Friday 08
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The Rice University history professor speaks on his latest, Cronkite. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050.
Saturday 09
WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE Does what it says on the box. Promote change, dance through the city on two wheels, and embrace your body. 7:30pm. Delta Millwork, 4701 E. Fifth, 385-1812.
Sunday 10
TEXAS OBSERVER SUNDAY: NEWS MEDIA Observer columnists Cindy Casares and Bill Minutaglio discuss the state of Texas news media in the first of this new monthly series. 6-8pm. 5604 Manor Rd.
Wednesday 13
APL PRESENTS MUSIC FOR KIDS Austin Music Division and Austin Public Library present a six-week summer concert series. This time: Lucas Miller. 4pm. Manchaca Branch Library, 5500 Manchaca Rd. Free.
RALLY AGAINST FRATE BARKER EXPANSION A TxDOT plan to enlarge the 1.3-mile Frate Barker Road to five lanes would threaten a 100-year-old heritage oak. Sign the petition online, or rally at the tree. 6:30pm. Frate Barker Road, between Manchaca Rd. & I-35, 243-7796. traceyhuguley@gmail.com, http://chn.ge/McVbJj.
Thursday 14
APL PRESENTS MUSIC FOR KIDS See Wednesday. This time: Courtney Sanchez. 2pm. Carver Branch Library, 1161 Angelina, 974-1010. Free.
THE NEW ENERGY PICTURE IN TEXAS How can Texas move beyond oil and coal? The Texas Observer‘s Forrest Wilder moderates. 7pm. Sid Richardson Hall Unit 3 (UT campus).
Ongoing
SIGN THE SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS PETITION Tell state leaders it’s time to stop underfunding our schools and overtesting our kids. Add your name and help keep Texas smart! www.savetxschools.org.
This article appears in June 8 • 2012.