Jun 23 Charles Mingus: 
Triumph of the Underdog
10:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado
alamodrafthouse.com
Part of Creative Opportunity Orchestra's tribute to Charles Mingus, this is a screening of the classic documentary directed by Don McGlynn, with a special introduction by Sue Mingus. Visit alamodrafthouse.com for tickets.
Jun 24 A Benefit Concert of 
Meredith Wilson's The Music Man
7:30 p.m.
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org
Tony-nominated Rebecca Luker and her Broadway costar, Jim Walton, will star in the Music Man Benefit. Broadway legend, Lee Roy Reams, directs, with all TexARTS Academy Summer intensive students performing.
Jun 24 Celebrando 2006 - Son Boricua 
8:00 p.m.
McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman
866-443-8849, prfdance.org
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance celebrates the rich culture of Puerto Rico with a unique performance -- Celebrando 2006: Son Boricua -- with special guests direct from Puerto Rico! Dancers and musicians bring to life Puerto Rico's past with the rich "Musica de los 40s," a musical style Rafael Hernandez and Bobby Capo made famous. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN VENUE DUE TO FLOOD AT STATE THEATRE.
Jun 25 Lewis Black 
8:00 p.m.
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 471-1444, utpac.org
"When 'Daily Show' comedian Lewis Black rants and raves, people laugh!" proclaims The Boston Globe. He's been described as having the mouth of a shock-jock and the heart of a liberal, but his comic rants are targeted at anyone he finds deserving. No matter the stupidity, the illogic or the injustice, Lewis Black, the most indignant exasperated man in America, will find it, tell us about it and have you roaring with laughter.
Jun 25-27 Liza and Pacino 
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org
Liza Minnelli sizzles and Al Pacino confronts in two of his classics. Go to austintheatre.org for full details, including lots of ways to save on one of the best entertainment values in Austin. Here's this week's line-up:
25- Cabaret
25-26 - Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico
For more information on any film, visit imdb.com.
Jun 27 AMD Presents NOBELITY 
(A Film by Turk Pipkin)
7:30 p.m.
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org
"Absolutely brilliant. This is one of the most important films of this year or any year," says Harry Knowles of aintitcool.com. A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of Nobel laureates, Nobelity features the insights of Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Austin's Steve Weinberg, Wangari Maathai and many others. Take a look at the brilliance at nobelitythemovie.com.
Jun 27 Elephant 
7:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145, austinfilm.org
View the 2003 film Elephant as part of Austin Film Society's Summer Essential Cinema's "De/Re Constructing the Narrative: Global Experiments in Film Structure." This new series features recent films that explore untraditional modes of cinematic story-telling. Learn more at austinfilm.org.
Jun 28 Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
7:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145, austinfilm.org
Part of the Austin Film Society's (AFS) "20th Anniversary Film Series," this film was selected to celebrate the work of Artistic Director Richard Linklater and Director of Programming Chale Nafus. Admission is free for new or current AFS members, and $4 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online at austinfilm.org.
Jun 28 Austin Premiere of...A Scanner Darkly 
7:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Avenue
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org
A Scanner Darkly is set in suburban Orange County, California in the future. It imagines a paranoid world in which it seems two of every 10 Americans has been hired by the government to spy on the other 8 -- in the name of national security and drug enforcement. It's a journey into the absurd. Directed by: Richard Linklater. See what all the excitement is at warnerbros.com/ascannerdarkly.
Still on Stage...
22-24: Requiem, Intel Building (5th & San Antonio), bluelapislight.org
24: The Linguini Code, Spaghetti Warehouse, capcitymystery.com
To 6/28: Bad Dates, Zachary Scott Theater, zachscott.com
To 7/8: Jul 8 Rumpelstiltskin, Scottish Rite Theatre, scottishritetheatre.org
To 7/9: Crowns, Zachary Scott Theater, zachscott.com
To 8/2: Roving Mars, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
To 8/19: Deep Sea 3D, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
Ongoing: Ride Around the World: A Cowboy Adventure, Texas the Big Picture in the IMAX® Theatre and The Star of Destiny in the Texas Spirit Theater, thestoryoftexas.com
