On Saturday, April 14th, from 4pm to 7pm, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will be hosting an art opening with Project ClayPlay, Foster’s Angels, andHelping Hand Home at the South Lamar café (221 S Lamar). The art on display and for sale comes from Foster’s Angels and/or Helping Hand Home children through the creative guidance of the dedicated…
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Austin: Trisha Lewis Fundraiser & AW Skin Clinic Grand Opening
You might remember my post on Trisha Lewis, extraordinary facialist at Skin by Ann Webb. I just got word that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer, so the Skin by Ann Webb team is turning their new location grand opening party into a fundraiser for their beloved staff member. Join the Skin by Ann Webb…
Austin: PLAY BLONDES VS. BRUNETTES!
Last year when I started hyping the actual game on my blog (year two recap here, year one recap here), a bunch of you wrote in and said you would have liked to play! Well, ladies, now’s your chance!! YOU can play powderpuff football in Blondes vs. Brunettes, meet new friends, raise money for Alzheimer’s,…
Austin: Kung Fu Gorilla Run Last Minute Invite
Head to Kung Fu Saloon (510 Rio Grande) TONIGHT from 7-10pm (happy hour runs 7-9) for your chance to sign up for the GORILLA RUN at 10% off ($89 instead of $99). Last chance for discounted registration! PLUS, 15% of the sales go to the Austin Gorilla Run / Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund Free H-Bombs (from Hideous Liquors)…
Austin: GORILLA RUN
Yes. That could be you on January 22, 2011 at 9am in downtown Austin. YOU could be running in a gorilla suit through the streets of Austin. Or rollerblading, even. In a gorilla suit. For only $99.95! Run, post-race partay, AND gorilla suit. The Austin Gorilla Run is coming soon! Hot pink dye/rollerblades on your…
Aspen: Ducky Derby
What is Ducky Derby? 28,000 rubber duckies released into the Roaring Fork River racing each other from one bridge to another, with a $10,000 cash prize to the winning duck. Aspen Rotary Club’s only fundraiser, they sell ducks for $5-10 each (depending on quantity, I got 3 for $20). It’s pretty crazy to watch! Admittedly,…
Brunettes, Brew & BBQ
This Saturday, the totally awesome and football-field dominant Brunettes have organized a beer pong and washers tournament with free beer and Rudy’s BBQ too! Team registration is $25 for each event (two-[wo]man team) or $40 for both. Don’t have a partner? Donate an extra $5 and we will pair you with a brunette! You can…
Grounded in Music’s New Kids Recording Studio
My affinity for Grounded in Music, the nonprofit that brings music education back to kids, is no secret, as I’ve covered the organization here many a time. Equally transparent is my affinity for Jack Ingram, who hugged me yesterday. It was a side hug, and just for a picture, BUT STILL. He and Patty Griffin…
Lips of an Angel – Grounded in Music Benefit
I am a sucker for Jack Ingram. Not so much the man himself, but the voice … well, maybe just Lips of an Angel, because I like it when Hinder sang it too (although I never understood how they both released it at the same time, and the two don’t sound very different). ANYWAY, the…
Pancake Fundraiser at TRIO
Not being a huge breakfast for breakfast fan myself, I love it when it all gets flipped around. Flipping flapjacks into a delicious dinner makes the morning mainstay much more fun. Say that three times fast. October 14, TRIO is bringing back the breakfast-for-dinner concept with a Pancake Dinner benefiting the Seton Shivers Cancer Center.…