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The University of Texas once again hosts the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, for the 96th time, in fact. Thousands of college track and field athletes and spectators will alight on the UT campus for races and skills trials of all kinds. And this year’s prestigious competition has a special honorary referee in Chris Plonsky, Longhorn chief of staff and executive senior associate athletics director, recognized on the last day of competition after 36 years working for UT. All-meet tickets are on sale now for $25, and Friday/Saturday meet tickets become available March 25. – Kat McNevins

Last year, the 2005-founded, family-friendly Urban Music Fest lengthened its name to loop in all “Afrocentric aspects of culture.” Living up to the rebrand, the event kicks off with a Friday remembrance of Sixth Street bastion Catfish Station (in addition to food and vendors). The Chronicle once wrote that the venue, run by fest co-founder Homer Hill, “held down the heart of Old Pecan with an insider’s range of African-American music, food, and culture.” Houston jazz saxophonist Kyle Turner, Don Diego, Toni Redd, DJ Casanova, and more tribute the hub. Beyond Barbados-born beatbox standard Doug E. Fresh, founder of the Eighties’ Get Fresh Crew, Saturday celebrates the “renewal of R&B” with October London, J. Brown, Bigg Robb, and more. Find tickets at urbanmusicfest.com. – Rachel Rascoe

You can’t keep a great low-budget film director down. So even though it’s been 20 years since Akron, Ohio’s greatest schlockmeister J.R. Bookwalter stepped behind the camera, now he’s back with Side Effects May Vary, a suitably mean and nasty tale of a science denier who thinks he can cure a pandemic and pays an evil price. Get there early for a free surgical mask and mystery DVD, then stick around for a sure-to-be enthralling Q&A with the director of The Dead Next Door and Humanoids From Atlantis. – Richard Whittaker

Celebrate our old pal Roy G. Biv and all the other hues and shades at this vibrant morning for junior color enthusiasts aged 3 and under. Kiddos and caregivers will be treated to an interactive storytime exploring art and nature with hands-on activities involving color mixing and dots. Be sure to save time for adventures through the grounds to visit the sculptures, peacocks, and meditative pathways at this gorgeous oasis just west of Downtown. – Kat McNevins

“Rehearsing, failing, trying, rehearse more, losing my voice, asking myself why I kept losing my voice.” So Stefanie Mannaerts described the process of learning to drum and sing at the same time as she does in rousing Belgian post-punks Brutus. Returning here for the first time since that pre-pandemic Levitation preview, the trio spins third LP and mid-lockdown boon Unison Life. Stijn Vanhoegaerden’s crystal-sliver solos slice ’n’ dice with delicious brutality, while bassist Peter Mulders’ muscled low end balances up against Mannaerts’ piercing intonations. Her sweet but fierce delivery raises hairs both honeyed and harrowing – Tanya Donelly taking over Sleater-Kinney. Albertan Evan Uschenko opens as Ghostwoman. – Raoul Hernandez

Is it too early to feel nostalgia for Justin Bieber? If it is, I and other Austinite Beliebers don’t care. Though the teen and his iconic swooping bowl cut rose to fame in 2010s, Club 90s is hosting a night full of Bieber fever at Emo’s Austin. Whether you’ve been a fan since “Baby” or prefer his Kid LAROI collab “Stay,” the L.A.-based traveling dance party group promises a night to fulfill the fangirl within. At the same time, Beliebers across North America will be partying in Memphis and Edmonton “like it’s 3012.” Don’t see yourself spending Friday night with the Biebs? Never say never. – Madeline Duncan

Remember making dioramas for school? Well, here’s your chance to experience a dye-o-rama. One of the city’s oldest residences, Neill-Cochran near the UT campus opens up its grand and glorious lawn for Easter festivities including live music, games, a scavenger hunt, and egg-dyeing, with supplies and volunteer assistance provided (though you’re free to bring your own eggs as well). Not only that, they’re opening the museum for free tours all day, so you can peruse the displays and visit the historic house and slave quarters. – Kat McNevins

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

Rife with references to house, disco, and ballroom, Renaissance was Beyoncé’s ode to Black queer culture. Long-awaited Act II, officially titled Cowboy Carter, changes course from dance to country, but local House of Lepore still plots a mini-ball on release day. Emceed by Mother Natalie Lepore, the competition features live performances by queens Diamond Dior Davenport and Lucy Fur and beats by Amarji and ScamLikely – plus a full run-through of the new album. Categories: Performance, Runway, Face, Best Dressed, Sex Siren, and Shake that A$$. Lay your cards down, down, down, down. – Carys Anderson