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🕵️ What’s Austin City Council up to right now?
June 13, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🤠 Morning! I can’t stop thinking about pop star Chappell Roan’s performance at the Governor’s Ball music festival in New York City over the weekend. She arrived in an apple and was painted green head-to-toe, à la Lady Liberty. Is she going to come out of a cowboy boot at Austin City Limits Music Festival this year? Will she ride a horse onto the stage? I'm counting down the days until October! Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
What's CITY Talking About?
🎙️ Juneteenth in Austin
I can’t wait to listen to this one: Host Nikki DaVaughn sits down with Shanisha Johnson, the public relations and volunteer coordinator for Central Texas Juneteenth, which kicks off with a parade in East Austin on Saturday. Johnson’s family has been in charge of the celebration for decades. [City Cast Austin]
🍔 Bad Larry’s is Getting a Permanent Space
Bad Larry Burger Club, who longtime Austin restaurant critic Matthew Odam says has the best smash burger in town, is opening a brick-and-mortar in East Austin. [Austin American-Statesman]
🕷️ OMG: It’s Tarantula Mating Season
Tarantulas, which are native to Texas, are mating. Although the tarantula mating season runs May through August, love is in the air a bit earlier this year due to rain and high temperatures. Hot tip: If you see a tarantula, leave it alone. [Axios Austin]
🏊 Austin Swimmer is an Olympic Hopeful Again
I love this feature on Olympian Lydia Jacoby, a rising junior at the University of Texas, who is headed to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials this month. [Texas Monthly]
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What To Do
Thursday, June 13
- ❄ “Frozen” at Bass Concert Hall | 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎤 Megan Thee Stallion at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $272.25 and up | UT Campus
- 🎷 The Drop-In at the Long Center | 8 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🦈 “Jaws” at Deep Eddy Pool | 8 p.m. | Free | Tarrytown
✌️Bye y’all!
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