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Affordable Art Fair Austin
Affordable Art Fair Austin will launch in May 2024, showcasing original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming a whole host of local, national and international exhibitors, their spectacular first edition is set to be unmissable!May 16-19Palmer Events Center -
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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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A Virtual Tour of Texas Barbecue History with Daniel Vaughn
The barbecue editor of Texas Monthly talks about the history of Texas barbecue and how it inspired cooks around the world.Thu., Aug. 19, 6pm. Free (donations appreciated).Virtual -
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Acid Carousel, Bad Markings, Geranium Drive
Although the past year halted live performances, creativity persisted, especially for Acid Carousel. A juicy collaborative collection with Johndavid Bartlett (In Your Dreams) and three singles later, the crew hits the road for back-to-back-to-back-to-back nights in Texas, making their first rendezvous the East Sixth homestead. Pairing their authentic funky rock & roll with mesmerizing digital light projections from Sonic Boom Light Show lets the psychedelic freak flag fly. Accompanying dystopian wizard Bad Markings and soul transcenders the Boleys confirm the brain-melting buzz bound to occur.Thu., Aug. 19, 10pm -
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Back to School Family Event
Games, food, and plenty of gifts from vendors to get your new school year started the right way.Thu., Aug. 19, 4:30-8pm. Free.Handmade at Nutty Brown, 12919 Nutty Brown Rd. -
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Greg Clifford Quartet
Since the city reopened in spring, Greg Clifford’s been seen on Austin’s biggest stages – Stubb’s, Blues on the Green, Mohawk – drumming for Heartless Bastards and Kalu & the Electric Joint. The former White Denim drummer and UT Jazz program alumni has also been dishing highly streamed cuts of vibey lo-fi. Still, one could argue that he’s at his best rolling and flowing behind the kit in his versatile jazz ensemble, psychically locked with primo bassist Sam Pankey, while Ben Dubois uncorks liquid leads on his Gibson SG and Keith “Kind Keith” Galloway runs the keys. Livestream and in-studio.Thu., Aug. 19, 7:30pm -
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Navigation Workshop
The Lumber Society shares tips and tricks for staying on track and finding your way when you're exploring Mother Nature.Thu., Aug. 19, 7-10pm. $20. -
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Poolboy2: Maximum Closure
This here is Sam Mayer's "live-streamed reality show/talk show/experimental memoir for the streaming platform Twitch," recorded live at Rude Mechs' Crashbox, coming to you with a reco from that ol' Kirk Lynn himself. Suggestion: Give it a click, see if it sticks.Through Aug. 31. Free. -
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Round Rock Express
Vs. El Paso Chihuahuas. Pints & Pups is Thursday and on Sunday, kids get pregame train rides and a run around the bases after the game. Friday is The Office night, featuring an appearance by Leslie David Baker, the actor who portrayed the legendary Stanley Hudson. See schedule for details and more events.Aug. 19-24. Thu.-Fri. & Mon.-Tue, 7:05pm; Sat.-Sun., 6:05pm -
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Velvet Was the Night
The New York Times-bestselling author of Mexican Gothic presents (via Zoom, yes) her new novel about "a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of a missing woman they're both desperate to find."Thu., Aug. 19, 6pm -
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Summer Family Film Series
Watch the film "I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View" anytime via the Austin Public Library's streaming service, then participate in a fun family activity, creating a presidential dream board.Thu., Aug. 19, 10amOnline: thestoryoftexas.com
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Alan Haynes
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Alzheimer's Association Volunteer Call
Want to join the fight against Alzheimer's disease? Whether you can spare a few hours a week or can make a more significant time commitment, they can find the right fit for your interest and skills.Ongoing -
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Anime Drawing Class
Got a youngster who loves anime? In this class, the instructor will prepare a drawing then break down the steps and techniques so students can learn to draw their own. Email info@indigoplay.com with your child's name and age to sign up; recommended for ages 7-10.Thursdays, 5:30pmIndigo Play, 13530 Research #102 -
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Civic Events
APD Chief Finalists Community Meetings
Hear from the top finalists for Austin’s next Police Chief, including APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon, Dallas PD Assistant Chief Avery L. Moore, and LAPD Deputy Chief Emada E. Tinigirides. In-person seating is extremely limited; the city strongly encourages people to tune in remotely via ATXN.TV.Wed.-Thu., Aug. 18-19, 7-8:30pmATXN.TV; Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd. -
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Art for the People Gallery: Lightful
Hallie Rae Ward's solo show "Lightful" is delightful, resplendent with the artist's polychrome, fiber-wrapped beams all lit from within and glowing out spectra of energy along the wall of this lively gallery (which currently hosts a group show, too) on South First.Through Sept. 4 -
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Art for the People Gallery: Thrive!
Here's a showcase of work by more than 40 Austinites who’ve created art with an exuberance of color and energy over the past 15 pandemic months.Through Sept. 30 -
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Austin Central Library: Fagilee/Siwaju/Tunto
Austin's own Akirash presents his newest sculptural installation at the Austin Central Library. "As I built these mini grocery stores," says the artist, "I thought of the relationships we build and how Covid is pulling them down brick by brick. I thought of the hands and souls have touched the packages and mourned some of them who passed. The colors were arranged to invoke the ceaseless news and information flow on social media and the internet; the day-to-day report on the progress of finding a cure; of how many people are affected, infected, surviving, or dying all around the world; and the statistics of economies failing."Through Sept. 10 -
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Austin Fire Youth Explorers
City of Austin Fire Department is recruiting youth ages 14-20 to join Exploring, Boy Scouts of America's character and career development program for youth. The AFD Explorer Post #370 teaches youth about careers in fire rescue and helps them sharpen leadership skills.Deadline: Oct. 1. Free.Apply online -
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Austin Hounds Calendar Contest
To help reach the fundraising goal of $10,000 for nonprofit Hound Rescue, Dog Days Photography is holding a calendar contest with a $10 entry fee and vote cost of $1 each. Thirteen lucky puppers will appear in the calendar, and each week will feature mini contests with winning dogs receiving prizes from sponsor businesses. Contest opens at 7am Mon., July 12; get more deets and enter online.July 12-Aug. 23. $10 donation.Online -
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Beyond Van Gogh
This traveling spectacle of art, a multimedia exhibition currently ensconced at the COTA, uses cutting-edge projection technology to create an engaging journey into the world of Vincent Van Gogh. Repurposing the artist's dreams, his thoughts, and his words to drive the experience as a narrative, this huge installation will move you along projection-swathed walls wrapped in light, colour, and shapes that swirl, dance and refocus into flowers, cafes and landscapes. As a certain Dude might comment, "This is extremely fuckin' trippy, man." Make your reservations now, citizen, and if the price seems a bit steep, hell, you can probably tap your brother Theo for a loaner, amirite?Through Sept. 5. Daily, 11am-9pm. $37 ($24, children). -
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Beyond Van Gogh
Cutting-edge projection technology creates an engaging journey into the world of Van Gogh.June 25-Sept. 5 -
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Big Medium: Markers
Witness here the individual and collaborative work of Kel Brown, Russell Brxwn, and Emily Eisenhart, who explore the rhythmic language of lines, color, and minimal paint strokes, leaving their marks across the city, working on the sides of buildings, the surfaces of everyday functional objects, textiles, and more.Through Aug. 28 -
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Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used photography to popularize the political slogan "Black Is Beautiful." This exhibition, the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career, reveals the story of this key figure of the second Harlem Renaissance – and the Chronicle's Robert Faires has a review of the show right here.Through Sept. 19 -
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BSC Reopening Business Safely Global Forum
Business is not as usual. This is a safe place to talk about business concerns, share ideas, and hear from weekly business expert guests.Thursdays, 12-1pm. Through Dec. 16. Free.Online
