MAIN STREET DISTRICT

Main Street District,

I hope you are having a wonderful week! This email contains information about voting for the People's Choice Awards for the Texas Downtown Association Awards for our two Downtown Bastrop finalists, upcoming road closures, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, eCabs Survey, Wassail Fest, and upcoming events.

VOTE FOR DOWNTOWN BASTROP!

Downtown Bastrop is proud to announce that two of our businesses are finalists for the Texas Downtown Association Awards. The Painted Porch Bookshop is a finalist for the Best Commercial Interior and Store House Market and Eatery is a finalist for Best Downtown Business.

This week is Texas Downtown People's Choice Awards Voting Week!

Texas Downtown's People's Choice Awards allow the public to vote on their favorite downtown project/place/organization/small business in Texas.

2022 People's Choice Awards Voting is open now through 5 p.m. Friday, October 21. Please click the graphics below or visit go to the Texas Downtown Association's Facebook page to vote. You can cast your vote by liking/loving the individual photo of the project/place/organization/small business. Also, please share with everyone you know!!

People's Choice Awards will be celebrated at the Awards Gala at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3 at the Texas Downtown Conference in San Marcos along with the President's Award winners that were selected by judging panels.

BEST COMMERCIAL INTERITOR

THE PAINTED PORCH BOOKSHOP

BEST DOWNTOWN BUSINESS

STOREHOUSE MARKET & EATERY

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE - CROSSWALK MURAL INSTALLATION

Main Street from Chestnut Street to Spring Street will be closed from 2:00pm on November 4, 2022 until 6:00am on November 5, 2022 for the installation of two crosswalk murals.

Please see the map for more details.

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE - VETERAN'S DAY CAR SHOW

Friday, November 11, 2022

Street Closure begins at 2:00pm

Streets will be closed overnight and reopen at 5:00pm on Saturday, November 12, 2022

Main Street from Alley A to Farm Street
Spring Street from Main Street to just before Water Street

Click the above graphic to view the PDF Map.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Additional Street Closures will begin at 5:00am and will reopen at 5:00pm

Additional Street Closures include:

Main Street from Farm Street to Beech Street
Farm Street from Water Street to Alley B
Springs Street from Main Street to Alley B
Pine Street from Main Street to Pecan Street
Water Street from just past Pine Street to Walnut Street

Click the above graphic to view the PDF Map.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to recognize the staggering statistics surrounding violence in the home and with intimate partners the City of Bastrop will be going purple. Join us as we honor this cause by turning on purple lights in support of these survivors.

ECABS PASSENGER SURVEY

The Electric Cab (eCab) team is seeking feedback from Bastrop residents and visitors regarding the service (whether they've used the service or not) since the summer of 2021.

Previous feedback has resulted in changes to the eCab service, so the survey responses are impactful!

Also, the eCab shuttle service has been funded by the US Department of Energy, and they would like to know what our community thinks of the service. Please take a few moments to complete the survey by clicking the button below.

Survey

Do you have the best Wassail?

This year's Wassail Fest will be on Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 11am until 3pm. There will be a live Polka Band located outside of the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center. But, most importantly, Wassail Fest involves a friendly competition among our Downtown Businesses on who can make the best house wassail recipe, which of course is voted on by the public. This year there will be two winners - Best 2022 Wassail Recipe Restaurant and Best 2022 Wassail Recipe Retail.

If you're asking, "What is wassail?" Wassail is a beverage made from hot mulled cider and spices. You may choose to serve your wassail with or without alcohol or provide both options. The choice is entirely yours. There are many ways to make it, so start perfecting your recipe now!! Winners will be presented a signature trophy to showcase and brag all year long!

Please let us know if you plan to participate by November 7, 2022 by emailing Candice Butts at cbutts@cityofbastrop.org.