Welcome back to Round Rock Parks and Recreation’s monthly “PARDcast” hosted by Maggie and Christian. We are now a Vidcast & Podcast! Catch up on the latest PARD news and adventures at various parks and trails as well as special random guests from our amazing Round Rock Community! This new season and episode of PARDcast January 2024 covers upcoming events, programs, and registrations.
Upcoming Events
• The Adaptive and Inclusive Family Winter Ball will be at the Baca Center on Sat Jan 20 from 6-8pm. Enjoy a night of dancing, fun, family, and more. Tickets are pre-sale only. More info and tickets at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec or at roundrockrecreation.com
• The Allen R. Baca Center is rolling out the red carpet for our annual Senior Prom “A Night in Hollywood” on Fri Feb 2 from 6-10pm. Join us for commemorative photos, cocktails, dinner, dancing, dessert, and more. Space is Limited. Tickets at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec or at roundrockrecreation.com
• The Daddy Daughter Dance is on Fri Feb 9th from 6-9pm. This year’s “Wild About Dad” theme invites you to hop, pounce, or crawl on over to the Kalahari Kilimanjaro Ballroom for light snacks, a live DJ, a dance contest, and more. Tickets at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec or at roundrockrecreation.com
• For more info on these and other upcoming events visit roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec and click on Special Events.
Program Guide
• The Fall/Winter/Spring 2023-2024 program guide is out now. Check it out to find information on upcoming special events, athletics, camps, afterschool programs and more. You can access the virtual program guide online at roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec and program registration is available at roundrockrecreation.com
• Be on the lookout for the Summer 2024 program guide, coming in early Feb.
Rock’N River
• Rock’N River season passes are now available at roundrocktexas.gov/river
• Find information about all of our outdoor pools and season hours of operation at roundrocktexas.gov/pools
Athletics
• Adult Leagues will start the last week of January
o Cornhole 1/25 and 1/23
o Pickleball 1/23 and 1/24
o Softball 1/21,23,24,25,26
o Sand Volleyball 1/25
• Tennis Lessons start the first week of February – still time to register
• Youth Soccer registration closes February 11 – season starts Feb 26
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Maggie
Welcome to the first ever Round Rock, Parks and Recreation video cast. It's been a couple of years. We used to do a podcast about a year ago, but it took a little bit of a break. So we are back now. We have a camera. We've a camera man. We have Julio behind the camera. Can you wave? Hi, Jaleel.
00:00:18:17 - 00:00:36:25
Maggie
That's Jaleel behind the camera. We are currently coming to you from OSP, but we won't always be at OCP, so keep that in mind. I'm Maggie. This is Christian. How are you? Welcome. So we are going to be chatting with you a little bit about the things that are coming up in the Parks and Recreation world. That right?
00:00:36:27 - 00:01:09:13
Christian
That is correct. Well, as you know, you can always find your local resources online. But to highlight a little bit what we're doing right now, we still have fall, winter and spring 20, 23 through 2024. Program Guide is currently on our website at Round Rock, Texas. Dot Gov Ford slash Parks and Rec and be on the lookout for the Summer 2024 Program Guide, where we will have many, many programs for you to look forward to.
00:01:09:15 - 00:01:28:06
Maggie
And it's just going to be a very exciting year. We've got some really fun special events coming up that I want to chat with you guys a little bit about. We also normally would have a third person sitting here, but our sound director is currently fighting laser dolphins in Guam. So we're just we're figuring that one out. So upcoming events, we have some really, really fun ones coming up.
00:01:28:08 - 00:01:58:25
Maggie
The adaptive and inclusive family winter Ball is coming up on Saturday, January the 20th. It's going to be from 6 to 8 p.m. so you can enjoy a night of dancing, fun, family and more. It's an adaptive and inclusive event, so it is geared specifically and specially for individuals with disabilities and their families. Tickets are presale only. We also the Alan R Barca Center, our wonderful, wonderful senior center, is rolling out the red carpet for their annual senior prom.
00:01:59:00 - 00:02:18:00
Maggie
This year's theme is a Night in a Hollywood. It's going to be very, very fun. I've already seen some of the decorations. I'm thrilled. They're going to be fantastic. That's going to be on February the second. Tickets for that also need to be purchased and space is very limited. So my career up on that one is definitely very much learning.
00:02:18:03 - 00:02:41:21
Maggie
And finally, Daddy Daughter Dance, an absolute round rock classic and a fan favorite is on February 9th. Tickets are on sale right now. Our theme, Wild About Dad is going to bring you and your fam to the Kilimanjaro ballroom at Kalahari. So tickets and more information about all these events can be found at Round Rock, Texas. Dot gov.
00:02:41:22 - 00:03:04:26
Maggie
Forward slash Parks and Rec. If you click on special events, you'll find the list to register or to buy tickets. Because all of these are ticket events. You can get your tickets, go to round Rock recreation dot com and search the event and it'll pop right up for you. fantastic. Those events are definitely very exciting. So things will be getting hotter in the spring and summer season.
00:03:04:26 - 00:03:33:20
Christian
So now is the perfect time to preorder your rock and river and season pass. I think it's for it's not pre-ordering. Yeah. You should just go buy your season pass for a rock and river because it's going to be hot and you want to be the first one out there to enjoy that luxurious and fun filled water. Save on going to rock and river because it's going to be a great time and you can find that on our website at Round Rock, Texas.
00:03:33:20 - 00:04:03:26
Christian
Dot gov afford slash river. But you can also find our seasons of ours and operations at Round Rock, Texas dot gov ford slash pools pool party pool party first party pool party. We've also got some fun things coming up with athletics. So the adult leagues are going to be starting the last week of January. The Cornhole Adult League will be starting January 25th and the 23rd.
00:04:03:28 - 00:04:30:11
Maggie
Pickleball is on the 23rd, the 24th. Softball is going to be starting on the 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th. A lot of days sand volleyball will be starting on January the 25th as well. We also have tennis lessons are will be starting the first week of February. There is still time to register for all age groups. Some of them are a little bit full, but there is sections available and we also have youth soccer.
00:04:30:11 - 00:04:46:28
Maggie
Registration is going to be closing February the 11th. So if you have a little one who wants to play soccer or you look like a little one who could play soccer or, you know, a little one who should be playing soccer, you still got time. You can you can skate on in there. We do want you all to stay connected with us.
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Unknown
So the part cast, because we're doing a video cast, whoop, whoop. This is going to vary. This video is going to be available for you all to watch on social media and on YouTube. So you can follow us on Facebook, on Instagram, on YouTube, wherever you social your media is, We are probably there. This podcast in podcast form will also be available on all of your favorite podcasting apps.
00:05:10:25 - 00:05:35:13
Maggie
You can ask Alexa, you can ask Google to play. The latest episode of the podcast will be coming up. hey, you all over? Come on over. All right. Well, what what's you guys? His name is. And my name is Matthew. My name is Camilla. Hi, guys. Welcome. I'm Maggie. This is Christian, the Parks and Rec team. Do you want to tell us a little bit, why do you love this park?
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Unknown
And I like it because it not only has one thing to do, it has multiple things to do. And I love all the others ducks swimming in the lake. And I also love the fields. yeah, I like this park because there is an amazing trail for hiking or biking, whichever one you're in the mood for. And then there's a park for kids and there's like an outstanding amount of things to do.
00:06:06:03 - 00:06:27:08
Unknown
So that's what I like most about it. Cool. So we are right next to Joanne Land Park. What is your favorite piece of the park? What's your favorite thing to play on? Mine is probably the zip line. I love the swings. so who's a better who's faster on the zip line between the two of you? Who do you think would win in a race?
00:06:27:10 - 00:06:52:20
Unknown
probably me. Matthew. I like that. I get very honest. Very honest. I appreciate it. Well, thank you, guys. Is there anything else you want to say to the camera or to us while you're hanging out? Yeah. No. All right, Good enough, man. Thanks. Thank you guys for coming on the show. I thank you guys.
00:06:52:23 - 00:07:10:15
Christian
When I was a kid, that was adorable. I loved every minute of that. And you can join us, too, if you find us anywhere on the trails. Coming up, we will announce on our social media sites where you can find us. We'll do this about once every month. If you do see us, make sure we're holding microphones. Say hi.
00:07:10:20 - 00:07:41:20
Christian
Join our lawdience lawn audience and we will interview you if you want to be interviewed or just kind of join. There could be swag in it for you. We'll throw stuff at you in a loving and caring way. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. One of the podcasts here and all the Settlers Park. Well, thank you all for joining us on the first episode of the January episode of the podcast for 2024, Jaleel Say Goodbye.
00:07:41:22 - 00:08:08:06
Unknown
Bye bye, everyone. Next time, standing public Parks. You can hear the wonderful grass here. Listen to the grass.