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THURSDAY 08` ‘LET THE LIGHT IN’ RECORDRELEASE Celebrate Amy Cook’s latest ateverybody’s home away from home. 6pm. Hotel SanJosé, 1316 S. Congress, 444-7322. Free.DISCUSSION OF TERROR PRESIDENCIES HarvardLaw School professor Jack Goldsmith discussesBush’s counterterrorism program and Obama’sembrace of that same policy. 6pm. LBJ Library. Free.LEGAL CLINIC FOR ARTISTS Texas Accountantsand Lawyers for the Arts and UT’s Law Studentsfor the Arts provide half-hour sessions for artistsneeding legal questions answered. Call or e-mailto schedule an appointment. 6-8:30pm. Fulbright &Jaworski LLP, 600 Congress #2300, 232-1989. Free.artslawclinic@gmail.com.PRE-KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY While modelsshow off the latest in trackside fashions, you enjoychocolate bourbon pie and mint juleps. Get a customhat made by a professional milliner just in timefor the Derby, with proceeds going to the therapeutichorseback riding efforts of the Ride On Centerfor Kids. 6-9pm. Beyond Tradition, 221 W. Second,499-3995. Free.w WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? The Robert S.Strauss Center for International Security and Lawpresents a documentary about the misuse of charitablefunds for Africa, followed by a panel discussionwith the director and other experts. Seatingis limited. 6pm. Bass Lecture Hall, UT campus, LBJSchool of Public Affairs, Red River between DeanKeeton & Manor Road, 471-6267. Free.www.strausscenter.org/events.CHARITYBASH This month’s party with apurpose benefits the Boys and Girls Clubof Austin. 7-10pm. 904 West Condos, 904West Ave.. $10 minium donation. jessica@charitybash.org, www.charitybash.org.` CONNECT: FOUR Nah, not the big,yellow, plastic, Milton Bradley gamewith all the red and black dots, but fourplays by Allan Baker, all connected bythe thread of the theme connection.Thu.-Sat., April 1-17, 8pm, with additional2pm Saturday show. The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo,476-7833. $15-30. www.abbyproductions.com.w EARLY VOTING There’s still work to be done inpreparation for the November elections, not the leastof which is determining who wins the run-offs leftover from the March primaries. Early voting: ThroughApril 9. Election day: Tue., April 13.austinchronicle.com/elections.VISUAL ARTS (See Arts Listings.)Arthouse Visiting Lecturer: The WhitneyBiennial’s Gary Carrion-Murayari GeorgeWashington Carver Museum and Cultural CenterART OPENINGS (See Visual Arts.)D Berman Gallery, Texas Folklife ResourcesOfficeSPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation@ Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 7:30pmOscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action@ Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 10:30pmThe Thing @ Alamo Drafthouse Village, 10:15pmWhat Are We Doing Here? @ Bass Lecture Hall, 6pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)The Big Pink The ParishUseless Children MohawkSouthern Culture on the Skids Continental Clubw RECOMMENDEDd YOUNG ONES` GAY PLACESthis week’scommunitycalendarTHURSDAY, APRIL 8 TO THURSDAY, APRIL 15listingsBY JAMES RENOVITCHAUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/COMMUNITYFRIDAY 09SHADE GARDEN SEMINAR The professionalsfrom Travis County MasterGardeners show you what and how to plant for theshade. 9am. Travis County AgriLife Extension,1600-B Smith, 854-9600. www.tcmastergardeners.org.` GSC STUDENT ASSISTANT POSITION UT’s GSCis hiring a student assistant. See website for positiondetails. Deadline to apply: Fri., April 9,5pm. UT Gender and Sexuality Center, UTcampus, Student Services Bldg.,100 W. Dean Keeton Ste. G-1.408,232-1831. www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/gsc/student_employment.php.AUSTIN BIKE SUMMIT PART ONEThings kick off with a ride from thePfluger Pedestrian Bridge to Bike TexasHeadquarters on East Sixth, where therewill be food and beer to ensure thatyou’re hungover for tomorrow’s more businesslikeevents. 6pm. Pfluger PedestrianBridge, 100 N. Lamar. www.lobv.org.d PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT Need some time awayfrom the kids? Of course you do. Drop them off andrest assured that they will be entertained with Alicein Wonderland-themed crafts and activities. Bestbabysitter ever. 6:30pm. Austin Children’s Theaterheadquarters, 4001 Speedway. $25 per child.www.austinchildrenstheater.org.CONFUSION RESEARCH CENTER SOCIAL It’sunclear what will happen if you show up to this meeting,but it will apparently be “focused on hands-onexploration of science and technology.” Go online totry and figure it out yourself, we’re stumped. 7pm.Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, 657-1279.Free. jameschoate@austin.rr.com, www.hackerspaces.org/wiki/Confusion_Research_Center.JUNG SOCIETY OF AUSTIN Grant Potts, Ph.D., discussesritual in modern society. 7pm. First UnitarianChurch, 4700 Grover, 305-6386. $15 ($12, members).www.jungsociety.org.KVRX BENEFIT CONCERT Come check out somelive music and raise money to ensure that KVRX’sbounty of once-live performances can be digitized forposterity. See our Club Listings, p.84, for a completelineup. 8pm-12mid. Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant &Bar, 1209 E. Seventh, 320-5454. $5. www.kvrx.org.` BAD TO THE BONE DJ BJ presents a varietyshow, as it were, an array of lady love for the ladylovin’ladies. More deets as they come in. 9pm.Sister’s Edge II, 113 San Jacinto, 457-8010.w BILINGUAL CENSUS HELP Need help with your2010 census form? Nonprofit juggernaut SouthwestKey is there to help and has the approval of the U.S.Census Bureau. Come out and make sure you’recounted. Mondays and Fridays through April 19,10am-2pm. Southwest Key Community Center,6002 Jain. Free. www.swkey.org.d CALL IT COURAGE This new musical, featuringAustin kids between the ages of 12 and 15, tells thestory of Mafatu, who must overcome his fear of theocean to become the chief of his tribe. Fridays, 7pm;Saturdays, 3 & 7pm; Sundays, 2 & 6pm (no 6pmshow on April 11). Zach Theatre’s Whisenhunt Stage,1510 Toomey, 476-0541 x1. $16 ($14, children).www.zachtheatre.org.w LONESTAR ROD & KUSTOM ROUND UP is Southby Southwest for vintage rides. Cut your bangs, slickyour hair back, and lace up your creepers, because theGO SOCKS! Admittedly, I was only at Cheer UpCharlie’s grand opening for a short bit, but it lefta long-lasting impression, especially DJ MVSCLZ,yummy vegan peanut-butter cups, and Pride Socks(www.pridesocks.com). You got that right: Pride Socks:a sassy local sistah selling it old school. And wemean “old school” as in when that phrase meantsomething. Old-school tube socks, like the kind yourstruly used to wear as captain of the St. Francis ofAssisi Vikings girls b’ball squad back in the day.(Yes, YT was a skinny minnie back then, and not sotall. YT was only captain because she scored higheston the rules quiz.) We rocked those socks then, andwe rock them socks now. Now, however, we are allthe flavas of the rainbow. The laydeez pimping thepride gear are adorbs … models,Send gay bits togayplace@austinchronicle.com.Visitaustinchronicle.com/gayplaceblog.all, really, displaying the wears inways you can fool yourself youmight look as fine in. Oh, justkidding; you will. These socksare like unicorns: Everyonelooks delightful riding in ’em.(See Saturday.)music and parade of low-profile hot rods is nonstop.The proper exhibition is at the Expo Center, but theparty crawls all up and down South Congress. Goonline for a complete schedule. Fri.-Sun., April 9-11.Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker, 854-4900.$10. www.lonestarroundup.com.` CONNECT: FOUR (See Thursday, 4/8.)w EARLY VOTING (See Thursday, 4/8.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation@ Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 7:30pmOscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action@ Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 10:30pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Emo’sAni DiFranco Paramount TheatreLonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up Trophy’s,Continental Club, Jo’s CoffeePat Green Nutty Brown CafeBY KATE X MESSER gayplaceCOUNT ME QUEERLY It’s not too late to turn in yourcensus form. So if you are in a couple and wish tocount as a same-sex couple in the U.S. Census,here’s what you do: The primary person fills outthe first page. If your pard lives with you, then heor she or whomever is the second person. They fillout their slot. But in the second question of theirsection, they should fill out “husband or wife,” notroommate. Yes, I know that unless you are amongstthe happy (or miserable!) few who got same-sexmarried legally, that’s some bullshit, but that’s whatChuck at Equality Texas told us. Apparently theywill collect this data and not change it (as they havein years past) and will share this info. Now, what’stotally “queer” about all this is: What about us sadlittle spinster or happy li’l single sorts? Well, we canstill Queer the Census at www.queerthecensus.org; printout the big pink sticker, and slap it on that envelope.Chuck from ET also says: If you are a transgenderAmerican, register as your gender, not theirs, andpeople of color are traditionally underrepped, as thehousehold race is registered by the primary person’srace. (See Now..., p.67.)62 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E APRIL 9, 2010 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m| L - R: YURI’S NIGHT (SEE MONDAY) | LXM PRO SHOWCASE (SPORTS, P.68) | POST-OEDIPUS (ARTS, P.70) | DATE NIGHT (FILM, P.76) | YEASAYER (MUSIC, P.84)