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THURSDAY 02` BEAUTY BAR BOP! Gobi, theTriggermen, the scrumptious Show MeTiger! perform. If you ask them nicely, they mightshow you more. 10pm. Beauty Bar, 617 E. Seventh,391-1943. holly@representaustin.com.` CELEBRATE LGBT COMPOSERS <strong>The</strong> first ofwhat they propose to be an annual concert celebratinggay and lesbian composers – Pauline Oliveros!Aaron Copeland! Andrew Rudin! and more, courtesythe <strong>Austin</strong> Chamber Music Center. And it’s free.Classy and cheap? We thought we had the marketon that one. 7:30pm. St. James’ Episcopal Church,1941 Webberville Rd. Free.FIRST THURSDAY Music, food, and shopping. Fromthe river, south on South Congress. Free.` MODEL CALL UNDER WHERE? Ooops, wemean underwear model call. Do you have the inchesto clear the benches? 10:30pm. Oilcan Harry’s,211 W. Fourth, 320-8823. www.oilcanharrys.com.POWER NETWORKING BREAKFAST Need help articulatingyour value? Problem solved. 7:30am. NuevoLeon, 1501 E. Sixth, 476-7502. $25 ($20, members).www.gahcc.org.d SCOTTISH SOCIAL DANCING FOR KIDS Kidsin the 6 to 15 age range hit the dance floor for jigs,strathspeys, and other traditional Scottish socialdances. Mondays, 11am-noon, Ballroom in the Sky,19 North Peak Rd.; Thursdays, 7-8pm, QuicksilverDance Center, 8711 Burnet Rd. Ste. H-100. 695-1758.$15/class, $25/month for unlimited dancing.yovimpa@hotmail.com.SUMMER OF SOLUTIONS POTLUCK Bring a dishor a beverage to share, and learn about this summerprogram that builds sustainable gardens andweatherizes houses on the Eastside. 6-9pm. PublicCitizen parking lot, 1303 San Antonio. Free (donationsappreciated). sos.atx@gmail.com.w SUPER HERO SHOW benefits the <strong>Austin</strong> ChildGuidance Center by bringing fine items for auctionand some of <strong>Austin</strong>’s finest musicians (e.g., AlejandroEscovedo, James McMurtry) together for full fundraisingpower. 8pm. La Zona Rosa, 612 W. Fourth,236-0969. $35. www.austinchildguidance.org.ART OPENINGS (See Visual Arts.)Dougherty Arts Center, Wally Workman GallerySPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Tender Mercies @ Paramount, 7pmTo Kill a Mockingbird @ Paramount, 9pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Super Hero Show La Zona RosaJesse Woods Stubb’sFRIDAY 03` AUSTIN TENNIS CLUB meetsFridays, 7-9pm. Call for info on theirexclusive Sunday meet-ups! South <strong>Austin</strong> TennisCenter, 1000 Cumberland, 442-1466.austintennisclub@yahoo.com, www.austintennisclub.com.w B SCENE: ABSTRACT VISIONS CelebrateBlanton’s South American infused exhibition,“Francisco Matto: <strong>The</strong> Modern and the Mythic,”with food, drink, live music, and art activities.6-10:30pm. <strong>The</strong> Blanton Museum of Art, MLK &Congress, 471-7324. $10 ($5, members).www.blantonmuseum.org.this week’scommunitycalendarTHURSDAY, JULY 2 TO THURSDAY, JULY 9listingsBY JAMES RENOVITCH` FEMME MAFIA ATX A new website, a new radlogo, and a new <strong>July</strong> meet-up for current and interestedMafia members. Kiss the boss’ ring, and tellher GP sent you. 8-10pm. Scholz Garten, 1607 SanJacinto, 751-5650. www.femmeatx.com.PATRIOTIC BIBLE STUDY Peruse the good book ina nondenominational environment. Fridays, 7:45pm.Brave New Books, 1904 Guadalupe Ste. B (downstairs),480-2503. Free. kvnkcrs@yahoo.com.PEOPLE UNITED features Michael Lux on his <strong>The</strong>Progressive Revolution: How the Best in AmericaCame to Be. 1pm. KOOP Radio 91.7FM. www.koop.org.SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Independence Day @ Alamo Ritz, 7, 10pmTender Mercies @ Paramount, 9:50pmTo Kill a Mockingbird @ Paramount, 7:15pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Bone Awl Red 7Miss Lavelle White Saxon Pub<strong>The</strong> Dillards Cactus CafeIndian Jewelry MohawkSATURDAY 04DRIPPING SPRINGS FARMERS MARKETYou’re local; shouldn’t your food be too?First and third Saturdays, 9am-1pm. <strong>The</strong> Triangle,corner of Highway 290 & RR 12, Dripping Springs,512/858-4725. Free. www.dsfarmersmarket.yolasite.com.w FOURTH OF JULY LISTINGS No, it’s not that we’reunpatriotic, it’s that we’re so damn patriotic we felt theneed to give Fourth of <strong>July</strong> listings their own specialbox filled with glory and majesty. Check it out on p.60.KOMBUCHA-MAKING WORKSHOP What better wayto spice up your Fourth than with a big batch of organickombucha. Call to RSVP, and start brewing today.10:30am. Directions given with reservation, 423-1050.$35 for class and starter kit. www.docjody.com.` PRIDE SAN ANTONIO BLOCK PARTY &PARADE Alamo City blows it out for this grand finaleof all Texas Prides with a festival, shows, food, bevvies,and a parade! Hooray for the red, white, andrainbow! 3-11pm. North Main Street, San Antonio.www.qsanantonio.com.d THE FROG PRINCE is a new musical productionabout a bratty girl who, with the help of a cleverfrog, learns that being a princess is more than justwearing a tiara. Through Aug. 2: Saturdays, 10am;Sundays, 2pm. <strong>Austin</strong> Scottish Rite <strong>The</strong>atre,207 W. 18th, 472-5436. $10 ($7, children).www.srct.org.ART OPENINGS (See Visual Arts.)Kerbey Lane CafeSPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Independence Day @ Alamo Ritz, 7, 10pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Explosions in the Sky Stubb’sFourth of <strong>July</strong> All over townSUNDAY 05` AGLIFF BRUNCH & FILM RebeccaHavemeyer hosts this screening of Werethe World Mine, a film loaded with rugby jocks,Shakespeare, Catholic guilt, and faerie-clad boysthat looked to have stepped straight off the Pierreet Gilles bus. Yum-ness. 1pm. AlamoDrafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth,302-9889. $10. www.agliff.org,www.originalalamo.com.BEER & BLOG Bloggers unite andnetwork. And drink. 6pm. Opal Divine’sFreehouse, 700 W. Sixth, 477-3308.www.austin.beerandblog.com.BOOK & PAPER ARTS FAIR <strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong>Book Workers bring their love of handboundbookbinding, paper decorating, calligraphy,and wood block and screen printingto the public with demos. <strong>The</strong> kids canbring a book to be repaired at the bookhospital. 1-5pm. <strong>Austin</strong> Museum of Art –Laguna Gloria, 3809 W. 35th, 350-8505. Free.d FLYING THEATER MACHINE Parents and their4- to 10-year-olds work together to tell Fairly SillyFairy Tales. Don’t forget to bring your suggestions tokeep the improv coming. Sundays, 2pm. <strong>The</strong> Hideout<strong>The</strong>atre, 617 Congress, 971-3311. $5.www.flyingtheatermachine.com.w GIVE BLOOD ON SUNDAES So, you’re donatingblood. What do you want, a sundae from Amy’s IceCreams? Every Sunday in <strong>July</strong>, that’s exactly whatwill happen. Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas,4300 N. Lamar, 206-1266. www.inyourhands.org.w RECOMMENDEDd YOUNG ONES` GAY PLACESINSIDE BOOKS is back (now air-conditioned andmosquito-free), so there’s no excuse not to helpsend free books to Texas prisons. Thursdays &Sundays, 8-11pm. Space 12, 3121 E. 12th, 647-4803.www.insidebooksproject.org.d KIDS CONCERT with Mr. Johnny & Sharon.10:30am. Ruta Maya, 3601 S. Congress Ste. D-200,707-9637. Free (with cafe purchase).www.rutamaya.net.MAKE OUT SESSION Bring your own supplies, andmeet with other artsy and craftsy people who arewilling to share their ideas and skills. 2pm. UnitedStates Art Authority, 512 W. 29th, 480-9562. Free.www.artseenalliance.com.MINDFUL MEDITATION Nourish the body and mindin the Buddhist tradition. Sundays, 6pm.1122 S. Lamar. Free. www.plumblossomsangha.org.` PRIME TIMERS LIKE FINE WINE Mature gaymen meet monthly. Helllllllooooooo, daddy. 2pm.<strong>Austin</strong> History Center, 810 Guadalupe, 499-7480.Free. www.austinptww.org.` T-DANCE WITH HEDDA LAYNE Sunday meansa patio of barbecued goodies, beefcakedcompatriots, and the ambient divageniusof one Ms. Hedda Layne. It’s Rain’sSunday T-Dance, and it only happensonce a month. Rain on 4th, 217 W. Fourth,494-1150. www.rainon4th.com,www.heddalayne.com.` YOGI, MEET BOO BOO So muchmore than a “pic-a-nic basket”: Enjoya free lunch buffet and $1 drafts atRCC’s weekly Chub Chaser Bear CubExperience. Free food for baby bears!1-9pm. Rainbow Cattle Co., 305 W. Fifth,472-5288.www.rainbowcattleco.com.d THE FROG PRINCE (See Saturday.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Exodus @ Paramount, 2, 7pmIndependence Day @ Alamo Ritz, 7pmTony Manero @ Alamo Drafthouse South, 10pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)M.O.T.O., Midnight Creeps, Ty Segall,Moonhearts BeerlandBill Callahan <strong>The</strong> ParishLady Friends No. 3 Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater| (L-R) FOURTH OF JULY LISTINGS (SEE P.60) | JESUS CHAVEZ BOXING CLINIC (SPORTS, P.61) | ‘DRAWN (NOT QUARTERED)’ (ARTS, P.62) | ‘PUBLIC ENEMIES’ (FILM, P.68) | BILL CALLAHAN (MUSIC, P.78)54 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JULY 3, <strong>2009</strong> a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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