Weekend Event Guide

Here are the top 7 things to do in Austin this weekend

Former Mayor Bob and Elyse Lanier are saying goodbye to their River Oaks abodeand selling much of the contents as they downsize.

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Elyse and Bob Lanier are leaving terra firma for an aerie with a view all theway to the Port of Houston.

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The Chippendale table and dining chairs are among the treasures to be offered atthe estate sale next week.

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Paintings, furnishings and collectibles will be on the market.

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Antique silver pieces are among the collectibles being sold.

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The 13,386-square-foot home sold earlier this year.

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Hermes, Chanel and Prada handbags from Elyse Lanier's closet are part of thesale.

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The Lanier living room hosted many a power broker during the decade that thecouple presided in River Oaks.

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Priceless porcelains will be offered.

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Chinese porcelains are among the offerings.

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A pair of antique candlesticks from the Lanier sale could make the perfect gift.

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Antique silver pieces can be your's.

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Yao Ming, his wife Ye Li and Rockets owner Leslie Alexander talk at one of hislast public appearances in Houston.

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China always came first for Yao. Maybe, that's the way it should have been. Butthere's no denying it changed the course of his career.
Yao Ming was a great player, but he could have been one of the all-timegreatest. That didn't happen.

Longhorns' 24-hour rule- all wins and losses are forgotten after 24 hours andthe focus turns to the next opponent.
The OU game was an aberration, one of those deals where everything goes wrongfor one team, The Longhorns

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Brandon Weeden led the No. 6-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys against a Longhorns.

Johnny Depp walks the red carpet answering questions and signing autographs.

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The Paramount Theater marquee showing The Rum Diary with Johnny Depp

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Fans and moviegoers wait in line to get a glimpse of Johnny Depp.

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Johnny Depp walks the red carpet answering questions and signing autographs.

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Presented by the Texas Association of Film Commissions - the Austin FilmFestival's Film Texas BBQ Supper was held at The French Legation Museum

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Lines were long for a plate of The Salt Lick's BBQ.

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The Film Texas BBQ is one of the most anticipated events of the festival.

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