Flatonia Chamber of Commerce Blog: April 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

This Weekend in Flatonia: Crawfest 2012!

Saturday, April 21^st

6:00 pm til Midnight

at the American Legion Hall

- $30.00 a ticket -

Includes: Crawfish, Shrimp,

Joel’s Sausage, Potatoes, Corn on the Cob,

Beer, Wine & Tea

Entertainment by BROKE 60

Silent & Live Auctions

DOOR PRIZES

For More Info, Call: 361-865-3920

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

for info go to: http://flatoniachamber.com/events/crawfest-2010/

Fayette County A&M Club's "Aggie Muster"

An Aggie Tradition, the Fayette County A & M Club will proudly have Aggie Muster on April 21^st at Hostyn Hall will host speaker Mr. Jason Cook, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Texas A & M University. So come drink a little, eat a little and reminisce with fellow Aggies of your days at Texas A & M and honor those that have pasted.

Social begins at 6pm with dinner following. Tickets are $12 and will be available at the door. If you cannot attend and wish to send in your club dues remember they are $25 for individual and $40 for a couple and all dues help fund the scholarship program.

To send in dues make payable to:
Fayette County A & M Club
c/o Tim Pylant
P.O. Box 735
La Grange, Texas 78945

Round Top Music Festival

June 3 - July 15, 2012

Festival Hill
248 Jaster Road
Round Top, TX 78954
979-249-3129
info@festivalhill.org

Tickets on line @ http://festivalhill.eventbrite.com/

One of the major summer music festivals in the United States, the Round Top Music Festival celebrates its 41st year in 2012. Founded by renowned concert pianist James Dick, it gathers more than 90 young talented young artists - accepted after auditions - for an intensive 6-week program. They are mentored and coached by more than 40 distinguished faculty members and participate in more than 20 orchestral and chamber music concerts performed in the outstanding Festival Concert Hall (1,000 seats) built over a period of 30 years. The Texas Festival Orchestra will perform 8 concerts conducted by eight different conductors from the United States (Michael Stern, Stefan Sanders and Emilio Colon), Canada (Charles Olivieri-Munroe), France (Pascal Verrot), Austria (Christoph Campestrini), Portugal (Pedro Carneiro) and China (Perry So.)

Orchestral programs mix, as usual, the well known and not so well known repertoire and also a world premiere (Concerto for two percussionists and orchestra by Jonathan Leshnoff.)

Highlights include,Claude Debussy Images for Orchestra, L. van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5, Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3, Gustav Mahler Ruckert Lieder (sung by the fast-rising mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke), and Aram Khachaturian Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (performed by James Dick.)

Chamber music programs are also offering contrasted repertoires (Debussy, Spohr, Dvorak, Ligeti, Brahms, Harsanyi, Bach, Carter, Poulenc, Bartok...

Master classes are open to the public... as well as orchestra rehearsals.

Detailed programs

Flatonia Cinco de Mayo Fiesta - May 5, 2012

The Flatonia Chamber of Commerce and the Flatonia ISD Migrant Program would like to invite you to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Downtown Parking Lot in Flatonia on Saturday, May 5^th, 2012. (Parade entry information below)

Parade - Food Booths - Games

Folkloric Performances

Music - Contests - Low Rider Car Show

SCHEDULE
Parade: 11:30 a.m.
Sign-in: 10:30 am
Booths: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Car Show: 1 - 5 p.m.
Performance:
Dance: 3 - 6:30p.m.
All Day Music

PARADE ENTRY INFORMATION:

Greetings Paraders!

The Flatonia Chamber of Commerce and the Flatonia ISD Migrant Program would like to invite you to participate in the 1^st Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. Parade Marshal, Sal Vega, will lead the parade beginning at 11:30 on Saturday, May 5^th, 2012.

The parade is just a part of the whole Cinco de Mayo Festival, which includes Jalapeno Eating Contest, Food Booths, Games and Lowrider Car Show and Folkloric Dance Performance. These activities will take place in historic downtown on Saturday, May 5^th, 2012.

Parade participants are asked to check in at the Flatonia Secondary parking lot at 400 E. 4^th Street, Flatonia, TX, between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

ENTRIES WILL NOT BE TAKEN AFTER 11A.M.

(CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM)

Parade judging will start at 11:00 and awards will be presented prior to the parade so that they may be displayed during the parade with the winning entry.

Deadline for entries will be May 3, 2012

FOR THE SAFETY OF THE SPECTATORS: NO ITEMS (CANDY, GUM, FLIERS, ETC.) MAY BE THROWN OR HANDED OUT FROM THE FLOATS, VEHICLES OR WALKING PARTICIPANTS. NO SMOKEY EXHAUST OR PEELING OUT.

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOLOIC BEVERAGES WHILE ON THE PARADE ROUTE IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

We look forward to receiving your application and seeing

you at Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo

Represents People’s struggle

to fight for freedom and independence.

Invite all cultures to join us in

this celebrationof freedom and independence.

One of many cultures that contributed to a strong USA.

Flatonia Baptist Church Youth Group Brisket Sale

The Flatonia Baptist Youth will be having their

ANNUAL BRISKET FUNDRAISER

To help raise funds for their

summer youth activities!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

11am till 1pm

Flatonia Baptist Church

Grace Fellowship Hall

To Go Plates are $8 and include brisket, beans and trimmings.

Call The Church at 361-865-3813 for more information, or come by to purchase your tickets.

Friday, April 6, 2012

This Weekend at the Cisten Store

CISTERN STORE/BAR

Where it’s always Happy Hour & No Cover Charge!

(Happy Easter to you all... We will be closed Easter Sunday, but we'll be here to entertain you until then.)

Fri, Apr. 6, 8 pm – Mid.

***VIC RODRIGUEZ***

Karaoke & Dancing

Country – Rock - HipHop

Sat, Apr. 7, 9 pm - 1 am

BLUE RIBBON BAND

Live Music & Dancing

Country Mix – Southern Rock

CJ’s BBQ & HOMEMADE SIDES

Starting @ 11 AM

12604 State Hwy. 95 - 361-865-3655 - www.cisternstore-bar.com

You Are Invited! Tourism in Fayette County, Texas

Dear Fayette County Chambers of Commerce, Cultural Arts, Recreational, Lodging, and Restaurant Members,

Join other us for an organizational meeting on Tuesday April 10, 4-6 pm at Blackbird Farm, 1488 FM 2503, Ellinger, to discuss Tourism in Fayette County.

Our goal is to coordinate efforts so that our Fayette County Visitors will have a variety of reasons to come, enjoy, stay, AND keep returning to any one of our wonderful and unique towns.

Topics on the agenda so far include the following:
1. Formation of a committee that will assist the current Tourism Initiative in the “branding of Fayette County” as a tourist destination.
2. The creation of one day, two day, weekend, and extended day trips into Fayette County, each focused on a different combination of cultural, culinary, lodging, recreational, small town celebrations/major events, and or historical opportunities.
3. The coordination of our major annual events.
4. The possibility of a Fayette County website that would centralize and publicize these efforts.
5. Working with LCRA to take advantage of their expertise and training with regards to tourism.

RSVP Julie Maffei @ jam61@aol.com

Sincerely,

Liz Cubage

Secretary, Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce
fayettevilletx@yahoo.com

PO Box 217 – Fayetteville, TX 78940