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Earth Day Jubilee with The Trail Conservancy
Join The Trail Conservancy on the Butler Hike and Bike Trail for the 2nd Annual Earth Day Jubilee celebration! Enjoy live music by Mr. Will, Motenko, and Brother Thunder, eco-friendly activities, a market by Austin Flea, and fun for the whole family.Sat. Apr. 20, 10am-2pmButler Park -
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The Amazing Acro-Cats: Keep It Weird in Austin!
The Acro-Cats tour supports Rock Cats Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Rock Cats Rescue is focused on saving cats "One Click at a Time" through cat welfare, rescue, and adoption. The Acro-Cats show promotes the importance of bonding and training cats with positive reinforcement, while also finding homes for rescued cats.Apr. 24-May 5Long Center for the Performing Arts
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Austin Music Video Festival
This sprawling music video showcase includes world premieres, virtual reality, retrospectives (Spike Jonze, the Flaming Lips, Christeene), and a swim-in theatre. Find out the winners Sat., Sept. 16, 8pm, at the Austin School of Film.Tue.-Sat., Sept. 12-16. $15-150.Various locations -
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Creatives Meet Business Experience 2017
Instead of boring panels this conference focuses on "programming with hands-on, interactive workshops" to help you with the business side of your artistic venture. See website for details.Thu.-Sat., Sept. 14-16. $100. -
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Jolt: New Member Orientation
Learn about opportunities to contribute to the work Jolt is doing to empower and protect Austin's Latinx community. Ongoing work, temp work – you name it, they got it.Thu., Sept. 14, 7-8:30pm. Free (and kid-friendly).4704-B E. Cesar Chavez -
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Protos Festival
Digital art and electronic music collide at this future-minded multimedia fest.Thu., Sept. 14; Sat., Sept. 16 -
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Texas Invitational
Runners from various universities converge on Old Settler’s Park to see who is the fastest.Thu., Sept. 14, 6:30pm -
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The Struggle to Free Rodney Reed: Featuring Rodrick Reed
Rodney Reed has been on Texas’ death row since 1998, convicted of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, but his case has been tainted with "prosecutor misconduct, police corruption, poor defense, and institutional racism." Learn about his fight for a new trial and the Oct. 10 hearing to deal with troubling testimony from the original trial.Thu., Sept. 14, 7pm
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50 Over 50: An Oral History of Austin's Live Music History
Fifty artists over the age of 50 provide an oral history of their role in and the evolution of Austin's vibrant music scene. Bring your smartphone and earbuds to hear their stories. Live music by Harvey Thomas Young at 8:30.Thu.-Sun., 1-6pm, through Sept. 30. $5 suggested donation. -
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Aldrich Street Grand Opening Street Fair
Celebrate the grand opening of Mueller's newest dining, entertainment, and retail district with poptails, refreshing beer samples, delicious food samples, a hand-pulled mozzarella demonstration, henna tattoo artists, giant Jenga, dominoes, ladder ball, a ring toss and other giveaways/activities.Thu., Sept. 14, 7-10pmAldrich Street District in Mueller -
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Apply for the "Live Proud on Campus" Scholarship by AT&T and HRC
Students 18 and older should apply by submitting a "video pitch describing an LGBTQ-supportive project they’d like to see in place at their schools," and announcing their participation on the socials with #ATTLiveProud and #LiveProudScholar. Semi-finalists will announced on September 27. Three grand prize winners receive:: ·$10,000 college scholarship: ·Trip to D.C. for the HRC National Dinner in Oct.: ·$2,500 to help make their project a reality: ·Semester-long mentorship with HRC leadership: ·“Tech suite” package (tablet, smart phone, and device cases)Through Sept. 22. Free. -
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Austin Job Fair
Need a job? Can't hurt hitting this up. Bring a bunch of resumes and look sharp.Thu., Sept. 14, 10am-2pm. Free. -
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Chuffed.org Crowdfunding for Social Causes Workshop
Learn all about running a successful crowdfunding campaign.Thu., Sept. 14, 11am-3pm. $30-60.The Learning Lab, Mission Capital -
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Community Conversation: Poverty
Join TCDP Chair Vincent Harding celebrates his 30th birthday with a community conversation on poverty in Central Texas.Thu., Sept. 14, 6:30-9pm -
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Eastside Pop Up Nights
Drinking, dancing, and shopping under the beautiful Texas sky.Thu., Sept. 14, 8pm-1am. Free. -
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Fotoseptiembre
Photographers come together to show and discuss their work at more than 30 showcases around the city.Sept. 1-30. Mostly free.San Antonio -
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Haus of Face Present So You Think You Can Drag
StarrFace Entertainment brings you eight "sickening performers" going heel to heel for crown and glory.Thu., Sept. 14, 10pm -
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JA Maker Bowl
Bowling fundraiser for Junior Achievement of Central Texas. Registration includes two games, shoe rental, JA Maker Bowl socks, chips and salsa, and soft drinks for five bowlers.Thu., Sept. 14, 1-5pm. $100. -
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La Catrina Presents Summer Meltdown
More than 15 visual artists, musicians, and vendors gather to raise money for the Texas Advocacy Project.Thu., Sept. 14, 8pm. $5, $30 VIP, $50 VIP for 2. -
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LUTU Fest
Left Up To US presents live music from Batty Jr., Summer Swells, Tone Royal, and Brickwaller in support of Harvey relief.Thu., Sept. 14, 6pm. free, asking for donations. -
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Night School
Find the dark side of music with Calico Club, Moriah Kay, Lightworks, DJ Slimey Steve, and Scorpio.Thu., Sept. 14, 9pm. Free. -
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Plezzure Island Year 2
The plezzure krew is back for round two. Close out yer summer with a leztastic beach weekend complete with celezbian entertainers, games, and gals.Thu., Sep. 28-Sun., Oct. 1. $40-300.South Padre Island -
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Pong to Pokémon: The Evolution of Electronic Gaming
Follow the evolution of the gaming industry from the Seventies to the present day with a focus on the local scene from Richard Garriott's Ultima series to John Romero's Doom to the developers making waves on today's gaming platforms.Daily through March 18, 2018. Museum admission: $13 ($9, kids). -
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Queso Fundido for Houston
For the entire month of September, the Hightower and Antonelli's Cheese Shop will donate 30% of sales from Queso Fundido to Houston disaster relief. How much queso can you handle in a month? You'll know the answer to that question by October. -
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Shakespeare at Winedale
This year the students perform “As You Like It,” “King Lear,” and “Antony & Cleopatra” in a unique setting in the Winedale Theater Barn.Thu.-Sun., July 20-Aug. 13. $10.Round Top -
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Special Needs Forum Workshop
The topis is: Guardianship and Alternatives at Age 18.Thu., Sept. 14, 11:30am-1pm6200 Bridgepoint Parkway, building IV, second floor -
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy of good vs. evil in the mystical land of Narnia. For kids 5 and up.Sept. 14-Feb. 10. Tickets start at $16. -
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Tropical Terrarium Workshop
Martha Breed helps you build your own tropical terrarium. Admission includes a Blue Owl glass and four pours.Thu., Sept. 14, 11:30am. $30. -
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undeRAGE Thursdays
Highland's weekly college night. Get yer dance on to those EDM beats. 18 and up welcome.Thursdays, 9pm. $20. -
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UWATX's Women United Lunch & Learn
Learn more about the programs Women United offer.Thu., Sept. 14, 11:30am-1pm. Free.Vinson & Elkins, 2801 Via Fortuna # 100 -
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Veterans Park Plan Project Kicks Off
Austin Parks and Recreation Department hosts a community meeting to begin the planning process for Veterans Park.Thu., Sept. 14, 6:30-8:30pm -
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War on the Catwalk: The Queens From Season 9
Catch the queens who put season nine of Drag Race on the map. Sasha Velour, plus Shea Coulee, Trinity Taylor, Aja, Farrah Moan, and Alexis Michelle are gracing Austin's stage.Thu., Sept. 14, 8pm. Free. -
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Yellow Bike Project After School Programs
YBP is offering free courses where kids can learn the skills needed to fix a bike or use our old bike parts to make cool art projects.AISD school days, Mon.-Fri., through Dec. 8, 3-6pm. Free.
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Call for Entries for the 2017 Austin Green Awards
ATX Green Awards, which recognizes and promotes sustainability and innovation in local design, is accepting submissions now through Sept. 22 (for the awards ceremony happening Oct. 25). See website for details.Through Sept. 22, noon -
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El Buen Samaritano Hosts the Grito Challenge
El Buen Samaritano hosts a public participation challenge to raise awareness of the services they provide to Latino and immigrant families. Enter by uploading your Grito videos (a cry for independence, a halt to oppression, and a soulful shout) to social media with #gritochallenge, then tag three other people to do it on social media.Through Sept. 15
