<p>Hi.
The weekend is approaching and I was wondering what places I can go to.
I don't have a car, so I'd have to take the bus or something.</p>
<p>Can you suggest some things to do in Austin and give some descriptions? (Not frat parties or clubs)</p>
<p>Maybe like the 6th street and the live music. Something that does not include alcohol would be better.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>6th street/live music downtown is mainly 21+ (99% of the time) and alcohol is popular at these events. If you go to “concerts” at Stubb’s, or something, you can be younger, but a lot of the downtown scene is for those 21 and older (or if you have a fake id)</p>
<p>Other things to do: Swim at Barton Springs, run town lake, movies, and anything else a city offers! What else do you like to do?</p>
<p>I would like to do something related to music but whatever is fine! I’m mainly looking things to do with a girlfriend. I don’t have a car, and I’m not familiar with the area :[ help!!</p>
<p>What kind of music? Concerts? Symphonies? Need to be a little more specific. </p>
<p>I’d just Google your favorite artists and see if they’re playing in Austin. Or look up what’s happening at Emos, Antones, The Parish, Stubbs, various music venues. You can take the bus downtown and depending on how late the show goes take the bus or a cab back (for price reference, I remember it costing around $6 to take a cab from Stubbs to Jester, but that was my freshman year so prices may have changed). All of the music venues I’ve been to so far are all ages, basically, but keep in mind people will be drinking at these places. There’s pretty much always a bar so if you don’t want to be around alcohol at all you can’t really do the live music thing…</p>
<p>If you want a more formal-ish music experience you could try seeing what’s happening at the Long Center, the Paramount and The Texas Performing Arts Center (students get $10 tickets on most (?) shows). The performing arts centers have more classical music and comedians and sit down concerts. And there’s always Frank Erwin for concerts but that would be one of the more expensive choices unless you don’t mind sitting up high. </p>
<p>And by the way you can get to almost all of these places using one bus so it would be easy directions-wise to figure things out (you can walk to the TX Performing Arts and Frank Erwin if you live near campus).</p>
<p>Honestly, not having a car is a huge disadvantage while going to UT. If you don’t have one, you’re confined to west campus. Besides the UT bus system, the regular metros are typically ghetto and not something someone “normal” would do. You could taxi, but that could get expensive. I would really look into car2go…it’s an awesome concept. I have a car and still use that so I don’t have to put miles on it + it is easy to park and you don’t have to pay in the car2go areas which are ALL around downtown and west campus.</p>
<p>People that say having a car at UT is “not required”…ehh…I would have to disagree, but I also grew up in Austin so not having a car would make me feel TRAPPED from my friends and family in South Austin. I also work far, so I obviously have to have a car. My parent’s didn’t want me to have a car freshmen year…so I started without one…that lasted about a week…haha, but that’s besides the point.</p>
<p>But there are PLENTY of activities to do in Austin, it’s an awesome city with a lot to offer.</p>
<p>Metros are not something “normal” people would do? Wow, I had no idea such shallow people existed as that thought would have never even occured to me if you hadn’t typed it.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, this is actually a prevalent belief. In response to a question similar to DHS’s, my FIG mentor warned of the “scary” people on the Metro during our first meeting. While not being “normal” wrongly implies the stigmata of abnormality, Metro riders, the majority of which are lower class, quickly appear so to the many students raised in the suburbs. For these students, public transportation is a novel experience and their distinguishing of riders as abnormal is understandable, albeit insensitive, considering how they have been largely shielded from the socioeconomic stratification of urban centers.</p>
<p>On a lighter note, [Incubus</a> - Austin - The Backyard at Bee Cave - Concert Tickets - 01 October 2011 | Songkick](<a href=“http://www.songkick.com/concerts/9400973-incubus-at-backyard-at-bee-cave]Incubus”>Incubus Bee Cave, The Backyard, 01 Oct 2011 – Songkick). Young the Giant. Incubus. Boom.
Take girlfriend and profit-aka sexy time (kissing only of course!).</p>
<p>[Showlist</a> Austin](<a href=“Showlist Austin”>http://showlistaustin.com/) lists all of the shows going on in austin on a given night.</p>
<p>and about the buses, there are some weirdos but it’s free transportation so you might as well use the buses to your advantage. it’s actually entertaining to people watch, in my opinion.</p>