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  • Dripping Springs Rodeo

    Come to the 14th Annual Dripping Springs Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend! This year they will be bringing all the rodeo style fun on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Bring your family and friends for a weekend of mutton bustin', bull riding, vendor shopping, great food, and all things rodeo!
    May 23-25  
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    Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center
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  • Arts

    Books

    Daughter of the Bone Forest Booksigning

    Author C.L. Clark in her Goodreads review of Jasmine Skye’s new YA romantacy novel said, quote, “Ahhh! Okay! What! Ahhhh! Wait!” How else should one react to a spellbinding sapphic story featuring bone familiars – you know, folks who shift into animals marked by exposed bone? – a witch school called Witch Hall, and feral grandmas? Attend queer-romantic and bigender author Skye’s signing at local lit slingers BookPeople, and I predict you, too, will be going “Ahhh! Okay! What! Ahhhh! Wait!” or something to that effect. – James Scott
    Wed., Feb. 28
    BookPeople

  • Community

    Sports

    ATX Open

    Though inaugural ATX Open singles champion Marta Kostyuk won’t return to defend her crown, some notable names have entered the field. Two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka (No. 27 in the WTA Tour rankings as of Feb. 19) looks set to play as the draw’s No. 1 seed but has since dropped from the tournament. 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins, and former Longhorn Peyton Stearns are some of the American women returning for the tournament’s second edition. Stearns won the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Singles Championship while attending UT-Austin and made the quarterfinals of last year’s ATX Open. Free entry to the event’s qualifying has “sold out” for both Feb. 24 and 25, but paid tickets are still on offer for the remaining days. – Derek Udensi
    Mondays-Sundays. Through March 3
    Westwood Country Club

  • Arts

    Theatre

    Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

    You’re a busy guy; you don’t have time to read all of War and Peace. But you’re also ashamed that you’ve not dug into the hottest Russian novel of 1869! Hark: A solution awaits at the Zach Theatre production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s musical adaptation of a 70-page section of Tolstoy’s great tome. Described by the theatre as an “innovative electro-pop opera,” this two-hour-and-thirty-minute love triangle will be available as pay-what-you-will until Feb. 4. Heads-up to queers: Thursday, Feb. 1, is PRIDE night!– James Scott
    Jan. 30-March 3. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25.  
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    ZACH Theatre

  • Film

    Special Screenings

    One From the Heart: Reprise (1982)

    There aren’t many films that killed a studio and a major musical pairing, but that’s the double infamy of Francis Ford Coppola’s troubled but entrancing 1982 musical. Not only did the runaway budget help take down his American Zoetrope shingle, but it also saw the dissolution of the creative relationship between soundtrack composer Tom Waits and his longtime producer Bones Howe. But oh, the cost was worth it for this wild fantasy telling of the tortured romance between too-contented Hank (Frederic Forrest) and yearning Frannie (Teri Garr) in a magical re-creation of Las Vegas. After a sumptuous restoration of his equally overlooked The Cotton Club, now Coppola has gone back to the original negatives for this 4K restoration and re-edit. – Richard Whittaker
    Wed., Feb. 28, 4:30pm  
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    Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

  • Qmmunity

    Community

    Queer Trivia

    According to Eater Austin in 2021, Wanderlust Wine’s Shady Lane location has about 80 wines on tap. While obviously you’ll not be getting through all 80 during the Little Gay Shop and host Aira Juliet’s monthly queer trivia throwdown, several sips a’ vino might spark a random memory that wins you the night. This month’s theme is Love on Tops (and Bottoms), so study up and be prepared to lip-sync for your Lambrusco if you make it to the final round. – James Scott
    Wed., Feb. 28
    Wanderlust Wine Co.

  • Qmmunity

    Community

    Rainbow Skate

    In “The Queer History of Roller Skating,” Vice writer Lisa Lotens interviewed trans woman Jayliah Jada van Gorkum about why she felt roller skating attracted so many queer folks: “You see all kinds of people defying social norms in skates,” van Gorkum said. “It’s a very freeing hobby.” Austin Pride gets in on the free-wheeling with a night at Playland featuring tunes spun by DJ Chorizo Funk. While this ain’t their first roller rodeo, this is their Broken Hearts Club edition, so Austin Pride encourages all to “[share] the love and skate with a sweetie or just come and roll out with your friends.” See ya on the rink, lovers. – James Scott
    Wed., Feb. 28
    Playland Skate Center

  • Community

    Events

    Rock ID Hike

    What’s a geologist’s favorite Police song? “Roxanne.” And what’s a geologist’s favorite way to spend a Wednesday afternoon in gorgeous Central Texas? A rock identification hike! Join the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department to tour Lockhart State Park and learn about rocks common to the area on a ¾-mile hike over moderate terrain. Free with park admission ($3 for adults and free for kids 12 and under); find your guide at the Creekview Trailhead. A stop for some of Lockhart’s famous barbecue on the way there or back is a gem of an idea. – Kat McNevins
    Wed., Feb. 28  
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    Lockhart State Park, 2012 State Park Rd., Lockhart, TX

  • Music

    Vader, Origin, Inhuman Condition, Blightfeeder, Metalriser

    In the before times, a certain Hispanic headbanger bought Vader bandleader Piotr Wiwczarek Mexican beers and a blue-collar feast at Taco More, an incognito lip-smacker between Emo’s and Come & Take It Live. He recounted Iron Maiden opening its World Slavery tour in Poland, which mimicked the Beatles on Ed Sullivan: a national music movement 24 hours later. His death metal pioneers remain the first shot across the bow of the Polska metal scene and splintered gates for extremists Batushka, Behemoth, Decapitated, and Hate. Vader’s 40th anniversary victory lap ignites with brutal support from Kansan tech death dealers Origin. – Raoul Hernandez
    Wed., Feb. 28, 6pm  
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    Come & Take It Live

  • Community

    Events

    We Are Blood x Girl Scouts of Central Texas

    Although giving blood is its own reward, and your donation will save a neighbor’s life, it sure doesn’t hurt to get something in return. And you know how they give you a cookie with some juice after you donate blood? Well this time, you can get a whole box. The Girl Scouts of Central Texas bring four fan faves to We Are Blood to reward donors with a sweet treat: Choose from Thin Mints, Caramel DeLites, Peanut Butter Patties, or Adventurefuls to replenish your nutrients after your contribution. (Those peanut butter ones are just packed with protein, and mint is a leafy green, right?) Schedule an appointment online or by calling 512/206-1266. – Kat McNevins
    Mondays-Sundays. Through Feb. 29
    We Are Blood donor centers
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