As summer draws to a close, it's frustrating at times to realize what you never got around to during the season. Whether you meant to rent a boat, go to the beach, or visit the ballpark, sometimes the time just flies right by. Thankfully, the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas have given all foodies an excuse to drive up to Round Rock and check out the Dell Diamond before summer's end (though there......

WEDNESDAY [18] party • Cut Club with The Young Professionals (Prince Klassen, KidIndie) at The Mohawk dance • Requiem at Intel Shell (8pm, $20-$30) film • Bad Education at Arbor (1:10pm & 6:50pm) ® film • Live Flesh at Arbor (4:10pm & 9:30pm) ® film • Norman Mailer: Beyond the Law at Alamo Downtown (7pm) ® film • The Films of Joseph Cornell at The Space (8pm, Free) film • Back to the Future......

Poor New Orleans Zephyrs. The team probably hoped to play a solid game tonight, then head out for some victory beers afterwards. Then the pitching rotation is announced, and oh, snap! The Round Rock Express will utilize the services of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens to obliterate their opponents tonight at the Dell Diamond. The traditional Friday night fireworks at the Diamond should be a fitting cap to a rare night with a......

As you start to plan what you're doing with these hot summer evenings, don't forget that Austin has a great "nearly pro" sports outing available almost nightly: Triple-A baseball. The Round Rock Express are enjoying another successful season at the Dell Diamond up in the wilds of Round Rock, and it's easy to get tickets and enjoy a game. The team has proven so popular over the last few years that they actually moved......

Basketball: Thursday is your very last chance to catch the Austin Toros this year. The team celebrates Marcus Fizer's MVP win and the conclusion of a successful opening season, finishing against Fort Worth at the Convention Center that evening at 7:30pm. Tickets available here. Baseball: Opening day is approaching for the Round Rock Express. The team kicks off their 2006 season by playing nightly from April 14th-21st at the Dell Diamond. There's even swag......

If you're a Houston Astros fan, you're probably wallowing in depression right now over the team's miserable season thus far. But up to the north, just beyond the reaches of I-35, there waits a small glimmer of hope. Well, he's actually a rather large glimmer of hope when you get down to it. That's right, Houston's All-Star outfielder Lance Berkman , who has been sidelined all season with a knee injury, will make a rehab......

Yeah, yeah, we know that baseball and its hopped-up players haven’t exactly been the darlings of the national spotlight as of late. But there’s still some good old-fashioned fun to be squeezed out of this sport. The Austinist feels the need to give a little love to Central Texas’ own minor league team – the Round Rock Express. In case you weren’t aware, last fall the Express moved on up and became a member of......