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Kadampa Meditation Center Austin
This evening talk offers a special visit with renowned Buddhist teacher and NKT-IKBU Deputy Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. Gen-la will share Buddhist advice on developing our love as a way to protect our self from suffering and learn to become truly happy. Our life then becomes immensely meaningful in benefiting others with our mind of unconditional love.Fri. May 3, 7pm-8:30pmVuka North -
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Affordable Art Fair Austin
Affordable Art Fair Austin will launch in May 2024, showcasing original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming a whole host of local, national and international exhibitors, their spectacular first edition is set to be unmissable!May 16-19Palmer Events Center
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Cry It Out
Molly Smith Metzler's new play provides an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America. Directed by Lily Wolff for Theatre en Bloc, and featuring – wow, what a cast – Lee Eddy, Christin Davis, Jenny Lavery, and Ben Wolfe. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through May 20. All shows 8pm, different nights each week, see website for details. $15-70. -
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This performance by BLiPSWiTCH, held inside a vacant design showroom, features a cast of six dancers animating the themes of frustration and obstruction the company first explored in Roheline, as part of the modern dance series 11:11 by Jennifer Sherburn and Natalie George Productions. This new kinetic event – inspired by exhaustion, struggle, and repeated failure, as well as themes from “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges(!) – will "embody persistence through repetition, born not only out of necessity, but of desire for a more perfect result." Bonus: music by Solid State Dream Suit’s Michael Brown and Alan Kahler.May 16-19. Wed.-Sat., 8pm. $20.2919 Manchaca Rd. #200 -
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Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SiR, Lance Skiiiwalker
Coming off a precedent-resetting Pulitzer Prize for his fourth full-length Damn., Compton phenomenon Kendrick Lamar embarks on a nationwide “championship” tour with his TDE mate – minus Isaiah Rashad, but plus Lance Skiiwalker and Sir. St. Louis R&B songstress SZA (Solána Imani Rowe) levies her own gravitational pull after scoring Grammy nominations and a Billboard top three slot with her proper debut Ctrl. New project forthcoming, Schoolboy Q (South Central’s Quincy Hanley) pitches a heterogeneous fusion of swag rap and gangster psychedelics. Jay Rock and Ab-Soul aren’t afterthoughts.Fri., May 18, 7:30pm -
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Killer Girls
Whoa, that American Berserk Theatre company, first bringing the world their dystopian blockbuster Subject to Control, then following it with For Time and Eternity (about that whole Joseph-Smith-and-the-Mormons thing), now presenting this pop horror revenge comedy – written and directed by Kaci Beeler – in which five female students on the Fruit Ninja Team of John Wilkes Booth University are invited to a tournament in #grabherbythepussy, Florida, and, ah, well, listen: Payback's a bitch. (A rabid, extremely bloodthirsty bitch, we might add.) Warning note: Gore effects, strobe lights, loud music, themes of high violence and sexual assault, possibly the lamentation of any MRA in the audience. Recommended? See what that Robert Faires has to say about it.Through May 27. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $20-25.Hideout Studios, 2505 E. Sixth Ste. 3-C -
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Santa Fe High School Vigil
Students with March for Our Lives have organized this march in response to the shootings in Santa Fe. The march beings at St. Austin Church (2026 Guadalupe) and continues to the Capitol building.Fri., May 18, 8pm -
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Shakespeare in the Park: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Austin Shakespeare transforms the Zilker Hillside Theater into the world of a classic Fifties sitcom to embody this production of the Bard's Falstaff-festooned comedy, featuring a fine cast directed by Ann Ciccolella and Gwendolyn Kelso. Pro tip: Bring you a blanket and pick-a-nick, citizen!Through May 27. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. Free. -
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Civic Events
Bike to Work Day
Bike Austin offers bikes, routes, and snacks to encourage people to bike to and from work to celebrate and encourage two-wheel transport. More than two dozen beloved businesses (including Austin Beerworks, Cosmic Coffee, and Houndstooth) will turn into “fueling stations” for riders to visit during the morning commute for free coffee, breakfast tacos, donuts, and more.Fri., May 18, 6:30-9amCitywide -
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Nightlife & Parties
Butch Queen: Resurrection
Louisianna Purchase and an esteemed panel of judges are here to decide which drag queen competitor has what it takes to be the crowned victor.Fri., May 18, 10pm-1am. $10. -
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Special Screenings
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Noir City: Originally released as Hot Spot, this rarely screened early film noir checks all the boxes.Fri., May 18, 6:30pm -
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It's All True
Of course it's Co-Lab Projects (and Sean Ripple and Vault Fine Art Services) presenting this Object Collection spectacle, an "opera-in-suspension" that's based on the complete live archives of iconic underground band Fugazi. No, listen – this thing features none of the band's actual songs. Rather, the obsessive leap into 1500 hours of gig detritus uses only the incidental music, text, and sounds from that archive and offers it up with four voices/performers, four electric guitars/basses, and two drummers.May 18-20. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $22. -
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Kay Odyssey, The Midgetmen, Teevee
Psych sirens Kay Odyssey, beer punks the Midgetmen, and “quarteto gazer bubblegum” Teevee cut loose in Alamo Mueller’s beautiful carousel ballroom.Fri., May 18, 9pm -
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Shakespeare on the Farm: A Midsummer Night's Dream
En Route Productions presents Shakespeare's beloved comedy-among-the-fae under the stars above Rain Lily Farm for your delight. It may seem a fantastic mystery, but they'll help you get to the Bottom of it all! Note: Picnics, blankets, chairs, and kiddos are welcome – but please leave Fido at home. Bonus: Dripping Springs Vodka.Through May 20. Thu.-Mon., 7:30pm. Donations accepted. -
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Sixth Street Gallery: Soul of America
"Some say the America of today is unexpected, surprising, and unforeseen; while others say they saw it coming long ago." In an effort to facilitate conversation on where America is today and where we're headed, Sixth Street Gallery has partnered with Artists 916 to present a show featuring art in a diverse range of styles and mediums, all exploring the theme.Through May 20 -
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#BossBabesATX Fundraiser
Boss Babes ATX has been connecting women and nonbinary creatives for the last three years. This is a celebration of all they've accomplished and what's in store for the future. All proceeds go toward operations and keeping their programs accessible.Fri., May 18, 6:30-9pm. $50.The Refinery, 612 Brazos -
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A Picture-Perfect Photo Op
Oh, look! A 200-plus frame installation from HomeGoods captures different snapshots of Austin’s city skyline and invites a frenzy of selfies on the Long Center's lovely lawn.Through May 25. Free. -
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Food Events
AISD's Diced and Sliced Competition: The Ultimate Taco
Culinary students from Bailey, Bedichek, Dobie, Kealing and Lamar middle schools, along with Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy, put their skills to the test for this battle of the noms at ACC's Riverbats Cafe.Fri., May 18, 10:15am -
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All My Sons
This is Arthur Miller's award-winning family drama about one man's search for the American dream – and the ultimate destruction in his pursuit. Directed by Tracy Arnold for City Theatre.Through June 3. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
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An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein
Present Company offers this adults-only theatrical experience exploring the R-rated imagination of the eccentric storyteller, bringing to the stage his provocative short plays, mischievous music, and poetry for naughty children.Through May 21. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. Donations accepted, RSVP required. -
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An Arabian Night at the Milonga Room
Live belly dancing at the speakeasy along with a special food & drink menu.Fri., May 18, 8pm. $10. -
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Apply Now: Queer Youth Media Project
Calling all queer youth – aGLIFF and Austin School of Film are taking applications for two Queer Youth Media Projects this summer! Documentary Filmmaking: June 11 - 15; Narrative Filmmaking June 18 - 22. Students will delve into all aspects of filmmaking from creative to technical. Final projects will screen in September at aGLIFF's film fest. And is absolutely free! For all queer and allied youth!Applications due Fri., May 25, 2018. Free.
