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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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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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Amadeus
Directed by Liz Fisher, starring Diego Arroyo Aceves as Mozart and Kareem Badr(!) as Antonio Salieri, this Tony Award-winning play (as scripted by the brilliant Peter Shaffer) features musical interludes with Mozart's beloved compositions. Listen: For one performance only, the music will be performed live by 40 members of the Central Texas Philharmonic; in the remaining performances, audiences will be treated to a "Mozart remix" by local composer Michael Morét. Because, as we've noticed, the Penfold Theatre Company likes to do things 1) right and 2) big.Through April 9. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-31. -
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Art In ATX: Spring Market
The Gallery stages this festive artshow thing once a month in Moontower Cider's parking lot, and it's always one hell of a good time. Catch this weekend celebration, featuring 20-plus craft vendors, art, food, and unique gifts, with music by Craig Marshall, Pocket20, and DJ JAVJUU.Sun., April 3, 2-7pm. Free with RSVP. -
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Atelier 1205: Photography Showcase
Shadow and light make this afternoon right as Jolie Soiree presents the work of local photographers Alexis Ramirez and Joe Welbes at a partying pop-up, with DJ Markus with a K spinning the tunes and Desert Door and Willard's providing the cocktails.Sun., April 3, 4-7pm. Free, but RSVP. -
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Ballet Austin: Her Stories
This new show from Ballet Austin explores the dance styles of three dynamic dance makers. Amy Seiwert (Imagery), Jennifer Archibald (Cincinnati Ballet and Arch Dance), and Jennifer Hart (Performa/Dance) take the stage to share a collection of choreography ranging from classical to contemporary in three nights of new works that are intimate, intricate, and innovative.April 1-3. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $63 and up. -
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Selfie! The Musical
This new musical by Rembert Block is equally whimsical and profound as its iconic characters – Ugly Selfie Girl, Dude Face, Chasing Sunsets – grapple with identity, image, and narcissism in our hyped-up times. Directed by Bonnie Cullum for the Vortex and Ethos, the show features live music by Brooklyn-based band Rembert and the Basic Goodness.Through April 17. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35. -
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testsite: Flotsam and Jetsam
The two pieces in "Flotsam and Jetsam" are just that: a castaway – a recreation of John Risley's Three Panel Screen, 1960 – and a newly salvaged version, Imposter Screen, 2022, made sixty years later by the artist's son Jack Risley. This exhibition considers the question of how much an artist recognizes and gives attribution to their sources.Through May 1. Sundays, 3-5pm -
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The Catastrophist
This new Lauren Gunderson play is intelligent, warm, and witty af in its behind-the-headlines relevance. Listen: Virologist Nathan Wolfe, named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work tracking viral pandemics, has hunted viruses from the jungles of Cameroon to the basement of the CDC. Hear his story as he tracks the threats that come from without and within. Directed by Don Toner and starring Ben Wolfe for Austin Playhouse.Through April 9. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $27 and up. -
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The Plastic Bag Store
Texas Performing Arts presents this local installation – at the Blue Genie space on Airport, no less – of Robin Frohardt's brilliant and immersive tribute to the vulgar overdoity of plastic waste that humans are subjecting themselves and the rest of our planet to. Listen: "Visit a grocery store where the shelves are stocked with thousands of original, hand-sculpted items — produce and meat, dry goods and toiletries, cakes and sushi rolls — all made from discarded, single-use plastics in an endless cacophony of packaging. When you visit, the store transforms into a cinema for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic, sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations." Sensationally graphic yet more than just spectacle, this thing's got philosophical teeth as sharp as the fangs we're sinking deep into our own carotid. (Note: Some seatings will be free, via Fusebox Festival.)Through April 17. Sat., 11am, 1pm, 6pm, 8pm; Sun., 11am, 1pm, 4pm; Wed.-Fri., 4pm, 6pm, 8pm. $15-25.
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Cloud Tree Gallery: Dreams Carry Water
Recent figurative paintings by Lee Barber bring a flood of rhythmic shapes and harmonious colors at once narratively intriguing and soothing, turning the walls of this Eastside powerhouse of art into a multipartite work of oblique storytelling.Through April 10 -
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grayDUCK Gallery: When You Call My Name Quietly
This show by South Korea-born and Texas-based artist Soomin Jung features a series of landscape drawings rendered in gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, simultaneously accurate and surreal.Through May 1 -
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Laguna Gloria
This local treasure of a venue, run by those Contemporary Austin folks who also bring us the Jones Center shows Downtown, is all about the outdoors – which is perfect for these trickily navigated times of ours, n'est-ce pas? Recommended: Stop by and breathe in the air, enjoy the lawns and gardens and the many examples of world-class sculpture arrayed across the property, and (as Frankie used to say) r-e-l-a-x.Thu.-Fri., 9am-noon; Sat.-Sun., 9am-3pm -
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Landmarks: Self-Guided Walking Tour
Use your smartphone to access self-guided tours of the outdoor public art sited by UT's award-winning Landmarks program any time you feel like it. BONUS: There's also a free, docent-led tour starting at Marc Quinn's "Spiral of the Galaxy" (1501 Red River) on Sun., Jan. 8, 11am. -
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Northern-Southern: Fitting
Artists Rachael Starbuck, Michael Muelhaupt, and Jesse Cline live in a house in one of north Austin's less noticed neighborhoods. Professionally, Starbuck and Muelhaupt are sculptors, materials experts, and educators; Cline practices and teaches design. Their new work for this show engages with life – serving growth, offering comfort, and inviting play.Closing reception: Sat., April 30, 4-6pm -
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The Black Hair Experience
The Black Hair Experience "fuses the aesthetic of an art exhibit with the engagement of photoworthy activations," all inspired by the beauty, stories, and culture of Black hair. “This is a culturally inclusive experience that provokes real-time connections through the universal symbol of hair,” says co-founder Elizabeth Austin-Davis.Sat.-Sun., 10am-8pm. $30 and up.9600 S. IH-35 Ste. I-500 -
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The Blanton Museum: Invisibilia
This is the first retrospective of Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz's work in the United States. The exhibition includes 40 exemplary works from his most evocative series created between the 1970s and today, wherein the artist has "turned photographic processes inside out to underscore the intrinsic fragility and transient nature of the image," revealing "how the act of opening the aperture to light instantaneously transforms the present into the past and life into memory."Through June 5 -
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The Blanton: Fantastically French! Design and Architecture In 16th- to 18-Century Prints
Drawing primarily from the Blanton’s extensive holdings of French prints, this exhibition invites you to look closely at exquisite details, marvel at fantastic forms, and take delight in ornate embellishments that celebrate the creativity of imagination across three centuries.Through Aug. 14 -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: Duel Diagnosis
This immersive exhibition features the artistic duo Dave Navarro and PADHiA – with special guest Al Diaz.Through April 17
