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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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Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark
On the April Full Moon, come set intentions and indulge in the mesmerizing allure of live acoustic music performed by world-class musicians, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight. Its a different kind of concert, that begins and ends in darkness, with music and a poem or two surrounding and soothing you. Audience members will be given the choice of bringing their own yoga mats and/or pillows to gaze at the shadows on the ceiling. A circle of chairs will be provided.Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pmATX Unplugged
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Dance
Metamorphosis Dance: Ballet Under the Stars
This season’s show, ready to glorify Zilker's hillside theatre, features the music of Ludwig Minkus, known for his ballets Don Quixote and La Bayadère. The virtuosi of Metamorphosis Dance will be joined by guest artists from Ballet Austin and Ballet San Antonio and will also debut works created by the company's artists.Fri.-Sat., May 31-June 1, 7:45pm. Donations accepted. -
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Special Screenings
AFS Doc Days
Austin Film Society's nonfiction minifest returns for its second year with an incredible selection of international documentaries, including opening night feature Stanley Nelson's docu-portrait of "The Prince of Darkness" Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.Thu.-Sun., May 30-June 2. Individual tickets, $11.25. -
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Comedy
Andrew Dismukes
He's currently in his second year as a writer for Saturday Night Live, is he? Huh – almost makes a person wanna watch TV again, because this Dismukes, this former Austinite, is, I mean, he's funny enough to make you, like, rupture something. This opportunity to catch the guy onstage at the Velv is like a don't-miss treat you can give yourself this weekend. So, what, it's not your birthday? Fuck your birthday – you deserve this show tonight, you totally do!May 31-June 1. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
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Dance
Asteroid B-612
ProyectoTeatro and Chamacos Dance Company present an evening of contemporary dance based on Saint-Exupery's Little Prince, featuring works by local and international choreographers.May 31-June 2. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 4pm. $10-20. -
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Dex & Abby
Sean and Corey are enjoying the beginning of a relationship and new home; but their dogs, Abby and Dex, are definitely not. So there are a few conflicts to deal with in the relationships of all four characters, and – you won't believe what happens next in the world premiere of this new pet-friendly comedy from Allan Baker, directed by Robert Tolaro for Ground Floor Theatre.Through June 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-45. -
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Dance
EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!
To close this 19th year of making dances for her company, Kathy Dunn Hamrick has revisited pivotal moments from previous works, placed them within new contexts, given them new meaning, and created a whimsical hourlong show that stands alone as an entirely new dance. So now here comes everything KDHDC, in a stunning reinvention of original music scores, graphic art, video, and costumes.May 30-June 2. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 4pm. $19-21. -
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Classical Music
Fream Ad Wall
The percussive powerhouse of line upon line presents an evening in which artificial intelligence, synthetic voices, video projection, and bespoke electronic kits imbue two major works by the Costa Rica-born, Vancouver-based composer Mauricio Pauly.May 31-June 2. Fri.-Sun., 8pm. $10-18. -
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Special Screenings
Godzilla (Gojira) (1954)
Paramount Summer Classic Film Series: This is the original version of the Japanese film that sparked the entire kaiju, or giant monster, genre, as well as Toho's first installment of the longest continuously running movie franchise Godzilla. The film's FX director Eiji Tsuburaya developed a pioneering form of special effects called suitmation, in which an actor wearing a monster suit is filmed at a higher speed crushing miniature sets, thus resembling a large, slow moving creature.Fri., May 31, 7pm -
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Hamilton
This, in case you somehow didn't know (and please accept our sincere congratulations on finally waking up from that years-long coma, yo, it's good to have you back), is Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical about America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Brought to town by the good people of Broadway in Austin, it's a phenomenon that's worthy of its endless hype, and they say tickets are possibly still available if you were born on a full moon, the wind is coming in from the northeast, and the Westlake sibyl dances a clockwise tarantella during consultation. Or, better: See the website right here for the show's two-days-before ticket lottery.May 28-June 16. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $79-539. -
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Henry V
Penfold Theatre stages this Shakespearean wartime classic out in that fabled Round Rock Amphitheatre in the park, featuring a fine cast directed by Liz Fisher.Through June 22. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. Extra show, Sun., June 23, 8pm. Free. -
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Joe Jackson
Denied the reverence of contemporary New Wave breakouts Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, pianoman Joe Jackson scored more Top 40 hits, with “Steppin’ Out” and “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” still in rotation today. The British-born Berliner’s latest album Fool finds him in typically witty and melodic form.Fri., May 31, 8pm -
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Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris
Mary Gauthier began her songwriting career relatively late. At 35, after having been a successful restaurateur and gotten sober, she imbued her 1997 debut Dixie Kitchen with a deep sense of empathy and understanding, its characters driven to the edge of desperation in a quest for emotional redemption.: “I write when I don’t know what else to do,” offers the New Orleans native. “Empathy, I think, is the result. What happens when there is that gut level of honesty fueled by desperation is that people see themselves in a song and feel seen and heard and known, and the end result is they feel less alone and so does the songwriter. The point is to connect, and when you connect that’s where empathy happens and we see each other in a way that creates resonance.”: That philosophy is foundational to last year’s Rifles & Rosary Beads, her collection of co-writes with military veterans over the past five years through Darden Smith’s locally-founded SongwritingWith:Soldiers program. Although the album earned global accolades including a Grammy nomination, its effects resonate far beyond the songs.: “People who are struggling with trauma, as so many of our veterans are and as I have in my life, there’s this understanding on a primal level that if I try to write through it I could be okay,” she acknowledges. “That redemptive quality that songs and art in general makes room for is something that SongwritingWith:Soldiers has verified for me – songs and music as a lifesaver.: “It’s a paradox: Why do sad songs make us happy?” she continues. “There’s something about allowing yourself to be seen in that incredibly vulnerable way that brings joy. I think the joy comes from connection, in seeing ourselves in each other. Sometimes it ain’t pretty, but dammit, we’re doing the best we can here.”Fri., May 31, 8:30pm -
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My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Curse Mackey, Sine
Chicago’s early Wax Trax! sybarites, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult return behind unprotected full-length In the House of Strange Affairs. The 30-year-old electro-rock wildlings crank Eighties synths with support from drummer turned frontwoman Rona Rougeheart’s Sine, a darkwave dive into aggressive sexuality and shadowy impulses. Curse Mackey’s alternative industrialism opens.Fri., May 31, 9pm -
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Arts & Culture
p1nky and The Kwane: Another Soup Opera!
A 45-minute mash up of surrealist theatre, performance art, and music performance from the minds of Wayne Bruce Dean, Josue Allen Hart, Jp Rivfe, and Y2K.Fri.-Sun., May 31-June 2, 9pm (with a second showing Sun. at 7pm). $10-35. -
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Arts & Culture
QueerTowne
Let Mase Kerwick, Laura de la Fuente, and Javier Ungo put the queer back in your comedy – no laugh tracks insight.Last Fridays, 7pm. $5. -
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Special Screenings
Rocketman Glitter & Glam Costume Screening (2019)
Tiny Dancers rejoice! Bust out your best mohair suit and electric boots for a pre-screening party at the HighBall before heading into the theatre for the new Elton John biopic, Rocketman. There will be drink specials, a photo op, and plenty of fun.Fri., May 31, 8:05pm -
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Rooney
Millennial L.A. alt-rock named for the principal in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.Fri., May 31, 9pm -
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Snow tha Product
As Latin trap ascends, Claudia Feliciano injects Mexican roots into domestic hip-hop. Hit shuffle on her 10 mixtapes and fast bilingual verses of showboating and inspirational substance follow. The Cali-born 31-year-old moved to Texas in 2010, residing in both Fort Worth and Houston.Fri., May 31, 9pm -
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Dance
Studio Series Show
This is an evening of critique-in-process dance performances by four independent Austin-based choreographers: Alexa Capareda, Emily Rushing, Lauren Tietz, and Rae Fredericks. Curated and conceived by Kirstan Clifford; curated and moderated by Michaeli Brunk. Note: RSVP via email and they'll tell you where it's at.May 30-June 2. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5pm. $10. -
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Theatre
The Broadway Soprano
Lisa Vroman is "America’s most versatile soprano whose engaging and vivacious stage presence captivates audiences wherever she goes," and here she honors the female heroines of Broadway with the greatest hits from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Gershwin, Lloyd Webber, Sondheim, and many more – with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, as conducted by Peter Bay.Fri.-Sat., May 31-June 1, 8pm. $18-100. -
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The Lemonheads, Tommy Stinson, The Restless Age
Evan Dando and Replacements summit.Fri., May 31, 9pm -
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Understudied
Okay, this isn't just any unscripted, totally improvised, one-act play: This is a show directed by improv heavy-hitter Jeremy Sweetlamb, featuring the performative talents of Chuy Zarate, Caitlin Sweetlamb, Kaci Beeler, and the director himself. Come on out and see what the pros can do with the set of the regular play (Wakey, Wakey) that's already up and running at HPT.Fri., May 31, 10pm. $10. -
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Vieux Farka Touré, Jackie Venson
“My father always said, ‘Blues music comes from [Mali].’” Since guitarist Ali Farka Touré recast John Lee Hooker for Africa and America, his son’s words resound. At Empire Garage in 2017, Vieux Farka Touré put a stinging world music slant on his father’s drone: brighter, joyous, far more rockist, with a shredder’s vein that drops jaws.Fri., May 31, 7pm -
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Theatre
Wakey, Wakey
"Though the man telling the jokes is sitting down (he's in a wheelchair), dying is a stand-up routine in this glowingly dark, profoundly moving new play by Will Eno,” states The New York Times. From the playwright of Thom Pain (based on nothing) comes this welcome work of theatre, embodied here by Ken Webster and Maria Latiolais; directed by Mark Pickell for Capital T Theatre. And here's our review of the show's previous presentation.Through June 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $20-30. -
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#bbatx’s 2019 grants
Women and nonbinary leaders across the great state of Texas are encouraged to apply for one of three micro-grants ($500 to $1,000) now offered by BossBabes ATX! Find info on what it takes and how to apply online.Deadline to apply: June 21, 2019Online -
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Special Screenings
48 Hour Film Project
Stress, little sleep, and maximized creativity. These are the common elements in a 48-hour film festival and Austin's iteration is no different.Fri.-Sun., May 31-June 2. $168.Various locations -
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Special Screenings
Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Fri., May 31, 10am -
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Special Screenings
America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Fri., May 31, 11am -
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Special Screenings
American Factory (2019)
Doc Days: In Ohio, a Chinese billionaire transforms a GM plant into a new factory, hiring on thousands of American workers, but tensions arise when blue-collar America clashes with China's tech world.Fri., May 31, 6pm
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