• How to Make Insect Hotels | Thursday, July 13 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin | Free | Help local creepies and crawlies find a safe place to rest at this class for making insect hotels out of natural materials.
• Drink Up deal: Grassy Thursdays | Thursday, July 13 | 7-10 p.m. | St. Elmo Brewing Company, 440 E. St Elmo Rd., Austin | Free | Enjoy live bluegrass music — and don’t forget to mention ATXtoday at checkout for a free Carl.

• Oklahoma City Spark vs. Texas Smoke | Friday, July 14-Sunday, July 16 | Times vary | Concordia University, 11400 Concordia University Dr., Austin | $10-$20 | Cheer on Austin’s new pro fastpitch team at their three-day match up against Oklahoma.
• Dave Chappelle | Friday, July 14 | 7:30 p.m. | The Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $130-$165 | The nationally recognized comedian added a second night in Austin for his popular tour.

• Shibori Natural Dyes Workshop | Saturday, July 15 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Paper + Craft Pantry, 1023 Springdale Rd., Austin | $219 | Learn how to create patterns with natural dyes and leave the workshop with your own tote, bandana, tea towel, and choice between scrunchies or socks.
• City-Wide Vintage Sale | Saturday, July 15-Sunday, July 16 | Times vary | Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd., Austin | $9 | Shop from dozens of vintage vendors at this weekend market.

• The City of Austin suspended its partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety. In an announcement yesterday, Mayor Kirk Watson said the decision stemmed from a desire to ensure that local approaches were “in sync with Austin values.”

• 21. That’s how many 100º days Austin has seen so far this year, surpassing the 2021 count of 12 days but still far behind last year’s count of 68 days. Psst — it’s not too late to submit your guess for this year’s triple-digit day count to our competition. (KXAN)

• Community members bought 1,800+ books to keep Pfugerville’s only bookstore, The Book Burrow, in business. Earlier this month, the store issued a call for help to afford moving into a new home — the store owner has since opened up a GoFundMe page to help move into a renovated school bus. (KXAN)

• Applications are now open for the City of Austin’s Nexus Grant program aimed at supporting local artists, organizations, and businesses. Creatives can apply for a $5,000 grant — to cover expenses for public projects — online until Tuesday, Aug. 15.

• Your childhood dreams are about to come true. Meanwhile Brewing will host an adult book fair called Lagers & Literature on Sunday, Aug. 20. The event will benefit the Inside Books Project, a nonprofit that provides incarcerated people with reading material. Register online.

• Upscale Bouldin Creek restaurant Lenoir will launch an adult summer camp series on Thursday, July 20. Camp Lenoir’s seven consecutive classes will cover subjects like pairing wine and cheese, making pasta, and whetstone knife sharpening. Sign up online.

• Everyday investors profit from a $45 million Banksy collection (yes, the Banksy) thanks to Masterworks, who last sold one of the artist’s works at a 32% net gain. Masterworks has completed 13 exits (all profitable), with three recent sales delivering net annualized returns of 17.8%, 21.5%, and 35%. ATXtoday readers can skip the waitlist to join.†*

• Parking your car on sunny streets while running errands around town? This No. 1 bestselling sunshade keeps your car’s interior cool and minimizes rays.*

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