Free Dinner at Threadgills North Lamar!

Tax man getting you down this week? Giving money to the man is not our favorite idea of a good time ... but, apparently it has to be done. Sigh. BUT there is good news on the horizon, Threadgill's is celebrating the reopening of their North Lamar restaurant by giving away free dinner! Owner Eddie Wilson announced this free meal deal this morning on KGSR. As if we didn't love Threadgill's enough!!

After 4pm all this week, you can find selected menu items for free in order to promote the renewed eatery. So have that chicken fried chicken, fried catfish plate or veggie plate... our mouths are already watering.

Threadgills, North Lamar
(sorry not eligible for World Headquarters on Riverside)
6416 North Lamar Blvd
512-451-5440
www.threadgills.com

Strut Spring Sale

Be sure to hit up Strut this week for their big spring sale blowout. Everything is 50% off!! This is the time to stock up on fun flirty dresses for the summer festival season! The sale runs the 13th-15th at all three locations!

Who said there wasn't such a thing as the day after Easter dress?!
And don't forget to stop by their website to add yourself to the supersecret email list.

www.shopstrut.com

3100 S. Congress
35th and Guadalupe
2208 S. Lamar

Uncle Billy's 2nd Anniversary Party

One of our most favorite outdoor spots is Uncle Billy's Brew & Que on Barton Springs. Catching a few rays on their great deck and having a cold one from their in house brewery makes a hard day at work bearable!! Their brews are a beer lovers dream and they give you the opportunity to try all of them with a sampler!

Uncle Billy's is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary on April 30th. Their all day event will include $2 house beers (the Haystack Hefeweisen is our fave!), $2 off the food menu (kind of love the burger!!), and two bands for HH and two bands at dinner! (Are you catching the theme here?!) Come by and support this local fave as they usher into their third year of all things Austin!!

Their happy hour runs 3pm to 7pm each day and is $1 off pints. They are kicking off a summer music series this week, so be sure to check back and see who's hitting the deck! And All Day Tuesdays are $2 pints!! So great!

4/11
3pm Nick Kraus and his Austin Torpedos
5pm Little Mickey and the Soda Jerks
4/12
3pm TBA
5pm Ryan and the Relics
4/15
6:30pm Francis

Also, Uncle Billy's is hosting the Beer Wars afterparty on April 16th. Check out this great movie exploring the U.S. beer industry that ultimately reveals the truth behind the label of your favorite beer. www.beerwarsmovie.com Bring in your ticket stub and get $3 pints all night.

As you head out, be sure to pick up a Half Gallon Growlers for $16, nothing like bring Uncle Billy's home with you!

Uncle Billy's Brew & Que
1530 Barton Springs Rd., 78704
512-476-0100

Quick Note: Slackers!

We have been really bad at keeping up the blog recently! I know I've gotten a few comments: "It sure was on House Wine for a few weeks!!". And you've been really great about sending in tips (much appreciated, btw!). With a few growing pains (one new job), we didn't realize how popular we had gotten, so please take our sincerest apologies!!

So, with that ... we are back in full effect and will probably post a few times a week now. We're in the prime time of the Austin season - Spring! How can we not write on all the fun and frugal things going on!! Keep following, we're still here!!

Thank you for our continued success!!

shana

AMOA: One Peace ... In Pictures!

There is nothing we love more than traveling the world through photography. Intense, poignant, and overall eye opening. Sometimes it helps to get out of our own skin to remind us to be grateful for the things we do have.

Austin Museum of Art has a collection of photos on view this week, courtesy of the Nobelity Project. Stop by to check out the work of Austin writer, actor and filmmaker Turk Pipkin, who traveled to several locations during the making of his critically acclaimed film Nobelity. The Exhibit is free to the public in the Community Room through April 15th.

If you can't make it this week, the museum is a great place to spend a few hours to get out of the hot summer sun. It is just $5 ... great price to take you to another world for a few minutes.

Austin Museum of Art
823 Congress Avenue 78701
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org

Hill's Concert Music Series

It's no hidden secret that the place to be on Wednesday summer evenings is Hills Cafe for their Texas Country Concert Music Series, presented by KVET. It is free to the public and a ton of fun. It gets crowded early and is primarily standing room only. But who needs seats when there is good fun to be had.

Tonight, the infamous Roger Creager rocks out to his new album "Here It Is". He'll throw in some oldies, "Love" and "Everclear" ... and he's hot. What more do you need than a cold one in your hand, good music and a little beat to dance to. Life is good.

Keep checking their website for the season's schedule but look for artists like Jason Bolin, Wade Bowen, Jack Ingram, the Robison brothers, Cross Canadian ... the list continues down the line.

Did we mention its free?!

Hills Cafe
4700 South Congress 78745
512-851-9300
www.hillscafe.com

One Stop Shopping

New Flower Market is a new favorite and absolute must stop shop for quality affordable fresh produce and organic foods. Double Ad Wednesday’s are the day to go as you’ll find prices from the previous and current weeks circular acknowledged. So venture down south to check out this new shopping experience where the motto is “ Better-than-supermarket quality at better-than-supermarket prices”. It might just give some of those fancier shops a run for their money. http://www.newflowermarkets.com/

New Flower Market
6920 Manchaca Road

Summertime and the livin's easy!

Summertime is almost upon us and before you commit to taking that island vacation to get your fun in the sun take a look at some of what Austin has to offer. Activities range from scouting out Austins’ best swimming holes to taking up a new hobby exploring Austin’s disc golf courses or picking up your bike or rollerblades and riding the trails! If you’re looking for a more cultural approach to your summer recreational activities look no further than a stroll through the Zilker Botanical Gardens for free or a tour of the ever-elegant AMOA – Laguna Gloria with tours offered every Saturday for under $5! We’ll see you out and about at some of our favorite spots this summer. For a complete list of summer happenings check out: http://www.texasoutside.com/austinguide.htm

Jovitas, how we love thee!!

Great patio. Great music. Great modern mexican food. Great deals. These are all the amazing things you will find at Jovita's on S. First. And all the great things that make up the 78704. Jovitas, sits next to Freddies, and may possibly get ignored like the ugly step sister ... but not so, friends! It is truly the greatest hidden treasure this side of Lady Bird Lake!!

From 4pm-7pm, HH includes $3.99 tostadas (with black beans!! score!), $2 wells, $3 margaritas, $2.50 beer! Jovita is our new best friend. Get there early enough and you will have the whole sweet place to yourself!! A little one on one time makes for a beautiful new beginning!

Jovitas
1617 S. 1st 78704
512-447-5211
www.jovitas.com

Stay Tuned - Austinist does SXSW

Be sure to keep up with the Austinist.com for daily deals and free drawings during SXSW. Say, a chance for free tix to Perez Hilton's ubersecret party or the latest concert going giveaways! Also, be sure to follow them on twitter @austinist - they'll drop you lines for the latest and greatest deets.

http://austinist.com/sxswist

More SXSW Deals

If you're brave enough to venture out during SXSW, Yelp (the best website EVER!) is working with a variety of restaurants to bring us deals during the week of March 13th to 22nd. Listed here are a few great deals you can find during the 10 days of music and mayhem as it descends on Austin. Bon Appetit!

Yelp
http://tinyurl.com/c5mlbb

Who doesn't love a free party?

Ready to hit up SXSW but don’t plan to dish out that kind of serious cash for a wristband? Check out this link of free parties where you can take in the sights and sounds of SXSW for free:
http://www.newmusictipsheet.com/sxswpartylist2009.pdf.

Those wristbands sure are pretty but they won't get you VIP treatment at these austintatious hangouts. Enjoy the scene!

Art it is

Cool starts here at the Blanton with their whimsical look at the 1950’s West Coast Style art exhibit "Birth of the Cool". Tickets range from $3 – $7 and make sure to keep that stub for such goodies as a free appetizer at The Belmont or %50 off the first glass or wine flight at Uncorked (a new favorite BTW www.uncorkedtastingroom.com/) or %10 off any regularly priced Jazz CD, LP or DVD at Waterloo! Also of note is the ever fun Third Thursdays – a free, monthly themed event with such unique programs as Art Fix, Yoga in the Galleries and tours. Or spend a few more dollars for the Friday hip scene, B scene: B cool with live music, DJs, free appetizers and so much more! Oh the possibilites...a girl could book her social calendar in minutes after checking out this fabulous event calendar at http://www.blantonmuseum.org/

P.S. Thursday’s are ALWAYS free to all!

Fine Dining on a Dime

Leave it to the fabulous folks at Rare Magazine to deliver some of Austin’s best eats for a reasonable price during the weeks of March 1-4 and 8-11! It’s Austin Restaurant Week and its time to nosh on specially created three-course meals at participating restaurants for a flat fee of $25 or $35. In addition, don’t pass up the opportunity to end your night of fine dining with a cocktail at one of Austin’s local hot spots offering drink specials for this week of fun. For more information and to see the more than 30 restaurants signed up for this event visit http://www.restaurantweekaustin.com/.

Now that’s good eatin!