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Austin's best neighborhood dive bars splash into this week's most popular stories

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Editor's note: A wet and wild weekend is underway, so why not spend it curled up with our most popular stories? Read on to uncover what got Austin's attention this week.

1. Where to drink in Austin right now: 7 authentic neighborhood dive bars. From The Frisco to Dolce Vita, losing so many of Austin's institutions lately has bummed us out. This week, we returned to our roots with a roundup of Austin's most beloved neighborhood haunts.

2. Foxy new restaurant leaps into downtown Austin with Southern-Italian fare. This quirky new eatery from the owners of Cedar Door Patio Bar & Grill is bound to be a den of respite in its busy downtown neighborhood.

3. New family-friendly restaurant emerges in the wilds of West Austin. What do you get when you combine a miniature golf course, a custom playscape, and a killer bar? Austin's newest family dining destination, of course.

4. Where to shop in Austin right now: 7 best boutiques to shop local this fall. It may be a few weeks until we can wear our new fall fashions, but that's never stopped us from shopping early. This season, as you prepare to upgrade your look, bypass those chain stores in favor of Austin's chicest boutiques.

5. Step inside 14 magnificent Austin abodes during the AIA Homes Tour 2018. One of our favorite events is back for its 32nd year. The AIA Austin Homes Tour is truly a remarkable weekend, showcasing the best in Austin architecture and design.

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a bug's life

Cirque du Soleil's creative look at insects crawls into Austin

CIrque du Soleil performers as ants in OVO

Photo by Marie-Andrée Lemire

Cirque du Soleil's OVO takes audiences inside an insect colony.

The dazzling spectacle and exciting aerials that are hallmarks of any Cirque du Soleil performance will be on display in Austin this fall, as a spellbinding new production of OVO comes to the capital city.

Performances will be at Moody Center from October 9-12. Tickets are on sale now. Austin is one of three Texas stops on the tour. OVO will also appear the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio from September 25-28 and the Toyota Center in Houston from October 2-5.

OVO, from the Portuguese word for egg, tells the story of a fascinating insect colony, using 53 acrobats and musicians in the performance. Audiences can expect to see an array of beguiling bugs, from mighty crickets bouncing off trampolines to a hypnotic spider contorting inside her web.

Since its opening in Montreal in 2009, the show has been seen by more than seven million people in 40 different countries. This tour, the production has been entirely reimagined, including a new set design and acrobatic acts, revamped costumes, original characters, and reinvented music.

Austinites of all ages are bound to be captivated. Cirque du Soleil is synonymous with spectacular displays of flexibility, acrobatics, and gravity-defying aerial work. Blending music, fantastical stories, and sheer wonder, the artistic troupe has legions of fans across the globe.

Along with the tour announcement, Cirque du Soleil has released a preview trailer for OVO.

Photo by Marie-Andrée Lemire

Cirque du Soleil's OVO takes audiences inside an insect colony.

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