Schedule your weekend plans with these five Georgetown-area events:
Stephanie Myers’ Classic Car and Vintage Plane Show
Saturday, Feb. 25
Visitors can join car, airplane and motorcycle enthusiasts for the sixth consecutive year. Proceeds from this community event helps wounded veterans and their families offset ongoing medical care expenses through
Help Our Wounded.
Car and motorcycle participants can register online or the day of the show. For a small fee, visitors can fly in a B-25 or C-47 airplane. Food, drinks, vendors and live music are available throughout the day. Local veterans will announce the classic car trophy winners at 2:30 p.m.
9:30-11:30 a.m. (car and motorcycle registration), 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (open to spectators). Free (spectator admission), fee to register car. Georgetown Municipal Airport, 160 Terminal Drive. 512-248-1998.
www.classiccarbuysell.com
Sunset Movie Series
Saturday, Feb. 25
The 2017 Sunset Movie Series, hosted by the Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department and Georgetown Fire Department, kicks off with a screening of “Firehouse Dog" at Fire Station 5, 3600 D.B. Wood Road in Georgetown. It includes a tour of the fire station, a fire safety presentation and truck demonstrations.
The free, family-friendly series occurs at a variety of locations throughout Georgetown. Moviegoers are welcome to bring chairs, blankets and picnics. No alcoholic beverages are allowed. Georgetown’s Cotton Patch Café will be onsite providing free drinks and special giveaways.
The movie starts at sunset at approximately 6:30 p.m. Free. Fire Station 5, 3600 D.B. Wood Road, Georgetown. 512- 930-8459.
www.parks.georgetown.org/sunset-movie-series
Georgetown Bridal Show
Sunday, Feb. 26
The event features more than 70 vendors, door prizes and a wedding fashion show. Brides who preregister and attend the show are automatically entered in the honeymoon giveaway.
Noon-4 p.m. $10. Sheraton Georgetown Texas Hotel & Conference Center, 1101 Woodlawn Ave. 512-930-3535.
www.georgetownbridalshow.com
40th anniversary celebration
Sunday, Feb. 26
The Georgetown Heritage Society celebrates its history and dedication to heritage and preservation in Georgetown. The event includes cocktails and a buffet dinner, a program featuring past presidents, a new documentary and the new Preservation Georgetown logo.
6-9 p.m. $60 (per ticket). The Union on Eighth, 224 E. Eighth St. 512- 869-8597.
www.preservationgeorgetown.org
Worth the Trip:
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Girl Day STEM Festival
Saturday, Feb. 25
The Women in Engineering Program in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will host more than 8,000 children, parents and educators from cities across the state for its 16th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Girl Day STEM Festival.
The daylong event is filled with activities that help spark creativity, inspire future careers and show how engineers and scientists can change the world. Elementary and middle school students will engage in 150 activities and hands-on educational experiences, from designing a balloon-powered car to watching physics and chemistry in action.
11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Cockrell School of Engineering Complex at UT Austin, 301 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin.
www.girlday.utexas.edu
