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Controversial Round Rock Newsletter: Trailside Market Drama, Hawaiian Luau at Yonders Point, and Purple Martin Party Shake-Up! 🌿🌺🎉

Controversial Round Rock Newsletter: Trailside Market Drama, Hawaiian Luau at Yonders Point, and Purple Martin Party Shake-Up! 🌿🌺🎉
Exciting Events in Round Rock: Trailside Market, Luau Nights, Purple Martin Party, 1 Million Cups, Library Programs, Pluckers Wing Specials, Salt Traders Deals, UniverCity Program, Broadway-Style Musical "Mary Poppins" 🌿🌺🎯📚🍗🦪🎭

Round Rock Staff, Glena Stephenson, Publisher

Jul 22, 2025

Trivia Question❓

Which local Round Rock business hosts an annual fall festival that features live music, carnival rides, and a chili cook-off?

Answer at the bottom of the newsletter

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕒 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Location: Memorial Park Trail
🎟️ Admission: Free
📄 Details: Discover local farmers, artisans, and handmade goods along the scenic trail in this weekly outdoor market.

📅 Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
🕒 Time: 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
📍 Location: Yonders Point, Old Settlers Park
🎟️ Admission: Free
📄 Details: A festive summer luau featuring tropical music, dancing, and family-friendly activities at the scenic lakeside venue.

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕒 Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (arrive by 6:45 pm if you’d like to order food or drinks)
📍 Location: Jason’s Deli, Round Rock Crossing Shopping Center
🎟️ Admission: $15 for Travis Audubon members, $20 for non‑members (limited to 20 attendees)
📄 Details: Kick off your Purple Martin Party experience with “Purple Martin 101”—a fun, one‑hour presentation led by Susanne Harm, covering Purple Martin history, migration, lifecycle, and roosts. After the Q&A, take a stroll over to the roosting spectacle! Food and drinks are available for purchase separately

  📅 Date: Friday & Saturday evenings through August 9, incl. July 18–19, 2025

  🕒 Time: At dusk (approx. 7:45–8:30 pm)

  📍 Location: Near La Frontera Shopping Center, Round Rock/Austin border

🎟️ Admission: Free

📄 Details: Experience the stunning arrival of thousands of purple martins as they swirl into their roost. Bring binoculars—and maybe an umbrella for the occasional droppings! Hosted by Travis Audubon Society.

Joke Of The Day

Why did the math book go to the Round Rock local business event?

Because it heard there would be some great "sum" deals!

🎯 1 Million Cups Round Rock

📅 Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
🕒 Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
📍 Location: Round Rock Chamber Office (910 Heritage Center Circle)
🎟️ Admission: Free; open to community and entrepreneurs
📄 Details: A recurring weekly networking event for local startups and entrepreneurs to present ideas over coffee. Great chance to support local innovation and connect with the business community.

🎵 Music on Main Plaza Concert

📅 Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
🕒 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
📍 Location: Prete Main Street Plaza (Downtown Round Rock)
🎟️ Admission: Free
📄 Details: Enjoy the summer kickoff of Round Rock’s “Music on Main” concert series at Prete Plaza. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy live local bands under the stars. Patch+5

📅 Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
🕒 Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
📍 Location: Round Rock City Hall
🎟️ Admission: Free; open to the public
📄 Details: Informal review of upcoming city council agenda items. A chance to stay informed and understand local governance before the formal evening meeting

📅 Date: Ongoing this week
🕒 All day during brunch service
📍 Location: Cafe Java (multiple Round Rock locations)
🎟️ Special: Rotating weekly dish & drink specials
📄 Details: Known locally for its specialty coffee and breakfast fusion, Cafe Java frequently features rotating weekly specials—recent highlights include cinnamon roll French toast and a steak & egg combo.

📅 When: Varying daily specials (see below)
📍 Where: 300 Mays Crossing Dr, Round Rock
🎟️ Specials: Sunday: $1 off cocktails; Monday: buy‑10 wings get 5 free + $2.50 off mugs; Tuesday: kids eat free + $3 off cocktails; Wednesday: $2 off mugs + trivia; Thursday: free appetizer with entrées; Friday: Teacher Freebie (3–7 pm); plus $12 lunch specials on weekdays
📄 Details: A fun, wings‑focused restaurant offering daily rotating deals including wing promos, family nights, trivia, and teacher perks.

🦪 Salt Traders Coastal Cooking – Oyster & Drink Deals

📅 When: Mon 3:30 pm–9:00 pm; Tues–Fri 3:30 pm–6:30 pm; Sat–Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm (Oyster Hour)
📍 Where: 2850 N I‑35, Round Rock
🎟️ Specials: $1 off oysters daily; $5 off appetizers; $1 off drinks; Oyster Hour Sat–Sun lunch
📄 Details: Enjoy fresh coastal dishes with oyster‑centric deals, discounted starters and drink specials in a sustainable seafood‑focused restaurant.

UniverCity, Round Rock's 11-week program offering an insider's view of city operations, begins a new season on August 18th.

Participants will meet weekly with different departments to learn about their roles and the city's functions.

Sessions will be held on Mondays from 5:30-9 p.m.

with dinner provided.

Each class includes introductions, speeches, Q&As, and activities.

Graduates receive a certificate and a photo with the Mayor.

Recent participants praised the program's professionalism and camaraderie.

Those interested can enroll by emailing neighborhoods@roundrocktexas.gov.

PET PATROL
PLEASE READ, if you have lost or found a fur baby in or around Kerr County, Texas area.
1) If you have LOST your fur baby please go to Kerr County Animal Services at 3600 Loop 534 Kerrville, Texas in person to look for your fur baby.
This pound is a kill shelter and animals are held only a very short time! Please check daily until your fur baby is found! Never depend on a phone call, even if your pet has tags and is chipped!
 
Your fur baby is counting on you to search and continue searching to get them back home!!
 
No-Kill Shelters in the area to check with:
- AWS Freeman-Fritts Animal Shelter & Clinic - https://www.facebook.com/freemanfritts/
- The Kathleen Cailloux Humane Society of Kerrville - https://www.facebook.com/Kathleen-C-Cailloux-Humane-Societ…/
- Hill Country SPCA in Fredericksburg - https://www.facebook.com/HillCountrySPCA/ 
Tip of The Day

Make sure to check animal shelters, veterinary clinics, and online lost pet databases regularly to increase the chances of being reunited with your lost pet.

☕ Mi Mundo Coffeehouse & Roastery – Latte Flights & Seasonal Lattes

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕒 Open 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
📍 Location: 106 S Mays St, Downtown Round Rock
🎟️ Special: Monthly latte flights — sample four seasonal flavors for around $20; handcrafted unique lattes like Pistachio Rose and Honey Cinnamon
📄 Details: This award-winning roastery offers flavorful, ethically sourced espresso drinks—perfect for latte aficionados hoping to taste-and-compare. Expect a busy, cozy vibe that’s great for social coffee date mornings.
Reddit community says:

“Lamppost has good coffee … while Mi Mundo has yummy flavored coffee drinks and is better for a social chat.”

🧊 7 Brew Coffee – Iced Latte Favorites All Saturday🧊 7 Brew Coffee – Iced Latte Favorites All Saturday

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕒 5:30 am – 11:00 pm
📍 Location: 2130 E Palm Valley Blvd
🎟️ Special: Featured iced lattes like Funnel Cake Macchiato and Iced Blondie with loyalty rewards
📄 Details: A drive‑thru and walk‑up café ideal for busy Saturdays—quick iced latte options and friendly service make it easy to grab a cool caffeinated pick‑me‑up before errands or outdoor fun. “Their iced lattes are the best.”

At Referral Business Builders, we’re not just trading business cards, we're building referrals, friendships, collaborations, and those rare, high-energy connections that make business fun again.
 
  • We host live virtual networking events across time zones
  • We host a business book club
  • We host the Connectors Edge Podcast
  • We spotlight YOU and your business
  • And we make it easy to meet amazing people around the world
Curious? Inspired? Want in?

🍷 Round Rock Business Networking Happy Hour

  1. 📅 Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
    🕒 Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
    📍 Location: Whiskey Cake, 2600 N Interstate Highway 35, Round Rock, TX
    🎟️ Admission: Free (just show up!)
    📄 Details: Come join local business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals for an energizing happy hour full of great conversation, new connections, and community-building in a relaxed, stylish setting.

☕ Senior Industry Networking @ Legacy at Oak Hill

📅 Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
🕒 Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
📍 Location: Legacy at Oak Hill (Austin)
🎟️ Admission: Free
📄 Details: A relaxed, no-pressure networking meetup for professionals connected to senior industries—ideal for sharing resources and building local connections over coffee.

🎭 Broadway‑Style Musical “Mary Poppins”

📅 Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 (July 24th to August 10th, 2025)
🕒 Time: Evening
📍 Location: Summer Stock Austin, McCullough Theatre, 2375 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin, TX 78712
🎟️ Admission: Get Tickets
📄 Details: Treat yourself to a charming evening with “Mary Poppins”—a full-scale musical with family-friendly appeal, high production value, and nostalgic charm.

Summer Stock Austin is an initiative of Impact Arts, in partnership with Texas Performing Arts. It's both a production company and an educational training program for high school and college students, offering them the opportunity to gain experience in theatre and film production.

💡 Answer to Trivia Question:
The Round Rock Chalk Walk Arts Festival
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