While lounging amongst hundreds of lesbians at HRC’s Dinah Lakeshore event two weekends ago, we noticed a few people emerge from the mass of tank tops in full-on Western-wear: they were there to spread the word about the Texas Gay Rodeo Association’s Capitol City Rodeo. Hopelessly hypnotized by the man’s Southern drawl and his ability to delve into the most fascinating details concerning the art of calf roping, we were already sold on the event......

If you missed out on the initial deadline to participate in this year's inaugural Maker Faire Austin festival, you're in luck! The event organizers have set a new deadline of Thursday, September 6, thereby affording you a comfortable two and a half weeks to come up with your very own zany creation. For an idea of what to expect, the MAKE blog highlights some of the inventions recently previewed at Austin Children's Museum, including hyperbolic......

Maker Faire, the annual Bay Area festival that revels in Do-It-Yourself (DIY) ingenuity, is expanding to Austin this year. The two-day, family-friendly event will showcase some of the coolest shit—arts, crafts, wickedly geeky science projects—you've never seen in your life; think Dorkbot but hulked out. What else would you expect from a festival organized by the staffs of Make and Craft magazines? If you're a "Maker" and are interested in showing off your zany (or......

Austin Cub Scout Pack 990 and Boy Scout Troop 990 obliterated the Guinness Book World Record for most simultaneous model rocket launches this past weekend. An astounding 965 rockets were fired via "electric matches" at The Travis County Expo Center—short of their initial 1000 target, but very impressive nonetheless. According to Engadget, the previous record stood at just under 400. Thanks to del.icio.us user subindie......

If you’ve never been to a car show, this is your chance. But this is no ordinary car show –- it’s a hot rod show. We’re talking giant engines, men with tattoos, flame-accented clothing, beer, and, of course, country rock music. Dismayed by the daunting clouds, the show has moved from its original location at Festival Beach to the Travis County Expo Center. Hosted by South Austin's own hot rub club, The Kontinentals, this show......

KEYE is saying that people who live in the area near IH35 (we think they mean 290E) from Springdale Rd. to Ferguson Lane need to evacuate their homes. If they can't evacuate, they need to seal themselves in their homes with the A/C off. Hwy 290E is closed in both directions and the Travis County Expo Center is being used as an evacuation center. Apparently the trucker noticed the leak while he was driving on......

The Austin Icebats will play their last game in the Travis County Expo Center this Saturday evening. Next season they will be moving to an upgraded Chaparral Ice. The move will mark a major turning point in Austin hockey, as the Icebats have called the Expo Center home for their entire 10 year history. Hopefully the team will go out with a bang, or at least a win. The team will definitely be going......

The Austin Ice Bats will host the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup at the Travis County Expo Center Saturday night. The Cup will be on display during the Ice Bats' game against Wichita, and fans may bring their cameras to take their picture with the Cup. The Cup will be available to the general public starting at 6:30pm. It's also Guaranty Win Night as the Ice Bats play the Wichita Thunder of the Northern......

Note: While going downtown this weekend, please don't forget the new rules regarding the TRS parking lot at 11th St. and Red River! : : FRIDAY : : [film] New movies @ your local theater! [party] SOS Holiday Party, 6-11pm @ Mercury Hall - $10 [music] Peel, Fire vs. Extinguisher and Junius @ Beerland [music] Hurts to Purr CD release party, 7pm @ Momo's - $10 [in-store] The Black Angels, Sound of Confusion, Rescue......

FRIDAY:: [music] Neo-Catastrophism, 9pm @ Gallery Lombardi [books] Phil Lesh, 7pm @ Bookpeople [music] Of Montreal Instore, 5pm @ Waterloo, CD Release Party, 9:30 @ The Parish [music] ROCKIT 4: Dance party, 8pm @ Big Red Sun - $7 [comedy] Margaret Cho, 8pm @ Bass Concert Hall SATURDAY:: [music] Keren Ann, 8:30 @ The Parish SUNDAY:: [volunteer] Danskin Women's Triathalon, 7am @ Travis County Expo Center ALL WEEKEND:: [theater] Holes Before Bedtime, 8pm @......

Austin’s 12th Annual Danskin Women’s Triathlon is this Sunday. Though it's little late to register to race along side the Austinist, you can still show your support by volunteering to help out. This all female sprint distance triathlon is only one of the 8 races in the nationwide Danskin Triathlon Series and is the largest tri in Texas. In 1990 the series kicked off with only 150 racers, the series now celebrates its 100th......

FRIDAY [food] The Oasis? Burned down. But now re-opened! (Partially!) [culture] Ballet Under the Stars, 8:30pm @ Zilker Hillside Theater - Free [food] Doughnut Day, all day @ Krispy Kreme (go get a free doughnut) [music] The Deathray Davies, 8pm @ Emo's SATURDAY [film] "Freaks and Geeks" Marathon, 12pm @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown - $30 [parade] Austin Pride Parade, 8pm on Congress Avenue [culture] Ballet Under the Stars, 8:30pm @ Zilker Hillside Theater -......