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The City of Austin is going to be rolling out their recently completed project to coincide with the start of SxSWi: an interactive DVD, titled Austin Past and Present, which tells the history of Austin. The DVD incorporates historical documents from local archives (mainly the Austin History Center) into 300 slideshows and stories about our fair city. You can learn about the geological beginnings of our area, learn more about the beginnings of neighborhoods such...

F R I D A Y [ 2 7 ] [music] Explosions in the Sky, Octopus Project and A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Emo's (Sold Out!) [music] Brandi Carlile at Cactus Cafe (9pm) [music] Zilla featuring Michael Travis (String Cheese Incident) at Stubb's [music] Shake Your Ass Record Release Party with Chili Cold Blood, This Damn Town, Possessed By Paul James, Black Joe Lewis & Cool Breeze at Beerland [music] Chant, Exit, and...

This weekend, the Austin History Center hosts their annual All Austin Holiday Sale at their headquarters on 9th and Guadalupe. Housed in a stately old building built back in 1933, their mission is to serve as the central repository of manuscripts and various other materials that constitute an archive of our local history. In a city where a significant percentage of the population is transitory, organizations like the AHC are vital in fostering an...

This weekend the Austinist finds itself with two opportunities to pick up some great books and historical treasures.