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🎊 Where to celebrate MLK Day
January 17, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🪿 Happy, happy Friday! I have some nice news. Steven, a goose at Mueller Lake Park who was shot with an arrow this month, has been returned to the lake after making a full recovery. Now, everyone, stop shooting arrows at our animals! Feels insane to say that, but alas!

What's CITY Talking About?
🌱 How To Protect Your Plants During Next Week’s Freeze
Well, it may snow on Monday. 😬 I’m reading this story to learn what I need to do to protect my plants! [Austin American-Statesman]
- Read more tips here on how to prepare for cold weather. [FOX 7 Austin]

🎙️ Sixth Street Reopens, Alamo Drafthouse Layoffs, and MLK Day Plans
It’s been a busy week! Sixth Street is reopening to vehicular traffic, employees at Alamo Drafthouse were laid off, and we’re looking ahead to a possibly snowy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We’re talking about it all on today’s City Cast Austin podcast episode. [City Cast Austin]
- Want the backstory on Sixth Street? I’ve got you covered. [Hey Austin]
🤞 How Trudy’s Tex-Mex Could Live On
The restaurant group in charge of Trudy’s Tex-Mex is trying to save the restaurant after it was announced this week that the last remaining Trudy’s location in town is set to close. Officials say they could bring Trudy’s back in a smaller location. [Austin Business Journal]
🫨 Texas Spent How Much Suing the Biden Administration?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed 100 lawsuits against the Biden administration these last four years, spending at least $6.1 million through November, Axios discovered through a public records request. [Axios Austin]
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What To Do
Friday, Jan. 17
- 🎶 Toddler Music Circle at Austin Public Library Central Library | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎨 Community Volunteering: Funky Fabric Friday! at Austin Creative Reuse | 2 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 🎨 Martin Luther King Jr. Activity Stations at the George Washington Carver Museum | 3 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🎭 “She Was Here” at Austin Playhouse - West Campus | 8 p.m. | $19 and up | UT Campus
- 🔍 “Clue” at Bass Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 💗 80s Obsession at The Highball | 9 p.m. | Free | South Lamar
Saturday, Jan. 18
- 🍩 Young Birders: Ducks & Donuts at Mueller Lake Amphitheater | 8 a.m. | Free | Mueller
- 🛍️ City-Wide Vintage Sale at Palmer Events Center | 8:30 a.m. | $10 | Bouldin Creek
- 🎂 Keeping MLK's Dream Alive in 2025 - MLK Birthday Celebration at Austin Public Library Central Library | Noon | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🔮 Austin Witches Market at The Brewtorium | Noon | Free | Skyview
- 🎉 HTU Presents: Democracy Schools Public Leadership Engagement Series at Austin Public Library Central Library | 1 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🔍 “Clue” at Bass Concert Hall | 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 🎭 “She Was Here” at Austin Playhouse - West Campus | 8 p.m. | $18 and up | UT Campus
- 💃 ¡Hotel Vegas Cumbia Night! at Hotel Vegas | 9 p.m. | $12 | East Austin
- 🎤 Lucky Ladies: A Two Woman Live Music & Drag Variety Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 10 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Jan. 19
- 🏃 Austin International Half Marathon | 7:30 a.m. | $209 | Throughout Austin
- 🐦 Beginners’ Bird Walk at Commons Ford Metro Park | 8 a.m. | $10 | West Austin
- 🌈 Bronco Brunch Queer Linedance Morning at RADIO/EAST | 10 a.m. | $15 | Southeast Austin
- 🛍️ City-Wide Vintage Sale at Palmer Events Center | 11 a.m. | $10 | Bouldin Creek
- 🍳 Vixens Of Volstead Drag Brunch at Hotel Vegas & Volstead Lounge | Noon | Free | East Austin
- 🔍 “Clue” at Bass Concert Hall | 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 🎉 16th Annual Octavitas with Los Reyes Magos at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center | 2 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🎭 “She Was Here” at Austin Playhouse - West Campus | 2 p.m. | $18 and up | UT Campus
- 👑 Sunday Masc at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 8 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 A Benefit to SIMS Foundation at Hotel Vegas | 8 p.m. | $25 | East Austin
Monday, Jan. 20
- 🌱 Free Day at Zilker Botanical Garden | 9 a.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🎉 MLK Community Celebration at Texas Capitol & Huston-Tillotson University | 9:30 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🫶 Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric at Austin Creative Reuse | 10 a.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- ♥️ MLK Jr. Day Donation Drive at Pease Park | Noon | Free | Old Enfield
- 🎷 Blue Monday Blues Jam at Busy Signal Speakeasy / Historic Victory Grill | 7:30 p.m. | $5 suggested cover | East Austin
👋 I hope everyone has a great long weekend! We’re off on Monday, so I’ll meet you back here on Tuesday. Don’t be late!
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