Pics from the fabulous AustinPost.org Writers Event at the Belmont’s Dakota Lounge! Muchos gracias to photographer Ryan Mustard!
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Friday night madness with ROT Rally and Jack Ingram Filming
This weekend is ROT Rally. Republic of Texas Biker Rally for Austin rookies. Best entertainment you’ll ever find down Congress Avenue for all. Friday night (starts at 7:30), the Bikers all line up their bikes and ride up and down Congress Avenue in a loop. The bikes are sweet, but the people riding them and…
New Cafe Laguna by Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria
The Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria – the picturesque gem tucked away off 35th Street, 12-acre grounds featuring beautiful gardens, the Driscoll Villa, the Greek Temple of Love, and an historic home to art exhibitions – will opens a new Café Laguna today. Housed in the museum’s 93-year-old Gatehouse, Café Laguna will serve…
Fastball + Black and White Years in the park
The last of the Solar-Powered Concert Series in Republic Square Park is tomorrow night, and the TBA closer is Fastball–yep, middle school/high school hotties Fastball, of You’re an Ocean, Out of My Head, and other gems, will be playing. With the Black & White Years, an Austin-based band that has tons of local acumen and…
Shameless Promotions: Achachay! and Language Room (not together)
In a post of shameless promotions for people we love, let me tell you about my brother’s band’s new CD. It’s effing amazing. I’ll let him tell you about it: We’ve put our best efforts into an amazing five song EP entitled “A Preachy Catfish” and we want you to know that it is available…
It’s all about the volleyball
Last summer I spent 3-4 days a week playing sand volleyball. While this summer my schedule hasn’t looked like that, there is some good volleyball to be had. Three things on the agenda: Weekly, the ATXVB Meetup Group plays at the Krieg Complex, known before as the softball fields off Pleasant Valley and Riverside. Wednesdays…
The Recap: Blondes v Brunettes
The June issue of Austin Woman magazine (free around town and digital version here) features my thoughts in words on the Blondes v Brunettes game, so let’s tell this story in photos (I’m on the purple team, the BRUNETTES): For more photos click here.
Bess Bistro on Pecan
I’ve heard plenty about Bess Bistro on Pecan, Sandra Bullock’s restaurant on West Sixth, so when 80% off coupons from restaurant.com came up for it, I had to take the $25 gift certificate for $2. Didn’t know there was a $50 minimum when Dad and I went there for lunch. Alright, we say, let’s spend…
Two 3×3 Basketball Tournaments
Ever since Hoop it Up fell by the wayside (Hoop it Up, where ARE you?), casual basketballers have been lacking a formal place to showcase their skills(?!)… enter McCurdy Madness & Austin SSC. McCurdy Madness Basketball Tournament is put on by Tarrytown United Methodist Church in honor of Matt Schirmer and benefitting the church’s McCurdy…
Pachanga! (or, win more stuff from me)
Pachanga is getting all the buzz this weekend. The second annual of the first Latin-themed cultural arts, food and music festival in Austin–organized by Alejandro Vallejo, yep, of that Vallejo– will be held at Fiesta Gardens tomorrow. Some big names are set to perform, including Michael Salgado, Brownout, The Chris Perez Band, Mexican Institute of…