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FEBRUARY
Feb 6 - Sat – 10 AM – 4 PM – Please help Kodiak Charter Transportation and Tours celebrate their Grand Opening at the Best Western Bastrop Pines Inn, 107 Hunters Crossing Blvd, Bastrop, TX. Refreshments will be served. Ribbon cutting at 11 AM. For more information, call 512- 629-6413.
- 10 am - 12 - McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Walk on the Wild Side! Enjoy an interpretive hike as a park naturalist brings together a unique blend of human and natural history to tell the story of the Colorado River and how the river influences animal, plant and human life along its banks. After your hike, visit McKinney Roughs’ Visitor’s Center gift shop and interactive exhibits. Bring a picnic lunch and make it a nature day! Pre-registration is required, FREE, adults and children ages 8 and up. Hike is limited to the first 20 participants. Clubs or groups of more than five people should schedule a private hike. Call McKinney Roughs at 512-303-5073 or email outdoorprograms@lcra.org to register.
Feb 12 – Fri – 11:30 AM – 1 PM – Join the Alzheimer’s Association for a FREE educational event for family caregivers & anyone interested in learning the basics of Alzheimer’s disease. Lunch is provided, Texas Grill Restaurant, 101 Hwy 71 W, Bastrop, 78602. Please RSVP by phone to 800-367-2132 or email cwells@txalz.org.
Feb. 13 - Sat - Sat - 9 am – 12 - McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Saving From a Rainy Day. Don’t let our water resources go down the drain. Capture the rainfall when it comes! Plants love the Texas rain as much as we do – a source of pure, soft, low-sodium water. Be a part of this time-honored method of rainwater collection. Learn how to lower your bills and build a rain barrel for your home.. Pre-registration is required, FREE, adults. Call McKinney Roughs at 512-303-5073 or email outdoorprograms@lcra.org to register.
- 10 am – 12 - McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Junior Naturalists Nature club. School-age children will delve into the natural world to learn the skills of a true naturalist. Children will practice the naturalist skills of journaling, tracking, research and keen observation through outdoor art, games, and activities that hone all of their senses. Pre-registration is required, $10 per child, ages 6–10. Call McKinney Roughs at 512-303-5073 or email outdoorprograms@lcra.org to register.
- 6:30 – 9:00 PM - The Bastrop Chamber of Commerce’s 72nd Annual Banquet will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. The pre-dinner reception will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by the Banquet at 7:00 and the Awards Ceremony at 8:00. Regular Sponsor tables are available for $600 and will seat ten, and individual tickets are $50.00; a cash bar will be available, drinks starting at $2. Other sponsorships are available in increments from $200 to $5,000. All Sponsors will receive recognition in the Banquet Program and the Chamber Newsletter, and other recognition commensurate with sponsorship levels. Make plans now to attend the Banquet and help us honor our Points of Light volunteers, Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, and Citizen of the Year. For reservations, you can fill out this form and return it to the Chamber by fax to 512-303-0305, or mail it to 927 Main St, Bastrop, TX 78602, or drop it by in person. Call the chamber at 512-303-0558 for questions.
Feb 18 - Thur - 6:30 PM - Bastrop PTA Council and Education First are co-sponsoring a State Board of Education District 10 candidate forum in the Cafeteria of Bastrop High School, 1614 Chambers Street, Bastrop. Education First is a nonpartisan, informal network of residents of Texas State Board of Education District 10 who are working to promote educational excellence by reducing the influence of politics and ideology on the board. Its mission is to apprise Texans of the importance of the SBOE for their children's education and for the future of Texas. They aim not to support any one State Board candidate, but to provide a forum in which all candidates can express themselves and debate one another. They believe that the resulting competition of positions and ideas will inspire more citizens to vote in the upcoming State Board elections, and will enable them to elect the best board members. For more info, please visit http://educationfirstsboe10.org
- 7–8 pm - Ranger in the Roughs at McKinney Roughs Nature Park, monthly topic: Texas Wildflowers. Bring the family, sit at our amphitheater under the night sky and learn about the native animals that inhabit the land in and around the Colorado River. Our wildlife instructor will focus on the natural history of and folklore about one animal each month. Program will be held indoors during inclement weather. Registration is not required, FREE, all ages. http://www.lcra.org/mckinneyroughs
- 8:30–10 pm - Stargazing at the Roughs, McKinney Roughs Nature Park. Join other night-sky revelers for a chance to marvel at the beauty of the planets and be awed by our Earth's place in the galaxy. The wonders of the universe will come to life when viewed through our Dobsonian telescopes. Our astronomer will tell stories about the constellations and point out other wonders as they appear. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for comfort. Fun for the whole family! Program will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Call (512) 303-5073 before 5 pm to confirm or call our 24-hour community program hotline at 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 7530. Registration is not required, FREE, all ages. http://www.lcra.org/mckinneyroughs
Feb 24 – Wed - Texas Leadership Institute Course - CRS 1329 – Developing Your Chamber of Commerce Skills, LCRA Riverside Conference Center, Bastrop TX. For information and to register contact: Texas Leadership Institute, 512-473-3252 or 800-776-5272, Ext 3252 or 3399, or http://www.texasleadership.org.
Feb 25 – Thur - Texas Leadership Institute Course - CRS 1209 – Public Finance for Cities, Counties & Special Dist, LCRA Riverside Conference Center, Bastrop, TX. For information and to register contact: Texas Leadership Institute, 512-473-3252 or 800-776-5272, Ext 3252 or 3399, or http://www.texasleadership.org
- 5 - 7 PM – 1st ever countywide chamber mixer celebrating B.E.S.T. (Bastrop*Elgin*Smithville*Texas.) Come enjoy good food, cash bar, fun & frivolity. At the Hyatt, 575 Lost Pines Road, Lost Pines, TX 78612. Sponsored by The Lost Pines Center for Cancer Care, Prosperity Bank, AT&T, Centex Image Designs, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa and Bastrop County Board of Realtors.
Feb. 26 – Fri - Texas Leadership Institute Course - CRS 1370 – When Hollywood Comes To Town, Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, TX. For information and to register contact: Texas Leadership Institute, 512-473-3252 or 800-776-5272, Ext 3252 or 3399, or http://www.texasleadership.org
Feb. 27 - Sat - Bluebonnet Elementary’s 4th Annual “Run for the Bluebonnets” 5K and kids 1K. Starts 8:30 in Fisherman’s Park. Fundraiser for Bluebonnet Elementary PTA . Register online at www.runtex.com, click events or register on-site. For more info, 512-308-1325 or email mailto:bluebonnet_pta@yahoo.com.
...Did someone say birthday cake?
YES! Saturday, February 27.
Grab your friends and neighbors and come on down to Main Street to join the Bastrop Main Street Program’s landmark third birthday celebration.
This free, public event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and will be held, weather permitting, at 923 Main Street, the vacant space (next to Baxters on Main restaurant) that the City recently acquired and is using as an events plaza. In the event of inclement weather, the birthday party moves indoors to the Bastrop Opera House.
The community party celebrates three transforming years for Main Street and the launching of a concerted effort to brand Bastrop as a tourist destination with a special emphasis on heritage tourism. During those three years, more than $3.8 million in private funding has been spent in restoring and rehabilitating downtown businesses and another $1.3 million in public funding on grants and infrastructure improvements.
The event will feature birthday cake, of course, souvenirs, and live music. Event organizers are encouraging musicians in the community to “jam”, bringing their instrument of choice and a chair.
MARCH
Mar 3 – Wed - 11:45 AM - Monthly Chamber luncheon, location TBA. Program presented by BISD, Roll out of PSP (Post-secondary program) for BISD. $12 if RSVP by noon Monday before the luncheon, $15 for late or no RSVP. Email your RSVP or call 303-0558.
Mar. 4 – Thur - Texas Leadership Institute Course - CRS 5113 – Household Hazardous Waste Management, LCRA Riverside Conference Center, Bastrop, TX. For information and to register contact: Texas Leadership Institute, 512-473-3252 or 800-776-5272, Ext 3252 or 3399, or http://www.texasleadership.org
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Here's the link to their first show http://www.upstartbastrop.com/upstart/projects/
Upstart marks it’s debut into feature-length film with Invicta, a feature-length horror film shot in Bastrop. There is info about purchasing the movie available at http://www.invictamovie.com. Invicta is a combination of horror and romance written and directed by Carolyn Banks. Invicta and the short films are all part of Upstart's push to make Bastrop the movie capital of rural Texas and they want local people to learn and participate in moviemaking, sometimes getting the chance to work with seasoned movie and television professionals. For more info, 512-321-2496 or http://www.upstartbastrop.com/upstart/projects/
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