The Red Poppy Planning Committee is having a call to artists for the 2010 Red Poppy Festival Artwork.  A committee of local artists will select the winning art to be used for the official 2010 Red Poppy Festival poster.

There will be 500 posters of the selected artwork produced for sale by the Visitor Information Center.  The original artwork will be raffled and the artist will receive 50% of the raffle sales.  The artist will retain all rights to the original artwork, but will give permission to the City of Georgetown to use the art in the 2010 Red Poppy Festival promotional materials (website, ads, t-shirts, rack cards, banners, etc….).

Artwork must be original and communicate/interpret the artist’s depiction of any or all of the many facets of the Red Poppy Festival. Traditional, contemporary, impressionist, abstract, photos and digital two-dimensional works of art are welcome. The final poster will be 18″w x 24″h, therefore keep these proportions in mind when creating the artwork. Artist name, phone number and e-mail address must be clearly labeled on the back of the artwork.

All entries must be submitted to the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau office at 103 W. Seventh Street by October 30, 2009. Artwork will only be accepted Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.  The artist’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address must be clearly labeled on the back of the artwork. The artist selected will be notified by November 20, 2009. For additional information, please contact Cari Miller, tourism manager for the City of Georgetown, at (512) 930-3585, or by email at cmiller@georgetowntx.org.

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For pictures from previous Red Poppy Festivals, click here.

The Red Poppy Food Court has plenty of choices of tasty food!  Something to satisfy every taste bud!  Check back soon as we will be updating our list of food vendors for the 2010 Red Poppy Festival Food Court.

For more information about Georgetown, including lodging and dining, please go to: visitgeorgetown.com.

For general Red Poppy Festival information, contact: The Georgetown CVB at 800.436.8696 or cvb@georgetowntx.org

For information about the Safe Place Kids Area, contact Barbara Garza-Galaviz, 512.930.2546.

For information about the Open Car Show, contact Amy Vessels, 512.931-7651, or avessels@georgetowntx.org

The Red Poppy Festival would not be possible without all of the wonderful people who volunteer each year!  If you are interested in volunteering at the 2010 Red Poppy Festival, please download the application below:

volunteer application

Little Texas

Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes

If you like to dance, if you like to watch a great show, if you like to party, if you’re looking for fun, then you’re going to love Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes. Recently named as one of the top ten party bands in the United States by Harper’s Bazaar magazine, their show not only captures the authentic sounds of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, but the look, feel and fun as well.
The Hot Tomatoes are three dazzling female vocalists who take the stage decked out in one outrageous costume after another: big hair, shimmy dresses, sequins, and skin-tight leopard pants. “Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes are beehives for breakfast, leopard-skin for lunch, and satin for supper. They’d rather walk the poodle than do the dog”, wrote music columnist Michael Corcoran in The Austin American Statesman. And when the Hot Tomatoes turn the stage into a three-ring circus as they dance, strut, sing, and stomp, you’re sure to have as much fun as the law allows!

Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes will be performing on the Red Poppy Stage for the Friday Night Concert!

Several Georgetown Restaurants will be offering dining specials to help kick off the Friday Night Concert.  Be on the lookout for the Red Poppy Plates menu!

Check back for the Saturday line-up!

Check back soon to see which exciting bands will be performing at our annual Saturday Night Concert and Street Dance!

 Check back soon for the Sunday line-up!