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Get Ready Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Fair
Join the City of Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for their Get Ready Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Fair! The event is free, family friendly, and open to the public. A limited number of emergency kits are available. More info is available at the link below.Thurs. Sept. 19, 3pm-7pmACC Rio Grande Campus -
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47th Annual Fall Pecan Street Festival
Come celebrate 47 years of Pecan Street Festival! Featuring over 35 live music acts, over 250 arts & crafts vendors, delicious street food, kid’s carnival rides, a petting zoo, and super cool sponsor activations. Celebrate latinx music & culture at Festival de Calle Seis on Sunday. Austin's iconic festival is free!Sept. 14-15Sixth Street
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Funniest Person in Austin
Ah, here it comes again – the final weekend of the annual competition that brings all the ATX funny to one stage, at least sequentially, in order to determine who's gonna wear the cape and crown. Oh! Who's gonna be the winnah? Who's gonna be the champeen? This is the last weekend of semifinals, followed by Monday night's ultimate battle for stand-up supremacy. We've been ranting at you for the last several issues to make your reservations, citizen! WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Through May 13. $6 and up. -
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Cohen New Works Festival
The Cohen New Works Festival is a biennial, weeklong showcase of new work created by students at UT Austin, held in various locations in and around campus. Featuring more than 30 new works across multiple disciplines, the festival represents the spirit of creativity, innovation, and community – especially as embodied by the university's Department of Theatre and Dance. See our latest report on the festival right here.Mon.-Fri., April 15-19. Free.Winship Drama Bldg., 300 E. 23rd -
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Queerbomb Planning Meeting
Help make Queerbomb 2019 a reality! Volunteer your time, your queerness, and your grand ideas, because they want you!Mondays through June 1 , 7-9pm -
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What Do Thriving Queer Communities Look Like?
Peers for Pride hosts a workshop for all UT-Austin students, staff, faculty, and administrators.Mon., April 15, 4-5pm208 W. 21st, Parlin Hall 105 (UT campus) -
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William Bell
Southern soul giant William Bell hits Antone’s for the first time since joining Isaac Hayes and other Stax labelmates for a 2007 revue. The 79-year-old penned “Born Under a Bad Sign” for Albert King and his own hits (“Private Number,” “You Don’t Miss Your Water”) abound, none more perfect than 1968’s string-laden lament, “I Forgot to Be Your Lover.”Mon., April 15, 8pm
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ADL Austin and BRAVE Communities’ Conversation on DACA/DREAMers
A panel discussion (featuring Austin City Council Member Greg Casar and other community leaders) on the current state of affairs for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and DREAMers – both in Texas and nationally. Q&A to follow.Mon., April 15, 6:30-8:30pm. Free. -
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Special Screenings
Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Mon., April 15, 10am -
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America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Mon., April 15, 11am -
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Atelier 1205: Paper Fields
This show unites the work of Austin art educators Kiley Grantges and Jennifer Schroeder. Grantges elevates drinking straws and office copy paper into bas-relief arrays; Schroeder reconstitutes the exuberant mess resulting from her young students’ art explorations into paper mosaics.Closing reception: Sun., April 28, 2-5pm -
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Austin Bat Cave's School Supplies Drive
Austin Bat Cave, a nonprofit organization that offers free creative writing programs to local youth ages 6 to 18, is holding a school supplies drive through April. If you would like to donate pencils, pens, paper, tape, composition notebooks, or any other classroom supplies, email [email protected] to learn how and where to drop off your items.March 11-April 30. Free. -
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“End Game” Documentary Screening and Conversation on End-of-Life Planning
Screening of documentary that looks into how medical professionals and patients cope with death followed by discussion panel.Mon., April 15, 6-8:20pm. Free.Dell Medical School at The University of Texas Health Learning Building (HLB) Auditorium, 1501 Red River Street, 78712 -
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Special Screenings
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Monday Movies: A new take on DC Comics’ two most popular characters.Mon., April 15, 5pm. Free. -
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Bikin' Betties Social Ride
Social Cycling Austin presents Bikin' Betties, a weekly, beginner-friendly, all-ladies bike ride that ends with drink specials and fun activities (karaoke, minigolf, outdoor movies, etc.) Along the way, bond with other two-wheelin' ladies. Join the Facebook group for ride details.Mondays, 8pm -
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Black Mamas ATX Legislative Day
Meet with policymakers about reducing the morbidity and mortality rate for black mothers in Texas.Mon., April 15, 11am-4pm -
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Butridge Gallery: Mayuko Ono Gray and Katy Schmader
Gray’s graphite drawings combine traditional Japanese calligraphy with Western drawing practices and aesthetic; Schmader’s abstract collages explore the connection between tactile traces of a physical environment and the historic system of landscape semiotics.Through May 3 -
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Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces
Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mon., May 6, 6:30pm, Mon., May 13, 6:30pm, Mon., May 20, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm and Mondays, 6:30pm -
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Special Screenings
Clue (1985)
Movie Party: Accompanying the film are fun props like a flashlight, cap revolver, and all sorts of blunt objects.Mon., April 15, 9:45pm -
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Community Conversation: Sendero Health Plans
An update on Sendero’s progress toward goals and benchmarks, and what to expect in the near future.Mon., April 15, 6:30-8pm. Free. -
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Nightlife & Parties
CupCake Bar Trivia
Get schooled by Professor CupCake, leading Austin’s gayest trivia game while Bobby Cook slings cheap drinks your way.Mondays, 7-9pm -
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Don't Mess With Texas K-12 Art Contest
Keep Texas Beautiful and the Texas Department of Transportation invite Texas students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit their best litter prevention-inspired artwork to be considered for the Don’t Mess With Texas calendar. Students with the top 13 designs will have their work featured; one winner will be selected from each grade.Deadline: Mon., April 22. Free. -
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Easter Bunny Photos at Hill Country Galleria
The Easter Bunny's hopping by the Hill Country Galleria and families are invited to stop by and say hi or get photos taken. Photo packages will be available for purchase; however, visits with the Easter Bunny are always free.April 13-20. Time varies. Varies.
