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💡 Turn off your lights for birds!
April 29, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🤠 Happy Tuesday, but more importantly happy birthday to Austin legend Willie Nelson! Nelson is 92 today and I’m reading Texas Monthly’s entire Willie archive and listening to this Spotify playlist of his greatest hits to celebrate! (I will be 92 myself by the time I finish reading the Willie archive, FYI.)
What's CITY Talking About?
🏈 UT’s Quinn Ewers Headed to NFL
The Miami Dolphins drafted former University of Texas at Austin quarterback during the NFL draft over the weekend. UT football coach Steve Sarkisian said he was proud of Ewers. [Sports Illustrated]
☔ Rain Likely All Week
I hope you didn’t put your rain boots away yet! Chances of rain start on Wednesday and last through Sunday in the Austin area, forecasters at the National Weather Service say. [National Weather Service]
🚨 Lawmakers Don’t Want Police Charged With Deadly Conduct
Texas lawmakers are trying to exempt law enforcement officials from being charged with deadly conduct for incidents that happen in the line of duty. One such bill has already passed the Texas Senate. [The Texas Tribune]
- An Austinite had his eye removed recently after he was shot in the face by Austin police with a beanbag round during May 2020 protests. [The Austin Chronicle]
🍹 The Best Patios in Austin
It's patio season in Austin for about five more seconds. Now is the time to take advantage of not-scorching temperatures before summer weather moves in and to celebrate, we’re ranking the best patios in Austin. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, April 29
- 📚 All Ages Storytime at Austin Public Library Central Library | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 💬 ATXplained Live at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $19 and up | UT Campus
- 🎷 The Music of Duke Ellington at Parker Jazz Club | 7:30 p.m. | $15 and up | Downtown Austin
- ❓ Trivia Night at Radio East | 8 p.m. | Free | McKinney
Wednesday, April 30
- 🌸 Wild Wednesdays at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 9 a.m. | Free | Circle C Ranch
- 🔔 UT Guild of Student Carillonneurs Spring Concert at the UT Tower | Noon | Free | UT Campus
- 💬 On Trend / Off Balanced: A Panel on Fashion and Sustainability at The Contemporary Austin Jones Center | 6 p.m. | $5 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🫧 Monthly Transgender Makeup Workshop: Skincare at Coco Coquette | 6:30 p.m. | Sliding scale | Holly
- 📚 Mayor's Book Club: Lydia Millet at Austin Public Library Central Library | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 😂 David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre | 7 p.m. | $45.50 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 Trisha Yearwood at ACL Live at The Moody Theater | 8 p.m. | $69 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Emo Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | 9 p.m. | Free | East Austin
🤘 I am so obsessed with all the work the staff at the Daily Texan at UT did on this story! It’s a recap of everything that occurred before, during, and after pro-Palestinian protests happened on the campus last spring, leading to 135 arrests.
Free · Daily