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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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AAC Summer Camp for Shelter Dogs
The Austin Animal Center needs foster parents for its summer camp program to give dogs a break from the shelter life. You don't have to have foster experience, but they do ask that you sign on for two weeks.Pickup is open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 11am-7pm. Free. -
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AAC Waived Adoption Fees
The Austin Animal Center is still overcrowded. Dogs need homes. The shelter is waiving adoption fees through July 9, and reclaim fees will also be waived July 4-9.Through July 9. Free. -
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Austin 60 Strong Calendar Contest
Do you know someone who is still rockin' it at or after 60? Connected Senior Care Advantage is searching for a dozen inspirational adults ages 60-69 that are "healthy in mind and body and are contributing to Austin in some way." The winners will be selected by a panel of celebrity judges and included in a calendar photo shoot.Through Aug. 15Austin -
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Austin Séance Summer Sittings
Venture into the gloom with séance facilitators Albert Lucio and Jake Cordero as they examine the history of the American spiritualist movement, demonstrate tools used by working mediums, and then employ those tools in a modern re-creation of an old-time séance.July 5-8, 8:45pm. $15. -
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“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit”
Seventy years after the luxury liner sank in the Atlantic more than 150 items from the wreck were brought up from the ocean floor and brought together for this fascinating show. Timed tickets are required.June 2-Jan. 5Mayborn Museum, Waco -
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First Responders' Day at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
All first responders will receive a free bag of “Heroes at Heart” coffee or tea and personalized messages from the community. The 100 Club of Central Texas will have a firetruck display on-site.Fri., July 6, 10am-2pm. Free.Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Galleria Oaks, 13376 Hwy. 183 -
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J.E.F.F. Junior Experimental Film Festival
Six teams of four young auteurs (ages 10-17) will create a short film that will be screened at the end of the festival.July 5-8. Sliding scale.Mopac Media, 314 E. Highland Mall Blvd. #120 -
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Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
A kyudo demo and informative talk about the practice and the calming spirit of kyudo in a chaotic world.Fri., July 6, 7-8:30pm. Donations accepted. -
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Lakeway Court: Summer Safe Harbor Amnesty Program
Lakeway Municipal Court will dismiss Failure to Appear and Violate Promise to Appear charges under certain conditions from now through Aug. 30. Those who voluntarily turn themselves in to court staff to pay fines will not be arrested. Call Warrant Clerk Martina Brazell for more information.June 26- Aug. 30, Mon.-Fri., 8am-4:30pmLakeway Municipal Court, 104 Cross Creek -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Xavier Schipani
Here's a striking exhibition of murals, paintings on canvas, and a sculptural installation masquerading as a public bathroom – all by that acclaimed Schipani, voted Austin's Best Muralist in 2016. This new show is, we're told, "largely a reckoning with masculinity. What is manliness? What has it meant in the past, what does it mean now, and what are its shortcomings?" Could be our review provides a few answers.Through Sept. 1 -
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Morning Walk Austin
Meet at Jo's for a cuppa coffee, then take a stroll through Downtown Austin with an ATX tour guide.Ongoing. Wed.-Sat., 10-11:30am. $10-20. -
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Neighborhood Fishing
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is stocking 17 locations in 16 cities, including Austin, with channel catfish throughout the summer.Through November. Free with fishing license.Various locations -
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Pink Elephant Radio
Join Japan and YellaStud – creators of Austin's Pink Elephant Hip-Hop Fest for LGBTQ rappers, emcees, hip-hop artists, and more – for their new weekly radio show. Featuring loads of queer music and artists, and a few allies. Royalties Radio can be downloaded for iPhone and Android. See what they have to say about here.Fridays, 7-9pm. Through Nov. 30Download Royalties Radio app -
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Ruthless! The Musical
Jim Lindsay directs a musical to end all cat fights – err musicals. Expect spoofs of Mommie Dearest, All About Eve, Gypsy, and more; plus song, dance, and a whole lotta laughs.June 15-July 8, Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-40. -
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See a Sea Turtle?
Sea turtle nesting season on the Texas coast has officially begun. If you see a sea turtle heading for the dunes, a nest, or even the distinctive tracks, call the hotline so a trained volunteer can protect the site.April-SeptTexas Gulf Coast -
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Submissions for 2018 Gender Unbound Art Fest Open
Gender Unbound (returning for year three on Sept. 29-30) is looking for trans and intersex artists looking to share their work at this year's festival. Artists from across the globe are encouraged to submit (they offer some travel assistance too)! Details under submission. See our coverage of the fest here.Submissions due Fri., July 6 -
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Summer Crush
Beats by DJ Kurupt & Buck Rogers and special cocktails on the WET Deck from Memorial Day to Halloween.Fridays, noon-9pm, through October. $10. -
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Summer Lunch Program
Central Health Enterprise and the Central Texas Food Bank will provide Travis County low-income families a healthy, free lunch every weekday for 11 weeks, beginning June 4. A weekend take-home food bag will be available on Fridays.June 4-Aug. 24. Mon.-Fri., 11am-1pmCentral Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center, 2901 Montopolis -
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Topgolf Tour
The third annual Topgolf Tour is coming to Austin on Sept. 23. Play for a chance to win $50,000 and a ticket to the championship in Las Vegas. New this year is a military division, open to active duty and veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces.Through Sept. 20. $85 individual; $170 team. -
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We Are Blood’s Movie Encounters of the Free Kind
Give blood, see a movie: This July, anyone who donates, or attempts to donate, at a We Are Blood donor center or mobile drive will leave with an Alamo Drafthouse movie pass.Through July 31. Free. -
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We'll Just Rock for Ourselves: Selections from the Lisa Davis Photograph Archive
Lisa Davis captured history. Her photography, memorializing Austin's lesbian and queer music scene of the Nineties, is on exhibit at the Austin History Center. Don't miss this moment. Read our review on the show.Through July 22
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Austin Pride 2018
The city's flagship Pride celebration starts off with the fest at Fiesta Gardens then flows into neon nighttime parade rolling from the Capitol all the way down Congress to 4th Street. Peeping the parade is free, but you gotta pay to enter the fest for its multitude of entertainers. Snag yours now.Sat., Aug. 11. $15-125. -
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Splash Days 2018
Austin's annual summer send-off with nonstop gay parties to get you wet, wild, and feeling good. New this year: all events are free, but donations for beneficiaries (Kind Clinic, Out Youth, AIDS Services of Austin) will be accepted and those that throw some extra money down will be awarded with cheaper drinks and yummy food deals.Fri.-Mon., Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Free, donations accepted.
