Events
BY DACIA GARCIA
January
Red River Cultural District Free Week The annual Red River Cultural District live music series will return at downtown venues such as Stubb’s Bar-
B-Q, Mohawk and Flamingo Cantina. • Jan. 9-10, performance times vary • Free • Multiple venues across downtown Austin • www.redriverculturaldistrict.org
AARC Makers Market Hosted by the Asian American Resource Center, the event will feature over 20 local Asian American and Pacific Islander creatives, makers and cottage bakers. Participating artists include Picnic Ants Press, Kaiju Cut & Sew and Kitsune Hirano Photography. • Jan. 10, 1-4 p.m. • Free (admission) • Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin • www.austintexas.gov/event/aarc-makers-market Mushroom Cultivation with Recycled Reads The Central Texas Mycological Society will teach attendees the basics of mushroom cultivation including how to turn old books into mushroom gardens. Participants are asked to bring a worn-out paperback or choose one from the library’s donated section as they will leave with a mycelium-inoculated book, ready to grow. • Jan. 17, 2-4:30 p.m. • Free • Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Drive, Austin • https://library.austintexas.gov Spurs Austin International Half Formerly the 3M Half Marathon, the annual event will feature a downhill course paired with live music. A total of $10,000 in monetary prizes will be awarded to the top five male and female finishers. • Jan. 18, 7:25 a.m. (wheelchair start), 7:30 a.m. (general start) • $199 (standard admission with no refund)
Art with an Expert: Revealing the Secrets of an Enconchado Masterpiece at The Met As part of the Blanton Museum of Art’s All Day programming, José Luis Lazarte Luna, associate conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will
discuss paintings inlaid with mother-of-pearl. • Jan. 10, 4-5 p.m. • Free (Blanton members and ages 5 and under), $10 (ages 6-17), $20 (ages 18 and up) • 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin • www.blantonmuseum.org/programs
MLK Community March and Festival Community members can gather in downtown Austin for the annual event that will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The festival portion of the event will feature local vendors and musical artists and take place at Huston-Tillotson University. • Jan. 19, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free • Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave., Austin • www.mlkcelebration.com/celebration-events/march- and-festival Hi, How Are You Day 2026 The annual benefit concert will celebrate Daniel Johnston and mental health awareness with headliner Nathaniel Rateliff.
• Jan. 23, 7 p.m. • $64 and up
• The Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., Austin • https://tickets.austintheatre.org/13069/13070
The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short The two comedians have been touring together since 2015. The duo’s performance will be accompanied by The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko. • Jan. 30-31, 8 p.m. • $125 and up • Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin • www.texasperformingarts.org
• 9700 Stonelake Blvd., Austin • www.downhilltodowntown.com
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