Today

• Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash | Fri., Jan. 21-Sun., Feb 20 | Times vary | The Georgetown Palace Theatre | $17+ | It’s the opening night for this musical featuring the iconic country singer’s hits. ​​🎶
• Michael Hearne, Barbara Nesbitt, Andrea Magee & Ben Jones | Fri., Jan. 21 | 6-11 p.m. | The 04 Center | $25+ | Doors open at 6 p.m. for this multi-act event in South Austin.
• Samantha Fish | Fri., Jan. 21 | 7 p.m. | Mohawk Austin | $25 | Fish’s sixth solo album “Kill or Be Kind” centers on messages from the heart.
• Augustana Solo Tour | Fri., Jan. 21 | 9 p.m. | Antone’s Nightclub | $25 | The rock band just released a live album of some of their greatest hits — doors for this show open at 8 p.m. 🎹

Saturday

• Texas Longhorns Men’s Basketball vs. Oklahoma State | Sat., Jan. 22 | 1 p.m. | Frank Erwin Center | $10+ | Put your horns up for this basketball showdown. 🤘
• Robert DeLong with Grabbitz | Sat., Jan. 22 | 8:30 p.m. | Empire Control Room | $28 | Get ready to dance at this electronic show.
• Gimme Gimme Disco - A Dance Party Inspired by Abba | Sat., Jan. 22 | 9 p.m. | Empire Garage | $15 | Dance the night away at this throwback event.
• Martin Sexton | Sat., Jan. 22 | 7-11 p.m. | The 04 Center | $34+ | The singer-songwriter’s recent EP, 2020 Vision, is his first release in six years — show starts at 8 p.m.

Sunday

• 3M Half Marathon | Sun., Jan. 23 | Times vary | Downtown Austin | $115+ | Knock off a New Year’s resolution early and run one of the fastest half marathon courses in the country. 🏃

Monday

• Fit for an Autopsy | Mon. Jan. 24 | 6 p.m. | Come and Take It Live | $20 | Ingested, Enterprise Earth, and Signs of the Swarm will also perform at this concert.

Weather

• 51º | Sunny | 0% chance of rain

Development

• Houston-based real estate company The Barvin Group bought Aura on Lamar, a 279-unit apartment complex in North Austin. The sale price was not disclosed, but the purchase is one in a series of apartment complexes acquired in the area, which is also seeing rent increases and new apartment construction. (Austin American-Statesman)
• Speaking of construction on the north side, Stratus Properties, Inc. has plans to build a 317-unit apartment complex on Burnet Road. The complex would be just a few miles from the Q2 Stadium and The Domain, and is expected to cost $90 million. 🏗 (Austin Business Journal)
• The developers behind the 49-floor residential building coming to Rainey Street will preserve three historic trees on the property and remove a fourth. To care for the trees, developers will spend $12,000+ to ensure their health during construction and after the building’s opening. 🌳 (Community Impact Austin) 

Community

• Firefighters are still battling a 783-acre fire in Bastrop, southeast of Austin. The fire, which was 58% contained as of Thursday, is north of Bastrop State Park. Officials believe the fire, which has not yet affected driving on Texas State Hwy 21, was caused by a 150-acre prescribed burn on Tuesday. (Austin American-Statesman)

Civic

• Austin City Council is currently evaluating recommendations for improving public safety on Sixth Street. Some of the proposed changes include requiring businesses that are open at certain times to develop a safety plan including security personnel, door policies, and crowd control. (Community Impact Austin)

Biz

• Local urban home development company StoryBuilt announced a $44 million partnership with a California-based company that will help fund a mixed-use community in East Austin. The Ellie May community will include 84 condos, office space, and restaurant space on the site of the former Springdale Farms. 🏢 (Austin Business Journal)

Eat

• Fans of downtown Sushi|Bar will be happy to hear the hot spot’s former owners will be opening three new restaurants in Austin this year. The first, Italian tasting restaurant Pasta|Bar, will open downtown in March. The other two — both sushi restaurants — will open in March and in late summer. 🍣 (Eater Austin)
• Go ahead and mark your calendars as ”busy” for Nov. 5-6, because Texas Monthly’s 13th annual BBQ Fest is returning. The festival will be in Lockhart this year — a small town~30 miles from Austin officially dubbed the “barbecue capital of Texas” — and will feature a BBQ World’s Fair. 🍖 (CultureMap Austin)