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  • ArtCity
    Preparations are underway for this year’s Art City Austin. The fine art festival and art marketplace will take place April 29 – May 1 at the Palmer Event Center. Art will be both inside and out. Organizers say the move to Palmer Event Center gives people more parking, shade, restrooms and more art. Thousands of […]
  • 013Sor_Juana
    At a time when educating women defied social, cultural and religious norms, 17th century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz became an acclaimed poet, playwright and self-taught scholar. (Article by Nancy Flores, republished from http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/best-of-latino-cultural-arts-in-april/nqtCk/) Sor Juana, as she’s known, is often described as the first feminist of the Americas for her trailblazing writing […]
  • Selena
    It’s been 21 years since the world lost Selena Quintanilla Pérez, but the legacy of this Tejano superstar — who was on the brink of crossing over to the English-language music market before she died on March 31, 1995— lives on. Selena fans across the country will honor her memory with tributes throughout her birthday month […]
  • Alcohol
    The Onezie at Zilker Brewing. Zilker’s one-year anniversary is being celebrated with a special single malt, single hop beer, food from Veracruz All-Natural, ice cream, music and more. 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free. 1701 E. Sixth St. facebook.com/events/1092080390855010. (Article by Ariana Auber, republished from http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/bars-clubs-other/austins-drinking-events-calendar-april-2016/nqynC/) 90s Bar Crawl. Relive the ’90s glory days at this […]
  • sp
    St. Patrick‘s Day is a solemn day of remembrance dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland, banisher of snakes, whose walking stick took root and grew into a tree. Wait. Who am I kidding? St. Paddy’s Day is that one day of the year when you can get away with making—in fact, you’re encouraged to […]
  • Rodeo
    Staying true to the official sport of Texas, Austin hosts one of America’s top 10 ProRodeos every March. The top ranked athletes in each event compete in Rodeo Austin for the title of Champion. In an action-packed two hours, fans enjoy extreme competition, bull fighting entertainment and the fan-favorite Mutton Bustin’. Read more at http://www.rodeoaustin.com/events/rodeo/
  • perfectly
    Jeff Dunham, the wildly popular and internationally acclaimed comic/ventriloquist is loading up the bus along with his cast of characters and heading to the Frank Erwin Center on Thursday, May 5 on their “Perfectly Unbalanced” International Tour. (Article by KASE-101, republished from http://kase101.iheart.com/calendar/may-5-2016/jeff-dunhams-perfectly-unbalanced-tour-477981/) Tickets for his Austin performance go on sale Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 […]
  • starset
    Six years have passed since BREAKING BENJAMIN released their last album—2009’s Dear Agony—but one listen to their new album, Dark Before Dawn, and it becomes clear that time away from the music world hasn’t caused them to lose a step.  Upon release, Dark Before Dawndebuted #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, a first for […]
  • jj
    The third leg of Janet Jackson’s UNBREAKABLE WORLD TOUR will kick off on May 19 and visit 22 cities including a stop at the Frank Erwin Center on May 26! (Article by eventful.com, republished from http://austin.eventful.com/events/janet-jackson-unbreakable-world-tour-/E0-001-088514792-3) All dates on the tour are being produced by Miss Jackson’s Rhythm Nation. In addition to Live Nation and Rhythm Nation […]
  • kites-152760_960_720
    Zilker Kite Festival is one of Austin’s best-known annual events. Held on the first Sunday of March, it is the kick-off to the hundreds of springtime activities in Austin. (Article by http://www.abckitefestival.org, republished from http://www.abckitefestival.org/about/) Everyone is welcome to attend (pets too!). There is no admission to attend or to participate in the contest. Most folks come […]