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Get Ready for the 11th Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival

You get used to the Texas heat when you’ve lived in it your whole life, or at least stayed long enough to accept that summer comes, and you’ll always need something to bear with the sun. That is where ice cream, shaved ice, and all things frozen at the 11th Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival come in.

3:45PM Thu. Aug. 3, 2017, Kali Venable Read More | Comment »

Five Artful Things to Do This Weekend

Artful?Yes: Full of art.Which is precisely what your brief respite from the work-week grind can be, citizen – especially if you harken unto our suggestions listed below:

3:30PM Thu. Aug. 3, 2017, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

In Memoriam: Sam Shepard

The passing of Sam Shepard on July 27 was a monumental loss to American theatre and cinema, for which he produced many enduring stage plays, screenplays, and film performances. But Central Texas will be central to keeping his flame alive in years to come, as major archives of his work are held at Texas State University and the University of Texas.

1:08PM Thu. Aug. 3, 2017, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Sweet Pill, Zeta, Equipment

Parish

Friends Trivia
at Waterloo Ice House

Concert in the Dark: Full Moon edition w/ Will Taylor & Ryan Murphy (the Beatles tribute) at ATX Unplugged

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Student Researchers Test New "Air" Transportation

Think your morning commute down I-35 or MoPac is bad? Try spending more than three hours on the road driving to Austin from a city like Dallas or Houston. Thirty-thousand people, termed “super-commuters,” from each respective city did this in 2009 according to a study by NYU's Rudin Center for Transportation.

11:55AM Thu. Aug. 3, 2017, Victoria Mycue Read More | Comment »

How to Enjoy a Month in Paris

It’s possible to get a taste of Paris this August even if you’re spending the entire month in Austin. The Violet Crown’s eight-part Summer in Paris film series offers the best view of the City of Lights this side of a perch at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

4:10PM Wed. Aug. 2, 2017, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Toy Joy Celebrates 30 Years With a Candy Shop Expansion

Toy Joy is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a sweet announcement: The longtime quirky toys and novelties retailer will be expanding its candy department into a freestanding concept called Yummi Joy.

2:37PM Wed. Aug. 2, 2017, Kali Venable Read More | Comment »

Gender Unbound: Spotlighting Trans and Intersex Artists

If ever there was a time to celebrate our transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex communities it’s now. Texans living outside of the (cis)gender binary have been under a nonstop ambush by the state since the 85th Legislative Session gaveled in on January 10.

1:10PM Wed. Aug. 2, 2017, Sarah Marloff Read More | Comment »

Judges Announced for Seventh Annual Quesoff

The cheesiest competition of the year – Quesoff – just announced judges for its seventh annual queso competition. Six individuals will vote on the best spicy, meaty, veggie, and wild card quesos, as well as a best in show winner during the competition, held on Aug. 26, from 2-5pm.

12:47PM Wed. Aug. 2, 2017, Kali Venable Read More | Comment »

City Compost Program Expands

Beginning Oct. 2, the Austin Resource Recovery Program will add 38,000 households to its Curbside Composting Collection Program.

12:00PM Wed. Aug. 2, 2017, Joseph Caterine Read More | Comment »

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The CMT Music Awards Return to Moody Center

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