
THURSDAY [10]
music • Learning Secrets with Ramesh (Voxtrot), Ben Craven + Co at Whisky Bar
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
theatre • Shrewd Productions presents Trash Anthems at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm)
FRIDAY [11]
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
comedy • Punchline, 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
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 • George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic at Stubb's
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)
theatre • Moonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (8pm)
theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)
theatre • Songs 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 • 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 • 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
theatre • Shrewd Productions presents Trash Anthems at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm)
theatre • Moonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (8pm)
theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)
theatre • Songs 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
theatre • Moonlight and Magnolias at Austin Playhouse (5pm)
theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm)

Austinist's Will Mills Gets Dunked For Charity [Video]



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