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March 28, 2012

10 Worst Things About Living in _______________

I came across a pretty funny list: The 10 Worst Things About Living in Las Vegas. I’m not particularly fond of Vegas myself from several visits, but this guy lived there and is extra funny about why it was terrible … It inspired me!

10 Worst Things About Living in Austin

  1. It’s hard to make a list about terrible things about living in Austin.
  2. The heat, when it’s above 110. Lower than that, you don’t really get to complain, you knew what you were getting in to.
  3. When there’s no water in Barton Creek and it’s above 110.
  4. That Barton Springs is closed on Thursdays. Who else accidentally goes every Thursday?!
  5. Everyone complaining about everyone else moving there from LA/Dallas/Brooklyn/fill in the blank. Guess what, that’s also why we got a google, a facebook, Neiman’s, crazy creative restaurants, and other good stuff. At least you were there first.
  6. Traffic during festival weekends. Austin was never prepared to be what it became.
  7. Insane amount of badass startsups, companies, and services. How are we supposed to keep up?
  8. Whole Foods corporate headquarters. There goes all my money.
  9. It might not be a small town, but I run into someone I don’t want to see every. single. time. I go to Whole Foods. Particularly if I’ve just run/crossfitted/yoga-ed and look like a sweaty, red-faced mess.
  10. Sometimes you have to stay friends with someone you don’t even really like just because they have a boat.

10 Worst Things About Living in Aspen

  1. Trying to get out. Flights are expensive and anything worth visiting is at least four hours away.
  2. Rent.
  3. Stereotypes. The real people who live in Aspen are nothing like the Aspen people believe in.
  4. Mud season. As the snow melts, it’s pretty gross.
  5. Snow in May. We’re all over it.
  6. Bears.
  7. Our Gap has older merchandise than the big cities’ Gaps and it’s still full price. WTH?
  8. Our restaurants are fantastic. Unfortunately, we cannot afford to eat at any of them.
  9. It’s a small town. Everyone knows everything about everyone, sometimes before you know it about yourself: “Oh, I heard you got that job you wanted! That’s wonderful!” “Errrrrmmmmm, they haven’t called me back yet.” “Oh.”
  10. You want socks or underwear? Order it online.

… according to the Las Vegas fella, perhaps he (we all?) need a European casino vacation to get perspective?

Did I miss any terrible things about living in Austin or Aspen that you need to add? Please please post in the comments so we can all laugh!!

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March 19, 2012

Austin: Best Dog-Friendly Places

Call it the coolest job ever: blogger Will Kearney and his Rhodesian Ridgeback Mr. Eko are traveling the country for Purina’sPetcentric.com blog Marking Our Territory. They stopped over in Austin during SXSW and awarded the following places with their “Best of Petcentric Places” awards. I have to say, I’m jealous of the job and I more or less agree with the picks, though I’m fairly certain I could never get Denali in a canoe in a million years … also check out 11 reasons pets make or keep you healthy here.

dog in canoe

  • Best Hotel: Decker Creek Bed and Breakfast and Biscuit
    Of all the hotels visited thus far, Eko could live in the Decker Creek B & B & B forever. Behind the beautiful cabin there are 50 acres of fenced-in property where Eko was free to run around. Dogs are even welcomed at breakfast and offered homemade treats!
  • Best Park: Zilker Park
    This park offers the best of both worlds: a path where pet-owners can walk their dog on a leash and a wide open area for dogs to run free, which Eko loved. Feeling more adventurous? Jump into a rented kayak or canoe and enjoy the beauty of Austin from the water!
  • Best Hike/Run: Turkey Creek
    This offers the best hiking scenery and is the only place Will and Eko have found on their trip that allows dogs to be off-leash on a trail. The two-and-a-half mile trail crisscrosses the creek, giving dogs the opportunity to splash around in the water.
  • Best Pet Store: Lofty Dog
    This pet store really matches the atmosphere of the city – laid back and welcoming. Pets are allowed to roam free, which made it easier for Will to shop for treats while Eko was busy playing with the very attentive staff.
  • Best Restaurant: South Austin Trailer Park and Eatery
    Many Austin restaurants are pet-friendly, so Will and Eko chose this spot (also known as Torchy’s Trailer Park) for its unusual setup and fun environment. There are picnic tables, televisions, ping pong tables and foosball tables – what’s not to love!

dog blog

“Austin is a unique city with an active pet-friendly community who were eager to share their favorite spots with us,” said Kearney. Fellow animal lovers can get inspired to start their own journey by logging onto Petcentric.com or using the Petcentric Places mobile app to find pet-friendly places and information anytime, anywhere.

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March 16, 2012

Feel Good Friday 031612

Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments!

  • An art opening, Aspen Fashion Week parties, and an impromptu girls night
  • Free Yoga at the Sundeck Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday at 9:30am. Yoga AND ski!
  • My new Sevenly tee. I’m obsessed. Every week this company designs an awesome tee and donates money from it to a cause. This particular tee donated $13,769 to Mercy Ships, a hospital ship providing numerous people with life-changing cleft lip/palate, orthopedic, cataract and tumor removal surgeries in Lome, Togo, West Africa.
    Liberate tee
  • Ben & Jerry’s Greek fro-yo. <3 Can’t wait to try the rest of the flavors!
  • Green drinks! I don’t mean the boozy St. Patty’s kind, I mean the healthy kind. My secret green smoothie recipe? Spinach/kale, frozen cherries, SFH chocolate protein powder, a raw egg (you can’t taste it, I swear), cinnamon, turmeric, and water or coconut water. Blend. Love.

See last week’s Feel Goods here.

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March 14, 2012

Locals SXSW 2012

local badge

I remember joking about making a LOCAL badge in 2008. Finally someone really did it—good work, kids, good work. Click here to print the thing out, find out what the QR code says, and more.

Three more Local-y things this week for SXSW:

1. Local Band Achachay! Plays a Billion Venues

Thurs March 15th: Northeast by Southwest House Party @ 1180 Sol Wilson Ave (78702) 1-6 P (Free Beer and BBQ!)
Thurs March 15th: Townhouse, 10P
Fri March 16th: EchoCloud Unoffical SXSW Showcase, Hole in the Wall, 1A
Sat March 17th: Thirsty Planet Brewery St. Patty’s Day Party, 11A-2P
Sat March 17th: Betsy’s Bar, 10:30P

This is my baby bro’s band, go check them out amidst your busy SX music sched!

2. University of Texas’s student-run radio station showcases

KVRXplosion 2012
When: Wednesday, 3/14/2012 from 12:30 PM-2 AM
Where: Spider House
FREE admission!
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“Beerly There” at Domy Books
When: Saturday, 3/17/2012 from 12-8 PM
Where: Domy Books- Austin
FREE admission!

3. Whole Foods Tunes

Friday, March 16:
O.N.E. Coconut Water Presents Live Music @ Whole Foods Market downtown (Lamar/6th) on a “O.N.E. of a KIND” stage, 3p–11p featuring The Cringe, Warner Drive, The Parlotones, Diane Birch, Imagine Dragons, The Chevin, The Silent Comedy, Standing Shadows and special guests—rumor has it Semi-Precious Weapons just confirmed.

Saturday, March 17:
Thrillcall Presents Live Music @ Whole Foods Market downtown (Lamar/6th) on a “O.N.E. of a KIND” stage, Noon–11p featuring Metro Station, Rachael Yamagata, Quiet Company, Graffiti6, Allen Stone, OK Sweetheart, Ume, Dead Sara, Retro Stefson, The Ettes, Loquat, Tommy Brunett, Native June, Brad Standley and the Foxflies and special guests.

The events on the Whole Foods Market headquarters store rooftop plaza. Quantum Collective member Rec.fm will raise support and awareness for charity partners including Whole Planet Foundation by allowing users to recommend and buy music and products they love in order to help causes they care about (100 percent of Rec.fm revenue will be donated to causes selected by users).

Sponsors (free stuff): O.N.E. Coconut Water, KIND snack bars, Late July Organic Snacks, Duvel Belgian Beer, LaPan’s Food, Pirate’s Booty, House of Marley headphones, Logitech and UE earphones, Kala ukuleles, Propellerhead/Reason software, Seagate, TC Electronic

More: SouthwestInvasion.com

Bonus event: Not quite local but everyone still wants to go

Or will charging for his infamous party ruin demand for Perez Hilton’s ONE NIGHT IN AUSTIN?

Austin Music Hall / Saturday, March 17, 8p-2a.

“Music is the answer!” says Hilton. “For the first time ever, I am going to be selling tickets to my annual SXSW event! These tickets will GUARANTEE entrance to what is always the hottest party in all of Austin. This year, I have decided to donate all of the money raised through ticket sales to The VH1 Save The Music Foundation. It combines two things I am passionate about – music and inspiring youth. I can’t wait!”

Headliners will be revealed on PerezHilton.com day by day. The event will feature a Miami Oasis pop-up lounge from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, as March marks their inaugural Miami Film Month. Official water sponsor FIJI Water will host a complimentary live screen printing bar where attendees can choose from one of four limited edition tee shirt designs. Guests will also be able to experience SOUL by Ludacris headphones in their dedicated onsite listening lounge.

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March 7, 2012

SXSW 2012

A funny thing has happened to SXSW, which I started to write about in last year’s SXSW wrap-up post: it has tipped. That is, it is no longer a little festival for the geeks of three respective industries, it’s a destination festival for an unheard-of combination of (startup) companies, corporations, and consumers (aka Spring Breakers). There’s possibly nothing else like it in the world, that lasts for so many days and so completely consumes a city (Carnivale?).

So for the first time in FIVE years, I’m not going to SXSW. And much to my surprise, when I let the people and PR companies throwing the parties and events surrounding SXSW interactive, film, and music know that I won’t be in town for it this year, the vast majority have e-sighed and said something along the lines of wishing they weren’t going to be in town either.

We are so jaded, Austinites.

Rambling aside, many of you will be in town, and even if you aren’t going big (which I cannot even pretend to recommend anymore, it’s beyond exhausting), below are six things you should probably take a look at …

1. Daytime Party List

Since I won’t be compiling the massive spreadsheet I have in the past, you NEED the 2012 SXSW Daytime Party List from Sperry Media. This is the first draft, a final will be published next week. I cannot stress enough, if you might possibly maybe be thinking about possibly hitting up a party, RSVP RSVP RSVP. And RSVP again. Except not really, just make sure you RSVP once.

Alternatively, Do512 has a SXSW take over on their always-happening website and you can:

2. Check out the new stuff, like a work collab

Texenza Coffee shop (4th and Congress) during South by Southwest is turning into a great place to collaborate and work. They’ll be giving away free breakfast, lunch, coffee, and drinks to anyone who stops by. March 9-13 from 9a-7p. You probably have actual work to get done, so stop by and do it while networking your face off.

3. Check out the old standbys, like the Four Seasons’ morning acoustic music showcases

Four Seasons Hotel Austin and KUT-FM 90.5 are once again teaming up for early-morning music. Wednesday, March 14 through Saturday, March 17, $10 gets you a breakfast taco and unlimited coffee, while the money goes to Austin’s Seton Shivers Cancer Center at Brackenridge Hospital. New this year, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Austin will offer complimentary hand massages and mini-facials throughout each day’s event. The music schedule (each artist performs a 30-minute set):

•Wednesday, March 14 (7 – 11am) – Lost in the Trees, Grace Woodroofe, M. Ward, Cotton Mather
•Thursday, March 15 (7 – 11am) –  Kat Edmonson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jimmy Cliff, Punch Brothers
•Friday, March 16 (7 – 11am) – Ruthie Foster, Motopony, James Mercer, Trampled by Turtles, Nneka
•Saturday, March 17 (8am – 12noon) – Sons of Fathers, Glen Hansard, Justin Townes Earle, Nada Surf

4. Another app

You will go into new app overload during SXSW, but the good news is that the cream will rise to the top and the rest will simply get deleted (though somehow apps are never really deleted, but I digress). One possibility for widespread adoption is a new geosocial service called glomper. The mobile-and-web app ties together check-ins and sharing across already active social platforms facebook, twitter, instagram, foursquare, etc. but is strongly event-focused—so it’s more about partying. You can see all the events nearby by type/date and you will be able to share your plans to visit them before they start and then to check-in when you arrive.

Launch event Mar. 11 from 3-7p, at the Launch787 next to Moonshine. Free but you need to RSVP: glomper.eventbrite.com

5. Spa getaway in town(ish)

Hiatus Spa + Retreat is doing a SXSW Escape promo—book a service for 25% off, or any two services for 30% off. GET A MASSAGE FROM CHRISTOPHER. hiatusspa.com/locations/austin / 1611 West 5th Street #155 / (512) 362-5777

Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis is 18 miles northwest of downtown Austin. They’ve got events all week for families, but even if you’re not staying there, you can get away and enjoy the Hill Country Festival with live music and kids activities on March 10th and 11th at 3p or a St. Patrick’s Day Beer Garden + entertainment on March 17th at 6p. The spa at the resort has also put together the San Saba Spa Delight, a 50-minute signature facial and a traditional manicure for $148 to rejuvenate during or after your SXSW adventures. Post-SXSW, refresh with a nightly rate of $125 for March 18 – March 22 only. Promo code is SPRING.

6. Three rules to live by

I posted 11 SXSW Rules last year, but let’s face it, there are really only three important rules: (1) drink a thousand times more water than you think you need to, (2) wear your sunscreen unless it’s raining which it might be, and (3) relax—there’s no way you will ever make it to everything, so enjoy what you’re doing and forget about the rest.

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March 6, 2012

Austin: Alamo’s New Cocktail Lounges Midnight Cowboy & 400 Rabbits

Alamo Drafthouse recently announced its first cocktail lounge, called 400 Rabbits. Which was cool enough, but THEN they announced that they’re looking for 400 Loyal Austin Patrons who will collectively be known as “The 400 Rabbits.” The 400 Rabbits will be determined by various methods including a Facebook Scavenger Hunt, Radio giveaways, onsite Geeks Who Drink Trivia nights, and more.

Each of “The 400 Rabbits” will receive a variety of prizes, including a 20% discount on their food and beverage in the 400 Rabbits lounge for one year and exclusive invitations to special events and tastings.

The first three methods of entry into “The 400 Rabbits” are detailed as follows: 

1. LOYAL CUSTOMERS: Customers are able to input their name into a drawing for every $10 they spend at 400 Rabbits. 40 people will be drawn at random to win a “rabbit” spot. Enter to win during 3/8 – 3/31. Winner drawn on 4/2.

2. ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE SLAUGHTER LANE GIVEAWAY: Alamo Slaughter Lane will randomly give away a Rabbit spot to one person every day from 3/8 – 3/31 for a total of 24 Rabbit spots.

3. TRIVIA NIGHTS: 400 Rabbits will host a Geeks who Drink trivia night every week throughout March and April. The winning teams will be awarded a Rabbit spot – 50 spots total.

For more on “The 400 Rabbits” promotion visit http://www.400RabbitsBar.com

The cocktail lounge will have its grand opening on March 22nd. The name is derived from the Aztec goddess Mayahuel; the lounge will serve a bar menu centered around agave spirits (tequila, mezcal, sotol) and food inspired by Latin American street fare. A sneak of some of the food and drinks:

400 Rabbits Food

Torta Ahogada – Carnitas, pickled onions, refried white beans, and cotija, on a toasted bolillo drowned in arbol sauce topped with fresh oregano and served with chips.

Sonoran Hot Dog – Bacon wrapped hot dog, flat grilled with green chile salsa, lettuce, white beans, pickled onions, tomato, jicama, cilantro mayo, and cotija in a bolillo.

Sherry Darling: Reposado tequila, orange infused sherry, grand marnier + La Playa Sunset: Silver tequila, Zyco coconut water, falernum, lime, bitters + Me Encante: no idea what's in that

Alamo beverage director Bill Norris took a sabbatical to Jalisco last year to learn the production methods and history of Tequila and to prepare the 400 Rabbits menu. Executive Chef John Bullington has created a selection of snacks that pair perfectly with Bill’s tequila-centric bar offerings. “The food is inspired by interior Latin American street food while using fresh and local ingredients” says Chef Bullington. I’ve always loved Alamo’s focus on local ingredients!

In Other News: Midnight Cowboy Modeling

Alamo Drafthouse is also opening a cocktail lounge, Midnight Cowboy on East Sixth Street, on March 9th.  For over thirty years, Midnight Cowboy Oriental Modeling operated as a brothel in plain sight. Now, that formerly nefarious spot has been transformed into Austin’s premier cocktail destination. Under a red light, through an unmarked door, come find a 48-seat, reservation-based cocktail lounge, featuring drinks designed by Alamo Drafthouse Beverage Director Bill Norris and Midnight Cowboy manager Brian Dressel (formerly of FINO, East Side Showroom and Bar Congress) and a luxurious interior design by Joel Mozersky.

Midnight Cowboy can accommodate groups of up to eight people, and Mozersky has transformed three former “massage” rooms into private tables for groups of six to eight people, with booths for smaller parties in the front room.

Cocktails will be prepared tableside by highly-experienced bartenders, feature hand cut ice, premium spirits and freshly squeezed juice from an innovative and rotating menu of original cocktails, obscure classics, and modern favorites from our bartender friends in other cities.

Reservations can be made at http://midnightcowboymodeling.com beginning on Tuesday, March 6th at Noon CST. When a reservation is made, guests will be provided with the procedure for entry through Midnight Cowboy’s unmarked door and welcomed into Austin’s first true luxury cocktail experience.

Midnight Cowboy House Rules

Midnight Cowboy is a relaxing oasis in the midst of the Sixth Street liveliness. To ensure this atmosphere, we don’t allow smoking, guns, cell phone calls, laptops, games, or rowdiness.  If you must smoke or make a call, please do so on the rear patio.  Please keep your conversations at a reasonable level, and enjoy fine cocktails and the finer company of your companions.

While our cocktails might loosen inhibitions and the building’s past might encourage licentiousness, we ask that you refrain from public displays of affection and unwelcome advances towards members of other parties.

Tables at Midnight Cowboy are available for reservation. Reservations are for two hours and no parties larger than 8 can be accommodated. All reasonable (and legal) services will be considered by your bartenders and hosts.

I always wondered about that whole brothel-in-plain-sight thing. So I pretty much pasted that press release verbatim … I can’t make this stuff up. Perfect for SXSW but will it last? 

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February 27, 2012

We Win!

Best Local Blog

How bad is it when you’re so busy you don’t know this is life in austin & aspen has won an award until TWO DAYS after it was announced? Pretty bad.

But still badass!

We won a “Best Local Blog” award from The World Media Awards, which recognizes successful bloggers and publishers from across the globe. To see all of the 2012 winners, visit the World Media Awards website at themediaawards.com/winners. People from around the world submitted their favorites and the WMA team of judges evaluated all of the finalists.

Murray Newlands, founder, says, ”I am thrilled to help shine a spotlight on some of the best blogs from around the world. I think it’s important to hold up examples of bloggers and publishers doing great things.”

Thank you all for your loyal readership, lovely comments, and continued support! You rock, and we all win!

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February 22, 2012

Austin: Very Austin Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival

The full lineup is still under wraps, but the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival (April 25-28) has announced some of the single ticket sale shows that go on sale tomorrow … comedy is not usually my thing, but they have brought in some BIG names, locals and celebs alike, and it’d be fun to check out a show or two. I will never forget Joe Rogan at Cap City Comedy something like five years ago … you know your relationship is golden if you can withstand THAT roast!

AZIZ ANSARI @ Paramount Theatre
April 25th: 7:30pm & 10:00pm ­ Tickets starting at $38

THE AMAZING JONATHAN @ Cap City Comedy Club
April 26th: 10:30pm / April 27 & 28th: 8:00pm ­ Tickets starting at $18

MARIA BAMFORD @ Cap City Comedy Club
April 25 & 26th: 8:00pm ­ Tickets starting at $18

W. KAMAU BELL @ 29th Street Ballroom
April 27th: 10:00pm / April 28th: 7:30pm – $12
April 28th: 7:30pm – $12

HANNIBAL BURESS @ The Parish
April 25th: 7:45pm – $15

THE DIVORCE SHOW @ Stateside at the Paramount
April 25 & 26th: 6:00pm – $12 (Happy Hour at 5:00pm)

SETH MEYERS @ Paramount Theatre
April 26th: 7:30pm – $40

JOHN MULANEY @ The Parish
April 27 & 28th: 7:45pm – $15

CHELSEA PERETTI @ The Parish
April 26th: 7:45pm – $15

STEVEN WRIGHT @ Paramount Theatre
April 28th: 7:30pm – $41

Festival badges are available for $129 and VIP badges are $799. Both can be purchased online at moontowercomedyfestival.com as well as in person at the Paramount Theatre box office or by calling 512-474-1221.

The festival is slated to bring over 60 of the world’s best comedians both established favorites and up-and-comers to Austin, a city with an insatiable appetite for comedy and festivals alike. Spread out over 10+ venues around the city including the Paramount Theatre and Cap City Comedy Club, the festival will showcase stand-up, improv, sketch, musical comedy, and all of the odd and hilarious stuff in between.

 For more information on the festival, visit moontowercomedyfestival.com or follow on facebook and twitter @moontowercomedy. Also check out all things comedy at the festival’s blog site www.comedymoontower.com.

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February 16, 2012

Austin: Silent Cedar

In a town with a glut of live music, creativity can be hard to come by. But this is the first time I’ve ever heard of silent disco, where everyone wears headsets that host 3 different channels with 3 DJs playing simultaneously throughout the night … but if you take your headphones off, it’s totally silent.
Silent Cedar Austin
  • With three channels of different genres of EDM going on simultaneously, spun by some of Austin’s best DJs, you’ll be able to find something you like and dance in your own world but surrounded by friends.  You simply find the station you like or find the music that best matches the rhythms to which your friends are dancing (and set your own volume)
  • If you want to take a break and chat or order a drink, just take off the headphones and realize the deafening… silence around you
  • With visual projections, lasers, and performers, Silent Cedar will wow the eyes as much as the ears.
Totally innovative and different. Do it: facebook.com/events/349089368448310

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February 13, 2012

Austin: Love Austin Week + Fit Valentine’s Day

Snoball.com is sponsoring the first annual Love Austin Week February 13-17, encouraging Austinites to show love for our city by supporting key local charities that work to lift up our community on a daily basis.

Monday, February 13: Austin Pets Alive

  • Doggie biscuits will be sold at local coffee shops, cafes and restaurants such as Progress Coffee and Jo’s for $2 with proceeds going directly towards a new Austin Pets Alive Mobile Adoption Center.
  • Multiple adoption centers will be set up in the Second Street district from 10a to 2p for people to come out, meet the animals and ask any question they might have around animal adoption.
  • At noon the community is invited to come out for a group dog walk, walking our furry friends around the downtown area, helping raise visibility for Austin Pets Alive.

Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14: The Trail Foundation

 The World’s Shortest Long Distance Run begins at noon at City Hall Plaza benefiting The Trail Foundation. Runners, walkers, and supporters are invited to City Hall Plaza at lunchtime to participate in a one or three-mile social run (led by local celebrity runners). Good food, music and vibes at City Hall Plaza will follow the run! A number of local health and wellness non-profits will also be on hand with information and booths promoting a healthy Austin. You can just show up or sign up here.
Cost:
Free – They would love for every participant to be able to give back to The Trail, but if you can’t do that, they would still love for you to show your support and run with them.
$45 – Paying participants will become a member of The Trail Foundation and receive a shirt and decal.
$25 – Student/Starving Artist. For $25 you can still become a member of The Trail Foundation and receive a free shirt and decal.

Wednesday, February 15: Overton Elementary School

The goal is to give the school grounds a complete makeover on Wednesday, February 15 including landscaping and multiple gardens, so the children have a campus they can take pride in. Volunteers are needed Monday (2/13) and Tuesday (2/14) to help pull dead weeds and shrubbery before the new landscaping can begin.

Thursday, February 16: AIDS Services of Austin

Participating Austinites will wear a red pebble in their shoe on Thursday, February 16 as a  reminder of the pain and suffering this disease causes. The mission of AIDS Services of Austin is to enhance the health and well being of the community and people affected by HIV and AIDS in Austin.

Friday, February 17: Center61 Happy Hour

5 to 7p at Center61 (2921 E. 17th Street, Austin TX 78702), enjoy happy hour. Center61 is devoted to supporting organizations and individuals dedicated to changing the world. Everyone is invited, RSVP at eventbrite.

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