Events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL, KAMERYN GRIESSER & AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
January
Water Circus I: Silver Unit This is a water circus show that will feature aerial acrobatics and other circus acts combined with a 35,000-gallon water display. • Jan. 4-15, times vary • Tickets range from $15-$55 • 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin • www.cirqueitalia.com/water-circus-silver
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Austin Trails
Guided from any smartphone, teams will work together to solve clues and complete challenges while learning
about Austin’s history. • Jan. 5, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. • Price per team (up to 5 people) is $44 • Yeti Flagship, 220 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.urbanadventurequest.com
gathering will involve kite flying, a DJ set, food and dance performances. • Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • Lakeline Park, 1510 Alexis Drive, Cedar Park • www.nandgamhaveli.org MLK Day March and Celebration The annual event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will begin at The University of Texas’s MLK statue with a short program before the community is invited to rally at the south steps of the Capitol. From there, the march will head to Huston-Tillotson University for an afternoon of listening to live music and browsing local vendors. Organizers encourage attendees to bring nonperishable food that will be donated to the Central Texas Food Bank. Free Week Nonprofit Red River Cultural District—which works to protect the interest of local musicians and venues—will offer its 20th annual all-local, multigenre music festival. This year brings more than 60 musicians to nearly 20 downtown venues,
restaurants, retail shops and more. • Jan. 5-6, times vary • Free (admission) • Downtown Austin • www.redriverculturaldistrict.com
Shen Yun Performing Arts This performance will showcase ancient China through classical dance, orchestra and costumes. • Jan. 5-7, 7:30 p.m. • Tickets range from $90-$180 • Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin • www.thelongcenter.org “Welcome To Night Vale” Characters from the fiction podcast will take to the stage with stories, live music, slideshows and more. Based in a small desert town, ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ is hosted by Cecil Baldwin, who gives community updates from the secret police and dark hooded figures, along with local weather announcements and events. Officials said fans and first-timers will both enjoy the show. • Jan. 9, 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show) • Prices vary • Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., Austin • www.austintheatre.org
• Jan. 15, 11:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. • Free (nonperishable food donations accepted) • Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon St., Austin • www.mlkcelebration.com 3M Half Marathon The race will have live music and fans cheering along a 13.1-mile course along MoPac to the Capitol. • Jan. 21, 7:30 a.m. • Tickets range from $79-$268 • Regal Gateway, 9700 Stonelake Blvd., Austin • www.downhilltodowntown.com
Uttarayan Kite Flying In celebration of the Hindu festival Uttarayan, the
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