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The Juilliard String Quartet with pianist Anna Petrova
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.Sat. May 17, 7:30pmRiverbend Centre -
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Affordable Art Fair Austin
After a hugely successful first edition, Affordable Art Fair Austin returns May 15-18, 2025 at the Palmer Events Center, showcasing thousands of original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming 55 local, national and international exhibitors, the second edition will be unmissable.May 15-18, 2025Palmer Events Center
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Bill Ball w/ Fat Tony, Big Bill, Sailor Poon, Jonny Jukebox, Specific Thing, Gummy Fang, Chucky Blk
If this year’s lineup means anything, it’s safe to say Big Bill hasn’t felt the seven-year itch when it comes to the band’s annual punk prom. Alongside the weirdo quartet, the next installment of the Austin Music Award-nominated mini-fest features luminaries in hip-hop (Houston rapper Fat Tony, plus local hip-hop maestro Jonny Jukebox and slam poet-turned-MC Chucky Blk) and alt-rock (longtime garage favorites Sailor Poon, newbies Specific Thing, and twee trio Gummy Fang). Grab your tickets online for $20 before the cover shoots up to $30 at the door; tuxedos and ball gowns encouraged. – Carys AndersonFri., Nov. 22, 8:15pm -
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Root Beerthoven
Forget polished symphony halls with gilded staircases and velvet chairs. Experience classical music and more the way it was meant to be heard – outdoors, with a pint of something dark and delicious in hand. This November, string quartet Invoke explores the intersection of classical and folk music. They’ve arranged a presentation riffing on the idea of “roots music,” with selections ranging from Haydn to Copland to Florence Price, the first African American woman whose music was performed by an American symphony orchestra. Partake of musical history while snacking on pastries and beer. It’s the right thing to do. – Cat McCarreyNov. 22-24Location Provided With Ticket -
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Special Screenings
Bikini Beach
Garage rock beboppers the Ugly Beats once had their special magic described by Chronicle writer Greg Beets as the “ability to capture the hip-shaking teen canteen vibe in a fresh, immediate way that never sounds like canned nostalgia.” To the best of that ability, they’ll be opening up the pit ahead of a supremely Sixties screening over at Eastside art gallery Cloud Tree with the help of roving kino curates Rocket Cinema. Bikini Beach double-bills teen heartthrobs Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello for its particular flavor of fun-in-the-sun antics. The weather may be getting chilly, but this movie – and the Ugly Beats – will have you going beach-mode, no problem. – James ScottFri., Nov. 22 -
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Crabs in a Bucket
Austin’s nonprofit video store continues its commitment to giving small, locally made movies a night on the big screen. The creative trio of Nate Wilburn, Sebastian Saavedra, and Justyce Padilla reunite after their short “All Loud on the Eastern Front” for their (per American Film Institute rules about length) 43-minute debut feature about two scammers running a less-than-legit business. – Richard WhittakerFri., Nov. 22 -
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Dayglow, Teenage Dads
“I don’t like when art feels rushed,” Sloan Struble told us at the start of the pandemic. Dayglow, his fourth full-length, doesn’t sound underserved, but it does bounce and BPM far sprightlier and most pop in relation to the rest of his effervescent oeuvre. “I was just 18 with the Fuzzybrain,” recalls the onetime UT bedroom dream-weaver on opener “Mindless Creatures,” making us suddenly nostalgic by name-dropping his 2019 viral breakout. “Nothing Ever Does!!!” similarly recalls that initiating ether, then finishes spastically Devo-esque, while “This Feeling” admits, “I wish I could relax a bit, but then I have no time.”– Raoul HernandezFri., Nov. 22, 8pm -
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Felidae
It seems that in nearly every country the animated-cat-film canon goes irrationally hard. The U.S. kicked off with silent film star Felix the Cat in the 1920s and led to the family classic Aristocats; France gave us a cat burglar in A Cat in Paris; and even Hayao Miyazaki blessed the world with Animorph-esque adventure The Cat Returns – and those are just off the dome. This weekend, AFS serves up a hidden feline classic from Germany in Felidae, a neo-noir animated feature that shares its title with the scientific name for cats. With a theme song by Boy George, this adaptation of Turkish author Akif Pirinçci’s 1989 novel follows Francis, the pet of a romance writer who discovers a cat death cult living in his owner’s attic, leading him down a sordid path riddled with cat sex, murder, and mad scientists. Imagine the classic Nineties 2D animation style of Don Bluth (Anastasia, Thumbelina) set to a Cronenberg plot. Purr! – Lina FisherNov. 22-24 -
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Friendshiping: A Queer Variety Show
Rescheduled due to a drizzle, Feral Friends Association brings chummy cheer with comedy, music, and other performances all inspired by friendship.Fri., Nov. 22 -
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Graham Weber (album release)
Graham Weber writes songs that hinge on the subtlest of details, entire emotional novels packed into seemingly simple scenes. The Restos frontman’s sixth solo album, Old Young Man, marks his first LP in a decade, and finds the songwriter in a reflective calm as he winds his mind through the vicissitudes of priorities in maturing relationships, growing older, and parenthood. These are soft songs, at times even wistful, as Weber’s weary vocals seem to marvel at the quiet revelations of all that changes and remains, but finds an exuding peace in lullabies and serenades to what’s worth keeping. – Doug FreemanFri., Nov. 22, 8:30pm. $5 cover (21+). -
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Hickoids, Gran Moreno, Lazer Fire
The Hickoids are a local treasure, though they commute from San Antonio for the most part these days. It’s been 40 years since last-Hickoid-standing Jeff Smith first hooked up with sick six-string sensation John Thomas “Jukebox” Jackson and began playing punk rock that sounded like “an episode of Hee Haw on your TV set, [played] really, really loud,” as described in an early interview. Though they are nowhere near as chaotic nowadays, they still rock ferociously. 13th Floor won’t have to worry about cleaning up excessive hay, at least. – Tim StegallFri., Nov. 22, 8pm -
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Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
“It’s a pretty simple story about a guy going from zero to hero, and mascots falling down and getting hurt.” That’s how star and writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews describes Hundreds of Beavers. Because what other way is there to explain a movie about a destitute applejack distiller who sets off on a path of revenge against the colony of beavers who destroyed his still? A mix of silent, black & white frontier flicks and Looney Tunes action, the movie’s beavers are also all played by friends of Tews and director Mike Cheslik in mascot costumes. So grab your furs and watch the heroic and inept Jean Kayak get whammed repeatedly in the nuts in this snowstick masterpiece. – Richard WhittakerFri., Nov. 22 -
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Neon Rainbows: Cuntry Club
Saddle up for queery country sounds from DJ Boi Orbison. Brigitte Bandit hosts a barn-burner drag show as well, so be there or be forced to square-dance solo.Fri., Nov. 22 -
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Special Screenings
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Ever looked at Ben Stiller and thought, “Yeah, he’s funny. But he’s no Charles Grodin”? Well, Stiller’s 2007 remake of this 1972 anti-rom-com proves your point. Luckily, AFS is screening the original to remind you that no one comedically captured suburban rage and ennui like Grodin. Adapted by Neil Simon from Bruce Jay Friedman’s 1966 short story “A Change of Plan” and directed by Elaine May, it ruthlessly attacks the nebbish Lenny (Grodin) for dumping his Jewish wife (Jeannie Berlin) in pursuit of a shiksa (Cybill Shepherd). Where the Stiller version traded on gross-out comedy, May, Grodin, and the Oscar-nominated Berlin center Jewish identity in WASPy America in a fashion that remains acerbic and hysterical. – Richard WhittakerNov. 22-23 -
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The Slackers, The Tiarras, Rat King Cole, Kung Fu Sound System
Fitting that early grooves on last year’s Self Medication find the Slackers sounding like nothing less than primal recordings by Bob Marley’s Wailing Wailers, because especially in Austin, this Manhattan sextet stacks up as a true legacy act. Knocking on nearly 35 years of domestic ska, Vic Ruggiero & Co. channel Jamaican riddim-n-roots legends the Skatalites at their home away from home, Sixth Street reggae hub the Flamingo Cantina. Three consecutive nights stack thick, slick, slackerrific bills: Friday (Tiarras, Rat King Cole), Saturday (Los Kurados, Young Costello), Sunday (Micah Shalom). Kung Fu Sound System spins and dubs before, after, and in-between. – Raoul HernandezFri., Nov. 22, 8pm. $22 advance, $27 cover day of show (21+). -
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"Native America: In Translation"
One thing I’ve loved about newer theatre or museums is the space given for land acknowledgement – statements about the ancestral roots of the space being used. Space that was not always ours, but taken. The Blanton’s latest exhibit tackles that question, but pushes the boundaries. It’s not just about what Native America was, but what it can be. Curator and lauded artist Wendy Red Star has assembled nine other Native artists to create a rich exploration of what life in America is today. Shown through a variety of mediums, something is guaranteed to resonate with the audience. Whether it’s the photos, paintings, videos, or multimedia works is up to you. – Cat McCarreyAug. 4-Jan.5 -
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A Christmas Affair
Junior League of Austin helps you get holiday shopping started early at its market featuring hundreds of vendors and benefiting its community-serving mission.Nov. 20-24 -
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A Christmas Carol
It’s a timeless story, but revisiting A Christmas Carol now seems especially timely, what with billionaires running roughshod as income inequality rises with no sign of relief. Dickens wrote the story while under financial pressure, and the story was intended to touch the hearts of the rich and powerful. It was a nice idea, and the fact it’s been adapted countless times is testament to its broad appeal, but some of the real Scrooges may just be beyond its reach. We’ll keep trying though! Zach brings its production back for a 10th year, with fresh songs and special extras like commemorative tickets and experiences. – Kat McNevinsNov. 20-Jan. 1 -
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Armadillo Road, Paige Plaisance, Caroline Grace & the Wild Horses
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Ashley Swarts: “Waiting for a Sign”
Ashley Swarts’ “Waiting for a Sign” debuted at Do Right Hall during Chinati Weekend in Marfa and will now have a more permanent showing at McLennon Pen Co.’s space next to Nixta Taqueria. It’s a fitting journey, seeing as Swarts lived in Marfa for seven years before moving to Austin to open Slowpoke, a hand-poke tattoo studio that she owns and works out of in East Austin. Swarts grew up in Las Vegas, and all three locales figure heavily in her show, which focuses on commercial signage in each city. Southwestern street art found in vintage light box and neon signs to painstakingly hand-painted typography is an aesthetic that fascinates Swarts, whose process involved collecting magazines and fitting cutouts into sign stencils layered into clear resin and suspended “like rare bugs under glass,” she writes. The opening reception is Thursday, November 21, from 6-9pm. – Lina FisherThrough Dec. 7 -
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Austin International Folk Dancers
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“And the valley froze over”
When describing his six-film saga, director George Lucas described the multi-generational history of the Star Wars world as being “like poetry. They rhyme.” Much mocked, I actually find this a nice way to explain the repetition history tends to have – exemplified even better, TBH, in artist Enrique Figueredo’s woodcut pieces on view at Flatbed. These pieces utilize images of historical Spanish missions to convey timeless themes: economic struggles, religious turmoil, war. Figueredo also unveils three new altarpieces from his Federación Venezolana de Bobsleigh. series that takes inspiration from, as the show copy states, “the artist’s childhood fantasy of piloting a make-believe bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics.” – James ScottThrough Nov. 30 -
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“Caustic Room”
Audio art mixes with light at this new show from Vermont-born “musician, artist, bookbinder, juggler, woodworker, and dungeon master” Cooper McBean. Through a series of tones bounced off resonating panels as well as into an illuminated pool at the center of Recspec’s shipping-container venue, McBean’s work creates reflections that light up the space. These – the titular “caustics” – can be manipulated by the gallery’s audience through adding their own little hums and hahs into its atmosphere. Check out this mix of water, light, and sound on its opening night, Nov. 8, or during the second week of the Austin Studio Tour. – James ScottFridays-Sundays. Through Nov. 23 -
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“Elevate”
Visual texture does more than garner interest – it ignites the brain, allowing for overwhelming emotional reactions. Artist Anya Molyviatis is a master at creating exactly that with her exploratory weavings. According to the exhibit statement, the work is designed to transform “material and color into expressions of weightlessness.” Indeed, the woven panels typically work in one hue, or a slightly related color story, the variations in thread tone precisely placed to make the panels feel like a portal. Where do they go? That’s up to the viewer. Float along a blue wave into depths of sky or ocean. Enter into an orange and pink sunscape. Sink into the woven world of Molyviatis. – Cat McCarreyThrough Nov. 23 -
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“Ethica Naturalis”
A more thematically dedicated writer might have written this whole listing in wingdings or emojis as a way of conveying the connection between illustration-forward storytelling via this show’s subject – emblem books, aka a collection of allegorical images – but alas. Y’all got me instead. Local garage-based gallery GLHF hosts a collective art show featuring artists Eli Decker, Ario Elami, Christopher Miller, and Teppla taking inspiration from one particular emblem book: Ethica Naturalis, whose illustrations personify natural elements. Attend opening night this Friday, Nov. 8, and see these artists express the eternal power dynamic between man and nature. – James ScottThrough Dec. 14 -
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“First Impressions”
Flatbed Press has championed local printmakers for 35 years. Not to be outdone, Women & Their Work has been putting the work of Texas women on their walls for 45 years. For the next couple of months the two organizations will collaborate by gathering 30 artists (who not-coincidentally are women and printmakers) and showcasing the variety of the medium and the skills of the creators. Who doesn’t love a creative collab? – James RenovitchFridays-Sundays. Through Jan. 9 -
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“Soft Opening”
Out of the garage and into much fancier digs, community-minded art gallery DORF celebrates its new home at South Lamar’s Zilker Point with the cheekily named group show “Soft Opening.” Amble in before January 11 to see what insights participating artists Eepi Chaad, Michael Anthony Garciá, Nitashia Johnson, Bárbara Miñarro, Natalia Nakazawa, Rebeca Proctor, Libby Rosen, James Viscardi bring to the concept of softness, or get in on the ground floor at Friday’s opening reception, featuring a performance by Garciá and music by DJ Apanda. – Kimberley JonesThrough Jan. 11 -
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“Some Kind of Feeling”
Taylor Danielle Davis, who serves to elevate queer, trans, and BIPOC voices at MASS Gallery, Future Front Texas, and more, is curating a new show at ICOSA Collective to coincide with the Austin Studio Tour – meaning it’s shaping up to be an exciting week in the Austin art scene. “Some Kind of Feeling” invites 16 artists to explore emotion and memory through diverse media, using the visual to transcend logic. In these dark and confusing times, grounding in the sensory present may be exactly what we need. – Lina FisherFridays-Sundays. Through Nov. 23 -
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“We Shall Be Monsters” Art Show
Arise! You are summoned to Guzu’s latest gathering of the eerie and uncanny. It’s their biggest show to date, with new works highlighting ghastly ghouls and creepy creatures from 35 artists including Dan Brereton, Half-Human, Francisco Salinas, Holly Hansel, Robert Zavala, Mia Burwitz, and Cody Schibi. Terrors of all kinds will be available to adorn your walls, from classics like xenomorphs, Leatherface, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon to modern nightmares such as Longlegs and Art the Clown. Crawl your way to Friday’s opening night gala for nibbles from Chef Matt Zepeda, and a chance to pick up an exclusive cover edition of the new issue of Gore Noir. – Richard WhittakerThrough Nov. 25 -
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