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RECOMMENDED EVENTS

SATURDAY FEB. 11

Music

Film

The Show! Presents: The Show

The films screening include "Love Bug" by Kat Candler; "Doritos: Crash the Super Bowl: Make Your Own” by David Ward, John Ramsey, Jack Dreesen, and Byron Brown; "Van Blumreich" by Kris and Scott’s Scott and Kris Show; and "Full Metal Slacks" by Scott Calonico. Q&As and sketch comedy are also part of the evening. $5

7:30PM, 29th Street Ballroom, 2906 Fruth

Arts

Esther's Follies

The most popular sketch troupe in town brings comedy that skewers the high-and-mighty with sketches and riotous song parodies, right there on Sixth Street. Esther’s Heart of Texas Comedy Show welcomes the Guv back to Texas with a look at the man's, uh, legacy; goofs on Madonna showing Lady Gaga how show biz is really done; and lambasts the whole fugly Gingrich/Romney rivalry. And there are Ray Anderson's nonpartisan spectacles of magic, too! Reservations recommended. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 & 10pm. $22-27 (discounts available Thursdays & Fridays for seniors, military).

Esther's Pool, 525 E. Sixth, 512/320-0553

www.esthersfollies.com

FronteraFest 2012

Yes, it's the 19th annual spectacle of performance at Hyde Park Theatre! The Long Fringe has already come and gone for another year, and what remains is the Short Fringe, featuring a pack of new shows of 25 minutes each, Tuesday through Saturday, created by some of your cleverest friends and neighbors. Except that now the last week's coming up fast, with The Best of the Fest picks being reprised, and it won't be so much of a performative crap shoot. No, it'll likely be some of the coolest shit you can see, before the rest of the world gets a chance. (Bonus: HPT's own Ken Webster doing his 1966 Houston Astros thing, live, for the Short Fringe on Thu., Feb. 9.) And there's also Mi Casa Es Su Teatro, the site-specific series of curated performances that stretch across an entire afternoon (Sat., Feb. 11) and explore, this year, the funky goodness of Austin's Bouldin Creek neighborhood. See the website for details, and get your tickets while you can.

www.hydeparktheatre.com

Rude Mechs: CL1000P

So far it's an interactive puzzle for the stage, inspired by alternative reality games and the imaginary world built by the Brontës, and – oh, fuck. It's already sold out. Yeah, well, go see the full production in May. Through Feb. 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $10

The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo, 512/476-7833

www.rudemechs.com

Community

  • University of Texas

    Women's Basketball Vs. Texas Tech: Wed., Feb. 15, 7pm. Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River. $8-16. Men's Basketball Vs. Kansas State: Sat., Feb. 11, 1pm. Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River. $8-40. Women's Rowing Fighting Nutria: Sat., Feb. 11, all day. Lady Bird Lake.

    www.texassports.com

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