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🤖 How AI is Changing Austin
June 23, 2025 · – Eva Ruth Moravec
⛔ Happy Monday! It’s City Cast Austin Executive Producer Eva Ruth Moravec in for Kelsey. We've got a bunch of events for you to fill out your week's calendar, but first, some big news: Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 3, the bill that would have banned virtually all consumable hemp products in the state. He’s asked lawmakers to come back for a special session starting July 21 to hash out new bills on hemp and several other topics.
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What To Do
Monday, June 23
- 🔆 Faux Flower Tea Lights at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- ❓ Movies Trivia at Punch Bowl Social | The Domain
- 🎉 Mo Willems Party at Austin Public Library Windsor Park Branch | Windsor Park
- 🎻 Meet the Opera with Austin Opera & University of Texas at Austin Public Library Pleasant Hill Branch | Dittmarr-Slaughter
- 🐉 Dungeons & Dragons for Teens at Austin Public Library Milwood Branch | McNeil
Tuesday, June 24
- 🐦 Early Birds in the Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden | Zilker
- 🍿 Pride Movie in the Park: “The Half of It” at Deep Eddy Pool | Tarrytown
- 🎥 “Working Girl” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- ❓ “Friends” Trivia at Pins and Wheels at Playland | North Shoal Creek
- 👑 Drive-In Dykes: An All Lesbian Drag Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Chanel at Zach Theater | Downtown Austin
- 🖊️ No Regrets Tattoo Experience at Lazarus Brewing Company | East Austin
Wednesday, June 25
- 🧑🎨 Pottery With a Purpose: Sip & Sculpt Pottery Class at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
- 🌈 Rainbow Art at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 🎵 Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🐛 Bug Out! Storytime at BookPeople | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Emo Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | East Austin
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
Thursday, June 26
- 🎥 “The Big Lebowski” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎉 Summer of Friendship Festival at Laguna Gloria | Tarrytown
- 🦇 Little Texans at Bullock Texas State History Museum | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 The Drop-In at the Long Center | Bouldin Creek
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
Friday, June 27
- 🔥 Austin Firefighters Relief & Outreach Fund Benefit Concert at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
- 🎥 Kids Make and Watch: “Inside Out” at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 🐟 Phish at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- 🎊 Arty Party at Laguna Gloria | Tarrytown
- 👑 “Glee” Drag Tribute Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | Downtown Austin
- ⭐ Music Under the Star: Ian Moore with Brodie Lane at Bullock Texas State History Museum | Downtown Austin
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
- 🌈 SXSW “Y’all Means All” Pride Showcase at Cuatro Gato | Downtown Austin
Saturday, June 28
- 🦇 Bats 101 at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Circle C Ranch
- 🌈 Pride Picnic at Pease Park | Old Enfield
- 🎤 Historias of Resilience: A Personal Essay Reading at Red Salmon Arts | Montopolis
- 🤠 BRONCO: PARD'NER Two-Step Workshop & Queer Tea Dance at Sagebrush | South Austin
- 🎥 “All About Eve” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 Blue October at Moody Amphitheater | Downtown Austin
- 🐟 Phish at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- 🫶 Community Pride Day at Austin Creative Reuse | Windsor Park
- 🦖 Dinosaur Day at Texas Science & Natural History Museum | UT Campus
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
Sunday, June 29
- 🎥 “Jumanji” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🩰 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Long Center | Bouldin Creek
- 🎶 Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park at the Long Center | Bouldin Creek
- 📚 Latinas & Libros: “Malas” at BookPeople | Downtown Austin
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
- 🎤 Betty Who at Mohawk Austin | Downtown Austin
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🫶 Before we part, we have to toot our own horn: In the Austin Chronicle’s hot-off-the-presses Best of Austin 2025 awards, City Cast Austin snagged the Critic’s Pick for “Friendliest Local News Dispatches.” Said critics noted our work both right here in Hey Austin and on our daily podcast. Thanks, y’all!!
Today’s friendly local news dispatch explores how AI is changing Austin’s tech scene, who is providing oversight, and how to become pals with our future robot overlords. 😆 And don't worry, Kelsey will be back tomorrow for your regular Hey Austin newsletter.
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