Image from (512) Brewing Company Website Grand Opening Tour and TastingSaturday, August 9(512) Brewing Company (407 Radam, F200)1-4 p.m.[info]One of Austin's newest breweries, (512) Brewing Company, is inviting beer fans to come out for a grand opening tour and tasting this Saturday from 1-4 p.m. The managers of the microbrewery (which is located near S. Congress and Ben White Blvd.) are proud to source as many local, domestic, and organic ingredients as they can and......

CNN today announced that Campbell Brown, NBC News' White House correspondent during President George W. Bush's first term and host of a new prime-time news program that's set to debut this month, will anchor next Thursday's debate. CNN chief national correspondent John King and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos will serve as panelists asking questions of the candidates during the debate....

Artists need plenty of space to think, build, paint and flex their creative muscles. One such place is the new Pump Project Art Complex in East Austin, where 39 local artists fit under one roof to work, play, and create. “Being in this environment, there is always a great support system for your creativity,” said Pump Project artist Debra Broz. “Being around other artists, you can really feed off that.” Formerly Shady Tree Studios, the......

The Mexican holiday of Diez y Seis is this weekend (September 16), and the City of Austin, along with the Consul General of Mexico and the Fiesta de Independencia Foundation, is holding the annual celebration at Waterloo Park. The holiday is a celebration of Mexico's independence from Spain. At this local celebration, Consul General Rosalba Ojeda will perform "El Grito", the yell that in some ways led to the War for Independence. Performances at this......

If you need an excuse to visit San Antonio this weekend, you might check out the grand opening festivities for the Museo Alameda del Smithsonian. The museum is the largest in the nation dedicated to Latino arts and culture and is the official state Latino museum. Their mission statement is to "tell the story of the Latino experience in America through art, history and culture." Museo Alameda is also the first museum (outside of D.C.)......

FRIDAY [9] art • Grand Opening Party for DRAW, 150 artists strong at Gallery Lombardi (7pm - 10pm) comedy • Todd Barry, Matt Bearden at Emo's Lounge music • Deerhoof, Macromantics, Experimental Dental School at Emo's music • Primordial Undermind at End of an Ear (6pm, Free) music • The Everyday People CD Release Show with The Hero Factor, Live Oak Decline at The Parish Room music • Lucinda Williams, Heartless Bastards at Stubb's......

Gallery Lombardi, vanguard art institution and perennial party host, makes its triumphant return to Austin this month. Hot on the heels of their well-received debut of Mobile Art Place last month (in collaboration with the event organizers at We Manage Stuff), Lombardi will inaugurate their new digs at West 7th and Rio Grande with an opening party tomorrow night. Their newest exhibit, "DRAW," is touted as a "tribute to the often-underrated but fundamental building-block of......

One of the more charming locales for Austin weirdness, the intimate and unique Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata is opening their new exhibition this weekend. The show, called ANIMALS, features "over 25 loans from Austin collectors, a narwhal tooth replica, a weeping taxidermy crocodile, a video of a beer-drinking hog, and millions of invisible animalculae!" To kick it off, they're having an opening preview which will feature a Multimedia Light Safari by Ms. Lori......

The newest addition to the 2110 South Lamar block—already home to Birds Barbershop, Downstairs, 365 Ways, Roost, and Legendary Beads—is The Waxing Studio, which celebrates its grand opening this Thursday. Billing itself as the city's "first and only all-waxing salon," this new location and the original shop on William Cannon both offer an affordable variety of spa services. In conjunction with their Grand Opening party (wine, $1 eyebrow waxes for the first twenty guests, etc),......

THURSDAY [14] art • Ethan Azarian's Art Show 2006: Alien Abduction series, Fruit in the City, Eight Foot Cows (First Night 05), and more at In House Gallery (2514 East 17th Street, 5-10pm) music • Shapes & Sizes, Weird Weeds, Lovely Sparrows, Benko at Emo's music • OHN, Lila's Medicine at Flamingo Cantina music • Ruthie Foster at Cactus Café music • Balmorhea, Low Line Caller, Sthil at The Mohawk music • White Ghost......

Though many of its shops have been open for some time now, Austin's brand-new Chinatown Center on North Lamar celebrates its official grand opening this weekend. The two-day spectacle includes live music (The Ocean Band, Frequent Flyers, Ánh Duóng), martial arts demonstrations (Master Yi’s World Tukong Moosul Federation, Shaolin-Do Kung Fu), and local dragon dancers. The 180,000-square-foot space is anchored by the behemoth M.T. Supermarket, where you'll come across everyday market staples (fresh produce,......

Attention all downtown residents or office jockeys who at this very moment need, say, a dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, or some Band-Aid brand bandages: The 2nd Street district's newest tenant, Royal Blue Grocery, will celebrate its Grand Opening this morning at 10:30 AM with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Will Wynn. For downtown dwellers who might not always feel like traversing the Whole Foods food theme park, Royal Blue Grocery's footprint, at......

One of our favorite dive bars in Austin, Trophy's, has given itself a bit of a face-lift. And they are kicking things off in style with a Grand Opening weekend that is sure to rock your face. Friday night, Crash Gallery and The Lions will rock South Congress to its foundation, along with their Special Guest. If you have not seen The Lions, they are not to be missed. They drop the pedal and......

We realize we've been all over this since we first found out about it, but we live right next to these guys and we're thrilled about Birds Barbershop joining our neighborhood. They're throwing their mega opening all weekend long, starting with Mayor Will Wynn getting his hair did on Saturday morning. This will be followed up with a Grand Opening Hangover Party on Sunday night (because Monday's a holiday, obvs). DJs megaGATES and Chill Collins......

FRIDAY [5] [music] The Paul Green SCHOOL OF ROCK Presents "A Tribute to the Ramones" -at Redrum ($10, 7pm, also Saturday at 6pm) (info) [music] Mute Math, Love Drug, and Radiant at Stubb's (info) [music] Eisley with Simon Dawes, Brighten at La Zona Rosa (8pm) (info) [music] Sonya Kitchell at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (info) [music] Zom Zoms CD release at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info) [music] Ugly Beats, Bad Rackets, The Remainder......

Starting this Friday, Austinist has yet another perfect excuse for getting out of the city for a day and enjoying the nearby hill country: Clifford's Original Wine Bar is opening its doors. [Visit Clifford's Website] Built in a clearing on the rolling hills of Wimberley, just minutes from Wimberley Square (roughly 40 minutes from Travis Heights), Clifford's Original stocks a fabulous selection of wines both domestic and international, with a well-represented assortment of reds and......

Art is tireless, and you should be too. Everyone's invited to the ultimate opening experience at the Blanton Museum of Art beginning this Saturday at 9pm and running to 9pm on Sunday. If you have to work Sunday morning, skip it. Call in sick. What's more, this event is all-inclusive! The Blanton's new building on MLK and Congress is an enormous space housing expansive galleries and a magnificent atrium. Exhibitions include the classics, American......

Be sure to check out our extensive theatre coverage and new movie releases. Please let us know about any corrections/suggestions! FRIDAY [31] [music] Reckless Kelly at La Zona Rosa (link) [music] Peter & the Wolf, Navajo Radio and more at Emo's (Inside) (link) [music] Ghostface Killah, Word Association, DJ Notion at Emo's (Outside) (link) [music] The Glass Family w/ Quien es Boom (CD Release) & Brothers and Sisters at The Parish Room (link) [music] Red......

Remember Mojos? Well, starting tonight it is Cafe Kasbah, and instead of coffee and the opportunity to watch the neighborhood artist doodle in his pad, you get Moroccan food 24/7. Yes, that's right, all day and all night. Sometimes Denny's just doesn't cut it, does it? Sometimes you are craving some tagine barrogog bis basela. We understand. Cafe Kasbah is having an opening night bash this evening (Friday, March 31st) beginning at 7pm. There......

Following in the footsteps of New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Diego, Austin's getting its very own Beauty Bar. The premise, on paper, sounds somewhat ridiculous: combining two parts full-service watering hole and one part 60's salon kitsch, the chain of hipster havens positions itself as the perfect place where you might enjoy a manicure with your martini. And they have pink wallpaper! Although they're only debuting to the public today,......

We've been a really good Austinist this week and kept you updated on all the events of this weekend. But we thought we'd be really, really good and remind you about all of them: Austinist Happy Hour, tonight @ The Longbranch Inn Austin Marley Festival Saturday and Sunday @ Auditorium Shores John Kerry Kids First @ UT's Rec Sports Center...RSVP needed! Walk To End Violence, Saturday 10AM-2PM @ Waterloo Park Art Car Parade, Saturday 11:30AM-1:30PM......

We think the Honda Metropolitan is more attractive than the current batch of Vespas, but we suppose Vespas have a little more mod cachet. If you're currently wearing an off-white linen suit, you might be interested in attending the opening party of the new Vespa store tomorrow night. It's billed as a "grand" opening party, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Although you can't test-drive a Vespa during the party, you can test-drive......