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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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"Three Stooges Spooktacular" and Night of the Living Dead
Rocket Cinema presents this perfect start to the Halloween season, a drive-in double feature with "The Ghost Talks," "Spook Louder," and a host of other Three Stooges Halloween-themed episodes, followed by George Romero's classic zombie horror.Fri. Oct. 9. Three Stooges, 7:45pm; Living Dead, 9:45pm -
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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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CraftHER Market Week
For nine days, you’ll be able to shop online from more than 90+ businesses across Texas who have been impacted by COVID-19. On top of that, participate in daily digital workshops and panel events as well as two weekends of craftHER curbside, where you can pick up curated small business guides, boxes, meals, and cocktails from the craftHER Market team.Oct. 3-11Online and various locations -
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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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Prizer Arts & Letters: The Path of Light
Who's chosen this path of light? It's Austin artist Carl Smith, his abstract landscapes exploring composition and texture through the use of heavy impastos and aggressive brushwork, spontaneously creating "personal paintings with a strong emphasis on form and emotion." And you can make a reservation to view the exhibition up-close and personal, or, listen: "Our front room will be lit up from 8pm-midnight each night to allow you to view the installation from outside the gallery."Through Oct. 11 -
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Shock the Vote ATX Online Auction
Shock the Vote ATX is all about community engagement, with 80 cents of every dollar of profit going directly to featured local nonprofit orgs. And this auction is a chance to score some very cool items including an abundant selection of art by Tim Doyle, Devin Lawson, and others; autographed albums; a priceless Robert Plant signed and framed print – and so much more. You don't want to miss this one!Through Nov. 8, 8pm -
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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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We Are Blood X Austin Humane Society
We Are Blood partnered with Austin Humane Society in a win/win program for blood donors. This weekend, anyone who donates blood at a WRB donor center or mobile drive will get a digital discount code for 25% off a single pet adoption fee from AHS, redeemable for adoption through Oct. 18. Appointments are mandatory, so schedule one online or by calling 512/206-1266.Oct. 9-11We Are Blood -
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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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Absolute Beginning Tap Dance Workshop for Adults
Tap is a great workout for the mind and body, and the perfect dance style to pick up as an adult. Ballet Austin's fun four-week workshop is the perfect way to get started so you can learn something new and fulfill a dream.Mondays, Oct. 26-Nov. 16, 2:45-3:45pm. $85 for four weeks. -
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AJ Vallejo
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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 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 -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Bethany Lutheran Pumpkin Patch 2020
Pumpkin season has arrived! Get your gourds here, and don't forget to wear your mask.Through Oct. 30. Mon.-Fri., noon-7pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-6pm -
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Big Medium: Pressure
Utilizing visual language as action, Austin artist Taylor Barnes allows her figures to challenge patterns of complacency and grab hold of power, allowing the Black female form to exist as a mindset that rejects mindless strength and claims self-preservation.Through Oct. 10. Thu.-Sat., noon-6pm -
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Bubbles and Bulldozers
Oh! This is a champagne tour and dining experience (from Gusto Italian Kitchen) and the public’s first opportunity to see behind the construction fencing at Kingsbury Commons, Pease Park Conservancy’s $15M, seven-acre project to create a world-class public green space at the southern tip of Austin’s first and oldest public park. This year's event spans six days and features multiple time slots each day. "This approach allows us to maintain the in-person energy of an event and the excitement of a private tour of this inspiring project – all while maintaining social distance with groups of 10 or fewer." Yes, but those slots are filling up f-a-s-t, citizen! And you can do this in-person ($125) or virtually ($50), and the noms are always included. Serving suggestion: Click on over and grab yourself a time!Oct. 12-17. $50-125. -
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Bullock Texas State History Museum: This Light of Ours
This show features images by activist photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, telling a visual story of the struggle against segregation, race-based disenfranchisement, and Jim Crow laws in the 1960s. These photos capture the day-to-day struggles of everyday citizens and their resolve in the face of violence and institutionalized discrimination – with more than a dozen additional images representing activism and protest in Austin's own history.Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Dec. 6 -
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Camiba Art: Daydreams
Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith continues to explore the physical boundaries of paint as an artistic medium, rendering her pigmentations' progress as something wholly fresh and enticing, and the walls of Camiba are vibrant with these new works.Through Oct. 17 -
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CAN Board of Directors Meeting
CAN is a collaboration of organizations in Central Texas who are working together to build a community of equity and opportunity.Fri., Oct. 9, 1-3pmOnline
