• Master Pancake: Independence Day at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown at the Ritz, Fri, Jul 3 7:00p
    Released in the era before 9/11 took the fun out of seeing our national landmarks explode, Independence Day is a B-movie on a blockbuster budget. Forgoing the “we come in peace” philosophies of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, it returns science fiction to its paranoid roots, pitting our soft-bellied civilization against aliens who crave our extinction, just because. Caught on the front lines is a ragtag group of heroes that includes quippy fighter pilot Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum as “D ...
  • B Scene features "Abstract Visions" at Blanton
    Friday, July 3, 6 p.m., Blanton Museum of Art (BMA). EEnjoy a South American celebration and the opening of "Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic." Live music provided by Maneja Beto at 9 p.m., as well as Peligrosa All-Stars and the Learning Secrets (Smith Building). There will also be tours of the exhibition, refreshments, free appetizers, art activities and more! Music curated by Transmission Entertainment.
  • 4th of July Holiday
    The Austin Public Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4 in observance of Independence Day. Recycled Reads will be closed Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5. It will reopen at the usual time on Tuesday, July 7.Expertise with a human touch at the Austin Public Library.
  • Channeling 'Henry V'
    For almost two decades actor and Austin Chronicle arts editor Robert Faire has wanted to take Shakespeare’s history play about England’s most storied warrior king and re-imagine it as a one-man play. Now, Faires’ dream — or is it an obsession? — has come true. Following Shakespeare’s instructions that the audience just imagine the courts, Faires takes the audience from Henry’s throne across the English Channel into the French court, through a fearful war and into one of the most ...
  • Classic Game Fest 2009 (Rolling Roadshow)
    Game Over Videogames is back this summer with its 2nd annual Classic Game Fest - a new summer tradition for old-school video game players, collectors, and fans of all ages. Classic Game Fest will begin this summer on July 3rd, and it will continue with new shows and events every other Friday night until August 28th. The events will all be staged at the Game Over Videogames retail store and videogame museum located at the corner of Hwy 183 @ Lamar Blvd in north Austin, TX. Each night ...