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🙂 How to stay happy in November
November 1, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🥳 Happy Friday and welcome to November! I’m starting the month off with a bagel from Casper Fermentables. 😋

What's CITY Talking About?
🧑⚖️ Judge Allows UT Suit
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Palestine Solidarity Committee at the University of Texas at Austin and other pro-Palestine organizations that claims that Gov. Greg Abbott’s antisemitism executive order violates the First Amendment can move forward. [The Daily Texan]
- Students leading a pro-Palestine rally at UT this week were blocked from delivering a letter to administrators by the university’s Event Readiness and Response team. [KVUE]

🎙️ False Fall, Joe Rogan Drama, and Día de los Muertos
Stephanie Bergara with Waterloo Greenway is on the City Cast Austin podcast today giving us the lowdown on what to do for Día de los Muertos. We’re also discussing another potential false fall and Joe Rogan’s involvement in the presidential election. [City Cast Austin]
🚨 Manor High Stabbing Victim Knew Assailant
Derrin Loving, an 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed at Manor Senior high School this week, knew his alleged killer, 18-year-old Mac Brown Mbah Mbanwei, who has been charged with murder. The two were involved in an altercation last week, police said. [Austin American-Statesman]
🖥️ City Website Revamp Could Cost Millions
City Council is considering paying a California-based vendor $5.5 million to revamp Austin’s website. [Austin Monitor]

What To Do
Friday, Nov. 1
- 🎭 The Black Metal Masquerade at Come and Take It Live | 5:30 p.m. | $10 and up | Riverside
- 💀 Día de los Muertos at Moody Amphitheater | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Suzanna Choffel at C-Boy’s Heart & Soul | 6:30 p.m. | Free | South Congress
- 🎷 New Orleans Night! A Mardi Gras Party with Kris Kimura & Friends at Parker Jazz Club | 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. | $30 | Downtown Austin
- 🏅 Austin Jazz Hall of Fame Awards at Paramount Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | $43 and up | Downtown Austin
- ☠️ Amor Eterno: A Día De Los Muertos Celebration at Coconut Club | 9 p.m. | Free | Downtown austin
- 🕺 Body Rock ATX: Tribute To The Dirty South at Sahara Lounge | 10 p.m. | $12 and up | East Austin
Saturday, Nov. 2
- 🛍️ Muertos Mercado at Republic Square Park | 9 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🦕 Día de los Huesos at Texas Science & Natural History Museum | 10 a.m. | $6 and up | UT Campus
- 🧇 Jazz Brunch at Hotel San Jose | Noon | Free | South Congress
- 🛼 Texas Roller Derby Calvello Cup Championship at Travis County Expo Center | 6 p.m. | $30 | Far East Austin
- 🎤 Marc Anthony at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $36 and up | UT Campus
- 💀 Día De Los Muertos at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 11 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Nov. 3
- ⭐ Free First Sunday at Bullock Texas State History Museum | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🐶 Puppy Yoga with Austin Pets Alive! at Drifters Social Coffee & Cocktails | 10:15 a.m. | $15 | Saddle Creek
- 🍖 Texas Monthly BBQ Fest in Lockhart | 1 p.m. | $125 | Downtown Lockhart
- 💄 Lady Like starring Lady Camden - Austin Premiere at Ballet Austin | 7 p.m. | $19.50 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🩷 P!nk at the Moody Center | 7:30 p.m. | $50 and up | UT Campus
👋 Have a great weekend, y’all!
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