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Music

Film

Cinemark Classics: West Side Story

It's Sharks and Jets time when this timeless Leonard Bernstein musical with the Jerome Robbins kick-steps starts rolling.

2PM, Tinseltown North, N. I-35 & FM 1825, Pflugerville

Arts

  • Davis Gallery: No Place Like Home

    This spring showcase features gallery artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media collage, and prints – and these artists are, as ever, nonpareil. Sam Yeates, Randall Reid, Christopher St. Leger, Lisa Beaman, Faustinus Deraet, Chun Hui Pak, and more. This diverse array of work is highly recommended. Through May 25.

    Davis Gallery, 837 W. 12th, 512/477-4929

    www.davisgalleryaustin.com

  • Wally Workman Gallery: Book of Etiquette

    Tracey Harris uses thin layers of oil paint to create luminous hyper-real images, her creations juxtaposing common objects against classically rendered nudes and uncommon phrases on seemingly academic book spines. We're a bit enamored of this whole thing, and recommend it highly. Through March 30.

    Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 W. Sixth, 512/472-7428

    www.wallyworkmangallery.com

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    • Community

    • Nerd Nite: Space Invasion

      Supersmart folks gather to listen to even smarter people discuss things such as NASA's next big telescope, dark matter, alien worlds, and more. 7:30-10pm. Free.

      Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, 512/206-1000

      www.austin.nerdnite.org

    • Rodeo Austin

      It's outlasted South by Southwest, but this is the last weekend. More cattle-roping and bull-riding, livestock contests, carnival fun, and kid-friendly events. Oh yeah, Kyle Park and Gary Allan take the stage this weekend. Go online for a complete list of events or to buy tickets and just follow the big, gleaming belt buckles. March 8-23. Fairgrounds admission: $8 ($5, children); carnival: $38 (includes fairground admission); rodeo and concert: $37-175 (includes fairground admission).

      Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker, 512/854-4900

      www.rodeoaustin.com

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    • Half-Circle Eleven Pop-Up Restaurant

      Chef Chris Chism launches a new pop-up restaurant named for the 100-year-old brand on his family's ranch. The multicourse, prix-fixe meals will include one complimentary cocktail prepared by the chef, plus a full cash bar and available wine pairings. Seatings at 6, 6:30, and 7pm. Reserve by phone or email. Wed.-Thu., March 13-14, 6pm. $50.

      Donn's Depot, 1600 W. Fifth, 571-3664

      www.donnsdepot.com, reservations@halfcircleeleven.com

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    • Queer Ride

      Search Team ProHomo on Facebook for up-to-date details on meeting spots and stops of this weekly ride. This week ends up at Barton Springs for Free Swim. Wednesdays, 7pm. Free.

      Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress, 512/305-8400

      www.facebook.com/AustinTPH

    • Steel Vaginas

      Search Facebook for "The Steel Vaginas: Discussion Group on Feminism(s)" to discover this semiweekly romp through the nuanced ebbs and flows of the F Word. Second and fourth Wadnesdays of the month, 7:30pm.

      The Q, 3408 West, 281/733-0576

      www.qboyz.org, ashton@theqaustin.org

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