Day: February 8, 2022

Valentine’s Day activities at the Briscoe Western Art Museum

The Briscoe’s McNutt Sculpture Garden. Photo: Briscoe Western Art Museum, used with permission.

Let romance take root in the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s McNutt Sculpture Garden during the museum’s “Sips and Sounds of the West” series on Friday, February 11. With live music, dinner and dancing under the stars, kick up your heels with your Valentine or grab your posse and enjoy a night out with friends surrounded by the beauty of the fantastic bronze sculptures and lush greenery that create the perfect getaway on the banks of the River Walk. Doors open at 6:30p.m. with music, drinks, and food until 8:30p.m. (Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2022)

Sips and Sounds of the West features singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Clint Tomerlin, with fantastic food truck fare available from Benjie’s Munch. Tickets are $5 per person for museum members, $15 per person for non-members, and include two free beer/soda/water tickets, with beer generously provided by Ranger Creek Brewery. Adding a sweet note for Valentine’s, each ticket also includes a complimentary chocolate covered strawberry.

Guests can also partake in the Briscoe’s annual tradition of penning a Pony Express Love Letter to be hand delivered by the museum as a tip of the hat to the historic horse-mounted riders mail delivery system. This year, the museum will be hand delivering letters to local frontline and healthcare workers. Guests can also pen a mad-lib to show their love to their honey or their friends. In addition to Sips and Sounds, visitors can stop by the museum during regular hours to craft letters of encouragement, thanks and support for our healthcare heroes, February 4 through 13.

The museum’s McNutt Sculpture Garden offers the perfect respite during any River Walk visit. With the lights of downtown in the background, the garden becomes magical at night, making it the perfect spot for a date night or a night out with friends. If weather conditions turn frosty, the event will overlook the River Walk from the Briscoe’s Jack Guenther Pavilion.

The Briscoe’s collection of Western art and artifacts highlights the stories of the West through visual art. Collection highlights include Santa Anna’s sword, works by Frederic Remington, Pancho Villa’s last known saddle, a fantastic Alamo diorama and artifacts, contemporary and historic paintings and sculptures, as well as cowboy and Native American relics, weapons and photography. The museum is located on the south end of the River Walk, near the Arneson River Theatre and La Villita, with convenient parking at the Riverbend Garage directly adjacent to the museum or one of many downtown surface lots. Museum hours, parking and admission details are available online.

Hopdoddy Burger Bar’s Super Bowl special offer

Hopdoddy’s margaritas. Photo: Hopdoddy Burger Bar, used with permission.

Hopdoddy Burger Bar has an exciting offer for the Super Bowl this year. Instead of a burger, the nationally recognized burger bar will celebrate the championship game by offering something new for a limited time only. (Hopdoddy Burger Bar, 2022)

From Wednesday, February 9 through Sunday, February 13, guests can enjoy a Hopdoddy Kernel Tender Bucket, a delicious order of ten hand-breaded crispy chicken tenders served with a pound of hand-cut fries. The tenders come in interesting flavors like the Nashville Hot, Buffalo Blue, Garlic Parmesan, or Honey Mustard. To top it all, you also get your choice of a Hopdoddy side sauce, like the Chipotle Aioli, Truffle Aioli, and more.

If you prefer a drink as you watch the Super Bowl from home, try Hopdoddy’s Roadie — a half-gallon bag of frozen house margarita made with fresh, hand-squeezed juice —  so you can enjoy and easily celebrate with friends. 

Hopdoddy Burger Bar has options for people dining in or celebrating from home this year given the gradual recovery from the pandemic.

Celebrating at Hopdoddy- 

Available in-restaurant only and only on February 22, National Margarita Day, Hopdoddy is offering 5 oz. tasters of the Doble Fina Margarita, a drink with silver tequila, triple sec made in-house, and lime juice served with a salted rim. Hopdoddy has even more options to choose from in-house or from the to-go bar, like the classic Strawberry Margarita or the Big Larry.

Celebrating at Home – 

Try Hopdoddy’s new Roadie, the Cran-Hibiscus — a half-gallon bag of frozen, hard lemonade with cranberry and hibiscus flavor. This frozen, 64 oz. to-go option is enough to share with a whole party.

Hopdoddy also published this helpful guide, How to Celebrate National Margarita Day, and it comes full of celebration ideas.

All Hopdoddy orders can be placed in-person at any one of the burger joint’s restaurant locations or online at for curbside or pickup.