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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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Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark
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.Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pmATX Unplugged
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Austin Film Festival
Dubbed "the writer's film festival," AFF brings an assortment of creatives and world premieres to town. Hobnob with acclaimed screenwriters and try to get your spec screenplay into the hands of studio executives. Festival passes cost $50 or $12 per ticket, and are available online or at the venues.Oct. 26-Nov. 2Various locations -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Bethany Lutheran Pumpkin Patch
Purchase a pumpkin and then hang out for the storytelling, coloring area, food trucks, peddling tractor course, and more.Through Tue., Oct. 31. Free. -
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Early Voting
During early voting (and on Election Day) you can vote at any polling location with a "Vote Here" sign.Oct. 23-Nov. 3Travis County -
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Halloween Seance at Museum of the Weird
Your guide Doc Ravencraft enables communication with the spirits in this event that includes a guided tour of "The Creature in Ice!" and the new Sfanthor Chamber of Horrors. Lotta different seances going on in town right about now, probably all creeptastically fun; but, a better venue than this for such a thing? We can't even.Sun.-Mon., Oct 29-30; times TBA. $35. -
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High Hopes (1988)
Jewels in the Wasteland: Acclaimed 1988 social comedy follows a working-class family in Thatcher-era England.Mon., Oct. 30, 7:30pm -
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Kreator, 1349, Goatwhore, Tombs
German thrash pioneers Kreator, still led by “Mille” Petrozza on 14th LP Gods of Violence from January, last played locally at Emo’s in 2012. Back then, the venue counted a sister club in what is now Come & Take It Live, a far more intimate space. Here, they’re wall-to-wall blitzkrieg as supported by Norwegian black metal vets 1349, New Orleans’ blackened death giants Goatwhore, and Mike Hill’s post-metal bruisers Tombs. Sound on Sound Fest canceled, consider it the metal bill of 2017.Mon., Oct. 30, 6pm -
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Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway
Mission Accomplished is hosting its 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway. Sponsors are donating 200 turkeys to help families enjoy a nice Thanksgiving Day dinner. Applications due by Nov. 4. Drop off non-perishable items though Nov. 10 at these Austin locations: Temeika Thomas New York Life & Company, Settin Trendz Barber & Beauty Shop, African American Youth Harvest Foundation. Volunteers neededTue., Oct. 10African American Youth Harvest Foundation -
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The Golem (1920)
A score by the Captain Beefheart guitarist Gary Lucas will accompany the film. This silent film is based on the Jewish folktale of the golem and is remembered as a high point in German Expressionism, with dramatically painted sets and crowd scenes and stylized acting.Mon., Oct. 30, 7pm -
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The Shining (1980)
Classics: Come play with us, Danny, forever, and ever, and ever.Mon., Oct. 30, 7pm, 10pm -
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The Thing (1982)
70mm: Carpenter remakes this 1951 sci-fi classic about shape-shifting aliens from the Antarctic. Much grislier than Howard Hawks' original, Carpenter's version is also more a study of internalization than group dynamics.Mon., Oct. 30, 7pm, 10pm
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"Flight of the Butterflies" (2012)
The life cycle of a monarch butterfly and its long-distance migration from Canada to Central Mexico is captured in this 3-D nature documentary that also focuses on the decades of fieldwork conducted by Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart.Mon., Oct. 30, 12pm -
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Bikin' Betties Social Ride
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.Mondays, 8pm -
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Boiler Nine Launches To-Go Thanksgiving Menu
This Thanksgiving, don't do the cooking yourself. Place full Thanksgiving dinner orders from the fire-focused restaurant, with plenty of options to fill your holiday table.Oct. 23-Nov. 15, 11am-11pm -
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Civic Events
Community Conversation on East Austin Mural
Join Six Square to discuss the forthcoming mural at 12th & Chicon, as well as others located within the state-designated black cultural district.Mon., Oct. 30, 6:30pm -
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Out of Town
Corn Maze, Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Patch
Make your way around the 5.5-acre maze, meet the farm animals, take a pumpkin home, plus more fun in the country near San Antonio.Opens Sat., Sept. 23 to Oct. 31. $10.Circle N. Farm, LaVernia -
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: This IMAX doc celebrates the ingenuity of engineers, from the tallest buildings to underwater robots.Mon., Oct. 30, 10am -
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Fall Foliage Color Report
Go to the website to get updates, but be aware that the park closes when the parking lots become full.Through Nov. 30Lost Maples State Park -
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Civic Events
Going In, Getting Out: Race and Incarceration in the U.S.
A film screening and discussion to examine the intersection of race and mass incarceration in the U.S.Mon., Oct. 30, 6-9pm. Free. -
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