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A’lante Flamenco gives you a chance to connect with your fellow humans, singing, chanting, and marching along with the dancers and musicians as they take you on a sensory experience that goes beyond flamenco, evoking Semana Santa in Sevilla, the Arabic culture of Granada, and the universal appeal of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (Or, yes, you can also just sit back and take in the spectacle.) Bonus: Guest artists Julie Slim Nassif and Oliver Steck.

The Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation displays an interactive exhibit of the politician, policymaker, and activist's life.

Sip, snack, and snag some swag as you meet Austin Humane Society cats and dogs seeking forever homes. You could leave with a new furry friend and a giveaway prize!

Now put yer hands up on the dance floor for this V-Day dance party. Featuring DJ sets by Y2K & Ruby Knight, drag hosted by Noodles, a performance by BabiBoi, and qweer vibes all night.

Dolce Dream, Sherry Bomb, Gem de la Creme, Holli Lolli, Violet Sky, Katetastrophe, Anastasia Arsenic, and Mistress Moon serve up sultry burlesque and a love-smack (or two).

Hidden Room Theatre presents the lamentable and true tale of Master Arden, his wicked wife, her insatiable lover, and the bumbling ruffians the illicit pair hire to kill him. No one's sure if Shakespeare (or Kyd? or Marlowe?) had a hand in writing the script back in the day, but we know that the show is here directed by Beth Burns and embodied by a fine and vigorous cast.

Experience two romantic ballets by big-name choreographers, set to music sure to make your heart beat faster: The dazzling Rubies, featuring Igor Stravinsky's dynamic score performed live by the Austin Symphony Orchestra, followed by a knockout performance of Kip Winger's Ghosts.

A tag team of multimedia artists and musicians whose visual and performance art is a world built from the personalities of professional wrestling, that's who's stepping into the ring with a foreign object and maybe a folding chair or two for this show of intestinal fortitude at Collection Rert.

Nigh on literal, these hearts of the Eastside, as the East Cesar Chavez District launches an installation project celebrating the diverse cultural influences of the area with 11 big ol' steel hearts designed by local artists – Evan Voyles, Selena Souders, Todd Campbell, Bale Creek Allen, Luis Angulo, Morgan Zator, Miles Starkey, Chris Levack, Erin Ashley Shook, Rachel Dickson, and Nate Nordstrom.

20th Anniversary of Austin Studios: Mike Judge's underrated comedy is the story of a man who awakes 500 years in the future to find a society so dumbed-down that he instantly becomes the smartest person alive.

Distilled jalapeño pop.

From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air comes the story of the birth of criminal investigation in the 20th century. The author will be in full evidence this afternoon, in fact, in conversation with Writer's League of Texas perpetrator Becka Oliver. But it's no crime, we hope, that we've featured more on her right here.

The goldenthroated movers and shakers of One Ounce Opera present the fifth year of this annual series, showcasing four new micro-operas in one night – and, for the first time, all four works performed on the showcase include a woman as either the composer or librettist. All of this year's works share a common theme – death – but the program is far from morbid. "Oh, there's ample humor in each piece," says OOO's Julie Fiore, "and it's enough to keep you rolling for a good while." Find out what happens with a company of powerful voices in the darkness and the light, in the premieres of The Séance, The Stranger, Non Motus, and Misfortune.

Punk-blues ATX laureate.

Here at the end of this year's PrintAustin, it's time to reflect on what's been on display throughout the 2020 edition of the program, who created the works, what the art and its originating communities mean in the greater context of modern life, and why such an annual endeavor as this is important. No better way to do that in public, we reckon, than with a conversation between Sightlines Magazine and the curator of "The Contemporary Print 2020." Recommended.

This is the premiere of Lisa B. Thompson's two-woman show of rapid-fire comic vignettes exploring the lives of thirtysomething middle-class African American women in urban America as they search for love, clothes, and dignity in a world that fails to recognize them among a parade of stereotypes. Directed by Matrex Kilgore for Ground Floor Theatre, starring Michelle Alexander and Valoneecia Tolbert in multiple roles. And here's our review of the show.

This evening's celebration of all things fiercely femme, this night's showcase of powerful aerial and circus performances, is a tribute to the queens of pop, past and present. Bonus: Free margarita bar from Dulce Vida Tequila.

This here's a dolled-up evening of sensual poetics, dance, music, and more, in a literary cabaret that celebrates sexuality and art. With special guest Gabino Iglesias. (Which we should have mentioned first, actually, because … Gabino! Iglesias!) Also, live music from Datura and FOOLS. And there are those Poetry Whores, too, but we'll let you find out for yourself, n'est-ce pas?