looser.
.💃 Agni Spring 2026 Recital | Glenn High School | Leander | 05/03 | More
An afternoon dance recital in Leander, 2 to 5 p.m., if you want something a little different.
🎱 Meemaw’s Bingo at the Beach | Hanovers Draught Haus | Pflugerville | 05/04 | More
Free beach-themed bingo at 7 p.m., which feels wonderfully unserious in the best way.
🛍️ 2026 Georgetown Small Business Week | Georgetown Public Library | Georgetown | 05/05 | More
A local business-focused event at the library that is useful if you like seeing what’s growing around town.
🩰 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Mixed Repertoire | Georgetown Palace Theatre | Georgetown | 05/05-05/06 | More
A dance performance at 6:30 p.m. in one of Georgetown’s most familiar venues.
🏓 Pickleland 50+ Silver Social | Pickleland | Pflugerville | 05/06 | More
A 50+ pickleball social in Pflugerville, and yes, that sounds very WilCo.
This Week: A Gift of Time
There are some organizations you are glad exist even before you need them, and A Gift of Time is one of those. The Georgetown nonprofit supports people living with mild to moderate memory loss, along with their caregivers and families, through education, support groups, local resources, and respite programming.
What makes it especially worth knowing about is how practical the support is. Their respite and retreat program runs at the Carver Center for Families on multiple weekdays, giving caregivers actual breathing room while loved ones participate in thoughtfully designed activities. They also host caregiver support groups and memory-skills programming, which means the help here is not abstract, it is woven into ordinary local life.
This is the kind of community resource people often discover later than they wish they had. If memory loss has touched your family, or if you know someone quietly carrying that load, A Gift of Time is worth keeping in your back pocket. They also welcome community support to help keep those programs going.
📞 512-489-0160
🔗 agiftoftimegeorgetown.org
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This Week: Mouton’s Bistro & Bar, Cedar Park
Mouton’s Bistro & Bar feels like the sort of place you end up recommending to friends because it works for more than one mood. It has the warm wood, soft light, proper bar, and unhurried feel of a place built for a long brunch or an easy dinner, and they have been serving Cedar Park since 2012.
The menu gives you plenty to point at. The brunch side includes bread pudding French toast, eggs Benedict, and more, while the broader kitchen leans into Cajun and Creole staples like gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp étouffée, and po’boys. If you like a place with a little life to it, they also run jazz brunch, live music nights, and seasonal boils.
Happy hour runs every day from 2 to 7 p.m., which makes this an especially good late lunch or early supper stop. That alone may be enough to get some of you in the car.
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Reply and tell us the name, your go-to order, and why you love it.
Round Rock Public Library keeps getting more useful for adults
The Round Rock Public Library’s adult services page is broader than many people realize. There are classes, appointments, technology resources, career help, and adult education tools, all in one place, and the library is open into the evening most weekdays.
📍 200 E. Liberty Ave., Round Rock
🔗 Adult Education
Williamson County’s emergency communications team just hit a big milestone
Last month, Williamson County Emergency Communications became the first Tri-ACE accredited emergency communications center in Texas and the 32nd in the world. It is not the flashiest local update, but it is exactly the kind of thing you like knowing is true when you need help fast.
You can vote at any Williamson County polling location on May 2
If you are waiting until Saturday, countywide voting is in effect, which means Williamson County voters can cast a ballot at any polling location in the county. The county elections page also keeps the location list and timing in one place, which is handy if your usual routine changes.
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That is your week, WilCo. Get out there and enjoy those wildflowers!
See you next week. 👋
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