The Weekly IST List

TUESDAY [6]

books • Utter Reading Series with Frances Schenkkan and Lori Aurelia at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • Poetry Reading with Dana Gioia, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts at Harry Ransom Center (7:00pm)

books • Nate Blakeslee presents Tulia: Race, Concaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town at Austin History Center (7:00pm)

film • For the Love of Dolly at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

film • AFS Essential screens Turtles Can Fly at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

food and wine • Food and Wine Tasting - Tour of Italy at Cork and Co., 308 Congress Ave ($15, 7-9pm)

music • The Greencards at Waterloo Records (5pm, Free)

music • Hilary York, Aimee Bobruk at Scoot Inn

music • Jitterbug Vipers at Lamberts BBQ

music • 2007 Austin Air Guitar Championships at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (8pm)

WEDNESDAY [7]

books • Poetry on the Plaza: All the King's Men at Harry Ransom Center (12noon)

books • Mark Longaker presents Rhetoric and the Republic at Intellectual Property (5:00pm)

books • Steve Bickerstaff presents Lines in the Sand at BookPeople (7:00pm)

film • Transformers: The Movie at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

film • Best Commercials of the 80s at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm)

food • Market Days at the Farm at Boggy Creek Farm, 3414 Lyons Road (9am-2pm)

food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 525 N Lamar (8:30am-Noon)

music • Spinto Band, Dios, The Changes at Emo's

music • Invincible Czars, Bee vs Moth, Golden Arm Trio at Emo's Lounge

music • Woodgrain Wednesday with Bavu Blakes, DJ Rapid Ric, D-Madness at The Parish Room

music • Patty Griffin at Waterloo Records (5pm, Free)

music • Gulf of Mexico, Bill Baird (Sound Team), The Hunnies at Beerland

music • Townes Van Zandt Birthday Salute with Butch Hancock & Friends at Cactus Café

music • The Stags, People Skills at Trophy's

music • Erik Hokkanen & His Gypsy Tribe, DJ Mahealani at Lamberts BBQ

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (8pm)

THURSDAY [8]

art • Opening Reception for "In My Stairwell" by Mark Seliger at Fielding Lecht Gallery (6-9pm)

art • Artistic License: Matthew Day Jackson at The Blanton (6-7pm)

art • Public Tour: The Geometry of Hope at The Blanton (12:30-1pm)

books • Violet Crown Radio Players present William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily at Harry Ransom Center (7:00pm)

books • Neal Pollack presents Alternadad at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • Rachel Trezise, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize, reads from Fresh Apples at Calhoun Hall, Room 100 (7:00pm)

film • Super Happy fun Monkey Bash 5 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

film • Now That's What I Call a Singalong: Pop Royalty at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

film • Terror Thursday: The Beast Must Die at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

music • Brujeria, Cephalic, Carnage, The Krumbums, Pinhed at Emo's

music • Four Tet, Steve Reid at The Parish Room

music • G Love & Special Sauce at Stubb's

music • Nathan Hamilton CD Release Show with The Weary Boys at Continental Club

music • Tom Banjo, Ethan Azarian at Cactus Café (Free)

music • Hao Chiang Chiang at Trophy's

music • Official Matt Hubbard Day, with Matt Hubbard, Summer Wardrobe, The Afterparty at The Mohawk

music • Lonesome Dave Fischer, Troy Campbell at Scoot Inn

music • Christine Albert, Chicken Strut at Lamberts BBQ

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (8pm)

FRIDAY [9]

art • Grand Opening Party for DRAW, 150 artists strong at Gallery Lombardi (7pm - 10pm)

comedy • Todd Barry, Matt Bearden at Emo's Lounge

music • Deerhoof, Macromantics, Experimental Dental School at Emo's

music • Primordial Undermind at End of an Ear (6pm, Free)

music • The Everyday People CD Release Show with The Hero Factor, Live Oak Decline at The Parish Room

music • Lucinda Williams, Heartless Bastards at Stubb's

music • ANS, Total Abuse, Here Comes Trouble, Teeners at Beerland

music • Amplified Heat, Magnet School, Dizzy Pilot, That's Mister To You at Trophy's

music • The Politics, Sputnik Monroe, A Featherweight Burden at The Mohawk

music • Etta Vendetta's Eyeful Tower Burlesque Show at Scoot Inn

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (8pm)

sxsw • SXSW Interactive at Austin Convention Center

sxsw, film • SXSW Film Screenings at Various Theatres Around Town

wine • Friday Night Fights at Grape Vine Market at Grape Vine Market, 7938 Great Northern Blvd (Free, 5-8pm)

SATURDAY [10]

art • Public Tour: Greatest Hits of the BMA at The Blanton (2-3pm)

art • Where the Wild Things Are Opening Reception at Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center (1-3pm)

art • Cantanker presents Optophonique [opto’ phon’ eek]: A Collision of Video, Sound, & Performance at Salvage Vanguard Theater (8 pm – midnight)

books • Reverend Billy presents What Would Jesus Buy? at BookPeople (3:00pm)

film • Rolling Roadshow with Robert Rodriguez's Torso and Zombie at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

food • Austin Farmers Market at 200 Block of West Cesar Chavez St (9am-1pm)

food • Market Days at the Farm at Boggy Creek Farm, 3414 Lyons Road (9am-2pm)

food • Wine 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar (Noon-1pm)

music • Golden Bear CD Release Show with The Channel, Secret Sideshow at Emo's Lounge (Free)

music • Grand Champeen CD Release Show with Lil Cap'n Travis, Youngmond Grand at Emo's

music • Loren Dent at End of an Ear (6pm, Free)

music • Firekills CD Release Show with The Panic Division, Leaving July, Screaming at the Sky at The Parish Room

music • Snow Patrol at Stubb's

music • Sunny Sweeney at Waterloo Records (5pm, Free)

music • Brothers & Sisters, Explorers Club, Viet Ming, The Black, Tenlons at Beerland

music • Grupo Fantasma, DJ Chicken George at Antone's

music • The Service Industry, The Horsies, Pong at Continental Club

music • Titty Babies, The Platforms, The Big Fix, Damp Heat at Trophy's

music/art/party • AMODA Digital Showcase at The Mohawk

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (2pm, 8pm)

party • Austinist Presents Local Music is Sexy 3 at PureVolume Indoor (RSVPs Required)

sxsw • SXSW Interactive at Austin Convention Center

sxsw • ScreenBurn Festival at Austin Convention Center

sxsw, film • SXSW Film Screenings at Various Theatres Around Town

SUNDAY [11]

art • Public Tour: The Geometry of Hope at The Blanton (2-3pm)

books • Glasgow Phillips presents The Royal Nonesuch at BookPeople (3:00pm)

food • Beer 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar (Noon-1pm)

music • My Education, Lebanon, La Mancha at Beerland

music • Robert Rodriguez Presents a Film Fest Party with Chingon, Del Castillo, Patricia Vonne at Antone's

music • Consumating and Chow Afterparty with What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Lemurs, Stay Gold at The Mohawk

music • DJ Jason McNeely, DJ Ben Craven at Scoot Inn

musical • The Lion King at UT PAC Bass Concert Hall (1pm, 6:30pm)

sxsw • SXSW Interactive at Austin Convention Center

sxsw • ScreenBurn Festival at Austin Convention Center

sxsw, film • SXSW Film Screenings at Various Theatres Around Town

IST List compiled by Allen Y Chen, Sam Armstrong, Adam Rice, Shannon Roberts.