There are an exorbitant number of happy hours and events tonight, some because it’s Thursday and some because Valentine’s Day is a great excuse for free drinks and snacks, and to sell some stuff in some stores. No matter your leaning, take advantage of a plethora of Thursday-night ideas–and end up at Twestival!
Loosely arranged in order of start-time, I present to you SEVEN things to do tonight:
1) W3LL Valentine’s Happy Hour
With Shimmer & Bliss at W3LL People from 5-7pm for organic love and eco-friendliness. Get personal styling tips from the Shimmer Girls and enjoy a professional make-up consultation from W3LL guru Shirley Pinkson. Antioxidant-rich pomegranate martinis will flow as w3ll! At Bridges on Lamar. RSVP: rsvp@shimmerandbliss.com
2) 101X w/ Chance Mock at Quattros
Don’t have all the deets on this one, but this morning on 101X they were interviewing Chance Mock (former UT QB) and talking about this event at Quattros … free t-shirts from Chance’s new screenprinting company and happy hour prices and prizes? Sounds fun! 5pm-?
3) Champagne and Sheets
Sounds like a pretty great combo, no? Wildflower Organics hosts its 4th Annual Champagne & Sheets from 5-8pm. Across-the-street neighbor Emerald City Press will provide champagne and organic libations, while Austin’s Perla Chocolate is there for the tasting. A jewelry trunk show with Gypsy Born Designs and 20 % off Bella Notte and Legna bedding round out the offerings.
4) TRIBEZA pre-Valentine’s Happy Hour
6-8pm at
QUA, the sharks-in-the-floor controversy-creator that recently lowered its age to 21 (although no one really followed the 25+ thing anyway), join TRIBEZA for cocktails and tunes.
RSVP to be registered to win gift certificates for romantic nights on the town (must be present to win).
5) Second Street District Shopping
Stores are open late, have goodies like champagne and snacks and discounts, and are primed for last-minute V-Day shopping. Also, there’s an exclusive launch of a wine-based cocktail called VOD at Estilo, but I can’t really figure out how it’s going to be exclusive while shoppers are coming in … so maybe there’s just free VOD for everyone at Estilo? Not sure … 6-9pm
6) Singles Mingle at Hula Hut
Bobby Bones Show’s Valentine’s Day Singles Mingle is where the morning show crew–Bobby, Amy, and Lunchbox–host another Singles Mingle for the 20s-ish crowd of singles at Hula Hut. A live DJ and door prizes complement tons of ‘mix and match’ games including speed dating … so you can meet tons of people! 7-10pm
7) TWESTIVAL!!
For anyone not on twitter–get on it! It’s super fun. Twestival is the meetup for all the area Twitterers, but all proceeds from the event go to get clean drinking water in developing nations. Sumo wrestling and bands are the only two things I’ve heard about, but the gig is at Ace’s so expect some Southern Siren action … one of the bands is soul band including T-Bird and the Breaks, whose bassist I interviewed for next week’s Street Cam! Small world, Austin is. Buy tix here for $5!
Deets:
1.) A Sumo Suit Smackdown on livestreamed TV.
2.) Pics by Michael Cummings from dreaminpictures.com.
3.) A raffle. One free raffle ticket comes with every entry ticket and you can choose the items you want to potentially win.
4.) A speech by someone from www.aglimmerofhope.org, a partner of charity:water’s who actually drills wells in Ethiopia. A Glimmer of Hope has given water to over a million people.
5.) A live performance by Austin’s own T Bird and the Breaks. This dynamic band was picked as one of Austin’s greatest new bands in 2008 by both “The Sound and the Jury” Awards at ACL and by the Austin Music Awards.
6.) Free Stuff! Everyone there is going to get a free Jungle Disk license to back up all their cool pics, video, and anything else on their computer. The retail value of this is $20. You will also receive a coupon for Viva Chocolato for one free gelato. Yum.
7.) A livestream to www.liveearth.org, which has streamed some of most well viewed livestreamed concerts in history. This site belongs to Al Gore.
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