Dear Readers: I’m headed to Austin and should be free on February 20. Would anyone like to meet up? Terry Black’s, perhaps? (see Austin and Lockhart, Texas: 10 barbecue restaurants in 72 hours) Email philg@mit.edu if interested.
Does anyone have a good idea for activities? I went to the city’s official events page and just one event is listed for February 20:
OUTsider is an Austin-based transmedia nonprofit that celebrates the bold originality and creative nonconformity of the LGBTQ+ communities through the presentation of provocative, overlooked and out-of-the-box film, dance, theater, performance art, music, writing and visual art. Through its annual festival and conference, OUTsider unites queer artists, audiences and scholars from around the globe to exchange ideas, ignite conversations, transcend boundaries and experience new pleasures through artistic discovery.
If Feb 20 doesn’t work, how about Feb 24 in Vegas? Please email philg@mit.edu!
Lousy timing. I fly Austin to San Diego for a conference on 2/20 or I’d enjoy meeting you.
If you want to look at a Gutenberg bible and the first photograph try the U Texas Ransom center- upstairs on the second floor is a first generation Mercator globe and all the papers of Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night live are on display. Hotel Otis roof bar a block away for an afternoon drink and the Blanton Museum a block away is also good, especially the prints. Can give you a longer list via email. The best open map room you’ve ever seen in the basement of the Perry Castenada Library at U Texas.
Best music is Donn’s Depot- old rockers with interesting people sitting in; Continental Club. Check the Austin Chronicle. The 3 mile walking loop Town Lake walking bridge to Lamar to watch the human scenery. Park at the WMCA. Good luck.