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  Fourth of July

  14th Annual 4th of July Corn Dog Eating Contest

  There are a lot of pleasurable things you could put in your pie hole, but is there any more American than the corn dog? (Checks Wikipedia… “Newly arrived German immigrants in Texas…” That’s the melting pot at work, y’all!) To be fair, this annual contest is not about patriotic ideals, but numbers: Specifically, how many corn dogs you can eat in eight minutes. Winner takes home a cash prize while everybody else can feel good about supporting Helping Hand Home, a local nonprofit supporting abused and neglected children. – Kimberley Jones

  Thu., July 4

  Black Sheep Lodge

• Music

  Fourth of July concert & fireworks w/ Austin Symphony Orchestra, Sundance Head, Bidi Bidi Banda, Taméca Jones, DJ Du

  Thu., July 4, 5pm. Free.

  Auditorium Shores

• Music

  Foxglove (single release), Chico Jones, Lo Gentry

  Sat., July 6, 6pm. Free (all ages).

  Guero's Taco Bar

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

  Thu., July 4, 9:00

• Music

  Jazz brunch w/ Cicely Jones

  Sun., July 7, 11am; Sun., July 14, 11am; Sun., July 21, 11am; Sun., July 28, 11am

  Shore Raw Bar & Grill

• Arts

  Visual Arts

  Laguna Gloria

  This local treasure of a venue, run by those Contemporary Austin folks who also bring us the Jones Center shows Downtown, is all about the outdoors – which is perfect for these trickily navigated times of ours, n'est-ce pas? Recommended: Stop by and breathe in the air, enjoy the lawns and gardens and the many examples of world-class sculpture arrayed across the property, and (as Frankie used to say) r-e-l-a-x.

  Thu.-Fri., 9am-noon; Sat.-Sun., 9am-3pm

  Laguna Gloria Amphitheater

• Music

  Mad Cowboys, Variety Jones (5:00)

  Fri., July 5

  Carousel Lounge

• Music

  Mike Jones, Lawrence Matthews, Blakchyl, Hunter Dollars, J Rich Tha Don, DJ Kurupt

  Sat., July 13, 10pm  

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  Antone's Nightclub

• Arts

  Visual Arts

  Summer Exposure 2024, Session 1

  In Link & Pin’s Summer Exposure series, they’re presenting three artists for two weeks each. Kicking it off are Jan Pomeroy, Denise Elliott Jones, and Kristy Battani. Their work perfectly complements each other, exhibiting worlds full of vibrant colors and rich, evocative texturing. Play along with their vivid sightscapes this Thursday, in conjunction with East Austin Arts District’s Third Thursday walks. Or wait for the artist reception on Saturday, for wining and dining and art aplenty. – Cat McCarrey

  Through July 7

  Link & Pin

• Community

  Events

  Summer Field Day

  Looking back on our field days of yore, we can imagine ourselves, hitching up our knee-high athletic socks and yanking tight our pigtails, thinking, “The egg toss is pleasant enough, but someday I’ll be an adult and this will be a fuckton more fun with an icy cold beer in hand.” And lo, that day has arrived. Zilker Brewing Co.’s first-ever Summer Field Day will include classic games like dizzy bat and cornhole, along with music from Double Heads and food from Spicy Boys. Calling it now: After a few frosty ones, the three-legged race is going to be absolute carnage. – Kimberley Jones

  Thu., July 4

  Zilker Brewing Co.

• Arts

  Visual Arts

  WPA: Elizabeth Olds

  Minneapolis-born and -raised, Elizabeth Olds lived to a sturdy 94 but didn’t get the attention she deserved in her lifetime. The Harry Ransom Center’s new exhibit, which opened Feb. 3 and runs through July 14, aims to rectify that with a first-of-its-kind look back at more than 100 of her prints, paintings, drawings, and illustrations from the 1920s to the 1960s. Of particular note: her depictions of social and political change from her time as a Works Progress Administration printmaker. Want to go deeper? Drop in for one of the daily docent tours. – Kimberley Jones

  Feb. 3-July 14

  Harry Ransom Center