VOL. 10 • NO.4 A Publication of the City of Georgetown April 2013 In a special Friday night concert on April 26 at 7 p.m., Georgetown Restless Heart Free Concert favorite Radiostar plays their high- energy hits from the 80s. The music 14th annual starts on Friday night and continues through Sunday when Brandon Red Poppy Festival Rhyder takes the stage at 3:30 p.m. April 27 – 28 for the festival finale. Join in Georgetown’s celebration of There is no admission charge for the spring at the 14th annual Red concerts or other festival activities Poppy Festival on the downtown such as the car show, parade, chil- Square April 27 – 28. The Saturday dren’s area, or vendor booths. Other night concert and street dance starts festival highlights include the Red at 7 p.m. with Josh Grider, followed Poppy Bike Ride on Saturday at 8 by four-time Grammy nominees, a.m., the Red Poppy Parade on Restless Heart at 9 p.m. Saturday at 10 a.m., and the Car Show on Saturday at 11 a.m. Performing on their 30th anniver- sary tour, Restless Heart has had 25 The official 2013 Red Poppy singles on the charts including num- Festival poster will be on sale for $5 ber 1 hits “That Rock Won’t Roll,” each starting April 5 at the Visitor “I’ll Still Be Loving You,” “Why Center at 103 W. Seventh Street. T- With six number 1 hits on the Billboard country chart and three gold-selling albums, Restless Heart will be the headliner for the 14th annual Red Poppy Does It Have to Be (Wrong or shirts will be available at the Festival. Festival on the Georgetown Square. Restless Heart plays at 9 p.m. in a free Right),” “Wheels,” “Bluest Eyes in For a full schedule and all the details, concert and street dance on Saturday, April 27. Texas,” and “A Tender Lie.” go to RedPoppyFestival.com. Alarm Permit Registration New 737 Area Code Added Security systems and burglar alarms status are exempt from the fee. must be registered annually for resi- Contact the Georgetown Starting June 1, ten-digit dialing will be required to dences, businesses, and other facili- Police Department for details reach phone numbers in the 512 area code. The ties in the Georgetown city limits. or questions about alarm reason is that a new 737 area code is being added The annual registration fee is $25 permits at their as an overlay in the same geographic area as the 512 for businesses and residences. non-emergency office area code. Nonprofits with proof of 501c3 tax number (512) 930-3453. To complete local calls, dial area code + telephone number. Ten-digit dialing went into effect in December May City Council Election 2012, though it is not required until June 1. Early voting for the May 11 city Currently Danny Meigs is council election is April 29 through the council member for Existing 512 numbers won’t change, but new numbers May 7. Election Day is Saturday, District 3, Bill Sattler is with the 737 area code will be added within the same May 11. The election includes races the council member for geographic area. The first 737 numbers will be issued in for city council candidates from District 4, and Tommy July. The reason for the new 737 area code is that there District 3, District 4, and District 7. Gonzalez is the council aren’t enough 512 numbers for the region. member for District 7. As this issue of the Reporter goes to For details on the transition, go to the Public press, the candidate filing period has The last day to register to vote in the May Utility Commission of Texas website at not yet ended. If there are no con- election is April 11. For updates about the www.puc.texas.gov and click on the tested races, then the city council city council election, check the City of PUC Announcement on the election could be cancelled. Georgetown website at Georgetown.org. 512 Area Code. © City of Georgetown, 2013 Discover the latest news about the city at www.georgetown.org Free Spay or Neuter Clinics April Events for Outside Cats The City of Georgetown Animal Since the clinics are offered to free- Farmers Markets Shelter is holding a free spay or roaming cats whose owners live in Sun City Market, Tuesdays neuter clinic for outside cats on the Georgetown City Limits, bring a 9 a.m. to Noon, April 6 and May 4. The goal of the utility bill or other proof of residen- 2 Texas Drive at Social Center clinic is to reduce the free-roaming cy. Call (512) 930-3592 to schedule Georgetown Market, cat population in Georgetown. your cat for surgery. All spay or Thursdays 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., neuter surgeries will be done by a Church of Christ, Spay and neuter surgeries and a licensed veterinarian. 1525 W. University Ave. rabies vaccination will be provided at Details at www.gtfma.org no charge. Appointments are The spay and neuter clinics will be required for the free clinics, which held at the City of Georgetown The Palace Theater are offered on a first-come, first- Animal Shelter at 110 W.L. Walden Same Time Next Year, served basis and are not necessarily Drive near the McMaster Athletic April 5 – 28 Details at for low-income cat owners. Cats or Fields. Contact the shelter at (512) GeorgetownPalace.com, kittens must be at least three 930-3592 or by email at ani- or call (512) 869-7469. months old. [email protected]. The City Georgetown of Georgetown Animal Shelter web- First Friday, April 5 site is pets.georgetown.org. Downtown live music, shops, Animal Shelter and restaurants are open late. Garage Sale See the Downtown Georgetown Association website at Warrant Round-up TheGeorgetownSquare.com. The 14th annual Georgetown Animal Shelter Garage Sale will be Warrant Round-up started on March Georgetown, go to the Municipal held on Friday and Saturday, April Court location at 101 E. Seventh The Temple Jazz 2 with more than 320 law enforce- Orchestra, April 7 19 and 20 at the Community ment agencies in Texas serving war- Street. Money orders and cashier’s The Georgetown Symphony Center, 445 E. Morrow Street in rants in a coordinated effort. Law checks are accepted. Personal checks Society presents the Temple Jazz San Gabriel Park. Sale hours are 8 enforcement officers are going to are not accepted. To contact Orchestra with guest saxophonist a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The sale residences and workplaces to serve Municipal Court by phone, call Eric Marienthal at the GHS Klett benefits the animals at the arrest warrants. Those with out- (512) 930-3625. Center for the Performing Arts at Georgetown Animal Shelter and is standing warrants should act imme- 4 p.m. Tickets (adults: $27 and sponsored by the Friends of the diately to avoid going to jail. Payments can be made online at any $20, students:$5) are available at Georgetown Animal Shelter. time using a credit card through the both Georgetown HEB stores, To make a payment on an outstand- City’s web site at www.george- the Sun City CA office, and at Through April 17, donations can ing class C misdemeanor offense in town.org. the door. Details at www.gsstx.org be delivered to the front door of or call (512) 864-9591. the former Georgetown public library building at 808 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. Bring items Market Days, April 13 Holocaust Remembrance Day Handmade arts and crafts, food, on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and more on the Square from 9 or Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 Film Showing, April 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details at p.m. Donations of new or gently- The documentary film Nicholas brought them to Britain and kept it TheGeorgetownSquare.com. used furniture, decorative items, Winton: The Power of Good will be a secret for nearly 50 years. Go to bicycles, antiques, and collectibles shown at 1 p.m. in the Hewlett library.georgetown.org for details. are encouraged. Clothing, Temple Symphony Room in the Georgetown Public Orchestra, April 28 televisions, and computers are Library, 402 W. Eighth Street. In The Georgetown City Reporter is a The Georgetown Symphony not accepted. 1939, Nicholas Winton personally publication of the City of Georgetown Society presents an all-Mozart saved the lives of 669 children. Most Public Communications Department, P.O. Box 409, Georgetown, Texas, 78627. afternoon concert starting at 4 Contact the Animal Shelter by at of them were Jewish and from For questions or comments, contact Keith p.m. (See ticket information at (512) 930-3592 or by email at Czechoslovakia, which was soon to Hutchinson, public communications manager, at (512) 930-3690 or by email April 7 concert.) [email protected]. be occupied by the Nazis. He at [email protected]. The Georgetown Animal Shelter website is pets.georgetown.org..