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🏀 Why Austin needs the WNBA
January 8, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
✏️ Some education news to start your Wednesday: University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell will step down this year for a job leading Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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🤯 Fixing That Collapsed Ceiling at UT Will Cost Thousands
It will cost between $750,000 and $875,000 to fix an outdoor ceiling at the University of Texas at Austin’s Norman Hackerman Building. The ceiling collapsed in November onto a sculpture on loan to the university from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. [KUT]
🏀 Why Austin Needs a WNBA Team
I am so, so, so, so excited for today’s episode of the City Cast Austin podcast! Fran Harris, a former UT basketball star, is explaining why her full focus right now is on bringing a WNBA team to Austin. [City Cast Austin]
🌨️ ERCOT Says Grid Is Stable Ahead of Rain
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects grid conditions to remain normal through this week’s cold snap. But, the agency warned that there’s a potential for lower reserves with higher electrical demand. [KXAN]
- Be prepared for a potential mess tomorrow, as rain moves into the area with nearly freezing temperatures. [National Weather Service]
🐶 Austin Pets Alive! Asking for Help
Austin Pets Alive! is asking for people to adopt and foster animals who are currently in outdoor enclosures through at least Sunday as cold temperatures continue. [Austin Pets Alive!]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Jan. 8
- 🍄 High Noon Talk: A Conversation on Fungi at Bullock Texas State History Museum | Noon | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎥 “Rashoman” at Austin Film Society Cinema | 6 p.m. | $14 | Highland
- ❓ Harry Potter Trivia at Pinthouse Pizza - South Lamar | 7 p.m. | Free | Barton Hills
- 🎹 Henry Invisible at Far Out Lounge & Stage | 7 p.m. | Free | Dittmar-Slaughter
- 🎵 AJS Presents: Jessica Healey Quintet at Monks Jazz Club | 8 p.m. | $20 and up | East Austin
- 🎤 Karaoke at The Volstead Lounge | 9 p.m. | Free | East Austin
Thursday, Jan. 9
- 🐦 Birds in the Landscape at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 8 a.m. | $8 and up | Circle C Ranch
- 🎨 Arts & Craft Brews Night: Freestyle Weaving at Austin Beerworks - Sprinkle Valley | 6 p.m. | $15 | Springdale Heights
- 🏀 Texas Women's Basketball vs. Alabama at the Moody Center | 7 p.m. | $9 | UT Campus
- 🎶 Jimmy Eat Brisket at Come and Take It Live | 7 p.m. | $10 | East Riverside
- 🎷 The Music of Duke Ellington at Parker Jazz Club | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | Downtown Austin
- 🌈 Queer Film Theory 101 at The Highball | 7:30 p.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🎤 “Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience” at Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $20 and up | Downtown Austin
🪡 Bye! I’m off to make a list of all the things I want to sew this year. First up are some coasters and a coat! 👀
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