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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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Civic Events
November 2022 General Election
Vote anywhere you see a "Vote Here/Vote Aquí" sign, and learn about what's on the ballot at austinchronicle.com/elections. Need help getting to the polls? Capital Metro is waiving all fares on election day, including bus, rail, and pickup services, and bike rental service MetroBike is free with the code BIKETOVOTE2022. Lyft is offering half-price rides to the polls with the code VOTE22. You can also request a ride from RideShare2Vote.com. Remember: If you're in line by 7pm, you are allowed to vote. Learn more about voting rights here.Election day: Tue., Nov. 8Travis County -
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Theatre
The Austin Séance
Join natty necromancers Albert Lucio and Jake Cordero of the Austin Séance as they take over the Vortex's Pony Shed to 1) demonstrate tools used by working mediums and 2) use those tools in modern re-creations of old-time séances. We say: This gig is smart, much more hip than hokey, and just right for the demon-haunted holiday weekend.Oct. 27-31. Thu., 7:15pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:15 & 9:30pm; Sun.-Mon., 7:15pm. $30. -
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ACG Live at the Rosette: SoloDuo
Austin Classical Guitar presents a concert by Italian guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli.Oct. 29-30. Sat., 4:30 & 8pm; Sun., 4:30pm. $35-75.3908 Avenue B #116 -
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Visual Arts
Art from the Streets: 30th Anniversary Show
Head over to the Blue Genie space this weekend and shop original art and support people experiencing homelessness in Austin: 95% of the proceeds from sales at this exhibition of diverse and unique creations go directly to the artist.Sat.-Sun., 11am-5pm, Oct. 29-30. Free to attend. -
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AusPop: Fall Fundraiser
This fundraiser for the Austin Museum of Popular Culture features a taco dinner with live music from Al Staehely, door prizes, a thoroughly Austintatious silent auction (of vintage music posters, vintage T-shirts, gift baskets from Antones Records and Ruta Maya Coffee, vintage jewelry, and more), and a raffle for two nights in Big Bend.Sun., Oct. 30, 6-10pm. $25-125. -
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Special Screenings
Austin Film Festival
AFF's fest and writers conference is a must for anyone wanting to be a screenwriter, TV writer, playwright, or podcaster. A range of tickets are available, from film passes to student badges to all-access badges, for the hundreds of films, TV premieres, parties, and informative panels.Oct. 27-Nov. 3. $70-680. -
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Casta
Salvage Vanguard Theater presents Adrienne Dawes' new play – an immersive performance that features puppets by Julia Smith and original music by Graham Reynolds – as inspired by Mexican casta paintings that depict the mixing of races in colonial Latin America. Look: A wealthy patron commissions an apprentice to paint a casta series, but the portraits come to life and revolt. Performances (an excellent cast, directed by JKJK) will take place in the Rapaport Atrium of the Blanton Museum's glorious venue.Oct. 27, 29-30. All shows: 2pm. $5-12 (free on Thursdays). -
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Special Screenings
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
The Neo-Noir Canon: Part I: An underappreciated gem set in 1948 L.A., about a World War II vet (Washington) who becomes entangled in a political scandal after being hired to find a missing woman (Beals).Sun., Oct. 30, 4pm -
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Sports
MLS Playoffs: Austin FC vs. Los Angeles FC
Austin FC is in it to win it, y'all! They head to L.A. for the Western Conference finals, and there'll be plenty of places to watch with other fans around town. Check the Austin FC Pub Club list to find official partners who'll be showing the game, and we've also heard about watch parties at Celis Brewery and Rain on Fourth. Tune in on ABC or ESPN3.Sun., Oct. 30, 2pm -
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Kids
Rosita y Conchita
A charming bilingual play based on the award-winning children's book by Erich Haeger and Eric González about two sisters trying to reunite on the Day of the Dead.Sun., Oct. 30, 11am & 1pm. $15-20. -
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Slaughterhouse II
This show "explores the trans-feminine through the queens and succubi that live within the world of The Inferno where pain is perverted into pleasure and pleasure into pain," via a night of cinema, poetry, and theatre, featuring Slaughterhouse originator Raphaella the Swan with Alexis Lepore and Sarah Lynn.Sun., Oct. 30, 9pm. $15-47. -
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Visual Arts
The Contemporary Austin: The Very 'Rary
The Contemporary Austin hosts their first-ever family-friendly fundraiser, a magical afternoon filled with artmaking and adventures with local artists and entertainers, all to benefit contemporary art experiences for local K-12 students. They'll be taking over the lawns, woods, and shoreline of Laguna Gloria, bringing creative opportunities and wonderment to all.Sun., Oct. 30, 1-5pm. $30 (free, ages 5 and younger). -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Trick-or-Treat With Pigs
A unique opportunity to get and give treats – you can bring treats from a preapproved list or pick up some of the provided produce to hand out to the pigs of the rescue as you learn about these magical animals. Dress up for the costume contest!Sun., Oct. 30, 1-4pmCentral Texas Pig Rescue; address in Smithville provided with ticket -
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Uncommon Flea
Uncommon Objects' big backyard is transformed into a dynamic marketplace for all things vintage, found and made. Come join the fun and feast on the bargains!Last Sundays, 10am-3pm -
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Velvet Crown Collective: Halloween Haus w/ Sa'd, Moodie B Trublz, BLakchyl, Hollow Earth Theory, Cooley Fly, Rumuzik, Nez Tha Villain, Toolman
Incisive poet Blakchyl and storytelling-heavy emcee Nez Tha Villain highlight the local creative collective’s Halloween bash.Sun., Oct. 30, 9pm. $10 advance tickets. $20 at door; $15 at door if wearing costume. -
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Food Events
Wine & Swine
Tell you what, citizen. There's no Sunday afternoon like a Sunday afternoon filled with all manner of tasty wines from Texas and roasted pigs from some of the best chefs in the Lone Star State – and this is that afternoon, as the Texas Food & Wine Alliance presents the 11th annual Wine & Swine celebration, replete with live-fire cooking and delicious dishes from the likes of the Fairmont's Jakub Czyszczon, Philip Speer & Christina Currier of Comedor, Jack Gilmore of Jack Allen's Kitchen, 1417 French Bistro's Kyle Mulligan, Intero's Krystal Craig, Laila Bazahm of Eberly, and more. Yes, there are celeb chefs coming up from San Antone and Houston, too. Yes, there's a whole Lockhart Takeover gonna happen in the midst of this shindig. And, beveragewise, it's all very wine-forward, of course – but there will also be much craft beer and artisinally distilled spirits in the mix, too.Sun., Oct. 30, 2-5pm. $95-175.
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Special Screenings
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
A family-friendly double feature in the forest, with the timeless Sixties animation and the latest adventures of Scooby-Doo.Sun., Oct. 30, 7:15pm -
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"Texas Governors and Their Times, 1846-1946"
This exhibit showcases materials from the State Archives documenting the official work and daily business of the state’s chief executive spanning 100 years. Can't visit in person? It's available to explore online.Sept. 19, 2022-May 15, 2023. Free. -
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Art From the Streets Show & Sale
Shop original art and support people experiencing homelessness. Buying art at this sale builds the self-confidence needed to help break the cycle of homelessness, and 95% of the proceeds will go directly to the artist.Sat.-Sun., Oct. 29-30, 11am-5pm -
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Art4Water: Sacred Springs Kites
Art4Water’s inaugural program (now on view at Downtown's gorgeous library) is a collaboration between the Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee, and more than 30 national artists in the creation of dozens and dozens of water-inspired art kites.Through Nov. 30. Free. -
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Austin Community College Spring Registration
ACC welcomes all to explore and learn about the 100+ programs they offer to Austinites. Start planning now for the spring semester starting in January 2023.Beginning Oct. 17 for current/former students; Oct. 31 for new students -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Austin Flea Monster Mash Market
Shop local goods all day, and enjoy drag bingo (1-3pm) and tunes from DJ Jenny Hoyston (3-5pm).Sun., Oct. 30, noon-5pm. Free. -
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Sports
Austin Ice Bats
See the NA3HL ice hockey team face off for three home games against the Mid Cities Jr. Stars.Oct. 28-30. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 4:45pm -
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Special Screenings
Austin Polish Film Festival
Immerse yourself in two full weekends of Polish cinema, and cast your vote for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary.Oct. 28-30 & Nov. 4-6
