We know people love to take pictures at Pecan Street Fest and we want to show off the finest ones. So we’re having a contest to find the photo that best captures the spirit of the festival. The coolest part? The public will be the judge! Here’s how it works, simply upload your 2011 Pecan Street Festival photo here, get the most votes, and WIN $200 cash!

Get details @CrowdTogether:
http://www.crowdtogether.com/Pecan-Street-Fest-Photo-Contest

With two locations in the campus area, VERTS is a fast casual dining concept built around Döner Kebap, Germany’s most favorite street food.

VERTS is one of the first to bring Döner Kebap to the United States.  Available as a wrap, salad, or sandwich, the Donar Kebap appeals to those who love food, value and quality.

Austin is a major stop on Wahl’s 13-city U.S. tour, where their trained stylists compete to create the best men’s facial-hair look.

Members of the Austin Facial Hair Club will be on hand for inspiration and to offer fun and distinctive merch for the follically endowed and their fans.

Look for Wahl’s Face the Day Tour on 6th Street between Neches and Red River!

Recognized as an Artisan of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, Peña’s distinctive southwestern art is known throughout the world. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution, and has been recognized with a star on Austin’s “Texas Walk of Fame”

“Amado is major figure in the rich tradition of the Pecan Street Festival, said Shannon Sedwick, President of the Old Pecan Street Association. “When the festival was established in 1978, he had a colorful gallery on 6^th Street, and was chosen to design the it’s very first poster,”  More

Photo Credit: Ellen Dunn

Trinity Street (between 5th& 6th) will be transformed into Magic Street! Enjoy a full block of magicians, jugglers, and street performers with spotlight acts on two stages! (See schedule below)

Performers include Master Magician Ray Anderson (of Esther’s Follies), Cy Albertson, Edward Boswell, Ron Cartlidge, Robert Castillo, Kent Cummins, Shane Delon, Tim Dietz, Marcus Eddie, Steve Farmer, Michael Kaufman, John Maverick, Cameron Rivers, and J.D. Stewart and many more.

For more information about the Magicians please visit www.MagicSideshow.com

With the tour in it’s third year, The LEGO® Experience features activity tents where families have a world of creative possibility at their fingertips: The LEGO® Experience Tour  consists of unique experience areas, which each provide a fun and new way to experience the LEGO® brand first-hand!

Learn more at: www.legoexperiencetour.com/experiences

An original Austin-grown band, The Daze (www.thedazeband.net) have a unique mission:  to create sustainable music that will span time, age and geographic boundaries.  The sound created with that goal is a fresh take on the classic rock the band grew up with.  Evan Butts on guitar and vocals, Chris Ritchie on bass and Aaron Limpke on percussion began playing as a jam band and formed The Daze from their shared passion for the minimalist, exciting and original they music created together.  Their musicianship impresses critics and audiences alike and their sophisticated lyrics, penned by Evan Butts, are intentionally layered with multiple meanings, giving listeners new interpretations at different stages of their lives.

The friendship between the Pecan Street Festival and Oak Springs Elementary School began last year, when the Pecan Street merchants donated proceeds from the Fall Festival to the school.  Their gift funded a mural for the school library, by noted artist Brian Joseph, as well as a supply of books for the library.  For this Spring’s Pecan Street Festival, Oak Springs art teacher, Leslie Vieau, asked her students to create art reflecting their impressions of the festival, and the top three, chosen by the school, will be displayed at the Pecan Street Merchants’ Association booth at 6^th & Trinity Streets.

“We are proud of the students and the staff at Oak Springs Elementary School and of our continued friendship with them”, said Veronica Busti, a board member of the Pecan Street Merchants’ Association.