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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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Austin's New Year
Celebrate the end of 2018 with some of Austin's finest musicians with fireworks (at 10), food trucks, art, and more. Alcohol-free.Mon., Dec. 31, 3-10pm. Free. -
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Special Screenings
The Apartment (1960)
Home for the Holidays: This essential Billy Wilder film smoothly combines trenchant social observation with hilarious comedy. Lemmon plays a company man who tries to climb the corporate ladder by loaning out his bachelor pad to illicitly trysting higher-ups. As usual, office politics make for some strange bedfellows.Mon., Dec. 31, 7pm -
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Black Pumas, Hard Proof
A deep brooding soul project from vocalist Eric Burton and guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada, Black Pumas arrived like a bullet in 2018. The funky felines debuted in February and soon graduated to festivals from Oregon to France on the strength of single “Black Moon Rising.” The psych quintet rings in what should be a breakout 2019 alongside Hard Proof, a stampeding herd of honking horns and pounding polyrhythms inspired by Afrobeat deity Fela Kuti.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm -
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Bottoms Up Disco: A NYE Dance Party
Oh come all ye queers to ring in the new year with Austin's most curvrageous babes! Fat Bottom Cabaret brings you DJ See Jane Spin and the most glamorous queens Althea Trix, Kitty Von Quim, Dandy Velour, Lana Del Gay, and more.Mon., Dec. 31, 10pm-2am. $10. -
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Cosmic Disco NYE III w/ Golden Dawn Arkestra, Heart Bones (Har Mar Superstar & Sabrina Ellis doing Dirty Dancing), Hikes, the Reputations, Smiile
Fitting for the interstellar cult of Golden Dawn Arkestra to usher in our largest annual planetary achievement: 365 laps around the sun. The local psychedelic jazz troupe’s ornate costume, transcendental dance, and funk-inflected sound could land in any era, so why not 2019? New duo Heart Bones join homegrown quartet Hikes’ organic emo-indie hybrid. Throwback sextet the Reputations pack a ferociously soulful punch, opened by Smiile’s exuberant avant-pop harmonies.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm -
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Comedy
Doug Benson's NYE Homecoming Comedy Parade
The beloved film fanatic and incorrigible dope fiend – he's also a comedian, n'est-ce pas? – brings the new year's eve hilarity with two shows, the latter of which includes a champagne toast and dessert at midnight. Bonus: Martha Kelly, Vanessa Gonzalez, Daniel Webb, Raul Sanchez, Trey Galyon, and more.Mon., Dec. 31, 8 & 10:30pm. $25-45. -
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Grupo Fantasma, Lyrics Born, Hubble [garage], Mobley, Trouble in the Streets, Mamahawk, Kid Monks [control room]
An eclectic lineup across two stages, Empire Control Room & Garage offers something for everyone. NYE appearances from premiere salsa/cumbia/merengue orchestra Grupo Fantasma have become a local staple as essential as breakfast tacos. Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born spits Quannum classics and this year’s Quite a Life, a bouncy upbeat romp boiling over with intricate wordplay. Local standouts Mobley, Trouble in the Streets and Mamahawk lace the inside stage.Mon., Dec. 31, 8pm -
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Guzu Gallery: Binge
That Vince Torres and his astonishing cohort of creatives have garnered more graphic goodness for those Guzu walls, with 26 artists paying tribute to shows from the small screen, with stylish renditions of characters and settings from television’s past and present. Featuring homages by Chet Phillips, Tessa Morrison, Killian Glenn, Half-Human, Nina Sanchez, and more. Where's your fandom at, baby? It's probably right here, right now.Through Jan. 7 -
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Food Events
L'oca d'oro: NYE Queen Dinner
Can you do the fandango? You don't have to, of course, but this feast from L'oca d'oro's chef Fiore Tedesco will let you party like a rock star, anyway, with a menu inspired by the music of Queen. And while you eat and drink your way toward 2019, they'll be screening old videos of the best that arena rock has to offer. Note: "Dress to slay and take home posters, gift cards, and wine." Call for reservations!Mon., Dec. 31, 5-11pm. $75. -
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Mozart's Light Show
Check out the holiday lights and get you a home-baked Bavarian treat, while local musicians play tunes on the grand piano.Through Jan. 2. Free. -
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New Years Eve 2018/2019
A free NYE par-tay to ring in 2019! DJ Alpha, sweaty bears, and a champagne toast at midnight to getcha feeling bubbly for the new year.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm. Free. -
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NYE 2001 w/ members of Löwin, Otis the Destroyer, Residual Kid, Flesh Lights, Sweet Spirit, Moving Panoramas, & more
For better or worse, 2001 was an unforgettable time in American Music. With Napster getting stymied in federal court and CD sales still platinum as Justin Timberlake’s frosted tips, the music industry reveled in carefree opulence. As such, forth wave boy-bands hyperventilated teens, Destiny’s Child dominated the charts with “Bootylicious,” nu-metal jumped the shark with Crazy Town and Stain’d, and Britney Spears wore a Burmese python around her neck at MTV’s Video Music Awards.: On New Year’s Eve, Hotel Vegas beams us back to the fresh new millennium with NYE 2001, featuring Austin musicians portraying the year’s biggest stars. Flesh Lights singer/guitarist Max Vandever leads a Blink 182 set, Tinnarose channels Britney Spears, Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band tributes Radiohead, newlyweds Sara Houser (Löwin) and Taylor Wilkins (Otis the Destroyer) bash out the White Stripes, and ridiculously capable Magic Rockers of Texas frontman Jim Campo leads a parade of Nync and Backstreet Boys hits. The Strokes, Daft Punk, Outkast, Interpol, Destiny’s Child, Franz Ferdinand, No Doubt, and the Family Values Tour also get reanimated.: “It’s really about having fun,” Hotel Vegas co-owner Jason McNeely says of the venue’s era-specific NYE shows. “Musicians love it because it’s an opportunity for them to play together with people aren’t usually in bands with.”: McNeely, along with partner Brian Tweedy and marketing/promotions guru Alex Geiser, began the tradition in 2011 at Spider House’s 29th Street Ballroom with a 1977 tribute before moving to Hotel Vegas where they’ve time-machined 1984, 1994, 1968, 1979, 1989, and 1976. McNeely says the immensely popular — and often imitated — events evolved organically.: “We’re able to do this because we have a working relationship with the bands year-round,” he says. “Usually, we’ve already made a decision about the next year. So, after the bands play, we tell them what we’re doing next and they immediately tell us who they want to do.”Mon., Dec. 31, 7pm -
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NYE at Cheer Ups – Saved by the Ball 2: The Max
CUC is traveling back to better times and hipper diners – à la The Max from Saved by the Bell. DJs GirlFriend and Big Daddy B are setting the scene with classic middle school dance party jams. So channel yer inner Zack, Kelly, and Lisa and we'll see you on the dance floor.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm. $5-7. -
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NYE Drag Party
Rhonda Jewels and Drink Babe are getting glitzy for 2019 with DJs, drink specials, a countdown, and a fizzy toast come midnight.Mon., Dec. 31, 10pm-2am -
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Visual Arts
Print Austin 2019
While we've got the space available in our printed year-end listings section, we wanted to alert you to this terrific annual event that happens throughout the city in the latter half of January and the first half of February. It's kind of like that whole EAST or WEST celebration of art that goes on – you know? – except that this program is predicated on printmaking in all its many forms and functions.Print Austin is spread among galleries and studios all over town (although the soon-to-be-shuttered Flatbed Press is pretty much Ground Zero), and it boasts numerous workshops and parties in addition to the excellent displays, but that last thing is especially why we're giving it this early huzzah: We know that you don't like to miss out on what's best in this city, and Print Austin isn't just an inside-baseball sort of deal for inkstained artisans and their hardcore fans. No, this is also a wealth of highly accessible graphic goodness that's coming up for the regular citizen to enjoy as well, and we'll have more details here for you as this 2019 business gets under way.Jan. 15-Feb. 15 -
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Punk Rock NYE Party w/ Pinata Protest, Shitty Advice, the Boleys, the 13th Victim, Zero Percent, Hans Gruber & the Die Hards, Hell Fury, the Awful Lot, Despero
Punk rock NYE extravaganza.Mon., Dec. 31, 6pm -
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Food Events
Sour Duck Market: New Year's Eve
It's the Sour Duck Market team’s first New Year's Eve party, and they'll be roasting two different styles of pig to be accompanied by other passed plates, along with s’mores kits – allowing guests to snuggle up with some cocoa by the fire and toast their marshmallows to their liking – while bartenders serve up some Texas grapefruit palomas and hot buttered rum in addition to a sweet plethora of beers on tap. (Bonus: Circle Brewing Co. debuts their barrel-aged Brett Imperial Porter.) And a complimentary midnight toast? You betcha, citizen!Mon., Dec. 31, 6pm. $35. -
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Suerte: New Year's Eve Taco Fiesta
Oh, this excellent place! And tonight there's a one-of-a-kind tasting menu created by chef Fermín Núñez and his kitchen, starting with an array of botanas, followed by nine delicious tacos, and ending – stuffed and happy –with dessert.Mon., Dec. 31, 5:30 & 9pm. $85. -
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The Black Angels, Dallas Acid [outside]
Still riding high on the wave of acclaim for 2017’s fifth LP Death Song, Austin’s intrepid Black Angels prepare to bring down the NYE party with their acid-drenched drone rock. Electronic dreamweavers Dallas Acid continue their rise to prominence in the support slot, hot off the release of Arrive Without Leaving, their much-beloved collaboration with new age legend Laraaji, while Holy Wave doses us with immaculate psych textures.Mon., Dec. 31, 8pm -
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Tomar & the FCs, Peterson Brothers Band, Peterson Brothers (6:00)
Soul and blues heat-seekers.Mon., Dec. 31 -
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Willie Nelson & Family New Year w/ Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Particle Kid
Aud Lang Syne, Outlaw style.Mon., Dec. 31, 8pm
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Special Screenings
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
70mm Restoration: New 70mm restoration of Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi opus.Mon., Dec. 31, 6pm -
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37th Street Lights
This is how Austin does holiday lights. This yearslong tradition took a hiatus, but it's back this year and it's weirder than ever.Through Jan. 5. Free.505 W. 37th, across from Amy's Ice Creams on Guadalupe -
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90s-Themed New Year's Eve Party
This party promises a "bangin’ playlist," a balloon drop, and specialty sparkling punch. For extra bragging rights, dress in era-appropriate threads.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm. Free. -
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A Pink Armadillo New Year
It's a Texas twist on the dancing "Pink Elephants on Parade" in Dumbo. Enjoy tunes by DJ Markus and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight from the hotel's legendary champagne tower.Mon., Dec. 31, 8pm. Free. -
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A Red Carpet New Year's Eve
Join the Austin Swing Syndicate for an NYE party with an Old Hollywood glam theme. There will be a cash bar, apps & dessert, a selfie station, live music by Dan Walton & His Orchestra, and a champagne toast at midnight. Dance lessons start at 8pm before the band.Mon., Dec. 31, 7:30pm. $50. -
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A Very Austin NYE on the Downtown Library Rooftop
Enjoy breathtaking views of Downtown and Lady Bird Lake, and take in the fireworks from the very front row; plus sets from Walker Lukens and DJ Son Fjord, food from your favorite Austin restaurants, and an open bar.Mon., Dec. 31, 9pm. $150 (VIP available).
