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Looking to do some good for others, citizen? Wish you had more to give than you do? This is the day in which AmplifyATX.org, the online platform that makes it easy to donate to local nonprofits, supercharges their philanthropic site with special matches that will amplify the value of your gift. Amplify Austin Day is the biggest day of giving in Central Texas, raising $102.7 million for the local community since 2013, and this year you can be part of the seven-county crowd spreading funds (and, consequently, joy) across our river city. – Wayne Alan Brenner

After two years creating a space for “making and strengthening community and creative critical action today and tomorrow in the comics, gaming, animation, and multimedia storytelling arts,” Austin’s very own symposium for comic fans of color returns for three days. Explore topics like reinterpreting historical media, current Black comics as interpreted by Black scholars, and “Why Are All the Cowboys White?” All this, and workshops, animation screenings, and plenty of networking opportunities to meet other folks in the graphic narrative field. – James Scott

Poet and activist Fariha Róisín was born in Ontario but raised in Sydney, and now resides in Los Angeles. Her work ties together themes of “margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being” as well as stocking conversation on contemporary Islam, queer identity, and wellness. The former Hairpin self-care columnist celebrates her second poetry release, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination, at Best of Austin-winning lit-lounge Reverie Books with a reading, audience Q&A, and booksigning. – James Scott

You know the folks at Still Austin in the Yard have a way with grain that distills it into some of the finest potent potables available in these here parts, right? Tonight, their award-winning bourbons and ryes will be paired with cuts of Double J Ranch beef from cows that were raised on Central Texas grasses and spent grain from Still Austin. (That’s why it’s called Full Circle.) ’Course, if they’re staging a steak dinner as posh as this one, they’d best have a damned good chef lined up. Would you believe: MaieB’s own chef Michael Fojtasek? Because it’s true! – Wayne Alan Brenner

If you caught the 2018 doc McQueen, about the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, then you’re already familiar with the talents of his nephew and protégé Gary James McQueen, who was responsible for the stunning, under-the-skin skull sculptures featured in the opening credits. Those skulls, as represented via 3D lenticular artworks, form the basis of the Gary James McQueen exhibit – his first stateside – now running at West Chelsea Contemporary through March 24. – Kimberley Jones

Everyone knows that children are our future, and we should teach them well, and let them lead the way. To that end, this SXSW amuse bouche gathers educators, experts, and others to share the latest innovations to help make teaching the life-changing art form it can be. Get on board for conference sessions, film screenings, competitions, and some world-class networking. Take what you learn and share it with the world. It truly is the greatest love of all. – James Renovitch

Five Texas hardcore bands plot an all-ages show at Mohawk that raises money for the people of Gaza to purchase eSIM cards. Ski mask-donning Bosh both rage and diminish on latest EP AGAINST GOD, where walloping bass and squalling guitar meet slowed-down power chords. Fellow locals Banged Out pull a melodic bait-and-switch on 2023’s Promo, concealing the violence of Leah Miller’s androgynous scream behind a squeaky guitar intro and a quiet, easy-listening interlude. The Stuff, Tupaki, and Unnecessary Roughness round out the bill, which requests a $10 donation. – Carys Anderson

At a time when Texas universities are making less space, not more, for diverse representation, the Art Galleries at Black Studies’ symposium returns to honor the essential role Black and other ethnically specific museums play in our culture and communities. A morning roundtable with historians and curators Jacqueline Smith-Francis, Carre Adams, and Ulili Emore will explore their work preserving Black history in Central Texas, while the afternoon programming includes case study presentations. The whole day is free and open to the public, but you’ll need to register online to attend either in person or virtually.: – Kimberley Jones

Yo-Yo Ma returns to Austin for the first time in more than a decade for a transcendent evening of music and words, performing his favorite pieces and sharing stories about a life dedicated to music.

As if boasting some of the lengthiest day-to-night South by Southwest lineups weren’t enough, Hotel Vegas’ birthday annually lands just before the fest bonanza – kicking off all-free, all-fun, and oft-hard-rocking offerings. For lucky number 13, the iconic patio stage books nonstop ATX essentials: A Giant Dog’s garage theatricality, Holy Wave’s psychedelic pop pleasantry, the Well, Pussy Gillette, Como Las Movies, and more. Indoor hits rising Austinites the Pinky Rings, Billy Glitter, and Haha Laughing, plus Mexico City’s Mint Field. Adjacent club Volstead shares the same B-day, and invites DJs ulovei, Orión García, and beyond. – Rachel Rascoe

How long does it take to become legendary? There’s no real answer, but local kiki houses Lepore and Juicy Couture have brought legend status to first Thursdays in just about two years. Tonight they celebrate this anniversary with a mini ball presented by sexual health heavy-hitters ASHwell and the Q Austin, meaning there’s money, honey. Competitors can win up to 150 bucks in ballroom categories like Majorette and Sex Siren. Legendary Akasha and BabiBoi Juicy are in the DJ booth, and the legendary Natalie Lepore is your master of ceremonies. –James Scott

When a fellow is named Tim McCool, you’ve got to hope he lives up to the moniker. We reckon that, as co-founder (with his dauntless spouse, Kira) of the right-there-in-the-garage Good Luck Have Fun Gallery off Enfield, this particular art-scene mover and shaker is as McCool as it gets. Evidence: The gallery’s newest show brings together the colorful and provocative work of four women artists – Aubree Dale, Aria Brownell, Wendy Rhode, and Barbara Miñarro – “who explore the relationships between individual identity and the collective, the process of making art and of making one’s self.” – Wayne Alan Brenner

That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details!

You think it’s easy, being somebody’s mother? You think giving birth to another human being doesn’t put your own humanity and purpose under some fierce self-scrutiny? Milwaukee-based artist Aimée M. Everett, in her solo show at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, uses abstraction, minimalist line-making, saturated colors, and melodic compositions to explore “the profound transformations experienced during childbirth and the subsequent journey of self-discovery into motherhood.” Word – or, more appropriately, image – to your mother. – Wayne Alan Brenner