Sweetwater - April 2019 by Peel, Inc.

APRIL 2019 • VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4 COMMUNIT Y CONNECTION

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21st Annual Wilderness Run & Walk Friends of the Parks of Lakeway Saturday, April 27 Hamilton Greenbelt I in Lakeway Registration: 8:00 AM Event: 9:00 AM

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Looking for a unique and active way to spend a Saturday morning? Join members of the Friends of the Parks of Lakeway and other outdoor enthusiasts for a 3 or 5 mile run or walk on Saturday, April 27 at 9:00AM at the Hamilton Greenbelt across from the Justice Center. This FREE community event will take you through the heart of Lakeway’s trail system. The course winds along canyon walls and high cliffs, across fern covered creeks, and through tall native tree forests. Refreshments are available at the start/finish areas including free samples from Austin Gourmet Popcorn, Starbucks, the Donut Hole and more small snacks! Immediately following the event, there will be an award presentation for the top male and female finishers in various youth and adult divisions. This event is open to families with strollers and dogs on leashes. Friends of the Parks of Lakeway is pleased to announce this year’s signature sponsor, Eitel Group-Keller Williams Realty. "The members of the Friends of the Parks look forward to seeing both former participants and first-time runners and walkers enjoy the parks and discover new trails in the Lakeway greenspaces.”, said Jim Dunn, Chairman of Friends of the Parks of Lakeway. Register on Race Day between 8:00 AM- 8:45AM with option of purchasing a commemorative T-Shirt for $15.00. This year’s T-Shirt was designed by LTHS senior, Jenna Sedovic, winner of the contest held at The Hive in Bee Cave Galleria. All donations and proceeds from The Wilderness Run will go towards improving and beautifying Lakeway’s parks and greenbelts. Don’t miss the fun we'll have running/walking together with the Lake Travis community! For additional information about this event, please contact event chair Sheryl Kelly at 512 997 8880 or visit our website http://www. lakewayfop.org/

COMMUNIT Y CONNECTION Hill Country Galleria March Events & Happenings SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES Saturdays, April 13, 20 at 7 p.m. Hill Country Galleria is hosting its popular Saturday Night Concert Series in the Central Plaza from now through June 1. The series continues in the fall from September 14 through October 12. Guests can sit back, relax and enjoy this free event with family and friends on the Central Plaza. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to lounge on the grassy lawn during the show and arrive early to shop and dine at Hill Country Galleria retailers and even get their meal delivered straight to the Central Plaza. Austin City Limits Radio will be the host. Events are free and open to the public and dogs are welcome. April Lineup April 13 - Carson McHone Band Years before Rolling Stone was praising Carson McHone's rulebreaking roots music, the Austin, Texas native played weeknights in local bars like The White Horse, keeping dancers dancing and drinkers drinking. With her 21st birthday still in the distance, McHone entertained late-night crowds bearing witness to the good times and bad decisions that fill a busy bar. It was a rare, raw education. She pumped her music full of details from an early adulthood spent in the company of the heartbroken and high-toleranced. In 2015, McHone released Goodluck Man which earned her a cover story in The Austin Chronicle as well as the support of local icons like Ray Wylie Hubbard, who said she "writes songs like her life depends on it." Then she hit the road, touring the U.S. (and beyond) with acts like Shakey Graves, Gary Clark, Jr., and Joe Pug. Her writing style widened and her music evolved. McHone’s 2018 release builds a similar bridge. Purposeful, pointed, and poignant, Carousel is a compelling ride. April 20 - South Austin Moonlighters When Phil Bass, Chris Beall, Phil Hurley, and Lonnie Trevino Jr, four established Austin TX musicians, decide to join forces and play together just because it’s fun, you’re going to get something special. Such is the case for The South Austin Moonlighters, a band that blends blues, folk, soul, rock, and country, who can flip the switch from slow melodic country to gravelly rocking blues without a hitch. Think Little Feat meets Los Lobos with a splash of The Flying Burrito Bros, and you start to peel away the many musical layers of sound that makes up the S.A.M. Using a four part harmony at times accompanied with some brilliant guitar playing, S.A.M. plays with a full-bodied sound, and puts off an aura of down to earth Southern Blues and Country Rock, that can make even coldest days seem warm. The Band mainly does Originals songs in their set and for the love of music, they throw in choice Covers that fans and newbie fans absolutely love. PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY April 12 - 20, times vary The Easter Bunny will be visiting the Hill Country Galleria from April 12 through 20, and families can stop by to meet the Easter Bunny and get photos taken. It’s free of charge to visit the Easter Bunny, however photo will be for purchase only. The Easter Bunny will be located indoors across the street from James Avery and the Central Plaza. Copyright © 2019 Peel, Inc.

LAKE TRAVIS SPRINGFEST Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce will bring SpringFest back to the Hill Country Galleria on Saturday, April 27. Presented by St. David’s Emergency Center, SpringFest will be a full-day community festival filled with shopping, food, music and fun for the whole family. SpringFest kicks off at 11 a.m. with unique shopping vendors, a KidZone the size of a football field, kid's performances and live music in the Central Plaza. Attendees can also view the latest in watercraft at the Boat Expo and tasty craft beers and Texas wines in the BrewHaus and WineStomp. There will be over 95 local and regional artisan vendor booths. Families are welcome and admission and parking are free. For complete details, please visit laketravisspringfest.com. APRIL WINE WALK Thursday, April 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. Hill Country Galleria is hosting its monthly Wine Walk on April 11 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is open to everyone and perfect to bring family, friends or a date for a fun way to spend a Thursday evening, shopping various retailers and discovering great wines. Participants will start at Twin Liquors to pick up a map that is both a guide to the walk and a ticket for each wine walk stop. The Wine Walk’s last stop will be a restaurant so wine-walkers can sit down and end their walk with dinner. CAMP GLADIATOR FREE WORKOUTS Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 at 9 a.m. Camp Gladiator is hosting anyone over the age of 14 for free workouts in the Galleria's Central Plaza every Saturday. Join Camp Gladiator to experience their boot camp-style community workouts. Recommended to bring water, a towel and a mat. LONE STAR FARMERS MARKET Sundays, April 7, 14, 21, 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. *Note: Hill Country Galleria will open at 12 p.m. on Sundays, with some restaurants and services opening earlier. Hill Country Galleria is home to The Lone Star Farmers Market. This event hosts the same great vendors as before and also offer face painting and other kids’ activities along with live music. Rain or shine, The Lone Star Farmers Market will be there, providing local produce to the community. More information can be found at www. lonestarfarmersmarket.com. TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE GINGER MAN Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 7 p.m. The Ginger Man at the Galleria will be hosting trivia every Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Unknown Trivia, hosted by Alden Schaub. Prizes offered from their featured brewery of the week. LIVING & COLLECTIVE AND LULULEMON RUN CLUB April 12 and 26 at 9:30 a.m. Living & Collective, a group of health and nutrition coaches, is hosting a run club in partnership with Lululemon on March 29 at 9:30 a.m. Participants should bring water and wear running shoes. The Community Connection - April 2019

COMMUNIT Y CONNECTION Additional Easter Services offered at One Chapel Lake Travis Additional Easter Services Offered at One Chapel Lake Travis A sunrise breakfast from 7:00 – 8:00 am, and an additional 8:00 am service will be available on Easter Sunday, April 21, at One Chapel Lake Travis, located at 22800 HWY 71 West. Regular service times of 9:30 and 11:30 am will also be offered. The theme this year is “There’s a place for you” at the church family of Christ followers, and the service will feature uplifting worship music and an inspirational message. A photo booth with a photographer will allow individuals, couples and families to take pictures of themselves in their Easter finery. The Sunday before, March 25, is Palm Sunday and will conclude the current series on the book of James, the “How To” manual for the Christian life. Between services on that day, at 11:15 am, an Easter egg hunt will be conducted for the children, while adults enjoy specialty coffee and treats. To listen to a past message online, go to onechapel.com/ messages, select “Podcasts,” and then choose the message you would like to listen to from One Chapel Lake Travis. One Chapel Lake Travis is part of a neighborhood of churches united in one purpose: to keep Jesus at the center of everything they do. Currently, three One Chapel churches serve the greater

Austin area - in Spicewood, Austin and Kyle. They gather each Sunday, and with groups during the week, to worship, explore scripture, and find community. To learn more about One Chapel, go to www.onechapel.com. Easter Sunday Morning 7:30 Sunrise Service at Spicewood Beach 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Sunday Worship Service Coffee & Donuts in Family Life Center after Sunrise Service Come join us and stay for Sunday School

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COMMUNIT Y CONNECTION New Pastor Named at One Chapel Lake Travis

One Chapel Lake Travis welcomes Cynthia Griffith as a new Associate Pastor, s e r v i n g a s a w o m e n’s counselor, Sunday ministry team leader and prophetic ministr y leader at the church, located at 22800 Hwy 71 West. In addition, she currently serves on the Texas Apostolic Prayer Network that prays for Texas legislators and their staff and for local and state issues. Griffith joins One Chapel after serving as the vice president and co-pastor of College Station Church of Prayer (CSHOP) and director of the Texas House of Prayer Network, both in College Station, Texas from 2010-16. In her role at CSHOP, in which she and her husband, Hyde, built the ministry from the ground up, she managed the budget and 5-8 staff, preached, taught, led worship and mentored members; planned and led conferences,

pastor gatherings, and organized prayer ministries. Serving on the executive leadership team, Griffith also led the CSHOP Campus Ministry at Texas A&M and the missions department. Griffith holds a bachelor of science in biochemistry from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. She taught science and chemistry to high school, middle school and preschool students, and managed and taught all subjects while homeschooling her three children for seven years. She served on the boards of her children’s school’s Parent Teacher Organizations when they attended public school in the Houston area. Leading others into the presence of God is Griffith’s passion, igniting a lasting fire in their hearts, and training them to follow Jesus boldly. She has a particular desire to see students of all ages encounter the life changing love of God. She has led prayer and worship ministries in multiple cities for over 25 years. One Chapel Lake Travis is part of a neighborhood of churches united in one purpose: to keep Jesus at the center of everything they do. Currently, three One Chapel churches serve the greater Austin area - in Spicewood, Austin and Kyle. They gather each Sunday at 9:30 and 11:30 AM, and with groups during the week, to worship, explore scripture, and find community. To learn more about One Chapel, go to www.onechapel.com.

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COMMUNIT Y CONNECTION Spicewood Arts Society Beto and the Fairlanes Return to Spicewood Stage Celebrating the tenth “Toast to Tony” anniversary, Beto and the Fairlanes return to the Spicewood Vineyards stage with special guests Javier Chaparro, Mitch Watkins and Tomas Ramirez. Beto and the Fairlanes have been delighting audiences for 40 years with their original blend of jazz, swing and world beat music. In 2017 they were inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame and their star was installed on Corpus Christi’s Sound Texas Music Walk of Fame. The band was founded in late 1970’s by Robert “Beto” Skiles, a native of San Antonio with degrees in music from UT-Austin and the University of North Texas. Skiles is well known as a jazz pianist in Austin. “I expected the club to last no more than a year, maybe two at best,” Skiles said. “Well, miracle of miracles, as of this writing, Beto and the Fairlanes has flourished for over 40 years!” During that magical music decade that was the ‘70’s, KUT featured them in a live broadcast. All the station’s phones lit up, creating an instant fan base that’s kept growing. The annual concerts, closing the Spicewood Arts Society’s season, commemorate Tony Campise, a beloved Austin woodwind musician who met an untimely death in 2010.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Spicewood Vineyards Event Center, 1419 Co. Rd. 409, Spicewood. Complimentary water, coffee and snacks will be served at intermission and wine is available for purchase. Attendees are asked not to bring alcohol onto the Vineyard grounds.

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