🎯 Bastrop County Graduations, Memorial Day Ceremonies & Volcano Sushi | May 21 - 27, 2026

This week, the county does two things at once. On Thursday and Friday, six high school commencements walk seniors across stages in Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Smithville, Elgin, and at the Performing Arts Center on Cedar Street. On Monday, Memorial Day lands. The 24th Annual Bastrop Memorial Day Ceremony gathers at 10:00am at Fairview Cemetery, and American Legion Post 533 opens its doors at noon for a Memorial Day Ceremony, hot dogs, and hamburgers. In between, Puffs opens at the Bastrop Opera House on Friday night, Music in the Park returns to Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin, the Quilt Raffle drawing for Thelma's Square closes out the Stitched exhibit at the Bastrop County Museum, and the Bastrop Comedy Club at Film Alley brings in TV veteran Claude Stuart on Saturday night.

We are also featuring Volcano Sushi & Ramen this week, the family-run Japanese restaurant tucked into Burleson Crossing right next door to last week's featured spot. Sit-down sushi and a real bowl of tonkotsu in our backyard. We had to write about it.

If you only do one thing this weekend, find a senior in your life and clap for them. If you can swing two, stand at Fairview at 10:00am on Monday and listen to the names. If you can swing three, take Mom or Dad or the neighbor who just walked their grandkid across a stage out for ramen.

Let's get into it. 🗓️

There is a row of flags at Fairview Cemetery on Memorial Day morning that goes on longer than you think. Veterans of Bastrop County have been buried there since the 1800s, and on Monday, May 25, the Bastrop Veterans Day Car Show Weekend committee invites the whole community to gather at 10:00am for the 24th Annual Bastrop Memorial Day Ceremony.

It is quiet. It is short. It is the kind of thing you bring kids to. There is a reading of the names, a prayer, a rifle salute, and a final note from a bugler. You stand in the sun for about an hour. Bring water. Bring a hat. Bring a tissue, because you will need it.

After the cemetery, the morning rolls into a second tradition just a few miles away: American Legion Post 533 on Loop 150 opens its doors from 12:00pm to 2:00pm for a Memorial Day Ceremony followed by hot dogs and hamburgers off the grill. Everyone is welcome. It is the kind of post-ceremony fellowship that a small town does well, and a good way to talk to a veteran in your community who lived the story.

If you are new to Bastrop County, Texas, or if your kids have never been to a Memorial Day ceremony in person, this is the year. Memorial Day is not the start of summer. It is the day we remember the cost.

🗓️ Monday, May 25, 2026 | Ceremony 10:00am | Post 533 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm 📍 Fairview Cemetery, 700 Fayette St, Bastrop, Texas 📍 American Legion Post 533, 3003 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, Texas 💲 FREE | open to the public 🔗 American Legion Post 533 events 🔗 Bastrop TX Veterans Day Car Show Weekend

Two more flag-day moments to know about: Friday, May 22, is Poppy Day at Post 533, where Legionnaires hand out the red poppy pins that became the American Legion's national tribute back in 1924. And Saturday, May 23, at 8:00am, Post 533 hosts a Flag Replacement breakfast, prayer, and ride out to Fairview Cemetery to replace worn flags. Old flags come back to the post for a flag burning ceremony. All hands welcome. 🔗 Post 533 details

Bears, Eagles, Owls, Wildcats, and Tigers all walked stages this week.

This is the week. Across Bastrop County, Texas, six high schools walk the Class of 2026 across stages and hand out diplomas. If you have a senior, you already have the date circled. If you do not, here is the lineup, so you know which night the parking lots fill up, which gates open early, and which church in Austin you are welcome to attend.

🎓 Genesis High School | 🗓️ Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 10:00am 📍 Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts, 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, Texas 🕘 Doors open at 9:00am | Live stream link

🎓 Bastrop High School | 🗓️ Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 8:00pm 📍 Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium, 1614 N Main St, Bastrop, Texas 🕘 Gates open at 6:00pm | Live stream link

🎓 Colorado River Collegiate Academy | 🗓️ Friday, May 22, 2026 | 10:00am 📍 Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts, 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, Texas 🕘 Doors open at 9:00am | Live stream link

🎓 Cedar Creek High School | 🗓️ Friday, May 22, 2026 | 8:00pm 📍 Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium, 1614 N Main St, Bastrop, Texas 🕘 Gates open at 6:00pm | Live stream link

🎓 Phoenix High School | 🗓️ Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm 📍 Elgin ISD venue per district announcement 🔗 Elgin ISD calendar

🎓 Elgin High School | 🗓️ Friday, May 22, 2026 | 7:00pm 📍 Shoreline Church North Campus, 15201 Burnet Rd, Austin, Texas 🎟️ Ticketed | 8 tickets per senior | clear bag policy in effect 🔗 EHS Graduation details

🎓 Smithville High School | 🗓️ Friday, May 22, 2026 | 8:00pm 📍 Smithville High School (confirm campus venue with the district) 🔗 Smithville High School

If you spot a graduate this weekend in Bastrop County, Texas, congratulate them!

You can tell when a restaurant means it. You walk in and the room is calm, the rolls are tight, the broth has a sheen on top of it, and the staff lingers at your table like they want you to stay. That is Volcano Sushi & Ramen on Highway 71 in Bastrop, Texas.

Owners Daniel Luo and Alex Liu opened Volcano in November 2024 as their first restaurant, tucked into the Burleson Crossing Shopping Center between CareNow Urgent Care and DoubleDave's Pizzaworks, right next door to Tecuen (the Michoacán crepe shop we featured last week). Both owners worked in the Austin restaurant world before opening their own place, and they fell in love with Bastrop while doing so. They told Community Impact Newspaper in 2024 that they wanted Bastrop to be the first town where they put their name on the door.

The menu does what the name says. There is real sushi, cut for the people who know the difference between a tempura roll and a nigiri plate, and there is real ramen, with deep tonkotsu and shoyu broths that taste like a kitchen that respects the technique. There is also a small Chinese-style hot dish menu (orange chicken, kung pao bento boxes, mix veggie) for the family member who is not yet ready to do sushi for dinner. That is a kindness, and it is the right call for a small-town Japanese restaurant whose customers are still learning the lineup.

We are featuring Volcano this week because graduation weekend is a sit-down weekend. When Grandma flies in, when the cousins drive over from Houston, when the Class of 2026 picks a place that is not pizza, this is the place to know about. Bring the grad. Order the Sushi & Sashimi Combo for the table. Get a bowl of Tonkotsu Sho-yu Ramen. Walk out feeling like you ate at a real Japanese restaurant without driving to Austin. If ramen isn’t your fav then order the Singapore Noodles with extra curry! I can’t resist ordering it every time I go!

🍣 Sushi & Sashimi Combo | the showpiece. A clean cut of fish, rice that is the right temperature, and a presentation that earns its own photo 🍜 Tonkotsu Sho-yu Ramen | the rich pork-bone broth that sushi-only spots almost never bother with 🍜 Mi-so Tonkotsu Ramen | the deeper, slightly sweeter cousin of the Sho-yu 🍤 Tempura Vegetable Appetizer | a generous tempura plate for the table 🥡 Kung Pao Bento Box | for the kids or the cousin who is not eating raw fish tonight. Or order MY favorite… the Singapore Noodles with extra curry!

📍 717 State Hwy 71, Suite 800, Bastrop, Texas 78602 (in Burleson Crossing, next to Tecuen) 📞 (512) 409-3060 🗓️ Sun - Thur 11:00am - 9:30pm | Fri - Sat 11:00am - 10:00pm 🌐 volcanobastrop.com 🍱 Order online

If you have already eaten at Volcano and want to point a neighbor at the right roll, leave a Google review. Small-town Japanese restaurants live and die on Google reviews, and the owners pay attention.

This Friday, May 22, the Bastrop Opera House raises the curtain on Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, a fast, funny, heartfelt retelling of seven magical years at a famous wizarding school, but told from the perspective of the underdog house: the lovable, loyal Puffs.

It is the perfect post-graduation Friday-night play. If your senior loves the books, take them. If you are the senior, drag your parents. If you are an adult who reread the series during the pandemic and never told anyone, this is your show. The run goes from May 22 through June 7, with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 7:30pm at the Opera House on Spring Street. Tickets at the Opera House Ludus box office.

🗓️ Friday, May 22, 2026 | 7:30pm (opening night, runs through June 7) 📍 Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring Street, Bastrop, Texas 💲 General admission | tickets on Ludus 🔗 Puffs at Bastrop Opera House 🎟️ Buy tickets (Ludus)

A thank-you to the cast, crew, and volunteers at the Bastrop Opera House for keeping community theater alive in a small downtown.

🎓 Genesis High School Graduation | Bastrop ISD | 10:00am First of six county graduations this weekend. Doors at 9:00am. Live stream available. 💲 FREE for guests with tickets 📍 Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts, 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop ISD 2026 Graduation

🎓 Phoenix High School Graduation | Elgin ISD | 3:00pm - 5:00pm Elgin ISD's alternative campus celebrates its Class of 2026. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin ISD (venue per district) 🔗 Elgin ISD calendar

🎓 Bastrop High School Graduation | Bastrop ISD | 8:00pm The big one. Memorial Stadium, gates open at 6:00pm. Bring chairs and water. 💲 FREE for guests with tickets 📍 Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium, 1614 N Main St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop ISD 2026 Graduation

🎒 BISD Last Day of School/Early Release | all day PK-5 ends fourth nine weeks, 6-12 ends sixth six weeks. Summer starts at the bus loop. 🔗 BISD Calendar

💻 Tech Ready, Job Steady! Next Level | 10:00am - 12:00pm Free hands-on digital skills class at the Elgin Recreation Center. Bring your own laptop. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Recreation Center, 361 N Hwy 95, Elgin, Texas 🔗 Bastrop County Cares event

🚐 Care-A-Van | Smithville MLK Park | 5:00pm - 7:00pm Bastrop County Cares mobile resource van rolls into Smithville with family supports and food. 💲 FREE 📍 Smithville MLK Park, Smithville, Texas 🔗 Bastrop County Cares event

🧶 Fiber Arts and Friends | 10:00am - 12:00pm Knit, crochet, or stitch with neighbors at the Elgin Public Library. All skill levels welcome. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main Street, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🧪 S.T.E.A.M. at the Library | 10:00am - 11:00am Hands-on science, tech, engineering, art, and math projects for kids. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🤝 It's Not Your Fault | Peer Support | 6:00pm - 7:00pm Caring, judgment-free weekly group with EPL's Peer Support Specialist, James Baily. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🏛️ Main Street Advisory Board | Elgin | 7:30am - 8:30am Open to the public. 📍 Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🌳 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board | Elgin | 5:30pm - 6:30pm Open to the public. 🔗 City of Elgin event

🏛️ Board of Adjustment | Elgin | 6:30pm - 7:30pm 🔗 City of Elgin event

🌺 Poppy Day | American Legion Post 533 | all day Stop by the post to pick up a red poppy pin or bracelet, the national symbol of remembrance since 1924. 💲 FREE | small donation appreciated 📍 American Legion Post 533, 3003 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Post 533 events

🎓 Colorado River Collegiate Academy Graduation | Bastrop ISD | 10:00am The CRCA graduates are sent off at the Performing Arts Center on Cedar Street. Doors at 9:00am. 💲 FREE for guests with tickets 📍 Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts, 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop ISD 2026 Graduation

🎓 Elgin High School Graduation | Elgin ISD | 7:00pm The Wildcats graduate at Shoreline Church North Campus in Austin. Clear bag policy. Estimated end 8:30pm. 💲 FREE for ticketed guests 📍 Shoreline Church North Campus, 15201 Burnet Rd, Austin, Texas 🔗 EHS Graduation details

🎓 Smithville High School Graduation | 8:00pm The Tigers walk for their Class of 2026. 💲 FREE 📍 Smithville, Texas (confirm campus venue with the district) 🔗 Smithville High School

🎓 Cedar Creek High School Graduation | Bastrop ISD | 8:00pm The Eagles graduate at Memorial Stadium. Gates at 6:00pm. 💲 FREE for guests with tickets 📍 Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium, 1614 N Main St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop ISD 2026 Graduation

🎭 Puffs | Opening Night at Bastrop Opera House | 7:30pm - 9:30pm The lovable underdog house tells its version of seven magical years (see Community Spotlight above). Opening of a three-week run through June 7. 💲 Ticketed via Ludus 📍 Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring Street, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Puffs at Bastrop Opera House

🎸 Music in the Park | Elgin | 7:00pm - 9:00pm The free Friday-night outdoor concert series continues at Veterans Memorial Park. Bring chairs, blankets, and a cooler. 💲 FREE 📍 Veterans Memorial Park, 109 Depot St, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin Music Series

🎲 All Day Games | Elgin Public Library | 10:30am - 4:00pm Drop in for a full day of board games. Adults 18+. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🎭 T.E.E.N.S. Led Program | Elgin Public Library | 7:00pm - 8:30pm For teens, by teens. Planned by the library's Teen Advisory Board. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🇺🇸 Flag Replacement Breakfast & Ride | American Legion Post 533 | 8:00am Breakfast, a prayer, then a ride out to Fairview Cemetery to replace worn flags before Monday's ceremony. 💲 FREE | all hands welcome 📍 American Legion Post 533, 3003 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Post 533 events

🥬 Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market | 10:00am - 2:00pm The Saturday market on Chestnut. Pasture-raised meat, fresh produce, jams, jellies, hot sauce, soaps, ceramics, woodworking, baked goods, and Nisha's Indian Cuisine for lunch. SNAP welcome. 💲 FREE to browse 📍 1302 Chestnut St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market

🪡 Quilt Raffle Drawing for Thelma's Square | Bastrop County Museum | 10:00am - 5:00pm The final day to enter the Bastrop County Historical Society's raffle for a beautiful, locally made Granny Square quilt valued at $3,000, named in honor of the quilter's maternal mother. Drawing closes out the Stitched historic quilt exhibit we previewed in our Mother's Day issue. You do not need to be present to win. 💲 $5 per ticket | 5 for $20 (buy in person or call 512-303-0904) 📍 Bastrop County Museum & Visitor Center, 904 Main St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Quilt Raffle details

⛳ 2026 Points Race | Spring One-Person Scramble at ColoVista Golf | morning ColoVista's annual points-race tournament series continues with a One-Person Scramble. Open to everyone; non-members pay green fee plus entry. 💲 Tournament entry posted on ColoVista's site 📍 ColoVista Golf Club, 100 Country Club Drive, Bastrop, Texas 📞 (512) 629-4585 🔗 ColoVista events

🐦 Little Sits for Birding | 8:30am - 10:00am Fourth-Saturday slow-paced birding "sit" with Bastrop Audubon Society and Bird City Bastrop at the park. The companion to the second-Friday Little Hikes. All ages welcome. 💲 Park entry waived during program | borrowed binoculars first-come, first-served 📍 Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Rd 1A, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 TPWD Bastrop event

🔥 Fire Through Our Forest | Guided Hike | 10:00am A ranger-led hike through Bastrop State Park exploring why fire is a natural and necessary part of the Lost Pines. 💲 Park entry fee 📍 Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Rd 1A, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 TPWD Bastrop event

🌿 Trail Mix: Edible Plants | Guided Hike at Buescher | 10:00am Hit the trails with a Lost Pines Master Naturalist on a fun guided hike about edible plants. 💲 Park entry fee 📍 Buescher State Park, Smithville, Texas 🔗 TPWD Buescher event

🎣 Learn to Fish with an Angler Instructor | 9:00am Learn to cast a line at Buescher Lake. Gear provided. 💲 Park entry fee 📍 Buescher State Park, Smithville, Texas 🔗 TPWD Buescher event

🌳 Family Nature Quest | McKinney Roughs | 10:30am Self-guided mystery-box stations in the Lost Pines for families with kids ages 4 to 10. 💲 $10 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1884 State Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks Family Nature Quest

🛶 Intro to Kayaking | McKinney Roughs | 9:00am Learn basic paddle technique with kayak rental included. 💲 $50 adults | $40 kids 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks events

🏹 Archery 101 | McKinney Roughs | 1:00pm Hands-on archery basics for all ages. 💲 $25 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks events

🪢 High Ropes and Zip Line | McKinney Roughs | 10:30am The Lost Pines ropes course with zip-line finish. 💲 $45 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks events

🎤 Bastrop Comedy Club | Claude Stuart & Roger Ramirez | 8:00pm - 10:30pm | 17+ Headliner Claude Stuart (The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, Scrubs, That 70s Show) brings his rapid-fire stage style to Bastrop. Roger Ramirez features. Two-item minimum per person. 💲 Ticketed on Film Alley site 📍 Film Alley Bastrop, 1600 Chestnut St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop Comedy Club

🎭 Puffs at Bastrop Opera House | 7:30pm Second night of the run. 🔗 Tickets

🎵 Live Music at Neighbor's | Kathy Murray and the Kilowatts | 7:00pm Grammy-nominated Austin blues singer-songwriter Kathy Murray brings her band the Kilowatts to the Neighbor's stage. Decades of Austin blues credentials, sharing stages with Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Marcia Ball, and Lou Ann Barton. 💲 FREE 📍 Neighbor's Kitchen & Yard, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Neighbor's events

📖 Sensory Storytime | 9:30am - 10:00am Calm, sensory-friendly story experience for kids. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

✏️ Writing for Mental Health | 10:00am - 11:30am Adult journaling workshop with EPL's Peer Support Specialist. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

📚 Peque y Yo | 11:00am - 12:00pm Programa divertido para pequeños y sus cuidadores. Cuentos, canciones y actividades sencillas. Fourth Saturday of the month. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🗣️ Inglés con Jamie | 2:00pm - 3:00pm ESL practice and confidence-building. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🐉 D&D for Teens | 3:00pm - 5:00pm Roll the dice. All skill levels welcome. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🥐 Smithville Sunday Market | Memorial Day Weekend | 10:00am - 2:00pm The weekly producers-only market at the railroad park. Locally grown produce, baked goods, handmade gifts, and live music on a perfect lazy Sunday morning. Last weekend in the longer Sept-May schedule before summer hours. 💲 FREE to browse 📍 James H. Long Railroad Park, Main & 1st, Smithville, Texas 🔗 Smithville Market

🎭 Puffs at Bastrop Opera House | matinee Sunday matinee performance. Check the Opera House for showtime. 📍 711 Spring Street, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Tickets

🌳 Family Nature Quest | McKinney Roughs | 10:30am Self-guided mystery-box stations for families with kids ages 4-10. 💲 $10 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks Family Nature Quest

🌲 Bastrop & Buescher State Park | hike, swim at the Bastrop pool, fish at Buescher Lake. A great Memorial Day weekend pre-game. 🔗 TPWD Bastrop

🇺🇸 24th Annual Bastrop Memorial Day Ceremony | 10:00am A community remembrance at Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas. Reading of names, prayer, rifle salute, bugler. The Bastrop Veterans Day Car Show Weekend committee hosts. Bring water, a hat, and your kids (see Featured Event above). 💲 FREE | open to the public 📍 Fairview Cemetery, 700 Fayette St, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop TX Veterans Day Car Show Weekend

🌭 Memorial Day Ceremony | American Legion Post 533 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm Post 533's Memorial Day Ceremony followed by hot dogs and hamburgers off the grill. Open to the public. The right way to spend Memorial Day afternoon (see Featured Event above). 💲 FREE 📍 American Legion Post 533, 3003 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Post 533 events

🧘 Monthly Baby & Mommy Yoga | 11:00am - 1:00pm Welcoming, family-friendly wellness program for moms and babies ages 0-3, through gentle yoga and connection. Hosted by Bastrop County Cares at First United Methodist Church. 💲 FREE 📍 First United Methodist Church, Bastrop, Texas 🔗 Bastrop County Cares event

🌳 Family Nature Quest | McKinney Roughs | 10:30am Memorial Day morning self-guided mystery box stations for families. 💲 $10 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks Family Nature Quest

🏫 Bastrop ISD, Elgin ISD, Smithville City Offices Closed | Memorial Day A day to rest after the graduation weekend.

🏛️ City Council Work Session | Elgin | 9:00am - 10:00am Open to the public. 📍 Elgin City Hall, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🚐 Care-A-Van | Shiloh Community Center | 5:00pm - 7:00pm The Bastrop County Cares mobile resource van visits Shiloh Community Center with family supports. 💲 FREE 📍 Shiloh Community Center 🔗 Bastrop County Cares event

📚 Baby Bookworms | 10:30am - 11:00am Stories, songs, and early literacy for the smallest readers. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🧠 Nurture Your Mind | Beginner Meditation | 10:30am - 11:30am Beginner meditation with the library's peer support specialist. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

📖 Stories After School (S.A.S.) | 3:30pm - 4:00pm After-school story adventure with books, crafts, and imagination. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🏛️ Historic Review Board | Elgin | 7:30am - 8:30am 🔗 City of Elgin event

🏛️ City Council Work Session | Elgin | 9:00am - 10:00am 🔗 City of Elgin event

🌎 Bilingual Story Time | 10:30am - 11:00am Cuentos y stories, canciones y songs. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🤝 Recovery Matters | Peer Support | 6:00pm - 7:00pm Confidential peer-support group with the library's specialist. 💲 FREE 📍 Elgin Public Library, Elgin, Texas 🔗 City of Elgin event

🪢 High Ropes and Zip Line | McKinney Roughs | 10:30am Midweek opportunity on the Lost Pines ropes course. 💲 $45 per person 📍 McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas 🔗 LCRA Parks events

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Whatever you do this Memorial Day weekend, Bastrop County, Texas, do something with intention. Clap for a senior. Carry a flag to the cemetery. Take Mom or Dad out for a bowl of ramen or Singapore Noodles. Be there to honor the fallen at the rifle salute and the bugler at Fairview at 10:00am on Monday. The summer is long. It can wait one more morning.

We will see you next Thursday.

Marilyn | Your Local Guide

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