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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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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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Molly Burch's Holiday Party w/ special guests
Longtime proponent of metallic tinsel and big vocal moments, Molly Burch’s Christmastime musicality dates back to the University of North Carolina. There, the local singer developed a knack for perfectly placed vibrato to match her hair-flipping flourishes while studying jazz vocal performance. Her meticulous approach and honeyed tone take on seasonal essentials like “Auld Lang Syne” alongside new pop cuts on The Molly Burch Christmas Album.: “Holiday music is a really classic thing for a vocalist to do, and something I’ve always wanted to,” explains the artist, who was inspired by an Ella Fitzgerald cover for LP opener “The Secret of Christmas.”: Her undergrad years also developed an annual Asheville celebration as the Lonely Christmas Band. Her boyfriend and guitarist Dailey Toliver was then just a friend, who Burch clarifies “was at the parties, and I think he had a crush on me.” One of two original songs on the album, the romantic “New Year Love,” requests, “I spent Christmas alone this year, and I want that to be the last time.”: Burch also added comedians Kate Berlant and John Early to an energetic edition of Wham’s “Last Christmas.” The two rising stars, longtime friends of the Los Angeles-raised Burch through her casting director sister, joined the singer onstage at her NYC and L.A. shows. The specialty show run ends in Austin with local guest artist Jesse Woods, featured on album duet “The Coldest Night of the Year.” Toliver and bandmates kick off the party with instrumental seasonal favorites.: “Holiday Dreaming” offers Burch’s second self-penned track with buoyant, upbeat rock instrumentation and a funny, Yuletide-heavy behind-the-scenes video. Even after a year of red-and-green-themed work, the Austin frontwoman isn’t sick of it.: “I wanted [the original songs] to really sound like me, with just a hint of a holiday vibe,” says Burch. “Maybe for my next Christmas album I’ll be more ambitious and write a Mariah Carey song.”Fri., Dec. 13, 9pm -
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Austin Trail of Lights
The Austin Trail of Lights has been an Austin tradition since 1965! Holiday light displays line a 2-mile trail through the park, and there are food trucks, live entertainment, and interactive activities. General admission is free seven out of the 14 nights; ages 12 & under are always free of charge (on most weekend nights admission is $5).Dec. 10-23. $5 GA; premium, $20+. -
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Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Need something Austin-y (art, jewelry, prints, clothing, etc., whatnot, and then some) for a loved one this year? Thousands of original works from more than 200 artists and artisans will help you with your gifting conundrums.Through Dec. 24, 10am-10pm (open 10am-6pm on Dec. 24). Free admission.Blue Genie Art Bazaar, 6100 Airport -
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Dance
Blue Lapis Light: Oneness of Being
The breathtaking aerialists of Blue Lapis Light reprise their acclaimed celebration of nature at this annual Luminations event, the high-flying dancers performing on columns and ropes among the Wildflower Center's trees and fields of indigenous plants.Thu.-Sun., Dec. 5-15, 7 & 8:15pm. $18. -
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La Pastorela
La Pastorela – a tradition since the 16th century, the annual yuletide play that's been performed all over Mexico and Latinoamerica – is adapted and directed by Teatro Vivo founder Rupert Reyes. This year, Clemencia Zapata returns as music director of the story of shepherds on a pilgrimage that pits them against angels and demons who test their strength and faith along the way.Through Dec. 22. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $6-21. -
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Theatre
A Christmas Memory
The Alchemy Theatre, with permission from the Truman Capote Literary Trust, presents that author's beloved 1956 short story, featuring Luke Hill as the narrator, "capturing Mr. Capote’s richly detailed memories of his Depression-era, rural Alabama boyhood with his best friend – an eccentric, 60-something distant cousin with whom he baked fruitcakes each Christmas." Directed by Michael Cooper, who previously helmed Alchemy's excellent Waverly Gallery production.Through Dec. 22. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $25-35. -
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Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Cook
Show your face for the permanent return home of Austin’s Lou Reed, velvet rocker Alejandro Escovedo, at the house of Texas blues, rock, soul, and glam.Fri., Dec. 13, 8pm -
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Big Bill's Winter Wasteland w/ Post Modern Girl, Fools, Flora & Fawna
Adiós show for drummer Alan Lauer.Fri., Dec. 13, 10pm -
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Black Lips, Vinyl Ranch, Pussy Gillette
Surliest garage-punk outfit of the Aughts – guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley were kicked out of high school in Georgia following Columbine for being a “subcultural threat” – the Black Lips also remain among the most progressive, having jammed T. Rex covers with Boy George and recorded corridos.Fri., Dec. 13, 9pm -
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Theatre
Dear Evan Hansen
A letter that was never meant to be seen; a lie that was never meant to be told; a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in, in this "deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it." Right?Through Dec. 15. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $44-154. -
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Field Day, Gentlemen Rogues, Black Mercy [inside]
Peter Cortner and Doug Carrion perform ’87’s Wig Out at Denko’s.Fri., Dec. 13, 10pm -
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Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche
An award-winning, off-Broadway laugh-fest that'll take you back to 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein's annual holiday quiche breakfast. Delicious discoveries and cheeky innuendoes ensue, as presented by City Theatre Company.Through Dec. 29. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-25. -
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Homeboy Sandman, Dr. Bobby Banner MPC, Stormshadow, Nick Cruz, Zackery Golden
Queens MC Angel Del Villar II.Fri., Dec. 13, 7pm. $10. -
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Books
I Scream Social
This reading series at Malvern, hosted by Annar Veröld and Schandra Madha, features young women and nonbinary poets and fiction writers from Austin. This month they’re welcoming Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review and the I Screamers are KB, Faylita Hicks, and Alana Torrez.Fri., Dec. 13, 7pm -
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Theatre
It's A Wonderful Life: Classic Radiocast
This show from the Penfold Theatre gang up in Round Rock draws audience members back in time to 1946, as members of the KPNF radio station are assembling for a live radio performance of, well, you know: George Bailey, that angel Clarence, Bedford Falls, and where the band Zuzu's Petals got its name from? Yes.Through Dec. 21. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-31. -
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Nightlife & Parties
L&B Ladies Night
Slip into something more danceable, cuz Lesbutante & the Boss are back for their gal pal party with DJ Eye Q.Second Fridays, 9pm. Free. -
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Monks Jazz presents Kory Cook & the Whale
Co-led by ex-KUT mainstay/Sons of Hercules drummer Kory Cook and saxophonist Eddie Vasquez, San Antonio’s Whale has been riding the cutting edge of Texas jazz since the Nineties. At ATX’s pop-up jazz joint, Monks Jazz, the pair adds bassist Chris Loveland and synth act Xavier Gilmore for classic avant-garde tunes.Fri., Dec. 13, 8pm -
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Next to Normal
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Pulitzer-winning musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness, taking audiences "into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy, and heart." Directed by Lisa Scheps and Brian Cheslik for Ground Floor Theatre and Deaf Austin Theatre. Note: This production will be fully deaf-inclusive, with each character played by two cast members – one deaf, one hearing. And, look, here's what Trey Gutierrez thought of the show.Through Dec. 21. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-45. -
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Dance
Of Mice & Music: A Jazz Tap Nutcracker
Tapestry Dance Company's Acia Gray starts it all off as Ms. Bon Marche, a dance diva who introduces little Clara to a world of dance by giving her a pair of tap shoes – and the journey begins with the Mouse King and his powerful style of contemporary rhythm tap leading an army of tapping mice in their battle against the Nutcracker. Performed to a jazzed-up version of the original Tchaikovsky score and beloved jazz classics, all played live by a group that includes Masumi Jones on drums, Eddy Hobizal on piano, and Michael Stevens on bass.Through Dec. 22. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $34 and up. -
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Community
Queerbomb Holiday Social
Ever wanted to get involved with Austin's DIY Pride event? Check out their holiday cheer and see if you fit (we bet you do!).Fri., Dec. 13, 6-9pm. Free. -
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Classical Music
TEMP: An Early Christmas
Join the Texas Early Music Project for its annual multilicious feast of Christmas music through the ages, as they present a concert of medieval chant and joyous English and French carols, magnificent motets for eight parts from Italy and France, and lively Celtic songs, dulcet Dutch carols, exuberant folk-tunes, and more. Brett Barnes, Cayla Cardiff, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, David Lopez, Jenny Houghton, Gil Zilkha, and Jenifer Thyssen are featured soloists, and acclaimed harpist Therese Honey and countertenor Ryland Angel are this year's special guests.Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30pm. $5-30. -
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Special Screenings
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Noir Canon: Huston's well-crafted heist film scrutinizes the talents and flaws of each member of the team. Monroe appears in a small but pivotal role.Fri., Dec. 13, 7pm -
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Theatre
The Butcher of Baraboo
Valerie is the town butcher with an axe to grind; her daughter is a pharmacist whose clientele extends beyond the drug store. Over one cold February week, the town cop – who just happens to be Valerie’s sister-in-law – will try to sniff out this family’s secrets and lies in the Wisconsin city where the ground is white with snow and the air is black with comedy. Carlo Lorenzo Garcia directs Marisa Wegrzyn's play for Street Corner Arts. But – did the Chron's Elizabeth Cobbe find the show to be as funny as it's supposed to be? And what does she think of that Amber Quick? See here for the full review.Through Dec. 21. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $17-22. -
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Community
Out of Town
Trail of Lights at EmilyAnn
Stroll through a walking path featuring more than 100 holiday light displays created by businesses, organizations, school groups, and families, and enjoy live entertainment most evenings. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.Nov. 30-Dec. 28. Sun.-Thu., 6-9pm; Fri. & Sat., 6-10pm. Free. -
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Visual Arts
Wally Workman Gallery: Ashley Benton and Christopher Lee Gilmer
"Inspired by datamoshing, quantum mechanics, and the hyper saturation of imagery found in daily life, Gilmer creates oil paintings that explore the psychological effects of the figure through physical mutations that distort and merge various realities. Benton's figurative ceramics also portray a dialogue of the human condition, using symbolism as well as physical mutations to explore the depths of the subconscious. Less than reality and more than a dream, Benton and Gilmer’s work strives to give the viewer an alternative connection to the self." Note: This stuff will burrow into your optic nerves and make you feel a little weird, maybe, about the odd beauty it contains. So, yes: recommended.Through Jan. 5 -
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Civic Events
2020 Point in Time Count Volunteers Needed
ECHO is looking for 800 volunteers to make its annual count of everyone experiencing homelessness in Austin and Travis County a success. The 2020 count takes place Jan. 25. Anyone 18 or older can participate; volunteers will work in teams counting folks in their assigned area. Others can collect donations for the care packages distributed during the count.Nov. 18-Jan. 21Online -
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Theatre
A Christmas Carol
The Paradox Players presents the Dickens classic, as adapted Christopher Schario and directed by Barbara Abbate.Through Dec. 15. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $5-20.
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