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Christmas in the City
Kick-Off
5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29
Downtown Austin
Begins with ….
HOLIDAY PARADE WITH SANTA
Meet at 1st Ave NW and Main Street. Children will light the
way as the Austinaires, Santa Claus, and a cast of holiday
characters march from the corner to the Town Center stage
to light the downtown Christmas displays. Free glow sticks
will be distributed to children by Chamber Ambassadors.
See “Bruiser” the Austin Bruins Mascot, Merry Elf and
other holiday characters walking the streets throughout the
night!
KICKOFF ACTIVITIES
•Free Photos with Santa by Mary Landherr Photography;
located in the Town Center Building. Candy cane treats for
the kids.
•Live Entertainment on Stage, including the Austinaires,
Taylor Bliese and our emcee; Jerry Girton. Songs from the
Pacelli Choir’s, “Swinging Into Christmas” show.
Sound provided by Imagery Sound.
• Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides.
•Captain Kirby Train Rides.
•Musical Entertainment in Town Center including the
The North Star Brass Quartet, the Austin High School
Student Ensemble and Ecumenical Bell Ensemble. Plus, the
magic of Jim Jayes.
•Free Hot Chocolate & Cheese samples donated by the
Dairy Association and served by Mower County Dairy
Princesses, in the Martial Arts building.
•Free Face Painting by Matchbox Theatre located in the
Martial Arts building.
•Christmas at the Paramount, 7:30 p.m. Jane Taylor
Academy of Dance “Christmas Show” with scenes from the
Nutcracker Suite. Come warm up with us! $1 donation
requested to the Paramount Fund.
•Donut Connection: Stop in for a FREE scoop of ice cream
or free cup of coffee.
•Yoga Studio of Austin, Free treats & crafts for the kids!
Coupons for yoga classes & massages for the adults!
Merry Elf, a magical, colorful personality will light up
the downtown area from 5:30-7:30 p.m. handing out
treats to the children.
•B&J Bar & Grill: Free ooey-gooey Smores served outside.
•Twice is Nice: A spectacular Holiday Open House. The store
will be filled with decorating ideas on all 3 floors. (20% off all
vintage items, antiques & clothing. 3 floors of true holiday
splendor! You will not want to miss this holiday event.
•Evenson’s Hallmark: Stop in for treats.
•Bendixen Jewelry: Everyone is welcome to stop in for
holiday treats and hot cider. 20% off in store merchandise; lay
away that special Christmas gift for your special someone.
•Coffee House on Main: Stop in and warm up with a cup of
our coffee or hot chocolate. You can enjoy watching the
festivities from the comfort of our store.
•Downtown Pawn Shop: Come and check us out while enjoying cider and cookies.
•Piggy Blues BBQ: Free sample of Gelato (Italian ice cream)
and register for prizes: $100 in chamber bucks and $100 Piggy
Blues gift card.
•Novades Crystal: Come in and enjoy a FREE cup of
“Ponche” or Coffee. Browse our store for those special
Christmas items.
•Lou’s Forever Framing: Decorate a free photo mat for your
picture with Santa.
•Healing Palms Spa: Offering homemade fudge and tea tasting, slimming wraps at discount prices, chair massages, product and gift certificate deals.
•Belles & Beaus: Watch our “Live” models, enjoy free hot
cider and cookies.
•Ooh La La Handbags & Accessories: Santa’s helper will be
out front with candy canes for all.
• Welcome Center, Open House; come enjoy some light refreshments and treats. Talk with Power 96 Radio and record
your “Innocent Christmas Wishes” for Santa! These adorable
interviews are edited and aired each day on Power 96 and
KQAQ –AM at approximately 1:35 pm. M-F.
•Philomathian Religious Books & Gifts. Open House with
20% discount on all merchandise all night long.
•Austin Fire Department: (across from Rydjor Bike)
Fire Trucks will be there along with “Sparky;” also watch
fire extinguisher safety demonstrations.
•ViDeyo Arts: Open House. Special craft for the kids.
•El Mariachi’s: Christmas treats for the kids.
•Rydjor Bike: Help us kick off the Holiday Season; we will
be serving hot apple cider and kids can come in and decorate
their own sugar cookie. In store specials all season.
•Hastings Shoe Store: Open House with refreshments.
10% savings on in stock boots & shoes.
•Flippin Furniture: Open House; stop in for holiday treats
and register for special prize drawings. 2 store fronts to
browse and enjoy. 10% off almost everything in the store.
•Wells Fargo: Stop in from 9am - 6pm for cider and treats.
The Perfect Gift for
Everyone on your List!
“Chamber Bucks”
Christmas
in the NW
Christmas
in the SW
4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3
18th Avenue (Mall Area) and
surrounding area
4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5
Sterling Shopping Center and
surrounding area
•Usem Chevrolet: Make your very own holiday ornament.
•AmericInn: Kids come fishing with the Bruins players. Santa to
•Dairy Queen: Stop in to see Santa and enjoy holiday treats.
•Sterling Drug Main Street: FREE picture with Santa from
greet the kids; cookies, juice and special prizes.
4:00-7:00 . All children will receive a FREE gift from Santa.
•Cellular Connections: Stop in for warm drinks, cookies and
register to win an I-pad mini. Also, “Bruiser” the Bruins
mascot will be visiting. Everyone can warm up while
watching Christmas movies.
•Cornerstone Church: Kids will have a blast jumping in the
2 inflatable bounce houses, eating cookies and doing a very
special Christmas craft.
•Bursch Travel, Inc: Stop in and get some freshly popped
popcorn and the enter to win a 1 night stay at Best Western
Plus Mall of America.
•Moline Awards & Engraving: Come through the alley to
make a mini donut snowman or reindeer. Enter to win a
childrens book.
•D&G Ace Hardware: Enjoy some cookies and drinks.
•Sterling State Bank: Horse drawn sleigh rides in the
parking lot co-sponsored by Overby Orthodontics. Come in
for some holiday treats and apple cider. Enjoy performances
from Austin’s Big band, playing a variety of holiday music at
5:00 and the Just For Kix Dancers at 6:00. & 6:30. All kids
can make a Christmas craft.
•Sterling Café: Warm up with a bowl of chili for $2.00, hot
dogs for $1.00, pop and coffee $1.00.
•Sterling Main Street Parking Lot:Fire trucks will be there
along with “Sparky;” learn about fire extinguisher safety.
•Sterling Beauty Salon: Warm up with us while enjoying
cookies & cider.
•Elrod, Green & Hyland, DDS: Children come by to enter
our coloring contest for great prizes. We will be serving hot
chocolate, cider, cookies and Santa will be giving away his
very special toothbrushes.
•Berg’s Nursery: Come at 5:00p.m. and check out our barnyard friends at the petting zoo. Enjoy some apple cider and
cookies. For the adults, sample some dips and drink mixes.
•Apollo Liquor: Come in for wine tasting and a meat tray.
•Apollo Superette: Stop by for some Hawaiian shaved ice
Tropical Snow samples.
•Walgreen’s: Make an ornament or decorate a picture frame
and get your picture taken with Santa.
•McDonalds Restaurant: (on Oakland), Come enjoy free hot
chocolate and create your own ornament. Also, come sing
Christmas carols with Ronald McDonald.
•Hy-Vee: Christmas cookie decorating.
•Double K Specialty, Inc.: Christmas in the Barnyard.
•Games People Play: Join us for holiday face painting & home-
made donuts. Storewide discounts all night long.
•Dolan’s Landscape Center, Inc.: “Feed the Birds” Learn how
to attract birds and make a pinecone bird feeder to take home and
place in your yard. Purchase that “fresh” cut tree from us!
•Eastwood Bank: Apple cider & holiday tattoos for the children.
•WalMart: Horse-drawn sleigh rides for the whole family.
•Stadheim Jewelers: Kids come and make your very own
Christmas jewelry while enjoying the warmth of our store.
•Applebee’s: Get your picture taken with Santa.
•Target: Enjoy snacks and hot drinks while getting your picture
taken with Santa. Make your very own personalized ornament.
•Target Parking Lot: Fire Trucks will be there along with
“Sparky:” learn about fire extinguisher safety.
•Edward Jones: Refreshments. Register for Door Prizes
•Quiznos Sub: Free kids goodie bag, children under 12.
•Great Clips: Pick-a-Christmas Duck game and holiday treats.
•QuickCare:Austin’s convenient care clinic, will offer Christmas
craft making! Kids can make their very own craft.
•Staples: Kids make your own Christmas ornament.
•Arby’s: Stop in and visit with “Bubbles the Clown” and get a
holiday treat.
•Wendy’s: Fix and mix your own frosty, fake tattoos, hot
chocolate, candy canes. Decorate a sugar cookie, pin the braid on
Wendy and register to win a boys and girls bike.
Oak Park Mall:
•Oak Park Mall Center Stage: Dylan Kaercher’s “Swinging
Into Christmas” from 6:00 - 7:00; Drawings for prizes will
follow at 7:15 with Santa’s Elves.
•Shopko: Kids make a Christmas wreath out of pipe cleaners.
•Just for Kix: Will be performing by Center Stage at 6:30.
•Willow Cove: Stop by to make a Christmas ornament.
•Vision Works: Sign up to win a free pair of kids glasses.
•Sweet Serendipity: Kids coloring contest & letters to Santa.
•A 2 Z Treasures: Candy Cane ornament craft.
•ACS: Kids make your own compact disc snowman ornament.
•Ivy’s Ink: Stop by for some free caramel apple candy!
•Two Bears Trading Post: Join in some leather tooling crafts.
•Sears Hometown Store: Enjoy free popcorn!
•Party Zone: Check us out and enjoy free hotdogs!
•Younkers: Keurig coffee and cocoa samples.
•Enchantertainment: Meet & Greet Disney Princesses as
they share their favorite Christmas stories.
For Every Local Purchase
There’s A Local Purpose
Holiday Events
VISIT WITH KAUS RADIO PERSONALITIES LIVE
Starting November 18 and running through December 20; DJ’s
will be broadcasting from the Bradley bank building, corner of
Main street and Second Ave, inside one of Austin’s most unique
commercial buildings. We’re promoting a silent auction for the
Austin ArtWorks Center and having a coloring contest for the
kids. We will have featured guests 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. MondayFriday throughout the holiday season. Stop in, take a break; say
“Hi” and join the conversation on KAUS AM 1480 Radio, the
“Voice of Mower County.”
•NOVEMBER- DECEMBER, Play it Again:
the Austin Area Art Center will be having their annual art and
craft sale. Open Wednesday thru Sunday Noon-4p.m.
•NOVEMBER 22 & 23: Holiday English Tea at the
Historic Hormel Home, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. The home will be
fully decorated and open for tours at 1:00. Tickets for this
special event are $15 call 433-4243 for more information.
•NOVEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 14: Maurices
Great Give Drive; accepting hats & mittens for local
schools; each item brought in will receive a 20% off
coupon for an item.
•NOVEMBER 25 - 29: Farmers & Merchants Sate Bank,
Pick up your coloring sheets at the bank and make sure to
return them by 4 p.m. on Nov. 29 for a chance to win a prize.
•NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 3: Dolan’s Landscape
Center, Holiday Open House. Find a great selection of fresh
cut trees, wreaths, roping and other holiday items.
Refreshments will be served. Sign up to win door prizes!
•NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1: Berg’s Black Friday
Blowouts, Dip & Drink sampling for the adults;
Décor and gift sales galore!
•NOVEMBER 29, Golden Tress Salon; 8:00 a.m. - close
Black Friday Specials; Purchase your gift cards today and
get special discounts.
•NOVEMBER 29, Eastwood Bank, Holiday Open House;
Come in and enjoy hot apple cider, cookies and holiday
music from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
•NOVEMBER 30: Santa Holiday Family Fun Night;
YMCA of Austin, 6 p.m. - 8:45p.m. Celebrate the holidays
with Santa at the Y. Enjoy the bounce house, pizza and cookie
decorating, toddler gym, swimming pool and much more!
•NOVEMBER 30 : Berg’s Nursery, Annual Wreath
Decorating Seminar 1:30 p.m. Come decorate your own
fresh holiday wreath. Call 433-2823 to register. $48 pp.
•DECEMBER 2 - 12: Christmas Toy Shop Applications';
Turn yours in at the Salvation Army. Toy Shop distribution
will be Dec. 18 & 19 at Oak Park Mall, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. only!
•DECEMBER 3: First Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Holiday Open House, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Coffee, Hot Apple
Cider, and other holiday goodies.
•DECEMBER 3-9: Berg’s Nursery; HO-HO-HO Holiday
Savings; save on indoor décor, gifts, poinsettias and more.
Finish up your shopping with us!
•DECEMBER 5: Berg’s Nursery, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Seasonal
Dips & Sips; adults stop in to sample our selection of “Dips
& Drink” while your kids enjoy Subra’s Petting Zoo.
•DECEMBER 6: US Bank Open House, 9a.m.–4p.m., Come
and enjoy Coffee, Hot Cider, and other Holiday goodies.
•DECEMBER 7: Austin’s “Merry TubaChristmas” 2013.
Merry TubaChristmas celebrates its 40th anniversary. Players
of the tuba, sousaphone, baritone & euphoniums will perform
great Christmas carols to kickoff the holiday season. Join us at
2 pm., Center Court at Oak Park Mall for this special concert.
Free concert; players $10.00 to register.
•DECEMBER 9: HOLIDAY TRAIN 6:30 pm.
Rail yard by License Bureau, 14 rail cars decorated for
Christmas - Live music –Santa and much more.
The Salvation Army of Austin will be collecting food and
money donations.
•DECEMBER 10 - 24: Berg’s Nursery; Stuff Your
Stocking Sale, Save on all holiday décor. Decorate, stuff
stockings, last minute gifts or stock up for next year. Gift
shop up to 75% off holiday items.
•DECEMBER 12: Home Federal Savings Bank,
Open House; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., join us and enjoy good
conversation, hot apple cider, coffee and holiday treats.
•DECEMBER 12: Arens Heating and Cooling,
Open House, 1p.m. - 5p.m. Celebrating our 30th anniversary
with refreshments and an Ambassador Ribbon Cutting at 4p.m.
•DECEMBER 12: Accentra CU, Open House, 9a.m. –5p.m.
Stop in and enjoy some holiday refreshments.
•DECEMBER 13: Autism Fun Night at the “YMCA”
Drop off your child for an evening of ASD appropriate fun.
This program will be staffed by ASD program professionals.
Holiday Open House & Indoor Used Car Sale
Saturday December 7, 2013 , 8a.m. to 5p.m.
Holiday Dodge Chrysler Jeep
I-90 and West Oakland Ave
Be entertained by the Holiday sounds of the
Austin Big Band, enjoy Hormel Hot Dogs and Chili, and take
advantage of the best used car prices of the year with over 150
used vehicles specially priced and indoors. Petting Zoo, Prizes
and a “Special” appearance from Santa.
Christmas in the County!
DECEMBER 13, Christmas in the County Pre-sale Bake Sale,
3p.m.-6p.m. Mower County Historical Society, 1306 6th Ave.
SW. Free admission, all ages welcome. Buy your Christmas baked
goods the day before the Christmas in the County event. Cookies,
lefse and other homemade treats.
DECEMBER 14, 3p.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, at the Mower County
Historical Society, 1306 6th Ave. SW. Free admission, all ages
welcome. Take a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh or create a special
holiday craft. Shop for holiday treats at our bake sale. Place a bid
on silent auction items. Don’t forget to bring the kids to visit with
Santa and Mrs. Claus!
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Viking Auto Glass
Adams, Rizzi & Sween, P.A.
Arens Heating and Cooling, LLC.
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Kritzer & Wagner LLP.
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Bendixen Jewelry
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Donut Connection
Donnelly Law Office
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Christmas
in the City
Kickoff
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 29
Downtown Austin
Christmas
in the NW
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Christmas
in the SW
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to
join in our 25th annual celebration of the holiday season.