Downtown Nacogdoches is bustling with activity the next few weeks, and Friday night is no exception. “We are thrilled to be hosting this Cruise night in conjunction with Historic Preservation Month and Nacogdoches National Travel & Tourism Week,” said Main Street manager Sarah O’Brien. Tourism spending in Nacogdoches accounts for approximately $85.1 million in direct spending into Nacogdoches County EACH year. Texas’ Oldest Town is home to many successful preservation related projects and continues to attract heritage travelers from around the world to visit our red brick streets in historic downtown.
(Click to make larger) A 1929 Model A at a previous downtown cruise event
Come downtown and join us for a fun filled Cruise nights and then head over to the Cole Art Center to catch a film. Classic cars will line the Plaza Principal on Pilar Street from Pecan to Fredonia beginning at 6 p.m. and will cruise until 8 p.m.
Also going on this Friday, As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Ghost Bird” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main Street. Scott Crocker’s 85-minute documentary investigates the alleged 2005 sightings in eastern Arkansas of the ivory-billed woodpecker—a species presumed extinct for 60 years—and the resulting financial and political effects of the recovery effort for the lost species. Despite professed sightings by expert bird-watchers, credible evidence of the woodpecker is still absent, even six years later. According to The New York Times, “Crocker has turned a bird-watching tale into a multi-layered story that will fascinate practically everybody….” For more information, please call (936) 468-1131.
Hotel Fredonia, 200 N. Fredonia will have live entertainment on the patio, and J McKinney’s will have some delicious fare on the menu.
If you or anyone you know has any questions concerning First Friday Cruise Nights feel free to contact Sarah O’Brien at 926-559-2573 or send her an email at obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us.
