Maudie’s Moonlight Run
Thursday 5, Auditorium Shores
On the rocks or on the trail, this night of margarita mischief is sure to get your heart racing. Maudie’s is back with its 22nd annual run, where all registration fees go to the Trail Conservancy’s work supporting Downtown’s hike-and-bike trail. With two complimentary margs for registered racers and five kilometers of trail ahead, it’s only a matter of time before things get wild. Runners, pin on your bib and line up. The finish-line party, where the nachos are hot, the margaritas are flowing, and the DJ is bumping, awaits. – Julianna Plewes
One Man’s Trash: Deep Blue Sea
Thursday 5, Violet Crown Cinema
Don’t believe the hype: Not every schlocky blockbuster is actually a misunderstood masterpiece. Join Eric Samaniego and Wright Sulek, hosts of the Trash in the Can podcast, as they screen Renny Harlin’s braindead sharksploitation anti-classic, a movie so wrongheaded that the filmmakers didn’t realize until test screenings that audiences thought the crusading marine biologist hero was the villain. Come for the cheese, but stick around for sharks swimming backwards, LL Cool J with a parrot, and Samuel L. Jackson’s epic motivational speaking. – Richard Whittaker
Interiors
Thursday 5 – Saturday 7, Ground Floor Theatre
Known for 25 years as Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company, KDH Dance Company rebrands with Interiors, its first show since Artistic Director Alyson Dolan and Executive Director/Resident Composer Drew Silverman took over the artistic arm of the organization. In light of the transition, this production examines, understandably, our insides – how our environments shape our beings, and how we, in turn, leave a mark on those around us. Dancers Anna Bauer, Cara Cook, Jairus Carr, Lisa del Rosario, Love Muwwakkil, and Carissa Topham Fisher move to music performed live by local musicians Henna Chou, Leila Henley, and Andy Nolte. – Carys Anderson
Dogma
Thursday 5 – Wednesday 11, All Austin-Area Alamo Drafthouses
The advantage of a film being lost is that you never have to decide if it’s good or not. It’s basically been 25 years since new audiences got to form an opinion about Kevin Smith’s “missing” film, buried because of a bad deal with the Weinsteins. (As Smith said, “My movie about angels is owned by the devil himself.”) Newly liberated in 4K, his wild comedy of angels, devils, Catholic angst and commercialized faith, and Alanis Morissette as God finally gets screen time. – Richard Whittaker
“Tenfold”
Thursday 5, McLennon Pen Co. Gallery
With a name pulled from owner Jill’s grandfather’s Chicago-set pen shop, this formerly East Austin art gallery sets up at a fresh spot situated on “the gateway to Clarksville and Old West Austin.” To christen their new venue properly, McLennon Pen Co. presents their first artist roster in Rosie Clements, Andy Coolquitt, Lindsey Lascaux, Peter McRury, Patrick Quinn, Slater Reid Sousley, Audrey Rodriguez, Ben Siekierski, Ashley Swarts, and Alexandra Valenti. Hailing from Austin, New York, Los Angeles, and Kansas City, all 10 artists are officially represented by the gallery – and have “begun to shape the identity of the gallery,” Jill says. “They are the thinkers and makers I’m most excited and equipped to support and see evolve in the next decade.” – James Scott
Mufasa: The Lion King
Friday 6, Community Cinema
Grab your blankets and the whole family for a free night at the movies, courtesy of Austin’s most amazing experiment in rehousing people. Community Cinema brings the Disney sequel to the amphitheatre at Community First! Village. Help support the mission by getting your snacks from the concession store, and maybe even take a guided tour before finding out how Mufasa truly became the king of Pride Rock. – Richard Whittaker
Fat Ham
Through June 29, Austin Playhouse
The hot question on everybody’s minds during Shakespeare class… is Horatio invited to the cookout? Finally, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham provides some sort of answer. Instead of Hamlet, we have Juicy: He’s Black, queer, and trying to cope with his mother’s recent remarriage. When the ghost of Juicy’s father intrudes to beg for revenge, a modern retelling of Hamlet takes off with love, fourth-wall breaks, and the gentle disruption of generational trauma cycles. How would Hamlet’s life be different if he just went to therapy? Fat Ham dares to venture into those unknowns. – Cat McCarrey
I Saw the TV Glow
Friday 6, Spicewood Springs Branch Library
Early into I Saw the TV Glow, Maddy (Jack Haven) sets a boundary with new friend Owen (Justice Smith): She likes girls, not boys. “What about you, do you like girls?” she asks. He stutters. “I don’t know. I think that I like TV shows.” Thus, the two escape into The Pink Opaque, a Buffy-esque program where suburban life – and the identities they’ve yet to get a handle on – can’t hurt them. Of course, nonbinary director Jane Schoenbrun knows, you can’t run away from yourself forever. This trans allegory is disorienting, distressing, and empathetic all at once, a visceral reminder that there’s still time to become who you are. – Carys Anderson
48 Hour Improv Marathon
Friday 6 – Sunday 8, Hideout Theatre
Time is a flat circle. In 2009, the Hideout’s new owners got some friends together and did two days of improv comedy and theatre as a fundraiser for the venue. Sixteen years later, and the Hideout is looking for a new home – and the funds to pay for the relocation. So join Halyn Cameron, Jade Fabello, J.R. Zambrano, Marissa Stubbe, Martha Neil, Mykel Jewell, Natalia Rubio, and Roy Janik as they sacrifice their sleep and sanity in the name of keeping comedy alive in Austin. Everything kicks off with a kids mixer, followed by themed hours from scene mainstays like PGraph and Y’all We Asian as well as favorite shows like The Black Lily and Jane Austin Improv, all culminating to hour 48 of freestyle madness. Pay by the hour, or see if you can last the entire 48 hours for only 48 bucks. – Richard Whittaker
Shall We Dance?
Friday 6 – Sunday 8, AFS Cinema
Before Koji Yakusho was an enlightened toilet cleaner in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, he was Shohei, a depressed accountant and family man who risks it all for a new passion for ballroom dancing. Hiding his new hobby from his family and friends, Shohei nonetheless reignites his lust for life through the power of self-expression in this heartwarming comedy that is available for the first time in North America in its uncut form. An English star-vehicle remake with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez came out in 2004, but the original Japanese box office hit is more worth seeing in theatres for a feel-good kickoff to summer movie season. – Lina Fisher
George E. Phillips: “Farmer for the Deaf”
Saturday 7, SAGE Studio
SAGE Studio consistently produces some of the most interesting exhibitions in Austin, highlighting the work of adult artists with disabilities. This Saturday, Oklahoma-based George E. Phillips’ narrative drawings grace the space, telling the story of his love for “Linda E. Dick,” an amalgam of two women from the artist’s youth who together form a muse. In this show, Phillips crafts large totems using pencil, crayon, and masking tape that depict his and Linda’s dream wedding and farmhouse, which he plans to rebuild using the John Deere trucks and tools that are a through line in his work. As a deaf artist, hand motions and sign language figure heavily in his work as well. At 77 years old, Phillips’ exhibition is a rich retrospective of a lifetime of drawing the artist’s interior world. – Lina Fisher
Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation
Saturday 7, Pease Park
Presented by Pease Park Conservancy and Art Is Cool, this eveningtime celebration sounds like a great hang. With a theme of “family reunion,” the community is invited to gather at Pease to play UNO, spades, dominoes, and more with Where Y’all at Though?!, enjoy a sip & paint at 7pm (first come, first served), and groove to two DJ sets (6pm: DJ Ajah Monet, 9pm: Ashmar) and a jazz performance at 8pm by the Keezy Experience. Attendance is free but you’ll need to register in advance at peasepark.org/juneteenth. – Kimberley Jones
Kids Block Party
Saturday 7, Austin Central Library
You’re gonna want to book it to the Downtown library Saturday 9am-12:30pm for this free block party suited for children 12 and under. Highlights include a laser light show, librarian storytimes, puppet making, book giveaways, a Mad Science demo, interactive poetry with Typewriter Rodeo, tree tours and “nature fun” at nearby Seaholm, and more. Plus, the party serves as a kickoff to APL’s summer reading challenge, which you can still sign up for at austinpubliclibrary.beanstack.org/reader365. Psst: Adults can win a prize for hitting their reading goals, too! – Kimberley Jones
Monster Jam
Saturday 7 – Sunday 8, Moody Center
Velociraptor. Megalodon. Jurassic Attack. No, these are not names of upcoming dinosaur-based action movies. Rather, these are just some of the biblically awesome monster trucks gearing up to compete head-to-head this weekend. Nothing is more American than a gigantic truck named ThunderROARus doing donuts in an arena filled with cheering fans. With reigning champion Grave Digger looking to defend its title, racers and fans – prehistoric and modern alike – have a weekend of colossal proportions ahead. Extend your visit with a Pit Party ticket, which gets you up close to the 12,000-pound trucks and within autograph range of their drivers. – Julianna Plewes
Anton Chekhov Is a Tasty Snack
Through June 28, Penfold Theatre
Art imitates life, which then imitates art. Such is the story of Round Rock theatre Penfold’s latest production, commissioned from Austin-based playwright Jenny Connell Davis. With a script that riffs on the titular tasty snack’s The Seagull, this romp playfully punctures theatre work by following a small Texas company attempting the most impressive production of Chekhov’s first major play. Expect ego, passion, and complete chaos – not totally unlike the original play’s 1896 opening night, where the lead actress was so alarmed by audience animosity she lost her voice. – James Scott
Hyde Park Summer Market
Saturday 7, Baker Center
Just because it’s the season of swimming holes and sweating your ass off doesn’t mean there’s no time for art. Courtesy of the Press Room, the old canteen at the Baker Center becomes the location for the first of what’s planned to be an annual celebration of local creatives. Browse from the work of dozens of artists, check out the Press Room’s collection of vintage movie ad printing blocks, sample some ice-cold Rambler, and even take home a complimentary print. – Richard Whittaker
Double Trouble Turns 2
Saturday 7, Double Trouble
A spacious patio. A vegan-friendly menu. Those frozen prickly pear margs. Two years ago, North Loop’s best hangout spot – and there are many contenders, we know – opened its doors. Celebrate with this all-day happy hour, which offers a bouncy house, face painting, live screenprinting, flash tattoos via on-site shop Communion, food from Zucchini Kill and the Cookie Jar Bar, music by Knife in the Water, Pedal Steel Noah, and Li’l Cap’n Travis, a screening of 16 Candles, and, of course, birthday cake. That’s on top of all the awesome things Dub Trub has to offer on a normal day. – Carys Anderson
Bride of Chucky
Saturday 7 & Monday 9, Alamo Village, Slaughter Lane, and Lakeline
Remember last month when celebrities all wore “Protect the Dolls” shirts? Well, they certainly weren’t thinking about these dolls, aka the notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray turned cutthroat cuddle-buddy Chucky and his titular blushing bride Tiffany. Yet there’s no less queerness within this campy classic, as plenty of emerging trans women have modeled their new look on Jennifer Tilly’s peroxide blonde ’do and black lipstick. Her transition from murderous moll to, well, murderous doll wasn’t exactly a choice, but no one can deny she slays the rubber look. Oh yeah: Also Katherine Heigl and Nick Stabile appear as obligatory straight bait – but this ain’t about them. Here in the Chucky-verse, it’s all about the dolls. – James Scott
Fourth Annual Midsummer Festival
Saturday 7, Old Bakery and Emporium
No, not Midsommar, silly – no ritual sacrifices here, so far as we know. This free, family-friendly affair is held at Congress Avenue’s historic Old Bakery and Emporium, a registered national landmark and monument to immigrants’ impact on Austin. (The bakery was first built by Swedish immigrant Charles Lundberg in 1876.) Saturday’s festivities celebrate Swedish culture and the summer solstice via live music by the Norrsken Three, face painting, flower crown-making, traditional Swedish treats and coffee from the Fika Table, and a DJ set by DJ Boozwa. – Kimberley Jones
Toast of Texas
Sunday 8, Assembly Hall
Not to be confused with Texas Toast, that most delicious application of cheese, garlic, and butter to a fat hunk of bread, Toast of Texas instead leans into the whole raise-your-glass thing. How so? By filling your glass with samples from more than 20 of Texas’ finest wineries. Put on by the Wine & Food Foundation, Toast of Texas also throws in barbecue, a silent auction, and activations with your ticket. Level up for a VIP guided tasting with This Is Texas Wine podcast host Shelly Wilfong. – Kimberley Jones
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Sunday 8, Paramount Theatre
Has it truly been 40 years since first we learned there’s no basement at the Alamo? Well, maybe all y’all in Texas knew that, but for a kiddo who hadn’t yet stepped outside Arizona state lines, this was a fact I only learned due to one Pee-wee Herman. The 1985 flick was a feature debut not only for leading star Pee-wee (his previous pop-up in Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie being much more minor) but also for director Tim Burton, fresh off short film “Frankenweenie.” Apparently, it was the late Texan Shelley Duvall whom Paul Reubens consulted with before choosing Burton as director! Wow! This Pollyanna-style riff follows Pee-wee in a quest to retrieve his stolen bike with escaped convicts, snotty rich kids, and the Cabazon Dinosaurs as just a few of the many figures he meets along the way. – James Scott
Amy’s Fest
Sunday 8, Bouldin Acres South Lamar
Like so many Texas Exes before me, I’ve spent my fair share of time at the Amy’s Ice Creams on Guadalupe; I even have a two-foot figurine of their mascot, a black and white dairy cow, in my living room. But it’s been a long time since Amy’s days as a quaint UT ice cream shop – 40 years, in fact, which is what Amy’s Fest celebrates. Now a staple across Central Texas, the beloved creamery plants treats, vendors, games, a DJ, a dog costume contest, and more at Bouldin Acres, all while paying it forward: Proceeds benefit Emancipet, which provides low-cost vet care. – Carys Anderson
Surf’s Up
Sunday 8, We Luv Video
If you thought the dancing penguins from Happy Feet were weird, prepare for surfing penguins in We Luv’s matinee presentation of Surf’s Up. While we all wish it was cooler out right now, these penguins take a break from the Antarctic freeze and also hang ten. This gnarly movie is fun for the whole family. [Editor’s note: For the thrifty fam, these $5 tix run much cheaper than an Alamo matinee of the newest Disney live-action mess.] – Blake Leschber
Want to see all of our listings broken down by day? Go to austinchronicle.com/calendar and see what’s happening now or in the coming week
This article appears in June 6 • 2025.
