Starting tonight, there’s tons of artsy stuff to do in Austin. There always is, but from Thursday night on, the city is focusing on it with Art City Austin. Tonight there’s a reception in the Second Street District to mark the opening of Art City Austin, with champagne and shopping. Doesn’t sound all that different than any of the happy hour-type things the Second Street boutiques usually host, but I guess there’s ART this time. Though some would argue that fashion is art, so there’s always art …
I will not be there, not because I think art is lame and boring, but because I find sand volleyball to be much less lame and boring. One member of my regular volleyball crew is having shoulder surgery tomorrow, so we’re getting in as much volleyball as we can before then. I will, unfortunately, have to leave to go pick up my dog from Tutoring at The Lee Mannix Center for Canine Behavior, where Lee Mannix, the area’s leading dog expert, is trying to train her not to fear/hate/annihilate all men. It’s not working so far, but I like Lee and hope he can do something about this. I got a dog with the hopes of bringing her everywhere and everyone being able to play with her … so far, not the case with this one. But hopefully we’ll get there.