Texas Tiki Week 2023

Name: Seminar - Expanding the Tiki Palate: Tropical drink making beyond Rum by brother Cleve — Texas Tiki Week
Start: 2019-09-25T12:00:00-0400
End: 2019-09-25T13:30:00-0400
Location: Last Straw

Aloha!

Tickets on sale!!

BUY Roosevelt Room KICK-OFF PARTY TICKETS At: TropicTKOver2023.Eventbrite.com

Evening: Thursday, September 21st — Join us for us a Tropical Popup like no other as four of the world's best Tiki Bars take each of the four bars within The Roosevelt Room & The Eleanor. This one-night-only stellar lineup includes:

● UnderTow (Phoenix, AZ) in The Roosevelt Room's Main Level Bar - www.undertowphx.com I Facebook: /DrinkUnderTow I Instagram: @UnderTowPHX

● Navy Strength (Seattle, WA) in The Roosevelt Room's Mezzanine Bar - www.navystrengthseattle.com I Facebook: /NavyStrengthSeattle I Instagram: @NavyStrengthSeattle

● Sunken Harbor Club (Brooklyn, NY) in The Eleanor's Main Level Bar - www.sunkenharbor.club I Facebook: /TheSunkenHarborClub I Instagram: @SunkenHarborclubNYC

● Strong Water (Anaheim, CA) in The Eleanor's Mezzanine Bar - www.strongwateranaheim.com I Facebook: /StrongWaterAnaheim I Instagram: @StrongWaterAnaheim

Experience the immersive ambiance that each team will be bringing to their space, in addition to world-class cocktails that have gotten each of them global acclaim. Tickets for 2-hour Reservations include Four Cocktails (one at each bar), and comes with the option to add an additional hour to your reservation and two additional cocktails at a bar of your choosing. At the end of your experience, you'll get to vote for the bar who you felt brought the most over-the-top experience and tastiest cocktails, and the winning bar will receive a generous donation to the charity of their choosing!

Must be 21+ and present a valid photo ID at the door. Tickets will be available at the door on a first come, first served basis.

Cheers to you!

Purchase tickets here for Friday through Sunday:

Afternoon- Friday, September 22nd— RESERVED TICKETS SOLD OUT! BUT JOIN US AT 2:00 PM FOR FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED SEATING!!

Start your weekend early with us at the HAPPIEST of Happy Hours at Tiki Tatsu-Ya! So FUN it’s alllll afternoon! Texas Tiki Week's Happy Hour will start at NOON with guaranteed seating, nibbles, treats & a very special swag bag from Tiki Tatsu-ya & Texas Tiki Week! Those who join us at noon can linger at your leisure, enjoying incredible Texas Tiki Week cocktails for purchase AT HAPPY HOUR PRICES, delicious Tatsu-ya fare, a Tiki Tatsu-ya/ Texas Tiki Week killer cocktail glass, special swag, and surprises! Then, at 2pm, we'll open-up the doors with limited seating on a first come, first served basis to enjoy our special cocktail menu developed just for Texas Tiki Week (with many of your Tiki Tatsu-ya favorites available, too) available all afternoon AT HAPPY HOUR PRICES!! Until 4:30pm. Okole Maluna y’all!

Evening: Friday, September 22nd -- It’s a night at HALF STEP and a pop-up with the one & only LEI LOW!! We are taking over Half Step all Friday night for the biggest TIKI party in TEXAS! We’ll be kicking-up our Tiki heels at Half-Step, with a very special pop-up from Houston's Lei Low! Half Step & Lei Low's bar teams will each be serving-up delicious tiki cocktails to keep you dancing all night long! Speaking of dancing, we'll have 3-Balls of Fire ROCKIN’ out their tiki tunes all night long for your listening enjoyment. Spicy Boys, Half-Step's onsite food truck, will also be offering some special tiki-inspired treats for your dining enjoyment. Doors open at 7pm. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! Be there or Be SQUARE!!!

3 BALLS OF FIRE – The Men With The Burning Guitars – 35th Anniversary

Formed in Austin, Texas in 1988 by guitarist Burnin’ Mike Vernon, 3 Balls Of Fire is celebrating their 35th year as one of America’s longest running surf/instro bands. Vernon has put together a stellar trio for a road trip across the Southland that features drummer Nelson Bragg who recorded and toured with the Brian Wilson Band for 15 years and Dave Provost whose credentials include Carla Olsen & The Textones, The Dream Syndicate and Sleepy LaBeef among others. The Balls have toured and backed guitar legends Nokie Edwards of The Ventures, Jerry Cole of LA’s renowned Wrecking Crew, Davie Allan & amp; The Arrows and George Tomsco of The Fireballs. In addition, Link Wray handpicked Vernon to lead his band at the 2005 Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans. The Band has performed all over the U.S. and were invited to play at London’s prestigious Pipeline Festival and the Cavern Club in Liverpool. With two new albums – Burnin’ & Churnin’ and Live! - Featuring Nokie Edwards, Jerry Cole and George Tomsco, the 3BF adds two more highly acclaimed releases to its eight-album library. Margaret Moser of the Austin Chronicle wrote, “Vernon is substantially more than a surf music operator, he’s an instrumental guitarist of the first order and with 3BF his guitar is a lethal weapon”. And London’s Maverick Magazine declared, “With their FirePower album, the Balls have done for surf music what Brian Wilson did for pop music.”

The Balls invite you to get outta bed and get on down with their high octane, road tested, reverb drenched Texas twang – YOU WON’T BELEIVE YOUR EARS!

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Daytime: Saturday, September 23rd -- Come Sip & Shop at Cavalier from 11:00am - 4:00pm with our Tiki Week Marketplace Tiki vendors! This Marketplace is gonna be BIG! Tropicana Joe will be joining us and spinning his TROPICAL TUNES all day! The amazing team at Cavalier will be crafting a brand new Texas Week Tiki cocktail menu just for us! And come hungry as they have incredible food to enjoy when that tummy comes calling! It’s gonna be a FUN SATURDAY to shop, sip and enjoy!

To start some pre-shopping…. check out the Tiki Village Marketplace page on our website for Vendor info.

Join us 11am - 4pm - All ages welcome at the Marketplace - See you there!

No Tickets Needed

**Note: for headcount purposes only, please add tickets to your cart. This is will serve as a RSVP and there will be no charge. Mahalo!

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Evening: Saturday, September 23rd --

Ready for a Saturday night TIKI PARTY in a far-off lagoon? Join us for a tropical TIKI getaway!

Indulge in a Saturday night only Tiki Cocktail menu from Kitty Cohen’s…

Dance to the LIVE exciting & exotic sounds of the Mid-Centurions…

Capture photos & visit with a real Mermaid in her lagoon…

Feast on Polynesian/Tropical foods from YAYA’S ATX!!

Don your TIKI BEST and join us on Saturday, September 23rd for a Tropical Tiki Paradise PARTY at Kitty Cohen’s! Come enjoy the exotic and exciting sounds of the Mid-Centurions (see bio below) and partake in an incredible Texas Tiki Week special menu of frozen and non-frozen Tiki cocktails specially crafted by the Kitty Cohen’s team. They are ready to serve you all evening long! There will be Polynesian/Tiki inspired foods from Yaya’s ATX with all the deliciousness to compliment your cocktails and fill your tummies. And we have Moontower Mermaid joining us in her lagoon for photo ops and Mermaid chat! Doors open at 7:00PM. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!

THE MID-CENTURIONS-

The Tiki Scene…a way of life – an attitude. Their spas and haunts – each has its glamour, sound and elan. New places, new dances, tastes and colors…all indigenous to the tiki lifestyle. And that’s where you’ll find The Mid-Centurions! Their evocative sounds transport you to exotic ports-o-call and Polynesian islands without spilling a drop of your Mai-Tai…it’s the Now Sound for Now People. LA Times’ Jonny Whiteside described the band as “…a formidable mob of deep skill and smoldering capabilities whose marvelously atmospheric song selection, exquisite execution and all around hardboiled mysterioso noir appeal is unrivalled”. The Mid-Centurions are the musical pulse and sound of the tiki scene today – where it’s happening! Here is your music-to-fly-by score, courtesy of The

Mid-Centurions! Click band logo below to hear their sounds!

Every Thursday at LaniKai Tiki Lounge in San Marcos, TX 9pm

Afternoon: Sunday, September 24th — ALOHAAA! Join us for a SUNDAY FUNDAY POOL HANGOUT at the WET Deck at the W Hotel! There will be LIVE HULA (performance will start around 1:00PM), a special Texas Tiki Week/WET deck Tiki Cocktail and food menu, exotic music on the speakers and some poolside fun & surprises! Have an amazing CAFTAN or CABANA SET that has just been waiting to come out for a STROLL?? This is your chance to show off your best!! Let’s see them— come STROLL with us!! Stroll will start right after Hula around 2:15-2:30! Please RSVP on the ticket link above- no charge for attending- we just appreciate the headcount for planning purposes!! Mahalo! Come chillax poolside with us!! Valet parking is available through the W Hotel. Parking garages are within walking distance and as always, we love & encourage UBER rides for safety and ease!!

Wet Deck W Hotel

Evening: Sunday, September 24th -- “DON’T MISS THE BOAT!!” The Texas Tiki Week BOAT TOUR returns to Lake Austin! Bigger and better than ever… It’s DOUBLE the FUN this year with TWO boats! Come spend the evening with us as we cruise Ladybird Lake in style while taking in the Austin skyline at sunset & listening to magicial tiki tunes along the way. The famous Mexican free-tailed bats will be coming out for their nightly fun during our cruise as well. If you have never seen this Austin sight, it’s a must! Both boats are climate-controlled on the first level and open deck on the top so you can choose your experience. Now let’s talk cocktails…. every sailor loves their RUM! We are thrilled to have Tiki Tatsu-Ya and Swizzle sailing with us. They will be curating and crafting their very own Tiki Week Boat menus for us. Each boat will have both teams so you can try a little (or more) of everything! And don’t worry, when your cravings call, we will have provisions to feed the hungriest of sailors! A buffet of delicious warm and chilled heavy appetizers and bites. Plenty to keep the entire crew satisfied! Now we know a ship can’t be all work and no play, so the Tiki Week Boat Cruise Costume Contest is coming back! This year’s theme is “Your Favorite Sea Captain”. Should you choose to participate, come dressed in your Captain Best- bring your creativity to this one! There will be prizes!! TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! ALOHA & AHOY!

3-Hour Cruise departs the dock at 6:00PM and returns at 9:00PM

Both boats are docked within 100 yds of each other in downtown Austin. Parking and all the details will follow.

We look forward to seeing y'all at Texas Tiki Week! Mahalo!

Okole Maluna!

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Seminar - Expanding the Tiki Palate: Tropical drink making beyond Rum by brother Cleve

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30

Last Straw 1914 E 6th St Suite C Austin, TX 78702 (map)

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When one thinks of Tropical Cocktails, Rum is considered to be the primary ingredient. And a lot of that is because, in 1934 after the end of Prohibition, Rum was readily available, cheap, and exotic. But look deep within the menus of Trader Vic, Harry Yee, Joe Scialom, Tony Ramos and others, and you’ll find drinks with Bourbon, Vodka, Gin, Scotch, Pisco, Tequila, Cachaça and more. Join Brother Cleve as we examine some of these libations and try making some new ones ourselves.

***Street parking only. If you park in the Last Straw lot your car will be towed.

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