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  Austin Monthly’s Burger Bash

  Start fasting now. For about 50 bucks, you can sample up to 20 of the most sought-after burgers in the city. The full lineup isn’t announced yet, but Austin Monthly has promised tastings of patties by buzzy smash burger experts NADC, the smokers at la Barbecue, and Jewboy, plus Gimme Burger, Bill’s Oyster, Loro, and Huckleberry, so far. Central Machine Works hosts live music, local vendors, and two-step teachers to round out the fun, which runs from noon to 4pm.

  Sat., June 14

  Central Machine Works

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  Bat City Bingo

  I love the Bat City Bingo ladies. They’re always up to give you a prize from their incredible collection whether your victory is real or simply deserved. My friend once got a book that was just artistic depictions of Satan! Anyway, those who missed their presence on North Loop after they departed from Tuesday at Dub Trub can now rest easy. BCB sets up in the cozy cocktail quarters of Tigress, where you can enjoy delicious drinks and dot your bingo sheet indoors. Good way to beat the Monday blues, baby. – James Scott

  Mondays

  The Tigress Pub

• Music

  billy woods, PremRock

  Now with new album Golliwog in hand, unique New York-based MC billy woods comes back to Austin not too long after performing several scorching sets during this year’s South by Southwest.

  Fri., June 6, 8pm  

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  29th Street Ballroom

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

  The greatest question ever asked in an interview was during an episode of Inside the Actors Studio, when host James Lipton asked of Steven Spielberg about CE3K, “Your father was a computer scientist. Your mother was a musician. When the spaceship lands, how do they communicate?” It was at that moment that the director himself realized how much of his family life he had poured into this jaw-dropping science-fiction epic. If you’ve seen The Fabelmans (and, if you haven’t, correct your life now), you’ll know how long it took him to process those emotions of parental obsession, of bridging impossible distances through music. But if you’ve never seen arguably the greatest alien movie ever made, see how he handled it metaphorically, visually, and with a sense of awe. We are truly not alone. – Richard Whittaker

  May 21, 26 & 31

  AFS Cinema

• Qmmunity

  Nightlife & Parties

  Divina: Noche Drag Latinx

  At the start of her drag career, Divina host Tatiana Cholula told Qmmunity she’d be critiqued for not assimilating enough “American” culture into her acts. “Before I started Divina,” she said, “the scene was rich in amazing Latinx drag performers and artists, but there weren’t any spaces focused on them or they didn’t feel comfortable performing certain songs at certain spaces.” Thankfully, Tatiana did start Divina, and now every other Wednesday you’ll see Oilcan Harry’s stage taken over by the spirits of Latina legends like Gloria Estefan and Paulina Rubio – courtesy of local Latinx drag talent. – James Scott

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  Oilcan's

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  Fresh for Less Mobile Markets

  This program from the city of Austin, run by Farmshare Austin, has opened new market locations. There are now six weekly markets around town that sell Texas-grown produce, eggs, honey, and other groceries all at reduced prices. Most major cards are accepted at these markets and if you are a SNAP customer, you can also use your Lone Star card and Double Up Food Bucks. Locations and schedules are subject to change, so check the current info online to find one near you.

   

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  KhushFest

  Khush means “happy” in Hindi, which is one of the goals for the fest. And couldn’t we all use a bit of unfettered joy right now? Admission gets you two bags of brightly colored powder that fills the air in a celebration of unity, equality, and respect. Dance to a mix of Bollywood music, plus English- and Spanish-language hits while surrounded by clouds of color. There will also be food trucks to keep you fueled for fun and activities for the kids (under 12 get in free). Be prepared to leave more colorful than you came. – Blake Leschber

  Sat., May 31

  Republic Square

• Music

  Mount Eerie

  The adamantly DIY stylings of Phil Elverum became a cornerstone of the Northwest’s independent music scene in the early 2000s, first behind the Microphones and now primarily as Mount Eerie. The auteur continues to push multimedia artistic edges through his various projects under the house label P.W. Elverum & Sun – including the soundscapes of last year’s hauntingly atmospheric LP Night Palace, which unravels a tension of beauty and terror in his haltingly soft and intimate vocals. The equally enigmatic Dagmar Zuniga opens behind the mesmerizing new lo-fi album in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music. – Doug Freeman

  Thu., June 5, 8pm  

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  Paramount Theatre

• Music

  Nakia & the Never Not Now (performance & record signing)

  Earlier this month, when Shinyribs serenaded Waterloo Records, emotions ran heavy in the knowledge of the group’s final live appearance at that location. Expect no less from Nakia. A semifinalist on The Voice and perennial Austin City Limits television show attendee, the South Austin soul man runs deep through the local scene lore. No surprise, then, that his swan song at Sixth and Lamar – Waterloo will relocate several blocks north this summer – services one of his finest recorded moments. Signal, inspired by Eighties synthpop, pulses his rich and deepening croon atop a lithe bed of electro delectables for maybe the best fit in decades, as aided by new band the Never Not Now. – Raoul Hernandez

  Fri., May 30, 5pm

  Waterloo Records

• Qmmunity

  Nightlife & Parties

  Now Serving

  Tiffany Epiphany presents dinner and a drag show, where the plates are hot and the performances are even hotter – unless you ordered those sizzling fajitas, of course.

  Fridays

  Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Sunset Boulevard (1950)

  One of the best-loved Billy Wilder productions, Sunset Boulevard is a timeless tale of the greed and desperation Hollywood wreaks on its young acolytes as they age. It also set off a long practice of – to varying degrees performative and genuine – self-criticism among its elites. Gloria Swanson is glorious and tragic as the washed-up silent star Norma Desmond, atrophying in her mansion with her former director/husband and now faithful butler Max (Erich von Stroheim). Her quasi-exploitative relationship with young writer Joe (William Holden) lays bare the extent of her delusions, as crackling dialogue carries the viewer through the muck with Wilder and longtime collaborator Charles Brackett’s signature lightness. At the Paramount, it’s only fitting to see Norma the way she sees herself: “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” – Lina Fisher

  Mon., June 2

  Paramount Theatre

• Arts

  Visual Arts

  The Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata

  This place, ah, it's one of our favorite places in the entire city; and of course they're properly corona-closed. But check 'em out online right now – it's a rich, wonder-filled website – to whet your appetite for when things get back to … uh … are we still calling it "normal," these days?