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American Chopper Takes It to the Streets―The Austin Sports Commission announces plans for the Discovery Channel's popular American Chopper to film in Austin. More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the public event, October 27-29. Show hosts Paul Senior, Paul Junior and Mikey Teutul lead the pack as they highlight new developments in motorcycle technology and custom build a chopper to be awarded to one festival attendee. The two-day event also offers food and drink, as well as live performances from some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.
"We're very excited to have American Chopper filming in Austin, the only Texas stop on the tour. The event speaks to Austin's popularity among the show's viewing audience. Our live music scene is inviting, and we're already well-known among the biker community," says Craig Jenkins, executive director of the Austin Sports Commission. Visit http://dsc.discovery.com for tour details.
Austin Hotels Bat-tle for Official Drink Title―Austin CVB and Tito's Handmade Vodka, along with Wells Fargo Austin Bat Fest, sponsor the third annual "Batini" competition, designating the "Official Drink of Austin" to help promote local tourism and the nightly flight of the Congress Avenue bats. Bartenders from Austin hotels that serve Tito's Handmade Vodka are asked to submit recipes, and the five finalists present their "Batini" concoction to judges during Austin Bat Fest on September 2. The Four Seasons Hotel has captured the title for the past two years. This year's competition promises original recipes and an exciting battle for the title. The public can view the competition on the south stage at Austin Bat Fest from 7-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 2. For more information, visit www.roadwayevents.com.
ACVB Publications Reach Meetings and Tourism Audiences―The Austin Official Visitor Guide and Austin Meeting Planner & Destination Guide offer advertising opportunities to reach leisure travelers and meeting planners, who bring millions of dollars to Austin each year. Austin CVB distributes more than 100,000 copies to potential visitors and meeting planners already considering Austin as a vacation or event destination.
Ad sales close August 14 for the Austin Official Visitor Guide, which is published October 13.
The deadline for advertising in the Meeting Planner & Destination Guide is September 22 for publication on December 8. For more information, contact Dana at Weaver Official Publications at 512-936-6396, or danah@weaver-group.com.
Poets Slam Into the City for National Festival―More than 300 poets compete in the 2006 National Poetry Slam at various venues throughout Austin, August 9-12. Organizers of the event expect a record number of teams, as well as some 5,000 audience members for the four-day festival. The competition, which was last held in Austin in 1998, kicks off on August 9 with 75 teams competing at eight venues in downtown and along South Congress Avenue. Individual finals take place on Friday at the Paramount Theatre, and the team finals are on Sunday at Palmer Events Center. Austin CVB received the bid to host the festival for two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007. A complete schedule of events is available at www.nps2006.com and tickets can be purchased from www.gettix.net.
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 American Chopper Takes It to the Streets
Austin Hotels Bat-tle for Official Drink Title
ACVB Publications Reach Meetings and Tourism Audiences
Poets Slam Into the City for National Festival
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Where You Live Is Key
Healthy Hometowns: #2 Austin
Men's Journal
(August 2006)
"We looked across the country for the cities healthiest to your heart...[in] Austin, TX city programs such as the Mayor's Fitness Program aim to get residents moving to help reduce disease. Mayor Will Wynn also wants to make Austin the fittest city in the U.S. by the year 2010."
The Bair Essentials: From Boston to Austin
Association Meetings
(July 24, 2006)
"From DMAI's opening session that highlighted the best of Austin's live music--and was held up as a perfect model for every city because it allowed us to "experience" the destination--to a closing event that featured more great music and a mayor who hung out with us in his jeans and cowboy boots, this is one fun, happening city."
Live Music Austin: The Top 20
Texas Highways
(August 2006)
"Famously, Austin and environs are home to more than 150 choices for live music...I visited 100 Austin-area music venues...and my ears rang for weeks with folk, punk, R&B, metal, Tejano, hip-hop, blues, jazz, rock, jam, reggae, country and classical music."
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Austin CVB Mission Statement:
The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is charged with marketing Austin nationally and internationally as a premier business and leisure destination, thus enriching our community's overall quality of life.
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