Posted by Craig Milam on Mon, Aug 09, 2010 @ 09:17 AM
Once again we have been working hard to put together a list of Events for the upcoming holiday weekend. Due to the success of our previous posts on July 4th, Memorial Day, New Year's Eve, Christmas, and Thanksgiving, we have decided to offer our suggestions for all major holidays. Feel free to
subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up to date on what's going on around Central Texas over your favorite holidays. Following are our picks for
Labor Day 2010 Events in and around Austin and San Antonio.
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Southern National Archery Festival - Austin, TX
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The Southern National Archery Festival will be held from Sep. 2-5, 2010 at the Travis County Expo Center and will be featuring an archery competition with $250,000 in Prize Money, including a $32,000 grand prize. Along with a top notch Archery Competition, Live music from well-known, national recording artists will be on hand. Artists scheduled to appear include: Tanya Tucker, Steve Wariner, Johnny Rodriguez, Asleep at the Wheel, Frank Addington, Justin Haigh, Charlie Hurtin, Vallejo, and LC Rocks. In addition this event features a Cowboy Church, Redneck Parade, Swap Meet, Wild Card Drawing, Wild Cook Off, and a Youth Range. Tickets range between $27.25 and $37.75 for adults while children under 16 will receive a discount. On site camping is available. In addition Earl Campbell will be hosting a kickoff Gala on August 25th at Cool River Cafe. The Southern National Archery Festival is also on Facebook, stop by for more info.
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Hayes Carll's Labor Day Bash - Luckenbach, TX
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The folks out at Luckenbach continue their tradition of offering high quality country music festivals to residents of Central Texas over holiday weekends. For Labor Day they will be presenting Hayes Carll's Labor Day Bash. The show will begin at 2 p.m. on Sep. 5th and features a line up of 7 artists including: Hayes Carll, The Trishas, Jesse Dayton, John Evans, Corb Lund, Rosie Flores, and Alejandro Escovedo. Tickets for this event are $37 and can be ordered on the Luckenbach, Texas Event page. This so show is an outdoor event and will be well attended, so get there early and bring a lawn chair! Also check out this write up on facebook about the Labor Day Weekend in Luckenbach.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela - San Antonio, Texas
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On Saturday September 4th at 7:30 p.m., internationally acclaimed recording artists Rodrigo y Gabriela will be performing at San Antonio's Majestic Theatre. Tickets for the show are available online and range between $39-$49. From Mexico, this duo combines their rock and roll influences with latin and flamenco styles to create an intriguing sound. The duo are both accomplished guitar players. Visit their website for more information on Rodrigo y Gabriela. Here is a sample of their music
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2010 Kerrville Wine & Music Fest - Kerrville, Texas
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The annual Kerrville Wine & Music Fest will take place from Sep. 3-5 in Kerrville, Texas and will feature 3, 6 hour evening concerts with wine tasting provided by some of Texas most renowned wine makers. There will also be a pair of 2 hour afternoon concerts during the festival, however wine tasting will only be available during the evening concerts. As always there will be vendors offering food and on-site camping is available. Two dozen world renowned Singer/Songwriters will be performing throughout the course of the event. SFR can personally recommend attending the Baskery show.
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Celebrate Bandera 2010 - Bandera, Texas
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"The Cowboy Capital of the World", Bandera, presents Celebrate Bandera 2010 Sep. 3-5 with a plethora of events to be held around town. This festival includes a Parade, Cattle Drive, Inter Tribal Pow Wow, Live Music, Cowboy Mounted Shooters, a Wild West Show, and an Invitational Tie Down Roping & Barrel Race (more info and a schedule of events). The web page includes descriptions of all events and more information on the festival.
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Westfest Polka Festival - West, Texas
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Since 1976, the good folks of West, Texas have been celebrating the rich Czech history in Texas with Westfest. The event will take place from Sep. 3-5 and features the Miss Westfest contest on Friday evening, a parade on Saturday morning, the Kolache 5000 Fun Run on Sunday morning and a Polka Mass on Sunday morning. There will be live polka music on two stages starting at 12:15 on Saturday and Sunday and lasting throughout the day until the end of the festival. Tickets for Westfest are $12 for the Friday night Kick Off Party, and $8 per day on Saturday and Sunday.
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Texas Labor Day Weekend - Uvalde, TX
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Uvalde was home to the first ever BBQ cook off competition which took place on June 3, 1972. The Texas Labor Day Weekend Celebration commemorates this event with the Briscoe Ranch BEEF BBQ Cook-off Challenge presented by the South Texas CattleWomen and takes place from Sep. 3-4. The challenge will take place on Friday Evening beginning at 6 in Uvalde Memorial Park. Saturday activities at the Texas Labor Day Weekend include a parade on Saturday morning, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, team roping, live music, kids activites, a horse shoe tournament, washer pitching tournament, and plenty of food and drinks (event schedule).
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Kendall County Fair - Boerne, TX
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For over 100 years, the citizens of Kendall County have been hosting the Kendall County Fair over the Labor Day weekend in Boerne. It started as a way to exchange agriculture tips and recipes and has blossomed into one of Central Texas' most anticipated Labor Day Festivals. The Fair takes place from Sep. 2-5 and except for Thursday when admission is free, tickets are $10 per day Friday-Sunday, with a $15 separate charge for Saturday night's festivities, highlighted by a performance from Roger Creager. Activities during the fair include: a beauty contest, carnival, vendors, exhibits, a Rodeo, live music, a parade on Saturday morning, and livestockk barns (event schedule).
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Central Texas State Fair - Belton, Texas
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Belton is the home of the Central Texas State Fair which takes place from Sep. 3-5 at the Bell County Expo Center. Admission to the fair is $5 per day, while some events require a ticket purchase. Activites at the Central Texas State Fair include a carnival, livestock shows, mechanical bull, petting zoo, hypnotist, juggler, freestyle bicycle stunt team, rock climbing wall, vendors and live music (event schedule). Tickets are available for Professional Bull Riding on Friday and Saturday as well as Power Fest 2010 (a monster truck show) on Sunday.
Of course, there are other events happening around Central Texas this Labor Day weekend, and here is a list of events with links and locations.
Superior Foundation Repair wishes you a safe Labor Day Weekend in whatever you decide to do. If you are in the Austin or San Antonio areas and are experiencing foundation problems, please visit our Austin Foundation Repair page or our San Antonio Foundation Repair page, for more information on our services. We also provide Free Foundation Repair Estimates. Subscribe to our RSS feed for more information on foundation repair and events in Central Texas.
Also, if you have any links you feel should be added to this list, email us at info@superiorfoundationrepair.com.
Posted by Craig Milam on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 @ 08:30 AM
As usual, Superior Foundation Repair has been putting together a list of the top events for the upcoming holiday. In this post we will take a look at our picks for the 5 best festivals/events happening in Central Texas over the July 4th weekend. Following our list for the top 5, we will be listing links to other events and their locations. Superior Foundation Repair wishes you a safe holiday weekend, and please, don't drink and drive.
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Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic
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If you haven't heard about the opening of the new Backyard in Bee Cave, you've probably been living under a rock, or just moved here to Austin. One of Austin's most loved venues has recently reopened and will be hosting Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic. This Texas Country Megafest starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday July 4th and features such notable artists as Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Asleep at the Wheel, Jack Ingram, Ray Wiley Hubbard, David Allen Coe, and Kevin Fowler, just to name a few. Tickets are available online or at Waterloo Records for $55.
The official event page for Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic
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H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks
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The Austin Symphony will be performing there annual concert at Auditorium Shores from 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Sunday July 4th. Led by Peter Bay, the symphony will perform an array of patriotic songs culminating with the 1812 overture accompanied by 75-millimeter Howitzer cannons. The performance will segue into a half hour fireworks show over Ladybird Lake. The event is free, and more than 100,000 people are expected to attend this celebration, so if you plan on attending get there early.
The official event page for H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks
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The Official San Antonio 4th of July Celebration
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San Antonio's official party takes place at Woodlawn Lake Park on July 4th. The festivities begin at 10 a.m. and include a parade at 11:30 a.m., a kids Zone with carnival rides and games, live music throughout the day, a special performance by the U.S. Air Force Band of the West at 7:30 p.m., and of course a fireworks show starting at 9 p.m. Much like the Austin Symphony performance, this event will be well attended, so get there early!
The official event page for The Official San Antonio 4th of July Celebration
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Luckenbach's 4th of July Celebration
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Luckenbach's annual, FREE 4th of July Celebration will start at 1 p.m. on Sunday July 4th. The event is scheduled to last until 6 and will feature performances from 9 musical groups. Performers include: Walt & Tina Wilkins, The Mystiqueros, Jimmy Davis, Mike Blakely, Kevin Higgins and Barbara Malteze (of the Dust Devils), Brian Langlinais, Austin Mayse, Bill Worrell and Jason Eady. After the celebration a special July 4th edition of the Picker's Circle will be held from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. for those who aren't quite ready to go home.
The official event page for Luckenbach's 4th of July Celebration
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35th Annual Schertz Jubilee
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The annual Shertz 4th of July Jubilee will take place from July 2nd-4th. The festivities kick off with a BBQ cookoff at noon on Friday, and feature live music in the evening down at Pickrell Park in Shertz, Texas. On Saturday there will be a Rib Cookoff (starting at 9 a.m.), parade, special guests, live music, and a special performance by the U.S. Air Force Band of the West at 2:30 p.m. Sunday will feature an Apple Pie Bakeoff (starting at 12 p.m.), YMCA Family Fun Time (with games and activities), live music and of course a fireworks show starting at 9:15 p.m.
The official event page for 35th Annual Schertz Jubilee
- Frontier Days Celebration Round Rock, Texas
- Lakeway City Park Lakeway, Texas
- Spicewood 4th of July Parade Spicewood, Texas
- Pflugerville Pfirecrack Pfestival Pflugerville, Texas
- Wimberley Independence Jubilee Wimberley, Texas
- Delwood II/Mueller Fourth of July Austin, Texas
- East Communities YMCA July Fourth Family Fun Festival Austin, Texas
- Elgin 4th of July Celebration Elgin, Texas
- Volente Beach Fireworks Lake Travis, Texas
- Lago Vista July 4 Celebration Lago Vista, Texas
- Carlos' N Charlie's Fireworks Extravaganza Austin, Texas
- Pioneer Farms Independence Day Celebration Austin, Texas
- Hutto July 4th Events Hutto, Texas
- SERTOMA 4th of July Celebration Georgetown, Texas
- Round Rock Express/Dell Diamond Round Rock, Texas
- San Marcos Summerfest San Marcos, Texas
- Cedar Park 4th of July Celebration Cedar Park, Texas
- Fredericksburg Independence Day events Fredricksburg, Texas
- Johnson City's Fourth of July Spangle Dangle Johnson City, Texas
- New Braunfels 4th of July Celebration New Braunfels, Texas
- Lockhart 4th of July Fest Lockhart, Texas
- Opal Divine's Drink Pink benefiting Breast Cancer Research Austin, Texas
- Kyle Fireworks Kyle, Texas
- Red, White, and Buda Buda, Texas
Other Central Texas 4th of July Fests
Of course there are many other festivities to be found throughout Central Texas on the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend. Following is a list of links to other festivals and where they are located.
If you have links to any other events going on around Central Texas during the 4th of July weekend, please leave them in the comments section below. Superior Foundation Repair wishes you a happy and safe holiday. For all of your Austin Foundation Repair or San Antonio Foundation Repair needs, please contact us for a free foundation repair estimate.
Posted by Craig Milam on Mon, May 24, 2010 @ 01:32 PM
Central Texas Memorial Day Festivals and Events
While searching for things to do this Memorial Day weekend, I realized there's hardly any good content out there aggregating the events and festivals going on during Memorial Day. One of our nation's biggest holidays, and no easy place to find out what's going on around town? Well after a bit of research I was able to track down the 5 most interesting festivals going on around Central Texas, and I've listed them here.
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Austin Wine & Music Festival
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A self-proclaimed festival of the 5 senses. The Austin Wine & Music Festival features live music, local food, arts & crafts, and award winning wine. The festival will last for 3 days, from May 29-31. Tickets are available here at $29.99 for 1-day passes and $79.99 for 3-day passes, ages 16-21 are significantly discounted, and children 15 and under are free. According to the section on Music at their site there will be 5 bands each on Saturday and Sunday, and 3 bands on Monday.
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San Antonio River Walk - Arts & Crafts Festival
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There is not much information on this event. From May 29-31 there will be a variety of vendors set up on the River Extension near the Chamber of Commerce selling handmade Arts & Crafts. Visit the official website of the San Antonio River Walk for more information. This event is free to attend.
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Luckenbach 160th Anniversary Celebration
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Celebrate Luckenbach's 160th Anniversary all weekend with live music in typical Luckenbach, country style. The big party will happen on Saturday May 29th, when Roger Creager, Reckless Kelly, and Weldon Henson take the stage for the celebration. There will be more festivities on Sunday and Monday, however from the website it is unclear who will be playing. Tickets for Saturday night are $22 on the Luckenbach, Texas website.
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Fredricksburg Crawfish Festival
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On Friday from 6 p.m. to Midnight and Saturday from 11 a.m. to Midnight, Fredricksburg will be hosting its annual Crawfish Festival at the Fredricksburg Marktplatz. Admission is $6 for adults per day or $10 for a two day pass. Children 12 and under are $1. The event features, music, arts & crafts, crawfish, cajun food, German sausage, and children's activities.
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Kerrville Folk Festival
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The annual Kerrville Music Festival starts on Thursday May 27 and lasts through June 13th, however Friday, Saturday and Sunday provide a lot of quality entertainment for a reasonable price. Tickets to the Kerrvile Music Festival range from $35-$40 Friday-Monday. Highlights include: Randy Rogers (Friday), porterdavis & Jimmy Lafave (Saturday), and Terri Hendrix & Indigo Girls (Sunday).
Superior Foundation Repair salutes our veterans and wishes you a safe Memorial Day weekend.
Posted by Craig Milam on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 @ 09:00 AM
The Crawfish & Croquet Benefit for the Council on At Risk Youth, will be held at Zilker Park on May 15th from 1-6 p.m. The benefit, hosted by Outlaw Real Estate Group, will feature croquet, live music, and, of course, crawfish!
Location: Zilker Park
Time: May 15th 2010, 1-6 p.m.
The Council on At Risk Youth (CARY), is a local "not for profit organization dedicated to helping youth prevent violence, drug abuse and delinquency through public information, training, and management of youth violence prevention programs. " Superior Foundation Repair is proud to be a part of this year's sponsors for the event which works to give youth a good foundation to build their lives upon.
Live Music performers include Southern Rockers Ouachita and Acoustic Country Perfomer Wynn Taylor.
Tickets must be purchased before May 15th, and are $25 apiece. Ticket price includes Crawfish & fixins, St. Arnold's Beer, Croquet and Live Music and can be purchased via Paypal from the Outlaw Real Estate Group's website.
Come join Superior Foundation Repair and help at risk youth in our community.
For more information visit the official page of the Crawfish & Croquet Event.
Posted by Craig Milam on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 @ 06:30 AM
The Holidays are wrapping up and 2009 is coming to a close. New Years Eve is one of the most popular nights to get out and about in Austin. The easy choice is 6th street, but if you don't want to fight the hundreds of thousands of people roaming the streets, here's a list of 8 alternatives to 6th street for New Years Eve celebrations:
- First Night Austin 2010
- An inter-generational, family friendly, alchohol-free celebration taking place at different location around Austin, download the complete Austin First Night program
- Festivities start at 4 and include art, music, theater performances, workshops, and a parade among other things.
- First Night Austin New Year's Eve Run
- In conjunction with the First Night festivities, a 2 mile run starting at Auditorium Shores at 10 p.m. should get you in the mood for a fun and fit 2010
- Registration
- The Eggmen at Jovita's Mexican Restaurant
- The Eggmen are an Austin Beatles cover band
- They will be performing 2 shows at Jovita's Mexican Restaurant on New Year's Eve:
- a family friendly show from 4:15-6:00 p.m. to commemorate the New Years in London. Price: $8 Adults/$5 Kids - available at te door
- a New Year's Eve bash featuring Ouch! (on at 8:15) & the Eggmen (on from 9 p.m.-1 a.m.) - Prizes, giveaways & food - price: $25
- Jovita's Mexican Restaurant
1619 South First St.
Austin, TX 78704
512-447-7825
- FINO Restaurant, Patio & Bar New Year's Eve Dinner
- A New Year's Eve Dinner featuring Paella and New Year's Eve Cocktails
- Call for reservations, prices & more info
- FINO
2905 San Gabriel Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 474-2905
- Flying Saucer's Annual New Year's Eve Party
- The Flying Saucer Draught House will be hosting a New Year's Eve celebration with Free admission, a Free champagne toast, and party favors. Doors open at 11 a.m.
- Inside the Triangle
815 W. 47th St.
Austin, TX 78751
- New Years Eve with Jimmy LaFave at Threadgill's North
- Join Texas music legend Jimmy LaFave at Threadgill's North for a special New Years Eve concert and a delicious 4 course meal
- Dinner from 7:30-9:30 p.m. download the menu (PDF)
- Opening act: Jess Klein
- Main act: Jimmy LaFave
- Price: $75
Music Starts at 9 p.m.
call for reservations
- Threadgill's North
6416 North Lamar
Austin, Texas 78752
(512) 451-5440
- Guy Forsyth and Sideshow Tragedy at the Saxon Pub
- Legendary Austin Singer/Songwriter Guy Forsyth will be performing a special New Year's Eve show at the Saxon Pub
- Doors open at 8 p.m. & the show starts at 9
- Tickets: $20 (advance)/$25 at the door
- The Saxon Pub
1320 South Lamar
Austin, Texas 78704
512-448-2552
- New Years Eve Dinner at Lakeway Resort & Spa
Superior Foundation Repair would like to wish you and your family a prosperous 2010 and would like to thank all of our customers for helping make us one of the top foundation repair companies in Austin, Texas this year. We look forward to repairing foundations and leveling houses in the Austin and San Antonio area for many more years to come.
Happy New Year!
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Posted by Craig Milam on Mon, Dec 14, 2009 @ 06:28 AM
Christmas time is upon us. A time for family, shopping, and lots of food. This year, Christmas day falls on a Friday, and, typical for Austin, there will be things to do on Friday the 25th. Whether it's a theater production, live music, or a movie, there is something for everyone. Especially those that enjoy the long Christmas day, but are usually antsy to get out and about by the evening. Following is a list of 5 interesting things to do on Christmas day:
- Antone's Christmas show:
- Carolyn Wonderland with Shelley King & Blues Mafia
- "Blues-rocker Carolyn Wonderland is a singer/songwriter/pianist/ trumpeteer/guitarist from Texas. She began performing solo as a teen and then later with her band the Imperial Monkeys. While firmly entrenched in blues-rock, Wonderland and her group sport a diverse range of other influences, from country to zydeco to surf to Latin to boogie, and even jazz." source: Austin 360
- Doors: 8 p.m. - Show: 9 p.m. - Tickets
- 'Rockin Christmas Party' @ZACH Theatre's Kleberg Stage
- "Austin's rock-n-soul holiday spectacle, Rockin' Christmas Party, celebrates a sweet sixteen years reigning as one of our town's longest-running traditions!" (description from website)
- Showtime: 8 p.m. - Tickets
- 'The Santaland Diaries' @ZACH Theatre's Whisenhunt Stage
- A comedy which tells the story of an actual Macy's elf, Crumpet, and the difficulties of dealing with the demands of Christmas.
- Showtime: 8 p.m. - Tickets
- 'Sherlock Holmes' - Opening day
- Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), Dr. Watson (Jude Law), Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong)
- Theaters showing 'Sherlock Holmes'
- 'It's Complicated' - Opening Day
- With: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin
- Theaters showing 'It's Complicated'
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Posted by Craig Milam on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 @ 06:26 AM
Hands of Hope provide dinners for 800 Austin FamiliesOn Saturday November 21, at the El Buen Samaritan Episcopal Mission 150 volunteers gathered to spread some holiday cheer to 800 families in need around the Austin area. The goodies handed out included Turkeys and ingredients for side dishes. Due to the economic downturn the number of families Hands of Hope were able to help was down from 1000 to 800 this year, while the number of requests from people in need increased by about 55% according to News 8 Austin.
Story from the Austin-American Statesman
Interfaith celebration of Thanksgiving
On Sunday, November 22nd, followers of more than a dozen faiths gathered at the 1st Baptist Church of Austin to celebrate Thanksgiving. Gatherers from both Christian and non-Christian faiths gathered together to give thanks in a multi-cultural, interreligious showing of solidarity. This year's event marked the 25th anniversary of the interfaith celebration.
5 Interesting events on Thanksgiving day
ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot -
Austin Volunteer Orchestra live at Ruta Maya
Alamo Drafthouse
- South Lamar
- Village
The Scabs @Antones
- Any time the Scabs play, it is a must see event
- Support Uncle Lucuis
- Antone's
Surly Joe & The Spice of Life Variety Hour @lazonarosa
- Tickets available at the door on the night of the show only
- La Zona Rosa
Superior Foundation Repair wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving, and hopes you have a wonderful holiday.
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