The Weekly IST List: August 14-20

WEDNESDAY [16]

film • Save Our Springs presents Green at Alamo Downtown (7pm, Free)

film • Black Orpheus at Paramount Theatre (7:30pm)

film • The Man with the Golden Gun at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free)

film • aGLIFF presents The Films of Alpha at Arbor (8pm, $10) ®

film • Take a Chance on Me: the ABBA Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $10)

film • Weird Wednesday: Fer De Lance (aka: Snakes on a Submarine) at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

books • Vaishali presents You Are What You Love at BookPeople (7pm)

music • Manager's Choice, Chad Raines and the Simple Pleasures, Zom Zoms at Emo's

music • Hot As Shits, Fierce Perm, Stanley Roy and the Pig Fuckers, Micah Omega at Beerland

music • Sheboygan, Girl in a Coma, The Dirty Hearts, and guest DJs from The Rich Girls Are Weeping at The Chain Drive

THURSDAY [17]

film • Beastie Boys Rap-Along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, 9:45pm, $10) ®

film • Snakes on a Day 24-Hour Endurance Showing and Tribute at Alamo South (10pm, $8) ®

film • Terror Thursday: Night of the Bloody Apes at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

theatre • The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

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

theatre • Red Cans at Off Center (8pm, $10-$25)

theatre • Camp Shrewd at Blue Theater (9pm, $15)

dance • Seven Year Itch at Boyd Vance Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Confessions of a Mormon Boy at Arts on Real (8pm, $30)

theatre • New Plays/Fresh Voices at Vortex (8pm, $10-$30) ®

theatre • Keepin' It Weird at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$37) ®

books • Release Party for Jeff Abbot's Fear at BookPeople (7pm)

books • Vaishali presents You Are What You Love at BookWoman (7pm)

music • John Ralston, Fiction, Danny Malone (Early Show, Inside) at Emo's

music • Chad Raines & the Simple Pleasures, The Normans, Sheboygan at Hole in the Wall

music • Basic, Horse + Donkey, Charlie Potts Magic Windmill Band, Baby Robots at Beerland ®

music • The Boxing Lesson, Farewell Flight, MotionCommotion, Haunting Oboe Music at Flamingo Cantina (8:30pm)

food • Austin Farmers Market at Plaza Saltillo (5th and Comal) (4-7pm)

FRIDAY [18]

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

theatre • The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

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

theatre • Red Cans at Off Center (8pm, $10-$25)

theatre • Camp Shrewd at Blue Theater (9pm, $15)

dance • Seven Year Itch at Boyd Vance Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Confessions of a Mormon Boy at Arts on Real (8pm, $30)

theatre • New Plays/Fresh Voices at Vortex (8pm, $10-$30) ®

theatre • Keepin' It Weird at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$37) ®

books • Tommy Chong presents The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint at BookPeople (7pm)

party • Euro-Vamp Ball Benefit for IDKE 8, costumed dance party at Emo's Lounge ®

music • Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett of Arcade Fire) w. Bob Wiseman and Curtains at The Parish Room ®

music • Tribute to The King with Ted Roddy & The King Conjure Orchestra, plus The New Blue Moon Boys featuring Roger Wallace at Continental Club (7pm, 11pm)

music • Noise Revival, Hao CC, Metermaid, Southern Drama at Trophys (10pm, $5)

art • Opening Reception for "duck, duck, GOOSE" at Volitant Gallery (6-9pm)

art • Opening Reception for "The Long Drive South" at Volitant Gallery (6-9pm)

music • Benefit party for Loaded Gun Theory's new zombie rock opera with Midori Umi, The Lord Henry, Golden Bear, and the Zombie Rock Orchestra (The Unbearables, members of Tammany Hall Machine, a choir and horn section) -- snacks provided, too -- at Red's Scoot Inn (8pm-2am, $5 or $3 with zombie costume) ®

food • Hatch Green Chile Festival at Central Market North Lamar (8am-9pm)

SATURDAY [19]

party • Austinist sponsors "Say Goodbye to Summer" with music by Friends of Sound DJs, haircuts by Birds Barbershop, and drinks by Daily Juice, at Birds Barbershop ®

danceparty • Rock the Casbah with DJ Mel!!! at The Parish Room ®

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

theatre • The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

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

theatre • Red Cans at Off Center (8pm, $10-$25)

theatre • Camp Shrewd at Blue Theater (9pm, $15)

dance • Seven Year Itch at Boyd Vance Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Confessions of a Mormon Boy at Arts on Real (8pm, $30)

theatre • New Plays/Fresh Voices at Vortex (8pm, $10-$30) ®

theatre • Keepin' It Weird at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$37) ®

books • Ron White presents I Had the Right to Remain Silent . . . But I Didn't Have the Ability at Borders, Research Blvd. (2pm)

music • Get Him Eat Him, Evangelicals, The Lemurs, Black Before Red at Emo's ®

film • "Lasting Images" screening at Emo's Lounge (8-10pm)

music • IV Thieves, AUX at Hole in the Wall ®

music • JplusJplusJ and Goudron (Chicago) at The Parlor

music • Tribute to The King with Ted Roddy & The King Conjure Orchestra, plus The New Blue Moon Boys featuring Roger Wallace at Continental Club (7pm, 11pm)

music • Dirty Hearts at Ruta Maya (9pm, $5)

music • Simon Dawes, The Politics, The Films (early), The Gentlemen's Social Club, Hellapeno, Bad Rackets, Flash Boys at Flamingo Cantina (7pm, 10pm) ®

music • Benko, Belhome, Mice and Rifles, Acadia at Trophys (8pm, $5)

music • Shiva's Headband at Threadgill's (8pm, $10)

food • Hatch Green Chile Festival at Central Market North Lamar (8am-9pm)

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 Whole Foods Downtown (10:30am-11am)

SUNDAY [20]

film • HP Lovecraft Film Festival: The Call of Cthulhu at Alamo Downtown (4pm)

film • Trainspotting, with Irvine Welsh in attendance with his new book The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs at Alamo Downtown (6:30pm, $24.95 - includes book) ®

film • The Unfilmable: Independent Lovecraft Shorts at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm)

film • Lovecraft Film Fest: Cast a Deadly Spell at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

books • Irvine Welsh presents The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs with a special screening of Trainspotting at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (7pm, $24.95, price includes book and screening) ®

books • Spike Gillespie, Alyssa Harad, and Peggy Whilde present "Pissed and Blissed: Exploring Anger and Pleasure" at BookWoman (9:30am, $30, preregistration required)

music • Grand Finale for Austin Symphony's summer outdoor concerts at Wooldridge Park, 9th and Guadalupe (7:30pm, Free) ®

food • Beer 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at Whole Foods Downtown (Noon-1pm)

food • Hatch Green Chile Festival at Central Market North Lamar (8am-9pm)

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