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He is Risen! Yes, indeed, everyone’s favorite undead hare hops back to life and will be sucking all the juice from your tomatoes this Easter Sunday. He’ll also be at local vampire parlor the Glass Coffin for this year’s dark celebrations, ready to take pics with kiddos. From babies to tweens, teens to the young at heart, this goth Easter event features a little somethin’ for everyone – including egg hunts, music by DJ Detra, spooky vendors, and much more. Hip, hop, hooray! : – James Scott

Season one fan favorite on The Voice and a “Local Legends” title-holder according to Matthew McConaughey, Nakia’s lore is on par with his electric bluesy arrangements. The metallic, nostalgia-charged shreds of “Go on to School” and “Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby” transport audiences back in time in rockabilly retrograde. His fiery instrumentals stay grounded with throaty croons (“Somebody’s Sleeping in My Bed”) and warbling vocals (“Gimme Some of Yours”). Doubling as the unveiling of Nakia’s music video for upbeat classic rock crescendo “Thrill-O-Matic,” the night also features support from synth slinger Pelvis Wrestley and folk dreamscaper Junerise. – Miranda Garza

If you’ve ever admired the grounds at our city’s lovely Wildflower Center and wished your backyard bore a more striking resemblance, they’re making it easy for you to get started this April. At their seasonal plant sale, get your hands on all kinds of Texas natives, from Aesculus pavia to Yucca treculeana. Weekend one’s sale is reserved for Wildflower Center members only (sign up now and get 10% off purchases); everybody else will be able shop Fridays-Sundays, April 12-28, 9am-1pm. Want to browse their wares ahead of time? See what’s available at wildflower.org. – Kimberley Jones

In 2009, Michigan trans activist Rachel Crandall tired of the only day centering trans folks in the LGBTQ community being about us dying, and got Trans Day of Visibility trending. While honoring our dead is important, so is celebrating the many transgender lives that continue despite all obstacles. Continuing this day’s 15-years-long celebratory streak, here’s a collaboration between local queer-made mini mall the Little Gay Shop and queer style starters Flavnt Streetwear. This market features over 20 local trans & nonbinary vendors at TLGS’ 12th Street digs, so bonus: You can walk to Dear Diary Coffee, where they don’t charge extra for alt-milks. Transgender win! – James Scott

We’re a newspaper, so I’m going to hit y’all with some breaking news: I know what the REAL Transgender Agenda is. First, we will be taking over the green space of Grassroots Leadership with blankets and delicious and probably allergy-friendly food. Next, we plan to relax with friends & family while playing lawn games, coloring pictures, blowing bubbles, and listening to live music. Also in this plan, we will be joined by Kind Clinic who’ll fortify our forces with rapid HIV/STI testing and important sexual health info. Ah, but the crown jewel of the transgender plot is the art market! Yes, while you cisgender fools walk about your lives, we will be perusing talented trans artists selling their wares at reasonable prices. Muah-ha-ha-ha: Now, a lovely picnic; tomorrow: We take over the world! – James Scott

For generations of children, Arnold Lobel’s stories of amphibian best buds Frog and Toad have been a charming guide to the complexities and joys of friendship. Now the pair take to the stage for this delightful Tony-nominated musical. It’s truly a family affair, adapted by Lobel’s son-in-law Mark Linn-Baker with music by Robert Reale and book & lyrics by his brother, Willie. This new production, directed by Best of Austin winner Sara Burke, features Jillian Sainz and Victoria Brown donning the signature jackets and trousers of Frog and Toad, respectively. – Richard Whittaker

The first night on a giant floating casino/discotheque just off Manhattan: What can possibly go wrong? Well, since this is the 1970s, the decade of the disaster movie, how about earthquakes, tidal waves, rats, explosions, and deadly slot machine handles? Jack Plotnick and Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway jukebox musical features toe-tappers from the decade of AOR and disco, so there’s no better place to be for a night of mayhem and Chuck Mangione. Just watch out for the sharks … – Richard Whittaker

Here in the Live Music Capital of the World, there should be no shortage of opportunities for kids to develop their tuneful talents and pursue rockstar dreams. Austin Jazz Workshop’s jam series is one of these opportunities, with twice-monthly jams led by Gil Del Bosque just for middle- and high school students to get a feel for a real gig setting. Thanks to a financial boost from the city’s Cultural Arts Division, jams are scheduled through August: first Sundays at Batch, last Sundays at Central Market South, both at noon. – Kat McNevins

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!