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• An Evening with Ukrainian Poet Lyuba Yakimchuk | Tue., Nov. 1 | 5-7 p.m. | Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21st St. | Free | Lyuba Yakimchuk will read from her book, “Apricots of Donbas,” and sign copies at a later reception. 📖
• Roots & Wings Festival | Now-Sat., Nov. 5 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Multiple locations | Free | This two-week festival honoring butterflies + bees includes events around Austin, such as pollinator garden planting + guided walks. 🦋

• Carrie Underwood | Wed., Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr. | $39.50+ | The country superstar is in Austin for one night on her “Denim and Rhinestones” tour. 🎸
• DIA on Día: A Día de los Muertos Celebration | Wed., Nov. 2 | 7 p.m. | 3Ten at ACL Live, 310 Willie Nelson Blvd. | $13.50+ | This show — produced by EQ Austin — involves performances by local artists in honor of Día de los Muertos, a holiday of remembrance.

• Music in The Park at Indeed Tower | Thu., Nov. 3 | 6-7:30 p.m. | The Park at Indeed Tower, 200 West Sixth St. | Free | This event for Austinites of all ages features blues group Shadow Band + eats from SXSE Food Truck. 🎶
• Echosmith | Thu., Nov. 3 | 6-11:59 p.m. | Parish, 501 Brushy St. | $25+ | Echosmith is making a stop in Austin for “The Hang Around Tour,” with opening performances from Phoebe Ryan and Band of Silver.
  

• 77º | Partly cloudy | 23% chance of rain
• If you enjoyed Friday’s rain showers, we have good news for you: another round of storms is headed for Austin this weekend. Expect a strong storm system to start moving through Central Texas on Thursday and Friday. ⛈ (KXAN)

• BiGAUSTIN, a nonprofit supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs, is building a $65 million center with 400 affordable apartments. The Aspire development is set to be constructed at 8000 Centre Park Dr., a few miles east of The Domain. 🏗 (Austin Business Journal)

• Community First! Village is more than quadrupling in size with the addition of another 1,400 homes at its East Austin community for people experiencing homelessness. The neighborhood currently has 400 homes, and hopes to open the new residences by 2025. 🏘 (KVUE)

• UT history professor Toyin Falola has been named a Member of the Order of the Niger, one of the highest honors given by the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Falola’s work on Nigerian history + scholarship has helped to raise awareness about the legacy of the African nation. (The Daily Texan)

• Friendly Rice, a Black educator who advocated for children during Jim Crow-era Austin, is honored in three new art installations in East Austin. Read more about Friendly’s legacy. (KXAN)

• UT women’s soccer defeated Kansas State 4-0 in the Big 12 Soccer Championship quarterfinals on Sunday. The team faces West Virginia next in the semifinals on Thurs., Nov. 3 — get tickets for the game in Round Rock. ⚽️
• A handful of Austin athletes are headed to Florida this week to participate in the 2022 National Deaf Pickleball Tournament. Learn more about Lizzie Bloom and her teammates going for the gold. (Austonia)

• A Texan won a cool $1 million this past weekend by matching five of the six Powerball lottery numbers. The jackpot — which is awarded to players who match all six numbers — is still up for grabs, and has grown to the second-highest prize in history at an estimated $1 billion. 💰 (Austin American-Statesman)

• Eat too much Halloween candy last night? This cordless water flosser can help clean up those pearly whites. It is more effective than traditional dental floss and includes two flossing tips and two pressure settings. Bonus: This battery operated + cordless flosser is travel-friendly. 🦷*