Hipsters and art patrons alike are coming together for the 11th Annual 5×7 Art Splurge, and the art series is adding a cheaper Social event too. With nightlife kingpin James Moody charing the event, the Arthouse event pulled off quite the coup, because while cool, the art-patron organization just doesn’t have quite the same reputation…
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Saturday Adventures
Things to do this Saturday: 7p: ENDLESS BEAUTY LAUNCH PARTY DUH. But during the day, try your hand at one of these adventures: Noon-4p: A Scavenger Hunt Like No Other! at Highland Lanes The Citywide Scavenger Hunt is a hunt unlike any other! Included in the contest are mini-games that award their own prizes as…
Charity CrossFit-Style Partner Workout
An awesome group of CrossFit gals is hosting a sweet workout (it’s a partner WOD so come ready for some high reps!) at the Lamar Middle School track on Sunday, April 18th at 9am to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They’re asking for a $10 donation that will go towards Lindsay Spurck’s…
Badass Lax/L.A.X party + GIVEAWAY!
In the spirit of things combining in Austin that don’t normally mix and inspired by the X Games, LXM PRO is throwing the lacrosse party of the century. Lacrosse is becoming more and more mainstream in Texas, and events like this are only going to up the sports popularity. The all-day action kicks off Saturday,…
Weekend Fashion & Shopping
Friday, Saturday, Sunday … it’s a shopaholics’ (or casual fashionista’s) fantasty! Saturday: Runway to Heaven fashion show I’ll be live-blogging/tweeting my reactions to the show up onto the wall behind the models as they walk down the runway, so this is going to be super cool. But what will I wear?! Friday: 2ND Street District…
ACL Recaps: by day, with photos, and beer
Over at Austin Post, we Real Time Reported on the whole fest–live updates throughout. Check out the new features, and my full-length article recaps: Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Strategy Session Facebook Album And I will not lie, every single morning (lie: afternoon) I got dropped off at Barton Springs & Lamar, and every…
The Weekend Usual: Free CrossFit & Sugar Mama’s
You know, the Free CrossFit Workout Central holds Under the Bridge at Town Lake once a month on Saturday morning at 8:30am. Details here. And you also know how much I love Sugar Mama’s cupcakes, so you might call me obsessing over how delicious they are “usual” too, but it’s UNusual for them to be…
Weekend: Hello Zilker, Tax Free Workouts, and Cheap Sushi
This weekend is a doozy: Zilker Park officially reopens at noon today (Friday), so expect a giant crowd of volleyball-loving early-risers Saturday morning. Of course, there’s also this little festival going on called Bat Fest, so expect giant crowds of Keep-Austin-Weirders there. Awesomes: Chon Som celebrates its 3rd Anniversary Never heard of Chon Som? Me…
What to do this Weekend: Testosterone Fest, Summer Jam
Texas Testosterone Festival I’ve already riffed on how sweet I think the Texas Testosterone Festival is gonna be this weekend: bball skills, Spartan 300, MMA fighting, poker tourneys, choppa customization, bikini and fit model contests … yeah, pretty freakin’ sweet. There’s also an actually-really-cool-if-you’re-not-into-pure-debauchery event too: a Central Texas Pro Sports Round Table with reps…
Weekend
Tonight: Achachay! at Dizzy Rooster 8-10pm. I’ve been to this frat-tastic bar only a few times, but all of those times included me dancing on a bar … sober. That boy is headed to Rise Against with Rancid at Stubb’s. Should be a good time, look for a tall Vermon(s)ter standing outside before the show…