This is a weekly blog listing fun and interesting things to do during the week in Austin.  Please, as always, feel free to comment and leave your ideas and suggestions! ***Denotes places that usually draw a lesbian crowd!

TUESDAY, May 11th:

Music:
***Tunes on Tuesday – featuring SHE (from God-des and She)!***
Along with Ginger A. Thompson and Chris Ball. Don’t miss it!
WHEN – 7pm
WHERE – Darwin’s Pub

Comedy:
***Funniest Person in Austin Contest – SEMIFINALS!***
Let’s go cheer it up for our favorite lez comedien, Holly Lorka!
WHEN – 8pm
WHERE – Capitol City Comedy Club

Nightlife:
*** Gay Karaoke***
WHEN – 9pm
WHERE –  ‘Bout Time, 9601 North I-35

Trivia:
***Austin Lesbian Couples Trivia Night ***
Join this LGBT meetup team for some trivial fun!
WHEN – 7:15
WHERE -  Joe’s Bar & Grill, 506 West Ave

Sports & Rec:
***Capital City Front Runners’ Run***
Run, jog, walk, or skip!  This Tuesday the crew will be having a 2010 goals meeting before the run.  Dinner and networking always follows after…this time it’s at El Mercado (17th and Lavaca) at 7 pm!
WHEN – 6 pm
WHERE – Underneath Mopac bridge on Lady Bird Lake Trail, by the water coolers

WEDNESDAY, May 12th:

Socializing:
Ping Pong Recruitment Happy Hour!
Come support GirlStart and have a frosty beverage while registering your bad ass Ping Pong team duo for this Sunday’s Tourney! 13 teams in the running so far (and you know you can beat ‘em…) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118343784862833
WHEN – 6:30 – 8:30pm
WHERE – The Hub! 3815 Dry Creek Dr 78731

***Hang Out Coffee Time***
Hang Out is one of the University of Texas’ LBGT social groups.  They meet to have coffee and hang out every Wednesday night at 10 pm onward.
WHEN – 10 pm
WHERE –  Cafe Medici on Guadalupe

Music:
***bMUSEd presents Lucky Wednesdays***
Great music, cold drinks (and you KNOW the ladies will be there!)
WHEN – 8pm
WHERE – Lucky Lounge

***The Spazmatics***
The Ultimate New Wave 80’s show!
WHEN – 9:30 pm
WHERE – Cedar Street Courtyard

Sports & Rec:
***Austin LGBT Basketball Pick Up****
Been itching to get back on the court and shoot some hoops – come for some good, friendly, and free competition!
WHEN – 6:45 – 9 pm
WHERE – Oswaldo A. B. Cantu Pan American Recreation Center, 2100 East 3rd Street

***Austin Valkyries Recruiting & Training***
This all-women’s rugby team is invites new ladies with an interest to come to practice every Monday and Wednesday. Contact recruiting@austinvalkyries.com for details.
WHEN – 7 pm
WHERE – Burnet Middle School in North Austin

THURSDAY, May 13th:

Nightlife:
***Kings N Things Dragaoke***
Very special drag show benefitting Freakshow A-Go-Go in Seattle, with an extra awkward alternative prom theme! $5 dressing to impress, $7 otherwise, ALL AGES
WHEN – Doors at 8, Show at 9pm
WHERE – United States Art Authority (next to Spiderhouse Coffee on UT campus)

Music:
***Robin Smith LIVE***
WHEN – 9pm
WHERE – Momo’s

Sports & Rec:
***Capital City Front Runners’ Run***
Every Tues/Thurs. at 6 pm – Jog the Lady Bird Lake trail with the CCFR crew!  Dinner and networking always follows after…this time it’s Austin Java (12th and Lamar) at 7 pm!
WHEN – 6 pm
WHERE – Underneath Mopac bridge on Lady Bird Lake Trail, by the water coolers.

FRIDAY, May 14th:

Film:
Master Pancake presents: Bring it On!
If you haven’t experienced a master pancake, you haven’t lived. Boys in skirts live, girls in skirts on-screen. http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7279
WHEN – 7pm and 10pm
WHERE – Alamo Ritz (downtown)

***Opening of La Mission***
Benjamin Bratt’s tough character deals with having a gay son. www.lamissionthemovie.com
WHEN – 4:30pm, 7pm and 9:30pm
WHERE – The Dobie Theatre (UT campus) http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/Austin/Austin_frameset.htm

SATURDAY, May 15th:

Music:
***Boys on the Inside LIVE***
WHEN – 9pm
WHERE – Genuine Joe’s Coffeehouse, 2001 W Anderson Lane

Film:
Master Pancake presents: Bring it On!
If you haven’t experienced a master pancake, you haven’t lived. Boys in skirts live, girls in skirts on-screen. http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7380
WHEN – 7pm and 10pm
WHERE – Alamo South Lamar

Socializing:
***Broadway Show: A Chorus Line***
Join the Austin Gay Professionals Meetup for this fun event!
WHEN – 2pm
WHERE – Join to find out! http://www.meetup.com/austingayprofessionals/

***Saturday Morning Coffee***
An Austin Lesbian Coffee House Meetup!
WHEN – 10am
WHERE – Join to find out! www.meetup.com/AustinLesbianCoffeeHouse/

***Golf in Luling***
An Austin Lesbian Coffee House Meetup!
WHEN – Tee Time 12:30
WHERE – Join to find out! www.meetup.com/AustinLesbianCoffeeHouse/

***Passion Party***
Spice up your love life, ladies. Adult toys featured and peddled at this adult party.
WHEN – 6:30pm
WHERE – Join to find out! www.meetup.com/AustinLesbianCoffeeHouse/

Sports:
***Capital City Front Runner’s Run***
Jog the Lady Bird Lake trail with the CCFR crew!  Lunch and networking follows after…this time it’s Whole Foods (6th and Lamar) at 11 am!
WHEN – 10 am
WHERE –  Underneath Mopac bridge on Lady Bird Lake Trail, by the water coolers.

SUNDAY, May 16th:

Nightlife:
***Bass for ya face! Dance Cruise***
Join us for a three-hour dance cruise on a two-story historic boat as
we party down Lake Austin to the 360 bridge for a sunday sunset
showdown between Orion, Klassen, and the TMC.
Tickets available at: http://dancecruise.legitart.com
WHEN – 6PM Board — 7PM Sail — 10PM Dock
WHERE – 1600 Scenic Drive Austin, Tx 78703 – Near Hula
Hut

Socializing:
“Bring ‘em Dirty” Bikini Charity Car Wash
Benefiting Team for Kids – a program designed by adult runners who raise money for running programs for children in underprivileged areas of the United States. Also benefiting The Austin Pride Foundation – raising the bar for celebrating diversity in our community. All proceeds will be divided equally between both charities. Your donation will also get you a proper white trash meal. It is BYOB though
WHEN – 11am -3pm
WHERE – 2003 Glen Allen, Austin 78704

Film:
***Hey Homo! Pink Flamingos w/ Mink Stole LIVE!***
Hosted by the one…the only…Rebecca Havemeyer, Drag Queen at Large. http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7325
WHEN – 6:45pm
WHERE – Alamo Ritz (downtown)

Socializing:
1st Ping Pong Team Challenge
Join the GirlStart 1st annual Ping Pong Challenge. Girlstart benefits over 20,000 girls and 5,500 teachers and families to get girls engaged in science, math and technology (too cool, right?!). Register your duo team in advance at www.GirlStart.org
WHEN – 1:05pm – 7:05pm
WHERE – Austin Music Hall

***Kayaking on the San Marcos River***
An Austin Lesbian Coffee House Meetup!
WHEN – 9am
WHERE – Join to find out! www.meetup.com/AustinLesbianCoffeeHouse/

Spirituality:
***Metropolitan Community Church***
A Christian church proudly serving the LGBT community in Austin for over 30 years. Take part in any of the 3 services on Sunday. www.mccaustin.com
WHEN: 9am; 11am; or 2pm
WHERE: MCC Austin at Freedom Oaks, 8601 South 1st St.

SAGE is designed to enhance the lives of older LGBT adults and seniors, and in the Chicago area that’s estimated at around 40,000 LGBT people over age 55. That’s a large population! And what a forward-thinking program. SAGE is receiving the third largest federal grant awarded to an LGBT aging program in the United States.

Nice to know we are taking steps forward for our community everyday.

What do you think about the refusal to show it? The ad itself? The site? Tell us what you think, ladies…

Click here to check out the ad.

Click here to read about the details of the CBS rejection.

If you’ve been to Donna Jam, you’ve seen the potential of creator Melissa Martin. She’s the mastermind behind the promotions company bmused and has a vision. Girl, does she ever. Along with co-creator Jessica Wimpy (famed bartender of First Tuesday @ Rain), Melissa is in the midst of a lesb-olution in Austin. Introducing Goldstar, a brand spankin’ new lesbian-oriented events and promotions company.

The Goldstar mission? To create opportunities to reconnect the different sections of our community—to expand Austin lesbians outside of their normal bubbles.  That is a mighty mission indeed.

Her inspiration? Melissa spent some time in L.A. recently, only to marvel at the lesbian scene, which—not shockingly—can put ours to shame (on the right night, of course). A little investigating uncovered the difference between our fair city and their flashy one. Same general lez population per capita (we might even have an edge), but L.A. wins with organized fun. Austin has only one lesbian-centric promotion company, the beloved Mismanaged Productions, mommas of the infamous SIN Party. Who doesn’t love SIN? But a girl can only wait so long between the fun…

Founder - Melissa Martin

The idea? What about a little more fun, a little more often? Melissa partnered with Jessica to create another local party planning fun crew to rev up the scene in A-town. So what’s in it for us you ask? First off, let’s make just about any bar a lesbian bar. Similar to the old “guerilla gay bar” night, Goldstar promises to turn dive bars into dyke bars, just for you! Second, Goldstar plans to rally for benefits that support local LGBT owned venues. Love those places! And finally, Goldstar is on a mission to create the mecca of lesbian bars we all wish for. Something sexy and hip that attracts every demographic but specifically caters to the under 40 crowd. A dream to come true soon enough. I personally am itching for it to happen NOW!

But in the meantime, Goldstar won’t make you wait. Check out  Beau Tyler, solo acoustic artist, Wed 11/24 at One2One Bar from 8-10pm ($2 wells and domestics, gals!). Also, don’t miss Rescue Signals on Sunday 11/29 at One2One Bar at 9pm. Did I mention $2 wells and domestics already? Oh yes!

Also, stay tuned for Robin Smith at Antone’s on 12/2. If you haven’t checked out this hot little number, it’s time to stop watching Dancing with the Stars and get out more!

Make friends with Goldstar on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000437251527&ref=ts. You’ll be glad you did.

Coffee Talk is a blog dedicated to getting a variety of discussions going among the women in our community.  Post your comments. Let your voices be heard.  Discuss.  Bring up questions.  Make friends.  Talk it out! (While we encourage discussion please remember this is a friendly forum so keep things positive!)

“Which high profile lesbian do you find most intriguing (and I’m not talking about sexual intrigue!). Ellen is the obvious answer for most in terms of revving up the revolution and wielding a huge amount of influence. But are there others that you always have always just thought were pretty notable in their own way? Let me kick-start the discussion with some examples. Do tell, ladies…we’re eager to hear your thoughts!

Wanda Sykes? Rachel Maddow? Sheryl Swoopes? Cat Cora? Eleanor Roosevelt? Gertrude Stein?”

Coffee Talk is a blog dedicated to getting a variety of discussions going among the women in our community.  Post your comments. Let your voices be heard.  Discuss.  Bring up questions.  Make friends.  Talk it out!
(While we encourage discussion please remember this is a friendly forum so keep things positive!)

“It seems that lesbian bars in Austin come and go..and come..and go.  Why do bars geared more toward the lesbian crowd seem to struggle while gay bars thrive in our city?  What would you like to see in your ideal lesbian bar?  What would make it last?  Let’s get a discussion going here…”

As two lesbians living in and loving the city of Austin, Texas we wanted to create a community where we could better interact with one another.  And thus the genesis of our new online circle, LezGoAustin.com!

We welcome your input, comments, feedback…talk to us! This is YOUR site. It’s for all of us who want to connect and strengthen the spirit of our lesbian community in this amazing city. 

Much love! XXOO,

D&A, founders of LezGoAustin.com

p.s. How do you “lez go?”