photo by Jana Birchum
"The Blanton shows diverse collections of art that open minds and eyes." – Sally Van Sickle
The Blanton Museum of Art
200 E. MLK
512/471-5482
blantonmuseum.org
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"Cool spot, cool art." – Victoria Rodriguez
Ao5 Gallery
10000 Research #118
512/481-1111
ao5gallery.com
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photo by Jana Birchum
courtesy of Mila Sketch
"Mila is an amazing artist who shares her talents with underserved communities. She deserves this!" – Quana Smith
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"It's Austin's most historic and most beautiful performance space, and the programming is wonderfully eclectic." – Mark Weiss
Paramount Theatre
713 Congress
512/472-5470
austintheatre.org
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photo by David Brendan Hall
photo by Jana Birchum
"Hardest working person in the theatre world." – Ted Branson
Lisa Scheps
Ground Floor Theatre
979 Springdale #122
groundfloortheatre.org
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"Her work is always so centered in truth. I've never been disappointed." – Valoneecia Tolbert
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Photo by Steve Rogers | Courtesy of Liz Beckham
photo by David Brendan Hall
"A Texas-sized personality that's plenty weird enough for Austin." – Bradford Fults
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"Graham is excellent across disciplines and is a giver." – Lisa Scheps
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photo by David Brendan Hall
photo by Amitava Sarkar | courtesy of Forklift Danceworks
"Allison is an inventor. She is creating art that has never been done before." – Liz Ferguson
Allison Orr
Forklift Danceworks
2023 E. Cesar Chavez
forkliftdanceworks.org
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"Zuzu has filled this city with color, light, and positivity. It’s great seeing her work scattered through the streets of Austin." – Ruben Esquivel
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Photo by Ruben Esquivel / Courtesy of Zuzu Perkal
courtesy of Dear Ninja
"Matthew Rodriguez’s (Dear Ninja) art is by turns funny, profound, and subversive." – Marshall Lee
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"Esther's Follies will go down in history as one of the most iconic things about Austin." – Lois Rodriguez
Esther's Follies
525 E. Sixth
512/320-0198
esthersfollies.com
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Courtesy of Esther's Follies
Courtesy of KLBJ 93.7FM
"Matt Bearden slays when he's on stage and off. Class act with a heart of gold and a mouth of not gold." – Matt Martino
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"Cap City was home for a lot of people for many years. Here's to hoping the new Cap can walk the walk." – Rae Ward
Cap City Comedy Club
11506 Century Oaks Ste. B-100
512/467-2333
capcitycomedy.com
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photo by John Anderson
"They bring in big name talent and it's always a great time." – Eva Meteye
Moontower Comedy Festival
moontowercomedyfest.com
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"Prolific and wonderful storyteller. An Austin treasure." – Libby Doggett
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photo by Christopher Durst | courtesy of UT Press
"She has shared her life openly and with such powerful grace." – Billie Devine
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"Ben Sargent deserves a Presidential Medal for his decades of brilliance." – Susan Farrell
www.texasobserver.org/author/ben-sargent
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courtesy of Ben Sargent
"I loved listening to McConaughey read his story. From the heart, honest, funny and a great self-reflection." – Alex Furlong
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"Amazing. Every. Time. Every costume, every performance is incredible and unique! Diverse performances and an incredible talent and person." – Kei Hoffmann
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Courtesy of www.gingersnapsburlesque.com
photo by Jana Birchum
"Everything about Louisianna is fire. Her pivot to online performance and video during the pandemic was brilliant and a great distraction from 2020, and she's an actual goddess." – Sarah Marloff
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"Rhonda puts on a show like no other! Watching her perform to a sold out crowd is always a treat." – Juliet Rosso
Irene's
506 West Ave.
512/298-0853
www.irenesaustin.com
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photo courtesy of Irene's
"Diablo is the bestest game ever. FACT." – Bryan Sloane
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"Austin had a cathedral to film and fun and all that's fantastic. It was the Ritz and I so often worshipped there." – Owen Egerton
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photo by John Anderson
photo by Michael Loccisano | courtesy of SXSW
"This year's virtual festival was amazing!" – Shannon Sedwick
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"Always thinking outside the box. Always coming up with something new." – Chris Humphrey
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photo by David Brendan Hall
photo by David Brendan Hall
"No contest. ACL always brings their A game, and there are choices for everyone." – Mary Forma
Austin City Limits Music Festival
aclfestival.com
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"I got to go to Sundance finally … in a historic farm with longhorn cattle?!" – Andrea Mellard
AFS Cinema
6406 N. I-35 #3100
512/686-3823
austinfilm.org/cinema
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courtesy of Austin Film Society
Front Porch Sessions featuring Dale Watson
"Love how they've pivoted the live performances to virtual and gotten local breweries/distilleries involved with each new show." – Erin Ashworth
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