You could turn in early tonight...or you could channel your grandpa/grandma status at Nickel City's Euchre Night, from 7 to 9pm. The East Austin neighborhood watering hole is inviting everyone to stop by for card games (euchre is fairly easy to learn, though it's played in pairs so you might want to bring a friend—just sign up with any bartender). Order a Bell's Brewery beer, a Black Velvet old fashioned or a shot and you'll get a raffle ticket, which could lead to a prize from Salt & Time Butcher Shop and Salumeria. Plus, every $1 from those drink purchases goes towards Caritas of Austin, a non-profit working to end homelessness in Austin.
Looking for a solid oyster happy hour to kick off the week? We've got a few ideas: Head to Hillside Farmacy for half-price oysters (and $5 bubbles from 5 to 10pm), Parkside for half-off oysters from 5 to 6:30pm, and Eberly for half-off oysters starting at 5pm.
Perfume Genius (stage name for Seattle solo artist Mike Hadreas), is finally getting the praise he deserves. Consistent with his back-catalog, his new record, No Shape, explores themes of sexuality, his struggles with (and in this case, some transcendence of) Crohn’s disease and addiction, and the toils of openly gay men in today’s still-polarized culture. Grab tickets to his 7pm show at Emo's tonight, which features the talented Sarah Jaffe opening.