San Antonio Travel and Leisure Guide 2008 - (Page 65) SPECIAL EVENTS Anytime is special in San Antonio, but plan your trip around one of these celebrations to make your visit more memorable … JAZZ’SALIVE, SEPT. 20-21, 2008 – Some of the nation’s top jazz entertainers and regional talent dazzle crowds in Travis Park day and night. saparksfoundation.org GARDENS BY MOONLIGHT, SEPT. 27, 2008 – Enjoy live musical performances under the light of the silvery moon at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. 210-207-3250, sabot.org SAN ANTONIO NEW WORLD WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 5-9, 2008 – The city’s finest restaurants, chefs and guest chefs celebrate San Antonio as a premier wine and food destination and an important culinary and cultural gateway to Mexico and Latin America. 210-822-9555, FORD FIESTA DE LAS LUMINARIAS, DECEMBER 5-7, 12-14 AND 19-21, 2008 – More than 2,500 luminarias (warmly glowing candles in sand-filled bags) light the way along the River Walk to symbolize the “lighting of the way” for the Holy Family. This centuries-old tradition begins at dusk on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on each of these weekends. 210-227-4262, thesanantonioriverwalk.com NEW YEAR’S EVE – Ring in the New Year at Celebrate San Antonio with fireworks, live music, food booths downtown and in La Villita and HemisFair Park. saparksfoundation.org LUMINARIA – ARTS NIGHT IN SAN ANTONIO: MARCH 2009 – Enjoy an all-day celebration of San Antonio arts. luminariasa.com nwwff.org band at one of the city’s many outstanding Tex-Mex restaurants, turns shared meals into shared memories. So does a candelight dinner on one of the barges that cruise the river. Afterwards, enjoy a performance at the ornate, atmospheric Majestic Theatre, inspired by Spanish Mission, Baroque and Mediterranean architecture. The theatre transports you to a mystical villa with its elaborate ornamentation and vaulted sky that comes to life with twinkling stars and drifting clouds. A romantic way to take in the city sights by night or day is with an intimate ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Or hop on a downtown streetcar to discover your heart’s desire in shops selling fine art, jewelry, apparel, pottery and folk art from Mexico, along with unique San Antonio treasures. If you crave spending time alone surrounded by rugged natural beauty, a short drive takes you into the blue-green hills to marvel at magnificent sunsets, sample award-winning wines from Texas’ version of the famed Napa Valley, or escape to a charming Hill Country inn. Many couples exchange vows in places such as Marriage Island, a tiny island just off the bank of the San Antonio River, or in the Little Church of La Villita, the historic downtown village where many artisans own shops selling everything from handcrafted jewelry to handcrafted copper articles to fine blown glass art. Some of the lovely antebellum B&Bs in the King William historic district often host weddings and receptions, and the Witte Museum in Brackenridge Park offers a historic setting in a courtyard shaded by a canopy of large oak trees for weddings on the veranda and receptions inside the Prassel Auditorium. IF YOU GO (as referenced in text) Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce, 888-997-3600, fredericksburg-texas.com King William Association, 210-227-8786, kingwilliamassociation.org La Villita Historic Arts Village, 210-207-8613, lavillita.com The Little Church La Villita, 210-226-3593, lavillita.com/church/index.htm Majestic Theatre, 210-226-5700, majesticempire.com Marriage Island, 210-207-7275, thesanantonioriverwalk.com Texas Hill Country Wineries, 866-621-9463, texaswinetrail.com Texas Wine Tours, 830-997-8687, texas-wine-tours.com Witte Museum, 210-357-1900, wittemuseum.org For complete listings, visitsanantonio.com S A N A N T O N I O T h e O f f i c i a l T r ave l & L e i s u r e G u i d e 65 http://saparksfoundation.org http://sabot.org http://thesanantonioriverwalk.com http://saparksfoundation.org http://nwwff.org http://luminariasa.com http://fredericksburg-texas.com http://kingwilliamassociation.org http://lavillita.com http://lavillita.com/church/index.htm http://majesticempire.com http://thesanantonioriverwalk.com http://texaswinetrail.com http://texas-wine-tours.com http://wittemuseum.org http://visitsanantonio.com
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