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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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Kadampa Meditation Center Austin
This evening talk offers a special visit with renowned Buddhist teacher and NKT-IKBU Deputy Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. Gen-la will share Buddhist advice on developing our love as a way to protect our self from suffering and learn to become truly happy. Our life then becomes immensely meaningful in benefiting others with our mind of unconditional love.Fri. May 3, 7pm-8:30pmVuka North
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Food
Food Events
Austin Oyster Festival
The Austin Oyster Festival returns for its ninth year of honoring the sea’s most decadent mollusk – served up on the half shell, grilled, roasted, fried, in gumbo, and more – from the culinary savants of Mongers, Night Cap, Salt Traders, Shore ATX, and others – alongside seafood dishes, a veritable flotilla of cocktail pairings, and live music from Chansons et Soulard, the Blue Mist, and the Lost Pines. Bonus: It's all to benefit the Central Texas Food Bank.Sat., Feb 26, noon-6pm. $75. -
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Classical Music
ACMC: Unexpected Favorites
The Austin Chamber Music Center presents a night of music that's simultaneously new and charmingly familiar. Beethoven, David Baker, and Zemlinsky round out this program of delights that features clarinetist James Shields, cellist Prudence McDaniel, and pianist Michelle Schumann.Sat., Feb. 26, 7:30pm. $30-45. -
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Theatre
An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde’s wickedly witty comedy, though written in 1895, reveals countless elements of today’s current times and affairs: feminism, blackmail, political corruption, morality. and mistrust – as a cocktail mix of characters learns, in just 24 hours, what it means to be "an ideal husband." Directed by Cris Skinner for City Theatre.Through March 13. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
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Sports
Austin FC
Austin FC takes on Cincinnati for the first match of the regular season. If you can't make it to the stadium, there are several ways to watch or listen to the game, and watch parties around town so you can cheer with other fans.Sat., Feb. 26, 5pm -
Arts
Dance
Ballet Nepantla: Valentina
The acclaimed NYC-based Ballet Nepantla company is in town to present this collection of stories that speak to the strength and resilience of women during Revolutionary Mexico. By fusing contemporary ballet with traditional Mexican folklórico, Valentina embodies tales of wealth and power, hope and despair, struggle and loss, and triumph.Sat., Feb. 26, 6pm. Free. -
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Kids
Black History Month Kids' Day
A full day of activities to learn about Black heritage, including storytelling, crafts, fitness activities, dance, and more.Sat., Feb. 26 -
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Theatre
Cirque du Soleil: Ovo
This colorful, high-energy production from the world-renowned company is a sensory experience like no other, as they dive into the eccentric world of OVO – a dynamic ecosystem inhabited by an acrobatic colony of insects. This sensational live show transmediates the life of insects into "a nonstop journey of energy, color, and movement through jaw-dropping acrobatics." Note: We've seen some Cirque performances; yes, your jaw may actually drop.Feb. 23-27. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 1 & 5pm. $49 and up. -
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Special Screenings
Citizen Kane (1941)
Big Screen Classics: Don't miss a chance to see Welles' masterpiece on the big screen.Sat., Feb. 26, 7pm -
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Visual Arts
Collection Rert: VIBERANT
Presenting the debut solo show of Aloki Shah, where you'll be able to "escape into a world full of bright colors and pleasing shapes after facing a day in what can be a harsh world."Closing reception: Sat., March 5, 1-4pm. Free.2608-B Rogers -
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Sports
Cupid's Undie Run
Hundreds of folks will brave the weather in just their undies for the nation’s largest pantless party and mile-ish run for charity. The event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, and fundraises for NF research through the Children’s Tumor Foundation.Sat., Feb. 26, noon-4pm. $45. -
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Theatre
FUSEBASH
Speaking of art parties, here's what might be the best and biggest of the year. It's the annual sensational and glamor-packed soirée from the folks who bring this lucky city the Fusebox Festival – the festival that, like so much in these odd times, will return in full, live and in-person, for the first time in two years. But that's in April, yo. Right now, enjoy the evening's carnival-inspired experience featuring adventurous performances from past, present, and future Fusebox artists, where you can move through improvisations by Golden Dawn Arkestra musicians and dancers, perform in an artist-created photobooth featuring portraitist Barbara FG, witness a premiere work by Shaboom!, catch a ride on a three-story Ferris wheel, and dance the night away in the Color Condition Streamer Suits with DJ Loulou of Night Glitter and Thievery Corporation. And, to fuel all your glorious escapades under the sky at Pioneer Farms, there'll be cocktails and noms from the creative chefs of L’Oca d’Oro, Olamaie, and Leroy & Lewis. You're what, citizen? Excited, you say? SO ARE WE.Sat., Feb. 26, 6-11pm -
Music
Immolation, Imperial Triumphant, Mortiferum, Death File Red
I believe it poor sport to localize otherworldly death-metal bands as, like, “hailing from Baltimore.” So instead, here’s tonight’s lineup identified by the precise bowel of hell their sound suggests they occupy. The growling, deliberate lurch of Mortiferum echoes within the million mile digestive tract of the Belphegor worm, where gluttonous sinners are endlessly re-stripped of vital nutrients. Imperial Triumphant’s urbanist-jazz-chaos soundtracks the old fashioned electrical torments inflicted upon social media CEOs. And should you flee the scene of a fatal collision, the lashing, scorchingly precise hellfire of Immolation is what shall eternally consume you when Satan himself greets your arrival. Openers Death File Red are… from Austin.Sat., Feb. 26, 7pm -
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Jesse Daniel, Doug Kershaw, Kathryn Legendre
Sandwiched – or rather, Po’ Boy’d – between local country folk Kathyrn Legendre (9pm) and Jesse Daniel (1am), Doug Kershaw sweeps through deep South Austin to encore turning 86 last month. From a one-room chicken coup to his signature song “Louisiana Man” beaming down to Earth from Apollo 12, the fiddling phenom embodies his native Southeast corner of Louisiana, La Louisiane, colonized by the French beginning in the late 17th century. Belonging to both the National Fiddler and Louisiana Music HOFs, he anticipated the pandemic somewhat by issuing The Ragin Cajun: Memoir of a Louisiana Man in 2019.Sat., Feb. 26, 8pm -
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Kids
Little Aliens
Storytime, a show-and-tell, and performance from Austin Camerata and Ventana Ballet previewing the June premiere of new ballet A Million Little Gospels from Michael Alec Rose.Sat., Feb. 26, 2:30pm. $20, adults; $10, kids. -
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Comedy
Louis Katz
Louis Katz’s comedy deftly combines the highbrow and the lowbrow, creating a truly unique style that has been described as "cerebral filth." Yeah, and his latest album, KATZKILLS, was named one of the top five comedy albums of the year by vulture.com. Serving suggestion: Head on down this weekend and check him out.Fri.-Sat., Feb. 25-26, 7 & 9pm. $20. -
Food
Food Events
Mardi Gras at Easy Tiger
Sure, they'll have live music and games and such going at all three Easy Tiger locations for Mardi Gras, but we're shouting them out here because, well, King Cakes, right? We've gotta have one, and we know the Tiger makes the bready confections so fresh and tasty – with their signature pain au lait dough stuffed with a rich cinnamon sugar paste and sprinkled with colorful sanding sugar on top. Each will serve 8-10 people, and they'll come with a baby tiger (OK, a small plastic rendition of a baby tiger) for good luck. Bet your fur and whiskers this'll be a pastry-potent power move for your best holiday party. Note: Pre-order now; available Feb. 24-March 1.$35. -
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Sports
McKinney Falls Volksmarch
Join the Colorado River Walkers for a hike to see the falls, a prehistoric rock shelter, traces of El Camino Real de los Tejas, and the 500-year-old bald cypress nicknamed "Old Baldy."Sat., Feb. 26, 9am. $3, plus park entrance fee. -
Music
Mitski, CHAI
Japanese-American singer-songwriter whose latest critically acclaimed album, Laurel Hell, takes listeners on a captivating synth-pop/indie pop adventure.Sat., Feb. 26, 8pm -
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Theatre
Peckin The Crown
This is what happens when you combine witchcraft, puppetry, psychedelic drugs, and infuse it with imagery from the dark fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The narrative, written by Chris Fontanes and performed by Bottle Alley Theatre Company, revolves around one of the last remaining members of a coven of witches and her descent into multiple realities, guided by a manipulative demon.Through March 12. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35. -
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Theatre
Sweeney Todd
Matt Wade and Sarah Fleming Walker lead the professional TexARTS cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, that bloody, chirurgical musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Kasey RT Graham, with musical direction by Lyn Koenning.Through Feb. 27. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43-53. -
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Theatre
Tootsie
This laugh-out-loud love letter (by Robert Horn and David Yazbek) to the theater tells the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. You know – like in the Dustin Hoffman movie, right? This live version from Broadway in Austin, with all its songs and dance numbers, might just be how it's meant to be enjoyed.Feb. 22-27. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $35 and up. -
Arts
Dance
Ventana Ballet: Alien Galaxy
Ventana Ballet and Austin Camerata invite you to join them for an evening celebrating their current work-in-progress: A Million Alien Gospels, a new ballet set to an original score by composer Michael Alec Rose. Bonus: Post-show cocktails with the artists.Sat., Feb. 26, 5-8pm. $60. -
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Visual Arts
WCC Editions: Matt Trujillo Print Drop
West Chelsea Contemporary celebrates the print release of Austin artist Matthew Trujillo's In the Midst, featuring two editions of 25 in unique colorways and 20 hand-embellished monoprints.Sat., Feb. 26, 3-5pm -
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Classical Music
West Side Story: Film with Live Orchestra Music
Contrary to what the Chronicle's own Kevin Curtin may feel about the film, this classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, is renowned as one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals. And here, tonight, while you watch it on the big screen, your Austin Symphony Orchestra (as conducted by maestro Peter Bay) will play Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score live.Sat., Feb. 26, 8pm. $19-79. -
Community
Out of Town
"Les Diners de Gala" by Salvador Dalí
The Spanish surrealist painter illustrated the cookbook Gala’s Dinners in 1973 that included 136 recipes by French chefs. This traveling exhibit features 12 lithographs that were released in conjunction with the book and are some of his most unique experimental prints.Jan. 15-March 27. Free.Noël Art Museum, San Angelo -
Community
Out of Town
186th Texas Independence Day Celebration
Visit the site where Texas became Texas for a day of music, food, traditional crafts, living history demonstrations, and commemorative programs.Sat.-Sun., Feb. 26-27Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, Washington -
Film
Special Screenings
200 Meters (2020)
Austin Jewish Film Festival presents a director Q&A and screening of this drama about a man whose son has had an accident, but he is denied entry at an Israeli checkpoint and must smuggle himself across to reach his son.Through Feb. 27Online: austinjff.org -
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Nightlife & Parties
6th Annual Lez Prom
Break out the corsages for the sixth annual Lez Prom, a celebration dedicated to queer women and non-binary peeps. While tickets are sold out, there is a waitlist option available.Sat., Feb. 26, 7-12mid. Individuals, $30; four pack, $100. -
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Film
Special Screenings
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A film adaptation of the stage play by Lorraine Hansberry, who won a Pulitzer for the story based on her own life, about an African American family who face hostility and racism after moving into a white neighborhood.Sat., Feb. 26, 6:40pm
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