As Austin embraces her comedown from the high that was SXSW we’re taking a mellower route this weekend. But don’t let the word mellow fool you, we’re still chock-full of places to go, things to do, and grrrls to meet.

One of the best things that happens to wine lovers in spring is we start seeing the new vintages of Italy’s brilliant wines from the northeast quadrant. The specific areas in question are Friuli (free-OO-lee) and its subset Collio (COE-leo), and Alto Adige (al-toe ODD-eh-shay).

Imelda Marcos haunts the Pacific Northwest, Fred Phelps goes quietly with human dignity, and Ms. Magazine promotes trans acceptance, as your AggreGAYtor dances the night away.

Spring onions, tender spring carrots, spring beets, and all manner of tiny vegetables with the word “spring” in their name are coming in.

Austin's very own Rooster Teeth Productions are setting up a new roost, and they're going to have excellent neighbors: They'll be joining the Austin Film Society at Austin Studios starting next month.

We hope you're ready to rummage this week. There are great personal stories as well as the things you need right now (vintage rock tour tshirts, anyone?). Read the descriptions carefully, there are often incongruous items in the same sale.

Saturday, Christiane Swenson hosts a party at Maria’s Taco Xpress for debut EP Sleeping Aid, available now on Bandcamp. She and Nicole Bennett perform as the Tiny Bees, the forming revealing, “It was recorded at the Khabele school in a small room on an 8-track.”

If you've spent your life thinking of the Austin Film Festival as a weeklong event restricted to a chilly weekend in October, you're doing it wrong.

Primaries go gay, Priscilla turns 20, and Joan Rivers turns 37, as your AggreGAYtor excommunicates the Catholic League.