Learn from a carnivore at BookPeople and more Austin events

Books

Jess Pryles at BookPeople. Learn how to make your own mouthwatering Texas barbecue with the help of Pryles’ proteinpacked cookbook. From slowsmoked barbecue ribs to perfect cowboy steaks, the recipes in “Hardcore Carnivore” are meaty winners. The Austinite will talk at BookPeople (on her birthday!) about tricks of the trade as well as sign the new cookbook, ensuring you’re at the start of cooking meat like a seasoned pro in no time. 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. 603 N. Lamar Blvd. 512-472-5050, bookpeople.com.

Gardening

Spring Native Plant Sale. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s spring plant sale features hundreds of species of Texas natives, including seeds, annual wildflowers, grasses, perennials, wetland plants, shrubs and trees. Not only are they beautiful, but native plants help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for wildlife, protect the soil, and save money on fertilizer and pesticides. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. $4-$10. 4801 La Crosse Ave. wildflower.org.

Coming up

Foo Fighters at Austin360 Amphitheater. Last time through town in 2015, Dave Grohl and company headlined the Austin City Limits Music Festival, about a year after a marathon taping of the “Austin City Limits” TV show. This tour stop might be a little more “normal” by comparison, but there’s new music, with “Concrete and Gold” becoming the band’s second Billboard 200 chart-topping album last fall. English glam-rockers the Struts open. $45-$99. 7 p.m. Wednesday. 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd. austin360amphitheater.com.