On the April Full Moon, come set intentions and indulge in the mesmerizing allure of live acoustic music performed by world-class musicians, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight. Its a different kind of concert, that begins and ends in darkness, with music and a poem or two surrounding and soothing you. Audience members will be given the choice of bringing their own yoga mats and/or pillows to gaze at the shadows on the ceiling. A circle of chairs will be provided.
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!
Modern Masters: What better way to spend the first day of the new year than taking a personal journey through classic films with one of France's heavyweight creators.
Tate Mayeux and Brian Broussard lay down hard-driven Southern swamp rock full of stoned-out choogle and heavy roadhouse blues. November EP Hot in Tejas sweats along the Gulf Coast behind Mayeux’s raw, crackling howl and Broussard’s guitar sparks. Last year’s Best New Artist AMA winner Jane Ellen Bryant sets the stage with soulful pop behind powerful vocals that spotlight sharp songwriting, and roots weary Fairbanks & the Lonesome Light swoon last year’s debut LP Nothing to Escape.
Nothing says “Welcome freaks to another 365 days of weirdness” like superhero Japanese spazz rock. Except maybe the Dead Music Capital Band, Austin’s zombilicious horn ensemble that never met a genre – from heavy metal to show tunes – they couldn’t turn into a brass fantasy. Riverboat Gamblers spin-off Drakulas, gloom poppers Gold Leather, and country/reggae blenders Cowboy Irie also party like it’s 2018.
It's a holiday horror art show here at Guzu in the Center of Austin Fandom, featuring new renditions of the iconic heroes and villains of the grisly genre. By whom, precisely? By some of the best illustrators around: Chet Phillips, Billy Perkins, Katherine Kuehne, the incredible brotherly duo of Half-Human, Tessa Morrison, and more.
All Austin Community Colleges will be closed for winter break until Thu., January 4 at 8am when offices re-open. Spring registration remains open and students can apply and/or register online.
Social Cycling Austin presents Bikin' Betties, a weekly, beginner-friendly, all-ladies bike ride that ends with drink specials and fun activities (karaoke, minigolf, outdoor movies, etc.) Along the way, bond with other two-wheelin' ladies. Join the Facebook group for ride details.
Join in the annual census of our avian friends. Many events are kid- and beginner-friendly as birders fan out across Texas and the Western Hemisphere in the largest citizen science project in the world.
"I show the whole through the fine details," says the artist. "I use subliminal manner of drawing and do not know where my own hand will lead me." Yeah, but where it winds up often looks real damned good. And, here, her works are surrounded by craft beer ready for the drinking.
Soothe the day-after with a bit of the hair of the dog that bit you. Black-eyed peas, gumbo, and Bloody Marys are on tap, as well as various dog grooming contests.
The rise of modernism in Mexico was activated by artists, museum curators, gallery owners, journalists, and publishers both in Mexico and the United States. This exhibition explores two decades of dynamic cultural exchange between the two countries, featuring important artists such as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Oroxco, and others.
Cold is as cold does, baby, and this cold will do you good: Fresa's on South First is offering $1 frozen margaritas any day this winter that the temperature hits 32 degrees or below. (Note: Fahrenheit.) (Also: You've gotta buy a food item, and there's a two-per-customer dollar-marg limit. But the tasty concoctions are usually $8 a pop, so this is, counter-intuitively, a totally hot deal.)
This first day of the new year, fortifying your resolve with a Biscuits & Booze brunch, is gonna be extra fabulous as Rhonda Jewels and co-host Mandy Quinn perform a drag show (noon-2pm) and Saint Sinner dazzles with DJ duties (2-8pm).
Traditional New Year’s Day brunch – albeit fancy AF, with the prime rib and the oysters and the king crab, and mmmmmm, yes – with Margaret Wright on the baby grand piano and a sort of Gatsby feeling suffusing the whole exquisite affair.