Below are some cool events to check out during this record-breaking hot summer we’re having in Austin.
Music
Free Concert in the Park
Sunday evenings at The Long Center, www.thelongcenter.org
Blues on the Green
August 4 and August 18 at Zilker Park, www.austinlivemusic.com
Joan Baez
August 6 at Stubbs www.stubbsaustin.com
Tribute to a Jazz Giant
August 6 at The Elephant Room www.kut.org
Dierks Bentley
August 21 at Nutty Brown Cafe www.nuttybrown.com
The Eggmen
August 27 at Nutty Brown Cafe www.nuttybrown.com
Arts & Expos
Moody Gardens & Galveston Islands
All month at Bob Bullock Museum www.thestoryoftexas.com
Cindi Wright
August 5 at First Thursdays, all of the West End Galleries www.arton5th.com
Cronkite, Eyewitness to a Century
All month at LBJ Library www.austintexas.org
America / Americas
August 5 at Blanton Art Museum www.kut.org
Spaghetti Modern
August 14 at Austin Art Garage www.kut.org
Theatre & Comedy
Kathy Griffin
August 5 at The Long Center www.thelongcenter.org
The Wedding Singer
August 6 – September 5 at Georgetown Palace www.georgetownpalace.com
John Caparulo
August 11-14 at Capital City Comedy Club www.capcitycomedy.net
Cyndi Lauper
August 10 at The Paramount Theatre www.theparamount.org
Maggie Mat & Bryan Gaar
August 13 and 14 at The Velveeta Room www.thevelveetaroom.com
Sports & Outdoors
Deep Eddy Pool Movie Night
August 7 and 14 www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/pools_special.htm
Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita 5K Run
August 5 at Johnson Creek Trailhead www.runtex.com
How to Manage Garden Insects
August 21 at LCRA Redbud Center www.tcmastergardeners.org
CapTexSwim
August 28 at Fiesta Gardens www.runtex.com
Other Fun Events
20th Annual Lake Travis Flight
August 7 at Mansfield Dam www.centraltexasballooning.com
Austin Bead Society Bazaar
August 7 and 8 at Palmer Events Center www.kut.org
Tour Casa Neverlandia
August 8 in South Austin (reservations required) www.keepaustinweird.com
American Idol Auditions
August 11 at Frank Erwin Center www.uterwincenter.com
Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Circus
August 18-22 at Frank Erwin Center www.uterwincenter.com
Annual Tax Holiday
August 20-22 at Retail Stores www.window.state.tx.us
Identification Day
August 29 at Texas Memorial Museum www.kut.org
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