Austin, TX

It looks like we have a great weekend ahead. Start yours off early with a little Gaelic music and a beautiful setting by attending tonight’s fundraising event for the Silver Thistle:

“A Midsummer’s Pipe Dream”
The Umlauf Sculpture Garden
Friday June, 27
Saturday, June 28th, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
$$$: $5

Spend an evening in the rolling hills of Scotland in downtown Austin! Enjoy children’s games based on the Highland Games, walk through the gardens and enjoy art based in the Scottish tradition but immersed in the modern designs of the Umlauf, tap your foot to the music of Gaelic folk musicians and dancers, and cheer on Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums as they prepare for the World Championships in Scotland!

$5 Admission. There will be a variety of vendors, including food and drink, Tshirts, CDs, raffle, silent auction, and much, much more! Tickets are available now at Things Celtic or from your friendly Silver Thistle Band Member. Some of the performers include:

Do your part to Keep Austin Weird this weekend with the Keep Austin Weird 5k.

6th Annual Keep Austin Weird 5K
delivered by AT&T and H-E-B

All you need to know about date, location, packet pick up and festival weirdness!

Date & Times:
June 28, 2008
3 PM - Gates Open
6 PM - 5K Start Time
RAIN OR SHINE!!

Location: Auditorium Shores

Race Route: Click here for a map of the course. There will be balloon twisters, food, tattoos, music and more!

I have a soft spot for slam poetry. If you’ve never attended a slam poetry event, you should check one out. If you’ve found yourself wondering what ever happened to passion and opinion, this is where they collide, marry and have babies. Yo, check this out:

Rep Yo City SpitFest
Ruta Maya, 3601 S. Congress Ste. D-200, 745-5589.
$$$: $15 ($12, advance)
6-9pm.

Twelve poets go head-to-head as they rep their respective cities. Renowned international poet via Baltimore Taalam Acey will be the one to beat, but Austin’s own Blacklisted can’t be counted out. Get a discount at the door by bringing three canned goods for the Capital Area Food Bank.

If you have a hankering to get out and enjoy the fresh air this weekend then you might consider a trip to Sweet Dreams Lavender Farm. Take a picnic, relax in the shade, stroll the grounds, watch the fish. This is a great venue for kids. It would also make a wonderfully romantic date spot and you can even take home lavender cuttings!

Sweet Dreams Lavender Farm
Saturdays, 10am-4pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm, through June.
10600 W. Wagon Rd., 288-7270.
$$$: Free, $4 to cut lavender

Last, but not least, I really, really want to see this! Who wants to take me?

Seussical The Musical
June 27 - August 10, 2008
R.L. Davis Auditorium, Texas School for the Deaf
Friday at 7:00
Saturday at 2:00 & 7:00
Sunday at 2:00
$$$: $40

ZACH Theatre’s Performing Arts School presents Seussical — a FUNtastical, magical, musical extravaganza based on the books of Dr. Seuss — live on stage this summer! Your family will be enchanted when Seuss’ beloved characters spring to life in this energetic, heart-warming musical featuring classics such as Horton Hears a Who, Horton Hatches the Egg, Gertrude McFuzz, Green Eggs and Ham and of course, The Cat in the Hat! Dr. Seuss’ most colorful characters come tumbling right out of the books and up onto our stage in this joyful gumbo of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk! So let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild! ZACH’s production features Austin’s most talented youth and adult performers in a full scale production guaranteed to delight your children, and make you feel like a kid all over again. Last year’s family show, High School Musical, sold out in record time - so hurry and secure your tickets to this summer’s hit today!

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