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O. Henry Museum The Coolest Book Club in the World!Saturdays, July 16, 23, 30, and August 6O Henry Museum (409 E Fifth St)$45 registration fee plus books, 9am-12pm[info] Hey, kids! Are you already bored of the heat and the not-reading of summer? Then beat the heat with the Coolest Book... continue reading on Austinist

Hairspray is about as campy and uncomplicated as a musical about racism can get. If you aren’t a John Waters or Amanda Bynes fan, there are two worlds in Hairspray: the white, white world of the 1960s Baltimore suburban Soul Train, The Corny Collins Show, and the other side of... continue reading on Austinist

BookPeople Diane Wilson Reading at BookPeopleThursday, June 22BookPeople (603 N. Lamar)7pm[info] Anyone who pays attention to environmental news today probably feels equal parts hopeless and desperate. Small-scale lifestyle changes like using totes at the grocery store or becoming a vegetarian might assuage guilt, but does anybody really feel like they... continue reading on Austinist

Austin Bat Cave Austin Bat Cave CD Release Party/FundraiserFriday, May 13Mohawk (912 Red River Street)$5-$10 suggested donation[info] The admirable nonprofit Austin Bat Cave, which is responsible both for awesome readings in town as well as for hosting amazing youth writing workshops, needs your help. ABC is celebrating the release of... continue reading on Austinist

Encyclopedia Show Austin The Encyclopedia Show!Thursday, May 12ND at 501 Studios (501 N. I H 35)$6, 8-9:30pm[info] How cool is nature, you guys? How much do you know about the generational cycle of the state insect of Texas, the monarch butterfly? And how much do you actually know about those... continue reading on Austinist