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Bao'd Up: Mulan Movie Night Pack
This Chinese comfort food eatery (with four Austin locations) presents a Mulan Movie Night Pack for the whole family. "Bao is a traditional Chinese cuisine and was definitely enjoyed by Mulan in her time," says Executive Chef Ting Li. The Movie Night Pack is meant to serve four, costs $34.99, and includes two brisket bao, two BBQ chicken bao, two buffalo chicken bao, two egg cream bao, two chicken plates, two Thai teas, Szechuan fries, and salad. Oh, dude, that is a lot of really good food.Through Sept. 30 -
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Barton Creek Timestream Exhibit Virtual Tour and Q&A Happy Hour
Hear the history behind the creation and preservation of the Barton Creek Greenbelt, which is the subject of the new "Barton Creek Time Stream Collage,"a 12-foot timeline recreating the last 50-plus years of Barton Creek stewardship efforts.Thu., Sept. 10, 6:30-8:30pmOnline -
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Beginning Ballet 2 Workshop for Adults
Adult ballet classes offer a fun way to tone and tighten your body while learning ballet technique. This course is for those who wish to continue the work of the Absolute Beginning Ballet workshop or have had an introduction to basic ballet and want a refresher.Sept. 19-Oct. 24, noon-1pm. $130 for a six-week workshop.www.balletaustin.org -
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Bookwoman: Second Thursday Open Mic
Cindy Huyser hosts an evening of virtual poetry. Austin poet and translator Liliana Valenzuela will be sharing poems from her new book, Codex of Love.Thu., Sept. 10, 7:15-9pmOnline -
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BSC Nationwide Reinventing Business Weekly Forum
Business Success Center invites all business owners to this weekly discussion group to share ideas and concerns and hear from a different special guest each week.Thursdays, noon-1pm. Free.Online -
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BSC Reopening Business Safely Global Forum
Business is not as usual. This is a safe place to talk about business concerns, share ideas, and hear from weekly business expert guests.Thursdays, 12-1pm. Through Dec. 16. Free.Online -
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Bullock Texas State History Museum: This Light of Ours
This show features images by activist photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, telling a visual story of the struggle against segregation, race-based disenfranchisement, and Jim Crow laws in the 1960s. These photos capture the day-to-day struggles of everyday citizens and their resolve in the face of violence and institutionalized discrimination – with more than a dozen additional images representing activism and protest in Austin's own history.Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Dec. 6 -
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Camiba Art: Embracing
Lorena Morales’ third solo exhibit with CAMIBAart Gallery arose out her experience living as an expat in Angola. These new works contemplate the relationship between color, lines, and shapes that appear and disappear, according to the changing light and depending on the position or angle of the viewer.Through Sept. 12. By appointment only -
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Canyon Lake Gorge Tours
Hike in a canyon cut by a huge flood in 2002 to see faults, fractures, dinosaur tracks, fossils, and waterfalls.Thu.-Sat., Sept. 17-19, 8am. $10.New Braunfels -
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Child Care Provider Relief Grant Application Period Open
The Austin Child Care Provider Relief Grant provides immediate one-time financial assistance to eligible child care centers, including home providers. In partnership with the city of Austin, United Way for Greater Austin will accept applications and provide consultation and case management services to grant applicants. Join a webinar on Wed., July 22, at 9am to get more information.Open July 21 to Oct. 1 or when funding is expended, whichever is firstOnline -
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ChingonX Fire: Group Exhibit
Inspired by the Mexican American Cultural Center's annual La Mujer celebration – and by the first feminist of the New World, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz – this online group exhibit is curated by April Garcia and features womxn-identifying and nongender-specific artists whose artwork is tied to activism, feminism, cultural. and gender identity storytelling, environmental protection, and socioeconomic parity.Free. -
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Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival Online
CTDFF presents their online short film showcase and live Q&As with filmmakers available all month, and when you register you'll be among the first to get tickets for the festival in October.Through Sept. 15Online via www.txdisabilities.org -
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City of Austin "How to Help" Portal
Looking for the right way to help your community during the pandemic? Or do you have a volunteer opportunity that you want to list? Visit the city's "How to Help" portal to make a match. The portal includes ways to help from home, donation drives, and active community engagement opportunities.OngoingOnline -
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Create Away Afterschool Program
Dougherty Arts Center's afterschool program is held over Zoom so students ages 5-12 can connect with others, socialize with peers, and flex their creative skills under the guidance of arts instructors.Registration now open; spring session runs March 1-April 15 -
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Curtis McMurtry
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Devised Shakespeare
An online production for teens created through team collaboration. Using a Shakespeare play as inspiration and the internet as backdrop, players will work together to develop and perform a new story. Exploring multiple production formats, from Zoom to podcasts to memes or Instagram stories, it will be such stuff as dreams are made on!Sept. 15-Dec. 17, Tue. & Thu., 3:30-5pm. $75/month or $15/semester.Online -
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Donate to PEAS Resiliency Gardens Program
Donations to PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability) will go to support outdoor learning and edible education programming in the community. Choose your level of funding, from seeds to an entire garden for an Austin family.June 8-Oct. 1Online -
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Dough (2016)
A presentation by Austin Jewish Film Festival, supported by Congregation Beth Israel, as part of CBI’s Selichot program.Thu.-Sat., Sept. 10-12. Free.Online via www.austinjff.org -
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Educators in Solidarity Fall UnConference
This year's theme is "Abolishing Racist Systems: Building Our Collective Capacity as Anti-Racist Educators," with keynotes from Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison; local student leader Grant E. Loveless; and Dr. Bettina Love, award-winning author of We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom. Attendees will also be able to participate in learning tracks centered around restorative justice, intersectionality, Black Students Matter, allyship, policy engagement, and more.Sept. 4-12. Free.Online -
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Fix-It at Home!
Learn how to identify and fix common issues with used bikes.Thu., Sept. 10, 6-7pm. Free.Online -
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Fix-It at Home! Making the Most of a Used Bike
Have you acquired a used bike during the pandemic? Join Fix-It's experienced mechanic to learn how to identify and fix common issues with used bikes, so you’re safe when you’re ready to hit the road or trail.Thu., Sept. 10, 6pm. Free.Online -
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Flatbed Press: Community Under Pressure
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the members of Flatbed: Community Press have been creating as safely as possible. Now those Press members and: Flatbed staff – including Katherine Brimberry, Belinda Casey, Alex Giffen, Caragh Givens, Nell Gottlieb, Mike Hart, Kyle Hawley, Alfonso Huerta, Judith Long, Matthew Magruder, Gabrielle Miceli, Peter Nickel, and Maryellen Quarles – display the visual wonders they've been bringing into the light of the world.Through Sept. 15 -
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Flight of the Bats
The bats have returned to the 350-foot-deep cavern three hours from Austin. Evening tours of the bat emergence have begun with social distancing. Reservations required.Wed.-Sun., through Oct. 31, 7:30pm. $6-14.Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area, Rocksprings -
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Flux Capacitor Mini-Fest
To celebrate their first year as a nonprofit, Other Worlds Film Festival hosts this mini fest that makes a collection of past festival films, new Q&As, and more available to the public for free. But for a small donation you can support them and be entered in a contest to win some cool prizes.Fri.-Sun., Sept. 18-20; passes available now. Free, or $25 donation.Online via www.otherworldsfilmfest.com
