Area Resources
Austin Music
Museums, Galleries, Parks and Gardens
Performing Arts and Festivals
Country Clubs & Golf Courses
Sports
Healthcare
Assisted Living Centers & Nursing Homes
Utility and Home Services Information
Austin Music – The “Live Music Capital of the World”
Austin, nicknamed the "Live Music Capital of the World," has more than 120 live music venues offering a complete range of musical styles, from rhythm and blues and Southern jazz to hard rock, country/western and Tejano to name a few.
Local, national and international acts of all sizes and styles can be heard year-round, but things always heat up in March, when Austin plays host to South by Southwest (SXSW), an internationally acclaimed 10-day, music, film and multimedia event. Each day, SXSW features multimedia and music industry exhibitions, educational panel discussions and workshops examining all three industries. By night, the SXSW Music Festival showcases more than 400 bands, and film screenings are held in numerous Austin venues.
The inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival attracted more than 75,000 music lovers to Zilker Park in 2002. An extension of the popular PBS show Austin City Limits, the festival aims at showcasing the best local music as well as major acts from around the world. Be on the lookout every September for this festival.
Quick Links
South by Southwest- http://2007.sxsw.com
Austin City Limits Music Festival- http://www.aclfestival.com
Museums, Galleries, Parks and Gardens
Austin is home to a host of historical museums, including the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Austin Children's Museum, Pioneer Farm, state history museums, the George Washington Carver Museum, the historical home of writer O. Henry, the Bremond block of historical homes and the French Legation. The arts are equally well represented with the Elisabet Ney Museum, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, and the Austin Museum of Art.
The Capitol Complex Visitors Center is a great marching off point for exploring the Capitol Grounds, and for more Texas history (it's a big state, so there's a lot of history) try the Republic of Texas Museum or the Texas Memorial Museum.
Austin is home to more than 35 art galleries including Laguna Gloria, The Austin Museum of Art, the Blanton Art Museum at the University of Texas with one of the world's largest collections of Latin American art and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, also at UT.
The Austin Nature Center and Botanical Gardens at Zilker Park provide a variety of programs and exhibits, or you might trek through these outdoor settings:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Zilker Botanical Garden
Barton Springs
Austin Zoo
Quick Links
Austin Children’s Museum- http://www.austinkids.org
Austin Museum of Art- http://www.amoa.org
Austin Nature and Science Center- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/ansc
Austin Zoo- http://www.austinzoo.org/
Barton Springs- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/bartonsprings.htm
Blanton Museum of Art- http://www.blantonmuseum.org
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum- http://www.thestoryoftexas.com
Capitol Complex Visitors Center- http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/CVC/home/home.html
Elisabet Ney Museum- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney
French Legation Museum- http://www.frenchlegationmuseum.org
George Washington Carver Museum- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver
Harry Ransom Center- http://www.hrc.utexas.edu
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm- http://www.pioneerfarms.org
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center- http://www.wildflower.org
LBJ Presidential Library and Museum- http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu
O. Henry Museum- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/ohenry.htm
Republic of Texas Museum- http://www.drt-inc.org/
Texas Memorial Museum & Natural Science Center- http://www.utexas.edu/tmm
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum- http://www.umlaufsculpture.org
Zilker Botanical Garden- http://www.zilkergarden.org
Performing Arts and Festivals
From festivals spotlighting today’s arts and music to museums showcasing our rich and varied history, Austin possesses a wealth of cultural offerings.
The University of Texas ‘Performing Arts Center and other world-class facilities attract nationally and internationally renowned artists and performers throughout the year, as well as Broadway shows.
Concerts and public events at UT's newly renovated Frank Erwin Center feature everything from the latest pop and rock artists and country music legends to the Ice Capades and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. During the basketball season the Erwin Center is also home to the nationally ranked UT men's and women's basketball home games.
The soon to be constructed Long Center for the Performing Arts will serve more than 250 performing arts groups in Central Texas as well as area school children. The Austin Symphony, along with Ballet Austin and the Austin Lyric Opera, offer a variety of programs and concerts throughout the year. You'll find music to suit your mood from Orchestral to intimate.
Dozens of music and art festivals are held during the year throughout Austin and Central Texas, including Blues on the Green, the Old Pecan Street Festival, the Clarksville Jazz Festival, Sixth Street Music Fest, Laguna Gloria Art Museum Fiesta, the particularly Austin-flavored Eeyore's Birthday Party and many more.
Each spring, Austin plays host to South by Southwest (SXSW), an internationally acclaimed 10-day, music, film and multimedia event. The event features hundreds of concerts and film showings, multimedia and music industry exhibitions, educational panel discussions and workshops examining all three industries.
Quick Links to Performing Arts
Ariel Dance Theatre- http://www.arieldance.org
Austin Chamber Music Festival- http://www.austinchambermusic.org
Austin Civic Chorus- http://www.chorusaustin.org
Austin Convention Center- http://www.austinconventioncenter.com
Austin Lyric Opera- http://www.austinlyricopera.org
Austin Playhouse- http://www.austinplayhouse.com
Austin Symphony Orchestra- http://www.austinsymphony.org
Ballet Austin- http://www.balletaustin.org
Bass Concert Hall- http://www.utpac.org
Frank Erwin Center- http://www.uterwincenter.com
Long Center for the Performing Arts- http://www.thelongcenter.org
Palmer Events Center- http://www.palmereventscenter.com
Paramount Theatre & State Theatre Company- http://www.austintheatre.org
University of Texas Performing Arts Center- http://www.utpac.org
Zachary Scott Theatre- http://www.zachscott.com
Zilker Hillside Theatre- http://www.zilker.org
Quick Links to Festivals
South by Southwest- http://2007.sxsw.com
Austin City Limits Music Festival- http://www.aclfestival.com
Austin Film Festival- http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
*Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Country Clubs & Golf Courses
Private:
Austin Country Club
4408 Long Champ Drive
Austin, Texas 78746
512-328-0090
Balcones Country Club
8600 Balcones Club Drive
Austin, Texas 78750
512-258-1621
Barton Creek Country Club
8212 Barton Creek Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78735
512-329-4000
Berry Creek Country Club
30500 Berry Creek Drive
Georgetown, Texas 78628
512-930-4615
ColoVista Country Club
1 Country Club Drive
Bastrop, Texas 78602
512-321-6522
Creedmore Country Club
10017 Thaxton Rd.
Austin, TX 78747
512-243-3320
Georgetown Country Club
1500 Country Club Rd.
Georgetown, TX 78628
512-863-9327
Great Hills Golf Club of Austin, Inc.
5914 Lost Horizon Drive
Austin, Texas 78759
512-345-7823
Lakeway Golf Club
One World of Tennis Square
Austin, TX 78738
512-261-7173
Hills of Lakeway Country Club
1 World of Tennis Square
Austin, Texas 78759
512-261-7272
Lago Vista Golf Clubs
20552 Highland Lakes Drive
Lago Vista, Texas 78645
512-267-1171
Lost Creek Country Club
2612 Lost Creek Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78746
512-892-1205
Onion Creek Club
2510 Onion Creek Parkway
Austin, Texas 78747
512-282-2150
River Place Country Club
4207 River Place Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78730
512-346-1114
Spicewood Golf Course
11210 Spicewood Club Drive
Austin, Texas 78750
512-258-6763
Westwood Country Club
3808 W. 35th Street
512-453-7246
University of Texas Golf Club
2200 University Club Dr
Austin, TX 78732
512-266-6464
Cimarron Hills Country Club
102 West Morrow Street
Georgetown, Texas
512-763-1800
Falconhead Golf Club
15201 Falconhead Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78738
512-402-1558
Municipal:
Hancock Golf Course
811 E 41st St
Austin, TX 78751
512-453-0276
Jimmy Clay Golf Course & Roy Kizer Golf Course
5400 Jimmy Clay Drive
Austin, Texas 78744
Lions Municipal Golf Course
2901 Enfield Rd
Austin, TX 78703
512-477-6963
Morris Williams Golf Course
3901 Manor Rd
Austin, TX 78704
512-926-1298
Public:
Avery Ranch Golf Club
10500 Avery Club Drive
Austin, TX. 78717
512-248-8009
Bergstrom Cedars Golf Course
908 E Fifth St Ste 112
Austin, TX 78702
512-385-4653
Blackhawk Golf Club
2714 Kelly Lane
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-251-9000
Bluebonnet Hill Golf Club
9100 Decker Lane
Austin, TX 78724
512-272-4228
Circle C Golf Club
7401 State Highway 45
Austin, TX 78739
512-288-4297
Crystal Falls Golf Course
3400 Crystal Falls Pkwy
Leander, TX 78641
512-259-5855
Forest Creek Golf Club
99 Twin Ridge Pkwy
Round Rock, TX 78664
512-388-2874
Legacy Hills Golf Course
301 Del Webb Blvd
Georgetown, TX 78628
512-864-1222
Pedernales Golf Club
807 Paisley Dr
Spicewood, TX
512-264-1489
Pine Forest Golf Club
636 Riverside Dr
Bastrop, TX 78602
512-303-6777
Point Venture Golf Course
422 Venture Blvd S
Leander, TX
512-267-2768
Riverside Golf Course
1020 Grove Blvd
Austin, TX 78741
512-386-7077
Shadow Glen Golf Club
12801 Lexington St
Manor, TX 78653
512-278-1304
Teravista Golf Club
4333 Terra Vista Club Dr
Round Rock, TX 78664
512-651-9850
Horseshoe Bay Country Club & Resort
1 Horseshoe Bay Blvd
Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657
830-598-2511
*Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Austin Professional and Collegiate Sports
Austin Ice Bats- http://www.icebats.com/
AA Professional Hockey
Austin Toros- http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/
NBA D-League Basketball Team- http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/
Austin Wranglers- http://www.austinwranglers.com/
ALF Arena Football Team
Round Rock Express- http://www.roundrockexpress.com/
AA Baseball Team
Texas Longhorns- http://www.texassports.com/
Big 12 Conference College Sports
*Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Healthcare
Austin's expanding health care system now rivals that of any major metropolitan area. Besides 11 major hospitals and one children's hospital, there are numerous out-patient clinics, emergency medical facilities and all manner of awareness programs that serve up healthy doses of wellness advice and information.
Recent area medical center expansions bring the total number of hospital beds to more than 2,500, and the region boasts the most recent technology available, including specialties in neonatal care, organ transplants, oncology and in-vitro fertilization. Seven hospitals specialize in psychiatric care and chemical dependency. In addition, the Children's Hospital of Austin at Brackenridge Hospital includes the Children's Specialty Center for chronically ill children, a Day Surgery Center, Children's Emergency Center and the Parent's Place for family support.
The Texas Board of Medical Examiners puts the total number of practitioners at over 13,000 for the Central Texas region:
- Over 2,000 licensed physicians
- Over 8,000 registered nurses
- Nearly 3,000 licensed vocational nurses
Quick Links to Hospitals
Children’s Hospital of Austin- http://www.childrenshospital.com
Regional children's specialty hospital, specialty care center for chronic illnesses and surgery, heart program, pediatric critical care
Seton Medical Center- http://www.setonmedicalcenter.org
Acute care, Central Texas Heart Institute, regional neonatal center, 24-hour emergency
Brackenridge Hospital- http://www.seton.net/locations/brackenridge/
Regional trauma center, Texas Cancer Center, maternity/women's services, heart center
St. David’s Medical Center- http://www.stdavids.com/
Full-service acute care, emergency, rehabilitation, psychiatric services
South Austin Hospital- http://www.southaustinhospital.com/
Maternity, cardiology, outpatient surgery, lithotripsy, endoscopy, oncology
North Austin Medical Center- http://www.northaustin.com/
Women's center, 24-hour emergency room, skilled nursing unit, cancer treatment, rehabilitation center. Formerly Austin Diagnostic Clinic
Seton Northwest Hospital- http://www.seton.net/locations/northwest/
Inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services, emergency and minor emergency care, family-centered birthing units and sports medicine
St. David’s Round Rock Hospital- http://roundrockhospital.com/
Family birth center, rural health clinics, Women's Center, critical/acute/skilled nursing care, outpatient services
HealthSouth Surgical Hospital- http://www.healthsouth.com/where_we_are/national_map.asp
Orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat, general surgery, gynecology, podiatry, plastic surgery, orthopedic spine surgery
Georgetown Healthcare System- http://stdavidsgeorgetown.com/
Inpatient and outpatient acute hospital care, home health care, sports medicine, physical, occupational and speech therapy
Heart Hospital of Austin- http://www.hearthospitalofaustin.com/
Cardiac catheterization laboratories, surgical suites for open heart surgery, plus ancillary equipment for radiology, laboratory, nephrology, pulmonology and other services
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas- http://www.seton.net/locations/dell_childrens/
Opening June 2007, this four-story full service pediatric facility that will contain approximately 475,000 square feet of new hospital and a three-acre fully landscaped Healing Garden. The 170-bed facility will be the first hospital in the world to have Platinum Status under the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Source: Greater Austin Profile – The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Assisted Living Centers, Nursing Homes & In-home Caregiver Services
Brighton Gardens by Marriott
4401 Spicewood Springs
Austin, TX 78759
512-418-8822
Island on Lake Travis
3404 American Drive
Leander, TX 78645
512-267-7107
Renaissance
11279 Taylor Draper Lane
Austin, TX 78759
512-338-0995
Loyalton of Austin
5310 Duval Rd
Austin, TX 78727
512-418-8228
Family Eldercare
2210 Hancock Dr
Austin, TX 78756
512-467-6168
Bukner Villas Retirement
11110 Tom Adams Dr
Austin, TX 78753
512-997-9165
Columbia Homecare Lifeway
2028 East Ben White Blvd.
512-326-1771
Summit Senior Living Network: Lakeway
1915 Lohman's Crossing Road
Austin, TX 78734
512-261-7146
Summit at Westlake Hills
1034 Liberty Park Drive
Austin, TX 78746
512-328-3775
Summit at Northwest Hills
5715 Mesa Dr
Austin, TX 78731
512-454-5900
The Park at Beckett Meadows
7709 Beckett Rd
Austin, TX 78749
512-891-9544
The Clairmont
12463 Los Indios Trl
Austin, TX 78729
512-331-7195
Barton Hills Assisted Living
1606 Nash Ave
Austin, TX 78704
512-441-6000
Seton Home Care
4200 North Lamar Street
512-324-1880
*Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Utility and Home Services Information
Telephone
Natural Gas
Electric, Water and Wastewater, and Garbage Collection
Cable TV and Satellite TV
Internet Service Providers
Mail Forwarding
- The area code for the Austin area is 512
- Three major companies provide local telephone service in Austin: Grande Communications, AT&T and Time Warner. Various other companies, all listed in the first few pages of the Austin telephone book, also offer local service.
Quick Links
AT & T Residential- http://www.att.com/gen/landing-pages?pid=3310
Grande Communications- http://grandecom.com/
Time Warner Cable- http://www.timewarnercable.com/
Information concerning service and rates may be obtained from Texas Gas Service, P.O. Box 1268, Austin, TX 78785; 512-477-5852 or 800-700-2443.
Quick Link
Texas Gas Service- http://www.oneok.com/tgs/tgs_home.jsp
Electric, Water and Wastewater, and Garbage Collection
Residence within the City of Austin service area, receive a consolidated, monthly billing summary, itemizing their use of each service.
- For information concerning electric services and rates, contact: Austin Energy, 721 Barton Springs Road, 78704; 512-322-6300.
- For information on water and wastewater service, contact Water and Wastewater Utility, City of Austin, P.O. Box 1088, 78767-8859; 512-322-0101.
- Garbage collection information may be obtained from the Solid Waste Services Division, Transportation and Public Services Department, City of Austin, P.O. Box 1088, 78767-8844; 512-472-0500.
- Private companies handle these services outside the city. Ask FalveyKeenan, Realtors® for information about the utility companies servicing your location.
Outside the city these services are available from other providers.
- Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, 512-272-8721, serves Bastrop and Caldwell counties and parts of Travis County.
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative, 512-219-2602, serves Lake Travis and northwest, south and southwest Travis County.
- TXU Electric, 800-242-9113, serves north central Texas, including parts of Williamson and Bastrop counties.
Quick Links
Austin Energy- http://www.austinenergy.com
City of Austin- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative- http://www.bluebonnetelectric.coop
Pedernales Electric Cooperative- http://www.pec.coop
TXU Electric- http://www.txu.com
Cable Television/Satellite Service
What would relocation to Austin be without having to re-learn the channel numbers of your favorite television stations? To help you come to grips with the burgeoning cable and satellite services that may come streaming into your tube, here is a list of service providers.
Company |
Service Area |
Cable Television |
Satellite Service |
Contact Number |
Time Warner Cable |
Austin, Round Rock, |
Yes |
No |
512-485-5555 |
Futuristic Cablevision, Inc. |
Lago Vista, Leander |
Yes |
No |
512-267-3126 |
Grande Communications |
Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock |
Yes |
No |
512-220-4880 |
Heartland Cablevision |
Counties of Travis, Williamson, Burnet, Blanco, Hays, Bastrop, Lockhart |
Yes |
Yes |
800-880-0292 |
DirecTV |
Austin area |
No |
Yes |
512-445-4449 |
Cox Communications of Pflugerville |
Pflugerville, Leander |
No |
Yes |
512-930-3085 |
Cox Communications Williamson County |
Williamson County |
Yes |
No |
512-869-1505 |
Quick Links
Time Warner Cable- http://www.timewarnercable.com
Grande Communications- http://grandecom.com
DirectTV- http://www.directv.com
Cox Communications- http://www.cox.com
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Quick Links |
United States Postal Service Official Change of Address- https://moversguide.usps.com
Source: Greater Austin Profile – The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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