The Oh Snap! Benefit Festival is very special to me. My friends organized this in memory of their friend who passed away after being killed by a drunk driver. The festival has grown tremendously over the years, and all the money raised goes to The Sergio Machado Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship helps international students attend

Finally, the much anticipated event, “Wicked” makes its debut at Bass Concert Hall tonight. Last time Wicked was in Austin they broke local box office history, selling out in record time. So I am telling you about this early; there are still plenty of tickets and time to see the show that Entertainment Weekly calls

This trailer came recommended to me by several blog followers, and I can see why. It’s amazing! Bison is one of the healthiest meats out there, and if you’re a fan, you need to give this place a try. I had the special of the day, which was Bison Hash. This twist on a southern

Today marks the end of another Texas football season with the Longhorns taking on Cal in the Holiday Bowl. I’m guessing that most of us didn’t make the trek to San Diego, so I thought a place with some great outdoor seating would make for a nice game-watching location. Cedar Door is home to the

It’s the last Trailer Tuesday of 2011, and I’ve chosen to ring in the new year with tacos. One Taco is the place I go to when I’m downtown and have the munchies. They have what everyone person with the munchies is craving — chips, salsa, guacamole and queso. They also have great tacos. The

While I love, love, love the holidays, you can only spend so much time at family functions. And even though today is a Monday, I think a Skee-Ball tournament could help everyone decompress. Each Monday Kung Fu hosts a Skee Ball tournament with drink specials, prizes and tons of fun. Plus you get the chance

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa! No matter what you’re celebrating this December, I hope you’re surrounded by family and friends. All of my posts involving Christmas lights have been popular this year, so I thought I would take one more chance to encourage you to head out and see some of the extravagantly

I figure today is going to one of these ways, you are either busy running last minute holiday errands, already starting your holiday traditions with family and friends or if you are a youngster you are just putting in time until Santa comes.  I thought I would stick with the holiday movie idea and blog

There’s only one day left before Christmas Eve, which means there’s still time to pack in a few more Christmas movies. These are two of my all-time favorites (Home Alone and Jingle All The Way are other movies I need to see every year,) and they’ll be on the big screen at the drive-in! I

If you’re anything like me, you surely have more shopping to get done before the big day. Well, The Polar Express is one of my favorite Christmas movies, and the Domain is showing it tonight under the stars. The way I see it, you can head up there to finish your last minute shopping and