Summer Date Selections

With summer’s arrival, it’s time to turn up the heat on your date options. From movies to music to food, we’ve scoured the calendar and selected a few experiences that should keep you out of the rut and routine of the ordinary.

Summer Date Selections

The Louis Armstrong Lost Recordings

On January 29, 1971, Louis Armstrong performed at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for what would be his last live recording before his death just a few months later. Only 300 LPs were released on vinyl for those in attendance and over the past 40 years, they essentially vanished.

The Louis Armstrong Lost Recordings

Edisto River Refuge

You’re never too old for an adventure in a treehouse. At least not the versions on the 150-acre Edisto River Refuge, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Stewarded by Scott and Anne Kennedy, these treehouses are remote enough to feel like an out-of-the-way journey and packed with enough subtle comforts to make the escape feel a little indulgent.

Edisto River Refuge

Austin’s Frozen Superlatives

Lots of intense sun and triple-digit heat is right around the corner. Luckily, when it’s time to cool off, it’s not hard to find a good, local option for a frozen dessert. Here are a few of our favorite spots and how each of them has made its own mark on Austin.

Austin’s Frozen Superlatives

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