‘My Fair Lady’
Tickets are on sale to the public for this year’s Dripping Springs ISD musical: Lerner & Leowe’s “My Fair Lady.” This is the first time DSHS has worked with this beloved classic. Choose seats and reserve tickets online at www.dshstheatre.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $10/students/seniors and $15/adults. As always, DSISD employees are free. Performances will be held Jan. 26, Jan. 27, Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 2:00 p.m.
DS Women’s Club
The Dripping Springs Women’s Club monthly meeting will be held Wednesday, January 18 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Terrace Club. This months’ speaker is Kyle Dannhaus from the City of Dripping Springs’ Development Department who will be speaking about the latest new developments in the city. Lunch ($20) will be served and reservations are necessary Contact [email protected] for more information/reservations.
Writing contest entries wanted
Jan.14, 2017 is the deadline to enter the Texas Night Sky Festival Writing Contest. The Festival, to be held March 18, 2017 in Dripping Springs, is part of an international program to preserve and protect the night skies by reducing artificial illumination. For more information on poetry and essay guidelines and rules, go to www.TexasNightSkyFestival.org and select Writing Contest.
Historical group seeks new members
Applications for positions on the Hays County Historical Commission are being accepted through Jan. 15 in the office of the Hays County Judge. Among the activities of the commission are the placement of official Texas Historical Markers; conducting research on the history of the county; and sharing that history through publications, educational programs, documentary and oral history presentations, and activities such as historical tours.Commission Members, who represent all the communities in Hays County, serve two-year terms and may serve for multiple terms.
Scholarship opportunity
The Dripping Springs Women’s Club will award two $500 college scholarships for female students in May. Applications are due by April 10 and can be found at www.dswomensclub.com or by contacting [email protected].
Call for auditions
Do you think you can act? Wimberley Players will hold auditions for “By the Water” by Sharyn Rothstein on Monday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at Wimberley Playhouse and Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal School. Actors may bring a monologue if they have one prepared, otherwise they will be asked to read from the script. Callbacks will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 from 12-4 p.m. at the Wimberley Playhouse. Please schedule a reserved audition time slot by emailing [email protected] and bring a headshot and resume.
