Who needs a social life, when Austin’s public service community provides soooooooo many options for eating, drinking, and being merry, all for a good cause? Just look at this week’s events.
Austin finest chefs will be a whirling cyclone of Ginsu™s (or whatever cutlery those pro-types brandish nowadays) as they prep for the annual fundraiser for the March of Dimes. Star Chefs of Austin present An Evening in the Mediterranean, Tue, Mar 3, 6:30pm at Whit Hanks Antiques, 1009 W. Sixth. Tickets are $40 for cocktails, samples, shopping, and music. At 8:30pm a Live Auction of imaginative dining packages will commence. Who are these chefs? Do the names Bertram, Gilligan, Josie, Jean Luc, or Jeffrey mean anything to you? 477-3221 or 328-3939.
If you crave a more intimate evening, check out the Youth Advocacy Day at La Feria, 1816 S. Lamar. Tue, Mar 3, La Feria will donate a percentage of profits to the group which assists chemically dependent, medically indigent youth, The more you eat, the more you help. 444-9505.
Hey all you vegans, proto-vegans, and wannaVe-gans, EarthSave Austin will host its monthly Plant-Based Potluck. Vegetables only. But we think most of you qualify. Bring a vegan dish, your own place setting, and a donation of $5. stormi27@aol.com or 347-8054.
Don’t Go Draggin’ Our Hoot Around
In our teen years, we endured a tickle fight while watching Monty Python reruns just to get close to this dude who looked just like Tom Petty. It was something about his mouth. He looked impacted with cotton. Kinda like Brando in the Godfather. And exactly like Tom Petty. Well, he went draggin’ our heart around and alas {wistful sigh} alack became one in the long string of heartbreakers in our pathetic litany of love. Anyhoo, go to the Tom Petty Hoot Night benefiting Safe Place. The evening of stringy-haired twanginess features the Wannabes, Shindigs, Mike Nicolai, Meat Purveyors, Heavy Petting {sigh}, Peglegasus, and more at the Hole in the Wall, this Fri, Feb 27, 9pm. 472-5599.
Cheers! Na Zdor�viye!
Salut! *urp!*
Hoist a tall cold Guinness (well, if you are in the states, it’ll probably be cold but if you are in its country of origin, it will be as warm as kitty pee… uhhhh, not that we know) at The Great Guinness Toast, Fri, Feb 27 at outlets across Austin. Every year they have these things to break the previous Guinness Record (get it??) of the most people toasting at the same time. Locally, it benefits the Kenneth Threadgill Musical Project (named for he who acquired Austin’s first beer license). If you need more info, call Jill McGuckin (whose name sounds really cool if you hiccup or burp while saying it). 478-0578.
Moneypenny
Hey poor starving artist-types: Artists’ Legal & Accounting Assistance (AALA) will host a seminar this Sat, Feb 28, 10:30am-1pm at the Public Domain Theatre, 807 Congress, called Tax Filing for Artists. Here’s a clue: They probably don’t wanna know about your Swiss bank accounts. 407-8980.
Make-a-Wish wants your stray Lincolns. No, not your fancy ride, but those pesky pennies which pack your pocket. Last year, they raised over $30,000 at their Penny-a-Thon. Throw that copper down Fri, Feb 27-Sat, Feb 28, 4pm at Capital Plaza on I-35. 329-9474.
Tighten Up!
One of the original Drells (as in Archie Bell & the…) will appear at the Mo-Town/Soul Train Review & Dance Party, Sat, Feb 28, 7pm at the South Austin Rec Center, 1100 Cumberland, to celebrate Black History Month. 444-6601.
Plus, Black Entertainment TV (BET) will be in town for a live taping of the Teen Summit. There’s a series of related events all over town. 441-2018.
Book ’em!
Enjoy the Dedication Ceremony of the Southeast Austin Community Branch Library, 5803 Nuckols Crossing (near William Cannon & Pleasant Valley) Sat, Feb 28, 10am. There will be refreshments, kids’ activities, entertainment, and more. 462-1452.
This article appears in February 27 • 1998 and February 27 • 1998 (Cover).