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for Thu., April 24

  • Maudie's Moonlight Run by The Trail Conservancy

    Join The Trail Conservancy for Maudie's Moonlight 5K Run! The scenic route winds along Lady Bird Lake and the Butler Trail, leading to the ultimate post-run fiesta with legendary Tex-Mex, ice-cold margaritas, and live music! Complete details on the run route, registration, and volunteer info are available online.
    Thurs. June 5, 8pm-10pm  
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    Auditorium Shores

  • 17th Anniversary Celebration & Annual Rosé Garden Party

    Join the celebration & enjoy an afternoon of pink sips, floral vibes & sunshine in every glass. Crisp, dry, sparkling & everything in between. Tickets include tastings of a curated selection of 15 Rosé wines from around the globe, refreshing gourmet bites & lively entertainment amidst a stunning garden setting inside & out!
    Sat. May 31, 3pm-7pm  
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    House Wine
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  • Food

    Food Events

    You Grill Girl

    Girls be grilling, as the saying I just made up goes. Few places will that be truer than this Thursday’s tiara-topped triumph of women and non-binary chefs/grillmasters. Under the theme “Dame Prom,” these feminine forces of Austin’s food world plate up delicious dishes of grilled meats, veggies, and desserts flavored by that all-powerful spice of nostalgia – so expect “Forever Young” on the event playlist. Armed with their spatulas and tongs are Tiffany DeJesus & Janie Ramirez (Dai Due); Alexa Mejia (Emmer & Rye); Sarah MacIntosh (Épicerie); Sarah Petmecky, Amie Brown, and Theo Nesland (Franklin Barbecue); Jackie Letelier (Keveri Grills); Ali Clem (la Barbecue); Daniela & Rosa de Lima Hernández (La Santa Barbacha); Susana Querejazu (Lutie’s); Amanda Turner (Olamaie); Laura Sawicki (Oseyo); Chelsea Fadda (Pecan Square Cafe); Trish Fortuna (Poke Poke); Anna Tauzin (Sweet Treats Bakery); Jam Sanitchat (Thai Fresh); and Carol Huntsberger (Quality Seafood). Sippables crafted by DrinkWell’s own Jessica Sanders and tunes provided by AMA Best DJ Cassandra. – James Scott
    Thu., April 24
    Franklin Barbecue

    • Community

      Events

      Austin Bat Cave’s Trivia for Cheaters

      Finally! An excuse to be morally corrupt. Literary arts nonprofit Austin Bat Cave – who’ve been providing gratis writing workshops for kiddos and older adults since 2007 – offers you the chance to sabotage those around you via trivia-based tomfoolery. Your team of 4 to 6 players can either win the old-fashioned way or use special paid cheats: $50 to steal points from another team, $25 to get a trivia question ahead of the event, or $50 to defend yourself against point stealing. All funds go right into ABC’s important creative writing work, so kids can learn valuable skills and you can claim your dirty, dirty victory. – James Scott
      Thu., April 24
      Pinthouse Brewing

    • Music

      Austin Psych Fest Kickoff w/ Etran de L'Aïr, maya ongaku

      Modern psych rock spans a wide spectrum, influenced by countless styles. The two acts headlining the Austin Psych Fest Kickoff at Hotel Vegas showcase its most common contemporary forms. Etran de L’Aïr, a fourpiece from Agadez, Niger, laces intricate electric guitar solos amid rapid drum beats and communal vocals – an electrifying take on the region’s signature “desert blues.” Tokyo-based Maya Ongaku, in contrast, leans into the genre’s dreamier side, weaving in nature sounds, hypnotic strings, and flute to create a tranquil, seaside-inspired soundscape. – Caroline Drew
      Thu., April 24, 7pm  
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      Hotel Vegas

    • Music

      Austin Psych Fest Kickoff w/ Ringo Deathstarr, LSD & the Search For God, Zeruel, Blushing [outside]

      Jump-start this year’s stacked Psych Fest with Ringo Deathstarr’s gauzy shoegaze symphony before they embark on their 2025 West Coast tour. Joining the trio are reverb-drenched rockers LSD and the Search for God, who – with only two EPs under their belts over the span of two decades – lure listeners in with their fuzz-fueled psychedelic whirlwind. Homegrown noise pop quartet Blushing completes the night’s dreamy lineup on Mohawk’s outdoor stage. Sugarcoat, the third studio album from the husband-and-wife duos, pairs sonic gleams with shimmering resonance and lush vocals that you won’t want to miss live. – Miranda Garza
      Thu., April 24, 8pm  
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      Mohawk

    • Arts

      Theatre

      Body Politics

      Poet, comedian, multi-hyphenate powerhouse Shasparay has been out here, highlighting social injustice with their poignant mix of wry humor and clearcut boundaries. They know what’s right, what’s wrong, and who they are. Expect that level of clarity with Body Politics, their solo show treatise on the “fat experience.” Having a body is inherently political. Especially when female-presenting. Especially when Black. Especially when fat. And Shasparay? They’ve been through it all. Belittlement, shame, fetishization, all within the presentation of curves and skin and outward expression. It’s a show about the thin line between love and hate, about self-acceptance, about reconciling identity. And with Shasparay’s dynamic delivery, it will be difficult to look away. – Cat McCarrey
      April 23-27
      The Vortex

    • Arts

      Books

      BookWoman BookGroup: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

      Those literary savants over at BookWoman host both an in-person and Zoom discussion of English author Susanna Clarke’s latest. Now here’s a twist on the “haunted” house, where our protagonist Piranesi is the spirit winding through the halls of this infinite abode. He makes sure the old gods are served, that he avoids floods or crashing waves, and to maintain a good relationship with The Other, a man who presents himself as the holder of all knowledge. But Piranesi’s carefully structured beliefs – in the house, in the gods, in himself – all get shaken when a new visitor comes into his labyrinthine world. Good for those who enjoy bigger-inside-than-outside building stories but prefer standard, non-Danielewskian typesetting. – James Scott
      Thu., April 24
      BookWoman

    • Qmmunity

      Community

      Denim & Democracy Advocacy Day

      Youth-oriented rights org Deeds Not Words teams up with local heroes Urge TX and organizer Democrasexy to get folks informed on Lege advocacy, meet directly with reps, and generally kick legislative butt in yer best jeans from 9am until 4pm. Blow off any remaining steam at a Chups afterparty starting at 5pm.
      Thu., April 24
      Texas Capitol & Cheer Up Charlies

    • Music

      J Balvin

      Reggaeton has had many faces at its forefront since the days of Daddy Yankee and Don Omar. With Bad Bunny, Maluma, and J Balvin currently occupying the throne, the Panama-launched genre has now entered a new era. As far as ATX is concerned, the Latin genre last graced the Moody Center stage in April 2024 with Bad Bunny’s “Most Wanted” tour. Almost exactly a year later, reggaeton-rival J Balvin is set to make a Moody Center stop for his “Back to the Rayo” tour. – Catalina Perez
      Thu., April 24, 8pm  
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      Moody Center

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Jeopardy! Interactive

      “Modern Lingo.” “Celebrity Moms.” “TV Roles.” Recent Jeopardy! categories – or, more accurately, a recent evolution of my über-specific TikTok algorithm – have me convinced I could win this legendary trivia game. Now, thanks to a new interactive experience at Alamo Drafthouse, plebeians like myself can find out if we really are as smart as we think. Sitting in the theatre’s seats, not standing at a podium, single players use their personal devices to answer questions concocted by the real Jeopardy! writing team in this quiz game. You won’t win money, but there are prizes. – Carys Anderson
      Thu., April 24
      Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane

    • Arts

      Theatre

      Meek by Diana Small

      Who among us hasn’t wrestled with “the body, gods, death, and change,” as Diana Small’s theatrical work does? A worker in service of stage and the spirit (Small’s day job is as a hospital chaplain), her newest script opens at the black-box theatre just above First Baptist with the Trinity St. Players. Based loosely on real-life activist Father John Dear – a Catholic priest whose arrests for nonviolent civil disobedience number in the 80s – the story follows a priest reuniting with his estranged daughter, an oncology nurse caring for an inmate undergoing treatment for Stage IV cancer. Jenny Larson-Quiñones directs, with featured actors including Lee Eddy, Buck Eddy-Blair, James Dean Jay Byrd, khattieQ, Robert Joseph, and Mitchell Thomas. – James Scott
      Thu., April 24
      Trinity Street Theatre

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII (1972)

      The worst myth that concert films can possibly try to sell the cinema audience is that it’s just like being there. Well, apart from paying $15 for a soda, it’s not. There’s no one treading on your feet, no eight-foot point guard suddenly standing in front of you, and no one tunelessly screaming the wrong lyrics. So Pink Floyd’s legendary performance at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii doesn’t even try. It’s just the band, performing tracks from Meddle and Saucerful of Secrets, in a completely empty space that once held 20,000 screaming fans before being buried for nearly 1,700 years by ash from nearby Mount Vesuvius. – Richard Whittaker
      April 24 & 27
      Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, Alamo Drafthouse Village

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Pride & Prejudice (2005)

      There was a time when it seemed impossible any screen Darcy could displace Colin Firth’s definitive brooder, but then Matthew Macfadyen arrived on the scene in 2005 to scramble the rankings. (Yes, 2005: Y’all Tom Wambsgans fans were late to the party.) He and Keira Knightley – a spirited and defiant Elizabeth Bennet – bring real soulfulness to an adaptation that takes a few liberties with Jane Austen’s peerless text, but nothing to clutch your pearls over. To mark the 20th anniversary, Focus Features gives it a big screen, the-better-to-swoon-over re-release. – Kimberley Jones
      April 20-24
      Austin-area Theatres

    • Community

      Events

      Pup Crawl ATX

      Some people call Austin the Live Music Capital, and others call it the blueberry in Texas tomato soup. But Austin’s real claim is being Dog City, where everyone and everywhere’s got a pup running around. Closing out their monthlong fundraising tour is the Austin Dog Park & Bar Alliance with the second annual Pup Crawl. For $39, you get a Pup Pass – which nets you and your pooch entry and a drink at each participating park. Full disclosure, the Chronicle will be popping up this Sunday at the Watering Bowl to participate in the paw-some event. Sunday is also the last day that Central Texas Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be on-site, so come wolf down a few pints while helping support a good cause. – James Scott
      Through April 30
      Dog House Drinkery, 3800 Co. Rd. 175, Leander; MUTTS, 9825 N. Lake Creek Pkwy.; Yard Bar, 6700 Burnet Rd.; The Watering Bowl, 820 W. FM 1626

    • Qmmunity

      Community

      QTOPIA 3.0: Loud & Proud Auction and Community Zine Making

      AIA Austin’s LGBTQIA Alliance continues to fundraise for their Hill Country Ride for AIDS cycling team, this time via a collab zine activity where everyone makes their own special pages. Plus, separate LOUD and silent auctions featuring cutesy items like furniture, lighting, electronics, etc. Entry’s free, but consider dropping the suggested $5 donation to help these wheeler dealers.
      Thu., April 24, 6pm
      Beck Group Office, 1401 E Sixth St. Bldg. 1, #500

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

      Oh, so now you realize George Lucas was right all along. It’s alright, you’re forgiven for your heresy. Twenty years after its original release, the closing chapter of the Prequel Trilogy returns to screen, and its warning from mystical history seems more timely than ever. Who knew that a simple trade war could result in the rise of a twisted dictator who had a secret plan – with a number for a name – to wipe out his opponents and the last traces of freedom? Hey, what’s that sound, is that democracy dying to thunderous applause? Let Lucas’ epic tale of betrayal and space battles remind you that, no matter how dark the day, there is always the promise of a new hope. – Richard Whittaker
      April 24-27
      Multiple Austin moviehouses

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      True Stories (1986)

      Dang it, David Byrne: You couldn’t stick to just being a musical genius. You had to go and make a Roger Ebert-approved picaresque cult classic too. True Stories is based on Byrne’s drawings of supermarket tabloid articles found on tour with the Talking Heads, and follows a cast of wacky characters as they navigate human drama in the fictional hamlet Virgil, Texas, set to a banging soundtrack featuring the likes of Meredith Monk, Terry Allen, and of course Talking Heads. John Goodman stars as Louis Fyne, a sad-sack romantic country singer/office worker looking for a wife, alongside a happily married couple who never speak to each other, one Miss Rollings who never leaves her bed, a manic conspiracist preacher, a Tejano singer who can hear people’s “tones” (as Byrne himself claimed to in college), and so many more. Byrne himself appears as a narrator in a red convertible, giving the film a kitschy storybook quality that lands thanks to its meticulous execution. Comforting in its absurdity, it’s a film that plants so many visual, auditory, and philosophical Easter eggs you can’t help but be inspired to make something afterwards. Austinite Anne Rapp, script supervisor on the film, joins AFS on April 24 to provide reminiscences of the shoot. – Lina Fisher
      April 24 & 27
      AFS Cinema
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