WEDNESDAY [31] dj • fStar, a biweekly project about "living, breathing, moving graffiti" coupled with a live soundtrack at Jo's on 2nd Street (8-10pm, Free) dj • Cut Club at The Mohawk music • The Lymbyc Systym, This Will Destroy You, Loren Dent at Emo's music • Live Oak Decline, Sounds Under Radar at Stubb's music • Brother Will, Carley Wolf, Stoney's Spoken Word (featuring the Golden Boys) at Beerland music • Militant Babies,......

Tomorrow night KLRU kicks off Spark 07 -the 2007 edition of its engaging speaker series- with acclaimed journalist Gwen Ifill. This year, Spark has invited several notable speakers that, through their work, address issues of "global impact, social significance and community relevance." As host of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Ifill consistently provides a keen insight into some of the most pressing issues facing America. Want to be......

MONDAY [29] opera • Philip Glass' Waiting for the Barbarians at Bass Concert Hall music • Unwed Sailor, Bayta Darell, The Twilight Lieutenants at Emo's Lounge music • Hidden Hand, Kylesa, The Roller, Ironclad at Emo's music • The Fray, Mute Math at Frank Erwin Center music • Hill Country Outdoors' New Member Meeting at Opal Divine's Penn Field film • Darkon: The Movie at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Melody at Alamo Drafthouse......

Spark, KLRU's annual Engaging Speaker Series, brings to Austin some of our nation's foremost authorities in politics, science, literature, and more for lively discussions at the Paramount Theatre. All events, running from January to May, feature a 45-minute presentation given by the visiting speakers followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with the audience. For 2007, Spark turns its eye to issues with a "global impact, social significance and community relevance." Hence, they're kicking off......

One of Austin’s most thought-provoking events returns next year, as Spark: KLRU’s Engaging Speaker Series brings some of the best minds in contemporary sociopolitical society together for five evenings of dialogue. An Austinist favorite, the series offers a chance for citizens to engage directly with experts on issues with a global impact, social significance and community relevance. Spark returns to the wonderful setting of the Paramount Theatre for a series of evenings that feature......