This weekend you can celebrate a country music icon, reflect on climate resilience through art, bid farewell to a local treasure and catch KUT's Jerry Quijano moderating a panel on podcasting.
Here are five happenings around town.
The Serpents Fly at Sundown, Glass Half Full Theatre
Cost: Free
Friday, 6 p.m.
Texas Capitol grounds
Catch Casssandra, a 26-foot-long lantern serpent, flying around the Capitol grounds as the sun sets. The outdoor performance includes other lantern puppets designed by elementary school students. The show is intended to embody "both climate anxieties and communal resilience."
Dolly’s 80th Birthday Tribute Show, Sagebrush
Cost: $20, benefiting HAAM
Saturday, 7 p.m.–midnight
Sagebrush, 5500 S. Congress Ave.
Celebrate the queen of country with live music and a look-alike contest. Brigitte Bandit, Paige Plaisance, Valley Flower, DJ Ed West and others take the stage. The party benefits the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.
the wolf you feed, The VORTEX
Cost: $15-39
Thursday–Feb. 7; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays
The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Road
Catch a new play inspired by Where The Wild Things Are about a recently separated woman's encounter with a pack of wolves outside a motel on the edge of a forest.
Recycled Reads farewell celebration
Cost: Free
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
5335 Burnet Road
The Austin Public Library's used bookstore is closing permanently, a victim of the city's budget deficit. The store is planning a daylong celebration featuring music, poetry and an opportunity to make a book out of cardboard and repurposed materials. Deals are promised.
Age of Audio, Austin Film Society
Cost: $14
Sunday, 4:15–6:15 p.m.
AFS Cinema, 6259 Middle Fiskville Road
Watch a documentary exploring the rise of podcasting followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Shaun Michael Colón, moderated by KUT's Jerry Quijano. Co-presented by KUTX, Sound Unseen, Austin Film Society.
