Austin Area Events through August

Sunday, July 22, 2012

by Kent Redding

Late summer in Austin is one of our favorite times. Sure it is hot, but the calendar is full of cool fun....

7/21	Depp Eddy Splash Movie Nights Kung Fu Panda
7/23	Austin Job Fair Embassy Suites Austin \| 11:00a Meet face-to-face with top employers at the National Career Fairs Job Fair! Attendance is free for job seekers!
7/25	Blues On The Green Marcia Ball with Nakia at Zilker Park
7/26	4th Annual Summer Shindig Z'Tejas \| 5:30p to 8:00p Network with professionals from nine Austin communications organizations and make new connections over great conversation, tapas and wine pairings.
7/28	Depp Eddy Splash Movie Nights Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8/1	101x Summer Cinema Wayne's World at Central Market
8/2	Unplugged at the Grove Quiet Company at Shady Grove
8/4	Austin Ice Cream Festival Waterloo Park \| 10am -7pm $10 entry fee with free ice ceam Kids 8 & under are free www.icecreamfestival.org
8/8	Blues on the Green Zilker Park \| Band TBD
8/8	Made in Texas Film Series: "IN COLD BLOOD" Spirit Theater - Bob Bullock Museum \| 7:30p The 2012 Made in Texas Film Series — featuring movies made by Texans or in Texas, or both — focuses on literary adaptations.
8/16	Unplugged at the Grove Ray Wylie Hubbard at Shady Grove
8/19	Concerts in the Park @ the Long Center Woodwinds
8/17 thru 8/19	Austin Home and Garden Show Austin Convention Center www.austinhomeandgardenshow.com
8/22 thru 8/26	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Fully Charged Erwin Center The most electrifying edition ever of Ringling Bros. celebrates all kinds of power, including performance power, horsepower, manpower, the power of beauty and grace and sheer amazing athletic power. Circus-goers will experience mind-blowing daredevilry, spectacular superhuman stunts and never-before-seen performances that are sure to energize Children Of All Ages. Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 22-24 at 7:30PM Saturday, Aug. 25 at 11:30AM, 3:30PM and 7:30PM Sunday, Aug. 26 at 2PM and 6PM More Info: uterwincenter.com/events/2012/august/circus
8/25	8th Annual Ice Ball benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Hilton Downtown, 500 E. 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Kate Garrett \| 512-807-3615 www.austiniceball.org
8/25	Congress Avenue Bridge \| 5 PM until Midnight All ages welcome 8 Bands on 2 Stages, FREE Admission!
8/26	Austin Hot Sauce Festival August 26, 2012 \| Fiesta Gardens www.austinchronicle.com/Market/HotSauce/
8/28 thru 9/3	Out of Bounds Comedy Festival August 28 - September 3, 2012 Multiple Austin Theaters and Venues http://apply.outofboundscomedy.com/