The Weekly IST List: April 24-30

FRIDAY 28

[music] Ghostland Observatory, Glass Family, Clap! Clap! and Crash Gallery at Emo's (info)

[music] White Ghost Shivers (CD Release Ball) with The Small Stars at The Parish Room (info)

[music] Texas Sapphires at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (info)

[music] Joe Satriani at The Paramount Theatre (8pm) (info)

[music] Southern Culture on the Skids at Continental Club (11:30pm) (info)

[music] My Education and Cue at Blue Theatre ($6) (info)

[music/food] ATX Fest, a two day celebration with music, art and food, at Paggi House ($25, Through Sunday) (info)

[art] Opening Reception for Synesthesia: An exhibition by Club Arthouse at Arthouse at Jones Center (6-8pm) (info)

[books] Luis Alberto Urrea presents The Hummingbird's Daughter at Jovita's (6pm) (info)

[books] UT Center for Women's and Gender Studies Faculty Reading at BookPeople (7pm) (info)

[film] QT Fest: Billy Jack at Alamo Downtown (8pm, $30 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)

[film] QT Fest: Vanishing Point at Alamo Downtown (10pm, $30 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)

[film] QT Fest: Rolling Thunder at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, $30 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)

[film] Sinus Show Rollin Roadshow: Karate Kid ACS Fundraiser at Austin School for the Deaf (11:55pm, $10) (info)

SATURDAY 29

[music] Gris Gris, Brothers & Sisters, and Brian Glaze (ex-Jonestown Massacre) plus Strange Attractors at Emo's (info)

[music] Drive By Truckers and The Drams at Emo's (info)

[music] SUPER!ALRIGHT! presents the 2006 Plug Awards Appreciation Show w/ Fashion Show by Tina Sparkles and Team Fabrication at The Parish Room (info)

[music] The Clutters at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info)

[music] Southern Culture on the Skids at Continental Club (11:30pm) (info)

[music] Maneja Beto with The Lemurs, DJ e be lo at Flamingo Cantina (info)

[art/music] 24-hour Extremely Grand Opening! at Blanton Museum of Art (9pm-9pm Sat-Sunday) (info)

[music] Closing night bash with Waxploitation at Blue Theatre ($6) (info)

[music] The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players at Cactus Café (info)

[outdoors] Hill Country Ride for AIDS at Hill Country (info)

[outdoors] Eeyore's 43rd Annual Birthday Party at Pease Park (info)

[art] Opening Reception for Susan Davidoff: The Sky Suite, Etchings and Drawings at Flatbed Press (6-9pm) (info)

[music] Clay Hands #2, benefit for Austin IndyMedia, with Fiction, Golden Bear, The Early Tapes and Zookeeper at Rhizome Collective (8pm) (info)

[outdoors/music] Dog Park block party fundraiser at West 9 1/2 and Shelley (10am-5pm) (info)

[comedy] Whirled News Tonight at Hideout (10:30pm, $5) (info)

[theatre] FuseBox Site-Specific Performance at Outdoors (all day, $15, narrated by Lisa D'Amour) (info)

[danceparty] AUSTINIST SPONSORS: We Explode! And more, TBA, at Beauty Bar (10pm-2am) (info)

[books] Literacy Austin Book Fest at Ballet Austin (8am-3pm, FREE) (info)

[film] QT Fest: All-Nite Horror Marathon at Alamo Downtown (8pm, $30 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)

SUNDAY 30

[music] Rainer Maria, Ambulette, Old Time Relijun, Bring Back The Guns at Emo's (info)

[music] Anthony Romero at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info)

[dance] Nrityagram Dance Ensemble at One World Theatre (5pm, call 512.32.WORLD for tickets, info) (info)

[film] QT Fest: All Pretty Maids in a Row at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $20 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)

[film] QT Fest: Girl from Starship Venus at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $20 Nightly Pass/$10 Single Ticket) (info)