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Something Out of the Ordinary, Gurf Morlix & Butch Hancock
Looking for something out of the ordinary? In Austin? Here’s something you might take note of. Texas icons, Butch Hancock and Gurf Morlix, live together for a song swap. Come on down for a night of classic songs, tall tales and fun with two of Austin’s greatest singer/songwriters.Sat. Dec. 14, 8:00-9:30pmEl Mercado South -
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Honey Made and the Capitol
Come celebrate the music video release for Honey Made's song "Do Ya?"! Enjoy drink specials by Stubb's bar while listening to a Christmas Medley by The Capitol. While you're there, pick up your Honey Made Christmas Gift by visiting their merchandise table (patches, stickers and download cards).Sat. Dec. 21, 9pmStubb's
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Visual Arts
Art for the People: Robots in Rowboats
The colorful artwork of Lauren Briére escorts the viewer on a visual journey into outer space, the fun of sports, walks in nature, adventures in rowboats, and more – with robots. -
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Bale Creek Allen: Works from the Nineties
The man behind the gallery puts himself inside the gallery, in its front rooms this time, with a collection of his compelling creations from the 1990s. Is this a good idea? Tell you what: Since only the best of any other artists he might show can match Allen's skill, ingenuity, and stunning sense of the-ordinary-turned-unique, this exhibition is a great idea. -
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Dougherty Arts Center
The Dougherty Arts School's adult arts program is dedicated to enriching the Austin community with hands-on artistic opportunities, providing skilled artists to teach a variety of classes in ceramics, digital arts, drawing and painting, darkroom photography, and more. -
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Comedy
Fall Into Comedy
Ah, the fun seldom pauses, with musical comedy skits, magic, and a political satirical revue where the bustling backdrop of Sixth Street is on view through the stagefront window! Esther’s Follies has been entertaining sold-out audiences with its unique blend of entertainment for more than 40 years, using the absurd in politics and pop culture as a foundation for outrageous sketches. Bonus: That sexy magician Ray Anderson is going to wow you with illusions your mind won't believe your eyes have seen!Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $25-40. -
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Helios Fused Glass Studio
Learn while they burn at this professional studio – a nationally recognized teaching facility and retailer of fusible glass and supplies. -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Federal Triangle
Here's a new series of images shot in and around Washington, D.C., with which photographer Mike Osborne might provoke a slightly paranoid twitch in your potentially surveilled soul. Bonus: Leon Polk Smith in the Project Room annex. -
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Northern-Southern: House Plants
Brad Tucker, for the first solo show in his hometown of Austin in more than a decade, presents a suite of shaped canvas that lives on the walls like sentient plants, less tamed than coaxed. These paintings are domestic-sized, expanding the spaces around them, nourishing the air of the room, bringing a colorful minimalism to this intimate gallery. "Modernist but winking, folky yet sophisticated, kind, exact, unique, and warm." -
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Food Events
Salty Sow: Homegrown by Heroes Lunch
The popular neighborhood gastropub has teamed up with veteran-owned Ranger Cattle to offer wagyu burgers and meatloaf sandwiches on their patio on Thursdays and Fridays, with a portion of sales going to benefit the Homegrown by Heroes program.Thu.-Fri., 11am-2pm -
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Texas Folklife Gallery: La Música
Here's an exhibition of the paintings of Roel Flores, who taught himself to paint his experiences as a migrant worker and resident in Weslaco, Texas, as a way to preserve his memories and inspire future generations. -
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Twyla Contemporary Art
“It changes the room and really makes the house.” The new in-house gallery of these fine-art promoters boasts a diverse roster of artists and includes work by Austin-based Terra Goolsby and Rebecca Rothfus Harrell. See website for stylish details.209 W. Ninth -
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Yard Dog: The Ballad of Western Expressionism
The renowned musician and painter Tom Russell's work reflects his life as a world traveler and the years spent immersing himself in the culture of the American Southwest. Now the man's newly transplanted to Austin and here's a show of his vibrant works.
