Ahh, summer is just around the corner. Kids in Austin Independent School District have a four day weekend, before heading back to school for three whole days next week. Bastrop does the same but ends next Wednesday. Round Rock has school on Friday, not on Monday and finishes next Thursday. Leander goes to school on Friday, not on Monday, but Tuesday-Friday next week. Hays will be in school Friday, not on Monday and finish on Wednesday. And lucky Eanes starts summer vacation on Friday.
Are you as confused as I am? Check
See the new planetarium at Texas Museum of Science & Technology.
your district’s calendar before doing anything.
So, whether you have a three-day or a four-day holiday weekend or whether your kids are even old enough to go to school, we have ideas on what to do this weekend.
Friday
Texas Museum of Science & Technology. Star Party. Look at the stars in the parking lot. 8-10 p.m. Friday. Texas Museum of Science & Technology, 1220 Toro Grande Drive, Cedar Park. txmost.org.
Barnes & Noble story time. “Chicken Lily,” 7 p.m. Friday, Round Rock.
Friday-Sunday
“The Wizard of Oz.” See it on stage. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Long Center, 700 W. Riverside Drive. thelongcenter.org.
Friday-Monday
Zilker Botanical Garden has a fairy trail
Credit: Zilker Botanical Garden
Zilker Botanical Garden Woodland Faerie Trail. Open through June 24. Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Spring Road. zilkergarden.org.
Saturday
Science Saturday. Enjoy talks about science. 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Texas Museum of Science & Technology, 1220 Toro Grande Drive, Cedar Park. txmost.org.
Thinkery Baby Bloomers. For ages birth to 3. Learn about Salvador Dali. 9 a.m. Saturday $29 one adult and child. The Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org.
BookPeople story time. Monkeys and Gorillas, 11:30 a.m. Saturday. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. bookpeople.com.
Barnes & Noble. 11 a.m. Saturday story times at all locations: “Our Great Big Backyard.”
Read to Ella, the Reading Dog. Noon Saturday, Wells Branch Community Library.
Saturday-Sunday
The Thinkery is open on Monday. Photo by Hunter Douglas
Thinkery workshops: Hydraulic Robots. For ages 4-7. 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $29 one adult and child.
Monday
The Thinkery is open all day, but there’s no Baby Bloomers. The Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org.
And if you’re looking for more events this summer. Look for my monthly calendars. Find June’s here.
