RECREATION CALENDAR
Family events
Flying Theater Machine. Interactive improv for kids. 2 p.m. Sundays. $8. The Hideout Theatre, 617 N. Congress Ave. 512476-0473, hideouttheatre.com. Giant Chess. Play giant chess outside. 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Wooldridge Square Park, 900 Guadalupe St. 512-477-1566, giantchess.org. Ruta Maya Kids Show. Music, dancing and more. 10 a.m. Sundays. Free. Ruta Maya eSpress Trailer, 1209 S. First St. 512-5738707, rutamaya.net/cafe. “The Town Musicians of
Mumbai.” Scottish Rite Theatre collaborates with Sacred Cowgirls Indian Swing Band for a Bollywood adaptation of a known tale. 11 a.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday and May 1. $8-$12. Scottish Rite
Theatre, 207 W. 18th St. scottishritetheater.org “Alice in Wonderland.” See Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum and more as they move throughout the Zach Theatre property. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through May 15. 11 a.m. May 1 is a sign-interpreted performance. $23 adults, $18 children. Whisenhunt stage, 1510 Toomey Road. zachtheatre.org
Sports & fitness
Ballet Austin drop-in dance and fitness classes. More than 70 classes offered seven days a week, including ballet, Bollywood, contemporary, hip-hop, body sculpting and more. $17 for a single class, first class free. Butler Community School, 501 W. Third St. 512-501-8704, balletaustin.org/community. Esquina Tango drop-in dance classes. Learn to tango, salsa, samba and more. Classes offered 5:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $12 for a single
class. 209 Pedernales St. 512524-2772, esquinatangoaustin.com. Gentle Yoga. Designed to make yoga easy, gentle and accessible to all. 6 p.m. Thursdays. $60 for 10 weeks. Parker Lane United Methodist Church, 2105 Parker Lane. 512-963-8364, medicinalyoga.com.
Tap N Texas. A high-energy senior (age 50+) performance tap dance group. All practices are free; must know basic tap
steps. Practices are Monday and Tuesday from 9-10:30 a.m. South Austin Church, behind the main building, 6711 Manchaca Road. 512-487-0663, tapntexas.com.
Texas Beer 5K Run. A 3-mile run with stops at some of the
city’s best bars and restaurants; arrive 10 minutes early. 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. $30. Texas Running Company Downtown, 1101 W. Fifth St. cityrunningtours.com/austin.