The Red Poppy Festival marks the coming of spring and the arrival of Georgetown’s colorful springtime visitor, the Red Poppy Flower. These beautiful flowers have been a part of Georgetown’s heritage and landscape for over seventy years, a fact certified by the Texas legislature in naming Georgetown as the Red Poppy Capital of Texas.  Join us for over 100 unique hand craft vendors, a fabulous free children’s area, a car show, parade, outstanding live music and a Saturday night concert and street dance!

The 2010 Red Poppy Festival will be April 24-25. See the website for complete details. 

Historic Downtown Square
(800) 436-8696
www.redpoppyfestival.com

The First Annual Georgetown Red Poppy Festival Pageant will be on Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 10:00am at Everette L. Williams Elementary School Audirorium, 507 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, Texas.  

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For all of the details and to register, go to: redpoppyfestival.com

When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all.

Prices: General: $20; Senior(55+): $18; Student: $12

To purchase tickets, go to: GeorgetownPalace.com

Joni’s of Georgetown is a “unique boutique” where you can find NYDJ (Not Your Daughter’s Jeans), accessories, jewelry, travel wear, after 5 wear, and more.  Check out the website below for more information about Joni’s of Georgetown!

Joni’s of Georgetown
3010 Williams Dr Ste 12
www.jonisofgeorgetown.com

It’s the ultimate recycling and bargain-hunting event! The next City-Wide Garage and Sidewalk Sale will be held downtown on March 27, 2010. Don’t miss this opportunity to shop or sell gently-used items!  Downtown stores will hold sidewalk sales offering discounted items.   Sale hours are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The sale will be an excellent fundraising opportunity for churches, civic organizations, and other nonprofits. Spaces are limited and garage sale vendors should bring their own tents, tables, and chairs.  For a booth rental application and more information contact the Downtown Georgetown Association:

Downtown Georgetown
(512) 868-8675 
www.TheGeorgetownSquare.com

Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music opens at the Palace Theatre in Historic Georgetown on February 19 for a four-weekend run.  Supported in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Georgetown’s Arts and Culture Board, A Little Night Music (book by Hugh Wheeler) is directed by Clifford Butler and features 08-09 B. Iden Payne award winners Joe Penrod, Wendy Zavaleta, and David Sray.

The beautiful, romantic A Little Night Music, based on Ingmar Bergman’s film, deals with the universal subject of love – in all its many wondrous, humorous, and ironic permutations.  You’ll find yourself asking:  Who’s in love with whom?  (You may need a score card!)  The play is set in Sweden at the turn of the 20th century.  Middle-aged Fredrik Egerman brings his young bride Anne to a play starring his former mistress, Desirée Armfeldt.  Soon, Fredrik and Desirée resume their romance, incurring the wrath of her current lover, a pompous Count.  The situation culminates in a weekend at a country estate, with Fredrik, Anne, Desirée, and the Count in attendance, as well as Fredrik’s son (who is hopelessly in love with Anne), Desirée’s illegitimate daughter, the Count’s manic-depressive wife, and the Egerman’s lusty maid.  And there, under the summer night, things are set right.  The most popular song from A Little Night Music is undoubtedly “Send In The Clowns.” 

Production dates for A Little Night Music are February 19-21, 26-28 and March 5-7, 12-14.  Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2:00 p.m.  Ticket prices for A Little Night Music are $22 General Admission, $20 Seniors (55+), $12 Students (16-22) and Active Military, and $8 Children (15 and younger).

The Palace seats about 295, with reserved seating paid for in the ticket price.  The Palace office in the lobby of the theatre is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (except for some holiday dates).  Purchase tickets and select seating on-line at www.thegeorgetownpalace.org or by calling (512) 869-7469 or (512) 869-5081.  Visa and Master Card are accepted.  
 
The Palace Theatre is located at 810 South Austin Avenue in Historic Georgetown, just a half-block off the Square.

Rachel and Co. is a full-service salon, offering cutting, coloring, texturing, conditioning, facial waxing, nail care, massage and more. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Rachel Harris and her husband, Bill, have owned half a dozen salons and two hairstyling schools, and have trained several national champion hairstylists and one world champion.

Rachel & Co. is the culmination of their years of experience and the pinnacle of their careers in hairstyling. In addition, they’ve added an intimate day spa offering your favorite massage, skin care and nail services.

Visit their website below, or call to make an appointment.

508 Riverbend
(512) 863-9711
rachelandco.com

Real Deals has a unique collection of home decor accessories and accent furniture.  They carry a wide variety of metal wall art and clocks of all sizes for your desk or wall, Tuscan ceramic and metal vases, candles and elaborate candle holders, reasonably priced large mirrors, birdhouses, whimsical plant stakes and other garden items and much, much more.

HOURS: Thursday 10-6, Saturday 10-3

2520 Shell Road
Georgetown, TX 78628
(512) 791-7254
www.realdeals.net

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