Happy Thanksgiving from austin.com. If you have family or friends, today we say our "pick" is to go find them and enjoy some time off with some good food and drink. If not, we have a list of places open today. As for the rest of the weekend, we have a few choice events... and don't forget our contests!
Open restaurants on ThanksgivingIf you find yourself alone on thanksgiving or just don't want to deal with the mess of cooking, here is a list of businesses open for business on turkey day......click here for more
City Wide Garage Sale Palmer Events Center, Nov 28 - 29. Come find anything and everything from musical instruments to hat pins to wagon wheels, this is the monster of all garage sales. A lot of fun for all ages....click for more events
Hyatt Thanksgiving Hyatt’s SWB Thanksgiving, with free films and crafts for kids. November 26, 2009. Leave the cooking to the experts this Thanksgiving; The Hyatt Regency Austin’s SWB hosts a decadent gourmet buffet spread with complimentary champagne, a kid-sized buffet, crafts and films for kids, and a jazz trio. Enjoy a relaxed meal of turkey and all the trimmings while soaking in spectacular views of Lady Bird Lake....click for more
Contests
101 Dalmatians -November 24-29, 2009. One of the world’s greatest classic tales hits the stage for the first time with THE 101 DALMATIANS MUSICAL at the Long Center. To enter to win a family four pack of tickets ......click here
"Virtual Host" design contest! Now through Dec 15th! Call out to Artists & designers! A call for entry..."Virtual Host" design contest! Artists, designers, animators, cartoonists, ...this is a heads up to you. Austin.com is happy to present a two tiered design contest. The entry level of the contest is to submit your idea in a 2-d format for a "Virtual host" that will be used in an upcoming national network television series about future technologies. Now through Dec 15th!....click here for details
Austin has a new way of being connected...
4G In Austin!
Austin.com announces that a new 4G network is now available in the Austin/ SanMarcos area and you can get connected through austin.com. Are you in need of a constant connection to the internet all around town? Would you like to be your own "hot spot" for meeting anywhere etc.? Are you sick of slow internet speeds? Do you need a back up connection for uninterupted internet when other services are down? Contact us for more info and stayed tuned to austin.com for articles on the 4G network....click for more
