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😋 How to do Austin on $50
August 14, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
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💵 How To Have Fun in Austin With Just $50
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to have a fun weekend in Austin. Free activities, and cheap meals and drinks are everywhere if you know where to look! [City Cast Austin 🎧]
👕 Major Fashion Designer Doing ACL Fest Merch This Year
Fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, a native Texan and St. Edward’s University alum, is designing this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival merchandise. Maxwell has dressed Lady Gaga, among others, and was a judge on “Project Runway.” [CBS Austin]
🎤 Austin Artist Advances on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Mama Duke, an Austin singer, has moved into the Aug. 26 quarterfinals on this season of “America’s Got Talent.” She is among the top 44 contestants. [KXAN]
🖼️ Applications Open for Trail Artists
The Trail Conservancy is accepting applications through Sept. 8 for artists to create yearlong art installations on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. [The Trail Conservancy]
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What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 14
- 📣 “Bring It On: The Musical” at Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater | Zilker
- 🌇 Golden Hour Tour at Laguna Gloria | Tarrytown
- 👻 GHOST at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- 🎶 The Drop-In at the Long Center | Bouldin Creek
- 🍿 Movie Trivia! at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
- 🎭 Stargaze Theater Festival at Dougherty Arts Center | Bouldin Creek
Friday, Aug. 15
- 📣 “Bring It On: The Musical” at Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater | Zilker
- 🎶 Charlotte Lawrence at ACL Live at 3TEN | Downtown Austin
- 🍖 Backyard BBQ: Old School BBQ Night with Franklin BBQ & Loro at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
- 🪐 Astronomy Afternoon at Texas Science & Natural History Museum | UT Campus
- 🛍️ Hot Girl Summer Market at Ani’s Day & Night | Montopolis
- 📕 Legacy Memoir Workshop at Austin Public Library Menchaca Road Branch | Westgate
- 🎭 Stargaze Theater Festival at Dougherty Arts Center | Bouldin Creek
👋 Bye! I’m off to peruse the list of restaurants participating in this year’s Austin Restaurant Weeks. 👀
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