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Spotlight On: Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
Since opening eight years ago, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas have a faithful following of movie buffs who enjoy the cinema’s screenings of indie and cult films, theme nights, celebrity appearances and the chance to dine and watch a flick. The Alamo’s uniqueness translates well for a meeting planner intent on giving clients a one-of-a-kind experience.
“The Alamo Drafthouse is perfect for a meeting planner looking for an authentic Austin experience,” says Linda Atkins, director of convention services at the Austin CVB. “It offers a fun venue, good food, top-of-the-line audiovisual capabilities and convenient locations.”
All three Austin theaters come fully equipped for special events and meetings. Each theater, furnished with state-of-the art audio visual capabilities and variable staging, can accommodate events, from executive sessions to private movie screenings for larger groups.
Location is key, and the Alamo Downtown in the heart of the Warehouse Entertainment District, provides access to downtown hotels and the Convention Center. True to Austin’s reputation as one of the most wired cities in the nation, the Alamo theaters are also WiFi enabled, an important factor for the business traveler.
The fourth Austin Alamo Drafthouse, due to open at 1120 South Lamar in February, will feature 3-D capability in one theater, show drive-in movies in the parking lot. Cinemas are located downtown at 409 Colorado Street, in Northwest Austin at 2700 Anderson Lane and in the Lake Creek Shopping Center at 13729 Research Blvd.
For more information, visit www.drafthouse.com.
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“Austin is the un-Texas. It looks like Texas, with about 300 days of sunshine a year and acres of rich, wide-open land. The locals wear cowboy boots and speak with a slow molasses drawl. The University of Texas at Austin is set right in the heart of town. In Austin, football is religion, shooting is sport, and golf is somewhere in between… The city boasts one of the country’s hippest music scenes, an indie movie scene, rollicking bars and trendy restaurants and a storied history.”
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“The State Capitol, a gorgeous rose-granite building, is actually taller than the one in D.C. There are also some treasures—such as the world’s first photograph—at the Harry Ransom Center, an archive and museum. And for everything from Fifties collectibles to Southwestern art, spend a day on South Congress Avenue. If you’re around at dusk, you might even catch the nightly migration of Mexican free-tail bats that fly out from under Congress Avenue Bridge.”
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
Since opening eight years ago, the Alamo Drafthouse has attracted a faithful following of movie buffs who enjoy the cinema’s screenings of indie and cult films, theme nights, celebrity appearances and the chance to dine and watch a flick. The Alamo’s uniqueness translates well for a meeting planner intent on giving clients a one-of-a-kind experience.
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www.austinjuniors.com
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www.austinweddings.com
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www.austinboatshow.com
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www.showtechnology.com
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www.austincarshow.com
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www.asce.org/conferences/geofrontiers05
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www.tasanet.org
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