Featured Activities
See the city with your friends at Austin Blues Party
Pre & Post Parties:The party doesn't stop at ABP!
Come early, stay late, and don't stop dancing! Thursday: Kick-Off Dance
Time 10pm-2am Location: Kick Butt Coffee Are you a local who misses dancing at Kick Butt WAYYY back in the day? Arriving early and just can't wait to see old friends, make new ones, and start dancing? Join us for the party a day early with DJ'd music at Austin's only karate themed coffee shop. Monday: Post ABP Party Time: 10pm - 12am Location: Evangaline Cafe This South Austin destination for Cajun food is also a place well loved by Country and Blues musicians for their casual stage and music loving patrons. Enjoy some late night grub fresh out of New Orleans and hear the Little Elmore Reed Band continue their tradition of live Blues music every Monday night for 15 years. |
DayTime Outings:If you bought a Dance Only pass, or if you need a break from classes, we've made it easy for you to find something fun to do during the day!
Saturday: Board Games
Time: 1pm - 6pm Location: Vigilante Gastropub and Games We recognize a lot of us are nerds and we want to help y'all find time to gather and play. Join us at a dancer-owned gastropub known for it's creative food and quirky styling, play a few games, and get to know new friends! Sunday: South Congress Music Time: 12:30 - 3pm Location: Jo's Hot Coffee (and more) Austin has live music everywhere, from country, to funk to jazz, to blues. Start off at Jo's Hot Coffee for Sinner's Brunch and then wander around South Congress (SoCo), to see who is playing at Guerro's Tacos, Continental Club, and more. Our local guide Marsha Mitchell will make sure you know a little local history and maybe introduce you to a few musicians as she seems to know every single one of them in Austin. |
Community Dinner
Sunday: Dinner and Music
Time: 6:30 - 9pm
Location: Central Market WestGate
Some time between classes and the evening dance on Sunday you have to get dinner. And if you don't want to go too far, Central Market is right there in walking distance. But it's so much more than a grocery store. This place has a little restaurant serving burgers, pizza, ramen, and beer on tap... Oh, and because it's Austin, there's also a stage where live bands regularly play for crowds young and old. We've arranged to have a blues band take the stage so you can don't have to stop dancing, even for dinner.
Time: 6:30 - 9pm
Location: Central Market WestGate
Some time between classes and the evening dance on Sunday you have to get dinner. And if you don't want to go too far, Central Market is right there in walking distance. But it's so much more than a grocery store. This place has a little restaurant serving burgers, pizza, ramen, and beer on tap... Oh, and because it's Austin, there's also a stage where live bands regularly play for crowds young and old. We've arranged to have a blues band take the stage so you can don't have to stop dancing, even for dinner.
Suggested Activity
Saturday: Opening Reception of PRESENCE
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Location: George Washington Carver Museum
Close out Black History Month with the Carver Museum and celebrate the opening of our new core exhibition, The African American Presence in 19th Century Texas. Enjoy small bites, refreshments, and music by Charles Moon, Shawn LeShure, and Dionysus Henderson.
This new exhibition explores the impact of “cultural memories” of West and Central African ancestral traditions informing the development of life in Black communities with a special focus on Central Texas in the 19th.
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Location: George Washington Carver Museum
Close out Black History Month with the Carver Museum and celebrate the opening of our new core exhibition, The African American Presence in 19th Century Texas. Enjoy small bites, refreshments, and music by Charles Moon, Shawn LeShure, and Dionysus Henderson.
This new exhibition explores the impact of “cultural memories” of West and Central African ancestral traditions informing the development of life in Black communities with a special focus on Central Texas in the 19th.
