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SAN MARCOS
Great music and classic van highlight music fest
The Big State Fest is raising money this weekend to for the Cheatham Street Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Texas music. One of their projects is to restore the original Cheatham Street van used by George Strait and other Texas musicians.
FULL STORY >> 6/26/2009 7:17 PM
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AUSTIN
Roads, trails to shut down for Austin fireworks show
The music gets underway at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and will include a variety of patriotic songs. Then, fireworks will light up the sky at 9:30 p.m. over Auditorium Shores. In the meantime, drivers should avoid driving near that area, unless Auditorium Shores is the destination.
FULL STORY >> 7/3/2009 5:30 PM |
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Watch the fireworks LIVE on News 8
If you can’t make it out to Auditorium Shores this Saturday for the annual H-E-B Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks display or out to Dell Diamond for the Freedom Fest, News 8 will broadcast coverage of both events.
• On News 8 from 9:20-9:30 p.m. Saturday, you can watch the fireworks live from Round Rock followed by the symphony show from 9:30-10 p.m.
If you are planning on heading down to Austin for the festivities, organizers encourage you to keep a few things in mind. You’re encouraged to bring drinking water, bug spray and blankets. Barbecue grills, alcohol as well as glass and Styrofoam containers are not allowed at Auditorium Shores.
In addition, folks are advised to leave pets at home.
If you are driving down, you are urged to park north of Lady Bird Lake to ease congestion south of the lake or take CapMetro.
• Click for advised parking locations and road closures.
• Click for a map of bus routes to the festivities.
Bike racks will be available.
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