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

Weekend Event Guide

Photo courtesy of Boz Scaggs

Live shows, homegrown honey, and family-friendly festivities are on our agenda in the days to come. Venture out to Vista Brewing for the Hays County Honey Harvest Festival, or see Slightly Stoopid with Sublime With Rome live in concert. Check out the top seven things to do in Austin this weekend. For a complete list of events, go to our calendar.

Thursday, July 20

The Bullock Museum presents Third Thursdays Series
The Bullock Museum’s live music- and art-based experience series continues for another month. July’s special guest performer is Austin-based musician Zach Person. Local visual artist and therapist Kemi Yemi-Esi will also lead a collage-making activity for all ages. Additional activities include sketches inspired by African American poetry and photo opportunities. Get tickets and a full series schedule at thestoryoftexas.com.

Paramount Theatre presents Boz Scaggs in concert
Boz Scaggs comes to Austin’s Paramount Theatre for one night only. The legendary singer-songwriter and Texas Medal of Arts Award-winner is widely known for hit songs like “Lowdown” and “Heart of Mine." He'll perform live in support of his new album, Near You. For tickets, go to tickets.austintheatre.org.

Friday, July 21

Cap City Comedy Club presents Bruce Bruce
Bruce Bruce brings his unique improv style to Cap City Comedy Club for three days straight. He is best known for his many appearances on TV and film including BET's 10th Comic View, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, and Who’s Your Caddy. Get showtime and ticket details at capcitycomedy.com.

Saturday, July 22

Vista Brewing presents the Hays County Honey Harvest Festival
Savor the sweetness of the season with Vista Ranch, the Hays County Beekeepers Association, and local Hill Country honey. Festival highlights include honey tastings from apiaries around Hays County, live demonstrations of extracting and spinning honey, and honeybee education for all ages to enjoy. Adults can also sample this year’s batch of Hive Mind Honey Ale, made with freshly-harvested honey. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hays County Beekeepers Association’s Youth Scholarship & Mentoring Program. Festival admission is free with registration on Eventbrite.

Germania Insurance Amphitheater presents Slightly Stoopid in concert with Sublime With Rome
Slightly Stoopid makes a stop at Germania Insurance Amphitheater along with Sublime With Rome as part of their Summertime 2023 tour. Fans of this co-headlining show will enjoy songs from Slightly Stoopid’s new album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously, as well as music from Sublime With Rome ahead of their new album’s release later this year. For seating options and availability, go to Ticketmaster.

Boz Scaggs
Photo courtesy of Boz Scaggs

Boz Scaggs will play at the Paramount Theater on July 20.

Hotel Viata presents the Dive in Summer Movie Series
Westlake boutique hideout Hotel Viata invites moviegoers to a poolside screening of the family-friendly 2021 animated film, Luca. Guests are encouraged to bring their own pool floaties for the best viewing experience. Additional highlights include complimentary popcorn for guests, and specialty food and drinks available for purchase from Café Viata. This event is free and open to the public.

Fallout Theater presents "Glow Show with Joey Z"
Austin-based entertainer Joey Z brings his touring variety show to Fallout Theater for an evening of groovy entertainment. Guests will take a glow-in-the-dark trip down memory lane with Joey Z and other performers through stories, soundscapes, and psychedelic misadventures. Get tickets and more details on Eventbrite.

Photo by Dan Winters

Award-winning photographer and beekeeper brings buzzy new art to Austin's Waterloo Park

BEE-AUTIFUL ART

If there’s one thing Austinites can agree on, it's our love for local art and honeybees. A local organization is combining both for a free, immersive experience at a cherished Austin park beginning April 23.

“Seeing Bees” is a new educational art installation at Waterloo Park that will display a series of anatomical, microscopic honey bee works by Dan Winters, a distinguished and award-winning photographer. Land conservation nonprofit Wild Spirit Wild Places (WSWP) is partnering with local honeymaker Round Rock Honey and Waterloo Greenway for the exhibit, with additional support from H-E-B and perfume designer Guerlain.

The installation will feature large format images of honey bees that were captured with a field emissions scanning electron microscope. Winters is best known for his celebrity portraits, so this latest project is entirely new territory for him. Luckily he is well-versed in the art of beekeeping; He started keeping his own bees at just nine-years-old.

Winters said in a press release that the images will provide attendees with a never-before-seen view of the insects.

“These images magnify bees to an unprecedented level with every hair in focus, allowing for a view into the complexity of the honeybee first hand,” said Winters.

“Seeing Bees” is free to the public, and there will be several free public programs and events in conjunction with the exhibit at Waterloo Park. Austinites of all ages will have the opportunity to get educated about the importance of conservation, biodiversity, and pollinators in our local communities.

WSWP and Round Rock Honey have joined forces before to raise awareness about native bees in Austin and Round Rock; In 2022 they helped pass resolutions to designate both cities as Bee City USA affiliates, joining the neighboring city of Bee Cave on the Central Texas roster.

WSWP CEO Dr. Karen Looby said in the release that her organization is proud to support the exhibit, calling it a “one-of-a-kind experience celebrating bees.”

“This exhibit provides an amazing look at the intricacies of our bees and provides insight on how they are uniquely equipped to support the health of our environment,” Dr. Looby said. “With the help of the community, we look forward to ensuring that our pollinators across Texas are supported for generations to come.”

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Country star Kane Brown set to land in Austin as part of new 'In the Air' tour

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Country singer Kane Brown will return to the road in 2024 with the 29-city In the Air tour, which will culminate with a stop at Toyota Center on April 28.

Starting on March 28 in Charlottesville, Virginia, the tour will play 2-3 shows a week through the beginning of June at arenas, including in Houston on April 28 and Austin on April 29. He'll end his tour in Arlington, Texas on September 14.

For the final five shows on the tour, Brown will switch to stadiums, including the last show at Globe Life Field. Brown will be joined by Tyler Hubbard and Parmalee in both Austin and Houston.

Just like his previous Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which he just finished in early September, Brown will be touring in support of his 2022 album, Different Man. Although it was the first of his three albums not to go to No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts (it charted at No. 2), it still notched four top 10 songs.

The new tour's title, In the Air, is a reference to Brown's new single, “I Can Feel It,” which samples Phil Collins’ legendary drum solo and single from “In the Air Tonight.”

Fans can register now at kanebrownmusic.com for the artist pre-sale starting on Tuesday, October 3, at 10 am ET time. Tickets forthe tourwill go on-sale to the general public on Thursday, October 5, at 10 am local time.

IN THE AIR TOUR DATES

  • Thursday, March 28, 2024: Charlottesville, VA, John Paul Jones Arena
  • Friday, March 29, 2024: Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena
  • Saturday, March 30, 2024: Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
  • Thursday, April 4, 2024, Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena
  • Friday, April 5, 2024: Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena
  • Saturday, April 6, 2024: Buffalo, NY, KeyBank Center
  • Thursday, April 11, 2024: Kansas City, MO, T-Mobile Center
  • Friday, April 12, 2024: Rosemont, IL, Allstate Arena
  • Thursday, April 18, 2024: Des Moines, IA, Wells Fargo Arena
  • Friday, April 19, 2024: Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
  • Saturday, April 20, 2024: Grand Forks, ND, Alerus Center
  • Friday, April 26, 2024: Lubbock, TX, United Supermarkets Arena
  • Saturday, April 27, 2024: Houston, Toyota Center
  • Sunday, April 28, 2024: Austin, TX, Moody Center
  • Thursday, May 9, 2024: Eugene, OR, Matthew Knight Arena
  • Friday, May 10, 2024: Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center
  • Saturday, May 11, 2024: Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center
  • Friday, May 17, 2024: Salt Lake City, UT, Delta Center
  • Saturday, May 18, 2024: Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024: Tempe, AZ, Boots In The Park
  • Thursday, May 30, 2024: Orlando, FL, Amway Center
  • Friday, May 31, 2024: Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena
  • Saturday, June 1, 2024: Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena
  • Friday, June 7, 2024: Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena
  • Saturday, June 8, 2024: Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena
  • Thursday, June 20, 2024: Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest
  • Saturday, July 20, 2024: Boston, MA, Fenway Park
  • Friday, August 16, 2024: Seattle, WA, T-Mobile Park
  • Saturday, August 24, 2024: Los Angeles, CA, BMO Stadium
  • Friday, September 6, 2024: Denver, CO, Coors Field
  • Saturday, September 14, 2024: Arlington, TX, Globe LIfe Field

Longstanding North Austin brewery closing down after 15-year run

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The Austin beer community will surely miss this brewer. Circle Brewing Company, one of the oldest breweries in North Austin, is shutting down operations at its longstanding Braker Lane location and its 23-acre property in Elgin.

Although a statement on the Circle Brewing website doesn't clearly give a reason for its closing, founders Ben Sabel and Judson Mulherin alluded to ongoing financial troubles since the company's inception at the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis.

"As became a recurring motif for us, this was the first major example of our flawless business timing," the statement said. "With far too much optimism and not nearly enough money, we opened our doors with two draft beers (Blur Texas Hefe and Envy Amber) and barely a dozen draft accounts."

Sabel and Mulherin shared their story of the company's resilience despite financial setbacks, relying on the local community and other small Central Texas breweries.

"In our first two years of operation, we were so broke that we couldn't even afford to buy yeast," they wrote. "But the Austin brewing community and the real spirit of camaraderie was such that we just had to drive out to Blanco and fill up a few corny kegs from our friends at Real Ale. In the coming years, we'd come to owe countless other members of the local brewing community thanks for all the advice, friendships, and assistance."

Circle Brewing had only opened its Elgin location in May of 2023, after six years of planning and three years of extended buildout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company's goal with the 23-acre property was to grow all the ingredients needed to use in their beers and develop a fully Texan-made, sustainable beer.

"Our biggest regret is not having the time to see our vision through and fulfilling the enormous potential we know would have paid off enormously," the website said. "It was so close to becoming reality. We're sorry we didn't have the time to see it to the end."

The Braker Lane location is fully closed, but Sabel and Mulherin said they are attempting to remain open at their Elgin facility for "at least another week." All of the company's remaining beer and merchandise will be sold at heavy discounts until Friday, September 22.

More information about the company shutdown can be found on circlebrewing.com.

Drake surprises Houston fans with news that he found a home in Texas

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Hip-hop superstar Drake announced that he may be moving to Houston at his concert at the Toyota Center on Monday, September 18.

As he repeatedly told the audience during his opening night show on Sunday, Drake, who's known for representing his hometown of Toronto, loves the Bayou City. Aside from many concerts in H-Town over the years, has been known to visit his second hometown, often talking about it in his songs.

He's been spotted on many visits to Houston, including sightings playing basketball at the University of Houston and St. Thomas High School and grabbing a burger at Bun B's Trill Burgers.

Drake dropped the news during the second show in a row at the Toyota Center on Monday as part of his "It's All A Blur" tour with rapper 21 Savage.

"I want to tell you something. I'm excited I get to share this with night two. I had to make it official first, but I've been looking for a long time, trying to figure out, you know, the right place for me to live, where I belong outside of Toronto," Drake told fans. "And I finally, finally after all these years, I found me a place in Houston, Texas. So y'all will be seeing me around!"

In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Nick Scurfield, fans can be heard cheering before Drake even finished his announcement.



It's hard to say if Drake could just be playing with fans' emotions, after dropping similar news in a different city?

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