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Austin Saturday, March 24 Events
Get Your Guts in Gear
Get Your Guts in Gear –The Ride for Crohn’s and Colitis is a three-day, 210-mile
cycling event created to raise much needed awareness about Crohn’s disease,
ulcerative colitis and the needs of people living with ostomies, as well as to
raise the funds necessary to continue the battle against these diseases. From
LaGrange to Austin. Call 718-875-2123 for more info. Event ID:3/25
A Pocketful of Murder: a Burlesque Noir
The Jigglewatts present their stunning "burlesque noir." Three dazzling dames
from different walks of life are lured together by the one thing they all have
in common; a mysterious man who enters their lives like a deep chill in
November. Location: The Hideout Theatre. Event ID:3/24. Call 512-740-7479 for
more info.
Rodeo Austin
Austin goes cowboy as PCRA competitors hit the arena and area students exhibit
prize livestock. Headline entertainment rocks the arena after the rodeo events
and includes Kevin Fowler, Trace Adkins, Taylor Hicks, Miranda Lambert,
Foreigner and Kenny Rogers. Location: Travis County Exposition Center. Call
512-919-3000 for more info. Event ID:3/24
Disney's THE LION KING
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING. Marvel at the breathtaking
spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor,
whose visual images for this show you’ll remember forever. Location: Bass
Concert Hall. Call 512-471-1444 for tickets. Event ID: 3/25.
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
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.