Saturday, March 3, 2012 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Sun City Cowan Creek Center, 1433 Cool Spring Way, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Speaker: Kurt Johnson, Sr. Mr. Johnson is a Hutto native, journalist and former speechwriter in the Texas Senate. He has authored two books: The Outskirts of Life from Hutto’s Front Porch (1987) [...]
Saturday, February 4, 2012 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Sun City Cowan Creek Center, 1433 Cool Spring Way, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Speaker: Professor Eric Selbin, Southwestern University Professor of Political Science and University Scholar, is the author of Revolution, Resistance, and Rebellion: The Power of Story. He specializes in confrontational politics. He [...]
General Meeting: Saturday, January 7, 2012 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Sun City Cowan Creek Center, 1433 Cool Spring Way, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Speaker: Royger Harris is a repeat speaker for us. He is an investigator in Jana Duty’s County Attorney’s office, and he gives us great insight into what is going on [...]
Thursday, December 8, 2011 Time: 5:00 to 9:00 PM or maybe longer … Location: Ruby’s Café & Bakery, 305 Limestone Terrace in Jarrell, TX Event: Sun City Democrats’ Holiday Party The following is the menu for our Holiday Dinner & Social: Chicken Cordon Bleu or Roast Beef Au Jus. The sides for both selections will [...]
General Meeting: Saturday, November 5, 2011 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Cowan Creek, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Speaker: Ann Dunkelberg Program: Medicare Ann Dunkelberg, Associate Director of The Center for Public Policy Priorities, will speak on the subject of Medicare. The Center for Public Policy Priorities is a “think tank” in Austin focusing on [...]
Social Event: OctoberFest, Mexican-Style Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Happy Hour Location: El Patron Restaurant & Cantina, 603 W University Ave, Georgetown Hospitality Chair Pat Prudhom has set up another fun place for us to meet and socialize. As before at Hardtails, we will simply order from the menu as [...]
Saturday, October 1, 2011 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Cowan Creek, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Speaker: Julius Getman Program: Restoring Power to the Union Our October meeting focuses on that mainstay of Democratic politics, Labor Unions. Julius Getman, our speaker, is a preeminent scholar in the field of labor law. He pioneered empirical studies [...]
General Meeting: Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Location: Sun City Ballroom Program: Evan Smith Evan Smith is the The Texas Tribune’s CEO and editor-in-chief. ( www.texastribune.org ) He spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, stepping down in August 2009 as the magazine’s president and editor-in-chief. He previously [...]
Summer Social: Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Time: 4:00 to 7:00 PM Location: Hardtails Bar & Grill, Georgetown Program: “Beat the Heat” Sun City Democrats and guests are invited to an informal gathering of like-minded souls to meet and have fun. Hardtails is a funky biker bar that’s known for its great and plentiful food. [...]
Saturday, June 4, 2011 Time: 9:30 AM Coffee, 10:00 AM Meeting Place: Cowan Creek Amenity Center, Florence/Georgetown Rooms Program: 2012 Election Workshop A Message from Sun City Democrats President Roe Mackey regarding the June meeting: June is almost upon us, half of 2011 is nearly gone, and preparations are starting to get ready for the [...]
