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Austin Sunday, August 20 Events
Grape Stomp
Celebrate harvest time at Fall Creek Vineyards with grape-stomping good times,
music, food and wine tastings. The last two weekends of August mark the Hill
Country's annual Harvest Wine Trail. Celebrate the smells of new wine and the
excitement of harvest season. Enjoy a glass of wine paired with a selection of
artesian cheeses and crackers on the patio while stomping grapes (Remember
Lucy!) to the romantic sounds of Italian music. Don’t miss out on footprinting a
t-shirt to remember the occasion. Location: Fall Creek Vineyards-Tow, TX. Stomp
hours are 10-5 on Saturdays and 12-5 on Sundays.
Old Gruene Market Days
Nearly 100 vendors offer uniquely crafted items, collectibles and packaged Texas
foods. Market hours are 10:00am-5:00pm. Free
admission. Call 830-832-1721 for more details. Location: Gruene Historic
District.
It STILL Ain't Braggin' If It's True!
The museum marks its fifth anniversary by using the same theme of the opening
year exhibit – but by weaving new tales. The qualities of friendship, vision,
perseverance, pride, showmanship and swagger and related stories are highlighted
in this exhibit of one-of-a-kind objects. Location: Bob Bullock Texas State
History Museum. Call 512-936-4649 for more details.
Big Bugs
David Rogers’ Big Bugs exhibit includes eight enormous sculptures of insects—a
1,200-pound praying mantis, a 7-foot assassin bug and the biggest spider you
will ever see. Location: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Call 512-292-4200
for more info.
Bad Dates
Theresa Rebeck, co-author of Omnium-Gatherum, strikes comic gold with this
adventure of a 40-year-old Austinite single mom reentering the dating scene in
the Big Apple from behind an avalanche of designer shoes. From Cholesterol Man
to Bug Guy, it's a bumpy ride of Mr. Wrongs. But, what's with the big secret
hidden in the shoebox and why is the Romanian mob furious? Location: Zachary
Scott Theatre. Call 512-476-0541 for more info.
Cronkite Moon Rock exhibit
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite’s moon rock will be on display at UT’s Texas
Memorial Museum. The moon rock awarded to Cronkite is part of the 842 pounds of
samples brought back to Earth during the six Apollo lunar expeditions from 1969
to 1972. Location: Texas Memorial Museum. Call 512-232-5654 for more details.
Bat Watching
The 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that live beneath the Congress Avenue
Bridge take flight in a mass exodus each night at dusk. Located at Congress Ave.
& Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78704.