MONDAY [19] books • Terry McAuliffe presents What A Party at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • Eddie Murphy: RAW at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Liquid Vinyl at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown music • JT Van Zandt and Friends at Scoot Inn......

TUESDAY [13] books • Ron Jeremy presents The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz at BookPeople (7:00pm) art • Cocktails at the Fielding Lecht Gallery's latest exhibit, "The Exchange" at Fielding Lecht Gallery (free, 5-8 pm) film • Polyester at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Eddie Murphy: RAW at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • AFS Essential Series screens Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar music • Ours, April Bauer at Stubb's......

MONDAY [12] benefit • Everychild House Party 2007 at Stubb's ($25/$10 Adults/Children) books • Quincy Troupe presents The Architecture of Language at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • Texas Music Museum presents "JAZZ," a six-part film/discussion series with Dr James Polk at Austin Public Library, Carver Branch (7pm) film • Darkon: The Movie at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Half-Cocked at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown food • Central Market Cooking Class with Chef Vance Ely: Gentlemen Entertain:......

MONDAY [5] art/theatre • Sex Workers Art Show at Arts on Real (7:30pm, $24) film • Eddie Murphy: RAW at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Air Guitar Nation at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown music • Possessed By Paul James w. Paleo, Andy Klier, Ralph White at The Parish Room music • Guy Town Happy Hour at Scoot Inn (7pm) IST List compiled by Allen Y Chen, Sam Armstrong, Shannon Roberts, Adam Rice.......

If Travis County employees want to lose weight, they are going to have to do it the old-fashioned way: cigarettes and steam rooms. County officials unanimously overturned a previous decision that would have allowed the county to cover weight-loss surgery for extremely obese government workers. The idea to pay for bariatric surgery, passed by a 3-1 county commission vote a week ago, had led to some serious outcries from get-off-your-couch-you-lazy-piece-of-crap advocates and others who felt......

Just in case you get stuck inside this evening because of the rain, here are some possible TV viewing options: PBS' A Capitol Fourth is usually a decent program. Except this year it will be hosted by Jason Alexander and will feature a duet between Vanessa Williams and Elmo. More concert details. (KLRU, 7pm) A Hero's Welcome seems to lean towards the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition vein of hokey tributes to deserving people. Patrick......

Toby Keith would watch at least one of these movies... *Akeelah and the Bee It’s hard to make fun of such an earnest, lesson-filled film that stars Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, and an adorable little girl. All we can really say is, she best win that motherf*cking bee. United 93 Nothing says “America” quite like capitalizing on the lingering sentiments created by recent national tragedies. *Stick It From the geniuses/idiots who created Bring it......