Oh what a week — planning parties, blogging, every night something new and fantastic to do. Lots of beer pairing events, quote alongs and michael jackson, evil dead and vivian girls, pink parties and oh no, oh my, chicago blues and eliza gilksyson.
First, this:
- I love it when advertisers mess things up: Unintentional Creepy ads
- Top 49 men according to other men: http://www.askmen.com/specials/top_49_men/#
- A nerd pleads to be taken back: Dear Jessica, don’t my star wars references make you think twice?
- Cop eats a bunch of weed, so funny I almost fell out of my chair: “I think we are dead”
- Great blog by an elite yelper and fabulous gal: Foodie is the new Forty
- Another amazingly hilarious blog: Everything I learned about girls, I learned from the internet. I am pretty much a scientist.
Yours in work from home rocks,
Kelly
To Try
Reviews: You can see all my reviews on Yelp
- Barton Springs Saloon: smelly
- Clive Bar: amazing
- Trophy’s Bar & Grill: eh
- Pho Hoang: eat here. seriously
- Stubb’s Bar-B-Q: gospel brunch is lame
- The Liberty: new fave east side bar
- Pluckers Wing Factory & Grill: its ok for a sports place
- Whole Earth Provision Company: gifts + outdoors = great
- Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza: go for the calzones
- Common Interest: only if you have nothing else
- Galaxy Highland 10: great food, efficient staff
- Ego’s: glorious
Drink for a Cause:
- Gear up for the Paint the Town Pink all-ladies Happy Hour to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation on Wednesday, October 28th, from 6 – 8 p.m., at The Belmont. Organized and sponsored by local women-run businesses, the night will feature Sugar Mama’s pink cupcakes, Cornucopia’s pink popcorn, Tito’s pink cocktails, & Milk + Honey spa’s manicures (with different shades of pink nail polish to choose from!). Simply donate $20 to the race page or bring $20 cash to the party
Free or Cheap:
- Play Hooky with Half-Price* Tickets to Grease! Tickets as low as $16.50!** Use code DANNY here or by calling 512.474.LONG (5664). Matinee performance, Thursday, October 15 at 3pm, starring American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks
- Free movie Screenings: Sign up for Salsa TV and GoFobo
- Free Chick Fil A calendar with valuable coupons on October 17th: http://shopchick-fil-a.com/defaul…alogid=378
- Live Nation 2-for-1 concert tickets (24 hour sale) Hot Deals: http://www.livenation.com/promoti…ypeIds=123
- Vampires Live iPhone game App now Free for a limited time was $2.99. http://appshopper.com/games/vampi…lty-points
To Check Out:
- McCormick & Schicks: Great happy hours with food starting at 1.95
- Second Helping Sunday. Fixed price menu for $35 @ austin land and cattle. http://www.aroundaustin.com/2009/09/austin-land-and-cattle-second-helping.html
- Sunday: Swinging at Sullys. Best burger ever. Seriously.
- 10th Austin Reptile & Amphibian Expo This Weekend
- Lone Star Gourd Festival Weekend
To DO:
wednesday 10/14/09
- fierce fest
- beyond tradition expect delicious food from sullivan’s, entertainment from zach theatre, and more for free. you can also go by perriberri from 6-9 for some free catering by the grove and drinks by tito’s.
- david cross at the paramount theatre
- count dracula’s weed smuggling jam engine 9:00pm parlor north loop
- dan dyer 8:30pm momo’s club $7
- dubkids flamingo cantina /21+
- dustin welch 12:00am continental club $8
- independents 9:00pm red 7
- bock, barbeque & the blues event 6:30pm central market cafe, westgate
- la mona loca 9:00pm ruta maya int’l hq
- matt mccloskey 7:15pm momo’s club $7
- seth james 8:00pm saxon pub $10
- spazmatics 9:45pm cedar street courtyard
- uncle lucius 10:00pm stubb’s bbq /outside
- walt wilkins & the mystiqueros 10:00pm saxon pub $10
- rock out cook out with zz does it (an all star secret line up) at beauty bar
- the great chicken wire karaoke debacle at beerland
Thursday 10/15/09
- maria maria’s one year anniversary party
- brooklyn brewery @ hotel san jose – beer & cheese pairing
- 77th Annual Mediterranean Festival Weekend
- olivia & brooklyn lager beer pairing dinner
- indian nights, benefiting room to read
- la dolce vita hosted by the amoa laguna gloria. fellini-inspired, gorgeous location, scotch room, 50 of austin’s most prestigous chefs and restaurants and liquor companies and yeah, i’m now accepting donations to afford my ticket to this. from 7-10 you can go to malverde for some complimentary drinks and more for the platinum realty party…
- jazz workshop 9:30pm elephant room
- carousel cabaret 9:00pm la zona rosa
- beetlejuice quote-along at alamo drafthouse downtown 9:45pm, $12
- bike-in movies: bottle rocket at triangle park dusk, $2 +gcal map
- disciples of sound 9:00pm flamingo cantina $5
- Thru 10/22: Beginning hula course at Ballet Austin
- meagan tubb 11:00pm amsterdam
- mother truckers 6:30pm continental club $5
- pauline reed 6:00pm saxon pub
- game on austin presented by: sxsw and austin chronicle, rock band tournament, demos and raffles at the mohawk
- vivian girls cavern
- who’s bad 7pm door stubb’s bbq /outside the
- the jolly garogers at club de ville
- evil dead: the musical
- Building Bridges 10th Annual Art Auction Party:
- Austin Pink Parties:
- [R] Third Thursday Downtown Art Night:
Friday 10/16/09
- buddy guy, moreland and arbuckle at stubb’s
- Lone Star Gourd Festival Weekend
- beard folks art show
- Alpha Rev at Nutty Brown Cafe
- parts and labour for the beard folks art show and enjoy magical sponsors like the delicious treaty oaks rum, sugar mama’s, and even some team fabrication action.
- the blue hit at la zona rosa
- Storyville at Gruene Hall
- bettysoo 8:00pm jovita’s $5 jovita’s
- fusebox festival presents merge at 1500 summit 8pm-midnight, free, rsvp to mergersvp@wyattbrand.com crash gallery 9:00pm mohawk /outside
- dead trees stubb’s bbq
- eggmen oasis
- gunhands 11:00pm momo’s club $8
- guy forsyth band 10:00pm continental club $10
- lions 9:00pm mohawk /outside
- liz morphis 8:00pm eddie v’s edgewater grill
- vivian girls 10:00pm red 7
- white rhino 9:00pm mohawk /outside
Saturday 10/17/09
- tx-o who? red river shootout the biggest football rivalry of the year where are you going to be? hot 93.3 and study breaks magazine is doing it big @ the hub…
- saturday the 17th at circle s vineyards enjoy free tempranillo (wine) from 4-8.
- grand opening of austin healthy cooking to snag some samples of breads, pastas, wines, brats, chocolates and more (at least it looks like the wine is part of it).
- james brown vs. notorious big with prince klassen &, dj orion at scoot inn
- champagne with friends 10:10pm momo’s club norml 4th annual 6th. street smokeout
- flametrick subs, ghoultown, mr. lewis and the funeral 5 at beerland
- doghouse design competition and benefit at 2nd street +gcal map
- thriller dance lesson at the highball 2pm, free
- oh no oh my with cory branan &, booher and the turkeys at the parish room
- chicago blues show antone’s night club $15 adv. with
- norml 4th annual 6th. street smokeout 8:55pm momo’s club
- eliza gilkyson 9:00pm threadgill’s world hq/south $15
- soul happening (formerly waxploitat10:00pm continental club
- tia carrera 9:00pm mohawk
Sunday 10/18/09
- hope sandoval (from mazzy star) & the warm inventions
- Brooklyn beer dinner at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek
- sampaio’s and soigne boutique team up for an afternoon of fashion and food in rosedale at sampaio’s restaurant noon to 2pm, $15
- david sanborn 7p&9:30p one world theatre $25-$65 renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all-time
- thriller dance lesson at the highball 2pm, free
- eliza gilkyson 9:00pm salt lick bbq driftwood $$ valley flashback 7:30pm saxon pub
- os mutantes 9:00pm la zona rosa
- Guy Forsyth at Gruene Hall
- resentments 7:30pm saxon pub
- warren hood & the hoodlums 9:30pm momo’s club $7
- yellow lady slippers 12:15am saxon pub $7
