1. Relax & Refresh
• milk + honey spa and SALON by milk + honey
EO member business located next to the W in 2nd Street District. Mention
EO and receive a special gift.
www.milkandhoneyspa.com
• Mecca Gym and Spa
work-out, eat and relax, 6th and Lamar
www.meccagymandspa.com
• Yoga Vida heated yoga, W 7th St
www.yogavidaaustin.com
• Deep Eddy Pool spring fed swimming pool, great for laps, 401 Deep Eddy
Ave
http://www.deepeddy.org/
• Barton Springs Pool and Zilker Park
natural springs in Zilker Park 2101 Barton Springs Rd
http://friendsofbartonspringspool.org/
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/zilker-metropolitan-park
• Paddle Boards and Kayak Rentals on Lady Bird Lake
Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) is just a block from the W. Here are
some fun ways to enjoy the lake other than running around the trail:
http://www.austinpaddlesports.com/about
http://www.rowingdock.com/
http://www.texasrowingcenter.com/
• Mellow Johnny’s
Great resource for all things bicycle including bike rentals located just a few
blocks from the W.
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
• Butler Park Pitch and Putt
9 hole course where you can practice your high and low swings, located
south of Lady Bird Lake
http://butlerparkpitchandputt.com/aboutus.aspx
• Downtown Segway Tours
See the sights of Austin on a Segway. Tours available throughout the day.
http://www.glidingrevolution.com/Tours.aspx
Music and The Arts
• April 11, ACL-Live, The Wine Down Wednesday, music by Speak, bites by
How Do You Roll? FREE
• April 11, Antone’s (http://www.antones.net/), Seth Candan, Brian Keane, Eric
Middleton - $6-45
• April 13, Mexic-Arte Museum (http://www.mexic-artemuseuminfo.org) Arturo
Garcia Bustos: Fractured Memories, Assembled Trauma Exhibition, a glance
at the destruction in Juarez

2. • April 14, Austin Lyric Opera (http://www.austinlyricopera.org/), Puccini’s
Turadot Opera $19-$135
• April 14, The Parish (www.theparishaustin.com/), Cornmeal, nationally
recognized folk band out of Chicago
• April 14-15, Art City Austin (www.artallianceaustin.org), outdoor art festival
downtown $8 for adults
• Ongoing through April
o Austin Museum of Art (amoa.org/), Laguna Gloria, Art on the Green,
mini-golf designed by Austin artists/architects $8
o ArtHouse (amoa.org/), Film and Video Gallery, In Toute la mémoire du
monde
o Alamo Drafthouse (drafthouse.com/), Best movie theater in the
country with first run movies and special events. Two downtown
locations.
o Violet Crown, Independent and foreign film theater. , 2nd St District
Shopping
• April 11-13 from 3 to 6pm at the W by appointment: Jeweler Peter Martino.
Please see the concierge to be escorted to Mr. Martino’s suite.
• 2nd St District, great mix of local boutiques. (www.2ndstreetdistrict.com/)
• Austin Market District - W 6th Street and Lamar, lulu lemon, by George, Free
People, Whole Foods, Waterloo, Anthropologie, REI
(www.austinmarketdistrict.com/)
• South Congress Avenue – Shopping and dining. Stores include feathers,
maya, by George, Kendra Scott, American Apparel
• South Lamar Avenue, bows + arrows, Spartan, The Aviary (wine and home
décor)
• North Loop, affordable vintage-blackbird, Room Service Neiman Marcus,
Tiffany,
• The Domain, outdoor high-end shopping center, Neiman Marcus, Tiffany,
Banana Republic, Barney’s Co-Op, North Austin
Food & Drink
• El Arroyo (Ellis Winstanley) – Mexican cuisine on West Fifth -
http://www.ditch.com/2.0/
• wink, contemporary american + wine bar, North Lamar
(www.winkrestaurant.com/)
• Uchi, Uchiko, creative japanese dining and sushi bar, South Lamar, North
Lamar (www.uchiaustin.com/)
• Lambert’s, ‘fancy’ BBQ and live music, 2nd St District (lambertsaustin.com)
• Perla’s, seafood and oyster bar, great outdoor patio South Congress
• Gueros, Tex-Mex, South Congress
• Vespaio, high-end Italian, South Congress

3. • Foreign and Domestic, delicious food for the adventurous eater on North
Loop
• Congress, fine dining, tasting menu, More casual sister restaurant 2nd is open
for breakfast through late night. The Austonian downtown
• Franklin BBQ, rated best BBQ in the country, long lines, plan ahead. East
Austin
• J. Mueller BBQ another great BBQ place. outdoor seating only.
http://jmuellerbbq.com/
Other Central Austin EO Businesses
• Bikinis Bar and Grill – Sports bar with bikini clad servers. East 6th -
www.bikinissportsbarandgrill.com/
• Third Base (Michael Tashnick) – Sports bar located on West 6th.
http://www.thirdbaseaustin.com/
• How do you Roll? – Sushi roll fast food – 2nd Street District -
http://www.howdoyouroll.com/
• Urban Space Realtors (Kevin Burns) – Looking for a pied de terre in Austin?
- http://www.urbanspacerealtors.com/
• Threshold Furniture (Kevin Burns)– Modern furnishings for downtown living.
• Thunderbird Café – Coffee shop and light fare. Manor Road
http://thunderbirdcoffee.com/
• The Waxing Studio (Brian Holtz) – Hair removal services. South Lamar -
http://www.austinbrazilianwaxing.com
• Cain and Abel's (Ellis Winstanley) – Bar and Grill near the UT campus -
cainandabels.com