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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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  • Film

    Special Screenings

    Switchblade Sisters (1975)

    Given the dishonor of a double Siskel and Ebert thumbs-down, this Jack Hill-directed exploitation action flick survives thanks to schlock savant Quentin Tarantino re-releasing it on his personal label Rolling Thunder Pictures. All the hallmarks of a foul film make an appearance: prison lesbians; sexual assault as revenge; and the director citing The Fountainhead as an inspiration. However, a seamy scene or two of girl gang violence – or an entire runtime of 91 minutes’ worth – is just the right amount of poison to keep the cinephile mind from getting too respectable. Drafthouse screens the Arrow Video and AGFA restoration as part of their Time Capsule series, currently focused on the year 1975. – James Scott
    May 27-28
    Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      AGFADrome Presents Terminating Mystery Movie

      Normally mystery movies are, you know, mysterious, but when film preservation freaks the American Genre Film Archive tease “a neon-soaked, cyber-robotic salute to plagiarism, lasers, and crotch violence against men” that hails from Southeast Asia, it’s not hard for fans of a certain 1989 Indonesian supernatural horror starring Barbara Anne Constable to know what they’re implying. Unless this is a grand bait-and-switch, newcomers should brace themselves for high-quality mullets, machine gun massacres, eye lasers, and snakes where snakes shouldn’t be. – Richard Whittaker
      May 27-28
      Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

    • Community

      Sports

      Bike Story Night

      Hot on the heels of Bike to Work Day last Friday, Yellow Bike Project invites two-wheeled travelers to share road stories. This nonprofit dedicated to bike education will host several featured storytellers as well as a couple of wild cards, plus a section for “Community Plugs” wherein you’ll learn about various orgs or initiatives in the cycling community. Hop online to get details about group rides to the function with Ghisallo Cycling, starting from Austin City Hall and East Side Pedal Pushers. Four Corners Brewery brings the suds and various donors bring door prizes. Wheels up! – Kat McNevins
      Tue., May 27
      Yellow Bike Project

    • Community

      Events

      Kerrville Folk Festival

      Since 1972, there’s only been one fest with the length (18 days!), the talent (Dale Watson! Fruition! Carsie Blanton!), and the craft-building (songwriting, guitar, and harmonica workshops all fest!) to bring everyone out into nature like Kerrville Folk Fest.
      May 22 - June 8
      Quiet Valley Ranch

    • Community

      Events

      Pop Up Library Stops

      Amidst the multitudinous resources our local libraries offer in their brick-and-mortars, Austin Public Library also goes on the road! Throughout every month, APL packs up their stuff into a van and drives around town to various places. A visit to one of these mobile van pop-ups gives anyone the opportunity to sign up for a library card, check out books, put in item requests, and even return rented reads. This week’s upcoming stops include Anderson Mill Senior Activity Center (May 27, 11am), Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (May 28, 9am), and the Esperanza Community (May 28, 2pm). Head to library.austintexas.gov/events to see future pop-ups in your area. – James Scott
      May 27-28
      Multiple locations

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Ran (1985)

      In the last 30 years, The Austin Chronicle has only given two films a five-star rating: The 1997 re-release of Fritz Lang’s German Expressionist masterpiece M, and the 2000 re-release of Akira Kurosawa’s bushido King Lear adaptation, Ran. What does five stars mean around here? That a movie is as perfect as a film can be. That’s Ran, now remastered in 4K. – Richard Whittaker
      May 24-29
      AFS Cinema
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