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4th of July celebrations are plentiful here in Austin, TX, but what about live music events? There are usually many different shows scheduled every weekend in the ATX. The focus here will be on a few  Austin shows that are free or inexpensive for those (most of us) budgeting for the holiday.  These events will leave you with some money left in your pocket at the end of the weekend, but still feeling like you were able to do all things Austin on the anniversary of our Independence.

Jerry Jeff Walker, Kellie Pickler, Independent Texas Artist & Fireworks July 4th at The Dell Diamond.   ROUND ROCK, TX – The Round Rock Express announced the musical line up for the Waterstone Development Round Rock Express Freedom Fest presented by WIN, July 4th at The Dell Diamond. Freedom Fest will begin at 6:00 p.m. with sample performances by four emerging Texas artist as part of the Publik Musik Project presented by Time Warner Cable and the Saxon Pub.

 'To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s':
Everyone remembers John F. Kennedy's vow that Americans would be the first to walk on the moon. And Richard Nixon was the president who welcomed back the Apollo astronauts who landed there in July 1969. What isn't so well known is that Lyndon B. Johnson, as Senate majority leader, vice president and president, oversaw many of the steps that led to the moon. The LBJ Library and Museum has a new exhibit that aims to correct that oversight. 'To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s' opened Aug. 27, the centennial of LBJ's birth, and will run until July 20, the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. The exhibit includes a full-size replica of a Mercury capsule and an actual Russian capsule that flew in space, astronaut Alan Shepard's flight suit and a multimedia laser show.