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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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Anna In the Tropics
Ground Floor Theatre presents Nilo Cruz's compelling play, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, about a family of cigar makers in Ybor City, Florida, whose loves and lives are played out against the backdrop of Depression-era America. Starring Ben Bazán, David Segura, Tonie Knight, Cherry Mendoza, Briana Garcia, Michael Galvan, and Victor Santos – directed by Carl Gonzales. Bonus: Paintings by Victoria Marquez in the lobby gallery. And – look! – here's our review of the show.Through Aug. 27. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $25. -
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Austin For Ukraine: Round 2
The Vortex, La Fenice, Crown Theatre, and Tooth & Claw present staged readings by Ukrainian playwrights, with all proceeds to benefit Voices of Children, a nonprofit providing psychological and psychosocial support to children and mothers affected by the war in Ukraine.Sat.-Sun., Aug. 20-21, 8pm. $15-37. -
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Funniest Person In Austin
With the return of Cap City Comedy Club comes the return of Cap City's signature annual event, in which local comics (or, in some cases, the merely aspirationally funny) take the stage night after night, battling it out with standup sets, to see who will eventually be crowned this year's Funniest Person In Austin. Right now the preliminary rounds are coming to an end – with the champion-packed night of finals finals set to rock this town on Wed., Sept. 21.Prelims: Tue., Sept. 6, 8pm. $10-18. -
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LOLA: Lardo Weeping
This is an original opera from award-winning composer Peter Stopschinski, based on an adaptation of Terry Galloway and Donna Nudd's one-woman play of the same name, centered on "reclusive genius Dinah LeFarge, a clever, agoraphobic, quite sexual woman of independent means who refuses to answer her door unarmed." Dinah is played by Liz Cass, with supporting performances by Nicole Taylor, Page Stevens, Holt Skinner, Alexa Capareda, and Daniela Bennetti; pianist Stopschinski is abetted by Phil Davidson (violin) and Barbara George (cello).Through Sept. 2. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 3pm. $25. -
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testsite: Feel Noise
Kate Newby’s first solo exhibition in Texas since moving to Floresville in 2020 showcases the artist’s ongoing commitment to materiality, process, and perception through site-responsive installations.Through Aug. 21. Sundays, 3-5pm -
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The Beauty of Nature
With Nick Hammel on violin and Joseph Choi on piano, performing works by by Johannes Brahms, J. S. Bach, and Antonín Dvořák.Sun., Aug. 21, 4pm. Free.Covenant United Methodist Church, 4410 Duval
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Art for the People: Abundance
This show is called "Abundance" because that's what it represents: an abundance of bright new works from a plethora of local artists.Through Aug. 26 -
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Art4Water: Sacred Springs Kites
Art4Water’s inaugural program (now on view at Downtown's gorgeous library) is a collaboration between the Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee, and more than 30 national artists in the creation of dozens and dozens of water-inspired art kites.Through Nov. 30. Free. -
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Banned Camp
Austin Public Library and BookPeople present a series of free events for citizens to "engage with books that have been banned or challenged, and be part of the conversation around the freedom to read."Through Aug. 28 -
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City of Austin's Artist Career Training
Artist Career Training is a six-week program to advance your creative business. Learn from experts about City of Austin resources, business planning, intellectual property, marketing, and funding. You’ll also meet with mentors and expand your professional network. Application deadline: Tue., Sept. 6.$150. -
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Cloud Tree: Plastered and Possessed
This is a two-woman exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Carly Weaver and Mariel Wilmoth.Through Sept. 11 -
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Elisabet Ney Museum: Eve
This is a new exhibition by documentarian photographer Cindy Elizabeth, featuring an outdoor installation that is immersed within the museum’s native landscape. There are large-scale photographs inside the building, too, interwoven amongst Elisabet Ney's own neoclassical sculptures.Through Oct. 30. Free. -
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HPB&G: Wildlife and Honky Tonks
The walls of this popular neighborhood restaurant showcases works from three series by Juliet Whitsett.Through Sept. 17 -
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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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Lydia Street Gallery: Repairing Nature/Ribbon of Life
This is a powerful dual exhibition of works by Benné Rockett and Melanie Hickerson. Rockett's current body of work, "Repairing Nature," utilizes Japanese traditions for imbuing worn and broken objects new life. Hickerson's surreal narrative paintings in "Ribbon of Life" are rich with color and symbolism.Closing reception: Sun., Sept. 11, 3-5pm -
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Neill-Cochran House: The Hope Suite
Mark Smith’s The Hope Suite is a series of forty-four collages inspired by the theme of global unity. Each 24-by-18-inch work on paper consists of a background monoprint or a digital photoprint, overlaid with collage, calligraphy, and mixed media. Note: The originals are part of the permanent collection of the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago; the works on display here are limited-edition prints of those originals.Through Dec. 16. Free. -
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Northern-Southern: Mice Elf, Again
The colorful creations of Drew Liverman supercharge this intimate powerhouse of a gallery Downtown, with paintings of "hot doom, the joys of love, bike rides, Olaf from Frozen, Goya's covens, and scraps of what could be something for a place to live, for a time."Through Sept. 10 -
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Pet Dick: The Found Tapes
Wait, is this even theatre? Should it be listed somewhere else? The facts are: It's a professional audio performance accessed through the internet; it's dramatically funny (or funnily dramatic); it's from theatre powerhouse Jarrott Productions. Especially because of that last thing, here is where we're pimping this Carlo Lorenzo Garcia-scripted work about how "in 1969, in rural Illinois, private investigator Labinowicz documented on micro-cassette tapes his investigations into a series of unexplained pet deaths over the course of 20 years."Available through Aug. 31. $15-18. -
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Really Small Museum: Melissa Chapman
Through her work as a metalsmith, Chapman explores the conflictual duality of American life: On one hand, continued senseless gun violence; on the other, the desire we all share for our children (young and adult) to grow up safely and carefree.Through Aug. 31. Free.3509 Banton -
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Red Light Lit Laugh Love
At this show hosted by Loria Mendoza, ATX comics Angelina Martin, Chris Hills, Yola Lu, Brett VerVoort, and Gabe Davis tackle the trials and triumphs of date night. "Bring a date if you dare!"Sun., Aug. 21, 8pm. $10-15. -
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Riverbend Gallery: From Tehran To Timbuktu
Here's a retrospective depicting the people and places Kathleen Stafford encountered in her 40 years of living and working in Africa and the Middle East, including collagraphs of village chiefs from Cote d'Ivoire and women from Nigeria with beautifully patterned fabric and watercolors of life at the edge of the Sahara.Through Sept. 25 -
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The Inheritance, Pt 1
This re-envisioning of E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End – now set in 21st-century New York – asks "how much we owe those who lived and loved before us, questions the role we must play for future generations, and dares us to fearlessly hold on to the wild ride called life." Directed by Dave Steakley for Zach Theatre.Through Sept. 4. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $25 and up. -
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Stuffed
Austin's own Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation presents a literary homage in which stuffed writers display original work and new takes on old classics. Savor flash fiction, essays, and poetry from some of "the most talented stuffed authors of this generation." For instance: Virginia Wolf. Yes, that's W-O-L-F.Through Aug. 282825 Hancock #111 -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Spacious
Julie Maren expands upon her use of negative space for this show, exploring boundaries and ideas of infinity, her paintings and installations heavily layered and simultaneously heavily redacted, with actual pieces of the canvas cut away. Gorgeous, yes, and unforgettable.Through Sept. 4
