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🎫 How to get $30 concert tix
April 27, 2026 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🫶 Hey, y’all. I’ve got some news to share: The City Cast Austin podcast is taking a brief break over the next few months to regroup and develop some new concepts. Future updates will be shared with you as soon as I have them. This newsletter isn’t going anywhere, and I’m so happy you’re here!
OK, let's get to it. 👇
What's CITY Talking About
Austin Public Library Launches Design Contest
To celebrate its 100th year, the Austin Public Library has launched a contest for a new card design. Three designs will be chosen. You can submit a design through June 1. [Community Impact]
More AISD Consolidations Not Likely
Matias Segura, superintendent of Austin Independent School District, said more school closures are not likely as the district faces a possible $181 million budget deficit. The district may change its attendance boundaries. [Austin American-Statesman]
$30 Concert Tix on Sale This Week
Live Nation’s “Summer of Live” promotion starts on Wednesday, offering $30 concert tickets to see artists like Tim McGraw, The Pussycat Dolls, Kid Cudi, and more in Austin this summer. [CultureMap Austin]
Athena’s Mate Thought To Be Dead
The male mate of Athena, a great horned owl who nests at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center every spring, may be the owl found with a fatal gash on its shoulder on a porch near the Circle C neighborhood last week. The center’s owl docent said the bird “sure looks like Athena’s mate.” [KXAN]
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What To Do
Monday, April 27
- 🪰 Mothing at Pease Park
- 🤠 Queer Two-Step Night at Sagebrush
- ❓ “Jurassic Park” Trivia at Punch Bowl Social
- 🎥 “School of the Holy Beast” at Hyprreal Film Club
- 🀄 Mahjong Meet-up at Austin Public Library Twin Oaks Branch
Tuesday, April 28
- 💃 Latin Gems at Equipment Room
- 🎥 “Bell, Book and Candle” at Hyperreal Film Club
- 📚 In-Person & Virtual True Crime Book Club at Austin Public Library Menchaca Road Branch
- 🎶 Ashnikko at ACL Live at The Moody Theater
- ❓ Sports Trivia at Pinthouse Brewing
Wednesday, April 29
- 💬 The People and Places Keeping Austin Weird at LBJ Library
- 💃 Spring Swing Dance Workshop at Austin Public Library Twin Oaks Branch
- 📺 Survivor Social at Central Machine Works
- 🎶 A Night With David Lee Roth at ACL Live at The Moody Theater
- 😆 An Evening with David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre
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