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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance -
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Hip Haven's Moving Sale plus Estate Sale
Austin decor maker Hip Haven will be downsizing and moving to a new location. They'll have loads of great Hip Haven merchandise discounted from 15-50% off, plus 2000 square feet of vintage and antique items from multiple estates. Cash, card, or Venmo accepted. (Doors open promptly at 11--no earlybirds!)Sat. Apr. 27, 11am-5pmHip Haven Inc.
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Gail Honeyman: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Listen, this debut novel's being made into a movie by Reese Witherspoon; and you'll probably love the movie; and (as is usually the case) the only thing better than the movie is the book; so get you a copy and have the author sign it this afternoon, hey?Sun., June 10, 2pm -
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Lucky Stiff
Here's that musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, in which an unassuming English shoe salesman inherits $6 million from an American uncle. But there's a catch: He has to take a vacation to Monte Carlo with his uncle’s embalmed body and convince folks that the man’s still alive. Michael McKelvey directs, and the cast is scary good.Through June 24. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $17-40. -
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Merlin Works Comedy Showcase
It's Merlin Works' 15th anniversary – huzzah! – and this is their second-Sunday showcase, featuring improv sets, scenes, and games from Soy Taco, the Known Wizards, and the current class of talented MW students.Sun., June 10, 8pm. $10. -
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Sisters in Crime: Travis County Search and Rescue's K9 Unit
A presentation by Elizabeth Bryant, the K9 Unit Leader at Travis County Search and Rescue, anchors this latest meeting of the Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter writers' groupSun., June 10, 2:15pm. Free.
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Visual Arts
Art on 5th: Alone Together
Cynda Valle creates luminous portraits using an antiquated technique of oil glazing and tempera paints, building up the surface of the canvas with more than 30 translucent layers, working at it as if she were possessed by the ghost of Hannes Bok. And the results are often astonishingly beautiful.Through June 24 -
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Belly Dancing at the Cantina
This is a showcase of local performers, with special guest Athena Najat from Istanbul.Sun., June 10, 5pm. Free.6640 US 290 E. Frontage Rd -
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Comanche Motion: The Art of Eric Tippeconnic
This exhibition is enhanced with artifacts providing historical context for the paintings, rich with the unbroken connection the Comanche people have with their roots. Also, Rodeo: The Exhibition. Boy howdy, it's the history of the Texas rodeo – vibrant, interactive, and fully documented in this fine new show.Through Jan. 2. $9-13. -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Salty Feel
"The collusion of body and memory and the slippage between visual and physical sensation are at the heart of this artist's work," and the artist is recent "Eyes Got It!" winner Ingrid Tremblay.Through July 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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Link & Pin Gallery: Elsewhere
Leslie Kell, Joyce LaBaw, and Greta Olivas: Together again, in a three-person show that celebrates the natural elements through their optimistic and poetic visions.Through July 1 -
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MASS Gallery: Regional Fictions
In which Jamal Cyrus and Julia Barbosa Landois recontextualize the literary term "regional fictions" to examine the lies, falsifications, and omissions present in the lore of a specific geographical region – particularly as it's taught to school-age children. And here's our reviewer Melany Jean's thoughtful take on the exhibition.Through July 7 -
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Refugee is Not My Name
This traveling art exhibition highlights photographic portraits, film, and stories of refugees from around the world who have resettled in Austin. Part of the Mayor's Book Club initiative? Indeed.Through Aug. 15. Free. -
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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 Book of Liz
Amy and David Sedaris’ hilarious account of cheese-ball misadventures among the Squeamish of Clusterhaven comes to life in this Different Stages production directed by Bob Tolaro, featuring Miriam Rubin as Sister Liz.Through June 30. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-30.TSP Black Box Theater, 901 Trinity -
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Dance
The Dance Project: Your Hand In Mine
These new performances portray life lessons, happiness and struggle, betrayal, darkness, and new beginnings – created by choreographers Shell Bauman, Meghan Bowman, Yasmin Kayce, Diana Wang, Alex Crank, Latisha Coffey, Riley Noble, Dre Torres, and Jessee Smart.June 8-10. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $20 and up. -
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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.
