On Friday nights through October, come out to hear live music on the Square from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.!  Music on the Square is a great opportunity to come downtown on a Friday night and listen to the talents of local musicians!  Sponsored by the Downtown Georgetown Association.  For questions about Friday Night Music on the Square, contact the DGA at (512) 868.8675.

Come out to the Georgetown Community Center for a night of fun and fright at our 15th Annual Haunted Hayride & Carnival on Thursday, October 29!

This year’s event will be held at the Georgetown Community Center from 6-9 pm. Get ready to be frightened on the hayride which runs through San Gabriel Park with scary scenes put on by local organizations. Ticket prices are $3 for ages 13 & up, and $2 for ages 5-12. Children under 5 are free! Tickets sales stop at 8:30 pm, so get there early.

Join us inside the Community Center for a Carnival with food, drinks, games and prizes! It is free to enter the Carnival, but each booth will charge a small fee to participate.

Most importantly, don’t forget to wear your favorite costume!! For more information, please call Erin Ruyle at (512) 930-8459.

It’s the ultimate recycling and bargain-hunting event! The City-Wide Garage and Sidewalk Sale will be held downtown on Saturday, October 31. Don’t miss this opportunity to shop or sell gently-used items at this new event sponsored by the Downtown Georgetown Association.  Downtown stores will hold sidewalk sales offering discounted items.  The garage sale portion will take place in downtown parking lots. 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.  Spaces are available for $35.  For a booth rental application and more information go to : www.dgagtx.org , or call the Downtown Georgetown Association at (512) 868-8675.

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A great place to meet friends for a fun break and a light meal of paninis, wraps and salad, accompanied by a refreshing beverage in their back courtyard.  Of course, you are always welcome to dine and visit friends in the comfortable indoor restaurant area.  Also open for breakfast, so come by for a great cup of coffee and a pastry!

Join fellow star-gazers at the free public night at Fountainwood Observatory on the Southwestern University campus on Friday, from 8 to 11 C.D.T. The evening viewing begins with a waxing crescent Moon in the southeastern sky and brilliant Jupiter in the southern sky. By 8:00 PM bright stars such as the Vega, Deneb and Altair, the stars of the Summer Triangle, begin to appear. By about 9:00 PM objects such as the two million light year distant Andromeda Galaxy become well placed for viewing and by the end of the viewing session the magnificent double cluster in Perseus will be high enough to observe.

Physics Department faculty and talented observers from the Williamson County Astronomy Club.  Fountainwood Viewing Nights are always FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  The Observatory is located on the northeast side of campus adjacent to the Rockwell Baseball Field. For weather-related updates about viewing nights, call the Fountainwood Observatory hot line at (512) 863-1242.

For the full schedule and more information, visit http://www.southwestern.edu/offices/observatory .

Come to the Klett Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 24 at 7 p.m. for cutting edge family entertainment!   The Brett Family Show is a crisp and polished two-hour production featuring incredible musical variety for all ages. The show integrates covers from all genres, all eras, and all artists, as well as some first-class original music that is winning fans all over the world. Each member of The Brett Family is dynamic enough to carry his or her own solo show, but when they come together onstage, the harmony and power of the group creates a totally unique and captivating experience.

The Brett Family started their Branson career on The Showboat Branson Belle as contracted artists. Now, they own and operate their own show, which allows them the creativity and innovation necessary to take their mission of producing cutting edge family entertainment into the future. They currently perform around 140 shows at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Missouri, and about 50 shows in locations all around the world every year.

For more information about the show and tickets, please contact Peggy Westmoreland at 943-5000 x7549.

This Friday, come out to the Downtown Square to hear Accoustalyn! Acoustalyn is an acoustic ensemble based in and playing often in and around the Central Texas area, where they have played a number of State Park Summer series concerts as well as several large festivals. They have released their first album and will begin recording their second one next Spring. Their line-up includes one guitarist, one violinist, and two female vocalists. See them at www.acoustalyn.com for further information and performance schedules. Musicians will be located on a corner of the Courthouse Square from 6 – 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Downtown Georgetown Association.

For questions about Friday Night Music on the Square, contact the DGA at (512) 868-8675.