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Sordid Lives
Austin Rainbow Theatre presents their inaugural production: Del Shores’ raucous Texas comedy about "about accepting our loved ones for who they are," starring nationally acclaimed drag entertainer and local celebrity Nadine Hughes as Brother Boy. Directed by Christopher Preslar.Through Oct. 14. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $20. -
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Six: The Musical
From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st-century girl power.Oct. 3-8. Tue.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 6:30pm. $40 and up. -
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SoFly Social: Grand Opening Party
The "largest pole dance studio in Texas," now in their new space at Springdale Station, has expanded their classes to include aerial silks, lyra, and aerial pole. Tonight's celebration includes performances by instructors and special guest stars, with an afterparty that'll have DJ Crescendoll spinning Eighties and New Wave music upstairs.Fri., Oct. 6, 7pm-12mid. Free.
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Ao5 Gallery: When the Sun Dips
Carrie Graber, the hyperrealism oil painter from Palm Springs, brings new originals and limited editions to Ao5, presenting her breathtaking renditions of architectural wonders, swimming pools, sunlight, stylish figures, and more.Through Oct. 6 -
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Art & Parks Tour
This sweet opportunity comes to us from the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Pease Park Conservancy, and Ride Bikes Austin – so we know it's a damned good thing indeed. Take the self-guided Art & Parks Tour to explore the best of what Downtown Austin art and parks have to offer through this selection of curated murals, artworks, and green spaces. You can sign up anytime, so click that URL and get ready to learn the most vibrantly visual parts of your city soon – live and in person. -
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Atelier Dojo: Remote Studios
The local powerhouse of figurative painting, the art school that's the smart school for artists of all kinds, they've got a painting-along-at-home series going to help you keep your skills honed in these socially restrictive times, featuring live costumed models posing on camera and a thriving community of creatives rendering that lovely human biotecture from their separate studios. "Join us for a three-hour costumed-model drawing session. Use any supplies you wish, listen to music, share your work, chat with others. It’s a great way to stay connected with your art community!"Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30pm. $5. -
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ATX Chamber Music & Jazz: Time For Three
Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments fused together with their voices, Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), have found a unique sound of expression to share with the world.Fri., Oct. 6, 7:30pm. $40-90. -
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Austin Central Library: Mother/Land
Yuliya Lanina’s exhibition delves into the Austin-based artist’s complex and personal relationship with the war in Ukraine. Through animation, sculpture, and installation, Lanina continues her introspective exploration of the emotional and physical impact of war and trauma. See our cover story on this powerful work right here.Through Nov. 5. Free. -
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Ballet Austin: Classes
Learn your way to physical grace with a dance class at Ballet Austin. There are so many varieties to choose among – ballet, barre, contemporary dance, hip-hop, tap, cardio dance fitness, Pilates, and more – and all taught by professional instructors. See website for details.$3-7 per class. -
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Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Step into the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as the iconic duo solves the case of the Baskerville family curse.Through Oct. 15. Fri.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. $45 and up. -
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Butridge Gallery: Access
Witness, for your delight, Neal Flynn’s exhibition of mostly new assemblage, collage, and site-specific intervention exploring ideas relating to nostalgia, loss, violence, ownership, and modern Western culture.Through Nov. 25 -
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Butridge Gallery: Boxed In
Jacob Guzman depicts people of color and aspects of daily inner-city working-class struggles, inspired by his personal experiences and resistance to stereotypes and comparisons,Through Nov. 4 -
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Cabarex: Origenes
ProyectoTEATRO, in collaboration with the Vortex, ¡Escándalo! and other Latinx artists, invites you to jump back in time with this comedic and risqué time-traveling journey to discover the origins of the Latino world (well, at least their version of how it all began).Through Oct. 8. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-37. -
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Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details! -
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ColdTowne Theater
ColdTowne's new brick-and-mortar place is totally open, and who knows what they'll shake this city with next? But one truth remains: ColdTowne is a designated den of gold, baby, sweet comedy gold. -
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Davis Gallery: Darden Smith
Darden Smith is a songwriter, poet, photographer, and visual artist who embraces the abstractions of Texas’ wide-open spaces in all their intimate detail. Through his latest work he takes you into his travelog sketchbook and minimalist creations.Through Oct. 28 -
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East Austin Comedy Club
Founded by comedians Raza Jafri and Andre Ricks, this club that operates out of Tiger Den on the Eastside is the city's only BIPOC-owned comedy venue. -
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Fallout Comedy
This hotbed of local performance is carrying on even more than usual, with an eclectic mix of live, mind-rocking comedy from some of Austin's best, all week long. Hey! The place is our cover story, as reported by Valerie Lopez! And, srsly, who would ever disagree with the sentiment of Monday night's Fuck This Week show? Check the website for details. -
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Flatbed Press: The Inky Photographers
This is a new exhibition of polymer photogravures curated by Matthew Magruder. (Polymer photogravure is a process that involves etching photo images into a printing plate which, after inking, can transfer images to paper using a traditional etching press.) Featuring works by Howard Hilliard, Elena Lipkowski, Christos Pathiakis, Bonnie Maxey, Peter Nickel, Michelle C. Halsall, Karolina Phillips, Kevin Black, Andrew Kennedy, Susan Cohn, William Tolan, and more.Through Oct. 14 -
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Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Art
From ceramic vessels to greenstone jewelry, 200 works of classical Maya art (250-900BC) depict the relationship between the royal courts of ancient Maya and their supernatural entities.Through Jan. 7. $8-15. -
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Hard Served Soft: Queer and Trans Textiles
From woven tapestries of ocean garbage to quilted scenes of trans injustice, this group show brings together 10 artists who explore hard stuff in soft ways. Featuring works by Ben Aqua, Kendra Bergman, Beth Schindler, Michelle Devereux, Grayson Hunt, Jessica Gritton, Carly Ostler, Jasmine Amazing, Bella Maria Varela, and Ian Gerson.Through Oct. 14 -
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Harry Ransom Center: Art In Words
Featuring collaborations between fine presses and artists, examples of typographic and concrete poetry, and experimentations in pop and surrealism, the exhibition puts prints by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Ed Ruscha in conversation with works by Charles Henri Ford, Kristin Calhoun, David McGee, and others.Through Feb. 4. Free. -
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ICOSA: Darkages
Leon Alesi and John Mulvany aim to unearth, uncover, and breathe new life into images and artifacts that may have seemed invisible, hidden and unknowable. Alesi’s photographs, collages, assemblages and found objects embody a sophisticated folk-art sensibility suggestive of an imagined past that echoes into the present. Mulvany’s paintings originate in extensive photographic research from Victorian-era natural history museums and West Texas taxidermy shops.Through Oct. 28 -
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If The Sky Were Orange: Art In the Time of Climate Change
This two-part exhibition explores the history and contemporary urgency of climate-related issues. Curated by journalist Jeff Goodell, who has written extensively on the topic, it's the first exhibition at the Blanton to explore one topic across several of the museum’s temporary gallery spaces. See our review of the show right here.Through Feb. 11. $8-15. -
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Ivester Contemporary: I Am a Clay Hill
This is a solo exhibition of new work by Kalee Appleton, featuring photographs captured during an artist residency in the Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany during the summer of 2023.Through Oct. 14 -
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Jennifer Mathieu: Down Came The Rain
Award-winning Texas Book Festival author Jennifer Mathieu presents a reading and discussion of Down Came the Rain with fellow author Marit Weisenberg.Fri., Oct. 6, 6pm. Free.2800 Esperanza Crossing #2 -
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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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Link & Pin Gallery: Chroma + Lux
The name of this show derives from "chroma," from the Greek "khrōma" meaning color, and "lux," from Latin, meaning "light." Now artists Larry Akers and Janet Brooks bring the two together in an exciting intersection of styles, methods, and materials.Through Oct. 28 -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: FREE FOOD (for thought)
You recall that the Reynolds Gallery recently moved from Downtown to West Sixth, right? Yes – and now here's their fourth presentation of drawings and wall paintings (of single words or short phrases!) by Kay Rosen.Through Nov. 11 -
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Lydia Street Gallery: Harmonizing the Rapture of Color
Although Madelon Umlauf's paintings are inspired by nature, she often chooses color palettes that are atypical of what's seen in nature, reflecting a belief that abstract art is the key to a full comprehension of reality.Closing reception: Sun., Oct. 29, 4-6pm -
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Martha's Contemporary: Hokey Pokey + What You See Is What You Get
Here's a two-person exhibition that features painting, installation, videography, and sculpture by Moll Brau and Wes Thompson. It's a deep dive into a pool of loneliness, triumph, and rebirth. It's a forest of mazes where fireflies provide the light. It's a show of creations from a pair of terrific, hardworking local artists and you don't want to miss it. -
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McLennon Pen Co. Gallery: Lightning Is an Angry Rainbow
Patrick Quinn is the gallery’s first artist-in-residence; his residency culminates in this exhibition of airbrush paintings made exclusively during the duration of his stay.Through Oct. 14 -
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Mexic-Arte Museum: 40 years of Dia de los Muertos
This exhibit presents an impressive collection of relevant artworks created by artists with an intimate connection to the Mexic-Arte Museum and the Austin community.Through Jan. 7 -
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Museum of Illusions
Enter the fascinating world of illusions in this new venue that boasts a stunning array of intriguing visual, sensory, and educational experiences among new, unexplored optical wonderments.$20-24.11010 Domain #100 -
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Mystic Mirrors: Transcending the Veil
Here's a surreal exhibit that bends the rules of perception, a show of work by more than 40 artists, presenting a "poetic dance of the subconscious, where reality and fantasy waltz together, leaving you both entranced and questioning the boundaries of your own imagination."Through Oct. 28 -
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Northern-Southern: The Source
Ceramic sculpture by Evan Horn; paintings by Lauren Moya Ford. Horn sculpts with clay dug from the Texas riverbeds, hand-shaped ceramic forms twisting like vessels imitating liquids. Ford guides watery ink fields into candid invocations of memory, spirit, womanhood, and the body. Together, this brilliant stream flows beauty into your eyes and heart.Through Oct. 15 -
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Offering: A Balm in a World of Wounds
Cloud Tree Gallery presents this solo exhibition by Valerie Fowler, displaying 17 new oil paintings, large and small, in the artist's brilliant florapsychedelic style.Through Oct. 14 -
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Snail Haven's Comedy Pregame
This is a weekly stand-up comedy showcase to help you pregame your Friday night on the town. (Snail Haven also features music shows, film screenings, and general hangs. Best bet: Follow @SnailHavenShows on Instagram and DM them for event details.)Fridays, 8pm. Free. -
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South Austin Comedy Club
South Austin’s first dedicated comedy venue is spearheaded by local comics Martin Henn, Andre Ricks, and Raza Jafri, and brings top-notch acts to South Austin every Wednesday through Saturday. Note: The upcoming comics – including nationally touring acts, local sweethearts, and everyone in between – will be listed on Instagram each night.Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm -
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The Creek and the Cave
This snazzy spot for local and national stand-up acts has shows almost every night of the week. -
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The Hideout
The diverse lineup of hilarious, always surprising improv shows continues, with Pgraph and Maestro and the Big Bash and more, for the most unexpected delights of in-person entertainment.$10 and up. -
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The Norwegians
Oh, uff da, this one's a real hoot! Do yourself a favor and head on out to see C. Denby Swanson's delightfully dark comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters – Norwegian hit men – they hire to whack their ex-boyfriends. Directed by Lara Toner Haddock for Austin Playhouse, and starring Sarah Zeringue, Ben Wolfe, Sarah Fleming Walker, and Lowell Bartholomee.Through Oct. 15. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., Sept. 24 & Oct. 15, 2pm; Oct. 1 & 8, 5pm. $18-36. -
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Transient: Capturing Life In Motion
This is a solo exhibition featuring the work of William Vázquez, who immerses himself in the act of photography, vividly portraying candid yet spontaneous and fleeting moments of life.Through Oct. 15 -
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden: Apropos
The Umlauf's famed Garden features expertly wrought sculptures, the bronze or stone cynosures from Charles Umlauf and others anchoring sight among the bright foliage and tree-towered paths. Bonus: "Apropos" is a juried group exhibition of contemporary art exploring an aspect or aspects of Umlauf’s work – featuring new pieces by Darcie Book, Janet Brooks, Nathan Burgess, Bella Cheng, Avery Connett, Matt Donner, Sarah Fagan, Leslie Kell, Ellen LeBlanc, Gary McElhaney, Jennifer Pate, and more.Through Nov. 26 -
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Unchained.Art: Tactile Intimacy
This is an exclusive showcase of oil paintings by M. J. Hale, an English-born painter whose use of impasto textures, thoughtful color choices, and occasional collage elements endow his work with a tactile quality.Through Oct. 15 -
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Velveeta Room
The legend of Ronnie Velveeta lives on at this storied 'stablishment of a stand-up stage, where some of the country's hottest comics come to make the floorboards quake with laughter every weekend on Dirty Sixth. Brandie Posey: Sat., May 20, 8 & 10pm. Jake Flores: Sat., May 27, 8 & 10pm.$10. -
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Wyld Gallery
This is Ray Donley's gallery of art by Native Americans, located in that company of artistic glory called Canopy and resplendent with creations from the original people of our struggling country.Call for appointment