May 5, 2002

Prohibition Street Party

Stepan and I got to attend the annual fund raiser for the Austin Theatre Alliance tonight. We got the tickets throught my work (we did the traffic control plan for the event which closed Congress Ave between 7th & 8th Streets). It was an amazing party...I'm so glad we got the tickets. ***** The whole thing started at a private residence on Congress Avenue...did you know that there was a private residence right on Congress Ave? It was the home of Eddie Safady who is apparently the president of Liberty Bank. The home was amazing - very modern in design and decor...a wall of water is installed in the entryway, living area downstairs, incredible kitchen with granite countertops and a sub zero refrigerator...2nd floor had the weight room, outdoor jacuzzi with fireplace and another wall of water, a bathroom the size of my bedroom (possibly even bigger), the master bedroom (even this guy's closets were neat!), guest room, lounging area overlooking the living room and access to the balcony that overlooks Congress....and on the 3rd floor (which was actually the roof), was a changing room and a swimming pool (which drained over the wall to provide the wall of water on the 2nd floor)...as I said, the home was amazing! ***** Next we had tickets to see Schrodinger's Cat. A group of 4 guys from UT who sing a cappella and incorporate body beats and rhythms into their show. It's a very high energy performance; you can download samples of their music here. ***** Then it was on the actual street party where we got to dance on Congress Ave to the sounds of the ACC Jazz Band and hang out with other people from my office, one of our clients we had invited to the party, and various other friends and acquaintences we happened to run into. It being a charity event, we also bid on a couple of the silent auction items. Stepan went for the 1-year family membership to the Austin Art Museum and I went for the 10-class card from a yoga studio near my office.. I guess we'll hear sometime next week if our bids were successful.

Posted by jfer at May 5, 2002 12:39 AM
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Even if you don't win the 10-class card to a Yoga studio, I highly recommend that you join anyway. I am about to start my 3rd 6-wk session, I go 4-5 times/week, and I absolutely love it! Love, GAM

Posted by: Margaret on May 17, 2002 10:11 PM
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