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Taste of Lake Travis on September 5

Written by LoAna Lopez | August 28, 2013

Can’t decide what’s for dinner? Would you like to try more than a couple of local restaurants but there just aren’t enough date nights to fit them all into your plans? The annual Taste of Lake Travis might be the perfect answer for your curious palate. If you plan on attending this yummy event, you’re in for a night of treats as area chefs and eateries prepare their best offerings for your sampling pleasure.

The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce invites you to this delectable celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Vintage Villas Hotel and Event Center, located at 4209 Eck Lane (map). The hotel is offering a special rate of $109 for Thursday evening.

The price for this event is $45 per person and includes one drink. Attire for this adults-only night of good eats is business casual. Along with savory dishes and cooking demonstrations from talented local chefs, you’ll also have the chance to try various cocktails and “mocktails,” as well as vote for the People’s Choice Award-winning restaurant for 2013. Last year’s winner, Café Blue, will be on hand to defend its title.

Create Your Masterpiece: Painting With A Twist

Written by LoAna Lopez | August 19, 2013

If you think you are not capable of creating your own little masterpiece, leave it to an instructor at Painting With A Twist in Lakeway to make you think otherwise.

Maybe you want some alone time in the morning to let your creative juices flow, or maybe you and a group of friends want to change up the normal Girls Night Out routine.

Birthday parties, bachelorette parties, and even team building events are fun ways to add a little color to your life. All you need is a few hours and you’ll be channeling the artist within in no time.

Lake Travis Library Rotating Artists Program – Linda Buikema

Written by LoAna Lopez | August 16, 2013

Check out the work of a new artist in town throughout the month of August at the Lake Travis Community Library. The acrylic collage paintings of Linda Buikema, who recently moved to Lakeway, will be on display as part of the library’s new Rotating Artists program.

A fine arts graduate of the University of the South, Buikema has described her work as whimsical abstractions. She uses various mediums and her subjects include everything from pets and wine to cities and florals. You can see more of her work on her website. At the library, her paintings are on display in the meeting room.

3 Date Night Ideas You May Not Have Thought Of

Written by LoAna Lopez | August 5, 2013

Relationship experts agree that couples — especially those with children — should make date nights a consistent part of life.

Benefits from time spent alone (but together) can include: better communication, fun without the kids, a boost in romance, stronger commitment, and stress relief. There are many ways to spend a date night in the Lake Travis area, but planning for even just once a month likely will require a little schedule juggling.

Dinosaur George at the Lake Travis Community Library

Written by LoAna Lopez | July 15, 2013

George Blasing, aka Dinosaur George, will bring his more than 35 years’ worth of paleontology and animal behavioral study and research to the Lake Travis area as part of his summer-long library tour across the state of Texas.

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