Happy Monday, Austin NextTribe!

I’m baaaack! I had such a fun time with Jeannie Ralston and some lovely new friends in Asheville, NC. Highly recommend that trip. (There’s another one coming up in the Fall!)

Marcellina Kampa
^{Austin Community Manager}

ASHEVILLE ADVENTURES!

The Asheville trip visiting Jeannie Ralston in her new home town was pretty darn fabulous. My roommate, and fellow Mushroom Maven, Peggy Miller, and I had a good time everywhere we went. We foraged for mushrooms and herbs, had a champagne toast in a vintage book store, more than one incredible dinner (one even featured our foraged veggies!) sunset cocktails at a grand stone hunting lodge, the Chihuly exhibit, and most incredible of all, a tour of Biltmore and it’s extensive gardens. We were very fortunate to meet a group of women writers, who read their works to us in a 100+ year old house. Heaven!

LAST WEEK IN AUSTIN

Back in Texas! Last week I was able to attend a fundraising lunch for Women’s Storybook Project, (Thanks to Pat Reed!) partied with my siblings at several Austin landmarks, and finally had massive yogurt parfaits with my sister at Comfort Cafe in Smithville.

CAWFEE TAWK THIS WEEK

THIS WEEK our Cawfee Tawk will be at Central Market Cafe (the north location) on Thursday May 2. If the weather is still bearable, we’ll get a table outside. Facebook event here:

NEXT WEEK

Austin Next Tribe member Shara Nickell invited us to see her art at the new Painted Tree in Sunset Valley, at 3 pm on Wednesday May 8. Afterwards we’ll have drinks and appetizers (or dinner, we’re paying our own way) at Doc’s Backyard. Facebook event here:

SUNDAY SALON WITH MELINDA GARVEY

NO SUNDAY SALON IN APRIL.

But we’ve got a BIG name coming in May, so mark your calendar! Melinda Garvey, the founder of Austin Woman Magazine is joining us on Sunday May 19 from 2-4 at our usual spot, Salt Traders.

Melinda is a serial entrepreneur, founding her first company, Austin Woman magazine, 22 years ago and then just recently executing a successful and unprecedented organizational restructure to bring on seven additional diverse female owners as partners. She is also the founder of On The Dot, a software platform for virtual communities. Melinda serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity Austin and is leading their Women Build giving initiative. Thanks to Nancy Goedeke for facilitating the Sunday Salon series.

Facebook event here:

Please register on Eventbrite.