Cafe Mundi

Start your night at Cafe Mundi

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:16:21 +0000

Happy hour at Cafe Mundi just got better!

$1 off all domestics & a different import special every night.
We have over 40 bottled beers, mimosas and wine.

Not drinking? $1 off all double Cappuccino and large coffees.
$1 off all sandwiches. Come join us from 5-7!

Don’t forget Happy Hour Bike in Tuesdays. Ride your bike and get Happy Hour prices all night!

East Austin Studio Tour November 16-21

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:04 +0000

EAST began in November 2003 as an artist-run initiative designed to highlight studios and galleries located in east Austin. It has grown by leaps and bounds but retains its original mission—to encourage creative dialogue among artists and their peers, as well as between artists and their city.
You may go to…
www.eastaustinstudiotour.com
to find out more info about the artists and a map to see where all 154 studios are located.
Its spread out so be prepared to drive, walk or bike. Austin Yellow bikes are available at Cafe Mundi.
What is a yellow bike you ask?
Its a free bike that you may use for this event !
check out http://www.austinyellowbike.org
for more info.
It is a kid friendly event.
This is the 8th edition of EAST and the 6th year of the tour.*

Farmers market in East Austin!

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:38:45 +0000

Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5th and Waller is the start of something wonderful.
The Sunday HOPE Farmers Market is a weekly community gathering space where local farmers, artisans, community groups, families, and urban consumers can find fresh foods, community programs, artistic creations, agricultural education and wellness workshops. This unique weekly gathering space will be a platform to introduce local artists and Austin residents to surrounding area farms, healthy lifestyle companies, education in the arts and local community volunteer programs.

In addition to local farmers and prepared foods, the market will include student DJs from Austin AMP, bike repair corners, yoga workshops from Empower Yoga, sustainable agriculture and landscaping from Big Red Sun and host free space for other non-profits and community groups as well as promote healthy living for local artists.

The HOPE Farmers Market is a project brought to the Austin community by the HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Campaign, Finca Pura Vida, Daily Juice Co., Café Mundi, Nomad Sounds, Big Red Sun, Graphic Glass Studios, Empower Yoga, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, Jewel Magazine, Austin AMP and HOPE Events Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3).

Big Red Sun hosts Hello Birdy.

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:41:48 +0000

UpLift Austin, Big Red Sun & LEAP (LifeWorks Executives & Professionals) invite you to Hello, Birdie, the sixth annual gala, birdhouse competition & silent art auction! Please join us this Saturday, October 17th for an amazing evening inspired by our feathered friends for a good cause.

This year will feature 32 birdhouses & bird-inspired art spun from the imagination of Austin’s most talented artists and architects! Solar-powered flats, green roofs, recycled materials… Austin birds will be living green!

The evening will also feature a bevy of live tropical birds, amazing foods & drinks brought to you by New Belgium Brewery, Savvy Vodka, Daily Juice and Sweet Leaf Tea. DJ Manolis will be spinning enchanting lounge, mambo, cha-cha and tropicalia tunes!

Proceeds will benefit Uplift Austin, a local nonprofit that offers an innovative high school program for at-risk youth. UpLift introduces students to “green” career fields while designing and implementing projects to promote an environmentally sustainable campus.

Artist of the month- Niz

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:58:40 +0000

Niz was born in Lima, Peru. She came to the United States for the first time when she was 4 before finally moving to the San Francisco Bay Area when she was 12 years old. Niz’s career as an artist began with educating at-risk youth in California through murals, fliers and zines that were infused with street art and grit. . Her involvement and passion for graffiti, skateboard and other subcultures like hip hop, reggae and punk rock led her to creating art on skateboards and grip tape in 2003. Around the same time, she also began experimenting with stencil art.

Her most recent accomplishments include a gallery show at SOMarts Gallery in San Francisco and painting at the Graffitti hall of Fame in Puerto Rico. This year, her work has been published in 3 books: Stencil Nation (San Francisco), Heart and Soul (New York) and 400ml. Do It Yourself (France) and several magazines, including Concrete Wave and Lucy Magazine. Niz resides in Austin, TX

Artist for July closing party July 30 6-9

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:56:03 +0000

Mixed Use Media w/ DJ Jeffresh * Friday June 26th

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:24:46 +0000

Come check out the amazing Mixed Use Media w/
DJ Jeffresh . They will have ; Modern Dancers, Local Artists, and just kick ass music. We will have
Drink specials great food, beer and wine!

Its a late one people… We are staying open till Midnight ! Come join us under the stars for a lovely evening with Mixed Use Media.

Cafe Mundi’s Barista Sarah Mattson Rides her bike to Minneapolis!

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:22:29 +0000

We are very proud of Sarah, she is the one that created Tuesday night Happy hour for Bikers at Cafe Mundi. Obviously very dedicated to biking and Cafe Mundi, she asked for some time off to ride her bike to Mineapolis. This is her most recent letter…

I made it to Minneapolis in record time!
1300 miles in 13 days (May 11 – May 24)
States traveled through: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota
Most miles in one day : 126
Top speed: 37 mph
Stayed at campgrounds, RV parks, people’s backyards, church yards, Skip’s sister’s house, Hotel (one night when it stormed in OK), the mayor of Cleveland, OK’s gameroom, and a guesthouse.
Flat tires: 0
Crashes : 0
-Rode on highway shoulders, dirt roads, route 66, farm roads, ranch roads.
-Got chased by probably 30 some dogs.
-Went up 50+ gigantic hills!

Worst moment : Riding through sucky Iowa in the rain with the a 15mph gusty south wind.

Best moment: Drinking Busch Light on the porch with some small town folks in Garnett, KS

Hope Mundi’s doing well! Miss ya’ all!

xoxo Sarah

Cafe Mundi’s Artist for June 2009;Beth Ferguson & Lula Marcondes

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:40:52 +0000

Beth Ferguson creates visionary work, illustrating lush utopias, filled with community gardens, solar energy, bicycles and people dancing in the streets. The mediums she works with include large-scale murals, puppets; print making, mobile bike sculptures, adaptive reuse public art and ecological design.

Musician, painter, and architect, Lula Marcondes taps into the visual and performative traditions of Northeastern Brazil to fuel his creative process. He came to his art through music, initially learning to play percussion with traditional Maracatu Rural groups made up of peasants who work on sugar-cane plantations.

flickr.com/photos/bethferguson & lulamarcondes.com

East Austin Stories screening at Cafe Mundi 5/14/09 * 9 p.m.

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:12:39 +0000

East Austin Stories is a collaboration between University of Texas film students and community residents, business people, patrons, and passers-by in East Austin. Stories have power when they are shared. The stories are a personal and community resource and a bridge between people locally as well as beyond the city’s borders. The University of Texas students look for people and places with stories, craft them into video, and then present them back. There are two major guidelines to the class. The stories must originate or connect to communities in East Austin and the stories will be played back in pubic screenings in East Austin.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at
info@EastAustinStories.org