Sep 3-4 Austin Batfest 2005
Congress Avenue Bridge
roadstarproductions.com

Bat your wings to this celebration of Austin arts and bats. Two stages of live music, 150 arts & crafts booths, carnival, educational displays, celebrity bat breakfast and 2 million Mexican Free-tail Bats!

You name it and The Batfest will have it! Outdoor vendors will cook and sell everything from Shrimp on a Stick to Hot Dogs and French Fries. You'll also find Funnel Cakes, Lemonade, Cajun, Creole, Mexican, Chinese, Greek, and Italian. Of course you'll find the usual Festival fare like Cotton Candy, Roasted Corn, BBQ, Turkey Legs, and Ice Cold Beer (for those 21+ of course). Bring an appetite and a taste for fun!

Live music will be featured during the Batfest. Local and national touring bands will perform continually throughout both days of the Festival. The entertainment possibilities include a huge variety of musical styles suited to everyone's taste.

Admission: $3 per day. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Bat Conservation International. All ages welcome. Saturday - 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Sunday - 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sept 1, 2, 4 Epic Cinema
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org

Don't miss this opportunity to experience on the wide screen two of the greatest films ever made:

1,2: Lawrence of Arabia
4: Gone With the Wind

Sep 3 Roberta Flack
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org

Roberta Flack has been killing people softly with her song(s) for three decades now. Classy, reserved, smooth, and sophisticated describe the music of this sultry soultress, whose hits include: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Killing Me Softly With His Song and Where Is The Love. She is a totally unique artist, a musical legend. Showtime: 8:00 p.m.

Still On Stage Downtown...

To 9/2: Improv Twofers, Hideout Theatre, hideouttheatre.com
Ongoing: Back-to-School Follies, Esther's Follies, esthersfollies.com
Ongoing: Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey, Texas the Big Picture, Forces of Nature, Fighter Pilot, IMAX® Theatre, thestoryoftexas.com
Ongoing: The Star of Destiny, Texas Spirit Theater, thestoryoftexas.com

Sept 1 Strings & Keys
Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth Street
(512) 472-2445, centralpresbyterian.org

A violin and piano concert make up week's Thursday Noontime Concert, featuring Eric Lee Lam, Violin and Vincent Lam, Piano

Sep 2 Ana Egge Live from the Plaza
City Hall Plaza, 301 W. 2nd Street
cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm

Lucinda Williams calls Ana Egge "the folk Nina Simone." Head down to City Hall on this Friday at Noon for lunch-time live music on the Plaza! For those of you that can't make it, the music will be broadcast live on Cable Channel 6. Free parking. Food available. Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office. Check out who and what you'll be hearing at anaegge.net.

Sep 1 West End Gallery Night
West End - Sixth Street - West of Lamar
inthegalleries.com/westend

The galleries of the west end are open until 8:00 p.m. for your gallery gliding enjoyment on this first Thursday of the month. Look and see what these fine galleries have to offer: Stephen L. Clark Gallery, Wally Workman Gallery (wallyworkmangallery.com), F8 Fine Art Gallery (f8fineart.com), Lotus Gallery (lotusasianart.com), Artworks (artworksaustin.com), and Art on 5th (arton5th.com).

Sep 1 22 to Watch - Gallery Talk
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress
(512) 495-9224, amoa.org

Exhibiting artists from 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin will each give ten minutes of insight into their work. Go to amoa.org for scheduled list of speakers. Presentations get underway at 7:00 p.m.

Sep 3 Sculptor to Be!
Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 605 Robert E. Lee Road
(512) 445-5582, umlaufsculpture.org

Learn about sculpture and get your hands dirty while creating your own piece! Clay play from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. for children 7-11. $7.50 per student. Limited to 15 students. Reservations required by 5:00 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. For Workshop Reservations, please contact (512) 445- 5582, ext. 101 or email tours@umlaufsculpture.org.

Sep 6 Preschool Pals
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado
(512) 472-2499, austinkids.org

Austin Childrens' Museum presents a series of classes created especially for visitors ages 3-5 and their adult companions, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Enjoy three monthly classes on exciting topics like cooking, science, music and math. Be a Pal, and register early by calling (512) 472-2499.

Other fun at the Museum includes:

Sep 7: Teetertots, 10:00 a.m., a weekly program of singing, storytime and activities for children ages 2-4. Call (512) 472-2499 to register. Then stay late for Community Nights - EVERY Wednesday night and enjoy the exhibit galleries, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities.

Still On Display Downtown...

To 9/2: Essence, La Pena Gallery, lapena-austin.org
To 9/10: Tina Medina, Women & Their Work, womenandtheirwork.org
To 9/10: Lens, d berman gallery, dbermangallery.com
To 9/4: Young Latino Art Exhibition, Mexic-Arte Museum, mexic-artemuseum.org
To 10/15: Ready, Set, Roll, Austin Children's Museum, austinkids.org
To 10/23 Texas Trailblazer, Capitol Visitors Center, texascapitolvisitorscenter.com
To 10/30: 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin,Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 12/31: Ansel Adams: A Legacy, Harry Ransom Center, hrc.utexas.edu
Ongoing: Texas Movies, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com

Sept3, 7 Austin Farmers' Market
Republic Square Park, 5th & Guadalupe
Plaza Saltillo, 5th Street & Comal
(512) 236-0074, austinfarmersmarket.org

Late summer fruits and vegetables are still hot at both versions of the Austin Farmer's Market, including the mini-mart on Wednesdays from 4:00 ? 7:00 p.m. at Plaza Saltillo.

Sep 7 Poetry on the Plaza: Poetryscapes
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944, hrc.utexas.edu

The first session of the 2005-06 Poetry on the Plaza calendar will focus on the Poetry of landscapes in a variety of manners in conjunction with the ongoing Ansel Adams exhibit - Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Batfest
The Congress Avenue Bridge will be closed from 3 a.m. Saturday, September 3 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday September 4 for Batfest. All activities will take place on the bridge.

Farmers Market
On Saturday, September 4, West 4th Street will be closed between Guadalupe and San Antonio for the Farmers Market. The closing will be in effect between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.