Travisso Lifestyle List 3/22/22

Greetings!

Welcome to your weekly Lifestyle List Newsletter and your month at a glance for all of the events that are ahead!

Scroll below for all of the updates you don’t want to miss! Be sure to register for and add events to your calendar now so you don't miss out!

Parents, be sure to check out the summer camp corner for resident-only camp options for your kiddos coming up this summer!

Upcoming Field Maintenance

Our landscaper was able to fit in our field maintenance, which was scheduled to begin this week, early! The team aerated the entire Palazzo amenity center grounds last Tuesday and applied a top dressing on Wednesday which will help to level out some of the divots and areas of need on the field. Next week, the field will be hydroseeded to promote more grass growth.

The field will be out of commission for at least 5 weeks following the hydroseed procedure to help the grass germinate and grow into the bare areas. Please plan to stay off of the field and make other arrangements for all group or individual field use during this time.

We had a blast last at our Spring-a-Palooza events last week! Thank you to all who joined us for the fun. Check out the photos here!

Getting to know Nick Lozaro!

As part of the ongoing lifestyle program here at Travisso, one of the things we love doing is connecting neighbors to neighbors!

We would love to feature one family each week as submissions are received. Simply send Adrian a picture of you, and answer the following questions:

1. Where did you move from?

2. What excites you most about

Travisso?

3. What are your favorite things to

do?

4. The best way to get in touch: ____

For question #4, you can list the best way to contact you if you'd like to hear from neighbors directly, or just state "on the trails at sunset", for example.

Live Music at the Palazzo

Featuring Matt Boland

Saturday, March 26th

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Pavilion

Come on down for live music at the Palazzo! Matt Boland is a traveling one-man-band act letting his songs do the talking and his feet do the rocking. Enjoy nostalgic sounds of 50s rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, country, and folk. BYOB is allowed. Please bring your neighbors and prepare to have a good time!

Let Us Know You're Coming

Texas Touch Senior Sessions

Sunday, March 27th

In need photos for your class of 2022 grad? Texas Touch is offering sessions for Travisso residents on Sunday, March 27th, and would love to get you taken care of! During these sessions, the senior is encouraged to express their individuality and style by changing their clothing three times and adding their activities, hobbies, or first car to their images. It's a great way to record who they are at this point in their lives. We will tailor each session to the individual's needs at the Palazzo Clubhouse. They will receive 2 edited photos with an online gallery and an option to purchase additional photos, graduation cards, and design services.

Use the button to register!

March Calendar

April Calendar

We are limiting this workshop to 15 people. Please send your rsvp to [email protected] on or before 3-17-22 or feel free to contact Shannon by phone at 713-906-5196 should you have questions.

Spring Into Yoga Beginner Workshop: Poses & Placement

Saturday, April 2nd

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Toscana room

Spring into yoga with our second beginners' yoga workshop offered by Shannon Boutelle, a 200 Hour YTT certified yoga instructor. Shannon has been practicing yoga for 14 years and received her training through Life Time Fitness. If you have ever been curious about yoga, now is the time to come learn some of the basics of poses and placement in this one-hour workshop. Please bring your own mat and a water bottle. The class will be inside the Toscana room. The fee for this workshop is just $5 per person. Pre- Registration is required in order to reserve your space.

21+ Game Night

Friday, April 8th

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Palazzo

Grab the 20-sided die and cast your destiny for a fun game night that will test your game-playing skills and see who can be the best team player or solo strategist! Bring your favorite game or test your luck with one of ours. BYOB is allowed. Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks will be provided.

Let Us Know You're Coming

Travisso Spring Fling

Saturday, April 9th

2:00PM - 4:00 PM

Palazzo Clubhouse

You are cordially invited to join us for the Travisso Spring Fling!

This event will feature Flavorlicious snow cones sponsored by CCMC for our 5th anniversary, a golden egg hunt (you just need to find 1 egg for a goody bag!), a petting zoo, a spring blooms planting station sponsored by our landscaper Perfect Cuts for the first 100 people, live music with Micah Marcos, exercise sessions with our fitness instructors, and more! This is not a public event, but all residents are welcome. Please let us know to expect you by signing up with the button below.

Let Us Know You're Coming

Floral Arranging Class with The Flower Social Austin

Friday, April 15th

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Toscana room

$50 per person

The art of centerpiece design takes self-care to the next level. You will explore and discover all your senses as you work your way through this five-step floral arranging process.

During this class, you will learn how to construct a basic table centerpiece. The class comes with all the flowers needed plus a vase, all yours to keep! You will be led through this experience by Mel Frontino, owner of The Flower Social and Head Flower Coach! Space is limited to 40 people, sign up below, once you have a spot, use the link to pay (you must have a spot first before paying). This class is a $75 value, offset by the HOA so you only pay $50 per person.

Pay After Registering

Cars & Community

Saturday, April 16th

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Palazzo Parking Lot

Meet your neighbors who are fellow car enthusiasts at this casual car meet-up! This event is free and open to all Travisso residents. Just grab your coffee and drive on down to the Palazzo and partake in a morning of automotive enjoyment.

For April, we will attempt the drive we couldn't do the last few months due to poor weather, and plan to leave at 10:00 am for a group drive to Bear King Brewing Co. in Marble Falls for lunch before returning to Travisso. The drive is about 40 minutes each direction through beautiful Texas Hill Country roads. Please obey all traffic laws and drive at your own risk. Be safe :)

If you know of a local business or entity that would like to become a community partner for this monthly event, please let Adrian know!

Drive Map

Earth Day Hike

Saturday, April 16th

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Palazzo Parking Lot

Let's celebrate Earth Day by getting outside in nature and trekking along one of the Travisso trails! Please meet at the Palazzo parking lot at 9 am and be ready to walk to the trailhead (0.5 miles) at 9:15 am. This will be roughly 3 miles of walking and will take about 2 hours. Wear comfortable closed-toe shoes with grippy soles, and bring water. Sunscreen is encouraged as well! The hike is easy to moderate, with some climbing. There will be an option to cut the hike short to 2 miles if you are not up for a full 3 miles.

Let Us Know You're Coming

Blood Drive with We Are Blood

Friday, April 22nd

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Palazzo Parking Lot

The local blood supply is a shared community resource that bonds us all. We Are Blood is the only truly local blood services provider. We are happy to partner with them to bring a mobile blood drive right here to Travisso! A sign-up list will be provided soon.

Donating During Covid

Donor Eligibility

Empty Nesters Bubbles & Burgundy Wine Class

Friday, April 22nd

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Toscana Room

This one is for our empty nesters! Please join us for an evening of wine education sampling 5-6 wines and learning about the region's history, grapes, and food pairing recommendations from a highly decorated sommelier.

Space is limited, please use the button below to register!

The Visso Life Kite Festival

Saturday, April 23rd

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Monza Park

Let’s go fly a kite at the Travisso Kite Festival! We would love for our Travisso families to come out and enjoy. In addition to hanging out with fellow neighborhood kite-lovers, The Visso Life will provide a bounce house, crafting tent, and a kite-making area. Catch the food truck while you're there. Special Note: This event will be held at MONZA Pocket Park. The park is located deep in the neighborhood at 4553 Via Roma Pass.

If you have questions about this event, please reach out to Jen Pizer by email or call 512-850-1712.

Texas Touch Spring Family Sessions

Sunday, April 10th

Saturday, April 23rd

Feeling the need for new family photos? Take advantage of the Travisso Spring Family Photo sessions brought to you by Texas Touch Photography! For $50, you get a 20-minute photo session and 2 digital (edited) images. Additional images may be purchased. Texas Touch is offering two dates in April for family photos, Sunday the 10th and Saturday the 23rd!

Use the button below to register!

Mom's the Bomb!

Saturday, April 30th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pavilion

Mother's day is fast approaching and we have the perfect event for moms to treat themselves! Join us for mimosas and bath bomb making with your neighbor Shakera Shanker of Two Island Girls leading you through the steps! All materials will be provided. Shakera will send you home with a swag bag including a lip balm, a small wax melt sample, a small soap, and a sample mask! Grab a mom friend and sign up! Must be 21+ to attend.

Travisso parents have asked for summer camp options for their kiddos, and we found a few solutions that may work for your family! These camps are for residents only and will minimize any exclusive use of spaces or amenities by the camps so as not to interfere with overall resident enjoyment. These camps are a way for residents and their neighbors to have a great summer! STEAM is a resident-run camp as well!

STEAM Camp Fun

Monday - Friday (8:30 am-11:30 am, grades entering Kindergarten to 5th) Toscana Room or Pavilion

Are you looking for a fun engaging summer camp that explores Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, and also includes Project-Based Learning? Look no further, we will have a STEAM camp with different themes each week right here in the Travisso Community for residents! We have created a fun, engaging schedule where campers will learn critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students will use their imaginations to create a variety of projects. They’ll brainstorm ideas to find solutions, choose an idea to design, build their design, and improve on what they’ve created.

For more information contact: Kim Komisarek (408)204-8464 or email [email protected]

$200 per camper per week with a $25/family and $15/single child registration to hold the spot and for materials. Cooking camps are an additional $15 per person.

Drone Genius Camp

Monday-Thursday (12 pm-3 pm, grades entering 3rd to 6th) Toscana Room or Pavilion

Welcome to DroneGenius+! Our program has been designed to continue STEM and Coding education while preparing our students to meet the demands of today, with confidence! Drones and technology are evolving our world in many ways by delivering packages, helping our first responders, providing security, photography and videography, and so much more. 3D printing is now responsible for creating entire neighborhoods! Did you know that your child can build and code their own robot? Have you seen Nintendo Labo? Jumping Sumo is a fan favorite; have you ever done a scavenger hunt with a drone? Do you have a crime detective on your hands? Our campers learn to solve kid-friendly crimes the STEM way! And did I mention drones? We teach our students how to operate drones not just using a controller but using coding to perform automated flight movements.

We've developed programs for students to learn how to navigate and embrace STEM technology all while continuing to sharpen their motor skills, math, science tech, and engineering abilities, and our favorites; spatial reasoning and solution engineering, all by coding and operating today's latest technology! All equipment is provided! Students work collectively in teams to achieve a new mission each week. Missions include 3D art creation, team Labo games, drone races, Makeblock, teambuilding and so much more!

We hope to see your budding little forward thinker in one of our sessions!

For more information contact: Robin Bouie-Perez at [email protected]

$200 per camper per week with a $25/family and $15/single child registration to hold the spot and for materials.

Summer Sports Camp for your neighborhood

Summer Youth Sports Camps

A summer youth sports camp in your backyard? Yep, that's happening! We're excited to introduce our first ever Summer Sports Camp for the community! The camp caters to ages 5-12 and will consist of many different sports and activities throughout the week. PLAY Academy, our vendor, is a trusted company that services many of our communities nationwide.

To sign up your Travisso junior resident, scan the QR code on the flyer or visit www.playtennisacademy.net/summer-camp

For more information, contact PLAY through phone 561.597.6882 or email [email protected]

Play Academy Website

Summer Job Opportunities!

Are you, or someone you know, looking for a summer job? Play Academy is looking for camp counselors! Play will provide lifeguard and counselor training before camps begin in June. Email Play Academy for more information.

Ladies Bunco

Tuesday, April 5th

1st Tuesday of the month

6:30 PM- 8:30 PM

Toscana Room

Please join us for ladies bunco! Bring your own beverage and $10 to play. Light snacks will be provided. RSVP through the link below.

Preschool Playdate

Wednesday, April 6th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Palazzo Playscape

Let's get together for a mid-week playdate. Little ones 5 years and younger are invited! Meet fellow friends and parents in Travisso.

Book Club

Wednesday, April 6th

1st Wednesday of the month

3:00 PM- 5:00 PM

Zoom

The Book Club has chosen Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman as the April book of the month. Join in by clicking on the link below.

Passcode: 2437

Join via Zoom

Ladies Coffee

Thursday, April 7th

1st Thursday of the month

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM

Toscana Room

Join the neighborhood ladies for a cup of coffee and a chance to chat. This is a great way to meet new neighbors if you are new to Travisso! Bring your favorite coffee, or enjoy a cup from the Keurig.

Fabric and Fiber Artists Club

Monday, April 11th

2nd Monday of the Month

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Toscana Room

If you crochet, knit, cross-stitch, or quilt, this group is for you! Bring your projects and join your crafty neighbors for a morning of creating together.

Travisso Empty Nesters and Forever Young groups are BACK!

Have your kids flown the coop? We have two groups you would love! The Travisso Empty Nesters and Forever Young groups are planning events and making a comeback in 2022. If you think this is a good fit for you, contact group organizer Penny Chilcutt by email to be added to the email list for event updates.

Racehorse Canasta

Wednesdays

12:00 PM- 3:00 PM

Toscana Room

Please join us for a game of canasta. Beginners are welcome, and canasta is open to everyone! Games will be played every week.

Palazzo Poker

Thursday, April 14th & 28th

2nd and 4th Thursday

7:00 PM- 10:00 PM

Toscana Room

Meet your neighbors at the Palazzo for a poker night on Thursdays. The group usually plays Texas Hold'em and no cash is required to join.

Culinary EXP Food Truck

Friday, April 1st

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Palazzo Parking Lot

By expanding the culinary boundaries of a typical food truck and prioritizing flavor and quality above all else, Culinary EXP creates a mouthwatering experience that is as delicious as it is nourishing.

Offerings range from signature dishes like slow-cooked braised beef, original artisan sandwiches, herb-baked salmon, as well as innovative seasonal breakfast combinations.

Garbo's Food Truck

Friday, April 15th

5:00 PM- 8:00 PM

Palazzo Parking Lot

New England cuisine with an Austin twist! Serving up lobster rolls that are out of this world and grace Travisso with their buttery deliciousness on the 3rd Friday of every month.