This Month in Austin
Events & Festivals
2* F
First Thursday in DT Austin
Food, fun, shopping and people watching
South Congress Avenue
www.firstthursday.info
2 ¿ 5 - 9 pm F
First Thursday in DT Buda
Shop unique antique and specialty vendors
while enjoying food from downtown restaurants
www.ci.buda..us
3 ¿ Shops will be open until 8 pm F
First Friday in DT Georgetown
Enjoy live music and a festive evening atmosphere!
http://visit.georgetown.org/first-friday-june-3
4 ¿ doors @ 8 pm
Carnaval Brasilero
Is one of the biggest brazilian carnaval
celebration outside of Brazil - samba, customes
and wild abandon - brasileiro style in the heart
of Texas.
Palmer Events Center, Austin
www.sambaparty.com
8 ¿ 3 - 6 pm
Business Expo
Don’t miss this opportunity to see what products
& services are available from local businesses!
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce
www.roundrockchamber.org
18 ¿ 7 pm - midnight
Pioneer Town ~ Mardi Gras Party
Music, beads, parade, king and queen, food,
beer, artists, t-shirts, masks, gumbo cookoff, and
lots of fun.
Pioneer Town, Wimberley
www.wimberley.org/d/10489306_12663.htm
21
Mardi Gras
E. 6th St.
F Free Event * visit website for schedule and venue information
23 ¿ 7 pm
2012 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular!
Christian music
The #1 tour in the world according to touring
industry publication Pollstar – ahead of U2, Lady
Gaga and Justin Bieber!
Cedar Park Center
www.jamtour.com
24 - 26*
Jugglefest XIX
Three-day event full of workshops, games,
demonstrations, and shows featuring juggling,
unicyclist, and related circus arts.
Texas School for the Deaf, Austin
http://juggling.place.org/jugglefest
25 ¿ 7 - 10 pm
Art Night Austin 2012
8 art spaces, 8 restaurants, drinks and djs.
Experience it all as you are chauffeured through
Austin’s urban core.
Through downtown and West Austin galleries
www.artallianceaustin.org
25 ¿ 1 - 5 pm
2012 African American Community
Heritage Festival
This event is a family-friendly extravaganza filled
with games and vendors; providing a Kid’s Zone
with bounce houses, safety demonstrations, arts
& crafts, home décor, books, clothing, jewelry,
storytelling, health, vision and dental screenings
and insurance outreach coupled with dance,
giveaway prizes and a live entertainment mix to
satisfy varying musical tastes
Houston Tillotson University, Austin
http://austinheritagefestival.org/index.php
29 ¿ 5:30 - 8 pm
Taste of Austin
Explore the incredible variety of flavors and
restaurants served up in one event.
North Austin Events Center
http://tasteofaustin.org
25 - 26*
That Takes The Cake
Sugar art, cake show and competition is open to
all cake decorating and sugar art enthusiasts!
North Austin Event Center
http://thattakesthecake.org
29*
Cirque du Soleil Quidam
Cirque du Soleil features 52 world-class acrobats,
musicians, singers and characters
Cedar Park Center
www.jamtour.com
Art and Culture
Jan 13 - Feb 5*
I Hate Hamlet
Young TV star Andrew Rally has been asked to
play Hamlet in Central Park. But Andrew has
two problems: he hates Hamlet, and he’s being
haunted by the drunken ghost of actor John
Barrymore who used to live in his apartment.
The Palace Theater, Georgetown
www.georgetownpalace.com/nowplaying.php
Jan 24 - March 4*
Next To Normal
The 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning new musical!
Zachary Scott Theater, Austin
www.zachtheatre.org
2 - 19*
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece of the quest for
knowledge in which present-day characters
work to unravel a 200-year old mystery that took
place in the same house.
Rollins Studio Theater at the Long Center, Austin
http://austinshakespeare.org/drupal
5 ¿ 1 pm
Super Sousa Sunday
Get revved up before the big game with a FREE
concert celebrating the music of John Philip Sousa.
UT’s Gregory Gym, Austin
11 ¿ 7pm
Big Band Dance
This evening of great music and dancing will
benefit the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
Riverbend Centre Fellowship Hall, Austin
www.austinsymphony.org
11¿ Dinner @ 6 pm - Show @ 8 pm
The Midtown Men
Four stars from the original cast of “Jersey Boys”
will blow you away with their supercharged,
energetically choreographed renditions of hits
by the Four Seasons, Beach Boys, Four Tops,
Beatles, and other great “guy groups”
Dell Hall, Austin
http://austinshakespeare.org/drupal
13-14 ¿ 8 pm
Emanuel Ax, piano
A superstar in classical music
Dell Hall, Austin
www.austinsymphony.org
17 - 19*
New American Talent/Dance
Ballet Austin’s nation-wide search for the
country’s most exciting choreographers returns
as the 4th Biennial New American Talent/Dance
competition culls a national pool of applicants
down to three finalists.
The Long Center, Austin
www.balletaustin.org/atb/natd.php
Feb 24 - March 25*
Singin’ In The Rain
1920’s Hollywood is the setting for this zany,
light-hearted romantic comedy about the early
days of sound film, where a movie studio found
itself scrambling to salvage the career of its
chipmunk-voiced silent picture star.
The Palace Theater, Georgetown
www.georgetownpalace.com/nowplaying.php
24 - 25 ¿ 2 & 7 pm
East Side High
East Side High is the story of a high school
undergoing massive change during a time of
great struggle.
Rollins Studio Theatre, Austin
www.thelongcenter.org
Sports
4 ¿ 8:30 am
Cupid’s Chase 5k
Georgetown
http://cupid.georgetown.org
4 ¿ 9 am
The Color Run 5K
Austin
http://thecolorrun.com
4 ¿ 8 am
Pure to Pure - 11.5 miles or 23 miles
Austin
www.pureaustin.com/events.aspx
18 ¿ 8 am
Vern’s No Frills 5k – Race #35
Georgetown
www.noexcusesrunning.com/?page_id=8
19 ¿ 6 am – Gear Check tent opens
Livestrong Austin Marathon
Austin
http://youraustinmarathon.com/home
25 ¿ 8 am
Metro Dash
Competitors will sprint a total of 600 meters
while climbing, crawling, jumping, swinging, and
scaling their way through challenging obstacles.
The fastest time wins.
Austin
www.metrodash.com
Texas Stars Schedule
Cedar Park Center
www.texasstarshockey.com
Austin Toros Schedule
Cedar Park Center
www.nba.com/dleague/austin/index_main.html
Texas Longhorns Sports Event Calendar
www.texassports.com/calendar/events/
Music
2 ¿ 6:30 pm
Gladys Knight
ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin
www.acl-live.com
3 ¿ 8 pm
A Perfect Night WithBob Schneider
The Mc Callum Arts Center Distinguished Artist Series
Bob Schneider is a local Austinite who has
gained a national reputation as a singer, guitar
and piano player and song-writer extraordinaire.
McCallum Arts Center, Austin
www.fmfaa.org
3 ¿ 6 pm
Gigantour 2012: Megadeth and
Motorhead w/ Volbeat
ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin
www.acl-live.com
4 ¿ 5:30 pm
Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame
Awards Show
ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin
www.acl-live.com
12 & 19 ¿ Show @ 7:30 pm F
The Derailers
Free Sun Records Sunday Dance Party!
Antone’s, Austin
www.antones.net
14 ¿ 7:30 pm
Timeless Love
Come Join Us This Valentine’s Day for Our “Timeless
Love” Celebration.
Our Da Vinci room will feature music from “Jazz
Suite” with Denise and Vincent Bates on
vocals and trumpet for those who want a more
intimate setting.
Our Grand Bella Room will Feature Tish Lancaster
and The Mizzbehavin Band to help you dance
the night away.
Bella Notte On Main, Round Rock
www.bellanotteonmain.eventbrite. com
24 ¿ 6:30 pm
Experience Hendrix
w/ The Slide Brothers
ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin
www.acl-live.com
25 ¿ 6:30 pm
Experience Hendrix 2nd Show
w/ The Slide Brothers
ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin
www.acl-live.com
28 ¿ 7 pm
Symphony X, Iced Earth
Warbringer
Emo’s, East Austin
www.emosaustin.com
29 ¿ 8 pm
Dropkick Murphys
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Emo’s, East Austin
www.emosaustin.com
Search and find more music events at:
www.austinlivemusic.com
www.red7austin.com
http://mohawkaustin.com
www.lazonarosa.com
www.nuttybrown.com
ww.antones.net
www.antones.net
http://rutamaya.net/music
www.continentalclub.com
