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Where else to don your dirndl

• “The Golden Bachelorette” Watch Party | Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. | Dainty Dillo | Cost of purchase | Sip half-priced espresso martinis and dig into a snack board while you watch Joan Vassos on her journey to find love.

• Stories on the Lawn: In The Clouds | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 7:30-9 p.m. | Neill-Cochran House Museum | $15 | See the exhibit on display inside the museum, then gather on the front lawn to hear from local comedians and storytellers.
• “Macbeth” | Thursday, Sept. 19-Sunday, Sept. 29 | Times vary | Mary Moody Northen Theatre | $15+ | Experience St. Edward University’s rendition of Shakespeare’s classic tale about how ambition leads to tragedy.

• Arte Agave Austin | Friday, Sept. 20 | 7-8:15 p.m. | Springdale Station | $70+ | Taste a variety of agave spirits, try your hand at mixology, and buy handmade goods from local vendors.
• Cigarettes After Sex | Friday, Sept. 20 | 8 p.m. | The Moody Center | $50+ | The pop band, best known for their song “Apocalypse,” will stop in Texas on the X’s World Tour.

• 14th Anniversary Lager Fest | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 12-4 p.m. | Jester King Brewing | $44 | Celebrate the brewery’s 14th birthday with brews, food trucks, live music, and a vintage market.

• Guess who’s back, back again? Barton Springs Pool is back, tell a friend. After closing due to a safety hazard in late August, two holes in an abandoned skimmer pipe are now repaired. The historic swimming hole will reopen to the public on Thursday, Sept. 19.

• Starting in fall 2026, UT Austin will only automatically accept high school seniors in Texas who are in the top 5% of their graduating class. Previously set at 6%, the change is meant to help the university keep up with growing demand. (KUT)

• South by Southwest released its first round of featured speakers for SXSW 2025, which will be the fest’s last year in the Austin Convention Center before it’s demolished and replaced. You can register now for the event running Friday, March 7-Saturday, March 15.

• National Cheeseburger Day — and local restaurants are celebrating. Stop by Bar Toti to snag a half-priced La Smashburguesa or try Este’s Nuestra Burger, available on the dinner menu for one night only.

• American Airlines announced it will cut direct routes to Boston, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham at the beginning of November, as well as direct flights to Orange County, California in January. To lift your spirits, peruse our list of nonstop flights out of AUS. (Austin-American Statesman)

• A new detour on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, which was originally scheduled to launch at the end of September, will now begin on Monday, Oct. 14. The adjusted route, which features a temporary crossing over Waller Creek, will be in place through mid-December.

• The TCU Horned Frogs will take on the SMU Mustangs on Saturday, Sept. 21. Can the Frogs bounce back this week? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the TCU Horned Frogs with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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