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CANCELLATION WIRE — Be sure to check out the alternative events happening around town in the wake of the cancellation of this weekend’s Austin Food & Wine Fest. [EATX]
COCKTAIL WIRE — Justin Elliott of the Townsend has concocted a special cocktail hooked to the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival. The drink, called The Artist’s Lament, blends bitters, vermouth, whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup in honor of all the comedians descending on the fair city this weekend. "It has a lot of the tasting notes of an Artist's Special, but it's way more bitter, and it's definitely smoking about a pack a day," says Elliott. The drink is on the menu for the duration of the festival, which ends on Saturday, April 23. [EaterWire]
WINE TIME — The Infinite Monkey Theorem releases its first sparkling Texas wine, The Bubble Universe, tonight, April 22, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The release party includes wine pong, interactive street art, food, and $8 glasses of bubbly. [EaterWire]
BEER HERE — Enjoy all the beer plus live music from the Drive By Truckers at Oskar Blues Burning Can Festival on Saturday, April 23. Tickets are $35. The festivities begin at Walter E. Long Park at 10 a.m. Don’t forget sunscreen. [EATX]
SOUTH LAMAR — Juice Society celebrates the grand opening of its storefront on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. [EaterWire]
COOL DOWN — Black Sheep Lodge relaunches Snow Cone Saturdays this weekend. Enjoy free "virgin" snow cones from 2 to 6 p.m.; if you want ‘em boozy, it’ll cost you $3. [EaterWire]
MUD BUG WIRE — Saturday is crawfish day. Waterloo Ice House kicks off the first of four crawfish crawls. Sawyer & Co hosts a crawfish boil starting at 4 p.m. Over at Stubb’s, Pat Green headlines the Lonestar Crawfish Festival. [EaterWire]
EAST SIDE — Ophelia, the new Cajun concept that replaced Bridget Dunlap’s Mettle, celebrates its grand opening on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. There will be complimentary appetizers, drink samples, and live music. [EaterWire]
GAME NIGHT — Play Cards Against Humanity at Austin Wine & Cider on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Bring your least judgemental friends, or take advantage of $2-3 cider specials to help loosen them up. [EaterWire]
ANNIVERSARY — WhichCraft marks two years in business with a party at the Independence Brewing Company on Saturday Sunday. Enjoy beer, karaoke, and food trucks starting at 2 p.m. [EaterWire]
MORE BEER HERE — Greenhouse Craft Food teams up with BS Brewing for a beer pairing dinner on Sunday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $64.12 before tax. [EaterWire]
POOL IT NOW — Geraldine’s launches On Deck, a Sunday-night pool party on the fourth-floor pool deck of the Hotel Van Zandt. There will be tiki cocktails and a live DJ from 6 to 9 p.m. It's been postponed to Sunday, May 1 because of weather. [EaterWire]
