Waco Insider #112
Good Work: Poetry, Music, People; Good Friday Crawfish Boil; and Mike Stanley with Taylor Branch & The Lone Star Ramblers
Ryan Thomas (aka Ryan the Son) is single-handedly building a community of writers with Growing Pens: readings, poetry slams, and more. His mission continues on Thursday night at Anthem STORIES with Good Work: Poetry, Music, People. Equal parts spoken word, networking, and music, hear from local writers and writing collectives before the night closes out with a performance by Ryan the Son, whose song “Cappuccino” is the perfect introduction to summer.
You’ve got plenty of Easter-related activities going on this weekend, but for our money, one of your best bets is Helberg Barbecue’s 2nd Annual Good Friday Crawfish Boil: $30 per pan includes about 3.5 lbs of crawfish, corn, potatoes, housemade andouille sausage, and more. (Plus, grab a free beer from the cooler.) And enjoy live music from noon to 3 pm by Jennifer Pisarcik and Jon Fox.
If you’ve got a hankering for live country music early Saturday morning—yup, you read that right!—both Mike Stanley and Taylor Branch & The Lone Star Ramblers are playing the Backyard Bar Stage and Grill. The reason? They want to thank third-shift workers, who are often first responders, with a concert that fits their schedule.
Listen to music by Mike Stanley and Taylor Branch & The Lone Star Ramblers on Spotify.
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Thursday, April 6
Hispanic Leaders' Network Happy Hour with Dave Innis | Stay Classy Waco | 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Egg-Stravaganza Drive-Thru | Woodway Activity Park | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Steak Night | The Brazos Landing | 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Community Composter Certification Course | Urban REAP | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jennifer Pisarcik & Jon Fox | Lounge ’93 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Spring Carnival | Extraco Events Center | 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tupps Brewery Pint Night | Dancing Bear Pub | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Kyle Mathis | Pivovar | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Good Work: Poetry, Music, People | Anthem STORIES | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Trivia Night | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Trivia Night | Brotherwell Brewing | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jonna Mae's Songwriters | Texas Music Cafe | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Ragland Country Band | Sul Ross Boot Scootin’ Dance Club | 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Touch of Grey | Old Chicago | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Waco Brew Theology: True Blood | Southern Roots Brewing Co. | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Greg Garrett | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hatchet & Big Axe Spring League Inaugural Night | Waco Axe Company | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Zamora County Line | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Migzavier | Freight Bar | 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Jared Pool | Lakeside Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Joel Hernandez | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Friday, April 7
Café y Pan Dulce | Skate World Waco | 9:30 am – 10:30 am
2nd Annual Good Friday Crawfish Boil with Jennifer Pisarcik & Jon Fox | Helberg Barbecue | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Waco Coin Club Annual Coin Show | Bellmead Civic Center | 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Proserpina Opening Reception | Susan L. Sistrunk Fine Art Gallery | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Spring Carnival | Extraco Events Center | 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Night Market on Webster | Night Market on Webster | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Joel Wood | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Hewitt) | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ryan Youmans | Segovia Wine Bar | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venus E | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Greg Bashara & Evan Klaras | Hilton Waco | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Jared Pool | Camp Fimfo | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Growing Pens Poetry Opening Night | Cultivate 7twelve | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Union Revival | Pivovar | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Jerry Almaraz | Southern Roots Brewing Co. | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gary Beard | Blue Dog Wine & Martini Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ryan Lindsay with James Hollingsworth | Hoot’s Tokio Store | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Shuffle Kingz | Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Bill and Phil Show | BIG’s Mayberry Tavern | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Nate Rodriguez | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Girl Crush | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Greg Schroeder | Freight Bar | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Karaoke | Chapter 11 | 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday, April 8
Mike Stanley with Taylor Branch & The Lone Star Ramblers | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 7:00 am – 10:00 am
McLennan County Master Gardeners: Garden Pests | Waco Downtown Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Waco Downtown Farmers Market | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Waco Coin Club Annual Coin Show | Bellmead Civic Center | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cars, Cuts & Cakes | Carquest Auto Parts | 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Educators Credit Union Annual Easter Egg Hunt | Hewitt Park | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Crafts & Storytime | Texas Rangers Hall of Fame & Museum | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Art Labs for Kids (morning) | Art Center Waco | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Monthly Car Show | So-Cal Speed Shop | 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Easter Block Party & Health & Safety Fair | Woodway Elementary | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Easter Egg Hunt | Karem Shrine | 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Art Labs for Kids (afternoon) | Art Center Waco | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Crawfish Boil with The Ballou's Cats | 308 Tavern | 2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Spring Carnival | Extraco Events Center | 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Drink Beer. Save Turtles. | Brotherwell Brewing | 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Paint & Sip | Camp Fimfo | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shawn Lee Stamps & Crawfish Boil | Sunday’s Caribbean Oasis Sports Bar & Grill | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Blue Houdini | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Hewitt) | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Dr Pepper Paranormal Experience | Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Reverend Nathon | Barnett’s Whiskey House | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Brandon Callies Band with Dana Spigener | Texas Music Cafe | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Jared Pool | Pivovar | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Brian Brown & Neal Davis | Segovia Wine Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Joel Wood & Cody Ellinger | Hoot’s Tokio Store | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sharp Shooter | Freight Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Smooth Nature featuring DJ Matt at Home | Stay Classy Waco | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Chris Low Band | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Russell "Piano Man" Boyd | BIG’s Mayberry Tavern | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Strix | Last Chance Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
S E V I I N | Undercroft Social Club | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
CaCean Ballou & The Dirty Crawfish | Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon | 8:30 pm – 11:55 pm
Gordon Collier Band | Elk Hall | 8:30 pm – 12:30 am
Erick Willis with Zach Nytomt | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Karaoke | Chapter 11 | 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday, April 9
Spring Carnival | Extraco Events Center | 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cigar Sunday | Cozy’s Lounge | 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cedryl Ballou & The Zydeco Trendsetters | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Open Mic Night | Lakeside Bar | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday Funday with DJ Suavesito | Coach’s xXx Smoke | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Service Industry Night | Freight Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday, April 10
Acoustic Open Mic | Taqueria Mexicano Grill 15 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday Funday with Stikēē | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Keep Waco Loud Open Mic Night | Stay Classy Waco | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Trivia Night | Lakeside Bar | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday, April 11
TAPPS Art Championships 2023 | BASE at Extraco Events Center | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Greater Hewitt Chamber of Commerce April Luncheon | Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cocktails with Jen | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 5:00 pm – midnight
Dave Innis's Tuesday Night Piano Happy Hour | Stay Classy Waco | 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
CTHCC Family Skate Night Fundraiser | Skate World Waco | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Beer Garden Yoga | Brotherwell Brewing | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Books & Brews: Quarry Girls | Pinewood Public House | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Twelve12 | Di Campli’s Italian Ristorante | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Cigar & Whiskey Tasting | Z’s at the Curry | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Smarty Pints Trivia | Southern Roots Brewing Co. | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Towne Tuesday Open Mic | The Crying Shame | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Lin He & Michael Gurt | Waco Hall | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Brass Chamber Music Concert | Glennis McCrary Music Building | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jazz Ensemble Concert | Ball Performing Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Booze Clues Trivia | Dancing Bear Pub | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 12
TAPPS Academic Championships 2023 | Waco Convention Center | 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
1 Million Cups Waco | Hustle Co-Working | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Fabled Story-Time | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
TAPPS Art Championships 2023 | BASE at Extraco Events Center | 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Bridge Street Farmers Market with CaCean Ballou & The Dirty Crawfish | Bridge Street Plaza | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wild Wednesday | Cameron Park Redwood Shelter | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Trivia Night | Bare Arms Brewing | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Live Figure Drawing | Cultivate 7twelve | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jon Fox | Lounge ’93 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Trivia Night | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Hewitt) | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Mic Night with James Hollingsworth | Last Chance Bar | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Music Bingo | Brotherwell Brewing | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Name That Tune Music Bingo | Freight Bar | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Chamber Ensemble Recital | Ball Performing Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Trivia Night | Stay Classy Waco | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Witty Wednesday BuzzTime Trivia | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Coming Next Week
Poet & Pint Night, Battle of the Bands, and Stand-Up Comedy Showcase.
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