Main Street District Updates

MAIN STREET DISTRICT

Main Street District,

I hope you are having a wonderful week! This email contains information about the road closure for the crosswalk mural installation, Lost Pines Christmas Festival holiday window decorating contest, available heritage benches for sponsorship, and upcoming events/ribbon cuttings/grand openings.

ROAD CLOSURE: CROSSWALK MURAL INSTALLATION

The installation has been rescheduled to Monday, November 21, 2022.

The block will be closed on at 6am on November 21st until 6am on November 22nd for the crosswalk mural installations.

Please see the above map for more details.

NOW HIRING! BASTROP COUNTY MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER

TITLE: Special Events Coordinator

HOURLY RATE: $16.00

STATUS: Part-time, no benefits

SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Special Events Coordinator will manage and coordinate the special event activities of the Bastrop County Historical Society Old Town Visitor Center. The coordinator will create and manage events that increase tourism and amplify the significance of Bastrop.

DEADLINES TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 18, 2022.

PLEASE SUBMIT A RESUME TO NICOLE@BCHS1832.ORG

Click Here for Job Description

HOLIDAY WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST

On Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 10:00am until 4:00pm, the Main Street Advisory Board will be hosting Lost Pines Christmas Festival with activities for the whole family. The goal is to bring people to shop Downtown before the Lighted Christmas Parade that evening.

One of the activities that day will be a Holiday window decorating contest. The Downtown Bastorp's best Holiday window decoration will be selected by judges. Brag all year long and snag the award for the best Holiday window decoration for 2022. Window decorations should be completed by 10:00am on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in order to be judged.

Please let us know if you would like to participate in the Holiday Window Decorating Contest by Wednesday, November 30, 2022 by emailing Candice Butts at cbutts@cityofbastrop.org.

AVAILABLE HERITAGE BENCH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The benches for Phase 2 of the Heritage Bench Program were placed downtown from Walnut Street to Ferry Park. There are currently five (5) available benches for sponsorship. If you or anyone you know would like to sponsor one of these locations, please complete the fillable sponsorship form below and email it to cbutts@cityofbastrop.org.