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March 28, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☺️ Yay! It’s Friday! I’m celebrating with a little “Hamilton” review: If you nabbed a ticket to see the show at Bass Concert Hall, you are in for a treat. The behemoth of a musical is as relevant as ever, the touring cast is phenomenal, and I found myself still inspired nearly 10 years after it premiered on Broadway.
What's CITY Talking About?
✅ County Approves Millions for Affordable Housing
A total of 150 affordable housing units will be built after Travis County Commissioners Court approved a $4.47 million contract this week. The units will be for Austinites who are 55 years or older and are unhoused or at risk of experiencing homelessness. [KXAN]
👋 So Long, Pecan Street Festival, and the ‘District of Austin’
What a week. Pecan Street Festival organizers announced the event will be held in Bee Cave in May, and lawmakers at the capitol laughed a bill to give the state control of Austin out of existence. We’re sharing our feelings on all the things. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🎥 Another Austin Alamo Drafthouse Seeking Unionization
Employees at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Slaughter Lane are trying to unionize. It’s the second location to do so — employees at the South Lamar theater started their unionization effort three years ago. [Austin Business Journal]
🫶 Austin’s Only Woman Mayor Has Died
Carole Keeton, the first and only woman to serve as Austin's mayor, and a former state comptroller, has died. She was 85. A public memorial for Keeton is in the works. [KUT]
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What To Do
Friday, March 28
- 🖼️ Arty Party at Laguna Gloria | 10 a.m. | Free | Tarrytown
- 🐶 Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA! at Austin Creative Reuse | 1:30 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 🎸 HONK!TX Music Festival at the Jackalope South Shore | 5 p.m. | Free | Riverside
- 🎶 KUTX & Mueller Rock the Park: Grandmaster at Mueller Lake Park | 6:45 p.m. | Free | Mueller
- 🤠 ProRodeo & Tracy Lawrence at Rodeo Austin | 7 p.m. | $30 and up | Decker Lake
- 🎤 Drew and Ellie Holcomb at The Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $26 and up | Downtown Austin
Saturday, March 29
- 🌵 Austin Cactus and Succulent Society Spring Show and Sale 2025 at Zilker Botanical Garden | 10 a.m. | $3 and up | Zilker
- 🎸 HONK!TX Music Festival at Mueller Lake Park | Noon | Free | Mueller
- 🎶 Reed Quintet from the United States Air Force Bands at Austin Public Library Central Library | 3 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🐴 ProRodeo Finals & Southall at Rodeo Austin | 7 p.m. | $45 and up | Decker Lake
- 😆 Jimmy O. Yang at ACL Live at The Moody Theater | 7 p.m. | $53.50 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🤠 Cowboy Carter and the Two-Women Drag Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 10 p.m. | $5 | Downtown Austin
Sunday, March 30
- 🥞 Bootscootin' Brunch at Central Machine Works | Noon | Free | East Austin
- 🖼️ Art in ATX: Babes Market + Sip & Paint at Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. | Noon | $20 | Galindo
- 🎸 HONK!TX Music Festival at Pan Am Park | 1 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🌸 Spring Fling: Chuckstravaganza! at Pease Park | 4 p.m. | $25 | Old Enfield
- 🎶 WOMEN of HOME: A Celebration of Music, Legacy & Empowerment at Antone’s | 4 p.m. | $35 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🪩 Femmes-N-Themmes – Spring Fever! at Empire Control Room & Garage | 7 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
♥️ Have a great weekend, y’all!
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