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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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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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Elisabet Ney Museum: Austin Women by Austin Women
That excellent Hyde Park bastion of artistry celebrates the wealth of energy and spirit Austin women bring to both sides of the camera, through works by Ave Bonar, Amalia Diaz, Christa Blackwood, Hannah Neal, and Erica Wilkins that illuminate another section of the city's FotoATX festival.Artist talk: Sat., Jan. 27, 2pm. Free. -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Juan Luis Jardi
Mark our words: You want to see what this talented man can do with oils on big swaths of canvas. Realism? Yes, but magical realism. Understated, quotidian, almost melancholy – except maybe there's been a quiet little rupture between this universe and another slightly different one, hasn't there?Through Jan. 27 -
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BedPost Confessions: Integration
Stories told here explore themes of sexuality, gender identity, dating, marriage, masturbation, break-ups, health, and more, and the performers can be funny, informative, fictional, thoughtful, embarrassing, raunchy, heart-warming, political, or completely personal. And this month features Micah Rodriguez, Adam Sultan, Holly Lorka, and Robert Pelton Arjet, emceed by Mia Martina and Sadie Smythe. Bonus: music by DJ Chorizo Funk and giveaways from Adult Video Megaplex and Package Menswear. Note: Interpreted for the deaf by SOULumination.Jan. 17-18. Wed.-Thu., 8pm. $12-20. -
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FronteraFest 2018: The Short Fringe
What's on the schedule this final week? Brilliant monologues? Comedy improv? Cabaret singers? Avant-garde dance? Bizarre performance art? Multimedia? The 25th annual FronteraFest's "Best of the Fest" gathers the diverse goodness of this year's crop and forms it into the tastiest schedule of short theatre 2018 is likely to see. Check the website for details!Through Feb. 17. Tue.-Sat., 8pm. $18. -
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Gallery Shoal Creek: Strata
These prints – woodcut, intaglio – and drawings by New Mexico artist Karina Noel Hean explore her responses to the landscape, all containing "a layering of time, memory, and mark," and composing just one vivid part of this year's PrintAustin program.Through Feb. 17
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Auditions: Yankee Tavern
In this new Steven Dietz drama, a young couple find themselves caught up in what might be the biggest conspiracy of all. Norman Blumensaadt will direct the show for Different Stages this spring. Right now they're casting men (ages 25-70) and women (ages 25-35). See website for appointment and more information.Jan. 22-23. Mon.-Tue., 7-9:30pm -
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Austin Central Library: Portraits of the People Who Shape Our City
That magnificent new library Downtown hosts this portion of FotoATX, displaying George Brainard's photos of musicians, artists, journalists, and other icons that make Austin unique.Through Feb. 18 -
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Billy Reid Austin: Porcelain Lounge
Here's a selection of new work from Keith Kreeger Studios, including unique porcelain pieces that were hand-thrown exclusively for this pop-up shop.Through Jan. 311122 W. Sixth -
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Blanton Museum: Keep Composers Weird
The Blanton's "Beat the Rush" program starts the new year right, with Noise Revival Orchestra's Nathan Felix featuring world premieres from four visiting composers.Thu., Jan. 18, 5:30pm. Free. -
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Blanton Perspectives: Agents of Change
In which Sharon Louden and Lenka Clayton, moderated by curator Veronica Roberts, discuss the roles artists play as change agents, models for sustaining creative lives in the public realm, and how artists extend their practices beyond their studios and into the community.Thu., Jan. 18, 6:30pm. Free. -
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Camiba Art: The Allegory of Good and Bad Government
Zoë Shulman uses elaborate geometric symbols to express the virtues and vices of government, like something a more skilled and less gonzo John Dee might've come up with between bouts of angelic possession. The artist's new series of twenty hexagon-shaped artworks are presented as diptychs in a candle-lit gallery, and, listen, you really should see this, friend: It's phenomenal work and perfectly displayed.Through Feb. 10 -
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Carver Museum: Juntos/Together
This section of the comprehensive FotoATX program features vivid photo-documentation of "Black and Brown Activism in Austin from 1970 to 1983."Through April 11 -
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Carver Museum: State of Ascension
Mixed-media vessel works by Rejina Thomas, featuring art she created during the past two decades, with themes positioning the womb as a metaphorical looking glass from which viewers experience and understand the world.Through Feb. 28 -
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Full Circle: The Art of Mila Sketch
"I show the whole through the fine details," says the artist. "I use subliminal manner of drawing and do not know where my own hand will lead me." Yeah, but where it winds up often looks real damned good. And, here, her works are surrounded by craft beer ready for the drinking.Through Jan. 30 -
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It's … subterranean!
It's that underground space Downtown, swarming with improvisers and stand-up comics and sketch artists and sexual misconduct allegations. Monday nights feature Fuck This Week, wherein your moans, groans, gripes, and complaints are turned into comedy gold. They let Rob Gagnon do his Sandbox thing on Tuesdays at 9pm, Wednesdays get some work done in the Garage, Thursday brings that twisted look at dating apps – Fuck. Marry. Kill. – and Friday returns you to the Stoned vs. Drunk vs. Sober shenanigans. Saturday, there's the Megaphone Show, and – ah, see website for details. -
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Joey Diaz
Sure, you know this Jersey-born and Jersey-bred (and Jersey-incarcerated) guy from the sitcom My Name Is Earl, right? His stand-up, they say, is "rough, tough, and hilarious." And this show is SOLD OUT.Jan. 18-20. Thu., 8pm; Fri., 7:30 & 10pm; Sat., 10pm. $23-28. -
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La Peña: Latino Artists in Printmaking
This part of PrintAustin features prints made by artists from Texas, Mexico, Peru, and Chile, including woodcuts, linocuts, serigraphs, printing on ceramics, fabrics, and more.Through Feb. 8 -
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Lewis Carnegie Gallery: Built Environments
He's such a solid part of Austin culture that photographer Sev Coursen almost counts as infrastructure himself. In this part of FotoATX, you can see what the man's captured of the Lone Star state with color, composition, and patience.Through Jan. 25 -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: The Last Tree on the Planet
Jason Middlebrook’s new sculptures are black, powder-coated steel, isolating the bold designs he's painted on slabs of wood for the last ten years and making them into three-dimensional line drawings. Also, here's a big bonus: "Haaston Paradise," the latest ceramic and fiber works from those irrepressible Haas Brothers.Through Feb. 3 -
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SouthPop: 40 Years of Esther's Follies
Four decades of the funniest topical sketches in the whole blamed city? That's exactly what Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton and their talented crowd of friends have brought to Esther's Follies, and now the history of those Follies – posters, prints, original artworks, doc-u-men-ta-tion of all kinds – are on display in this bastion of local goodness.Through Feb. 28 -
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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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Susanna Dickinson Museum: Historic Downtown
This segment of the FotoATX initiative features historical photographic images of Austin’s famous landmarks.Through Feb. 18411 E. FIfth -
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Texas Two Steppin' with Fingerpistol
Join that award-winning countrified dance band Fingerpistol for a night of hoofin' it on South Lamar's poshest dance floor.Every third Thursday, 8pm. Through May 31. Free. -
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The Giver
"When eleven-year-old Jonas is selected as his society's next Receiver of Memory, it becomes his duty to relive distant moments from his community's past," in Lois Lowry's sci-fi novel. And here Tilt Performance Group presents the Eric Coble stage adaptation of the tale, directed by Adam Roberts.Jan. 26-28; Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10-15. -
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The Immigrant
Mark Harelik's heartwarming drama is based on the true story of a young Russian-Jewish couple who entered America through the port of Galveston, seeking refuge in the tiny town of Hamilton, Texas, in 1909. Starring Huck Huckaby, Cyndi Williams, Joseph Garlock, and Estrella Gonzales. Directed by Don Toner for Austin Playhouse. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Jan. 28. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-36. -
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The Jigglewatts: Violet Crown Follies
Here's another dazzling burlesque show from those scintillating ecdysiasts, with live music from Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5.Thu., Jan. 18, 8pm. $15-120. -
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The Way She Spoke: A Docu-Mythologia
This is Isaac Gomez's acclaimed drama about the survivors and ghosts, the women and men who have witnessed the murder and brutalization of thousands of women every year in Juarez, Mexico. Here starring Karen Rodriguez and directed by Rudy Ramirez for the Vortex Repertory Company. And here Rosalind Faires reports on the origin of the show.Through Jan. 20. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 5 & 8pm; Sun., 8pm. $15-35. -
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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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Umlauf Museum: Flight and Fall
The popular venue offers a rich journey through classic archetypes as interpreted through Charles Umlauf’s sculptures and drawings.Through March 12 -
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Uncle Vanya
The tragicomic classic by Anton Chekhov is presented by City Theatre in a newly adapted interpretation written and staged by Rod Mechem.Through Feb. 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-25. -
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When We Are Married
"The Helliwells, the Parkers, and the Soppitts are highly respected pillars of their community … but not for much longer. Married on the same day in the same chapel, they gather to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The celebrations are short-lived when they discover the vicar wasn’t licensed and they're not actually married, that they've been living in sin for 25 years."J.B. Priestley’s comedy is directed by Norman Blumensaadt for Different Stages.Through Feb. 2. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-30.Black Box Theatre, 901 Trinity
