This year's Texas Shootout Banquet will be held at Scholz Beer Garden. Admission to the banquet is $5/person, payable at the door. The banquet will last from 6pm - 10pm, with the awards banquet at 8pm.

Scholz Beer Garden is one of Austin's oldest businesses, originally opened in 1866 by August Scholz. Located just a few blocks from the University of Texas, Scholz has been a favorite place to celebrate since UT's undefeated season in 1893.

Join us Sunday evening for our annual banquet and help us celebrate another successful Texas Shootout. Of course, what's a great celebration without a great beer menu? We hope to see you there!

Sholz Beer Garden
1607 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701

Driving Directions:
Directions from South IH35: Traveling North on IH35 you take the exit at 15th and MLK Blvd. Turn left at the 15th street and IH35 over pass. Drive under the overpass about three blocks to the second traffic light to Trinity Street. Turn right and drive to 18th street and turn left (one way ) and drive one block to San Jacinto. Turn left and travel one block to 17th street. Scholz Garten is on your left. There are many parking garages or you may park on the street.

Directions from North IH35: Traveling South on IH35 you take the MLK Blvd.( the old 19th street) exit (University of Texas). Turn right on MLK and travel 3 long blocks to San Jacinto Blvd. Drive 2 blocks and you will see Scholz Garten on the left (1607 San Jacinto Blvd.)

Directions from Mopac South: Traveling North on Mopac (Hwy 1) take the Enfield or 15th street exit after crossing Town Lake. Turn right at 15th (Enfield) and Mopac. Continue on 15th traveling east, toward the State Capitol until you reach Lavaca. Turn left, (one way) travel two blocks and turn right on 17th street (one way). Drive three blocks until you reach San Jacinto Blvd. Scholz Garten should be in front of you on the right (1607 San Jacinto).

Directions from Mopac North: Traveling South on Mopac (Hwy 1) take the Enfield or 15th street exit. Turn left at 15th (Enfield) and the Mopac overpass, travel east the toward the State Capitol until you reach Lavaca. Turn left, (one way) travel two blocks and turn right on 17th street (one way). Drive three blocks until you reach San Jacinto Blvd. Scholz Garten should be in front of you on the right (1607 San Jacinto).

Parking Garages (Usually Free Parking after 5 pm.)can be found next to, behind and across from Scholz Garten 15th street, San Jacinto Street, and Trinity. There are three parking garages next to Scholz Garten, of course, if you'd like to skip the driving hassle entirely, you can always leave your car behind and take the Downtown Dillo!

Of course, this wouldn't be a true Austin function without some live music!

Allison Thrash was born in Dallas, Texas, as the youngest of the three children of Patricia Francis and John Thrash. Her mother had been the lead singer for several Los Angeles bands and her father had sung throughout college and was offered second chair for the Houston Symphony Orchestra playing the French horn. Both parents loved music and sang throughout Allison's childhood, passing along the joy of singing, playing and performing to all three children.

 

From first to the twelfth grade, Allison was either singing with the school choirs or providing piano accompaniment. Although her parents' roots were in central Tennessee and eastern Kentucky, her family moved from Dallas to Oklahoma City to Pasadena, and then finally Houston, Texas. Allison studied voice and music history while in college, although her B.A. was finally in Philosophy. While attending Saint Louis University, Allison studied operatic technique under tenor Joseph Beck. While in Houston, she spent a year under the instruction of vocalist Ray Sullenger where she studied such greats as Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday and Cole Porter.

While living in Houston, Allison sang Big Band with the Ray Sullenger Combo, Jazz with the Bayou City Preservation Jazz Band, Pop with Split Image, and Country Blues with Two of Hearts.

After Houston, Allison achieved her goal of making the journey to her Mecca: Austin, Texas. She and her family of four black Labrador retrievers settled on several acres at Lake Travis. While Allison worked as a lobbyist and professional development director for a statewide educational association, she made several trips to Nashville and recorded an unreleased country blues album under the name of Liz Lindsey. The single, I Wanna Take Care of You, was released on a Nashville-based independent label and enjoyed regional success throughout the eastern United States.

Since living in Austin, Allison has performed Pop with Kat & The Prowl, Country with Low Water Crossing, R&B with Filet of Soul, and her own sultry Blues at such venues as La Zona Rosa, the Broken Spoke, the Saxon Pub, Scholz Garden and the 311 Club. She and her pack live at Lake Travis where she works on her music and other projects at Labrador Hill.

She has recently achieved another goal by completing her full-length CD of Blues songs called, "Talking Thrash". The CD is comprised of ten originals written by Allison about women who love men...a lot. She will be forever grateful to the generous contributors to the CD which include David Breaux, David Love, Ephraim Owens, Philippe Vieux, Matt Hubbard, Jan Paul Yenawine and her amazing, selfless family.

Allison is presently performing and promoting her CD as a singer-songwriter artist, and she is shopping these and additional songs written by her to other established acts and to the film and television industry. Allison's independent record label is Head On Records and her publishing company is Labrador Hill Music.