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I Art Congress: Love 101

Presented by Austin Details Art + Photo at Multiple Locations

February 10, 2011

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An informal collective of Congress Avenue museums and galleries—led by Austin Details Art + Photo and with promotional support by the Downtown Austin Alliance—has formed to create a new monthly series of themed, open house experiences called: I Art Congress. The free series is open to all and launches on February 10 with "Love 101."

I Art Congress is meant to showcase the avenue in a fun, participatory, easy, and consolidated way so that people can discover the broad variety of arts, entertainment, dining, shopping, and nightlife that's happening on Congress Avenue day and night, 7 days a week. The founding arts organizations behind I Art Congress are Austin Details Art + Photo, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin Museum of Art, Austin Creative Alliance, Authenticity Gallery, and Mexic-Arte Museum.

 

# Austin Details Art + Photo will now also be hosting Hey Cupcake! truck outside serving a new Valentine’s recipe.
# The Hideout Theatre is presenting Objects Of D’esire! as The Dancy Street D’Orchestra takes its quest for World D’Omination via improvised musicals to the Hideout’s Thursday-night Threefer. Tickets are $3 for this special Valentine’s-themed spectacular starting at 8p.
# Stop by Ruth’s Chris Steak House for drinks and relationship advice from a surprise celebrity bartender.
# Arthouse will be playing '69 Love Songs' by the Magnetic Fields on their soundscape.
# Mellow Johnny's will be offering bike tours on Congress. Suggested registration in advance.
# Ad firm Swizzle Collective will be serving up signature cocktails and mixing free ideas on how to love your brand—debuting special Valentine cocktails at the Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental Bar.
# Real Gallery will be transforming 912 Congress into a temporary, multi media fine art exhibition and reception featuring live Music by Los Escondidos.
# Royal Blue Grocery on Congress is offering 2 for 1 Couple's Drip Coffee. Buy 1, get 1 from a variety of 3 blends of drip coffee.
# Come visit the "Wild About Music" window display by installation artist Stephen Bornstein at 115 East 6th Street to both See and Hear "HEART of LOVE Guitar" a multimedia light show.
# The third floor of Old Bakery will exhibit Melba Martinez’s large, oil on canvas Roses paintings, Rose giclee’s and Rose greeting cards and Melba will speak about how she paints people as roses, has painted over 600 rose canvases and how people report a transformation in their relationships, health, lives. While you are there, do some gift shopping at the Old Bakery for yourself or your Valentine.
# Hungry? Manuel's restaurant is featuring a lovingly-prepared, special 3 Course Amor Menu including a Valentines cocktail for just 35.00! Try the Jumbo Lump Crab Enchiladas or the Lomo De Res with a Pink Chihuahua - a blend of Cuervo especial, fresh lime and prickly pear.