The Weekend IST List: March 31-April 2

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FRIDAY [31]

[music] Reckless Kelly at La Zona Rosa (link)

[music] Peter & the Wolf, Navajo Radio and more at Emo's (Inside) (link)

[music] Ghostface Killah, Word Association, DJ Notion at Emo's (Outside) (link)

[music] The Glass Family w/ Quien es Boom (CD Release) & Brothers and Sisters at The Parish Room (link)

[music] Red Light Burlesque at The Continental Club (10:30pm) (link)

[music] Benefit for Austin Resource Center for the Homeless through Front Steps with DJ Linda and DJ Little Danny, John Schooley, New Glow and Rolls Royce at ($5, 9pm) (link)

[music] The Midgetmen celebrate their 4th Birthday! plus the Lemurs, Fall Collection, Just Guns and the Norm at Flamingo Cantina (link)

[music] Box Spring Hogs, Attack Formation, Cry Blood Apache and more at Beerland (7pm) (link)

[music] Waxploitation! DJs present "A Soul Happening" at Red's Scoot Inn (Free, 9:30pm) (link)

[art/party] Art Ball 10, with guests Christo and Jeanne-Claude, at AMoA Laguna Gloria (link)

[books] Deirdre Earls, RD, LD, presents "Your Healing Diet: Austin's Quick Guide to Reversing Chronic Disease Through Healing Foods" at Bookpeople (Free, 7pm) (link)

[art] S.O.S. Benefit & Artist Reception -- "Contemporary Landscapes: Texas and Beyond" at ART on 5th (6-8pm) (link)

[theatre] "Static" at The Woodward Inn (8pm, tickets start at $20) (link)

[theatre] Atash and guest artists celebrate the coming of spring and the Persian New Year (Norouz) in a new Global Harmony concert entitled "Night Celebration," at Temple Family Theater in the Helm Fine Arts Center of St. Stephen's Episcopal School ($25 Adult/$15 Student, 8pm, Through Saturday) (link)

[food] Cafe Kasbah Grand Opening Fete at 2714 Guadalupe (7pm) (link)

[theatre] Barbra Streisand impersonator Steven Brinberg at The Mansion at Judges Hill (8:30pm) (link)

[theatre] GRITS: Dance Music In a Roller Rink at 9514 Anderson Mill Rd. ($7, 18+, BYOB, 11pm-2am) (link)

[theatre] Car Stereo (Wars) weekly dance party at Plush (Free, 10pm-2am)

SATURDAY [1]

[records] Austin Record Convention is back! At the Crockett Event Center (Through Sunday, $4/two-day pass, 10am-6pm) (link)

[music] DJ Mel's Bday Bash -- ROCK THE CASBAH at The Parish Room (link)

[music] Kevin Max, 100 Years Storm, and Chris Taylor & the Bleeding Hearts Band at Stubb's (link)

[music] The Whispers at Austin Music Hall (link)

[music] Ringo Deathstarr at The Parlor (link)

[art/festival] Austin Fine Arts Alliance hosts "Art After Dark" at Republic Square Park ($55, 7pm) (link)

[outdoors] Austin Cactus and Succulent Society 2006 Spring Show and Sale! at Zilker Botanical Gardens (Through Sunday, Free, 10am-5pm) (link)

[art] Austin Fine Arts Festival at Republic Square Park ($8 Adult, $5 Student, All Weekend, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-6) (link)

[music/film] Ronnie Lane Birthday Party with Ian McLagan Live! at Drafthouse South Lamar (7pm) (link)

[food] Austin Farmers’ Market at 2nd and Guadalupe (9am-1pm) (link)

[art] Opening reception for Hana Hillerova's "Superspace" at Women & Their Work (7-9pm) (link)

[party] St. Idiot's Collective presents the 1st Annual Fools' Fund celebration, with "death-defying vaudevillian acts of danger and intrigue!" plus music, booze, and food at The Blue Theatre (Pay What You Can, $10+, Cash Bar, 8pm-Midnight) (link)

[food] Cake and Sugar Art Show and Competition at the Texas Culinary Academy (Free, Through Sunday, 10am-7pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun) (link)

[fitness] 10th annual Running of the Horns 5k at UT (link)

[fitness] Junior Dillo Kids Run at Auditorium Shores (link)

[food/festival] 28th Annual Spamarama at Waterloo Park (link)

[cars] Lone Star Rod & Kustom Round Up at Festival Beach (link)

[sports] Spring Jamboree at LBJ Library lawn (link)

[sports] Orange-White Scrimmage at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (link)

[kinky] Kinky Friedman petition signing party, with Adrienne the Middle Eastern Belly Dancer, fire dancer Lindsey Majors, music by Turbo 350 and DJ Adam Asher, BBQ and more at Sidebar (21+, 5-9pm) (link)

SUNDAY [2]

Daylight Savings Time begins -- turn your clocks forward

[TV] "Rollergirls" Finale Watching Party at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek (11am) (link)

[fitness] Austin-American Statesman Capitol 10k (8:30am) (link)

[music] The Sounds, Morningwood, and Action Action at Emo's (Outside) (link)

[rollergirls] TX Rollergirls' 2nd Bout of the Season at Playland Skate Center ($15, 6:30pm) (link)

[outdoors] Open House for "Save Austin's Cemeteries" at Oakwood Cemetery (Free, 10am-2pm) (link)

[books] Christopher Moore presents "Dirty Job" at Bookpeople (Free, 3pm) (link)

[film] "Trudell" at Drafthouse Downtown (7pm) (link)

[film] "The Real Bettie Page" at Drafthouse Downtown (9:45pm) (link)

[film] "Charlotte's Web" at The Paramount Theatre (2pm, 4:30pm) (link)