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Today

• Big Time Rush | Thurs., Aug. 4 | 8 p.m. | Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park | $22.95+ | Don’t miss this boy band take center stage again on the “Forever” tour — doors open at 7 p.m.

Friday

• COIN: Uncanny Valley Tour | Fri., Aug. 5 | 8 p.m. | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater | $32.50+ | Spend your Friday night with this indie pop band.
• David Gray White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour | Fri., Aug. 5 | 8 p.m. | Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater | $49 | Jam out to this multi-platinum + Grammy Award-nominated British singer-songwriter. 🎶

Saturday

• Comedy Bang! Bang! Live | Sat., Aug. 6 | 7 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre | $39.75+ | Join host Scott Aukerman and friends for a night of laughs at this show. 🎤

Sunday

• Summer Speaker Series: “Coffee, Flowers, and Pigments” | Sun., Aug. 7 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Zilker Botanical Garden | $6 | Alec Mahon, co-owner of Pretty Cute Coffee, will speak about coffee, flowers + pigments at this talk. ☕
• Austin’s R&B Summer Jam | Sun., Aug. 7 | 6 p.m. | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | $62+ | Don’t miss summer jam for all the R&B lovers.

Monday

• Jazz Jam with host Adrian Ruiz | Mon., Aug. 8 | 9 p.m. | Elephant Room | Free | Local jazz artist Adrian Ruiz will lead this Monday night jazz jam. 🎺

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

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NEWS NOTES

Weather

• 105º | Mostly sunny | 7% chance of rain
• A hurricane outbreak in the state is possible over the next two weeks. Forecasters have identified a “higher than normal” 59% chance of a Texas hurricane strike this year + a 28% chance of a major hurricane strike. Learn more. (KXAN)

List

• Austin’s Teddy V. Pâtisserie has the best chocolate chip cookie in Texas, according to Yelp’s national list. This news comes just in time for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, which is today. View this list of locations to get a taste of the cookies. 🍪

Edu

• AISD recently held a public input session to discuss a possible $50 million teacher housing bond. The bond, which could be added to the November election, would be different from the district’s main bond package. Read more about the possible housing units. (Community Impact Austin) 

Civic

• Some local residents could start receiving assistance from the City of Austin’s guaranteed income pilot program in September. The program would give $1,000 a month to up to 135 eligible families or individuals in Travis County. City officials are in the process of working with an organization on next steps. (KXAN)

Health

• AISD will provide free and accessible menstrual products for students this fall. Hygiene product dispensers are currently being installed in middle and high school restrooms, and elementary students will have access to the products at their schools. (KVUE)

Opening

• Muse Fusion + Sushi is now open at 4211 S. Lamar Blvd. Be sure to try the Crawdaddy Roll and the fried calamari-wrapped Sunshine Roll at the new fusion sushi restaurant. 🍣 (Community Impact Austin)

Sports

• As fall approaches, so does football. Check out these five Austin-area high school football teams, including Austin’s own Anderson High School, as practice starts up again. 🏈 (Austin American-Statesman)

Arts

• Tarek Atoui, a Paris-based artist + composer, now has art on display at The Contemporary Austin for free until Sun., Aug. 7. The exhibition, which is named “The Whisperers,” explores the medium of sound and will close Sun., Aug. 14. (The Austin Chronicle)

Outdoors

• Enchanted Rock State Natural Area + Pedernales Falls State Park are temporarily closed due to nearby wildfires in Gillespie and Blanco counties. Stay up-to-date with the parks on the Texas Parks and Wildlife’s website. (KXAN)

Try This

• Meanwhile Brewery’s first book fair, “Lagers & Literature,” will take place Sun., Aug. 28 from 12-4 p.m. The event hosted will feature 13 local book or book-adjacent sellers + will benefit the Inside Books Project. 📖 (CultureMap Austin)

Closing

Remembering Lucy in Disguise

We’re still trying to recover from the news of Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds — most Austinites simply call it “Lucy in Disguise” — announcing its closing. The year-round costume shop has been supplying the community with fun outfits for 38 years on South Congress Avenue.

As we shared in our newsletter yesterday, the costume shop will officially close its doors by the end of the year.

The news, which was announced on the store’s Instagram page, came as a shock to many people in the Austin community, and we’re sharing some of the comments from the post.

Get your tissues ready…

Lucy in Disguise on a snow day on Feb. 15, 2021. | @amberperleyphotography

Oh no!!! ❤️❤️❤️ -@lifewithyvetti

Beyond sad 💔 -@freakyneeko

We can start a go fund me! This can’t be it 🥺 save Lucy in disguise!!! 🙏

-@beautyy.machinee

i rented my joan of arc costume from lucy in disguise 20 years ago for my 5th grade school project 🥺 -@briggyeet

I needed a costume to host some Alamo Drafthouse events and y'all were always invaluable in finding the perfect thing for a plus size gal in all that incredible stock you have. Miss you. -@senorakaytee

End of [an] era! -@uncommonobjects

Sending all of you so much love ❤️❤️❤️❤️ -@carlos1.oh

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Editor's pick: Major shoutout to ATXtoday intern Jessica Garcia for leading today’s newsletter. We’re very proud of the hard work she has shown throughout her time with us this summer. She’s also a Longhorn like both London and me, and we really like that.

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