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WORTH THE TRIP
AUGUST 20 SHOW YOUR PRIDE Austin Pride 2022 is a series of events, parties and activities. This year’s festival will include drinks, food, photo booths, more than 140 vendor booths with products from local businesses supporting the LGBTQ community, a lineup of performances by musical artists and pop culture icons, and more. The Pride Parade begins at 8 p.m. There will be celebrations and parties after the parade near Fourth Street. Festival gates open at 11 a.m. Free (age 6 and under), $10 (ages 7-17), $20 (general admission for festival tickets). Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse Segovia St., Austin. 512-956-0234. https://austinpride.org/pride-2022 27 ENJOY BAT SIGHTINGS AT BAT FEST Attendees will get the chance to see 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats go out for their nightly ight at this year’s Bat Fest, presented by Roadway Productions. Along with the bats, this event will feature drinks, food, over 50 arts and crafts vendors,
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SHOW UP FOR SHOES LIFE CHURCH
Hill Country Community Ministries will be hosting its eighth annual Laces Back to School Shoe event. Since the program’s inception, this event has distributed 4,000 pairs of shoes to local students. The nonpro t organization is in need of volunteers to help out during the event and to help set up the day before. Hill Country Community Ministries operates a community cupboard and a thrift store in Leander. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, volunteer help is encouraged. 1393 E. Woodview Drive, Leander. 512-259-0360. https://hccm.org
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Austin Pride 2022 will be held on Aug. 20.
27 SING ALONG TO A MUSICAL Cedar Park Public Library will be screening “The Greatest Showman,” a 2017 musical about circus magnate P.T. Barnum. 2 p.m. Free. Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd., Cedar Park. 512-401-5600. www.cedarparktexas. gov/departments/library
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be able to gain peer mentors, grow networking skills and learn how to foster bene cial relationships. Lunch will be provided for participants. 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. $20-$25. 1615 Scottsdale Drive, Ste. 200A, Cedar Park. 737-279-0350. www.facebook.com/wilcoworkspaces
two stages with live music, children’s activities, a bat costume contest and more bat activities. 4-11:59 p.m. Free (children 8 and under with an adult), $25 (general admission), $250 (VIP tickets). 100 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 512-441-9015. www.roadwayevents. com/event/bat-fest
Find more or submit Cedar Park and Leander events at communityimpact.com/event-calendar. Event organizers can submit local events online to be considered for the print edition. Submitting details for consideration does not guarantee publication.
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CEDAR PARK LEANDER EDITION • AUGUST 2022
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