🦘Waco Made National News

Good morning, Waco! This is The Waco Buzz, the local newsletter that feels like getting the entire row to yourself on the airplane after a long week.

🦘Waco made national news this week
🏐 Opening Day at The Fields
🎶 Everything happening in Waco this weekend
🐶 Dog of the Week: Meet Baby

Let's get to it!
— Sam Harper

🦘 Bingus Is a Repeat Offender

On Monday morning, Waco Police got a call that a kangaroo was on the loose near University KIA on La Salle Avenue. Officers tracked her down on Robinson Drive and got her safely back to Waco Wildlife Rescue. The dealership had it all on video, and by that afternoon it was everywhere: AP, UPI, Fox News, WFAA, and a good chunk of the internet.

Her name is Bingus. Per her owner, she escapes a lot. This is the second time a kangaroo has gotten out of Waco Wildlife Rescue in under a year. Waco PD kept their sense of humor: "The first time this happened we said it wasn't our typical patrol day, but now it's just become 'roo-tine.'"

The video is worth a watch.

🍽 70 Wacoans Went to Dinner
More than 70 people showed up to our May Dinner Club this past Wednesday, got matched with strangers, and left with new friends. Text groups were formed, plans were made, and Waco got a little bit smaller.

There's a Harvard study that's been running since 1938 tracking what actually drives long-term health and happiness. The answer is relationships. Dinner Club is one small thing we're doing to help.

If you missed it, the next one is on June 24.

📌 Quick Hits This Weekend

🏊 Neon Pool Party @ AC Hotel Downtown — Saturday night, 6 to 10 PM, rooftop pool, two bars, glowing vibes, $25 GA. Ages 21+. Tickets

🌳 Arbo Fest @ Carleen Bright Arboretum — Free all-day Saturday celebration with food trucks, live music from Sami Brown and the Purple Hulls, vendors, and a scavenger hunt. 10 AM to 4 PM.

🦕 Sea Monsters Unearthed @ Mayborn Museum — A 23-foot mosasaur skeleton and 70-million-year-old fossils open Saturday and run through August 30.

🏃 Run, White & Blue 5K @ Camp Fimfo — Patriotic color run Saturday at 8 AM benefiting the Midnight Hope Foundation. $45 to enter.

🎣 Bosqueville — The softball team fell in the 2A state championship game Thursday, but good things keep happening over there. The bass fishing team is competing for a state title this weekend at Lake Texoma. Go get it, Bulldogs.

🏈 99 days until Baylor Football.

Baby is a 4 year old Shih Tzu mix, who loves cuddles and zero drama. She is looking for a forever home and someone who gets that good things come in small packages. She is at Fuzzy Friends Rescue and ready to meet her person.
👉 Meet Baby here

🏐 The Fields at First Woodway — Opening Day
This Sunday, May 31 | 5:00 to 7:00 PM | 101 Ritchie Road

First Woodway built a brand-new outdoor park space and is opening the doors to the whole city Sunday night. The Fields has sand volleyball, basketball, pickleball courts, a walking track, a pavilion, and a turfed lawn. Opening night is free: pizza, burgers, hot dogs, and lawn games for all ages.

Bring the kids. Bring the neighbors. When speaking with the organizer she made it clear that this is a park intended for the entire community to use. Fields and courts will have lights as well to playing after the sun sets.

👉 Look at the space and get more details.

We've added two new camps to the guide — if you've got a kid who needs somewhere to be this summer, Part 1 and Part 2 have you covered.

👉 Summer Camp Guide — Part 1
👉 Summer Camp Guide — Part 2

\🎈 Friday, May 29:

100 Days of STEAM Kick Off @ Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center, 300 N. MLK Jr. Blvd — 10 AM to 6 PM | Free | All ages

Art in the Garden @ Urban REAP — 11 AM to noon | Adults $15, kids $10

Andy's Frozen Custard Sweet Since '86 Roadshow @ 900 S. 8th St — 3 to 8 PM | Free | $2 sundaes, spin-to-win wheel

Line Dancing Lessons with Dena @ The Will — 6 to 7:45 PM

Come What May: A Prelude to Pride @ PACC, 924 Austin Ave — 8 PM | 18+ | Tickets

R&B Bingo @ Marie's Wine Bar — 8 to 10 PM

Kiss Me, Kate @ Waco Civic Theatre — 7:30 PM

FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC
The Ballou's Cats @ Uncle Dan's BBQ — 6:30 PM
Tyler Hill @ Blue Pup Wine & Martini Bar — 7 PM
Garrett Morphis @ Twisted Sisters Patio Bar — 8 PM
Branded Heart @ The Will — 8 PM
The Bellamy Brothers @ The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill — 8:30 PM

🎈 Saturday, May 30:

Run, White & Blue 5K @ Camp Fimfo, 1000 Chickadee Lane — 8 AM

Waco Downtown Farmers Market @ Bridge Street Plaza — 9 AM

Rooftop Yoga @ Dichotomy Coffee — 9 AM

Arbo Fest @ Carleen Bright Arboretum, 9001 Bosque Blvd — 10 AM to 4 PM | Free

Community Paint Day with Creative Waco @ 3400 Bosque Blvd — 10 AM to noon | Free

Waco Stake Blood Drive @ 300 Ritchie Rd — 10AM

Champions League Final Watch Party @ Barnett's Whiskey House, 420 Franklin Ave — 11 AM | Free | First 100 guests get a free paleta from Helados la Azteca | RSVP at wacosc.com/tickets

DFW Card Show @ Waco Convention Center, 100 Washington Ave — 10 AM to 5 PM | $5 adults, kids 12 & under free

Kiss Me, Kate @ Waco Civic Theatre — 7:30 PM (also 2:30 PM matinee)

Paella on the Patio @ Segovia Wine Bar — 4 to 8 PM | $35

Neon Pool Party @ AC Hotel Downtown, 600 Mary Ave — 6 to 10 PM

Voz Alta: A Night of Poetry, Song & Migration @ PACC — 6 to 10 PM

Live From Waco Sketch Comedy @ PACC — 7 to 9 PM | Tickets

TCG After Party @ L&L Hawaiian BBQ — 6 PM | Free

SATURDAY LIVE MUSIC
Greg Bashara & Evan Klaras @ Marie's Wine Bar — 7:30 PM
The Rewind Party Band @ The Will — 8 PM
Lone Star Skynyrd @ The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill — 8:30 PM

🎈Sunday, May 31:

Homegrown Sunday @ The Will — Market 1 to 5 PM, live music noon to 5 PM | Free | Dog friendly

Collect 'Em Trade Day @ PACC, 924 Austin Ave — noon | Free

Bugs, Blues & Bikes @ Karem Shrine — noon to 6 PM | $5

Marie's Day Party @ Marie's Wine Bar — 3 to 7 PM | DJ Mojamz

The Fields at First Woodway — Opening Day — 5 to 7 PM | Free

Kiss Me, Kate @ Waco Civic Theatre — 2:30 PM

🎈Monday, June 1
How is it June already.

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