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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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Dripping Springs Rodeo
Come to the 14th Annual Dripping Springs Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend! This year they will be bringing all the rodeo style fun on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Bring your family and friends for a weekend of mutton bustin', bull riding, vendor shopping, great food, and all things rodeo!May 23-25Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center
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Austin Pride 2024
Step right up to the city’s official LGBTQ celebration – where the sequins shine with 2024’s theme “Queer Cabaret: Unleashed Glamour + Glitz.” According to Austin Pride’s description, this theme is all about “embracing the theatrical, the bold, and the beautiful.” Headlining up the Fiesta Gardens festival portion of Pride is rapper Saucy Santana, who is joined on the lineup by Mariah Balenciaga, Isabella Lovestory, Arya, Salina EsTitties, Kerri Colby, and Adore Delano. Parade-wise, this year’s grand marshals include local legends World Famous *BOB*, Morgan Davis, and County Judge Andy Brown. Dress up; have fun; and enjoy all the free corporate swag that’ll clutter your room for months to come. – James ScottSat., Aug. 10 -
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10cc, Robin Taylor Zander
In 1975, rock & roll still only ranked as a twentysomething genre. Radio took up a universal bandwidth in the absence of internet and cable TV. Into this much smaller cosmos wafted “I’m Not in Love.” Electric piano, Moog synthesizer, and a choir of three voices multiplied into 48 – co-writer Graham Gouldman with duo Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – the worldwide hit opened by declaring, “I’m not in love, so don’t forget it/ It’s just a silly phase I’m going through.” In fact, co-singer/writer Eric Stewart penned it as a pledge for his wife. The Top 10 U.S. breakthrough here comes sung by 10CC’s sole constant, Gouldman, now 78. – Raoul HernandezSat., Aug. 10, 8pm -
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ATX Trans Pride
Wahoo! Trans people rule! Personal bias aside, if you didn’t already love the T community then this event will change your tune quick. Let’s see what they’ve got this year: a drag showcase hosted by the Trans Era featuring Venus Rising, Sir Beau Elliot, Moxie, and Jenna Talia; comedy hosted by the Great Flying Cervix featuring Alexa Irizarry, Holden, and Julie Talbert; DJ sets by La Morena, Lavender Thug, and Boyfriend ATX; a vendor market with flash tats; and Mother Natalie Lepore and TENT Executive Director Emmett Morales Yoon on the mic for inspiring speeches. What a night! Be there or be *shiver* cisgender. – James ScottSat., Aug. 10 -
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Austin Card Show
Every special interest has their Super Bowl. Whether it’s Comic-Con, 2025’s Star Wars Celebration convention in Japan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer-heads’ HellMouth Con, or simply when the first Spirit Halloween pops up in your area, if someone likes it, there’s a party for it. This weekend, card collectors have their day. With 250-plus tables – featuring Lucky 7 Cards and Collectibles, Kenny’s Collectibles of Austin, Legends Only Sports Cards & Collectibles, and Card Traders of Austin – it’s likely avid collectors will find something beyond their wildest expectations at the Palmer Events Center. – Lina FisherAug. 10-11 -
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Big Ole Queer Market
Find your new favorite queer vendor, artist, or maker at this huge hullabaloo of LGBTQ businesses.Aug. 10 & 11 -
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Carnival of Pride
Go gritty with your glam at this drag show hosted by Gothess Jasmine and Bubu. Headliners include TV talents Dahli, Evah Destruction, and Detox, alongside local stage stars Jack Rabid, Justice, Ritzy Bitz, Ryan, Target, and the Queen Fantasia. And what do you know? DJ Colby B is back again, still spinning the hits.Sat., Aug. 10 -
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Coco Cxnts
Yes, this Fourth Street siren song remains strong: Cast members Arinna Dior Heys, Brigitte Bandit, Honey Baby, and Bohemia welcome Drag Race season 16’s Mhi’ya Iman LePaige for this Pride weekend brunch. Plus: DJ Lavender Thug spins.Sat., Aug. 10 -
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FREEze Week on the Eastside
Aug. 6 is National Frozen Drink Day, but a bunch of Eastside bars (plus Tweedy’s, for some reason) are celebrating chilly libations all week long. Kinda Tropical, Holiday, Kitty Cohen’s, Sunny’s Backyard, Hotel Vegas, Volstead, the Long Goodbye, Yellow Jacket Social Club, High Noon, the Cavalier, and Low Down Lounge are slinging margaritas, piña coladas, daiquiris, and other slushy concoctions to keep you cool in the August heat. Grab a punch card at any participating location – hit all the participating spots and earn a limited edition FREEze Week Austin T-shirt. Bottoms up! – Carys AndersonThrough Aug. 11Various locations -
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Jeff Kashiwa w/ Parker Jazz Club House Band (9:30, 7:00)
Cleverly manufacturing his own luck, saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa gained a spot in smooth jazz kings the Rippingtons by hiring their bassist Steve Bailey for one of his own projects, thus being in the right place at the right time when their original saxist left. Though the multi-woodwinder has continued to perform and record with the Ripps since leaving the band at the end of the Nineties, he’s also persisted in a 30-year solo career that’s now 11 albums deep. He hits Parker on the heels of the release of Luminoso, an album influenced by Brazilian bossa nova and tropical rhythms. – Michael TolandSat., Aug. 10 -
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KillerCon Austin
Writer’s block can strike anyone, anywhere. Even those writing about actual strikes – and by strikes I mean intensely graphic murders and mayhem. Listen, sometimes disemboweling is easier said than written. It’s hard to capture viscera with the appropriate splashes of terror. With Killer Con, you can meet the royal court of splatterpunk and extreme horror writing in the non-maimed flesh. Learn at the feet of honored guests like Daniel J. Volpe, C.V. Hunt, and Kristopher Triana. It’s the sharpest ins and outs of horror writing and publishing, with healthy doses of panels and vendors galore. Hone your craft and your spooky collections this weekend. – Cat McCarreyAug. 9-11 -
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Plus-Size Clothing Swap
The thrift gods aren’t always kind to anyone who needs extra Xs on their clothes. Either no one donates their hard-found plus-size treasures or skinny Minnies & Mickeys keep taking them and “redesigning” the pieces for a 21-inch waist. Future Front members Xochi and Hali carve out this specific space so’s anyone looking for XL and up sizes can swap in peace. Nab a $25 ticket, bring your gently used and washed items, and swap ’em for a brand new wardrobe. Plus you’ll be entered in a raffle for prizes donated by Body PosiBarre, Harmonic Speech, Shapeshifter Studio, and many more. – James ScottSat., Aug. 10 -
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Second Saturday
South Congress’ Culture Complex boasts a wide range of open galleries and studios every second Saturday of each month, featuring Big Medium, Coronado printstudio, Capitol View Arts, the Projecto, Essentials Creative, and more. Whether printmaking, experimental installation, or traditional media is your bag, there will definitely be something for everyone to look at. Highlights include Essentials Creative, a multimedia collective that recently produced an installation for the Chicago Botanical Garden, and Capitol View Arts, the collective behind Congress’s “Black Austin Matters” mural. – Lina FisherSat., Aug. 10Culture Complex, 4201 S. Congress Ave. -
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The Cotton Club Encore (2019)
When studio executives told Francis Ford Coppola to edit down his 1984 musical crime drama The Cotton Club, about the legendary New York jazz club, the reported purpose was to center more on bankable star Richard Gere as mobbed-up musician Dixie Dwyer. What happened? Most of the Black characters were cut out of this movie about a center of Black culture. The movie cost – and lost – a fortune but decades later Coppola was able to restore his vision and, most importantly, put Gregory Hines back in the spotlight as hoofer Sandman Williams. The Jazz Age never looked more sumptuously seductive. – Richard WhittakerAug. 10-13 -
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The Time Masters (1982)
There are many reasons you should become a member at Austin Film Society, but one of the best is the perk of Member Monday, a free screening every month. AFS’ fire programming ensures even the most avid film buff will be introduced to some hidden gem; for example, this Monday, they show 1982 sci-fi animated epic Time Masters. AFS sets the bait: “On the desert planet of Perdide, Piel, a small boy and the lone survivor of a giant hornet attack, awaits rescue by a motley crew of space voyagers led by the pilot adventurer Jaffar. But will the renegade team arrive before the boy succumbs to the dangers of this strange world?” Fans of psychedelic masterpiece Fantastic Planet might want to pull up, because this is directed by the same guy, René Laloux. – Lina FisherSat., Aug. 10, 2:30pm -
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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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2024 Funniest Person in Austin: Preliminary Round
Hundreds of comics enter, only one comedian leaves … with the crown that means they can call themselves the Funniest Person in Austin. Who will ascend to the throne currently being kept warm by last year’s winner Dylan Carlino? We won’t find out until the finals later this year, but there are still plenty of chances to discover your favorite new funny-hilarious local talent in these opening rounds. With as many as 16 of Austin’s best funsters on any night, it’s all jokes, no waiting. – Richard WhittakerThrough Aug. 13 -
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ATX Pride party w/ J'Cuuzi, King Clam, Lavender Scare, Égaux Sells
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Austin Public Pools Opening
Hoo-wee! Does anything feel better than a dip in the pool during a hot Texas summer? While some among us may be privileged to own private watering holes, most of us get to enjoy the great Austin PARD’s work at the 44 public aquatic facilities to choose from this summer. You’ve got regional, neighborhood, and community pools; a wading pool; splash pads; and the crown jewel: Barton Springs. Check austintexas.gov/pools-splashpads for up-to-date info on which pools are open, what their entry fee is, and whether you have what it takes to be a public pool lifeguard. Now, outta the way if you don’t wanna get wet: I’m gonna do a cannonball! – James ScottThrough August 18Multiple locations -
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“Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas”
Thanks to Seventies funk band War, the word “lowrider” often calls to mind the unforgettable sax riff of the band’s 1975 No. 1 single. But lowrider can mean a snazzy customized car with hydraulics or a person who works on such a vehicle, and the culture around these cars has strengthened Mexican American communities in the Southwest since the Forties. Learn more about them at this exhibit featuring an interactive touchscreen mural, cars and bikes on display, and stories about the people who make lowriding a community. A member reception takes place May 18. – Kat McNevinsThrough Sept. 2 -
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“Hearts: How Deep Is Your Love”
Running till August 16, Xavier Alvarado’s solo exhibition at 2324 Gallery features one of the most enduring themes in art: love. Raised in Texas “with deep Trinidadian roots,” as he notes on his website, Alvarado has collaborated with big names like Austin FC and Louis Vuitton, and his work spans multiple different media from painting to installation. With both new and old pieces in the show, Alvarado emphasizes “the transformative power of sharing in relationships and communities,” the exhibition text reads. Alvarado says this body of work “represents the heart’s capacity to connect, give, and enrich others” and “invites reflection on how sharing shapes our experiences of love and deepens our understanding of the heart.”– Lina FisherThrough August 132324 Gallery, 2324 E. Cesar Chavez St. -
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Baby Bloomers
A special program for visitors ages 0-3 and their families, providing caregivers and early learners the chance to experience the children's museum together. Thinkery will host two storytimes and free play that support the social, emotional, and cognitive development of the earliest learners.Saturdays, 8-10am -
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Carole King is one of those once-in-a-generation songwriters, the kind who absolutely deserves not just a jukebox musical, but this type of theatrical biography on stage. A lot of folks know her seminal album Tapestry and her collaboration with longtime platonic soulmate James Taylor. But she had a thriving songwriting career beforehand. Beautiful tracks her stunning girl group anthems (“One Fine Day” or “Loco-Motion,” anyone?) and her fraught relationships with male collaborators. Can they keep this “natural woman” down? Of course not, but watch her rise while grooving to King’s victorious anthems.July 31-Sept. 8 -
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