Waco Insider #115
Black Glasses Film Festival, BIPOC Spring Market, and Levitt AMP Waco Music Series
Originally started by Baylor film students in 1999, the Black Glasses Film Festival has grown into an annual event that gives students an opportunity to showcase their films and reach audiences both at Baylor and throughout the greater Waco area. So head to the Hippodrome on Friday night to see a wide-ranging selection of short films, and who knows, you could wind up mingling with a future Steven Spielberg or Kathryn Bigelow.
Designs with Jamie and Cha Community are hosting the second Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Handcrafted Sip & Shop Market in Waco on Saturday. Once again, everyone is invited to come support minority-owned artists, creatives, and small businesses showcasing their creations. Plus, take advantage of the buy one get one (BOGO) deal for Cha’s classic boba teas (Waco Cha, Wacoco, Milky Way Thai Tea, BU Green Tea, and Vietnamese Coffee).
Free admission.
When Saturday evening rolls around, that means it’s time for the second concert in the Levitt AMP Waco Music Series at Bridge Street Plaza. This week, treat yourself to the raucous music of headliner The Atkins Tent Revival—an ambitious mix of rock, soul, country, and even a ranchera or two—but don’t be late, as you’ll want to catch opening act SUNNN too.
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Thursday, April 27
2023 Browning Day | Armstrong Browning Library | 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Happy Hour with Dave Innis | Stay Classy Waco | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Calvin Smith & David Lintz | Waco Mammoth National Monument | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Trivia Night | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Order of the Owl: Royal Blood | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Roadrunners | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick Today | Mission Waco Jubilee Theatre | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jared Pool | Pivovar | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Pilgrimage Pairing Dinner | Balcones Distilling | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Larry Burgin & Texas Tradition | Sul Ross Boot Scootin’ Dance Club | 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Trivia Night | Brotherwell Brewing | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Comedy of Errors | Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Love/Sick | MCC Music & Theatre Arts | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Men's Choir Concert | Glennis McCrary Music Building | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Maeflies | Freight Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pecos & The Rooftops with Canaan Bryce | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Friday, April 28
Farmers Market | Da’ Shack | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
April Sober Social | Susan L. Sistrunk Fine Art Gallery | 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Zechariah Grey | Ridgewood Country Club | 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Fryday with Britt Kerr | Karem Shrine | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Eastside + One Day Pop-Up Market | One Day Bar | 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Touch of Grey | Pivovar | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Venus E | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Hewitt) | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Friday Night Speciality Dinner | Lighthouse Coffee & Wine | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Stephany Chavira | Camp Fimfo | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Revenge Business | Barnett’s Whiskey House | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Love/Sick | MCC Music & Theatre Arts | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Comedy of Errors | Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Orchestral Dances | Ball Performing Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Twelve12 | Blue Dog Wine & Martini Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Megan Urby with Josh Barnard | Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Jared Pool | The Tipsy Lion Bar & Grill | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Caleb Deschaine | Mynar’s Bar | 8:00 pm – midnight
Markus Miller | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
CaCean Ballou & The Dirty Crawfish | Freight Bar | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Stoney LaRue with Mike Stanley | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Karaoke | Chapter 11 | 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday, April 29
11th Annual Race ONE 5K & Fun Run | Mission Waco Jubilee Park | 8:00 am – 9:45 am
Walk to End Epilepsy | Brazos Park East | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Waco Downtown Farmers Market | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Farmers Market | Da’ Shack | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Central Texas Comic Con | BASE at Extraco Events Center | 9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Focus Fundraiser | Skate World Waco | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Healthy Kids Day | Greater Waco YMCA | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
BIPOC Spring Market | Cha Community | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday Morning Tie-Dye | Susan L. Sistrunk Fine Art Gallery | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
3rd Annual Pinewood Block Party | Pinewood Public House | 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Ceramic Slip Casting Workshop | MAKER’s EDGE makerspace | 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Forever Fancy 1-Year Anniversary | Junkyard Jewel Boutique | 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Fuzzy Friends Benefit Cornhole Tournament | Bare Arms Brewing | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cornhole Competition | Barnett’s Whiskey House | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Handel's Messiah Dress Rehearsal | St. Alban’s Episcopal Church | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Shop for a Cause: A Night Against Trafficking | The Black Daisy (China Spring) | 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Live Oak Moonshiners | Barnett’s Whiskey House | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2023 Levitt AMP Waco Music Series: The Atkins Tent Revival with SUNNN | Bridge Street Plaza | 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Community Composter Certification Course | Urban REAP | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where Time Ends | Cultivate 7twelve | 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Readers Love Tacos: Independent Bookstore Evening Fundraiser | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Collin James Band | Sunday’s Caribbean Oasis Sports Bar & Grill | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Paul Palooza with The Crüe | BIG’s Mayberry Tavern | 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Rude Ant Karaoke | 308 Tavern | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick Today | Mission Waco Jubilee Theatre | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mason Hays | Camp Fimfo | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jordan Tyler Haynes with Clint Bracher | Texas Music Cafe | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii featuring Al Joslin | Waco Hippodrome Theatre | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Dr Pepper Paranormal Experience | Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Comedy of Errors | Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Comic Con Afterparty Burlesque | Truelove Bar | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Colton Hawkins & Joey Dvorak | Hoot’s Tokio Store | 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Love/Sick | MCC Music & Theatre Arts | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sundae Drivers | The Tipsy Lion Bar & Grill | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling | Waco Convention Center | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Gordon Collier | Twisted Sisters Patio Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Griffith Switch | Elk Hall | 8:30 pm – 12:30 am
Hair Metal Giants | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Suede | Freight Bar | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Steve Smith Group | Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Karaoke | Chapter 11 | 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Michael Longoria y Conjunto Jamm | JRG’s Bar & Grill | 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Sunday, April 30
Arbo Fest | Carleen Bright Arboretum | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Central Texas Comic Con | BASE at Extraco Events Center | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
2023 Spring Market | Common Grounds | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick Today (matinee) | Mission Waco Jubilee Theatre | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Love/Sick (matinee) | MCC Music & Theatre Arts | 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Billy Bone & The Variance | Last Chance Bar | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Comedy of Errors (matinee) | Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center | 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Concert Band | Glennis McCrary Music Building | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Cigar Sunday | Cozy’s Lounge | 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Handel's Messiah | St. Alban’s Episcopal Church | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Men's Choir Concert | Columbus Avenue Baptist Church | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Open Mic Night | Lakeside Bar | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday Funday with DJ Suavesito | Coach’s xXx Smoke | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Service Industry Night | Freight Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday, May 1
Meet the Scientist: Dr. Min Pack & the Non-Newtonian Fluids | Mayborn Museum Complex | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Mini Monday Storytime: Cinco de Mayo | Mayborn Museum Complex | 10:30 am – 11:45 am
Monday Funday with Tea Aguilar & Fingerjane | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Acoustic Open Mic | Taqueria Mexicano Grill 15 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Faith & Fiction: Flannery O'Connor | St. Alban’s Episcopal Church | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Gallery Talk with Dr. Jane Damron & Ellen Mote | GROCERY | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Trivia Night | Lakeside Bar | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Baylor Symphony Orchestra | Glennis McCrary Music Building | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Ryan The Son | Freight Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Tuesday, May 2
Kendra Scott Give Back Night | Kendra Scott | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cocktails with Jen | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 5:00 pm – midnight
Dave Innis's Tuesday Night Piano Happy Hour | Stay Classy Waco | 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Beer Garden Yoga | Brotherwell Brewing | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Stephany Chavira | Di Campli’s Italian Ristorante | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Smarty Pints Trivia | Southern Roots Brewing Co. | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Towne Tuesday Open Mic | The Crying Shame | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Craig Cunningham | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Broadway on the Brazos: The Reprise | Ball Performing Arts Center | 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Booze Clues Trivia | Dancing Bear Pub | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday, May 3
1 Million Cups Waco | Hustle Co-Working | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Fabled Story-Time | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Bridge Street Farmers Market | Bridge Street Plaza | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Girl Rising Documentary & Debrief Workshop | Mission Waco Jubilee Theatre | 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Trivia Night | Bare Arms Brewing | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Lions Park Revitalization Project | Waco Convention Center | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
First Wednesday Bunco Night | Sunday’s Caribbean Oasis Sports Bar & Grill | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mack Abernathy's First Wednesday Fiasco | Taqueria Mexicano Grill 15 | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Trivia Night | Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Hewitt) | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Music Bingo | Brotherwell Brewing | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Open Mic Night with James Hollingsworth | Last Chance Bar | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Erin Jean Warde & Sober Spirituality | St. Alban’s Episcopal Church | 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Name That Tune Music Bingo | Freight Bar | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Trivia Night | Stay Classy Waco | 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Witty Wednesday BuzzTime Trivia | Hemingway’s Watering Hole | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Koch-Marshall Trio | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
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Coming Next Week
Battle of the Bands, Cinco de Mayo, and McLennan County Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale.
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