The Buy

• “Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You!” | Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Hyperreal Film Club | $8+ | Get into the Halloween spirit with a viewing of this “low-budget creature-feature.”
• “MJ the Musical” | Now-Sunday, Oct. 13 | Times vary | Bass Concert Hall | $60+ | Experience the Tony Award-winning musical celebrating the life of pop icon Michael Jackson.

• Texas Top 20 Artists | Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 7 p.m. | Ao5 Gallery | Free | Join other art lovers to peruse works from 20 emerging artists from around the Lone Star State.
• Maggie Rogers | Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | The Moody Center | $40+ | Catch the “Don’t Forget Me” tour from the popular singer-songwriter.

• Sound Ceremony | Thursday, Oct. 10 | 6-7:30 p.m. | The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria | Free with RSVP | Get calm and balanced at this immersive sound bath experience led by artist Guadalupe Maravilla.
• “King Lear” | Thursday, Oct. 10-Saturday, Oct. 12 | 8-11 p.m. | The Curtain Theatre | $22+ | Visit Austin’s Elizabethan outdoor theater to see one of Shakespeare’s tragedies unfold.

• Sip, sip, hooray. Teddy’s, a new cocktail bar in the Cherrywood neighborhood, will open its doors on Friday, Oct. 11 at the former site of Thunderbird Coffee. Helmed by the team behind Love Supreme, Teddy’s will sling batched “freezer-door cocktails,” natural wines, beer, and nonalcoholic beverages. (Eater Austin)

• Crux Climbing Center will close its Pickle Road location at the end of the year, according to a post on the company’s Instagram. The announcement said the facility’s landlord decided not to renew the gym’s lease. The good news? A new south Austin location will open in late 2025.

• Austin-based autonomous vehicle company Avride entered a new partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc., which will bring delivery robots and driverless rideshares to the Capital City. Avride’s sidewalk robots operating through Uber Eats will arrive in the next few weeks, followed by its robotaxi service at a yet-to-be-announced date.

• Forgetting your reusable bag is one thing, but forgetting your wallet is another at H-E-B, where tap-to-pay isn’t currently an option. That’s finally changing. Yesterday, the Texas grocer revealed it will roll out Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay features at checkout in the coming weeks.

• Here’s a pinch of local pride. You’ve likely heard about Vanderbilt football’s underdog win against Alabama on Saturday, but did you know two Vandy touchdowns were scored by an Austinite? Running back Sedrick Alexander also holds the title of AISD’s all-time leading rusher. (KXAN)

• The Longhorns are back at the No. 1 spot on the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, and they’ll take on their biggest rival this weekend. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Texas Longhorns with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

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1. The dust is dusting

2. Chappell Roan’s crowd was colossal

3. “Can you hear me now?”