Happy new year! The Asian events drought is over.

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Friday, January 6

Y'all We Asian at Fallout Theater ($)
⏰ Friday January 6, 8-9pm
📍 Fallout Theater (616 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701)
👉 Austin's Asian American improv troupe returns for "a night of stand up and improv" on the first Friday of each month.

Saturday, January 7

Austin Japan Community: Kid's New Year's Festival ($)
⏰ Saturday January 7, 2-4pm
📍 Cat Hollow Park (8600 O'Connor Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681)
👉 "There will be a variety of activities for the children to enjoy including traditional Japanese toys and games, Crafts, Mochi-pounding, Sister city booth, Photo booth, Goodie bag and more!"

Renee Lai: In The Water You Become - Gallery Opening (Free)
⏰ Saturday January 7, 7-10pm
📍 grayDUCK Gallery (2213 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702)
👉 "Renee Lai (Austin, TX) is an Asian American artist working in painting and drawing. In the latest group of works, Lai’s work focuses on the line between representation and anonymity."

Upcoming

SouthCloud Ramen: BABE's Bada$$ Lunar New Year ($)
⏰ Saturday January 14, 8pm-midnight
📍 SouthCloud Ramen (1914 Guadalupe St #A, Austin, TX 78705)
👉 "Lucky envelopes with free gifts inside. Live DJs (DJ XK, SUPERMCN4STY, illlkat, Nhu.B). Heavenly food and drink from SouthCloud Ramen. LED fan dancers."

AARC Book Club: "The Henna Wars" by Adiba Jaigirdar (Free)
⏰ Tuesday January 17, 6-7:30pm
📍 Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
👉 "Join fellow book lovers in the community to dive into works by authors in the Asian diaspora! All meet ups are free and open to the public to attend. All sessions are hosted in person at the AARC."

Recurring

These events happen on a regular basis, so I don’t always mention them. There might be something new since the last time you checked!

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