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The Weekend IST List
FRIDAY [18]
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) ®
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)
food • Hatch Green Chile Festival at Central Market North Lamar (8am-9pm)
music • Tico da Costa, Robert Gomez, and Evan Jacobs (Tacks the Boy Disaster) at Progress Coffee (9pm, $6) ®
SATURDAY [19]
art • Opening Reception "Chad Mount," featuring works by Mauricio Cremer, with music by Night Janitor (OKC) at Volitant Gallery (8-11pm)
danceparty • Rock the Casbah with DJ Mel!!! at The Parish Room ®
fashion/danceparty • Team Fabrication, Car Stereo (Wars), and Strut team up to host a design and dance party at Beauty Bar (9pm-2am) ®
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)
benefit/music • Biscuit Fest fundraiser with The Long Shadows, Rubber Robot, Jimmy Deveney All Stars, The Chris Toast Trio, Zookeeper and The Delinquents at Woody's South (Sale 10:30am, Music 4pm-1am)
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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