It is the springtime version of the Pecan Street Festival! Booths, food, drinks, people, pets, art, live music and more! What an awesome day in Downtown Austin!
Category Archives: Fun
Shakespeare in the Park
Austin Shakespeare presented “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Zilker Hillside Theater. The setting for the play was the city of Austin in the 1890’s and the surrounding countryside. So, of course, everyone had to wear boots and hats. It was a fun version of Shakespeare, and the play goes on through the month of May if you like outdoor theater, and find yourself in Austin.
Round Rock Express Game
Today’s fun was found watching the Round Rock Express play the Nashville Sounds at Dell Diamond. This ballpark is a unique one with its own swimming pool and hot tub in the outfield just behind the grassy seating area. The weather and the sunset were just perfect!
Art City Austin
Another day, another fun festival in Austin. Today it was Art City Austin where they blocked off a portion of Cesar Chavez Street for artist booths, food trucks, and live music. The best artist in my opinion was international photographer Greg Davis. The best food truck was anyone who sold cool, refreshing liquids on this hot day in the street. The best and most energetic band was Holiday Mountain. Check out the links if you want to learn more.
Eeyore’s Birthday
Here are 15 photos from Eeyore’s Birthday today in Pease Park. There is no good way to describe this Austin tradition (for 52 years now), so the pictures should give you an idea of all the fun that happens.
- Stuffed Eeyore
- T-shirt Stand
- Yoga in the Park
- Bubbles
- Hanging Out in the Trees
- Happy Birthday Banner
- White Donkey
- Tie-Dye Texas Flag
- Beer Tickets
- Top Notch Hamburger Costume
- Hedgehog Encounter
- The Wizard and his DJ Equipment
- The Wizard and his EDM Crew
- Sunset behind the Trees
- Egg Toss Winners
Kawaii Shaved Ice
Close to the water tower in Downtown Round Rock, there exists the most wonderful place for an icy treat when the weather begins to get warm again. The high today was 81 degrees Fahrenheit, so an afternoon trip to Kawaii Shaved Ice was the perfect plan. Some coworkers and I enjoyed the oasis-like setting for a short team building exercise. I ordered my standby shaved ice flavor – grape. We then enjoyed the shady tables, shooed off a few small bees who wanted in on the grape action but were too shy to pose for a photo, and had some nice conversations. I will have to remember to visit again soon and maybe experiment with a new flavor next time…
Love’s Labour’s Lost
The Present Company Theater team presented their version of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost this evening on a stage above the downtown Whole Foods Market. It is a story of a King and three nobles who fall in love with a Princess and her three ladies. There are complications (of course), and the story ends quite differently than other Shakespeare plays I have seen. The play happens on weekend nights until May 10th according to their website, so check it out if you have the opportunity. It is nice to grab some food and drink at Whole Foods and then watch the sunset as the play begins.
Earth Day Festival
Wednesday is Earth Day. To celebrate in Austin, there were farm animals, trees, a lake, cloudy skies, kites, flowers, a Lion Dance Team, Capoeira, Belly Dancing, Drummers, The Mayor, food trucks like Load A Bowl, snacks like Jim-Jim’s Italian Water Ice, Teslas, a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, booths, and tons of other fun.
Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex
A friend at work talked me into volunteering at the State Soccer Tournament. It was held at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex. We slaved away in the concession stand for a few hours, assembling hot dogs, nachos, BBQ sandwiches, and sausage wraps. I am sure the soccer fans loved us for our timely and efficient delivery of tasty snack foods. After our shift work was complete, we hung around and watched some soccer matches. And then the torrential rains came. That gave us the opportunity to go downtown and try out a new restaurant. By the way, Eats on 8th is a great place! My favorite was the Chef’s Special Cheesecake. I am sure to return in full on blogging mode to share this place with you. So, in summary, rained out soccer championships resulted in a wonderful meal with my friend. Yay!
Pedicab Parade
I attended a fundraiser tonight which started off as a pedicab parade. Apparently one of the pedicab drivers was injured just before SXSW this year and was in need of some assistance. The music was supplied by the Minor Mishap Marching Band, but they all rode along on pedicabs while I marched along to keep up with them. It was a blast, and a good way to get in some walking again tonight.
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