I realized today that one of the ways in which I've been squandering my time of unemployment has been that I haven't taken advantage of my free days and visited any of the "must-see and -do things in Austin". So, I decided that I would do just that and start my tour of Austin by going downtown to the Austin Museum of Art to see what it was like and spend some time looking at artwork. They're currently featuring artwork by Chuck Close, who does some amazing things with old school photographs and such. For example, what looks like a giant poster-size self-portrait photograph:
is actually a large jacquard tapestry, as seen from the back:
Absolutely amazing! And, it only cost me $5 (plus $1.50 for meter parking on the street). So, I'm thinking that maybe tomorrow I'll hit the Blanton Museum of Art or maybe go down to the Dell Children's Museum to check that out. However, I'm also looking for some suggestions from you, my readers. What are some things I should do during the weekday? My goal is to keep it as cheap as possible, with free being best (obviously) and an upper cap of $15 for the entire experience (which cuts out the Bob Bullock Museum).
So what uniquely (and cheap) Austin "must-see"s do you think I should do next?
Try UT. They offer free tours of Texas Royal Memorial stadium (www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com) and you can also try looking at their arts calendar. They have a lot of performances by their music dept throughout the fall. I am sure they have a percussion type of ensemble. Some shows are free, but others are right at your limit. http://www.music.utexas.edu/calendar/default.aspx