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ACL Festival 2009

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:01:58 +0000

ACL Music Festival Zilker Park Outdoor Marquee

Calling All Music Fans! It’s ACL Festival time again! October 2-4, 2009, will bring 65,000 music fans a day to beautiful 350 acre Zilker Park located at 2100 Barton Springs Rd. near downtown Austin. The festival also is projected to inject some $30 million into the city’s economy! Who says music doesn’t pay? Austin City Limits Music Festival has gone from a small mostly Austin musicians festival in its inaugural debut in 2002 to one of the nation’s top music events which sells out ticket capacity months in advance. What a line-up is in store for 2009 lucky ticket holders! This year fans will have 8 stages and 130 acts to choose from including well-known headliners like Dave Mathews, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Levon Helm, Ghostland Observatory, Mos Def, and many more! Tickets sold out in August, but a few one day passes can still be had on places like Craig’s List . For a complete list of headliners for this year’s festival, click on the following link, Austin City Limits. If you are just visiting, then enjoy our beautiful city while you are here and call us if you would like to know more about the city or need a list of current properties for sale or rent in Austin! Vicki E. Phillips, Real Estate Broker/Owner of Cool Houses Austin@ 512-665-7778 for more info! We rent apartments, too! Ask us about the new move-in specials!

Old Pecan Street Festival 2009

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:17:05 +0000

The Old Pecan Street Festival is celebrating its 31st year downtown on 6th Street. Great art (250 exibitions), local handcrafts, festival food, and over 80 acts on five stages to take in all in two days! Whew! There will be plenty of fun to be had for the kids, too. From a petting zoo to pony rides to flying high on the huge jumper areas, and at the last festival, there was even a climbing wall erected on the street! Just goes to show that the kids are way more adventurous than some of us attending the festival! Some of our favorites from the last festival: McClintock Photographics and the whimsical and fun folk art of Wayne Ayers. We also love the gorgeous watercolor originals by Patrick Sullivan who does wonderful portraits as well. We love art here in Austin! Don’t worry if you missed the Spring Festival. The next Old Pecan Street Festival will be September 26-27th of 2009. See their website for more info. And remember, if you want more information on living and playing in Austin or the surrounding Hill Country, just drop us an email or better yet, call us at 512-665-7778. Enjoy the slide show and the music of Austin’s own (and my favorite Latino band) Del Castillo from their same titled CD just released in 2009.

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Austin Museum Day

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:07:52 +0000

Every year the city of Austin hosts a free day to attend any and all 28 of its wonderful museums. Sunday, September 20, 2009, is the day this year! So, if you are visiting our lovely city or a local, get on out and enjoy some of these great museums. Our favorites this year to visit: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center at 4801 LaCrosse Ave. (just off South Loop 1 past Davis Ln.), The Texas Music Museum at 1009 E. 11 Street, and the Austin Museum of Art at 823 Congress. Both are having special events all day for this free event. For a complete list, click on the following link: Austin Museums. Have a wonderful time, take the kids, take yourself! It is a treasure that the city of Austin wants to share with you and your family!

Gruene Market Days

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:21:33 +0000

Have you visited historic Gruene, Tx. lately? Do you love antiques and collectibles and hidden little towns that just take your breath away? Well, if you haven’t been to this charming little hill country town located on the beautiful Guadalupe River, hop in the car for a trip back in time to this delightful litte gem located just 30 minutes north of San Antonio and about an hour south from Austin. Gruene Market Days are held on the 3rd full weekend of each month February – November from 10-5pm. Not only will you find beautiful outdoor plants and homemade jams and jellies to delight, but also wonderful local artisans displaying their art for sale. And if that isn’t enough, you can explore the shops that line the streets and eat at some of the wonderful award winning restaurants like The River House Tea Room which in my opinion is one of the best restaurants in Central Texas! Gruene also has delightful little shops lining both sides of main street. What a wonderful place to shop for those unique gifts that are sure to surprise and delight the lucky recipients. And just think, you are supporting someone’s dreams when you purchase something he or she has created with their heart and hands. And if you wander over to Gruene Hall which boasts the proud moniker of “ Oldest Dance Hall in Texas”, you can grab a cold drink and enjoy live music, too! Who knows who will be playing there? You might just be lucky and catch Lyle Lovett! What a great place to spend the day and evening!

Enjoy the slide show and be sure and visit Gruene, Tx on one of our beautiful hill country weekends! [[Show as slideshow]]