Press Desk

The Dakota East Side Ice House

The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend

Fiesta has a way of turning San Antonio outward: toward patios, neighborhood stages, and the rooms that remember a city is supposed to be social. Dakota East Side Ice House, less than five minutes from downtown, has spent the years since 2018 becoming exactly that kind of East Side gathering place. Its own site makes the house philosophy plain and unusually human: "We are all part of the story." "Glad you're here." The menu follows the same logic, with queso, pizza, sandwiches, local beer, wine, and house-made soft-tails meant for people who plan to stay awhile.

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Lead Story

The story package

I keep the main copy, the bilingual version, and the event facts in one clean feature so you are not chasing details across five tabs.

Press release

The Lavens return to The Dakota East Side Ice House on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM as part of the venue’s 8th anniversary weekend in San Antonio.

This is the kind of Friday-night bill that fits the room on sight: a San Antonio family band with Texas-roots instincts, a crowd-friendly live set, and the kind of warmth that works in an East Side ice house. Built around Jana and Andreas Laven and shaped over the years by Rachel and Niko Laven, The Lavens carry local history without sounding stuck in it. The working live lineup also includes Michael Madison, Chris McWilliams, and Richie Tellez.

The Dakota East Side Ice House has become a genuine neighborhood music stop on the East Side, with an official web home at thedakotasa.com, a Facebook page at facebook.com/thedakotasa, and Instagram at @thedakotasa. That matters for this campaign because the venue’s own channels, Eventbrite ticket page, and the band’s official site all point to the same live event rhythm: Friday, April 17, 2026, 8 PM, no cover, just show up.

For the band, the official public home is thelavens.us. The band’s published Facebook contact on the official site routes through Jana Bengfort Laven / The Lavens site-linked Facebook contact. That gives this campaign a clean trail for discovery, booking, and follow-through without guessing at unverified channels.

Official links for this campaign: The Lavens website https://www.thelavens.us/, The Lavens Facebook contact https://www.facebook.com/10155514465600340, Dakota website https://thedakotasa.com/, Dakota Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedakotasa/, Dakota Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedakotasa/, tickets and event details https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355, and the full public campaign record https://imc.goodcreativemedia.com/press/the-lavens-dakota-8th-anniversary.

Show details are simple: Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:00 PM, The Dakota East Side Ice House, 433 S Hackberry, San Antonio, Texas 78203. No cover. Just show up.

Spanish

PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA

The Lavens regresan a Dakota Eastside Ice House el Friday, April 17, 2026 a las 8:00 PM como parte del fin de semana del octavo aniversario de Dakota Eastside Ice House en San Antonio.

La presentación del viernes tiene el carácter exacto del lugar: química de banda familiar, instinto de raíces tejanas y una presencia en vivo que hace que el público se quede.

Con Jana y Andreas Laven al centro, y con la historia musical de Rachel y Niko Laven todavía formando parte esencial del grupo, The Lavens mantienen una identidad familiar de San Antonio que también deja espacio para músicos invitados y nuevas combinaciones en el escenario. La alineación de trabajo de esta temporada también incluye a Michael Madison, Chris McWilliams y Richie Tellez.

Los detalles del evento son sencillos: viernes 17 de abril de 2026, 8:00 PM, Dakota Eastside Ice House, 433 S Hackberry, San Antonio, Texas 78203. No cover. Just show up.

Medios, socios del venue y calendarios comunitarios pueden usar este registro público de campaña para obtener arte aprobado, texto final y enlaces de distribución.

Libraries

Distribution library and proof wall

This is the public trail. Open the live links, review the proof cards, and keep the listings, posts, and distribution references in one magazine-style spread.

Post	Who	What	When	Where	Why	Status	Open
Press Release	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend press release post	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Press Release · https://imc.goodcreativemedia.com/press/the-lavens-dakota-8th-anniversary	Press release emailed to 12 of 14 media contacts with Good Creative Media branding.	sent	Open
Eventbrite	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Eventbrite listing	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Eventbrite · https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355	Public Eventbrite ticket page kept as the ticketing source for the Dakota anniversary event.	created	Open
Facebook Event	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Facebook event	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Facebook Event · https://www.facebook.com/events/1489510225869368/	Dakota Facebook event banner replaced with the extra-safe option C wide banner on April 12, 2026.	published	Open
Facebook Feed	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Facebook feed post	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Facebook Feed · https://www.facebook.com/1398814552260273/posts/1416790513796010	Dakota Facebook feed copy rewritten in the approved Dakota voice and synced to the replacement Friday, April 17 Facebook event.	published	Open
Instagram	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Instagram post	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Instagram · https://www.instagram.com/p/DXASFiRk-F7/	Instagram square post verified at 1080x1080 from the approved Dakota poster.	published	Open
LinkedIn	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend LinkedIn company-page post	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	LinkedIn · https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7448828570870661120/	Dakota LinkedIn reposted with the rewritten copy and a two-poster Dakota composite image after the previous post rendered without visible media.	published	Open
Twitter/X	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Twitter/X post	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Twitter/X · https://qavrufepvcihklypxbvm.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/media/43800548-1bd7-4c6b-a6ad-5bf00aed5d43/events/2026-04-17-dakota-eastside-ice-house/distribution/og_image.jpg	Twitter/X copy is staged, but no publishing credentials are configured in IMC.	needs account	Open
Do210	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Do210 listing	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Do210 · https://do210.com/events/new	Do210 routes /events/new to a sign-in page. Packet updated and ready once a Do210 account login is provided.	needs account	Open
TPR Community Calendar	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend TPR Community Calendar listing	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	TPR Community Calendar · https://www.tpr.org/community-calendar-event-submission	TPR has a public form, but its published guidelines say the calendar is for nonprofit, fundraiser, university, or public-service eligible events. Dakota's anniversary weekend appears commercial, so I did not auto-submit it.	needs review	Open
SA Current	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend SA Current listing	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	SA Current · https://community.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/Events/AddEvent	SA Current public Add Event route is live, but the autonomous submit path is blocked by Cloudflare. Packet updated and ready for an interactive browser pass.	needs review	Open
Evvnt	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Evvnt listing	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Evvnt · https://www.evvnt.com/publishers	Evvnt one-off submission requires starting from a target Evvnt-powered publisher calendar or completing account creation during checkout. Generic publisher packet updated and ready.	needs account	Open
Facebook Video	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Facebook video	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Facebook Video · https://www.facebook.com/522058047815423/videos/2016220688929359	Published to the Good Creative Media Facebook page as a reel or video from the Dakota motion poster.	published	Open
Instagram Video	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend Instagram video	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Instagram Video · https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXFKoXakrtM/	Published to the Good Creative Media Instagram business account as a reel and story from the Dakota motion poster.	published	Open
LinkedIn Video	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend LinkedIn video	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	LinkedIn Video · https://qavrufepvcihklypxbvm.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/media/43800548-1bd7-4c6b-a6ad-5bf00aed5d43/events/2026-04-17-dakota-eastside-ice-house/distribution/linkedin_post.jpg	LinkedIn teaser art is prepared. A native video upload is optional and has not been cut yet.	prepared	Open
YouTube	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend YouTube video	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	YouTube · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYbH-uCkscM	Published to the Good Creative Media YouTube channel as a Short from the Dakota motion poster.	published	Open
Email Blast	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend email campaign	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	Email Blast · 433 S Hackberry, San Antonio, TX 78203	Audience email copy is prepared. A promoter or band opt-in list still needs to be connected before blast send.	prepared	Pending
SMS Blast	Travel Texas Music	The Lavens at Dakota Eastside Ice House · 8th Anniversary Weekend SMS campaign	Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM	SMS Blast · 433 S Hackberry, San Antonio, TX 78203	Reminder SMS copy is prepared, but there is no opted-in subscriber list connected for this client yet.	needs account	Pending

Snapshot

Press Release sent · open Eventbrite created · open Facebook Event published · open Facebook Feed published · open Instagram published · open LinkedIn published · open Twitter/X needs account · open Do210 needs account · open TPR Community Calendar needs review · open SA Current needs review · open Evvnt needs account · open Facebook Video published · open Instagram Video published · open LinkedIn Video prepared · open YouTube published · open

Email Blast prepared

SMS Blast needs account

Office Desk

How IMC ran this campaign

This is the office-facing snapshot: how the campaign moved through the IMC machine, what is live right now, and what the public audience footprint looks like as of this sync.

Workflow

Branded campaign path

Use this as the plain-English explanation of what the office is looking at when the press page shows a finished IMC campaign.

Step 1

The approved Dakota poster from Friday, April 10, 2026 remains the master art source for this campaign.

Step 2

Platform-safe poster derivatives were verified for Facebook Event cover, Facebook vertical story/reel, Instagram square, Instagram vertical reel, and Eventbrite banner use.

Step 3

Official venue links were verified from the Dakota website and contact pages: thedakotasa.com, facebook.com/thedakotasa, and instagram.com/thedakotasa.

Step 4

Official band links were verified from the band website: thelavens.us and the band’s site-linked Facebook contact through Jana Laven.

Step 5

The public campaign record was moved onto imc.goodcreativemedia.com so the artist-side promotion is no longer tied to the Forrest Good PLLC host.

Analytics

Audience and engagement snapshot

This section is meant for office review, light reporting, and quick Signal shares. Reach is shown where it is available from the current platform surface.

Regional footprint

Named outlets and destination targets

This table keeps the wider IMC footprint visible. Use it to review which destinations are live, which are sent, and which are staged as manual handoffs.

Destination	Category	Status	What it is	Open
The Lavens website	official link	verified	Official band website.	Open
The Lavens Facebook contact	official link	verified	Official Facebook contact published on the band website.	Open
Dakota website	official link	verified	Official venue website.	Open
Dakota Facebook	official link	verified	Official venue Facebook page.	Open
Dakota Instagram	official link	verified	Official venue Instagram account.	Open
Eventbrite tickets	ticketing	live	Public Eventbrite page for the Dakota anniversary event.	Open
Good Creative Media press page	web	live	Canonical public campaign record for the Dakota event.	Open
calendar tpr	distribution	needs review	TPR has a public form, but its published guidelines say the calendar is for nonprofit, fundraiser, university, or public-service eligible events. Dakota's anniversary weekend appears commercial, so I did not auto-submit it.	Open
social linkedin	distribution	published	Dakota LinkedIn reposted with the rewritten copy and a two-poster Dakota composite image after the previous post rendered without visible media.	Open
calendar do210	distribution	needs account	Do210 routes /events/new to a sign-in page. Packet updated and ready once a Do210 account login is provided.	Open
email campaign	distribution	prepared	Audience email copy is prepared. A promoter or band opt-in list still needs to be connected before blast send.	Logged
social twitter	distribution	needs account	Twitter/X copy is staged, but no publishing credentials are configured in IMC.	Open
video youtube	distribution	prepared	YouTube thumbnail art is prepared. A video teaser can be uploaded once a short cut exists.	Open
calendar evvnt	distribution	needs account	Evvnt one-off submission requires starting from a target Evvnt-powered publisher calendar or completing account creation during checkout. Generic publisher packet updated and ready.	Open
sms blast	distribution	needs account	Reminder SMS copy is prepared, but there is no opted-in subscriber list connected for this client yet.	Logged
press	distribution	sent	Press release emailed to 12 of 14 media contacts with Good Creative Media branding.	Open
eventbrite	distribution	created	Dakota Eventbrite artwork repaired in place on the existing ticket listing.	Open
video facebook reels	distribution	prepared	Facebook story/reel vertical verified at 1080x1920 from the approved Dakota poster.	Open
video instagram	distribution	prepared	Instagram reel vertical verified at 1080x1920 from the approved Dakota poster.	Open
video linkedin	distribution	prepared	LinkedIn teaser art is prepared. A native video upload is optional and has not been cut yet.	Open
social instagram	distribution	published	Dakota Instagram reposted with the rewritten caption after direct caption editing was blocked.	Open
facebook event	distribution	published	Dakota Facebook event replaced after the April 11 date misfire, then rewritten in the approved Dakota voice and synced to the correct Friday, April 17 event.	Open
social facebook	distribution	published	Dakota Facebook feed copy rewritten in the approved Dakota voice and synced to the replacement Friday, April 17 Facebook event.	Open
calendar sacurrent	distribution	needs review	SA Current public Add Event route is live, but the autonomous submit path is blocked by Cloudflare. Packet updated and ready for an interactive browser pass.	Open

Art library

Press images and approved artwork

These are the files tied to the event record. Use them for media, calendars, sponsors, and stakeholder packets.

Facebook Story / Reel Vertical · 1080x1920

Cast and bill

About the artists

I keep the artist notes here so press, venue partners, and sponsors are reading from the same page.

The Lavens

The Lavens are a San Antonio family band with Texas Country, Americana, and Blues roots. Their official website routes public discovery through thelavens.us and site-linked Facebook contact through Jana Laven.

Website

House

Venue and location

The space matters. I keep the venue note and the map here so media and guests can move without guesswork.

Venue note

The Dakota East Side Ice House is an East Side San Antonio neighborhood bar and grill with live music, beer, wine, and a long-weekend anniversary crowd.

Known for: Live music, East Side San Antonio, Neighborhood ice house, Anniversary weekend programming

433 S Hackberry, San Antonio, TX 78203

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Social desk

Social copy

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Facebook

The Lavens play The Dakota East Side Ice House on Friday, April 17 at 8 PM for Dakota’s 8th anniversary weekend in San Antonio.

The band’s official home is thelavens.us. Dakota’s official channels are @thedakotasa on Facebook and Instagram. Tickets and event details are on Eventbrite. No cover. Just show up.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355
Campaign record: https://imc.goodcreativemedia.com/press/the-lavens-dakota-8th-anniversary

Instagram

The Lavens at The Dakota East Side Ice House
Friday, April 17 · 8 PM
Dakota’s 8th anniversary weekend

Official links:
The Lavens · thelavens.us
Dakota · @thedakotasa

No cover. Just show up.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355
https://imc.goodcreativemedia.com/press/the-lavens-dakota-8th-anniversary

The Lavens return to The Dakota East Side Ice House on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8 PM as part of Dakota’s 8th anniversary weekend in San Antonio.

Official public links for this campaign now line up cleanly: thelavens.us, Dakota’s website, Dakota’s Facebook and Instagram channels, and the Eventbrite event page.

No cover. Just show up.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355
Press page: https://imc.goodcreativemedia.com/press/the-lavens-dakota-8th-anniversary

Twitter/X

The Lavens play Dakota East Side Ice House on Friday, April 17 at 8 PM for Dakota’s 8th anniversary weekend during Fiesta week in San Antonio.
No cover. Just show up.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1489510225869368/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355
#TheLavens #FiestaSanAntonio #SanAntonioMusic

5-Point Audit

What is complete and what is not

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Event Identity

Complete

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Venue + Access

Complete

Venue details and access link are present.

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Social Copy

Complete

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Distribution Links

Complete

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Event Record Ready

Complete

The event record is in place for notes, approvals, and downstream revisions.

Review On This Page

Appendix

Compliance appendix

This appendix is formatted to support office filing, advertising-review packets, and quick proof of what was published, by whom, and under which disclosure standard.

Record summary

Campaign record note

This GCM-hosted press page is the canonical campaign record for The Lavens at The Dakota East Side Ice House, with approved poster derivatives, official venue and band links, and the public ticket page in one place.

Lead contact

Jana Laven · Travel Texas Music · janalaven@gmail.com · (210) 422-1944

The Lavens links

thelavens.us · Facebook contact published via the band website

Dakota links

thedakotasa.com · Facebook @thedakotasa · Instagram @thedakotasa

Tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lavens-at-dakota-eastside-ice-house-8th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-1987176483355

Required language

Approved short note

Use this short approved note when you need the cleanest one-paragraph summary for calendars, partners, or recap packets.

Approved event note: The Lavens at The Dakota East Side Ice House on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM in San Antonio. No cover. Just show up. Public campaign record hosted by Good Creative Media.

Requirement	Status	Observation
Event facts	Verified	Title, date, and time are present in the approved event record.
Venue details	Verified	Venue name and address are present in the campaign record.
Social copy ready	Verified	Readable social copy is attached to the campaign.
Contact path	Verified	A media contact path is present on the press page.
Distribution links	Verified	15 campaign links are visible on this page.

Contact

Media contact

Jana Laven · Travel Texas Music
Email: janalaven@gmail.com
Phone: (210) 422-1944
Web: thelavens.us