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Happy Thursday, WilCo Seniors!
Mid-April in Williamson County has its own kind of energy. The bluebonnets are bowing out and the red poppies are just getting started, the patios are full, and this week the calendar is genuinely stacked from Friday through Wednesday.
Two Step Inn brings some of the biggest names in country music to San Gabriel Park. The Georgetown Spring Art Stroll fills the downtown district Friday evening for free. And there's a bowl of pho in Round Rock that a lot of you have been sleeping on.
We've also got a spotlight on an organization doing something quiet and important keeping WilCo neighbors safely in their homes. Read on.
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.
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Before you decide, go to songsforyourstory.com/graduation and hit play on any song. Just 30 seconds. You will be blown away.
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🎨 Georgetown Spring Art Stroll | Downtown Georgetown Cultural District | Georgetown | 4/17 | More
Pick up a free Stroll Passport, wander 13+ venues across the downtown district, and enjoy live music from Swing Shift, artist demos, and art shopping, all free, all evening.
🤠 Two Step Inn: Brooks & Dunn, Goo Goo Dolls & BigXthaPlug: Opening Night | San Gabriel Park, 445 E Morrow St | Georgetown | 4/17 | More
Georgetown's biggest music festival kicks off Friday evening with Brooks & Dunn and Goo Goo Dolls headlining the first night at San Gabriel Park, arrive early if you want a good spot.
🎶 Live @ Lakeline: The Capitol | Lakeline Park, 1510 Alexis Dr | Cedar Park | 4/17 | More
Cedar Park's free spring concert series continues with The Capitol on stage Friday evening, bring lawn chairs, blankets, and an appetite for the food trucks. Beer and wine on-site.
🌟 SunDrop Stained Glass Workshop | Cumberland Road Art Studio | Hutto | 04/18 | More
Cut, shape, and solder your own luminous keepsake guided by expert hands.
🎲 Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Adventure | The Story Emporium & Bookshop | Hutto | 04/18 | More
Beginners and veterans alike roll dice for one epic night of storytelling.
🎬 Movie in the Park: Zootopia 2 | Adam Orgain Park | Hutto | 4/18 | More
Hutto Parks & Recreation hosts a free outdoor movie night screening Zootopia 2, bring a blanket or low-back chair, and Tiff's Treats will be on hand with cookies.
🎵 Two Step Inn: Chris Stapleton, Tedeschi Trucks Band & The Red Clay Strays, Sunday | San Gabriel Park | Georgetown | 4/19 | More
Sunday's lineup is headlined by Chris Stapleton with the powerhouse Tedeschi Trucks Band and rising Americana act The Red Clay Strays, if you can only go one day, make it Sunday.
📚 Blind Date With a Book Swap | The Story Emporium & Bookshop | Hutto | 04/19 | More
Wrap a favorite, pick a mystery, and let your next read find you.
🎻 Radiohead Concert in the Dark w/ Live Strings | Secret Location | Round Rock | 4/19 | More
An intimate candlelit concert bringing Radiohead's catalog to life through live strings, currently waitlist only, but worth checking if a spot has opened.
This Week: Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County
Most people picture Habitat for Humanity as a build site, volunteers in hard hats swinging hammers on a sunny Saturday. And that's real. But the Williamson County chapter has been quietly doing something that goes well beyond new construction, and it deserves a closer look.
Their Home Repair program works with eligible, low-income homeowners across the county to address repairs that most of us would take for granted, a failing roof, a broken step, an unsafe bathroom. For seniors on fixed incomes, a repair like that can be the difference between staying in the home they've built their life in and being forced to leave it. Habitat steps in where no one else does, and the work is exactly what it sounds like: keeping neighbors in their homes, with their dignity intact.
On the new construction side, the organization just broke ground on something Georgetown has been waiting on for years. Shepherd's Village, a 12-home development in southeast Georgetown at 502 W. 21st Street, is now under construction. Twelve families will earn their homes through interest-free mortgages and sweat equity hours on the build, which means a volunteer Saturday from you directly helps a neighbor own their home. The development was named in honor of local physician Dr. James Shepherd and his family, who donated the funding to purchase the land.
And if a build day isn't your speed, the Georgetown ReStore on N Austin Avenue is open Tuesday through Saturday and runs entirely on donated goods. It sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, and building materials at a fraction of retail price. Worth a browse on its own, and every dollar spent goes straight back into the local housing mission.
Whether you want to swing a hammer, sort donations, drop off furniture, or simply shop for a good cause, there's a way in for everyone.
📞 512-863-4344
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This Week: Finley's Kitchen+Bar, Round Rock
410 W Main St, Round Rock, TX
If you haven't been to Finley's in historic downtown Round Rock, here's your nudge. Tucked into a charming 1940s-style bungalow at 410 W Main Street, this locally owned neighborhood spot has been earning a devoted following since 2018 — and it's easy to see why the moment you settle in on one of their two outdoor patios with a cold craft beer in hand.
The burgers are the main event and they've won awards to prove it — made with higher-quality cuts ground in-house, thick-cut bacon, and buns that hold up to the whole thing. The deviled eggs are a standout starter, lighter than you'd expect and worth ordering even if you think you don't like deviled eggs. Chicken and waffles, cheese curds, and the Brussels sprouts round out a menu that's built for sharing and lingering. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 PM with great drink specials, and on Fridays and Saturdays there's live music on the patio. It's the kind of place that feels like downtown Round Rock at its best.
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Georgetown's Spring Art Stroll Is This Friday: and It's Free
The City of Georgetown's Arts and Culture Program hosts the Spring Art Stroll this Friday, April 17, from 4 to 8 PM across the Downtown Cultural District. Visitors pick up a free Stroll Passport at one of two check-in locations and then wander the district, stopping into galleries, watching artist demonstrations, listening to live music from Swing Shift, and shopping directly from local artists at more than 13 participating venues. No tickets, no cost. Just a beautiful spring evening on the Square.
📍 Downtown Georgetown Cultural District
Red Poppy Festival Is Free: And Parking Just Got a Lot Easier
Georgetown's biggest annual event runs April 24 through 26 on the Square, and it is completely free to attend. If you are planning to go, the city's downtown parking garage on Rock Street near 4th Street is the move, 315 free spaces, just one block from the Square, with real-time availability displayed online. No circling, no stress. Park and enjoy the festival.
📍 Georgetown Square, 505 S Austin Ave
Pickleland's Open Play Is Running All Week
If you have been curious about pickleball, or you're already a regular looking for more court time, Pickleland in Pflugerville runs daily open play sessions all week long. The indoor courts are climate-controlled, DUPR-level groupings keep the competition appropriate for your level, and the community there is genuinely welcoming to newcomers. Players come from Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and all over WilCo. No membership required for open play.
📍 21427 Martin Lane, Pflugerville, TX 78660
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