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Austin, TX

• Blanton Museum of Art
• South Austin Popular Culture Center
• Women & Their Work
• Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Washington, DC

• The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
• The National Gallery of Art
• The US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Mexico City, Mexico

London, England

• The London Transport Museum
• The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• The National Gallery

• “The Book of Mormon” | Now-Sunday, Nov. 19 | Times vary | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $45-$175 | This satirical comedy musical follows a pair of Mormons traveling across the world to spread their message.

• Speakeasy Wine Cave Tasting Experience | Thursday, Nov. 16-Saturday, Dec. 23 | 6-10 p.m. | Wanderlust Wine Co., 1601 Barton Springs Rd., Austin | $99 | Enjoy curated wines in a dimly lit underground speakeasy.
• Pulitzer on the Road: Hernan Diaz & Eli Saslow | Thursday, Nov. 16 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Austin Central Library, 710 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin | Free | Hear from the writers about the craft of storytelling at this talk moderated by Pulitzer Prize administrator Marjorie Miller.

• Yoga with UT FIT | Friday, Nov. 17 | 7:45-8:30 a.m. | Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin | $12 | Get your flow on at this class for all levels.
• The National | Friday, Nov. 17 | 8 p.m. | The Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $61-$290 | Don’t miss this moody indie band perform alongside Hand Habits.

• Austin Powwow | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 9 a.m.-9 p.m. | Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lake Rd., Austin | $7 | Join in on the 30th American Indian Heritage Festival, which will include traditional dance, arts, and food.
• Pioneer Ghost Tour | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 7-10 p.m. | Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms Dr., Austin | $45 | Learn the stories of spirits haunting the historic buildings at Pioneer Farms.

• Old Settler’s Music Festival plans to sell its homestead and postpone until 2025. An announcement on the festival’s website reported that the 29-acre homestead in Dale was “much larger” than needed. The property hosted the festival for six years and was its fourth location since beginning in 1987. (Austin American-Statesman)

• Buc-ee’s announced a partnership with Mercedes-Benz that will bring EV charging hubs to Buc-ee’s locations “along major transit corridors in the South and Southeast.” Approximately 30 hubs are expected to be operational by the end of 2024. Would you use a charging hub at Buc-ee’s? Let us know. (Ars Technica)

• “Wicked” — Broadway’s fourth longest-running show — will return to Bass Concert Hall in March as part of the Broadway in Austin series. Bookmark this page, because single tickets go on sale this Friday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m.

• The annual Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Nov. 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The tree will be located on the south side of Zilker Metropolitan Park + this year’s winners of the Zilker Tree Art Contest will flip the switch.

• The 37th annual Coats for Kids drive is accepting donations for new or gently used coats until Wednesday, Dec. 6. Donations are accepted at the KVUE office (3201 Steck Ave.) or any Jack Brown Cleaners location. Don’t have a spare coat? You can make a monetary donation online. (KVUE)

• We hope you’ve got your dancing shoes on, because Free Week, Red River Cultural District’s free winter music festival, will take place Friday, Jan. 5 + Saturday, Jan. 6. The festival will welcome dozens of performers at music venues across town to celebrate Austin’s live music scene. Stay tuned for the lineup announcement.

• The median price for a home in the Austin metro area dropped by 7.5% in October, according to the October 2023 Central Texas Housing Market Report. The median price is now $435,000, compared to $452,080 in September. Also according to the report, closed sales rose by ~4%.

• Austin-based filmmaker Ben Masters partnered with H-E-B to create the free-to-stream “Our Texas, Our Future” docu-series highlighting the resiliency + diversity of our state’s wildlife. Bonus: Learn more about Masters’ other film projects, including various Texas-based nature docs. (Austin American-Statesman)

• In Slate Magazine’s “The United Steaks of America: If Each State Could Have Only One Meat, What Would It Be?”, brisket was chosen for Texas. Naturally, we’re celebrating with a trip to one of Austin’s barbecue joints.

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