🌱 How Painted Tree’s sudden shutdown is hitting Sunset Valley vendors hardest.

Good morning to you Sunset Valley! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Painted Tree’s sudden shutdown is hitting Sunset Valley vendors hardest.

Also on today's calendar: Breadmaking Class at Lazarus Brewing Austin and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, breezy and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Why did Painted Tree close? (mrt.com) — Vendors who relied on Painted Tree’s Sunset Valley boutique are rushing to remove their merchandise after the chain abruptly shut all locations this week. Local sellers say they received little warning, are worried about lost income, and are scrambling to find new spaces while dealing with unpaid or delayed vendor payments.
   

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📸 Around Sunset Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sunset Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• Breadmaking Class at Lazarus Brewing Austin
  Lazarus Brewing Co. East 6th, 1902 E 6th St, Austin
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Blockwalk for Montserrat in South Austin!
  City Hall Backyard , Community Garden , 1160-5998 Lone Oak Trail , Sunset Valley
  11:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Spring Fling at Docs Backyard & Grill
  Doc's Backyard Grill , 5207 Brodie Ln #100 , Sunset Valley
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 18th Annual Sunset Valley ARTFEST 2026
  Burger (Toney) Activity Center - Parking lot , 4713 S Lamar Blvd , Sunset Valley
  10:00 am
• Crockett Prom
  Crockett Early College High School Austin, TX 78745
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• SFC Farmers Market- Sunset Valley
  Burger (Toney) Activity Center - Parking lot , 4713 S Lamar Blvd , Sunset Valley
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Austin Reggae Festival - 3 Day Pass
  Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park , 900 W Riverside Dr , Austin
  11:00 am
• WHS Dance - Zenith
  Westlake Community Performing Arts Center , 4100 Westbank Dr , Austin
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Barton Creek Farmers Market
  Barton Creek Farmers Market , 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy , Austin
  9:00 am
• Best Buddies Friendship Walk
  Westlake High School , 4100 Westbank Dr , Austin
  9:00 am
• ¡Escándalo! — FUNdamentals of Improv Workshop
  Dougherty Arts Center , 1110 Barton Springs Rd , Austin
  5:00 pm
• Moontower Comedy Festival 2026 Presents Tank Top Talks
  Higbie's , 720 Brazos St Ste B-710 , Austin
  6:00 pm
• Easy Trouble at Guero's
  Güero's Taco Bar , 1412 S Congress Ave , Austin
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Austin

• Austin Chamber of Commerce to host 'Music as an Economic Force' event (kvue.com)
• Man with knife arrested after break-in at downtown Austin's Taquero Mucho (cbsaustin.com)
• ACC purchases 560,000-square-foot facility to house Austin Infrastructure Academy (kxan.com)

Buda

• Budget, accountability take center stage at Hays CISD candidate forum (haysfreepress.com)

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Ok Sunset Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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