City Cast Austin
🏈 The best Super Bowl recipes
February 7, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☀️ TGIF! Are y’all ready for a toasty weekend? It’s apparently going to be as warm as 88 degrees on Saturday. I know I whined about the cold weather, but it’s too soon to be that hot. Bring back sunny days in the 60s, please!
What's CITY Talking About?
💻 Alex Jones Gets To Keep Infowars for Now, Court Rules
Austin conspiracy theorist Alex Jones gets to keep his media company Infowars, after a federal bankruptcy court rejected a deal that would allow the site to be auctioned off. The move further delays the payment of $1.3 billion in damages Jones owes to Sandy Hook families. [KUT]
✅ School Voucher Bill Progresses, the Austinification of Lockhart, and Super Bowl Watch Party Picks
This week, the Texas Senate passed a bill to give $10,000 vouchers to families to use at private schools. Storyteller Mase Kerwick joins the team today to break down the bill’s next steps, along with Super Bowl party tips, and why one Austinite is saying that Lockhart might be the new Live Music Capital of the World. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🏗️ Willie Nelson Mural Could Be Replaced
A mural in downtown Austin featuring icons Willie Nelson and Janis Joplin was torn down this week. But, the artist who did the Nelson painting said a neighboring whiskey bar was interested in a recreation of the mural. [Chron.com]
🐓 Rooster Teeth To Return?
A co-founder of Austin production company Rooster Teeth, which closed last year, has reacquired the brand and said it could return. [KXAN]
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What To Do
Friday, Feb. 7
- 🐦 Reimers Ranch Park Wild Weekday Bird Walk at Reimers Ranch Park | 7:30 a.m. | Free | Dripping Springs
- 🐶 Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA! at Austin Creative Reuse | 1:30 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎷 Mardi Gras Bash at Antone’s Nightclub | 8 p.m. | $20 | Downtown Austin
- ❣️ Wonderland Burlesque Presents: Rebel Hearts at Radio/East | 8 p.m. | $24.54 | Southeast Austin
Saturday, Feb. 8
- 👠 Community Swap: Fashion at Austin Public Library Central Library | 11 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🖼️ Second Sight Opening Reception at the George Washington Carver Museum | 2 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🪰 The Moth Project at the Long Center | 7:30 p.m. | $29 | Bouldin Creek
- 🎶 Shakey Graves Day at Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $20 and up | Downtown Austin
- 👑 Brew Paul's Drag Show: Valentine's Edition at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | 9 p.m. | Free | Southeast Austin
- 🪩 Megan Thee Stallion Tribute Show and Dance Party at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 9 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Feb. 9
- 🧘 Family Yoga at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 10:30 a.m. | $8 and up | Circle C
- 🐉 Family Day - Lunar New Year at UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum | 11 a.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🤠 Bootscootin' Brunch at Central Machine Works | Noon | Free | East Austin
- 🐶 Vixens Of Volstead Drag Brunch: Puppy Love Valentine’s Brunch at Hotel Vegas & Volstead Lounge | Noon | Free | East Austin
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎶 SIMS Benefit Show at Antone’s | 8 p.m. | $15 | Downtown Austin
🤠 A treat for you to bring in the weekend: Meet the firefighter and “Texas girl” who presented Beyoncé with the Album of the Year Grammy award for “Cowboy Carter.”
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