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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 5  
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    Navasota Theatre Alliance

  • 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 16-19  
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    Palmer Events Center
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  • Music

    Capyac (album release), Urban Heat, Flora & Fawna, Joaqu.n, Soundfounder, the Stacks, Viben & the Submersibles, Lord Friday the 13th

    Some bands are merely groups of people playing music, and others, well, they're a wild extrapolation of the members' utmost imaginations. Capyac's that kind of band: a marvelously executed dance funk art project, replete with a menagerie of guest vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers, costumes, gags, and decor.: Every time the now-L.A.-based project returns to Austin, where they originated in 2016, it's an all-out thematic spectacle. Past motifs include "under the sea," a sky party, and outer space. This weekend's two-night run at Empire, however, contains no overarching concept.: "We deliberately decided not to do a theme this time to make the show more about the album," reasons keyboardist/vocalist Delwin Campbell.: Still, the concerts do feature a costume contest. Asked for recommendations on how attendees dress, Campbell arrives at a succinct description: "Halloween at the Bellagio.": Expect to hear the 10-piece live ensemble go deep on recent third LP, Capyac Forever, an adventurous collection touching upon house, nü-disco, hip-hop, funk, and downtempo synth, oten veering cheekily romantic. Swooning "Best Friend" intones: "When she crawls into the bed/ It's like a limousine/ Like a Russian doll/ Like a 'cuzzi tub way up in the sky.": Singer/multi-instrumentalist Eric Pena says the album's title reflects "the legacy of music outliving our human forms, but also the feeling of enjoyment the band had working on it. Capyac Forever is a celebration and a distillation of all our creative forces together."
    Fri., Aug. 20, 8pm
    Empire Control Room & Garage

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    Community

    Equality Texas Projection Protest

    With COVID-19 on the rise, Equality Texas is encouraging folks to consider submitting video testimony as part of the advocacy org’s protest against anti-trans legislation. Click here to record a two-minute video testimony that will be projected during the protest.
    Fri., Aug. 20, 8-10pm  
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    Governor's Mansion

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    Events

    Frida Friday ATX

    Over 30 vendors display their wares at this family- and dog-friendly market. Friday includes tunes from DJ Chorizo Funk, and Saturday's got Honey Made. Plus tarot readings from J. Marie, and Austin FC's game on the TV on Saturday. FFATX adheres to CDC guidelines; please practice social distancing, mask up, and use the sanitizing stations. Free PPE kits on-site provided by Austin Latino Coalition.
    Fri.-Sat., Aug. 20-21, 6-10pm. Free.  
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    Central Machine Works

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    Future Front Market & Festival

    This free, daytime market features a mix of programming and more than 100 vendors from Texas businesses. Note: As part of the festival’s nighttime showcases, FFTX will be hosting two outdoor events at Cheer Up Charlies. The pre-party on Friday night's got performances by Lorelei K, the Bragglights, and Kam Franklin of The Suffers; Saturday boasts a debut screening of Girls Like Us, the music video performance highlighting trans talent across the state of Texas). Pro tip: Be fully vaccinated and wear a mask.
    Fri.-Sat., Aug. 20-21. $15 (for the nighttime Cheer Up events).  
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    Fair Market

  • Music

    Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames

    Rescheduled from July 2020, the self-proclaimed Metal Tour of the Year docks its 2-ton barge at COTA. Megadeth majordomo Dave Mustaine began the pandemic by beating throat cancer with 51 radiation treatments, then followed up with extremely readable tome Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece and word that longstanding bassist Dave Ellefson sits out this trek, while James LoMenzo substitutes. Virginia metal heretics Lamb of God stayed equally busy last year, releasing an eighth studio LP eponymously, while Hatebreed dropped its own Weight of the False Self. Floridian thrashers Trivium preview October's In the Court of the Dragon, their 10th LP. Horns up!
    Fri., Aug. 20, 6pm  
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    Circuit of the Americas

  • Music

    Parker Jazz Club House Band, Marquis Hill (8:00)

    Trumpeter Marquis Hill had already self-released four albums before winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Trumpet Competition in 2014, so he already had a body of work once his name was suddenly on the jazz world's lips and he earned a contract with Concord. No traditionalist, Hill has since filled up his discography (back on his own label) with records blending hard bop, hip-hop, and electronic experimentalism. His latest, Soul Signs, doubles as jazzy groove music and a lesson in the significance of the astrological signs. Hill brings an all-star quintet including rising stars Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, and Walter Smith III, so expect fireworks.
    Fri., Aug. 20
    Parker Jazz Club

  • Arts

    Theatre

    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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  • Community

    Sports

    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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    Dell Diamond

  • Arts

    Theatre

    The Marvelous Wonderettes

    Up in Georgetown, the Palace Theatre presents this Off-Broadway musical hit that takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom and reveals the lives of four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. It's an all-singing, all-dancing, and downright Wonderette-ful show.
    Through Sept. 12. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $17-36.  
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    Georgetown Palace Theatre

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    Sports

    Yoga on the Lawn

    Start your Friday off right with a peaceful yoga session on the beautiful museum grounds.
    Fridays, 9-10am  
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    Neill-Cochran House Museum
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