The Weekend IST List: August 11-13

FRIDAY [11]

[music] Sage Francis, Buddy Wakefield, Jared Paul, Grand Buffet, DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (outside), Those Peabodys, Horse+Donkey, The Carrots (inside) at Emo's

[art/party] As Naked As You Wanna Be: Art Show and Celebration with Celesta Danger and Tamara Hoover at Pedernales Lofts Suite 2028 ($10 Suggested Donation, 6-11pm) ®

[art/party] After-party for As Naked As You Wanna Be at The Peacock (11pm-2am) ®

[film] The Sinus Show: Point Break at Alamo Downtown (7pm & 10pm, $10) ®

[film] Rolling Roadshow: Madagascar at Kyle (8pm, Free)

[books] UTTER Reading Series: Elisabeth Sharp McKetta and Gary Cooke at BookPeople (7pm)

[theatre] Dead Presidents Club at Austin Playhouse (8pm, $25)

[theatre] The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $15/12)

[theatre] Red Cans at Off Center ($10-$25) ®

[theatre] Psycho Beach Party at Vortex (8pm, $10-$30) ®

[theatre] American Fiesta* at McCullough Theatre, UT (2pm $12-$30)

[theatre] The Play About the Baby* at play! Theatre (8pm, $10)

[music/DJ] Fancy Feast, Stay Gold DJs John Gross and Andy Smith at Emo's Lounge ®

[music] Dirty Hearts, The Channel, Golden Bear at Hole in the Wall ®

[music] Gran Bel Fisher at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm)

[music] Masonic CD release at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm)

[music] Monte Montgomery's Birthday Party at Antone's

[slam] National Poetry Slam 2006 Semifinals at Ruta Maya (7pm)

[music] Chad Raines and the Simple Pleasures, Manager's Choice, White Denim at Trophy's (10pm, $5)

[radio] Before the Break's Laurie Gallardo debuts her new radio show on KUT at 90.5 FM (11pm-2am) ®

[business] City of Austin’s Small Business Development Program presents Meet the Lender fair at Palmer Events Center (Free, RSVP encouraged)

[music] Scion Breakthru Emerging Artists Tour (BEAT) featuring Airborne Illness and Mike and Ike at Firehouse Lounge (9pm-2am, Free)

SATURDAY [12]

[fashion] Dirty Librarian Chains trunkshow featuring designer Susan Domelsmith, plus huge sale, Dos Equis on the roof, and DJ Prince Klassen at FactoryPeople (1-6pm) ®

[film] Home Movie Day (BYO family videos!) at The Hideout Theatre (1-3pm)

[film] Bye Bye Birdie at Paramount Theatre (4pm)

[film] Giant at Paramount Theatre (7pm) ®

[film] The Sinus Show: Point Break at Alamo Downtown (7pm & 10pm, $10) ®

[film] Rolling Roadshow: Babe at Bastrop (8pm, Free) ®

[food] Austin Farmers Market at Republic Square Park, 4th and Guadalupe (9am-1pm)

[food] Market Day at Boggy Creek Farm at 3414 Lyons Road (9am-2pm, USDA-Certified-Organic Market Farm) ®

[food] Wine 101 at the Whole Foods Wine Kiosk at 525 N Lamar (10:30am-11am) ®

[books] Bill Minutaglio presents The President's Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales at BookPeople (7pm)

[theatre] Red Cans at Off Center ($10-$25) ®

[theatre] Dead Presidents Club at Austin Playhouse (8pm, $25)

[theatre] The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $15/12)

[theatre] Psycho Beach Party at Vortex (8pm, $10-$30) ®

[theatre] American Fiesta* at McCullough Theatre, UT (2pm $12-$30)

[theatre] The Play About the Baby* at play! Theatre (8pm, $10)

[music] The Meteors, Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dolz, The Slanderin at Emo's

[music] The Personals, 21 Down, The Addictions, Nooner at Stubb's

[music] The Sad Accordions CD Release w. Meryll, This Will Destroy You at The Parish Room

[music] Weird Weeds CD release with Ralph White at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) ®

[music] Ridiculous Rolling Stones Super Hoot Night with The Arm, Lomita, Zykos, Saturday's Radar, King Tears, and a lot of other bands at Ruta Maya (8pm-2am) ®

[art/film/music] The Girls & Boys Umbrella media collective presents A Yellow Party at The Opera House (Free, 7pm)

[outdoors] eXtremeUnderground presents Cosmic Meadows, a "magical night of music, meteors, and mayhem," at Hill Country space near Bastrop (10pm-8am)

[art] Gallery Lombardi Presents "IMA" By Ruthy Anis at Gallery Lombardi (6pm-10pm) ®

[art] Artillery Gallery presents "Conexus," New Works by Megan Jaster at Artillery Gallery (7pm-10pm)

SUNDAY [13]

[music] The Clientele at The Parish Room ®

[film] Giant at Paramount Theatre (2pm)

[film] Amadeus (Director's Cut) with Live Mini Symphony at Alamo Downtown (5:30pm, $20) ®

[film] Bye Bye Birdie at Paramount Theatre (7pm)

[film] Take a Chance on Me - ABBA Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (10pm, $10) ®

[food] Beer 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at 525 N Lamar (Noon-1pm)

[books] Gautam Malkani presents Londonstani at BookPeople (7pm) ®

[music] The Summer Wardrobe, The Strange Boys, Ume, El Jesus de Magico at Emo's

[music] Omega Monster Patrol!, The Kyle Sowashe at Snake Eyes Vinyl (6pm)

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