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• Posted Finals Week [University Musical] to Austinist
  Next week, thousands of university students across Austin are going to start freaking out when they realize their semester is coming to an end and they have only one test left to raise their grade--their final exam. From late night Wendy's visits and sleeping in public to scantrons and in-class essays, the late-spring ritual usually brings out the worst in college students, but Austin comedian Chuck Watkins, replacing the library with UT's west mall, takes on Finals Week a little differently...
• Posted Shocking Video of East Austin Shooting Released to Austinist
  Shocking video was released by the Statesman today during the trial of Jerel Lamar, the main subject in an April 2007 APD dashcam video. This two-year-old recording features Lamar firing off shot-after-shot at APD Sgt. Michael Barger, who had responded to a "disturbance with a weapon" call that finally ended with no injuries or casualties after a 13-hour SWAT standoff. Like something out of a World's Craziest Police Chases show, the video shows Sgt....
• Posted Tonight! Toast Anthropos' 10 Years of Music Education to Austinist
  Since the 1998-1999 school year, Austin-basedAnthropos has teamed up with low-income Austin schools to provide alternative educational experiences for kids. Professional musicians from the area act as instructors and mentors for the at-risk youth, providing them with a creative outlet while utilizing cultural diversity through music to help express themselves in ways never before imagined.
• Posted Dinosaurs Take Over Zilker Botanical Gardens to Austinist
  Starting tomorrow, return to your old teenage sensibilities and childhood wonderment when The Zilker Botanical Gardens opens The DinoLand Exhibit.
• Posted Umphrey's McGee Show Moved to La Zona Rosa to Austinist
  If you are still mourning the loss of Danny Young, then you'd likely enjoy this upcoming concert featuring Chicago-based jammers, Umphrey's McGee. They'll be at La Zona Rosa on September 11 - this show has been moved from Stubb's.