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It is summer and things are happening outside. Sports, activities and recreational opportunities have people up, active and moving around. The best part is, you can join in on the fun, too.
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A night at the ballpark is hard to beat, especially with Avista Stadium’s scenic mountain backdrop. Though, it’s made even better when the home team is scoring runs and winning games, and as of this writing that’s what the Spokane Indians have been doing over the first two months of this season. They’re near the top of the Northwest League in wins and are far and away its highest scoring team, averaging over five runs per game. You’ve got 35 chances left to catch the team in action from June 16 onward before the final home game of the season on Sept. 4. Check the schedule at spokaneindians.com.
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This weekend offers plenty of opportunities to get your drink on, with a cocktail showdown, wine event at the Post Oak Hotel, and a non-alcoholic wine dinner. Work out a brewery, catch the symphony playing greatest movie hits, visit an Asian fest, dive into a Sunday Funday pool party, and pay homage to the great DJ Screw.
Enjoy—here are your best bets for the weekend.
Thursday, May 26
Hotel ZaZa Memorial City presents Cocktail Showdown: Battle of the Brands
Top bartenders from an array of beloved, local hospitality concepts are working to claim the title for best summer cocktail creation, incorporating a curated selection of Beam Suntory products into their recipes. The winning summer cocktail will be determined by event guests, as well as a panel of Houston experts. Tickets are $25 with all proceeds benefiting Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance. Attendees must be 21 years or older. 6 pm.
The Post Oak Hotel presents Wines of Rioja
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston will present a world-class wine experience, featuring live music, curated Spanish cuisine, and over 100 wines to taste from Spain’s most iconic region. Attendees will be transported to the sophisticated wine region of northern Spain, with live music and Spanish culinary delights masterfully crafted by the hotel’s esteemed, executive chef Jean-Luc Royere. 6 pm.
Roots x SIPPLE Non-Alcoholic Wine Dinner
Roots Wine Bar will be hosting a one-of-a-kind, six-course dinner with a non-alcoholic wine pairing by Danny Frounfelkner, owner and sommelier of SIPPLE, the only non-alcoholic bottle shop in Texas. This exclusive dinner will feature dishes (like Kosho-cured salmon tiradito and roast squab) from Roots executive chef André Garza, and each of the six…
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Few local businesses perfectly capture the spirit of Austin like its many vital and crafty breweries, some of which have been impressing discerning beer buffs with the sudsy stuff for decades, while others have bubbled up in more recent times, with the flourishing city acting as its saucy muse.
Regardless of when they were established, these seven Capital City beer peddlers consistently brew and serve up Austin’s favorite brewskies — with a chaser of community allegiance and bold innovation.
We’ll honor these applause-worthy Austin breweries at our upcoming annual Tastemaker Awards, where local libation lovers can wet their whistles while celebrating the best of the city’s food and beverage scene.
Read about this year’s Tastemaker nominees for Brewery of the Year below, then join us and drink to their continued success at our signature tasting event and awards program, the 2022 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, on Thursday, April 28 at Fair Market. Tickets are available now.
Central Machine Works
Central Machine Works, opened in late 2019 in a historic structure that housed a parts-building machine shop in the 1940s, takes its Austin heritage seriously. That’s why the folks at this east side fermentation station emphasize preservation and community connection as much as the brewery and beer garden’s many local draft and canned offerings. The sprawling venue, with oodles of indoor and outdoor seating, was specifically fabricated as a welcoming neighborhood watering hole where lounging with friends is encouraged and acquiring bites and sips for all that “ales” you is an official way of life.
Friends and Allies Brewing
This friendly and contemporarily adorned brewery, tasting room, patio, and beer garden was opened in 2015 by two beer-industry vets and quickly became a top draft pick for imbibing Austinites. Friends and Allies, which serves draft and canned beer that’s made onsite, specializes in crafting saisons and Belgian-style ales, as well as seasonal brews, stouts, crushable Pilsners, fruit-forward beers, and an inviting line of IPAs, including the must-have Noisy Cricket, a hoppy brew with a relatively low alcohol percentage that makes it an ideal spring afternoon sipper. Located in a thriving East Austin locale that’s quickly becoming a destination for locally made elixirs, Friends and Allies is ripe for even more popularity as its surrounding Govalle neighborhood continues to blossom.
Hold Out Brewing
If the challenges of recent years have left you holding out for a super cool spot to sip an intoxicating array of draft beers, ciders, local wines, and succulent sangrias, look no further than this award-winning Austin brewery from the minds behind neighboring hot spot Better Half. In addition to a weighty food menu that includes tons of bites perfect for pairing up with your beverage of choice — from burgers, dogs, and sandwiches to wings, salads, sides, and even weekend brunch — Hold Out Brewing features an impressive selection of house-brewed and out-of-town drafts and exclusive local-collaboration beers that will definitely have you hopping downtown more often to soak up the suds at this quirky Quonset hut turned drinks depot.
Lazarus Brewing Company
This local brewery is on a mission not to change the world, but to change the Austin community for the better — through beer, coffee, and tacos, aka the Capital City’s tastiest trifecta. And while Lazarus Brewing’s East Sixth Street spot has been delighting passionate beer lovers since its Christmastime 2016 opening, it’s the brewing biz’s latest venture that has Austinites buzzing. Later this summer, Lazarus will resurrect the space that formerly housed beloved local establishment I Luv Video, bringing an indoor/outdoor brewery, onsite brewing, and a robust food menu to its new Airport Boulevard location. In the meantime, beer disciples can keep the faith at the Sixth Street spot by indulging in some miraculously spectacular brews, including a variety of Pilsners, lagers, hefeweizens, Belgian ales and saisons, porters, and stouts.
Live Oak Brewing Company
Founded in 1997, Live Oak Brewing Company, located in Del Valle near the Austin airport, boasts the lauded distinction of being one of the longest continuously operating microbreweries in all of Texas. And with that kind of history, you can bet your brew that Live Oak is crafting some of your favorite lagers and ales. In fact, any beer connoisseur who’s been in Austin for more than a minute has likely slugged back one of Live Oak’s luscious libations, brewed in an Old World European style. Highlights of Live Oak’s sudsy offerings include hefeweizens, Pilsners, lagers, a Polish-style Grodziskie, the malty Oaktoberfest, limited-edition beer varieties, and a tempting selection of traditional-style smoke beers. Spend a stimulating afternoon at Live Oak’s 22-acre taproom and biergarten, where you can take in a game of disc golf (with beer in hand, of course) or simply laze in the shade with your favorite brew.
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
This community-oriented South Austin brewery and taproom debuted in the Capital City in late 2020, and despite having its roots in the Portland beer realm, Meanwhile has entrenched itself in the Austin scene, becoming a go-to spot for locals seeking a world-class beer to swig among a sweeping outdoor space that includes a stage and events venue, a soccer field, and plenty of cozy, shady spots to kick back with a few friends and a pint of IPA, ale, or lager. Indeed, the Meanwhile taproom features a selection of 20 rotating beers, wines, and low-proof cocktails, so there’s always the chance to check out a new favorite. Meanwhile’s coffee and bites from several onsite food trucks add to the allure. Fair warning: It’s extraordinarily easy to while away an afternoon here, so cancel your evening plans and stay awhile.
Zilker Brewing Co.
This “urban brewery,” located east of downtown in a continuously evolving bar and brewing district, features an industrial-style taproom that gives visitors a behind-the-scenes perspective of Zilker Brewing Co.’s beer-making process. Building on the foundation of community, drink, food, conversation, art, and music, Zilker Brewing takes great pains to ensure every last pint is crafted to perfection. For a business that began in 2008 as a garage hobby, this brewery and taproom, opened to the public in 2015, continues to emphasize quality beer and community. Mainstay brews include IPAs, milk stouts, light lagers, hazy juicers, and citrusy offerings like the ever-popular Parks & Rec, but don’t discount Zilker’s seasonal beers, which often include collaborations with other local breweries and restaurants, and are delicious reminders that Austin’s brewing scene is pretty dang stout.
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Coos Bay-Area Festivals Light Up South Oregon Coast with Food, Music, Arts
Published 04/05/22 at 10:55 PM PST
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Coos Bay, Oregon) – Spring and summer will be sprouting all over soon on the south Oregon coast, and in come the summer festivals with a bounty of food, music and real outdoor action. Look for big events celebrating music and grub, parts of the South Coast Culture Tour, as well as the return of the farmer’s market to the bay area. There’s rock ‘n roll, classical, jazz, new forms of art and lots of barbecue and fresh produce. (Photo courtesy Oregon’s Adventure Coast / Coos Bay, Charleston, North Bend)
Coos Bay will be no shirker to civilized fun as well as its more rough-edged means of repose and recreation.
On May 4, you’ll start to regularly see the Coos Bay Downtown Farmer’s Market every Wednesday, running through October. The market takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 50 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon. It’s perhaps the largest one on the south Oregon coast, with nearly 90 vendors selling fresh produce, drink and all kinds of unique foods.
There will likely be some masking requirements still: see the website for what new rules, if any, are implemented.
Among those favorites returning are ElkHorn BBQ. Get your bibs ready.
Call (541) 266-9706. See more at the Coos Bay / Oregon’s Adventure Coast site.
South Coast Culture Tour is the biggie for the south Oregon coast, with half of it happening in Curry County from April 28 through May 1, and then in Coos County from May 6 to 8 (Bandon and Coos Bay area).
There are three categories to this unique festival: Taste, Create and Explore. It’s six days of different classes, workshops and activities offered in each category, where participants can sign up for as few or as many as they want.
Taste is all about the food. “Digging for Dinner” will be held May 8, and participants will spend the morning in Coos Bay with expert guidance and instruction on sustainably digging shellfish. Participants will collect enough items for their meal and then head to Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, where they will spend the afternoon with an award-winning chef who will guide them through the preparation and cooking process culminating in a delicious meal.
Look to Coos Bay for a World Tour Paddling Film Festival to showcase some of the best paddling films.
Also in the area, get down and gritty with rides at Whiskey Run Trail Head, Coos Bay’s Sunset Bay State Park and the Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor. Something new for these spots will be the voluntourism opportunities.
From May 6 to May 8, you get an officially sanctioned disc golf tournament at two courses at Bandon and Coos Bay.
From April through to the end of May, the festival is hosting the South Coast Culture Tour Geocaching challenge around the entire southern Oregon coast, including Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston. The perfect combination of high-tech problem-solving and outdoor adventure, geocaching is a global phenomenon that challenges players to find treasure troves, or caches, armed with only a smartphone and their wits. Oregon’s South Coast Culture Tour Returns: Food, Outdoor Fun, Creative Adventures
On May 20, look for the cover band Aurora at local restaurant and bar The Coney Station. They also play later in the summer. Aurora performs lots of classic rock and Top 40 tunes. The show goes from 8 p.m. until midnight. 295 S. Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon. (541) 269-6948. See more at the Coos Bay / Oregon’s Adventure Coast site.
On May 28 and 29, fill your belly and your ears with North Bend’s Mill Casino BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay event, back in full form. Lots of craft beers to explore, bands to check out and plenty of samples of food and brews will make their rounds. The finale is the barbecue contest at the end. The Mill Casino – Hotel & RV Park. 3201 Tremont St. North Bend, Oregon. 800.953.4800, 541.756.8800. BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay Returns to South Oregon Coast in May
Later in the summer comes the Oregon Coast Music Festival. It’s the 44th annual installation of the Music Festival, happening July 16 to 30. You’ll find a heady mix of classical and jazz art forms, taking place at venues around the bay area such as Shore Acres Garden, the OIMB Boat House, stunning Mingus Park and a host of seminars at the library. It will be two full weeks of outstanding sonic art. The Festival Orchestra will be performing three concerts at Marshfield Auditorium, and the festival features music director James Paul at the helm and jazzer Darrell Grant as one of the guests.
The vast majority of it happens in July, but some highlights peek through a month or two early:
Redfish Piano Trio on April 29 at 7 p.m., Hales Center: performances of Mozart and Mendelssohn trios. Tickets are $25 for adults; free admission for the first 50 students via advance registration.
Aaron Johnson Quartet on May 8 at 2 p.m., Umpqua Hall. The New York-based rig returns with a mix of jazz and classical pieces. Tickets are $25 for adults.
Throughout the Coos Bay area. https://www.oregoncoastmusic.org/. (541) 267-0938.
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Oregon’s South Coast Culture Tour Returns: Food, Outdoor Fun, Creative Adventures
Published 03/29/22 at 5:55 PM PST
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(North Bend, Oregon) – A couple of years ago, the Oregon Coast Visitors Association’s South Coast Culture Tour made quite a splash along the southern half of the state’s beaches. Now, with the pandemic receding, in comes part two of the event, with the latest installment of South Coast Culture Tour coming to Curry County on April 29 through May 1, then continuing in Coos County from May 6 to 8. Celebrating the people, the landscapes and the beach towns themselves, it promises again to be a memorable expedition through the arts, outdoor adventures and culinary aspects of the region. (Photo above: Bandon and Face Rock, courtesy Manuela Durson – see Manuela Durson Fine Arts for more)
For visitors and locals alike, the multi-day event allows you to immerse yourself in all things south coast, from Reedsport to Brookings. Here, landscapes are literally breathtaking and dramatic, with some of the most varied shapes and forms along the entire coastline.
There are three categories to South Coast Culture Tour: Taste, Create and Explore. It’s six days of different classes, workshops and activities offered in each category, where participants can sign up for as few or as many as they want.
Taste is all about the culinary experiences. “Digging for Dinner” will be held May 8, and participants will spend the morning in Coos Bay with expert guidance and instruction on sustainably digging shellfish. Participants will collect enough items for their meal and then head to Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, where they will spend the afternoon with an award-winning chef who will guide them through the preparation and cooking process culminating in a delicious meal.
Other Taste events include a sea-to-table dinner at Port Orford’s Nest Cafe, live music at Chetco Brewing, tasting tapas and the making of handcrafted cocktails at Wildflour Public House, and a food and tasting tour of Bandon Rain Cidery. Let your palates glide through explorations at Bayside Coffee, South Oregon Coast Community College’s wood-fired pizza class, or a Mother’s Day experience at Farm & Sea.
Creativity also takes the reigns with the Create portion of the tour a means to fall headlong into hands-on learning. These include a volunteer workshop at Washed Ashore Gallery, a screen printing workshop, a guided painting session of Face Rock at Bandon, and the stellar Create on the Coast – a DIY home décor wood sign class.
Adventures on the south Oregon coast are easy to come by, and the Experience portion of the tour is designed for exactly that kind of exploring. Explore events include hiking and yoga on some of the more dramatic cliffs of the area. There’s a cornhole tournament at Chetco Brewing, an intro to disc golf clinic, scenic bike rides around Port Orford, a Redfish Rocks Mobile Walking Tour at Battle Rock Wayside Park, and kayaking around Brookings. Also look to Coos Bay for a World Tour Paddling Film Festival to showcase some of the best paddling films.
Those who sign up for the Port Orford Whales and Wildlife Boat Tour will see all kinds of wildlife, unique south coast geology, and the amazing Redfish Rocks Marine Research Reserve. Participants will ride on the Black Pearl, a rigid inflatable – a nearly unsinkable vessel like the Coast Guard rescue boats seen all over the Oregon coast. Gray whales, harbor seals, sea lions, and a myriad of seabirds both migratory and local may be seen on this tour.
Get down and gritty with rides at Whiskey Run Trail Head, Sunset Bay State Park and the Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor. Something new for these spots will be the voluntourism opportunities.
Arizona Beach,
courtesy Manuela Durson – see Manuela Durson Fine Arts for more
A C-TIER PDGA-sanctioned singles weekend-long tournament of disc golf will be held from May 6 to May 8 on two courses in Bandon and Coos Bay.
From April through to the end of May, the festival is hosting the South Coast Culture Tour Geocaching challenge. The perfect combination of high-tech problem-solving and outdoor adventure, geocaching is a global phenomenon that challenges players to find treasure troves, or caches, armed with only a smartphone and their wits.
Anyone taking part in the South Coast Culture Tour will be able to fire up their Geocaching app and search for caches at 20 stops along the way, each containing a secret code. The first 100 people who turn in a completed geocaching passport with all 20 codes will receive a limited-edition souvenir geocoin. Geocaching challenge passports can be downloaded on April 28 at www.oregoncoasttoday.com as well as www.southcoastculturetour.com
For more information about the South Coast Culture Tour or to register for any of the classes and events, go to southcoastculturetour.com. Tickets for most events are limited.
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