Illustration by Jason Stout
Volume 39, Number 39
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
news
A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools
Can we swim yet?
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Austin At Large: Cars That Go “Boom!”
Let's never be desperate enough to hook up with Elon Musk, OK?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Please, Can We Reopen Our Economy for Real?
"Open Texas" doesn't go nearly far enough
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Recap: Strategies for Keeping Austin Workers Safe
City Council tackles reopenings, relief funds, and more
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
More Help for Survivors During COVID Crisis
Council approves $800,000 in RISE funding to Survive2Thrive
BY BETH SULLIVAN
No Virus, But Few Tests for County Inmates
As COVID-19 outbreaks behind bars happen across the country, closer scrutiny at Travis County jail protocols
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Texas Democratic Convention to Host Panels, U.S. Senate Debate Online
Originally to be held in San Antonio, the TDC kicks off June 1
BY BETH SULLIVAN
As Bars Go Wild, Austin Prepares for Inevitable Second Wave
Miss the coronavirus? It'll be back!
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Healthy Streets Program's Partial Closures Give Nondrivers Room
Share the streets
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
New “Equity Coalition” Pushes Back on AISD Board
Superintendent search on wrong track, say advocates
BY BETH SULLIVAN
food
Summer Fun 2020
Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist
You have the time, why not make it special?
BY ALEX DETMAR
Harness the Sun for Backyard Solar Cooking
Make memories and meals while you watch your kids learn
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options
Our constantly updated resource of local eateries to support while maintaining your social distance
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 28, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Summer Fun 2020
Uncancel the Olympics With a DIY Decathlon
How one man became the world's greatest athlete* (of his backyard)
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Summer Fun Playlist: Quarantine Chillout Tunes
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Summer Fun Playlist: Release Shows TBA
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Summer Fun Playlist: “Summa, Summa, Summertime!” Hip-Hop & Soul
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Summer Fun Playlist: Back Porch Strumming LPs
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Summer Fun Playlist: Call of the Void
BY GREG STITT
Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun
BY GREG STITT
Summer Fun Playlist: Forget the Piñatas
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?
It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, DEREK UDENSI, RACHEL RASCOE, DOUG FREEMAN, TIM STEGALL AND RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Summer Fun 2020
With Theatres Closed, Austinites Create Their Own Backyard Cinemas
Get a big-screen experience for your small group
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Paramount’s (Late) Summer Classic Film Series
Here's looking at you ... eventually
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Crime Pays at ATX Television With Perry Mason
HBO, Showtime, Hulu, and the Peacock all add shows to the fest
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Driveways
Brian Dennehy shows his mastery in final, small performance about home
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
The tale of the comedy genius' lost film, and how he shredded it
Lucky Grandma
Tsai Chin is one bad grandma in this glorious, unconventional noir
The Vast of Night
Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant
The Wolf House
Chilean found footage animation is a technical miracle
arts & culture
Summer Fun 2020
Let's Play the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series at Home Game
The shelter-in-place game when you're ready for your close-up
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Sex Toys for Solo Summer Fun
Because your safest pandemic sex partner is you
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Tips for Setting Up a Backyard Bathtub Oasis
Tubing? Nah. This summer, try tubbing.
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Bring the Zilker Summer Musical Home This Year
You can dance, you can jive to the Summer Musical and Mamma Mia! even if you can't get to the Zilker Hillside
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital
The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen
BY NATALEAH SMALL
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Summer Fun Issue
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Parks Have Been our Refuge During the Pandemic. Using Them Responsibly Is the Only Way to Keep Them Open.
The CEO of Austin Parks Foundation asks you to respect our green space and the PARD staff working to maintain it
BY COLIN WALLIS
Qmmunity: Reflections on the D
Plus, pre-Pride Month virtual events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
A National Wildlife Refuge in our midst
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Is it Creepy?
If Momoa doesn't move your needle, you're not just geriatric, you're straight up dead.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 29 - June 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Summer Fun for Women’s and Men’s Soccer?
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
