An interactive planetarium show will be hosted this weekend at Sunset Valley City Hall.[/caption]Star Party
Join the Texas Museum of Science and Technology for this interactive planetarium show, hosted in the City Council Chambers of Sunset Valley's City Hall. Telescopes will also be set up in the field behind City Hall, weather permitting.
Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunset Valley City Hall, 3205 Jones Road, Austin. 512-891-9103. www.sunsetvalley.org
Sat., Feb. 4
The Austin Sertoma Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast
Support the Texas School for the Deaf's student projects by attending this annual event, which will feature an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast as well as live music from Gary Knippa and Friends from 10 a.m.-noon. Scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee, orange juice and milk will also be served.
$6 per person; ages 5 and younger eat free. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 512-462-5368. www.austinsertoma.org
Sustainable Food Center Farmers’ Market at Sunset ValleyA Citruspalooza will be hosted by local jam company Confituras at the Sustainable Food Center's Farmers' Market in Sunset Valley this weekend. Items for sale will include Meyer lemon curd, kumquat marmalade, blood orange Campari jelly and orange chile de arbol marmalade. The market's newest vendor, Esperanza Farms, will also feature spicy microgreens, a variety of lettuces and more.
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road, Austin. 512-236-0074. www.sustainablefoodcenter.org
Sun., Feb. 5
Year of the Rooster celebration
Celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year at the Chinatown Center with family-friendly fun, including face painting, a petting zoo, dance performances, a rock-climbing wall and a community resource fair. Parking is free but is first-come-first-served, so carpooling is encouraged.
Free. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Chinatown Center, 10901 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin. 512-502-8887. www.chinatownaustin.com
