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Austin Sunday, February 4 Events
Winter Nationals
Don't miss the fastest action in town - we'll have Superkarts zipping around at
speeds up to 100 mph. This two-day race event has expert drivers challenging
each other on a 3/4-mile Sprint track located between two landing strips at the
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Call 512-530-7223 for more info. Event
ID:2/4
The American Twenties
The exhibition explores race, religion, capitalism, love and modernism in the
decade immediately following World War I through contemporary literature and
art. Location: Harry Ransom Center. Call 512-471-8944 for more info. Event
ID:7/29
Dear Edwina, Jr.
A musical comedy of manners starring a cast of talented Austin-area kids. Move
over Dear Abby, here comes Dear Edwina. For the best advice in town, visit
Edwina Spoonapple and the neighborhood kids as they present their zany
advice-giving show, answering children's letters through a series of creative
and comical musical numbers. Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call 512-476-0541
for more info. Event ID:2/17.
Carnaval Brasileiro Poster Exhibit
The South Austin Museum of Popular Culture will host this historical poster
exhibit celebrating 29 years of Carnaval Brasileiro in Austin, Texas. Producer
Mike Quinn has provided the Museum with the array of posters, including the one
created for the 30th Anniversary of Carnaval! 2007 celebration. Location: South
Austin Museum of Popular Culture. Call 512-542-7124 for more info. Event
ID:2/10.
Present Laughter
This semi-autobiographical, madcap farce is one of Noel Coward's finest and
funniest comedies. Stylishly attired and devastatingly charismatic, Garry
Essendine is a famous, self-dramatizing actor who never met a mirror he didn't
like. He teeters reluctantly towards middle age, while everyone who encounters
him is completely infatuated with him. Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call
512-476-0541 for more info. Event ID: 3/11.
FronteraFest
Every year, FronteraFest showcases Austin's dynamic and diverse performing arts
community by opening its stages to participants ranging from actors to dancers
to performance artists and beyond. Location: Hyde Park Theatre and other
theatres. Call 512-479-7529 for more info. Event ID: 2/17
Power to the People: The Electrification of Rural Texas
Walk into a world before television, computers, the i-pod, even refrigerators
and running water. The exhibit, Power to the People: The Electrification of
Rural Texas, is a unique story of one of the most dramatic events in Texas
history. Rural Texas in the 1930s was still in the dark as electric lines hadn’t
penetrated the beautiful, but rugged Texas Hill Country. Location: LBJ Library
and Museum. Open Daily 9-5 (except Christmas) Free Admission. id:5.2.07
Bat Watching
The 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that live beneath the Congress Avenue
Bridge take flight in a mass exodus each night at dusk. Located at Congress Ave.
& Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78704.