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Volume 40, Number 39
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
Getting Back Out There
Getting Back Out There
A vaccinated staff gets back to the clubs, movie theatres, restaurants, and performance halls we call our second homes
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Forget Decorum: Music Fans Holler Their Appreciation for the Symphony
And the classical music crowd goes wild
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Two Music Critics Dive Back Into the Scene
Raoul and Kevin hit the clubs for the first time in 14 months, and only one of them has a psychedelic freakout
BY KEVIN CURTIN AND RAOUL HERNANDEZ
A Film Critic Re-Emerges to Watch In the Heights the Way It Was Meant to Be Seen
After 424 days away from the movie theatre it's time to be alone in the dark again
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Ditching the Remote and Sweatpants for Date Night Again
After so much togetherness, a couple tackles Friday night out in the world again
BY JESSI CAPE
Too Soon: The Case for Staying In
"I like my personal bunker, and I'm not planning on leaving it"
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
news
Austin at Large: Fool Around and Find Out!
Austin’s wannabe warriors are set to see what this city really thinks of its cops
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Handshakes on the Concourse
Edging back toward a sense of normalcy: Austin FC's Q2 Stadium set to open at full capacity
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
New Data Shows Slightly Fewer Unhoused Austinites
Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) releases new report
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
As Clock Ticks, Council Bites the Campsite Bullet
Post-Proposition B work to find places for unhoused Austinites continues
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site
Austin's oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores' southeast corner
BY BETH SULLIVAN
AISD Blocks Parent-Funded Posts at Upscale Schools
New equity formula ends PTA pay
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Cannabis Bills Near Texas Lege Finish Line, Diluted and Distorted
[UPDATED] Delta-8 ban hangs in balance; tiny boost for medical use
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Doin’ It to Death: House Dems Chub Up Slim Victories
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
food
It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color
It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin Shift Meal's Job Fair, the Quesoff's Triumphant Return, Jester King's Pet-Adoption Rescheduling, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 27, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose
Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX Will No Longer Manage the Cactus Cafe
University station terminates "disheartening" negotiations and Spider House Ballroom changes ownership.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY MICHAEL TOLAND, DOUG FREEMAN, GREG STITT, DEREK UDENSI, KEVIN CURTIN, ALYSSA QUILES AND RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
aGLIFF Launches a Mini Film-a-Thon for Pride Month
Taking Pride in Austin’s queer film fest
BY JAMES SCOTT
One in a Crowd: Hi.
Local filmmaker Olivia Nash is crowdfunding Hi., her new Austin-made romantic drama
Film Reviews
Cruella
Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero
Endangered Species
Make a donation to a conservation charity instead
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
How the Cold War divided a family, while music kept them connected
A Quiet Place Part II
Creature feature is like great DLC rather than a sequel
The Retreat
Revisionist lesbians-versus-hillbillies horror isn't that big a step forward
Sound of Violence
Murderous melodies never hit the right note
arts & culture
Beili Liu's Sculpture Cloud Pavilion Shimmers at Seaholm
How this glistening steel sculpture by the Austin-based artist became a permanent fixture of an evolving Downtown
BY VIVIE BEHRENS
Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art by Daniel Oppenheimer
In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves
BY BARBARA PURCELL
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Getting Back Out There – But There Where?
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Prop B Passed. Now What?
We must prioritize long-term solutions for homelessness over easier-to-implement changes such as temporary shelters
BY ELIZABETH HEITKEMPER, TARA HUTSON AND WHITNEY THURMAN
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans SB 29 Dead, For Now
Critical win at the Lege welcomes Pride Month festivities
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: La Petite Belle, Palacios
La Belle sails again
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Don’t Ask Your Ex
70-93% of all communication is nonverbal
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 28 - June 3
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Fantastic Goals and Where to Find Them
Three steps for more scoring opportunities
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
