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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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Agent Andromeda: The Orion Crusade
Galaxy Corps and Blood and Glitter Productions present the remount of this high-flying, award-winning show, originally developed with the daring aerialists of Sky Candy. Written by Reina Hardy, directed by Rudy Ramirez, featuring Caroline Poe in the titular role, with music by Tyler Mabry. Note: strong sexual themes, intended for mature audiences.Through March 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $10-100. -
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Shen Jun Movement Effect: Another World
Dancer/choreographers Shen Jun and Ellen Bartel stage a powerful, music-enhanced show of memory and persistence, Jun portraying the ways his late mother's love has sustained him, Bartel depicting a community of individuals longing to belong someplace, anyplace that is stable and their own. Audience members are encouraged to bring photos, flowers, and significant objects "that help you connect with the memory of people you continue to love, even after they have gone."Feb. 22-25. Thu.-Sun., 7:30pm. $10.KC Grey Home, 211 E. Alpine -
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Brian Posehn
That's right, Posehn is one of the original Comedians of Comedy, and he's back in Austin for a solid weekend of laughs.Feb. 22-25. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $18-23. -
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Date or Die
Six real comedians. Three actual blind dates. They don't know each other ... yet. No – srsly. Come revel in the delightful awkwardness of people trying to woo each other for your amusement. And you choose which winning couple goes home with actually valuable prizes. Hosted by that Carina Magyar.Fri., Feb. 23, 11pm. $5. -
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The People's Gallery
You want a true reflection of the creative goodness that goes on in this town, citizen? As far as the visual arts are concerned, City Hall's People's Gallery nails it to the wall (in a manner of speaking) with another amazing collection of local work – more than 100 new pieces on display – from a panoply of masters and emerging artists alike. And we reckon Friday's opening reception will be sufficiently delightful to even be worth the hassle of finding a parking space – now that's a recommendation!Reception: Fri., Feb. 23, 6-9pm -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Malcolm Bucknall
A chameleon-like eclecticism has characterized his work to various distinct periods of art-historical influences and beyond, but the common thread in Bucknall's imagery is an animal-human mix. It's a vivid personal mythology that we've reveled in before and are excited to see the newest manifestations of here.Through March 3
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A Delicate Ship
This is the Austin premiere of Anna Ziegler’s poetic play about "one night in New York City that changes the lives of three people forever," directed by Elizabeth V. Newman for Filigree Theatre.Through Feb. 25. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $30. -
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AARC: Beyond Bollywood
"Indian-Americans Shape the Nation," a traveling exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution, makes an artifact-rich stop at the Asian American Resource Center – with a vibrant collection of photographs, art, and interactive learning stations.Through April 8 -
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AM/Projected Relation
This is a systems-based video installation that asks the viewer to be an active participant in the search for AM’s “being.” And who is AM? AM is "a present fiction, a product of data debris." As she says, “one day there was enough data, and then I’ve always been here.” Welcome to the future, with Christina Smiros.Thu.-Sun., Feb. 22-25 -
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Art on 5th: Kenneth Tom Olsen
The Danish artist returns to Austin with his collection of spray paints, acrylics, and stencils, rendering new batches of works on the spot.Through Feb. 25 -
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Art.Science.Gallery.: SOLAR
The PrintAustin wonderments continue at this excellent venue, featuring prints about the sun or made by our sun (as in solar printmaking, cyanotyping, or printing with photosensitive inks) or for the sun (concerning sun- or star-related cultural and natural history). And, note, this Saturday is the last day before the gallery leaves Canopy forever.Through Feb. 24 -
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Atelier 1205: Inaugural Group Show
Ceramics, drawing, painting, and sculpture by 17 Austin artists inaugurates this new gallery. Works by Richard Ashby, Valérie Chaussonnet, Thomas Cook, Elizabeth Decker, Jennifer Hill, Soña Holman, Madeline Irvine, David Lamplugh and the rest are sure to delight and dazzle your eyes.Through March 41205 E. Cesar Chavez -
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Austin Symphony: Triumph Over Fate
This night of music from the ASO features works by composers Schumann and MacDowell, showcasing the lissome legerdemain of pianist Rick Rowley.Feb. 23-24. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $19-75. -
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Butridge Gallery: Refigured: Radical Realism
"Showcasing some of Austin’s finest realist figurative artists, across a variety of media, with their newest, most exciting work." Sounds almost humdrum, right? Just another standard gallery promo? But, listen – you know how something can be so powerful as to, how we say, fuck you up but in a good way? Well, this is one of those things. This is one of those exhibitions. At the Dougherty, yes. Because Jennifer Balkan and Dana Younger and Alejandra Almuelle and Karen Maness and Felice House and more.Through March 10 -
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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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Catherine Lee: The Ney Project
A retrospective of Texas artist Catherine Lee's work in diverse media will be anchored by her monumental sculpture Hebrides #6: Clach An Trushal, on loan from the Contemporary Austin.Through May 6 -
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Enron
Lucy Prebble's new stage play explores the rise and fall of the Houston-based energy company, presenting the tale as an epic myth with a cast of women and nonbinary actors. Directed by Hannah Wolf for UT's Department of Theatre and Dance.Through March 4. Tue.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15-26. -
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Gloria
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' sharp comedy is about an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn 30. Directed by Marcus McQuirter for the ACC Drama Department.Through March 4. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $8. -
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Harry Ransom Center: Vaudeville!
This exhibition reveals the story of where American entertainment all began, featuring photographs, manuscripts, and other documents and artifacts related to Harry Houdini, Mae West, W.C. Fields, Bert Williams, George M. Cohan, Burns & Allen, Tony Pastor, the Nicholas Brothers, Barbette, and others. Step right up, citizen, as our own Robert Faires tells you more about it right here!Through July 15. Free. -
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I Scream Social
This reading series at Malvern, hosted by Annar Veröld and Schandra Madha, features young women poets and fiction writers from Austin – this month’s three featured readers are from the Speak Piece Poetry Project.Fri., Feb. 23, 7pm -
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ICOSA: Residual
In which Katy Horan and Teruko Nimura interpret the concept of hauntings, from unresolved personal and societal experiences that resonate in our present day to variations on the traditional ghosts and spirits found in superstition and folklore. Nimura's fine work is relatively new to us, but that Horan has been thrilling us with weird beauty for years now – and we can hardly wait to scope this new show.Through March 17 -
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Link & Pin: Seascapes
In which Anissa Bryant explores the intrinsic loneliness of humanity, the vastness of the oceans, and the interconnectivity of life with water.Through March 18 -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Ellsworth Kelly: Prints
The late artist's Austin edifice will soon be unveiled at the Blanton – whose own Kelly exhibition is another gorgeous thing indeed – and here this elegant Downtown gallery presents an exhibition of lithographs he made between 1966 and 2012.Through March 31 -
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Lozano Long Conference: Create, Consume, Collect
UT's Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies presents the 2018 conference, considering "The Lives of Colonial Latin American Artifacts." Three days of informative panels and keynote speeches here, with an opening concert from Austin Baroque Orchestra.Feb. 21-23. Free. -
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MACC: Su-Realidad
Here's an exploration of surreal photography and installation art, another part of the city's FotoATX project, curated by members of Caminos, the Mexican American Cultural Center's teen leadership program.Through March 3 -
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MASS Gallery: Proxemics
In which six artists wield the human body as a tool for communication through character creation, distortion, and documentation: Ben Aqua, Felipe Baeza, Xavier Schipani, Silky Shoemaker, riel Sturchio, and Jaimie Warren.Through Feb. 24 -
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Mexic-Arte Museum: Fotografía y Nuevos Medios
Amassed over the last 35 years, the museum’s newest exhibition explores the plurality of resistance, highlighting varied lineages of Latinx and Latin-American resistance. Here's our full review of the show. Bonus: The concurrent "Desert Triangle Print Carpeta" exhibition features the work of 30 printmakers.Through May 27. $10. -
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Noises Off
Showbiz is as showbiz does. And this is Michael Frayn's hilarious comedy about staging a comedy, directed here by Kevin J. Smith for City Theatre.Through March 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-25. -
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Not Gallery: Another Ground
Since meeting on Instagram more than two years ago, the artists Jack Arthur Wood and Jessica Cannon mailed works in process back and forth between Corpus Christi and Brooklyn. This show of collaborative and independent creation is the result.Through April 7 -
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Old Bakery Gallery: Through Our Eyes
Here's an exhibition from Sun City's Special Interest Group of the Visual Arts.Through Feb. 28 -
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Prizer Gallery: Roux
The printmaking artists of the ROUX Collective – Ann “Sole Sister” Johnson, Rabéa Ballin, Delita Martin, and Lovie Olivia – examine cultural and societal issues of genealogy, feminism, identity, and other topics affecting women of the African Diaspora.Through Feb. 24 -
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RecSpec Gallery: 18+
A look at bodies, eroticism, and sexuality from the perspective of 23 women and nonbinary artists including Abi Daniel, Joanne Leah, Inés Estrada, Annalise Gratovich, Annie Alonzi, Drew Riley, Holly Bobisuth, and more. And here's our review of the show.Through March 10 -
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Red Scare: A Musical Comedy
Set in 1950s Houston, this new show tells a mostly true story – based on the actual takeover of the Houston school board by the Minute Women, a group of suburban anti-Communist crusaders. Singing! Dancing! Bolsheviks! Created by that John Cecil for Texas Comedies, the company formerly known as Crank Collective.Through March 3. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $12-25. -
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Reveal All Fear Nothing: A Journey In Sex, Love, Porn, and Feminism
Here's a new adaptation of Annie Sprinkle’s Post Porn Modernist, written and performed by Madison Young, directed by Sophia LaPaglia, exploring underground worlds of BDSM, pornography, and kink, celebrating and demystifying these often misunderstood and misrepresented communities and movements.Feb. 22-25. Fri.-Sun., 8pm. $15-35. -
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Rob Haze
You know this Haze from Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central, right? And Viceland's Flophouse. This 2015 winner of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival? Here he is now, frowning thoughtfully (see photo) and ready to rock the Pat Dean-helmed Velv with opener Zac Brooks.Feb. 23-24. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
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Romeo & Juliet
You've, ah, you've heard of this story, right? Star-crossed lovers? And that famous Shakespeare guy wrote it, back before there was Instagram or even lolcats in the world? For reals. Here directed by Robert Tolaro for St. Ed's, with guest performers Brian Coughlin, Mary Agen Cox, and David Stahl among a fine student cast.Through Feb. 25. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $18-25. -
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Ron Campell's Cartoon Art Show
That's right, one of the famed animators of the classic animated film Yellow Submarine – you know: based on The Beatles' song – brings his vast collection of work for a rare visit to downtown Austin. Campbell will be painting live on site, signing autographs, and talking cartoons with fans.Feb. 23-25. Fri., 4-8pm; Sat., noon-6pm; Sun., noon-4pm213 W. Second -
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Smokey Joe's Cafe: the Songs of Leiber & Stoller
TexARTS presents this tribute to legendary songwriters Leiber and Stoller, a song-and-dance celebration of more than 40 of rock & roll's greatest hits, including "Hound Dog," "Stand by Me," "Yakety Yak," "Spanish Harlem," "On Broadway," "Love Potion #9," "Fools Fall in Love," and so many more.Through March 4. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm -
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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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The Austin Séance Winter Series
In which A. Lucio and Jake Cordero demonstrate tools used by working mediums and then employ those tools in a modern recreation of an old-time séance.Feb. 22-25. Thu.-Sun., 6:45 & 8:45pm. $15. -
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The Blanton: Form into Spirit
Here's a show exploring the conceptual origins of Ellsworth Kelly's last great work, the 2,715-square-foot freestanding building called Austin – a monumental structure with colored glass windows, a totemic wood sculpture, and 14 black-and-white stone panels in marble and granite – the opening of which coincides with this Carter E. Foster-curated exhibition.Through April 29 -
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The Father
Jarrott Productions presents Florian Zeller’s drama, directed by Rick Roemer and starring David R. Jarrott, Amber Quick, Eric Austin, Heidi Penix, Joel Gross, and Lori Kovacevich. And here's what our reviewer Elizabeth Cobbe thought of the show.Through March 4. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $15-30. -
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The Seagull
Austin Shakespeare brings Anton Chekhov’s classic play to the Long Center, featuring Michael Miller, Corinna Browning, Tyler Layton, Matt Radford Davies, Helen Merino, Ev Lunning Jr., and more, under the direction of Ann Ciccolella.Through Feb. 25. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $22 and up. -
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Toast, an Intergalactic Space Opera
The Tiny Black Hearts send the sister-and-brother duo to outer space this time. Strawberry becomes Queen of the Universe – can Dandilion save her? Can Strawberry save him? Do I smell toast? Is that normal? Is that a laser? Fletcher Hanks, we reckon, would dig it.Feb. 23-25. Fri., 7pm; Sat., 3 & 7pm; Sun., 3pm. $7. -
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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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Women & Their Work: No Trace of Now Will Remain
Inspired by the writings of Rimbaud and Victorian mourning attire, Gail Chovan "gives exaggerated form to the long deceased by adorning apparitions in hyper-stylized garments and accessories from the past, using fragments and fabrication to enshroud memories, give form to absence, and celebrate remnants as potent vehicles for resuscitation." We excitedly await the opening of this new show of work from the queen of Blackmail.Through March 1 -
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Your Playable City: Shadowing
Here's a fun new Downtown installation, created by Jonathan Chomko and Matthew Rosier, in which streetlights play back the shadows of those who pass beneath them. No, for real. As a citizen walks under the lights, "the shadow of a previous visitor will walk, hop, or dance beside them, and then their own movements will be captured and displayed to the next passerby." And here's a map of locations.Through March 18
