Slip inside the South Austin
Museum of Popular Culture and you plunge mind first into a time-warped
underland, where Austin's fabled counterculture and the artists who made it
immortal are liver than they'll ever be. Our official mission is to collect,
preserve, and exhibit art and memorabilia that reflect Austin's eclectic
contributions to pop culture worldwide. Unofficially, we're about the stuff that
made Austin weird!
With plenty of outrageous art, great munchies, and live tunes, our rockin' meet
'n' greets attract a diverse and fun-loving crowd, so watch this space for the
next one, come on down, and if you like what you see, please join us - your support helps us
keep on truckin'!
Who I'd like to meet: Fans of true Austin weird regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or size.
Join Villa Esperanza for a Fundraiser Happy Hour and help us bring hope to children in an impoverished neighborhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador When: Thursday, June 26th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM Where: Doña Emilia’s Restaurant - 101 San Jacinto Blvd. Cost: $20 per person You get: - The opportunity to show your dance moves to the live music of “Cerronato” (www.cerronato.com). - Two drinks of your choice: margaritas, mojitos, domestic beers, or imported beers. - Appetizer buffet: Chicken empanadas Plantain chips with Doña Emilia’s signature salsas Goat cheese seasoned with panela, served with grilled arepa wedges for dipping.
For more information, check out http://villa-esperanza.org
Thanks for the friendship request! We would be honored if you read and comment the new artist interviews on our profile!
SEX AND CONSPIRACY! Swedish punkrocker and painter Karl Backman talks about his art, and the reactions to it from right wing christians, pee fetish girls and conspiracy theorists.
MYTHOLOGIES AND LIFE! French graphic designer and writer Laurent Rivelaygue discuss nightmares and a road movie in bumper cars.
GRACE AND ELEGANCE! American artist Betsy Jones talks about geometric landscapes, happiness and the arts of the geisha.
Our good friend Blu has been serving us cocktails in South Austin for many years. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to have surgery. She has no insurance. Please call (512)280-4732 to buy a raffle ticket for 5 dollars to help Blu and possibly win this mosaic. Benefit at Giddy Up this Saturday.
OK Austin! Help me out. Who can give me the lyrics to Tom Waites' "The Pianos Been Drinkin'"? ...And the owner's a mental midget, with the IQ of a fence post, and the carpet needs a haircut...
open your eyes and behold life..be here now and realize..the gift of discovery and holy surprise..the birth rebirth and the rise..closer and closer to the light..a sacred path with heart a golden way..and it is divine to see and say o everyday is my birthday.
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