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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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American Dreams
You, yes, you are invited into the live online studio audience of American Dreams, a game show where the audience decides which contestant will receive the ultimate prize: instant citizenship to "the greatest nation on earth." This playful participatory performance heists the tropes of America’s favorite game shows and uses voting, polling, trivia, and more to explore who and what we choose to believe.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 2-3, 7pm. $15 (free, UT students). -
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Austin Symphony Orchestra: Educating Beethoven
Three works by Ludwig Van himself glorify this vibrant virtual offering from Peter Bay the indefatigable ASO, as do Sinfonia concertante by Joseph Haydn and Antonio Salieri's Sinfonia in D Major, with all of it brought to sonic fruition by Jessica Mathaes (violin), Douglas Harvey (cello), Julianne Webner (oboe), and William Lewis (bassoon).Fri., Oct. 2, 7pm. $50. -
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Bale Creek Allen Gallery: Delicate Disorders
Los Angeles-based Shelli Tollman's paintings, informed by her upbringing during the Apartheid era in South Africa, address the complex subject of diversity within the personal and political landscape. This exhibition of sinister fairytale works reflect Tollman's experience as an immigrant artist confronted with American culture.Through Oct. 18 -
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Final Call for RENT: Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants
This program through the city of Austin provides full rent payment for income-eligible renters financially impacted by COVID-19. Get all the details on their FAQ and apply online.Applications due Tue., Dec. 8, noon -
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GrayDUCK Gallery: Capirotada
Capirotada is a delicious Mexican bread pudding concocted from a wide variety of nuts and fruits embedded within syrup-soaked bread. In a similar vein, this new show – curated by Los Outsiders – collects a group of artists revealing dialogues about self-reflection, meditation, and communing with nature through art. A fine array of works by Rachel Comminos, Julie DeVries, Soomin Jung, Paloma Mayorga, and Ryan Runcie bridge the ideas of the individual in search of solace in a natural world.Through Nov. 1 -
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Northern-Southern: Baton
This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm -
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Order Up! Donate Blood, Get a Free Whataburger
We Are Blood partnered up again with Texas favorite Whataburger. When you donate this week, you'll receive a voucher for a free Whataburger. Due to COVID-19, appointments are mandatory and masks or face coverings are required. Schedule a donation appointment online or by calling 512/206-1266.Oct. 1-8We Are Blood donor centers & mobile drives -
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Shock the Vote ATX
Shock the Vote is a new nonpartisan, community-building campaign aiming to energize the city of Austin. Funds raised through partner events support Austin Creative Alliance, Austin Justice Coalition, Between the Pages, Out Youth, the SAFE Alliance, and Texas Appleseed. This week's events include improv with Y'all We Asian (Oct. 1), sketches and music with Hot Pot Comedy (Oct. 2), and a clothing collection preview party with Flavors Creative Group (Oct. 8). Sign up for the newsletter to get updates and join in on one of the partner events to support the cause.Thu.-Fri., Oct. 1-2, Thu., Oct. 8Online -
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The Lounge Series w/ Wild Child, Texas Gentlemen
Downtown’s largest venue isn’t too big to pivot. Last month, ACL Live adapted into a chapel, marrying 14 couples under lights typically shining on bands. This weekend they baby step back into live entertainment with local, socially distanced double bills raising money for Austin music nonprofit Black Fret. Violin and ukulele-anchored indie folk combo Wild Child, whose new Song Confessional-inspired track “Going In” proved a popular Spotify addition, link with Beau Bedford’s country, funk, and blues wrecking crew Texas Gentlemen. Melodically vibrant multi-instrumentalist Jackie Venson plays Saturday after explosive rappers Blackillac.Fri., Oct. 2, 7pm -
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Food Events
The Tigress: 10-Year Anniversary
They can't really throw a party, as such, no. But Pam Pritchard and company can celebrate their decade of booze biz like gangbusters, and so the Tigress is ramping up the weekend's take-out action with a Tigress zine for purchase (which includes original recipes, an interview with Pam, cocktail tips, a Tigress-themed crossword puzzle, and other goodies), a special cocktail menu with old school throwbacks, cupcakes by Mama Cat's Bakery, and a curated playlist to rock your own party-along-at-home celebration.Oct. 1-4. Thu.-Sat., 4-9pm; Sun., noon-5pm -
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Theatre
The Vortex Odyssey: Underground
We've told you all about this fundraising extravaganza of theatrical diversion from that myth-aligned Vortex company of artists and raconteurs, and this listing is so you'll know it's still happening. This Underground section – a virtual, livestreamed evocation of the underworld of gods and such that the ancient Greek hero Odysseus had to deal with, but updated with modern concerns – is an accompaniment to the aboveground Odyssey spectacle that you'll actually drive your car through. This online-only portion is riddled with can-you-solve-it puzzles, animations, and interactive performances –featuring appearances by the likes of sexologist Annie Sprinkle, commedia dell’arte troupe La Fenice, the improv savants Parallelogramophonograph, and more.Through Oct. 10. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $33-1000. -
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The Vortex: Odyssey
This here's the main, aboveground, right-there-in-real-life manifestation of the Vortex fundraising show that we've been telling you about. Follow in the footsteps of that Greek hero Odysseus – follow in your actual car, packed with your closest friends, guided by the voice of Athena, through the Manor Road neighborhood – and witness the living tableaux of the ancient Odyssey, now updated to confront societal challenges of our modern times, as live performers take over an array of familiar urban spaces and transform them into theatrical phantasmagoria for your fuck-this-pandemic pleasure. Ah, those seductive Sirens … the Cyclops … the island of Calypso … the aquatic treacheries of Scylla and Charybdis! It's like one of those motorized safaris, right, except the animals are (more or less) people and the reality is mythic? It's like … going to Hades in a Toyota handbasket? Bon voyage, traveler, and watch out for those naiads.Through Oct. 10. Thu.-Sat., 6-9pm. $125 per car. -
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Yoga for an Open Heart With Kelly Marshall
Kelly M. Marshall leads a beginner-friendly, virtual yoga class with guided exercises to help reduce anxiety or depression.Through Oct. 16. Fridays, 7-8pm. Full series, $99; drop-in, $7-20.Online
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Out of Town
50 Miles by Wire, 1875
The fort was one of the first telegraph stations in West Texas, and the days of dots and dashes come alive as portrayed by reenactors.Fri.-Sun., Oct. 2-4Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard -
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Sports
Absolute Beginning Pilates Group Reformer Workshop
Pilates is one of the best workouts around, and if you're new to it and/or the Pilates Reformer equipment, this workshop is a perfect place to start. Everyone is a beginner in this workshop.Wednesdays, Oct. 7-Nov. 11, 6:15-7pm. $150 for six weeks. -
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Special Screenings
AFS Grant Webinar
A workshop about applying for an Austin Film Society short film grant. Applications are due Oct. 8.Fri., Oct. 2, 12pmOnline via www.austinfilm.org -
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Kids
AISD Launches New Support Web Pages
Austin ISD has launched new web pages full of resources, FAQs, and instructions to support Community Learning Spaces and caregivers as students begin learning remotely for the first four weeks of school. Community Learning Spaces are facilitated by community organizations, groups of parents, faith-based organizations, or public entities that provide in-person support to students during times of remote off-campus instruction, and you can find one online if needed.Beginning Sept. 8 -
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AJ Vallejo
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Special Screenings
Alamo on Demand
Make any Tuesday terror-iffic, any Wednesday weird, and the rest of the week fantastic with Alamo Drafthouse curated picks via Alamo on Demand. If a film is there, it's because an Alamo programmer loves it. It's kinda like going to your favorite video store when you could do that, mixed with going to your favorite theatre, when you could do that too. Staff picks, cult classics, Found Footage Fest and Master Pancake, Weird Wednesday and Terror Tuesday, Fantastic Fest faves, they're all there for rental or purchase.OngoingOnline via ondemand.drafthouse.com -
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Anne's Freaky 15 w/ Anne Heller & MC Terroristic
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Art Scared
The San Marcos Art League is seeking elementary to high school students for a temporary public art installation designed for windows of participating establishments on the historic downtown square. Kids will paint a: section of a designated window on Sat., Oct. 24, with a Halloween-themed image.Registration deadline: Oct. 10Apply online -
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Austin Ed Fund's Inspire the Future Event
Austin Ed Fund’s sixth annual Inspire the Future fundraiser will celebrate the work of the AISD Crisis Support Fund and give a special welcome to AISD's new superintendent, Dr. Stephanie Elizalde. Learn more about the Austin Ed Fund and how you can support the district's 80,000 students and 5,500 teachers by tuning in via AISD-TV or the Austin Ed Fund’s YouTube channel.In English: Fri., Oct. 2, noon & 6pm; Sat., Oct. 3, 10am. En español: Fri., Oct. 2, 1pm & 7pm; Sat., Oct. 3, 11am. Free.Televised on AISD-TV's channel 22 -
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Special Screenings
Austin Film Festival & Conference
For its 27th annual iteration, AFF is virtual, and is packed with film screenings and events, including five days of panels and intimate roundtables with the world’s biggest names in film and eight days of film premieres, screenings, and Q&As.Oct. 22-29Online via www.austinfilmfestival.com -
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Austin Free-Net Fundraiser
Austin Free-Net brings computer literacy classes to older and less tech-savvy Austinites, maintains a community computer lab, and leads workforce readiness programs in partnership with Austin Community College. The nonprofit was selected as one of 39 Texas-based nonprofits eligible for matching donations from the A Community Thrives 2020 fundraising challenge, and you can help them reach their $6,000 goal with a donation by Oct. 16.Through Fri., Oct. 16Online -
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Austin Scavenger Hunt
Explore Downtown in search of storied buildings, green spaces, and famous concert venues, all while solving riddles, trivia questions, and completing photo challenges. Now available: "Roam From Home," with family and date night scavenger hunt activities you can do without leaving the house.Anytime. $12.99-24.99.Online and at home -
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Austin Self-Guided Hemp Tour
Learn more about hemp while social distancing. Visit all seven retail locations for special discounts, education, and free swag.Through Oct. 22. Free.Citywide
