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After 20 years of providing comprehensive gynecology services to Texas citizens and advocating on their behalf all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Whole Woman’s Health is in the process of moving operations to New Mexico in order to continue to provide abortion care to people from Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and other states where safe, legal abortion has been restricted. Whole Woman’s Health is currently fundraising to open their new clinic in New Mexico.

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Online This Week

Extremely Cute Critters: Meet the residents of the Austin Nature & Science Center – including a bobcat and baby porcupine – in John Anderson’s photo gallery of the center’s newly renovated “Small Wonders” Exhibit.

The Prince Returns to Koko’s Bavarian: Ancient King Ludwig’s beer-loving descendant will ceremonially tap the first Oktoberfest keg at the Eastside biergarten.

The Whale

AFF’s Big Get: Austin Film Festival announced its opening night film for Oct. 27: Darren Aronofsky drama The Whale starring Brendan Fraser (fresh off a Best Actor win at the Toronto International Film Festival). Also announced: a special screening of James Gray’s autobiographical period piece Armageddon Time, with Gray in attendance to receive this year’s Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting.

All Lit Up: The Texas Book Festival also announced speaker additions to its Nov. 5-6 event, including Will Hurd, former congressman and CIA officer, and country music star Margo Price.

Crema Bakery & Cafe Announces Closure: The award-winning, LBGTQ-owned operation will close its doors permanently on Sept. 17.

Short and Sweet: The Screens team takes a look at the best of the local short films screening at the Lake Travis Film Festival.

This article appears in September 16 • 2022.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...