The Weekend IST List

THURSDAY [10]

music • Learning Secrets with Ramesh (Voxtrot), Ben Craven + Co at Whisky Bar

music • Rock of Ages Cover Show with Preserve the Sound (50s), Consider the Source (60s), Seaflea (70s), Promisebreakers (80s), Say Hello to the Angels (90s) at Emo's

music • The Postmarks, Shuttle Debris, Raleign at Stubb's

music • Future Clouds & Radar at Waterloo Records (5pm, Free)

music • Moonhangers, Love Gone Cold, Salvia Family Band, Shot Gun Party at Beerland

music • One Mississippi, Back Door Slam, Jonathan Tyler at Continental Club

music • Harry Connick Jr at Bass Concert Hall

music • Dan Bern at Cactus Café

music • Phoenix Down, Dorkstar at Trophy's

music • AUX, The Alice Rose, Rescue Mission at The Mohawk

music • Fiction, Haley Bonar at Progress Coffee

music • Girl in a Coma, Sparkle Motion, Chumley, Black Power In Vietnam, Bottom Feeders at Red 7

art • Closing Reception: In My Stairwell at Fielding Lecht Gallery, 708 Congress (6-9pm)

art • Blanton Book Club at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress (6-7pm)

books • Cynthia Leitich Smith presents Tantalize at BookPeople (11:00am)

books • Valentino Achak Deng presents What is the What at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • Ed Van De Vort presents "Gin Jazz and BBQ: Austin in the 1920s" at Ransom Center (7:00pm)

comedy • Jimmie Roulette at Cap City Comedy Club

dance • An Evening With Stephen Mills, set to JS Bach and John Cage at The Paramount

film • "Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse" with Quentin Tarantino: "Sex Comedies" at Alamo Downtown

film • Movies in the Park: "Election" at Republic Square

food • Whole Foods Market Cooking Class: Spanish Wines and Cheeses at Whole Foods Market Culinary Center, 525 N Lamar ($45, 6:30-8:30pm)

theatre • Shrewd Productions presents Trash Anthems at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm)

theatreMoonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (8pm)

theatreSongs for a New World at The City Theatre (8pm)

FRIDAY [11]

benefit • Art in Action Fundraiser for Texas Teens' Peace Corps Work in Ghana at Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Mansion ($12, 8pm-1am)

bloodsport • "Art of War" Cage Fighting Championships at Austin Convention Center

books • Sally Cook presents Hey Batta, Batta, Swing! at BookPeople (3:30pm)

books • Emily Fox Gordon presents Are You Happy? at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • University of Texas Press Book Sale at UT Printing and Press Building (10am - 6pm)

comedy • Jimmie Roulette at Cap City Comedy Club

comedyPunchline, open mic stand up comedy at ColdTowne Theater (10pm)

comedy • The Frank Mills present Winnning Dirty at The Blue Theater (8pm)

dance • An Evening With Stephen Mills, set to JS Bach and John Cage at The Paramount

film • "Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse" with Quentin Tarantino: "Rednecks" at Alamo Downtown

film • The "Newsies" Singalong at Alamo Village

film • "The Jerk" at Alamo Lake Creek

food • Central Market Cooking Class: Indian Summer with Chef Suneeta Vaswani at Central Market Cooking School, 4001 N Lamar ($50, 6:30-9pm)

food • Whole Foods Market Cooking Class: Girls Night Out: Thai Temptations (Hands on) at Whole Foods Market Culinary Center, 525 N Lamar ($65, 6:30-9pm)

music • Frog Eyes, Alex Delivery, Future Clouds and Radar, The Shaky Hands at Emo's

music • Golden Bear, Midgetmen 5th Anniversary, Peel, Mice & Rifles, Team Fabrication DJs at Emo's

music • Cruiserweight, Driver F, Rory and the Artificial Heart, Crash Gallery, Cassette at Emo's

music • "Austin's Hottest Kid Bands" -- No Adults Allowed On Stage at Emo's (Early, 6:30pm)

music • Diasporic at Stubb's

music • George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic at Stubb's

music • The Mercers CD Release with The Last Gasp, Sounds Under Radio, The Summer Wardrobe at The Parish Room

music • Frog Eyes at Waterloo Records (5pm, Free)

music • The Paul Green School of Rock presents A Tribute to Classic Metal at Ruta Maya ($10, 7pm)

music • Watching the Moon, We'll Go Machete, Stones We Throw, Radioland Murders at Trophy's

music • Cartright, Spain Colored Orange at The Mohawk

music • Karrie Hopper, Julian Undecided at Scoot Inn

music • DJ Tats, DJ Hannibal Beretta at Whisky Bar

theatre • Shrewd Productions presents Trash Anthems at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm)

theatreMoonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (8pm)

theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)

theatreSongs for a New World at The City Theatre (8pm)

SATURDAY [12]

food, shopping • World Fair Trade Day Celebrations at Ten Thousand Villages of Austin (Free, 2-5pm)

art • Spring Trunk Show at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress (10am-5pm)

books • Austin Writergrrls present Grrl Talk at BookPeople (5:00pm)

books • University of Texas Press Book Sale at UT Printing and Press Building (10am - 3pm)

comedy • Jimmie Roulette at Cap City Comedy Club

comedy • The Frank Mills present Winnning Dirty at The Blue Theater (8pm)

dance • An Evening With Stephen Mills, set to JS Bach and John Cage at The Paramount

film • "Once" sneak screening with The Frames at Alamo Downtown

film • "Under Our Skin" at Alamo Downtown

film • "Japanese Spiderman" with Fred Newman at Alamo Downtown

film • "The Jerk" at Alamo Lake Creek

food • Central Market Cooking Class: Vegetarian Delights from India with Chef Suneeta Vaswani at Central Market Cooking School, 4001 N Lamar ($50, 10am-12:30pm)

food • Central Market Cooking Class: Beef for Dinner at Central Market Cooking School, 4001 N Lamar ($50, 6:30-9pm)

food • Whole Foods Market Cooking Class: Celebrate Spring: A Seasonal Menu (Hands on) at Whole Foods Market Culinary Center, 525 N Lamar ($65, 6:30-9pm)

food • Austin Farmers Market at 4th and Guadalupe (9am-1pm)

food • Decorate a Cake for Mother's Day! at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar ($8.99, 10am-3pm)

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

food • Sunset Valley Farmer's Market at 3200 Jones Rd (9:30am-1pm)

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

music • Centro-matic, Micah P Hinson, Mandible at Emo's

music • Back Door Slam at Stubb's

music • Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts, Stars of Track and Field at The Parish Room

music • Book of Shadows CD Release at End of an Ear (6pm, Free)

music • White Ghost Shivers, Invincible Czars, Combo Mahalo at Beerland

music • Ian McLagan's Mother's Day Celebration with Ian McLagan and the Bump Band, Brothers and Sisters, "Special Guests" at Antone's

music • Graham Wilkinson, Hayes Carll at Continental Club

music • Buttercup EP Release at Cactus Café

music • The Unbearables, Tammany Hall Machine at Trophy's

music • Quiet, Lovely; Sad Accordions at The Mohawk

music • Austinist Sponsors the Car Stereo (Wars) Party, more TBA, at Beauty Bar

music • Shapes Have Fangs, Charles Pots Magic Windmill, Hunnies at Scoot Inn

music/benefit • 2nd Annual Grace Foundation Event with Patrice Pike, artist Rolando Diaz, and more at La Zona Rosa (7-10:30pm)

theatre • Shrewd Productions presents Trash Anthems at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm)

theatreMoonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (8pm)

theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)

theatreSongs for a New World at The City Theatre (8pm)

theatre • UT's Humanities Institute presents Living Newspapers Showcase at The Off Center (7pm)

SUNDAY [13]

art • Spring Trunk Show at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress (1pm-5pm)

dance • An Evening With Stephen Mills, set to JS Bach and John Cage at The Paramount

film • "Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse" with Quentin Tarantino: "Swinging" at Alamo Downtown

film • "Sabrina" Mother's Day Feast at Alamo Village

film • "Steel Magnolias" at Alamo Lake Creek

food • Decorate a Cake for Mother's Day! at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar ($8.99, 10am-3pm)

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

music • Chevelle, Black Light Burns, 2 Cents at Stubb's

music • Bright Eyes at Bass Concert Hall

music • Spouse, Til We're Blue or Destroy, Fairchild, Hope Irish at The Mohawk

theatreMoonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (5pm)

theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)

theatreSongs for a New World at The City Theatre (2:30)

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Great weekend list. So much to do...so little time. I would like to send out an invitation to anyone going to the book events to surf on by CurlingUp.com to discuss the books and let us know how the events were.

Hope to see you all soon.

Brent

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