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Romeo y Juliet
A bilingual adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most cherished works, Romeo y Juliet recounts the tale of two star-crossed lovers, daughters from the feuding houses of Capulet and Montague, reimagined in Alta, California in the 1840’s prior to the annexation of California to the United States.Apr. 10-21UT Theatre and Dance -
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Gabriele Galimberti - The Ameriguns & Toy Stories: Artist Talk & Reception
Internationally acclaimed Gabriele Galimberti’s first US exhibition of “Ameriguns” & “Toy Stories” comes to Austin! The people in these images are from all walks of life, with no particular political party, race, culture, or gender in favor. Ameriguns and Toy Stories deliver striking images exploring the timely issues of gun culture and the impact of modern inequalities on children.Fri. Apr. 12, 6pm-9pmLydia Street Gallery
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ACG International Series: Eliot Fisk
Austin Classical Guitar brings the celebrated musician to Austin for an unforgettable concert.Sun., Oct. 15, 8pm. $15-68.AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan -
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Build Hope Not Walls
None of these artworks are just another brick in the wall. In fact, they're the opposite, as curator Nick Ramos and Big Medium bring 150 artists together in one three-day exhibition to raise money and awareness for organizations that work with refugees and immigrants. Each artist has created a unique brick that will be auctioned to raise funds for: American Gateways, Casa Marianella, Preemptive Love Coalition, and Refugee Services of Texas. All together now: Chinga tu muro!Reception: Fri., Oct. 13, 7-10pm. $25. -
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Co-Lab Projects: Good Mourning Tis of Thee
Alyssa Taylor Wendt and Sean Gaulager have curated up a conceptual group show that addresses grief, loss, death, architecture, and urban development, wrangling more than 65 artists and performers from Texas, New York, Detroit, and Seattle. "The show is especially relevant as the building is slated for subsequent demolition to make room for a planned development on the site."Through Nov. 25721 Congress. -
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La Follia: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Greatest Chamber Music
Well, that's sayin' something, innit? But you know that, if anybody in town can do this array of musical brilliance justice, it's going to be the virtuosi of this Baroque ensemble. Q.E.D., as the glorious concert presented here features Stephen Redfield (violin), Marcus McGuff (flute), Eric Smith (cello and viola da gamba), and La Follia director Keith Womer (harpsichord). "Q.E.D.," we say, yes; or, in more common Texas parlance, "It's a done deal."Oct. 14-15. Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-30. -
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The Return of the Red Violin
It's a gala celebration here this afternoon, featuring Elizabeth Pitcairn on that legendary 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius violin.Sun., Oct. 15, 3pm. $10-50.
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Art at the Domain
Featuring 75 local, national, and international artists offering fine art and contemporary crafts in 14 media categories.Oct. 14-15. Sat.-Sun., 10am-6pm -
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AUDITIONS: The Father and Seminar
Jarrott Productions is auditioning for its next two plays,: Florian Zeller’s The Father in February, directed by Nick Mayo, and Theresa Rebeck’s Seminar in May, directed by Bryan Bradford. All actors will be compensated. See website for details.Auditions: Sun., Oct. 22, 6-10pm -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Believe Me
Billi London-Gray makes events, performances, videos, photographs, drawings, prints, poetry, sculptures, sound compositions, and installations to question established systems and examine power dynamics. Daniel Bernard Gray's work examines the basis of conflict as the difference between people’s definitions of truth and reality. Their individual and collaborative works have been shown throughout the U.S. and internationally.Through Oct. 29 -
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Hughie & Krapp's Last Tape
Actors Theatre Austin revives Eugene O'Neill's Hughie and Samuel "Hawkface" Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, the two theatrical gems featuring Michael Stuart and Craig Kanne in the O'Neill – and Stuart all gloriously solo as the woolgathering and birthday-recording Krapp. And here's what the Chron's own Robert Faires thought of the show.Sun., Oct. 22, 6pm. Pay what you can. -
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Interwoven Community Weaving Project
This series of free weaving workshops culminates in an exhibition that'll be part of this year's East Austin Studio Tour. See website for more.Wed., Oct. 11 & 18, 12:30 -2:30pm; Oct. 25, 8:30-10:30amRosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center, 2800 Webberville Rd. -
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Kurt Heinzelman: Whatever You May Say
The author reads from his new book of poems at this launch-celebrating event. Bonus: Danielle Sellers.Sun., Oct. 15, 4pm -
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Link & Pin: The Grand Petite Show
The Creative Arts Society’s final juried exhibit of the year features a plethora of small works in a big way.Through Oct. 29 -
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Mexic-Arte Museum: Diego and Frida
Mexic-Arte celebrates the 110th anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s birth with "A Smile in the Middle of the Way," an exhibition that takes an intimate look at the relationship between Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as seen through the lens of notable photographers of that time, including images by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ansel Adams, Guillermo Kahlo, Leo Matiz, Nickolas Muray, Edward Weston, and Guillermo Zamora.Through Nov. 26. $5 ($4, senior citizens, students). -
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Piñata 101: Chihuahua Day
In honor of Frida Kahlo's favorite furry friend – her dog, not Diego – Mexic-Arte hosts a workshop, featuring Monica and Sergio Lejarazus from Jumpolin Piñatas leading a class on how to make your very own chihuahuas.Sun., Oct. 15, 1pm. Free. -
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Prodigal Son
Here's an autobiographical portrait of a young man on the verge of either salvation or destruction, the latest drama from Moonstruck playwright John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Bryan Bradford for Jarrott Productions. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Oct. 15. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $15-30. -
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Rent
Jonathan Larson’s modern re-imagining of Puccini's La Bohème continues to delight audiences all over the world, and here comes the professionally touring show to Austin, ready to set you dancing in your seat regardless of how much your landlord charges you for that tiny flat you currently inhabit.Oct. 13-15. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $30-110. -
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Shakespeare at the Market: Romeo & Juliet
Present Company brings the timeless tragic romance to the roof of Whole Foods Market at Sixth & Lamar, the star-crossed lovers and their fams directed far above the fancy food aisles by Stephanie Carll. And who knows, considering the latest corporate machinations, that Jeff Bezos himself won't be there, biting a billionaireish thumb among the feuding Capulets and Montagues? Alexa, get me a pair of tickets!Through Oct. 29. Thu.-Sun., 7pm. Donations accepted, RSVP. -
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Singin' in the Rain
Of course you're familiar with the MGM classic in which Gene Kelly kicked the jams out of precipitation and bid inertia bye-bye in scene after glorious scene. Now here's a new live production of the thing, directed by Abe Reybold for ZACH Theatre, with that Allen Robertson bringing the orchestra to near torrential power. And this is what the Chronicle's Robert Faires thought of the show.Through Oct. 29. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $30-150. -
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Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
This is the workshop Hannah Kenah led for Rude Mechs while they were creating their Field Guide. Together, you'll write, you’ll share – and there'll be a mic and a stool. Sign up now for this one-day class that's low-pressure, high-fun, and makes the last Sunday in September worth waking up for.Workshop date: Sun., Sept. 30, 3pm. $20. -
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Tapestry Dance Company: Just Tap!
Witness some of the best rhythm tap dance has to offer, featuring Acia Gray and the only full-time, professional, repertory tap-dance company in the world.Through Oct. 22, Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm -
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Texas Arts & Crafts Fair 2018 Poster Competition
Artists of traditional media (oil/acrylic/tempera, watercolors, illustrations, prints) and of computer graphics are invited to participate in this annual competition. Artists must be at least 18 years old and Texas residents. See the website for guidelines and submission details.Deadline: Oct. 31 -
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The Bomb in Haymarket Square
The extraordinary Trouble Puppet Theater Company returns with chief instigator Connor Hopkins directing his take on this pivotal moment in U.S. history, performed with stunning puppetry, media integration, and sing-alongs, transporting you directly into the violent, rioting heart of 1886 Chicago.Through Oct. 15. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 4pm. $15-25. -
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The Mousetrap
Agatha Christie’s classic of a whodunit – murder, mystery, and malevolent motive – is revealed by a skeleton-closeted cast under the direction of Stephen R. Reynolds for City Theatre.Through Oct. 30. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25 ($10, Thursdays). -
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The Woman in Black
This show's been running in London's West End for 28 years. Now see Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's unnerving ghost story in Austin – just in time for Halloween. Directed by Emily Rankin for Penfold Theater Company, featuring Stephen Price and Kareem Badr(!). And this is what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Oct. 30. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. Extra show: Mon., Oct. 30, 8pm. $18-30. -
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Top Comedy Spot on Airport
Yes, there's Sugar Water Purple on Wednesday nights. And this Thursday features Friends For Now, a daring supergroup of improv, and then the sketch shenanigans of Pendulum. Friday brings Movie Riot and the laugh-inducing ladies of Loverboy and that Live at ColdTowne stand-up showcase hosted by Carina Magyar. Then there's Saturday, with the Dave Buckman-directed Roast of St. Nick and the love-stinks larking of Missed Connections ATX, followed by a gathering of that mysterio-hilarious Midnight Society. And Sunday's got a Stool Pigeon spieling up the laughs for you, and – see website for more. -
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Vampyress
Depravity! Ethos and the Vortex present the return of their critically acclaimed opera (written by Chad Salvata, directed by Bonnie Cullum) about Erzsebet Bathori (embodied and given rich voice here by Melissa Vogt), the 16th-century Hungarian countess who murdered hundreds of young women and bathed in their blood in order to sustain her youth and beauty. Hey, it's a music-driven spectacle of gore, nudity, and violence: And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Oct. 28. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $15-35.
