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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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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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Round Rock Express
The Express start their season with five against the Memphis Redbirds. Earl Campbell throws out the first pitch on opening night followed by postgame fireworks. After Saturday's game the Spazmatics will perform.Mon., April 9, 7:05pm. $7-16. -
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Texas Roller Derby
Banked-track Roller Derby with the Cherry Bombs facing off against the Rhinestone Cowgirls.Sat., April 7, 7pm. $17-35. -
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Austin Dance Festival
Here's a vibrant array of modern dance showcases by professional local, state, national, and international artists in the heart of Austin over one kinetic weekend. During the three-day festival, take a master class, watch dance on film, participate in a community pop-up dance, listen to artist interviews, and check out the next generation of dancers in the Youth Edition Concert.April 6-8. Fri.-Sun., times vary; see website for details. Prices vary.Locations vary -
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Big Gay Disco!
Get ready to get your dancing queen on with DJs Lolo, GirlFriend, and disco-DJ goddess Cap'n Tits. Bell bottoms, sequins, and Farrah Fawcett hair strongly encouraged.Sat., April 7, 10pm-2am. Free. -
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Brush Square Planning Event
PARD hosts an all-ages, family-friendly public kick-off event for the Brush Square master planning effort.Sat., April 7, 10am-noon -
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Cecile Richards: Make Trouble
Join Cecile Richards for a conversation moderated by former Texas Sen. Wendy Davis.Sat., April 7, 3-6pm. $40. -
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Chingona Fest ATX w/ Bidi Bidi Banda, Cecilia & the Broken Hearts, Mariachi Las Coronelas, Chulita Vinyl Club
Local acts aptly suit this bad bitch festival. Chulita Vinyl Club open by spinning everything from Latino punk to New Wave. Mariachi Las Coronelas follow with Vanessa Del Fierro spearheading new weight into the boisterous, Pedro Infante-led genre. Cecilia + the Broken Hearts follow suit meshing their Afro/Chicanx sound with tinges of folk, and Selena tribute band, Bidi Bidi Banda, close by paying homage to the queen of Tejano.Sat., April 7, 3:30pm -
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con flama
Salvage Vanguard Theater presents Sharon Bridgforth's lyrical drama, set in Los Angeles in the 1940s-1970s, that offers a glimpse of a black gurl's coming-of-age, through ancestral passages and her family history. Directed by Florinda Bryant.Through April 7. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm. $10. -
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Special Screenings
Fecha de caducidad (2012)
Viva Cinema: Black comedy tracks three intersecting lives in Mexico. Video chat with director and co-writer Kenya Márquez and Cine Las Americas Festival Director Jean Anne Lauer follows screening.Sat., April 7, 7pm -
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Finding Euphoria Block Party
A dozen electro acts including Manic Focus, SoDown, Montu.Sat., April 7, 2pm -
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Leather Pride in Texas 2018
Three days of leather and its lovers. Complete with cocktail parties, drag shows, discussions, workshops, all kinds of parties to fit your preference, and more.Fri.-Sun., April 6-8. $45-85. -
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Lonestar Roundup w/ Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Dale Watson & His Lone Stars, the Peterson Brothers, High School Caesar (11:00am)
Almost three dozen acts soundtrack a cruise through 12 venues hosting the 17th annual Lonestar Round-up. Even so, the heart of this parade resides in acres of preening hot rods at the Travis County Expo Center on Saturday and Sunday, which stacks the all-star talent. Saturday corrals Peterson Brothers blues and Dale Watson’s outlaw twang as bookended by rockabilly in High School Caesar and headliners Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys. Find the full schedule of events at www.lonestarroundup.com/schedule.Sat., April 7 -
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Classical Music
One Ounce Opera: Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera
The progressive vocal powerhouses of OOO present their third annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce concert in the intimate surroundings of the Museum of Human Achievement, with this year’s winning crop of micro-operas performed – beautifully – in English, featuring intriguing characters, unexpected stories, varied styles and colors. We nigh on raved about the goodness of last year's Fresh Squeezed Ounce and gladly recommend that you join director Julie Fiore and her company of glory for this showcase of new works. Note: Some of this material is, ah, definitely not for the kiddos, capisce? Bonus: Beverages from Tito's, Live Oak, and Whitestone.April 6-8. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $20-25. -
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Ragnar Kjartansson: S.S. Hangover
All the way from Reykjavik to Austin, Kjartansson's artwork consists of a musical performance (composed by Kjartan Sveinsson, most recently of Sigur Rós) acted by musicians on a historic fishing boat circling the water. Trumpets! French horns! Tubas! Part sculpture, part performance, part musical endurance test, S.S. Hangover is the odd spectacle at Laguna Gloria that our own Kevin Curtin reported on right here.May 5-6. Sat.-Sun., 11am-3pm -
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Sirens of South Austin
All-ATX supergroup Grace Pettis, Rebecca Loebe, and BettySoo.Sat., April 7, 8pm -
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Southern Culture on the Skids
Beginning Thursday, almost three dozen acts soundtrack a cruise through 12 venues hosting the 17th annual Lonestar Round-up. Chicken shack fryers Southern Culture on the Skids man the Continental Club all week. Find the full schedule of events at www.lonestarroundup.com/schedule.April 3-7, 11:59pm -
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Tailwaggers Non-Gala | Neo-Gala
Austin Chronicle Publisher Nick Barbaro will be rolling up in the Hankmobile (a car fashioned after our very own office dog Hank) to this benefit for Austin Pets Alive! Help keep Austin a no-kill city with vegan bites, vodka bevs by Tito's, and music by DJ Mahealani and Rent Party.Sat., April 7, 7-10pm. $150-1,000.7Co (formerly LaV), 1501 E. Seventh -
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Food Events
Texas German Bier & Brezel Fest
Austin Saengerrunde and Foodways Texas have partnered up for this inaugural event, featuring beers from more than a dozen local breweries – and local chefs, bakers, and other pretzel-dough makers serving up their delicious twisted delights alongside. Swig lustily from your commemorative glass boot, citizen, and munch those brezels while listening to the psychedelic polka tunes of that Grammy-winning Brave Combo.Sat., April 7, 5-11pm. $40. -
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Texas Stars
Only a few home games left in the regular season. Cheer on your squad while you can.Vs. Grand Rapids: Wed., April 11, 7:30pm. $22-58. -
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Texas Veg Fest
The Wandering Vegan wants you to know that local and national sponsors and vendors, educational lectures, cooking demos, youth activities, fantastic food, craft beer, and live music are just a few of the activities this seventh annual event has to offer.Sat., April 7, 11am-6pm. Free. -
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Titus Andronicus w/ Rich Maguire (from Pile)
Jersey art punks released fifth LP A Productive Cough last month.Sat., April 7, 9pm -
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Trowel & Error Gardening Symposium
This is THE fundraiser for Mayfield Park. Show your support with a donation, and enjoy lectures from Jay White, contributing editor for Texas Gardener; horticulturalist Daphne Richards; and arborist April Rose. And, of course, say hello to the peacocks.Sat., April 7, 9:30am-1pm. $5 suggested donation. -
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Volcom Garden: Me & You & You & You
How do we know this is gonna be a good show? Because that Tim Kerr has curated this cool display of artwork by himself, Hi-Dutch, Yusuke Hanai, James McMillan, and Michael Sieben.Sat., April 7, 7-11pm
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AARC: Beyond Bollywood
"Indian-Americans Shape the Nation," a traveling exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution, makes an artifact-rich stop at the Asian American Resource Center – with a vibrant collection of photographs, art, and interactive learning stations.Through April 8 -
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ACK Spring 2018 Demos
Demo kayaks and stand-up paddleboards from Austin Canoe & Kayak during this 2-day event.Sat., April 7, 10am-4pm; Sun., April 8, noon-4pm. Free.Hyde Park Quarries, 11400 N. MoPac -
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ACMC: Ardent Aries
Continuing their “Dal Segno” season, the Austin Chamber Music Center exposes the horoscope signs of quintessential chamber music composers, combining stories of their personalities with works that exude their most expressive traits. Ardent Aries features works by Haydn, J.S. Bach, and Rachmaninov, performed by Sandy Yamamoto, Amy Levine-Tsang, and Michelle Schumann.Sat., April 7, 7:30pm. $27-42. -
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Books
Adrian Todd Zuniga: Collision Theory
Question: What could be more compelling than readings from this debut novel when the author is the creator and host of Literary Death Match and the founding editor of Opium Magazine? Answer: When the man joining Zuniga is original Salvage Vanguard Theater founder (and nascent filmmaker) Jason Neulander, who knows how to put words through a mic for best impact, tell you what.Sat., April 7, 7pm
