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July 29, 2009

Homelessness, Happiness Is, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and Free Beer

This is (mostly) a re-post from the MLF blog. Support Mobile Loaves and Fishes if you want and feel free to re-post this to your blog as well. I added the Free Beer to the headline–though it’s true–to get more attention…

Mark Horvarth (@HardlyNormal) for those of us on Twitter, has been garnering national attention for his efforts to bring voices to the homeless. His blog and his website have given him a place to explore unexplored stories, and call attention to some of our most overlooked citizens—the homeless among us. Alan Graham, President of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, (@MLFNOW) invited him to come see Austin and go on a truck run, attend the screening of Happiness Is, and serve the homeless. So, Mark decided to make Austin a stop on his nation-wide tour! He’ll be here from the 29th of July through the 1st of August.

Mark, who is, as he puts it “not a solutions guy,” is embarking on his road trip to “see homelessness” and to “help people” by calling attention to their stories. According to Mark, he has two main strengths going for him: he’s “pushy,” and he’s “loud”—not to mention compassionate. During our conversation he was particularly upset about the stories he has heard of families “downsizing” by kicking out their eldest children.

So why is he doing this now? Good question. As Mark puts it, we are entering into a “perfect storm of homelessness,” with the economy in the place it is, with government out of money. (In fact, some of his sponsors haven’t even been able to commit because of financial difficulties!) So, what better time to call attention to this immense need?

Mark will be arriving in town just in time to take part in our social media extravaganza around the movie “Happiness Is.” You’ll likely be able to have your OWN conversation with Mark at any of the events below:

Happiness Is DVD Signing:

  • Waterloo Records Downtown from 5-7 PM on Thursday, July 30th.
  • free BBQ from Stubbs and free beer from Shiner
  • MLF catering truck and Stubb’s BBQ World Tour trailer

Tweetup (you don’t have to go to both the movie and the tweetup–stop by for a few!)

  • Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from 7-9 PM on Thursday, July 30th
  • cash bar + free popcorn
  • Here’s a link to the twtvite (#nosuffering), spread the word and RSVP: http://twtvite.com/bn6p48/2

Happiness Is Screening (Documentary, MLF is prominently featured in the movie. Preview here.]

  • Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (directions) at 9:30 PM and 9:50 PM
  • Two theaters–one for the movie, and one for social media! You can tweet to your heart’s content :)
  • Reserve tickets by visiting their site at www.HappinessIsTheMovie.com and clicking on the email link for “tickets” on the front page.

For more information on the events visit: www.mlfnow.org/happiness

We would love your help in spreading the compassion and awareness, please help!

  • Make a micro-donation to Mobile Loaves & Fishes (www.mlfnow.org/NoSuffering)
  • Tweet and Blog the events and the movie–what did you think?
  • Follow @MLFNOW
  • Follow Happiness Is the movie @HappinessIs_tm
  • Help @MLFNOW start a conversation around homelessness and palliative care by interacting on Twitter and the MLF blog
  • Help MLF win a $25,000 social media makeover! Retweet the following: RT to help Mobile Loaves & Fishes win a 25K social media makeover http://ow.ly/4pcs @CommuniCause #cause3324
  • Hand out water to the homeless

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July 23, 2009

Thursday Night Extravaganza

As usual, Thursday is hopping. But this Thursday we can all get our drink and food on, then head to lululemon (click for more info) before 9pm to dance-yoga our indulgences away with glowsticks.

Before your rave day, check out:
Christmas in July at Soigne Boutique, 6-8pm
Mr. Clause will make an appearance a little early while shoppers enjoy a 20 percent discount on all items in the store. Holiday music will mix with master mixologist Jimmy Joe Zumwalt of Cover 3 restaurant’s fantastic holiday-themed cocktails. For more on Cover 3, click here.

Eco Series at the Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters, 6-8pm
The new Lance Armstrong Foundation headquarters (2201 East 6th Street) has been designated as one of Austin’s first gold-certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] facilities. Tour the facility and check in on a panel discussion about how the transformation happened with Greg Lee, CFO, Bob Harris, partner, Lake | Flato Architects, and Ryan Jones, lead architect, Lake | Flato. Roland Galang [urbanspace] and Amanda Ogden [E3 Properties], founders of the Eco Series, hope theses events will become a platform for affecting change towards a sustainable lifestyle. The event is sponsored by Urban Space, Emblem Creative, Meridian Solar, Adelo Mortgage, Cielo Water, and Bossa Nova.

Beat the Heat Cocktail Party at Rae Cosmetics, 6:30-8:30pm
Drinks and appetizers by Hosteria Verde, the chance to win over $400 in door prizes, complimentary makeup applications and touch ups, and live music by El John Selector from Thievery Corporation. Plus, preview Limbo Jewelry’s new line. Benefits Girl Start.

CrossFit Games Celebration at CrossFit Central, 7pm-?
You’re probably only interested in this if you’re part of the CF community, but nonetheless there’s a little par-tay up at the gym starting at 7pm. They’re providing a nacho bar, you BYOB. I’ll be toting Nalgene margaritas (yep, there still 3 in my freezer), so that should make for a good time.

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July 15, 2009

It’s Another Thrilling Thursday

Fresh off the plane from Park City, Utah, I’m happy to dive headfirst into a packed Thursday night. Here’s my itinerary:

6-9pm: TRIBEZA Happy Hour to Celebrate Grand Opening of Bikram Yoga Downtown

We’ve been awaiting this one for awhile: the Westlake studio where I practice Bikram is opening a new downtown location! Get your hot yoga on at the ground floor of the new Gables Pressler residential development at 507 Pressler Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets.

Celebrate the new spot with fashion mag fave Tribeza and bites from Kenichi, specialty cocktails from Daily Juice and music from DJ Thibault. First 100 guests receive a gift bag from By George, W3LL People, and more!

Schedule and such here.

7-10pm: Caroline’s by STRUT Girls Night Out

Come out with your girlfriends and enjoy an evening of music by DJ Guido, appetizers, and drinks, plus 20% off everything in the store. (p.s. everything is ultra fab!)

Caroline’s is at 3700 Kerbey Lane (next to the original Kerbey Lane Cafe)

8-11pm: Austin Handmade’s Grand Re-Opening at 2009 S. First St.

Fashion show by local designer Robie Dodson of Parsimony, special in-store discounts, free giveaways from participating sponsors such as the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, and drinks from Sweet Leaf Tea and Treaty Oak Platinum Rum.

Party guests will be able try out the new Austin Handmade Do-It-Yourself Room using simple kits created by Austin artists with instructions and basic supplies available for purchase at the event. Continue with the on-site DIY fun with make n’ take projects provided Austin’s newest creative craft-force, The WonderCraft.

Show entertainment provided by local band Lost Werks and DJ Beef Eigler of High Society. Get your craft on.

Of course, there’s all the Fashion Week stuff too … but that’s an entirely different deal altogether.

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June 25, 2009

Exclusive invite: Rebel Rebel Mojito Happy Hour

Loyal readers, we’re invited to a Rebel Rebel Mojito Happy Hour happening this afternoon on that little street next to GSD&M that people forget about (also sweet West Sixth parking when you’re going out at night). More precisely, 609 Wood Street, tucked away under the trees on Wood Street, on the right.

Free mojitos, appetizers, and live music from Erik Larson and Peacemaker.

To view an animated invite: http://rebelrebel.tv/invites/SummerKickoff2009.html

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June 8, 2009

Shameless Promotions: Achachay! and Language Room (not together)

In a post of shameless promotions for people we love, let me tell you about my brother’s band’s new CD. It’s effing amazing.

I’ll let him tell you about it:

We’ve put our best efforts into an amazing five song EP entitled “A Preachy Catfish” and we want you to know that it is available for purchase online RIGHT NOW, on http://www.achachay.com. Please check it out, buy it, and get others to buy. Be the first to own the recording inception of future musical legends (us of course). We put a lot of love into this and we want to share it with as many people as possible for two reasons:

(1) We believe our music makes your life better.
(2) The CD is very good.

We need you guys to spread the music grassroots in every way you can. Blog about it, put it in your status and away message, twitter it, pass it around, talk about it at bars. Our goal is to sell over 1000 copies of A Preachy Catfish online, in a month. Help us. Tell us and tell the world what makes it good and what can be improved, what you wish was recorded and what pieces you love. We’re listening. We want this to be communication not just propagation. It’s a great balance of silly and serious, plus all are dance-inciting grooves. Feel free to burn it, and encourage those who get the CD free to donate via the PayPal link on our site.

A huge thanks to everyone who has supported us on the tour thus far – by coming out to shows, putting us up for a night, and just reading and commenting about it on our website. We can’t do it without you.

And then, a dear reader wrote in to tell me about her boyfriend’s band, who actually sound pretty freakin’ good. They’re playing this Thursday night at The Parish at 10, so it’s definitely worth checking out. Plus, though she’s a little biased, she swears they’re major hotties…

Reader says: “Language Room [is] local guys with a great sound, kind of a mix of Radiohead-Kings of Leon-Muse. Very alternative, sing-along-to rock. The show’s June 11th @ 10pm, and it’s gonna be a good one, with visuals to go along with their rocking sound.

Check out some of their songs off their just released album “One by One” on their myspace: myspace.com/languageroom
(“I Still Need You” being my personal fave)

Or other info on their main site: languageroom.net

Take a second to hear them out, it’ll convince you to hit up the show!

And that, my friends, is some shameless promotion for people we love.

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May 28, 2009

Things to Do Thursday

As usual, happy hours abound! Come see me judging delicious Grey Goose cocktails at SIX Lounge from 7:30-10:30, hit up that vegan cart opening at 6th & Waller form 6-10pm, or stop by Union Park from 5:30-7:30 to celebrate the success of the 2009 Austin Under 40 Awards, from which the Young Women’s Alliance Foundation will donate $17,500 to the Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps. The $17,500 donation from the YWA Foundation will allow 70 at-risk children to attend the Sunshine Camps free of charge this summer.

Other notables: Black Sheep Lodge (S. Lamar) is STILL sans liquor license, so they’re STILL giving free beer or margaritas with any purchase. Good deal. Aforementioned June bride who is turning 25 today will be celebrating tonight at Midnight Rodeo, the country dancehall that plays occasional rap and is affectionately known as Rope-a-ho by those in the know; their drink specials are pretty special: $1 wells, $1.75 Longnecks, and $3.50 “Almost Anything Else.” There’s a cover for men 21+ of $5 but ladies are free! Gotta love country dancehall sexism.

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May 20, 2009

Paramount Summer Movie Series (or, ahhhh Casablanca)

Casablanca Original Film PosterThe Summer Classic Film Series at the Paramount starts this Thursday with their classic opener, Casablanca. The Paramount is one of the few theatres still open today which screened Casablanca when it was originally released in 1942–wow! Wikipedia says that the film was a solid, if unspectacular, success in its initial run … and then says “despite a changing assortment of screenwriters frantically adapting an unstaged play and barely keeping ahead of production, and Bogart attempting his first romantic lead role, Casablanca won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Its characters, dialogue, and music have become iconic, and Casablanca has grown in popularity to the point that it now consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films of all time.”

Yes, to see it in a movie theatre that screened it 67 years ago is pretty effing awesome. And they’re throwing a kick-off party before the screening to boot!

Kick off party / Join the club / Buy Tix by clicking here.

And, mark your calendars for the following Thursday, when this movie magic happens:

Buster Keaton’s masterpiece, The General, will show with a live original score by Guy Forsyth & his band. It’ll be the first time in almost 5 years that Guy has performed this piece, but the last time he did I hear it was “exceptional.” It’s pretty stinkin’ cool, what the Paramount is doing this summer… Check out this Guy Forsyth vid:

Here’s some more info on THAT (click here).

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March 26, 2009

Thursday – Sorry for the late notice!

I totally meant to post these sooner, but got too excited about the 70% off sale! And tonight I’m going to the Justin Timberlake Singalong at Alamo Ritz, BUT here are two other things to check out if you don’t have plans and read the blog in time:

Dazed And Confused w/ Richard Linklater & Brewster McCracken at Alamo Drafthouse Lamar, 7 pm. Writer-director Richard Linklater’s answer to American Graffiti, 1993’s Dazed And Confused is considered a stoner classic for its dusk-to-dawn party atmosphere, but it’s more melancholy than its reputation might suggest. With no greater ambition than securing Aerosmith tickets in the morning, Linklater’s aimless characters go through various rites of passage on the last day of school, each a little apprehensive about making a new transition. As such, it’s a strange choice for a mayoral campaign fundraiser—but then, the candidate in question is the very progressive Brewster McCracken, fervent supporter of Austin’s film industry, so it’s easy to see why Linklater would throw this screening party for him. Here’s hoping McCracken’s own “morning after” is a little less bittersweet. [This is probably sold out, but I don't know]

This, however, is open for business:

Charity Bash

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March 19, 2009

SXSW 2009: Thursday’s Schedule

This is the final “calm” before the storm that is Friday & Saturday. And by calm I mean over 80 FREE parties. Right.

So, my top 5 today:

1. Paste Magazine, obvi. Still lovin’ the Magic Hat. Brooklyn Vegan co-sponsors this one. 11:30-7, Radio Room

2. All That Sparkles – Glitter party? Noon-8pm, Malverde (mmm best drinks in town-)

3. Quack Media, good bands. noon-6pm, Red 7

4. Gorilla vs. Booze III (one of the original indie hipster music blogs), day-ish, Peacock

5. Fader Fort – once you get past the long line, my friends who went yesterday reported having a blast screenprinting their own t-shirts (all the rage this year), confessing in the photo booth (danger!) and boozing it up with some bands.

Bonus: Wander the streets or whatever until the Red Bull Moontower party starts, I heard it was crazy last night and should be even better tonight.  If you’ve got a badge/wristband, check out the super-cute singer I shot for my Street Cam column today, pint-sized Erin McCarley, tonight at La Zona Rosa–before Lil Jon and Tori Amos! (Perez Hilton should be there, dude LOVES Tori …)

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February 5, 2009

The good thing about weddings is …

The good thing about weddings? Champagne and cake.

Even better?

As wedding season rolls around, there are a ton of events centered around weddings where you get to sample the aforementioned champagne and cake. YUM!

Tonight, hit Second Street decor store Finch from 5-8pm for a mini-bridal extravaganza. Even if there’s no wedding in your future, free updos and makeup from milk + honey might be enough to lure you in:

Finch Bridal Event

If wedded bliss you’d rather miss, then go ahead and head out to Bee Caves for the Anna Gray Grand Opening Party, co-hosted by Austin Monthly magazine and featuring a Kendra Scott trunk show.

The best part here? Free food and wine from The Grove, a FANTASTIC restaurant tucked into a strip mall right off Bee Caves and 360. Once you’re at The Grove, I promise you’ll have no idea you’re in a strip mall and you’ll be loving your tasty and affordable wine flight, nibbling on eight different types of bruschetta, and downing mussels like there’s no tomorrow. Or, if you’re at the Anna Gray event, you’ll be doing the same, only from a cocktail napkin in a jewelry boutique–props to anyone brave enough to open retail right now!

Anna Gray Grand Opening

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