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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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Austin Creative Alliance: 2107 Honorees
Join the fierce movers-and-shakers at Austin Creative Alliance as they honor Christopher Michael, Chale Nafus, Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, and Art From the Streets for sustained and substantial contributions to arts, culture, and creativity in Austin. Featuring live performances by Ballet Afrique, The Back Pack, Jason Phelps, Fragile Rock, and Mother Falcon Music Lab. And hella tasty noms and drinks. This is gonna be some kind of rockin' party, alright.Tue., Nov. 28, 6pm. $20. -
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Final Doughvember Event at Home Slice Plzza
Home Slice Pizza partners with Via 313 and Pinthouse Pizza during #GivingTuesday to fundraise for national nonprofit organization No Kid Hungry. The culinary teams built collaborative pizzas, like Via 313's New York-style The 500 and Home Slice's Detroit-style Classic #5 Pepperoni & Mushroom – which will be offered on this one night only. Pinthouse Brewing is providing Old Beluga Amber Ale for the evening’s festivities.Tue., Nov. 28, 5-11pm -
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A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
Texas Spotlight: This winner of the 2017 SXSW Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast concerns two petty thieves who try to rob a house, but the heist takes unexpected turns.Tue., Nov. 28, 7pm -
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Giving Tuesday With I Live Here I Give Here
A special pop-up event for local nonprofits in honor of Giving Tuesday. Orgs include Austin Pets Alive!, We Are Blood, Austin Diaper Bank, Big Medium, Minis & Friends, and more. Expect art activities, a mobile blood bank – yes, you can donate!, a diaper donation box, mini horses and a whole lot more.Tue., Nov. 28, 2-5pmLivestrong Headquarters, 2201 E. Sixth -
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Paris, Texas (1984)
Weeknight Cinema: Harry Dean Double Screen: The road trips undertaken by Wenders' characters are like no others. After an absence of several years, a man played by Stanton tries to recover his relationship with his absent wife and son. The roundabout screenplay by Sam Shepard and then adapted by L.M. Kit Carson, the dreamy cinematography by Robby Müller, and the dessicated performances of the living dead all leave their memorable residue.Tue., Nov. 28, 6pm -
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The Driskill Holiday Tree Lighting
Enjoy sweet bites and traditional afternoon teas to the tune of holiday carols sung by the Austin Opera as they light the tree and reveal the replica of the historic hotel in gingerbread.Tue., Nov. 28, 6pm. Free. -
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World of Tomorrow Episode 1 & 2
Austinite Don Hertzfeldt’s nihilistically comic shorts are a mixed-media mash-up of dystopian paranoia, despair, and humor. Watch bot the episodes with the director in attendance.Tue., Nov. 28, 7pm, 9:15pm
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A Gender Affirming Fundraiser for Jonah Archs
Our Boiz of Austin host a Birthday Breast Bash to raise cash for local king Jonah Archs' gender affirming procedure. Live music, drag, and a silent auction.Tue., Nov. 28, 9pm. $10 suggested donation. -
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Activities of Daily Living
An educational series for Alzheimer’s/dementia caregivers. Registration required.Tue., Nov. 28, 2-4pm. Free.Alzheimer’s Texas, 3520 Executive Center Dr. #140 -
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Art on 5th: Bill Mack
He's the renowned creator of metal sculptures in which dynamic figures threaten to escape the bond of their frames, and you can meet this Minneapolis-based artist here tonight.Through Dec. 6 -
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Austin Naked Yoga for Gay Men
A hatha meeting flow yoga class for all levels. Despite the name, all are welcome. For a longer reader see our coverage.Saturdays, 10:30-11:45am and Tuesdays, 8-9:15pm. Through Nov. 21. $10 and up.ToddPilates & Barre, 9029 Research #200 -
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Authentic Relating Games for LGBTQIA Community
An LGBTQxyz event intended to connect queer community members. These games are designed to take your conversations deeper than small talk in a safe and facilitated space.Tue., Nov. 28, 6-9:30pm. Free. -
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Big Medium: Skin Thick
Big Medium presents the inaugural Tito's Prize exhibition, featuring winner Zack Ingram.Through Dec. 16 -
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Bond Task Force Seeking Public Input
Share what infrastructure needs you think are most pressing. These meetings will inform the $640 million bond package going to voters in 2018.Tue., Nov. 28, 6:30-8:30pm -
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Carver Museum: State of Ascension
Mixed-media vessel works by Rejina Thomas, featuring art she created during the past two decades, with themes positioning the womb as a metaphorical looking glass from which viewers experience and understand the world.Through Feb. 28 -
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Cherry Cola Dog: Bridging the Gap
This here's the first solo show for Austin artist Bill Tavis, whose psychedelic halftone style incorporates fractal patterns for best mindblowing effect. It's not just prints, either, as this three-day exhibition boasts an array of laser engravings, animations, and paintings as well.Reception: Tue., Nov. 28, 7-11pm. $5 (for the reception; includes artist's sticker-pack).3409 E. Fifth -
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Conspirare: Holiday Big Sing
Join the audience here – your friends! your neighbors! – as they learn basic vocal technique and sing as one with hundreds of other voices to celebrate the season, led by Conspirare's own Craig Hella Johnson.Tue., Nov. 28, 5:30pm. Free. -
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De Stijl: you i i i everything else
In which Elizabeth McDonald Schwaiger and Seth Orion Schwaiger exploit the original function of the gallery building – a modest bungalow – and create a domestic environment, a painting-filled home, a hypothetical household that reflects our current anxious times. "Human behavioral science, psychological theory, geo-political power structures, scientific and technological experiments, and the history of art and of science are just some of the subjects both artists mine and explore."Through Dec. 161004 W. 31st. -
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