Where the Girls Go/ATX: Tassels Addition

Where the grrrls will be this April weekend

This weekend Austin plays host to the Texas Burlesque Festival. And where there's glitter, tassels, and dancing ladies, there's queers galore, making the rounds, and enjoying the spring plumage.

Where to find these glamorous unicorns? Keep reading.

Friday: Fill up on the burlesque scene tonight. The festival highlights some legends, Perle Noire pays tribute to Toni Elling, and Austin's Jigglewatts will do what they do best.

Double the fun with Brass Ovaries Carnival of Confections. Face painting, an Ovary Egg Hunt (Easter's just around the corner), and a legit cake walk.

Suggestion: Remember the festival runs through Saturday so plan accordingly.

Saturday: Remind yourself why punk was the best music genre ever (I might be biased). But tonight Austin's (s)punky BitterHeart Society opens for San Antonia's FEA at Badlands. Who's FEA you ask? Oh ya know, just a riot grrrl super group made up of Girl in a Coma and Lisa Frank band-members. Amazing.

Suggestion: Go twice. Remember to breathe.

Sunday: Do yerself a favor and get to Lesbian Wedding today. No no no, it's not an actual wedding just a Sunday Funday tea dance. That's a daytime dance party for those who are still wondering. This month's event promises waffles, day drinking, and Girlfriend making you move.

Suggestion: Apply sunscreen vigorously, and don't forget your sunglasses.

Come back next week. Same time, same place, always sassy.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

Support the Chronicle  

READ MORE
More by Sarah Marloff
<i>An Army of Women</i> Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin
An Army of Women Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin
Julie Lunde Lillesæter shines a light on the women who made Austin a better place for rape survivors

March 8, 2024

City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors
City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors
Seen and heard

Feb. 4, 2022

KEYWORDS FOR THIS POST

Bitter Heart Society, Girlfriend, Texas Burlesque Festival, Brass Ovaries, Lesbian Wedding, Austin Tea Dance, Girl in a Coma, FEA

MORE IN THE ARCHIVES
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle