Pumped Up Egos, Del Price, Soulphonics, Peter Keane (5:00)

TBA, two-step dance lessons w/ Hill Country Two Step (7:00)

Women and nonbinary pinball players are welcome to join this casual pinball group for all levels, meeting at Bender Bar on first Wednesdays of the month and Cidercade on third Wednesdays.

Belles & Chimes Pinball Meetup

Ian Stewart, Pierson Saxon (6:00)

Anyone who identifies as a woman and is interested in learning some hands-on self-defense techniques is welcome to join.

Free Women's Self-Defense Class

Are you helping your local community, park, reserve, sanctuary or urban park apply as an International Dark Sky Place? Or are you starting to think about it? Gather to connect with others doing the same thing and be coached by DarkSky Texas volunteers who have experience with IDSP applications.

First Wednesday Dark Sky Place Coaching

Queer creatives of all mediums can drop in and hang out with other LGBTQ folks while working on personal projects. Masks required for indoor meets. Note: This is not a space for allies.

Queer Art Night

Meetup with other queer adults for a sober and inclusive night of board games.

Queer Game Night

“Nobody ever wants to admit that what they really wanted nearly killed them,” ponders Tim Easton on the opening title track to his just-released LP, Find Your Way, the veteran troubadour’s gentle vocals folding across the poetic confessional of a life given to running on dreams. Easton’s songs strike with a deep compassion while never shying away from hard realities and truths. Jason Eady brings an equally exceptional songwriting ground in road-worn experience to match, with the Texan recently releasing his Old Wanderer trilogy, which wrangles a weary-voiced longing and redemption across tight, steel-swaddled melodies. – Doug Freeman

Jordan Nix, Jason Eady & Tim Easton, the Drakes (6:00)

House of Lepore and Kind Clinic team up for this bi-weekly class on "practices for ballroom members to commune and develop their craft across various ballroom categories (i.e., Vogue Performance, Sex Siren, Runway, and Face, etc.)." Kind Clinic will also provide STI/HIV rapid testing services.

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Take a flight through a fairy goddess fantasy with host Louisianna Purchase, cast members Embry Officially and Salem Ofax, and monthly special guests.

Ethereal Girl

Mike Sailors Nonet, Jitterbug Vipers (6:00)

Enjoy the strange and unusual with Evah Destruction, Gothess Jasmine, Noodles, and special guests - plus stick around for the Dragula rewatch party.

Side Show

Long before Juneteenth became America’s newest federal holiday (ca. 2021), Black rodeos celebrated the holiday in East Texas. Bestselling Austin author Sarah Bird’s new book combines archival photos with essays by Bird and sports historian Demetrius Pearson, exploring the oft-overlooked history of these rodeos. Hear from Bird at back-to-back author events: a High Noon Talk at Bullock Museum Wednesday and a conversation and signing at Central Library Thursday, 7pm. – Kat McNevins

Sarah Bird: Juneteenth Rodeo

Ace Peppers blues jam

Warren Hood

Redcliff

Frank Cavitt & the Honky-Tonk Doctors

Butter 'n Jam

Guthrie Girls

Brannen Temple

Libby & the Loveless

This multimedia exhibition is a comprehensive exploration of the beauty of botanical forms, expressed realistically and in the abstract, featuring the work of local artist Francine Funke.

Old Bakery Gallery: Fantastical Flora

Dreadneck Wednesdays w/ Mau Mau Chaplains, DJ Jah Bill (9:00)

Hosted by Carlton Wilcoxson and Angelina Martin, and featuring the best local and national comics every Wednesday.

Buzz Kill Comedy

Past, present, and … Futurx, the latest and final installment of ProyectoTEATRO’s cabaret trilogy covering 500 years of Latin American history. In this part, the multi-talented cast brings to life “the political-toxic relationship between the United States and Mexico, the American Dream, the druglord underworld of Latin America, and the mysterious mermaids of the gulf of Mexico,” as the event copy states. How do they do it? Why, through theatre, music, sketch & improv comedy, and dance: elements which blend together and create an out-of-this-world spectacle inspired by very of-this-world history. – James Scott

Cabarex 3: Futurx

Art and … math? Not as improbable as it may seem, especially when seen through the veil of fantasy. And that’s exactly what artist/gallerist/therapist Deanna Miesch does. Compiling works inspired by 1800s mathematician Edwin A. Abbott’s imaginary world of Flatland (with touches of fellow mathematician Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, of course), Miesch presents reality with a fanciful twist. Her visuals show our world, blurred or tilted a little askew. It’s easy to see portals to another world in every line and angle. What dimensions will you discover? – Cat McCarrey

Deanna Miesch: “Flatland Revisited”

This annual celebration of Black culture hosts community events, business conferences, and industry panels, while six days of music promise sets by Sukihana, NOOK Turner, Kirko Bangz, and more.

Jump On It Week

Tapestry Dance Company offers tap classes for hoofers of all levels. Catch your breath at one of the many film screenings, panel discussions, and music performances.

Soul 2 Sole Tap Festival

Hurrah! It’s the only good thing about summer – sorry to summer-enjoyers – come back once more. Austin Public Library’s summer reading program runs from June 1 until Aug. 10 and challenges readers of all ages to get 20 minutes of reading done a day. They’ve also got activity badges you can earn – fun biz like using APL’s seed library, making a DIY nature journal, attending any of APL’s free events. Finish 10 reading hours and three activity badges to earn prizes like a free book (kids 0-17) or a camping mug (adults). But isn’t the real reward the great books you read along the way? – James Scott

Summer at Austin Public Library

South Austin’s first dedicated comedy venue is spearheaded by local comics Martin Henn, Andre Ricks, and Raza Jafri, and brings top-notch acts to South Austin every Wednesday through Saturday. Note: The upcoming comics – including nationally touring acts, local sweethearts, and everyone in between – will be listed on Instagram each night.

South Austin Comedy Club

Tuneful Tales w/ Austin Symphony Orchestra

Jessica Healey

Henri Herbert Band

Chuck Shaw

George DeVore

Hot Club of Cowtown

Lew Apollo

James Hearne

Jamie Krueger Group

David Pulkingham

Who said the corporate world couldn’t rock? Back for its 15th year, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians’ (HAAM) Battle of the Bands gives stage and spotlight to professional bands who don’t get nearly enough opportunities to shout, shout, let it all out. Each act – sponsored by a local business – has 12 minutes to show what they can do and impress a panel of celebrity and industry judges for the chance to add one of the coveted superlatives to their names. Past winners include Phil Spectrum and the Pantones, the Haptics, the Mag Stripes, and last year’s Band of the Year, Noella Grey and the Imaginary Band. To date, the event has raised nearly $2 million in aid. – Cy White

HAAM Corporate Battle of the Bands

Texas Radio Live w/ Jo James

With Live Q&A: For me and the three other people who watched David Simon’s Treme, we already know about the influx of Vietnamese fishermen along the Gulf Coast. Thanks, storyline about the druggie pianist who finds sobriety on the shrimp boats! But for the uninitiated, or anyone who wants to dig further into refugee roots, the documentary Seadrift digs into immigration and tragedy in a small Gulf Coast town. This is a free AFS screening, but make sure to reserve your ticket beforehand – especially since director Tim Tsai will be on hand to fill any remaining knowledge gaps after the show. – Cat McCarrey

Seadrift (2019)

Paul Glasse & Mitch Watkins

Oshera, Thirst for Love

James Speer

Kris Kimura Quartet

Passiflora, Foxglove, Seth Celdrán, Buttonfly

Ellis Bullard

From Indian Lakes, King of Heck

Grant Teeple Quartet

Oliver Hazard, Caleb Hearn

For some of us, the only time running makes sense is when you’re running from something terrifying and deadly or toward something really, really great. In this case, you’re running toward Maudie’s Tex-Mex and margaritas, so it all tracks. This fun run (or walk!) benefiting the Trail Foundation is now a 21-year tradition, and they’re partying after the run with music from DJ Mel to complement the margs and nacho buffet. – Kat McNevins

Maudie's Moonlight Margarita Run

Johnny Ringo & the Outlaws, Danny B. Harvey & Casino Frap, Josh Langford

Peroxide Gut, Rookie Park, Thanks! I Hate It, Second Place, Chronic Avoider

Debuting locally at Matador Records’ South by Southwest showcase a decade after forming in Tokyo in 1987, Guitar Wolf never took its foot off the gas. Last year’s Black Leather Bomb Live at WWWX blisters and writhes a garage punk that’s half Stooges, half Motörhead, and all noise. Harnessing the blinding white heat of pre-millennial digital hardcore, the feral trio’s analog mosh remains completely unhinged. Nagasaki-born frontman Seiji Anno hit 60 last year but shows no sign of slowing. Maybe landing “Planet of the Wolves” on the Men in Black II soundtrack tips us off to the singer-guitarist’s otherworldly lifeforce. – Raoul Hernandez