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Kristy’s Top 10: June 2016

June’s to-do list from 365 Things To Do In Austin, Texas.

1. Art Bra Austin

June 4, 6 to 10 p.m.
Palmer Events Center
900 Barton Springs Road
artbraaustin.org

Art Bra Austin is a mix of art, fashion and masquerade. An event that honors the courage and strength of breast-cancer survivors, Art Bra Austin features these survivors modeling designer duds down a 30-foot runway. Prior to the runway show, local designers submit an eclectic and colorful array of costumes, and judges select the top 70. The event benefits the Breast Cancer Resource Center.

General admission is $200, and food is provided from a variety of Austin restaurants at no extra cost.

 

2. Blues on the Green

June 22, 8 p.m.
Zilker Park 2100
Barton Springs Road
kgsr.com/promotions/blues-on-the-green

Grab a blanket and a picnic basket and enjoy lounging on the grass at Austin’s favorite summertime tradition: Blues on the Green. If you can’t make it this month, mark your calendars so you can treat the family to at least one of the upcoming shows of this Austin music staple. Wild Child will perform June 22, followed by Hayes Carll July 13 and Sweet Spirit and The Suffers Aug. 3.

Admission is free.

 

3. Father’s Day Concert in the Park

June 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Zilker Hillside Theater
2201 Barton Springs Road
www.austinsymphonicband.org/schedule/details.php?id=147

Take Dad on a musical excursion this Father’s Day at the Austin Symphonic Band’s annual concert in the park. The group performs at Zilker Hillside Theater in honor of fathers and all they do. Grab your dad and a cooler of cold ones for a shaded evening under the pecan trees with music that’s sure to get the whole family dancing. The band plays a variety of tunes, ranging from marches and patriotic songs to more familiar melodies. Bond with Dad as live music fills the atmosphere and the sun sets in the background.

Admission is free.

 

4. Pints & Poses Yoga

June 13, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs Road
austin.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/activities/hotel-activities/pintsandposes.html

Hyatt Regency Austin is starting a new tradition. The second Monday of each month, its featuring Pints & Poses Yoga, a one-hour yoga class on the 17th floor of the hotel. Perfect your eagle pose and headstand while peering out at beautiful views of Lady Bird Lake and downtown Austin. Stay cool throughout the session with freshly squeezed juice and citrus-infused water. After class, participants get a coupon for a complimentary draft beer at the hotel’s Marker 10 bar.

Admission is free and guests receive a validation ticket for parking in the hotel garage.

 

5. TUESDAYS AT THE INFINITE MONKEY THEOREM

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. 
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Urban Winery 
121 Pickle Road, Suite 110 
austin.theinfinitemonkeytheorem.com

Spice up your Tuesday nights with an evening at The Infinite Monkey Theorem. This urban winery in Central Austin hosts a smorgasbord of events each week, and to top it off, it serves wine slushies. The festivities start at 6:30 p.m. with Yoga and Wine With Courtney, during which visitors take part in a one-hour $15 yoga session, then get a free glass of wine. At 7:30 p.m., trivia games get going with Cat the Mad Catter. Teams of six challenge others to a battle of wits while sipping pear cider that’s offered for 38 percent off the usual price. In addition to these scheduled events, Tuesdays are Tinder Tuesdays, meaning those who bring their Tinder match to the winery get a free glass of Texas rosé from the tap.  

 

6. X Games Austin

June 2 through 7
Circuit of The Americas
9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd.
circuitoftheamericas.com/xgamesaustin

For the past two years, X Games has brought racing and big-name musicians to Austin. Join the festivities during its third and final year in Austin. Watch skateboarders and BMX riders show off their skills on gravity-defying ramps and Moto X racers find their need for speed (and agility) at the Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Racing and Moto X Set Up. Paging all kids of the ’90s. This year, the X Games music lineup includes Blink-182, G-Eazy and Logic.

Admission prices range depending on the day and experience.

 

7. Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K

June 25, 3 p.m., race starts at 6 p.m.
Veterans Pocket Park, 2200 Veterans Dr., and the American Legion grounds, 404 Atlanta St.
keepaustinweird5k.com

Are you searching for the perfect way to experience Austin in one day? This festival brings together everything Austinies love about this city: live music, family fun and a whole lot of weird. If you want to fit in, try your best to stand out. The festival is hosting a costume contest, and when it comes to outfits, the weirder, the better. The day is filled with “the slowest 5K on the planet,” strange sideshows, including armadillo races, big-toe wrestling, gummy-bat spitting and a dunking booth. Proceeds from the dunking booth and $1 of every Fest Pass sold go to Capital Area Food Bank.

Admission ranges from $17.50 for an adult Fest Pass, to $75 for a VIP ticket. 

 

8. Café No Sé All-day Rosé

All day, every day
Café No Sé 1603 Congress Ave. 
cafenoseaustin.com

It’s officially rosé season, and Café No Sé is joining the festivities. The stylish café inside the fabulous South Congress Hotel is offering wine lovers 25 percent off bottles of rosé all day, every day, with no end date in sight. Pink-wine lovers, grab a date or a group of friends and treat yourself to ricotta hotcakes or a ham-and-cheese croissant while sipping the most refined refreshment of the summer. Top off the meal with one of the café’s colorful desserts, like the toasted marshmallow ice-cream bar or a raspberry mint tart.

 

9. Blanco Lavender Festival

June 10 through 12
Blanco, Texas
blancochamber.com

During the Blanco Lavender Festival, the town of Blanco and its surrounding countryside are covered with lavender. Visitors can check out lavender-related gifts and treasures from various vendors and artists, or head over to the courthouse to hear lavender educational programs and see cooking demonstrations. After getting your fill of lavender, check out some live music at Bindseil Park and try some craft beer at the Texas Craft Beer Tent.

Admission to lavender farms is free, with activities including aromatherapy and lavender-oil-distillation classes.

Looking for more lavender? Discover the West Coast’s own purple paradise on Page 48. 

 

10. Second Street Soundcheck

June 18, 1 to 8 p.m.
Second Street District, spanning from San Antonio to Colorado streets
2ndstreetdistrict.com/soundcheck2016

At the fifth annual Second Street Soundcheck, Austin music, food and art combine in an exquisite music-and-street festival that stretches three blocks. The lineup this year features numerous artists, including Löwin, The Warplanes, Moving Panoramas, Eastern Cameron Folkcore and Otis The Destroyer. Bring the kids and check out the Kid Dance Zone.

Admission is free, but a $5 donation is encouraged and benefits the Austin Music Foundation and radio station KUTX.

 

Photo by Molly Csorba.

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