Fellowship in concert closes today and Juneteenth fills the week ahead.

We promised you the Fellowship in concert last week, and the run pays off this afternoon with the Sunday matinee at Bass Concert Hall. That's the bookend on a quiet, warm weekend. Joe Jackson plays the Paramount tonight, the Big Gay Drag Brunch lands at Brewtorium, and the heat is real now, so most of what we'd point you toward happens after dark or in the water. Looking ahead, the week belongs to Juneteenth: the Central Texas parade and celebration in Historic East Austin on the 19th, and the Round Rock festival out at Old Settlers Park. Below is the close of this weekend and the start of next.

The marquee

• Today, 2:00 PM · From $45
  The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert, final showtime
  Bass Concert Hall, UT Austin
  The last of the four-show run, and the family-friendly slot we flagged last week. Howard Shore's score performed live over the full film, in a room built for orchestral sound. The 2 PM matinee tends to have the warmest crowd and the easiest parking. Garage parking off Robert Dedman is the cleanest walk-in.
• Tonight, 8:00 PM · From $55
  Joe Jackson
  Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave
  Jackson at the Paramount is the right pairing of artist and room. Four decades of catalog, from the angular early records through the piano-trio material, in a downtown house that rewards listening. Doors are at 7. The Congress garages run cheaper after 6 PM than the lots closer to Sixth.
• Fri June 19, parade in the morning · Free
  Central Texas Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
  Historic East Austin and Rosewood Park
  The week's main event, and a tradition that predates most of the city's current festival calendar. A parade with floats winds through East Austin to Rosewood Park, where food, local vendors, and entertainment carry through the day. Get there before the parade steps off if you want a spot in the shade. This is the one to plan the week around.

Sunday · Today

• 2:00 PM · From $45
  The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert
  Bass Concert Hall
  See the marquee. The matinee is the family slot.
• Noon to 3:00 PM · Varies
  Big Gay Drag Brunch at Brewtorium
  Brewtorium Brewery, 6015 Dillard Cir
• 8:00 PM · From $55
  Joe Jackson at the Paramount
  713 Congress Ave
• Open until 10:00 PM · $9
  Barton Springs evening swim
  Zilker Park
  With a 95 degree afternoon, the after-7 crowd thins and the water stays the same cold 68.

Monday and Tuesday

• Mon, doors 7:00 PM · From $30
  RX Bandits and Maps & Atlases
  Mohawk Outdoor, 912 Red River St
• Mon, 8:00 PM · $20
  Bob Schneider's Lonelyland
  Saxon Pub, 1320 S Lamar Blvd
  The long-running Monday residency. Get there early, the room is small and it fills.
• Mon, 9:00 PM · $15
  Blue Monday with Soul Man Sam
  Antone's Nightclub, 305 E 5th St
• Tue, 8:00 PM · No cover
  Two-step lessons at the White Horse
  500 Comal St, East Austin

Wednesday and Thursday

• Wed, 9:30 PM · $10
  Jazz at the Elephant Room
  315 Congress Ave, Downtown
• Wed, 8:00 PM · $10
  Patio sets at the Continental Gallery
  South Congress
• Thu evening · Varies
  Juneteenth eve programming on the east side
  Various, East Austin
  Bars and galleries around East 11th and 12th start their Juneteenth weekend early. Worth a walk before Friday's parade.

Next Friday and Saturday

• Fri June 19, morning · Free
  Central Texas Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
  Historic East Austin to Rosewood Park
  See the marquee. Arrive early for shade.
• Fri June 19, 4:00 to 11:30 PM · Free, $10 cash parking
  Juneteenth Round Rock Festival
  Old Settlers Park, Round Rock
  Aloe Blacc, DJ Spinderella, Keith Frank, and Dat Boy Play on the bill. A bigger stage than anything in town that night.
• Sat June 20, 9 AM to 1 PM · Free
  SFC Farmers' Market at Republic Square
  Downtown
• Open until 10:00 PM · $9
  Barton Springs weekend hours
  Zilker

Next Sunday

• Sun June 21, 8:00 PM · $10
  Continental Club Sunday residency
  South Congress
• Sun June 21, 6:30 PM · Free
  Sundown Sundays at Mueller Lake
  Mueller
• Opens 5:00 AM · $9
  Barton Springs morning swim, Father's Day
  Zilker Park

What we're drinking this week

• Evenings · $12
  Frozen palomas at Las Perlas
  405 E 7th St
• Evenings · $$
  Cold lagers on the patio at the Cavalier
  2400 Guadalupe St
• Late · $
  Topo Chico ranch water at the White Horse
  500 Comal St
• Mornings · $5
  Iced cortado from Cosmic Coffee before the heat sets in
  121 Pickle Rd, South Austin

Free this weekend

• Sun, noon to 3 PM · Free entry
  Big Gay Drag Brunch viewing, no cover to watch
  Brewtorium Brewery
• Sun, 6:30 PM · Free
  Sundown Sundays at Mueller Lake
  Mueller

From the archive

Juneteenth weekend is the right time to eat your way through East Austin's Black-owned spots, and we put the map together last summer. Smoked everything, breakfast tacos worth the drive, and the bars to end the night at, all walkable from the parade route. Bookmark it before Friday.

Looking ahead — next week

• Fri June 19 · Free
  Central Texas Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
  Historic East Austin and Rosewood Park
• Fri June 19, 4 to 11:30 PM · Free, $10 parking
  Juneteenth Round Rock Festival
  Old Settlers Park
• Sun June 21 · $9
  Father's Day at Barton Springs
  Zilker Park

ATX Weekly tip

For the Juneteenth parade on the 19th, skip driving into the route entirely. Park near the Plaza Saltillo rail stop or take the Red Line in, then walk up. East 11th closes early and the side streets fill before the parade steps off. For Bass Concert Hall today, the Manor Garage on Robert Dedman is the closest covered walk-in and clears fast after the matinee lets out.

The Fellowship closes today, then the week turns to Juneteenth. We'll have the full parade-day rundown next Sunday. — The ATX Weekly Editors