April 26, 2008: Saturday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm – Annual Yesterfest Celebration in Historic Downtown Bastrop. Celebrate Bastrop’s early cultures, including African, Mexican, Indian, German, Czech, Scottish, and early Western heritage. Games from days gone by, historic recreations and demonstrations, live music, and much more. Call the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce at (512) 303-0558 for more information.
May 3, 2008: Saturday 6:30 pm – Boys & Girls Club Jazz Jam at the Lakeside Professional Building, 3101 Hwy. 71 East, featuring Eric Johnson, Hannibal Lokumbe and many other great jazz players. Minimum donation of $50 per person (includes dinner). Tickets will be sold by advance purchase only. RSVP to (512) 321-6676.
Past Events:
FEBRUARY 19-29: Early voting for the primaries started on Tuesday, February 19 and runs through February 29 at the Bastrop Courthouse Annex Building, 804 Pecan Street in Bastrop (2nd Floor). The following locations will also be open Feb. 22, 23, 28 & 29: Cedar Creek Annex Building, 5785 FM 535 in Cedar Creek; Smithville City Hall, 317 Main Street in Smithville; and Elgin Public Library, 404 N. Main Street in Elgin.
February 1, 2008: The UIL announced the new football (2008-2010) and basketball (2008-2009) district alignments today. District 25-5A will include the following high schools: Austin, Austin Akins,
Austin Anderson, Austin Bowie, Austin Westlake, Bastrop, Pflugerville, and Pflugerville Connally. The district will be in Region 4.
Dec. 30, 2007:Sunday at 7:30 pm – New Orleans New Year Concert at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Enjoy an amazing performance by the legendary Grammy-award winning, New Orleans musicologist Dr. John, whose music spans blues, boogie woogie and rock. Grammy-nominated composer Hannibal Lokumbe will premiere his commissioned composition “Land of Mercy, Land of Tears” along with students and community members from Bastrop County. Tickets may be purchased at www.gettix.net, and the Hyatt has overnight concert packages available at www.visitlostpines.com or 800-55-HYATT. Call 304-8299 for more information.
Dec. 29, 2007: Saturday at 1:00 pm – New Orleans New Year Parade through historic downtown Bastrop. Traditional second-line parade starts at the Bastrop Opera House and winds through town, with the Big Easy’s own Tremé Brass Band, the Black Men of Labor Steppers and authentic Mardi Gras Indians in full dress led by Big Chief Darrell Montana. Event is free and open to the public. Call 304-8299 for more information.
at 7:00 pm – Special concert choir preview at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Open to the public. Call 304-8299 for more information.
Nov. 23 - Dec. 31, 2007 – Bastrop’s River of Lights every night through the holiday season. The entire trail, from Fisherman's Park to Ferry Park, will have lighted displays and Christmas Carols playing for your enjoyment. Call (512) 303-0558 for more information.
November 9-10, 2007: 2nd Annual Veterans Day Classic Car Show and Street Dance wIll be held Friday and Saturday, November 9th and 10th on Main Street in Historic Downtown Bastrop. On Friday from 4:30 to 8pm there will be early Registration for the Car Show/Meet and Greet. There will be free dances at 7pm featuring Bastrop's Usual Suspects, and 8:30pm Nashville's Rising Star Bryan Brazier. On Saturday from 10am to 4pm will be the Classic Car Show. From 11am-1pm there will be an Honor Our Veteran's Ceremony. At 4pm there will be the Classic Car Awards Show. Free dances follow at 7pm with Battle of the Teen Bands Winner and at 8:30pm The Blues Crawlers. There will also be a Sidewalk Salebration/Pine Street Market Days from 9am-5:30pm
November 3, 2007: Lost Pines NatureFest & TPWD Paddle Trail Launch at Fisherman's Park in Bastrop. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will keynote the event at 11:00 a.m. "Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" -Research shows undeniable link between absence of nature and increase in childhood obesity, attention disorders, and depression. This day in the park will involve family oriented, fun-filled and educational activities all day with TPWD, McKinney Roughs, Bastrop State Park, Austin Sierra Club, Audubon, Pines & Prairies, Texas Master Naturalists, include kayak paddling events, fishing contests, archery, nature hikes, bugs and reptile shows, butterfly gardening, pony rides, photo scavenger hunts, Native American Indian drumming, as well as story-telling about the river and El Camino Real. Local artists and vendors with photography inclyde cedar and pine furniture, birdhouses, and other unique nature items. Admission $3.00, children 12 and under free. Call 332-1077 to reserve kayak to launch that day.
June 21, 2007: Attention Bastrop High School Classes 1969-1990: on Thursday, June 21, 2007, a Memorial for Jerry Wilhelm will be held at the Bastrop Opera House from 6:30-8:00 pm. Bring your stories, memorabilia and pictures to share.
June 18, 2007: Reported from the Austin Statesman-
From the Texas Department of Transportation:
When: Tuesday, June 26, beginning in the morning
Where: State Highway 71 at State Highway 304, Bastrop County
What: TxDOT’s Bastrop Area Office will reroute east and westbound traffic from the frontage roads on SH-71 to newly constructed main lanes at State Highway 304. The 11-month project includes four new main lanes on SH-71, frontage roads and a new overpass at SH-304. The overpass allows SH-71 through traffic to bypass the traffic signal at SH-304 and allows motorists to exit SH-71 to turn onto SH-304. Although the traffic switch is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26th, the traffic control schedule is weather permitting. Motorist should watch for message boards along the SH-71 corridor for exact dates and times. The SH-71/SH-304 main lane project began in May 2006 and cost $11.5 million.
June 9-16, 2007: You are invited to join us for Bastrop's 175th Birthday Party-a week long celebration to Commemorate this Historic Birthday. See the PDF schedule for the special events planned. Please come!
May 21, 2007: Loblolly Pines Village is a meeting, recreation, and Lodging Facility located on thirty eight acres in the Lost Pines. View our new Photo Tour of Loblolly Pines Village.
May 12, 2007: All three School Bond Propositions Pass: With almost all votes counted, here are today's results: Proposition1- Construction of a new 1500 Student second High School-For 2507 Against 1184; Proposition 2-Construction of a multi-purpose Athletic Stadium and land purchases-For 2021 Against 1638; Proposition 3-Construction of a centralized Multi-purpose Performing Arts Center-For 2198 Against 1469.
April 28, 2007: Yesterfest 2007 and Bastrop begins celebrating its 175th Birthday! Yesterfest activities include: 9am-6pm Festivities, Music, Venders, Entertainment (no admission charge). 8pm--Midnight Street Dance (Cover charge). Yesterfest is sponsored by the Bastrop Opera House & The Downtown Business Alliance (DBA). Bastrop, the original Stephen Austin settlement, celebrates its 175th birthday this year, a celebration of a history of diverse ethnic groups and their cultures. This year, Yesterfest celebrates that birthday with a festival honoring heritage of seven cultures. Each of these cultures will demonstrate their cultural contributions with costume, food, demonstrations, artisans, music, arts and crafts.
March 22, 2007: Construction continues on Highway 71 and main lanes are scheduled to open around mid June. According to a story reported in the Bastrop Advertiser by Terry Hagerty, the $11.5 million project involves widening a mile and half length of Texas 71 from FM 969 to Hasler Blvd. The completed portion will include four lanes (two each way) and feeder roads for a total width of 300 feet. There will also be two bridge overpasses.
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