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Vol. 44, No. 37

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Affordable Art Fair Austin's Mission to Make Art Less Scary Director Cori Teague looks to year two of educating new collectors

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NEWS

Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children

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Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

by Brant Bingamon

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35 Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

Reflecting on Six Years in Jail for a Charge That Was Just Dismissed “I was robbed of all this time,” Devonte Amerson says

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Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

FOOD

Restaurant Review: The Greek Bar Offers Quiet Mediterranean Confidence

East Oltorf spot is casual yet stylish

by Taylor Tobin

First Look: 1972 Pub

New women’s sports bar sets up shop in central ATX

by Haris Qureshi

First Look: 1972 Pub New women’s sports bar sets up shop in central ATX

Field Guide Festival Returns With Huge Portions and Huge Passion Food fest celebrates local chefs and farmers

Restaurant Review: Micklethwait Craft Meats’ Freshly Opened Brick-and-Mortar Food truck’s long-awaited Springdale shop keeps up the standard of excellence

Strip Mall Spotlight: North Park Shopping Center Mangonadas, taquerias, supermercados, and more on North Lamar

First Look: Traphouse Caribbean Popular Downtown eatery stakes claim as nightlife staple

MUSIC

The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Officials

Band cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom

by Richard Whittaker

Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Officials Band cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom

The Drop-In, the Long Center’s Free Concert Series, Returns for the Fifth Year 21 local artists play weekly starting May 22

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

The Handyband Collective Cleans Up the Sound of Home Maintenance Group of musicians takes odd jobs to the next level

SCREENS

Paramount Gets Romantic for the Summer Classic Film Series

The Padaleckis drop by for When Harry Met Sally, and more

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Rolling Roadshow Returns with Dangerous Animals on the Water Slasher-meets-sharks movie gets wet ... real wet

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“Economic Censorship”: The Devastation of the NEA Grants Cut Grows After Trump administration rule change, fears mount for future of arts

Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

ARTS & CULTURE

Theatre Review: Dirty Gold’s Venus in Fur Captivates

The scintillating show explores the line between vulnerability and control

by Cat McCarrey

Theatre Review: Dirty Gold’s Venus in Fur Captivates

The scintillating show explores the line between vulnerability and control

by Cat McCarrey

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COLUMNS

The Austin Chronic: Ground Game Texas Vows to Keep Fighting for Decriminalization

Executive Director Catina Voellinger responds to Ken Paxton’s crusade to recriminalize marijuana in Austin

by Kevin Curtin

The Endless Soul Searching of Ageless Singer Tomar Williams

Tomar and the FCs frontman shares scores of stories ahead of the band's third album release

by Raoul Hernandez

Qmmunity: Recouping From the Horrors

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Day Trips: Texas Surf Museum, Galveston

New Gulf Coast museum rides the Texas surfing scene

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