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Noteworthy:
Holiday Packages Available―The Austin CVB has partnered with the Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin, La Quinta Inn Austin Capitol and Courtyard by Marriott to provide Holiday Packages that include reduced rates on accommodations though January 4, 2006. Enterprise Rent-A-Car also offers discounted rental cars rates as part of the online packages found at www.austintexas.org.
Austin Heads to Holiday Showcase―Sales Manager Laurie Hartz, along with representatives from Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin Convention Center, Hilton Austin, Driskill Hotel, Marriott at the Capitol and Renaissance Austin Hotel attend Holiday Showcase, December 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Some 2,000 meeting planners attend Holiday Showcase, the Midwest's premier business services and meeting sites exposition.
CVB Attends D.C. Client Events―Director of Sales Mary Kay Hackley and Senior V.P. Roy Benear of the Austin CVB represent the city at the Washington Area Convention Satellite Bureau Organization (WACSBO) annual client luncheon on December 7 and The Mix on December 8, which is attended by some 1,500 association clients, convention and visitor bureau representatives and industry suppliers.
Tree Lighting Kicks off Holidays―The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Sing-Along at the State Capitol kicks off the downtown holiday season on December 3 at 6 p.m. on the south steps of the Capitol. Afterward, many Congress Avenue merchants and museums remain open late as part of the annual "Holiday Stroll." Capital Metro's free Starlight Dillo service runs during the night. Monetary and food donations for the Capital Area Food Bank will be accepted at the tree throughout the event. Visit the Downtown Austin Alliance's website at www.downtownaustin.com/events for more holiday events.
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Christmas on 37th Street
Texas Highways
(December 2005)
"During December, [the] one-block section of 37th Street, which juts eastward from Guadalupe Street, just north of the University of Texas campus, is one of Austin's most popular-and dynamic-holiday destinations. Every night, thousands of Austinites and slack-jawed out-of-towners take in the kaleidoscopic results of this unlikely marriage of chaos and cooperation. There's no admission fee. No corporate sponsor. No official opening or closing date. It's all about the lights. Billions of them, in fact-green, red, yellow, purple, orange, and white-twinkle from trees throughout the block and connect rooflines overhead."
Where the Spirit Moves You
AARP
(November/December 2005)
"Serenity: A simple labyrinth at The Crossings encourages self-reflection, as does the fountain at the Texas retreat center's chapel-like Sanctuary. Meanwhile, comfort need not be forsaken in the quest for inner balance, as luxe towels in the Wellness Spa attest. And once the day's meditating is done, The Crossings's accommodations belie the notion that Spartan simplicity is the only path to true personal awareness."
Tale of the Soup Peddler: David Ansel
Food & Wine
(November 2005)
"'What's so great about Austin is it has this incredible mix of people and cultures. It's a gumbo,' David ruminates aloud, returning to his favorite metaphor. 'Austin is a stew.'"
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Mercury Hall
Nestled among the oak trees on a hill in South Austin's Galinda neighborhood sits a historic former church that serves up a different form of salvation. Mercury Hall was constructed as a chapel in 1904 in Mercury, 120 miles northwest of Austin. For 80 years, it housed church services and town until the community built a new church. In 1997, the building moved to Austin and began to host meetings, special events, fundraisers and performances.
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December 1-3
ConstrucTech Expo
2005 ConstrucTech Expo
Austin Convention Center
www.constructechexpo.com
Est. Attendance 10,000
December 4
American Spirit Championships
2005 American Spirit Championships
Austin Convention Center
www.ascspirit.com
Est. Attendance 3,000
December 8-11
Austin Auto Dealers Association
2005 Austin Auto Show
Austin Convention Center
www.autoshowaustin.com
Est. Attendance 10,000
December 11-14
Texas Assessment Association
Texas Assessment Conference
Hilton Austin
www.tasanet.org
Est. Attendance 1,500
December 18
Cheerleaders of America
2005 COA Capital City Blast
Austin Convention Center
www.coacheer.com
Est. Attendance 3,000
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