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Category: One-time event

Le Garage

La la la every girl in Austin gets so hyped over Le Garage, but the one time I went, I wasn’t overly impressed. It’s this weekend at Palmer and it’s what it sounds like–over 60 Austin boutiques set up booths garage-sale-style and offer their wares at 50% or more discounts. More details: Le Garage Saturday:…

Networking 101

The Young Execs of Austin and Austin Recruiters Network Party Meet, mingle and network at Malaia. Despite the fact that I railed on Malaia on twitter this weekend for having a GLASS second floor, it IS pretty cool, so long as you’re wearing pants. Anyway, this party will have lots of meetin’-and-greetin’ and less dancing, so…

Austin Music Mixer

Austin Music Mixer at Threadgill’s Join the Austin Music Foundation for the first Austin Music Mixer of the year to reconnect with your old friends and meet new ones to enhance your career opportunities in 2009. I’ve had musician friends make tons of connections at these events, so get yourself out there! Tuesday, January 20,…

Jo’s Chili Cold Blood Chili Cook-Off

Name? Don’t get it. Related to the band that plays? Whatevs, because Chili Cook Offs in general, I get. And love. [Well, used to, before I only ate free-range meat, which I doubt most chili-makers are employing these days. And I already missed the vegetarian chili cook-off…] Highlights: Local musicians featuring Chili Cold Blood, HoneyBread,…

Austin Kidbits / Hill Country Ride Kick-Off Party

Thursday are perking back up after that nobody-does-anything-at-all lull over the holidays. Next week is going to be even bigger! Still, these two should keep you happy (houring). Hill Country Ride for Aids 10th Anniversary Kick-Off Party at La Zona Rosa. It’s for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS, a signature Austin event and the…

Au40 Happy Hour

Au40 Nominations Roundup tonight at Paggi House, co-sponsored by Tribeza. I posted on Austin Under 40 a little while back, but I still think it’s pretty cool and worth checking out tonight–plus who doesn’t want to see the new Paggi House? RSVP here. I will be attending a leadership planning meeting for the awesome upcoming…

First Night

I have an existing post with things to do on New Year’s Eve, but after reading this article on First Night, I had to give it its own post. Click here to read. Basically, the giant 32-foot wooden clock tower on Auditorium Shores is for you to pin your resolutions to, and then after fireworks…

More Free CrossFit Workouts

But this time at CrossFit Central: The initial free workout offerings FILLED UP ALREADY, this is nine 30-person classes, so they opened  up three more to new clients only: A New Free Workout Time Slot has opened for New Clients. If you are new to CrossFit Central or have never been to a program –…