What’s Up in Austin


What’s Up in Austin


Go fish You’ll find peace and solitude at Commons Ford Ranch


Metropolitan Park, one of the best places to fish for white bass on the river. Settle in at the end of the fishing dock, and stay for the sunset, which illuminates the beautiful vistas of Hill Country. à 614 Commons Ford Rd (austinparks.org/parks/commons-ford- ranch-metropolitan-park)


Explore art among nature


Experience the Contemporary Austin’s riverside branch, Laguna Gloria, where a sculpture park with works by Monika Sosnowska, Tom Friedman and others meld seamlessly with the landscape. The newest exhibition, Anya Gallaccio’s “to see if time was there,” invites museumgoers to climb all over a replica of a massive sequoia stump.


à 3809 W 35th St (512-458-8191, thecontemporaryaustin.org). Free–$5.


Current affairs


Ditch the air conditioning and slap on some sunscreen: This


summer, the Colorado River is your playground. By Erin Kuschner


Get tikified


Prefer your drinks with an umbrella in them? Head to Hula Hut, where Tex-Mex and Polynesian bites are devoured under thatched huts by the river. Hula Hut’s signature cocktail, the very boozy Hu-La-La, serves two, so come with a friend.


à 3825 Lake Austin Blvd (512-476-4852, hulahutaustin.com)


Paddle your heart out You can’t go ’round the river


bend in Austin without running into a kayak rental shop, but Rowing Dock has pretty much


everything you need to spend a day on the water. Kayaks, stand- up paddleboards (SUPs) and canoes are all available for rent, plus you can sign up for events like the Full Moon Paddle and Bat Paddle.


à 2418 Stratford Dr (512-459-0999, rowingdock.com)


Time Out Austin May 11–August 16, 2017 4 Swim under the stars


Sure, you’ve spent an afternoon splashing in Barton Springs Pool, but to experience the beloved spot like a true local, you need to swim under a full moon. The pool’s Full Moon parties bring in hundreds of people to wade in the springs while howling up at the night sky; catch the full moon this summer on June 9, July 9 and August 7.


à 2201 Barton Springs Rd (512-867-3080, austintexas.gov/ department/barton-springs-pool). $3.


PHOTOGRAPHS (CLCOCKWISE FROM CENTER LEFT): COURTESY CC/FLICKR/DAVID INGRAM; COLIN DOYLE/COURTESY THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN, © ANYA GALLACCIO, COURTESY THE ARTIST AND BLUM & POE, LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK/TOKYO; COURTESY ROWING DOCK


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