MAY EVENTS IN AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Smucker's Stars on Ice - May 12th, The 2010 Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour will feature Olympic Silver Medalist & 2010 Olympic hopeful Sasha Cohen, Six-Time U.S. Champion & World Champion Todd Eldredge and Three-Time U.S. Champion & Two-Time World Bronze Medalist Michael Weiss with many more special announcements to come. www.cedarparkcenter.com

KGSR Blues on the Green! www.kgsr.com
KGSR Blues on the Green FREE summer concert series!
June 9 - Texas Tornados
June 23 - Antone's 35th Anniversary Show with Carolyn Wonderland
July 7 - Alejandro Escovedo
July 21 - TBA
August 4 - Charlie Mars with Amy Cook
August 18 - Raul Malo

ACL TICKETS NOW ON SALE! www.aclfestival.com
October 8-10   The roster for the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival is official. The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A., Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, and Norah Jones top the bill of 130 acts slated to rock Zilker Park October 8-10. Also performing the ninth edition of this year’s Festival are Band of Horses, Monster of Folk, Deadmau5, Sonic Youth, Gogol Bordello, The National, and Robert Earl Keen.

4th Annual Texas Fiber Arts 2010 Exhibit
Friday, May 14th  – 26th 10:00am -at Mexican American Cultural Center,
“TEXAS- A Blending of Cultures” The Texas Museum of Fiber Arts is pleased to present a month-long showcase featuring some of the best and innovative textile artwork in the state. Keeping within the theme of the 4th annual exhibit, entries submitted by Texas artists will highlight through their art how Texas and other cultures have blended in history, language, and lifestyles.

ComedySportz Austin at Café Caffeine – Friday, May 21st
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Our Town – May 21st – 23rd
Zach Theater
"We all know that something is eternal. And it ain't houses and it ain't names, and it ain't earth, and it ain't even the stars," says the Stage Manager in Our Town. ZACH Theatre is bringing Grover's Corner to Riverside and Lamar for one of its signature reinventions with Thornton Wilder's beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Benefit for the Central Texas SPCA – Thursday, May 27th
7:00 pm, Graham Central Station, Pflugerville
Graham Central Station is throwing a benefit for the Central Texas SPCA. 18+ welcome. All ticket proceeds will be donated to the Central Texas SPCA. We will have live music with the Brodie Lane Band. Come out, support a good cause and have a good time!!

Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – May 22nd – Jun 4th
The Georgetown Palace Theatre, Georgetown, TX

WWE Wrestling – Monday, May 31st
7:15 pm, University of Texas at Austin: Frank Erwin Center

JUNE EVENTS IN AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS

CMAA South Central Texas Chapter: Austin Golf Tournament - Tuesday, June 1st
7:30am - at Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club, Georgetown, TX

Restore Humanity’s West 6th Summer Kickoff – Thursday, June 3rd
7:00 pm. Molotov Lounge
The time has come!! We are finally getting the Kenyan orphanage open!! This event is the final push to get the home open in August. So come out and help us make this happen! Restore Humanity and Molotov come together once again! Molotov will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the bar sales to our Orphanage Project, so bring your friends and have a few drinks for a good cause! http://www.restorehumanity.org/

First Friday Tango Night - Friday, June 4th
 7:00p to 9:00p , at RunTex Georgetown, Georgetown, TX
An all levels introductory class with guided dance is now offered at the Downtown Georgetown First Friday Night.

Neil Young (solo) – Saturday, June 5th
8:00pm, Bass Concert Hall

Texas 4000 for Cancer ATLAS Ride - Saturday, June 5th
 8:00ma, at Running Brushy Middle School, Cedar Park, TX
Join the TX 4000 team on Day 1 of their journey cycling from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska - Fighting Cancer Every Mile! Ride 25*, 50, or 70 miles starting at Running Brushy MS and finishing in Lampasas. BBQ & Live Music at Pillar Bluff Vineyard & Winery in Lampasas. Full SAG and transport back to start available.

Goo Goo Dolls – Wednesday, June 9th
8:00pm, Austin Music Hall

2010 Seton Ignite 5K - Saturday, June 12th
7:30a, at Seton Medical Center Williamson, Round Rock, TX
Open to runners, walkers, joggers, men, women and kids! Whether you’re a seasoned runner or first time 5K participant, the Ignite 5K, sponsored by Seton Medical Center Williamson, is sure to be an exciting race. Bring your family—and your fan club! Along with the 5K, we’ll host a kids’ fun run and offer post-race massages.

Special Lecture: Why Matisse Matters – Saturday, June 12th
2:00pm, Blanton Museum of Art
John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting, and sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, curator of Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, and co-curator of Matisse-Picasso, 2002, and Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-17, discusses the continuing relevance of this modernist master.

Tool - Tuesday, June 22nd
7:00p, at Cedar Park Center, Cedar Park, TX

Jeff Dunham – Saturday, June 26th
8:00pm, Frank Erwin Center

JULY EVENTS IN AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS

AquaPalooza - July 10th, The AquaPalooza 2010 Signature Event is headed to Lake Travis, Texas on Saturday, July 10. Hosting the event this summer is Sail & Ski Center, a leading Sea Ray dealer that was recently ranked as the No. 1 dealer in North America by Boating Industry magazine. So, whether it will be your first AquaPalooza or your fifth, mark your calendars and start calling your friends for what is sure to be a great time. www.aquapalooza.com

Austin Community Newspapers Northwest / Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and Cedar Chopper Barbecue Cookoff - July 17th Two of the chamber’s most popular events will take place together this summer as the Business Expo and Barbecue Cookoff are hosted at the Cedar Park Center on July 17.  Barbecue Cookoff sponsorship is still available. Registration Form

AUGUST EVENTS IN AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy – Monday, July 26th
8:00 pm, Stubb’s Bar-B-Q