Summer Fun 2013

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Arts

It's Institutional!

The Next Chapter has improvisers riffing on a local author's work – with the author starting the antics off. Directed by Justin Davis, this series of literary transmogrifications runs for just two more weeks, with Suzy Spencer, and Daniel Quinn as the featured authors. Fridays, 8pm. Through June 28. $12. The Suitcase In which Asaf Ronen presents an immersive show where the audience follows the characters to sit up-close and personal while the cast of lowlifes improvises a narrative from objects the audience has provided. Recommended! Fridays, 10pm. $12. The Hell and Back Cabaret Music, improv, and parlor games. Sat., June 22, 8pm. $12. Triple Scoop The best comedy comes in threes, and it's partly Praneeth Mandavilli. Sat., June 22, 10pm. $5. The Rubber Room is an open improv jam, so join in – if you dare. Sun., June 23, 8pm. Free.

Institution Theater, 3708 Woodbury, 895-9580

www.theinstitutiontheater.com, info@theinstitutiontheater.com

Community

  • Curbside Christmas Tree Recycling

    Curbside trash pickup customers can place their real trees (not in bags) out with their regular trash to be composted into Dillo Dirt. Want rid of it sooner? Drop it off at the Zilker Polo Fields from 10am-2pm this weekend and next. Jan. 5-6 and 12-13, 10am-2pm.
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  • Mario Kart Tournament

    You might have thought Mario was nothing but a turtle-hater, but he's also a cutthroat driver. Test your skills against other players (6 years of age and older) to advance to the finals. Fri., Jan. 4, Willie Mae Kirk Branch, 3101 Oak Springs Dr.; Sun., Jan. 6, Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe; both at 2pm. Free.

    974-7302

    www.library.austintexas.gov

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  • JCC Dodgeball Tournament

    Co-ed squads of six to 10 players (at least three women) duke it out with "no sting" dodgeballs. 11am. $12, advance; $15, at the door.

    JCAA Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart, 512/735-8206

    www.shalomaustin.org/dodgeball

  • The Rules of Basketball

    Features an exhibition by artist Paul Pfeiffer and a display of James Naismith's 1891 document the Original Rules of Basketball. You won't want to miss this in-depth and historical look into the sport of basketball. Runs through Jan. 13, 2013.

    The Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr., 512/471-7324

    www.blantonmuseum.org

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