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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance -
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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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Damien Jurado, Katy Kirby
Ever since the February unveiling of Katy Kirby’s debut Cool Dry Place, I’ve kept the Spicewood native at the top of my pandemic-albums-to-see-live list. The frankly affirming LP from local imprint Keeled Scales serves up a raw, refreshing whirlwind of folk and indie rock. Unexpected twists and observational humor fuel the grand catharsis of “Juniper” and delicate communion of “Tap Twice.” While Kirby’s September opening dates with Waxahatchee already sold out Mohawk, long-haul experimenter Damien Jurado offers prime opportunity to experience the Texan. The regarded Seattle singer-songwriter, known for expeditions across roots and electronic, stripped down on homespun May album The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania, Jurado’s first release on his own Maraqopa Records.Thu., July 22, 8pm -
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Austin FC
May's away game vs. Seattle Sounders ended in a draw, so let's see how Verde does on home turf.Thu., July 22, 8:30pm -
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Bring It On: The Musical
After 15 months of mostly digital theatre, Summer Stock Austin combines high school and college students from the Austin area and all around the country to produce, live and in-person, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2002 musical.Through Aug. 1. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15-45. -
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Dyke Season
The reason for the season! Come one, come all to CUC’s intersectional lez – and lez lover – dance party. DJs Kick It, Militia Etheridge, Maria Maria, and Bethcita keep the dancefloor hot, hot, hot.Thu., July 22, 6pm. No cover. -
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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
City Theatre Company presents the Moisés Kaufman play that reveals the story of famed and unashamed writer Oscar Wilde, who in 1895 was accused of posing as a "sodomite" by the father of his young companion, Lord Alfred Douglas.Through July 31. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-25. -
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Knife Carving Workshop
Learn how to turn a stick into a tool quickly and effectively, and no need to BYOK; ticket comes with a free knife!Thu., July 22, 7pm. $20. -
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Northern-Southern: Baton
This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm -
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SIMS Electric Art Party & Online Auction
Over 30 local musicians have donated their art to the SIMS Foundation for an auction to raise funds to support mental health and substance use recovery services for the music industry. Start bidding online now, and join the wrap party to view and bid on the art, meet some of the artists, listen to music from Akina Adderley and Frederico7, and watch live painting by Gabriel Portillo. Treats include artisan popsicles from Odd Pop and drink specials from Deep Eddy Vodka, Lone Star, and Nine Banded Whiskey.Online auction open July 9-24; in-person event Sat., July 24, 4-7pm. Donations encouraged. -
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Summer Out Loud
A challenge that encourages families to make time for summer fun with on-demand workouts, activities, and three free visits to the Y. Text SUMMER to 877/799-6220 to register, then pick up a passport filled with ideas and activities, or download it online and get started. Turn in the completed passport at the end to be eligible to win a membership or a family trip.Through Aug. 4. Free.All Austin YMCA locations -
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A Portrait of My Mother
An artist remembers their mother, spinning a modern Mexican Cinderella tale as we follow the trials and tribulations of one woman's journey into motherhood – from her humble beginnings in the town of Laredo, Texas, to her journey to Chicago, and everything between. Written and performed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, directed by David R. Jarrott. Note: Now available for viewing on Vimeo.Through July 31. $5. -
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After Munich (2019)
Austin Jewish Film Festival presents a doc about four women who were affected by the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics.Through July 31Online: austinjff.org -
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AISD Summer Theatre Series
The Austin ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department presents the 2021 AISD Summer Theatre Series – and this year the district-wide program is live, in-person, and bigger than ever. Coming up: Mamma Mia (July 22-25).$10. -
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Alan Haynes
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Art for the People Gallery: Thrive!
Here's a showcase of work by more than 40 Austinites who’ve created art with an exuberance of color and energy over the past 15 pandemic months.Through Sept. 30 -
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ArtUs Co. Gallery: Kent Burress
Kent Burress uses oils to capture the big skies and broad vistas of Texas in a style that often pushes the boundaries between representational and abstract art.Closing reception: Sat, July 24, 5:30-6:30pm10000 Research #118 -
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Austin FC Watch Party
CMW's massive beer hall and biergarten make it a great place to check out the game, projected in the beer hall and on the taproom TVs.Thu., July 22, 8:30pm -
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Austin Fire Youth Explorers
City of Austin Fire Department is recruiting youth ages 14-20 to join Exploring, Boy Scouts of America's character and career development program for youth. The AFD Explorer Post #370 teaches youth about careers in fire rescue and helps them sharpen leadership skills.Deadline: Oct. 1. Free.Apply online -
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Austin Hounds Calendar Contest
To help reach the fundraising goal of $10,000 for nonprofit Hound Rescue, Dog Days Photography is holding a calendar contest with a $10 entry fee and vote cost of $1 each. Thirteen lucky puppers will appear in the calendar, and each week will feature mini contests with winning dogs receiving prizes from sponsor businesses. Contest opens at 7am Mon., July 12; get more deets and enter online.July 12-Aug. 23. $10 donation.Online -
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Austin Humane Society's Summer Kids Series
For a paw-some summer, register your li'l animal lover for AHS's virtual, hands-on educational sessions, including live shelter tours, dog walks, storytime with shelter pets, crafts, and dance sessions. It's all free, and supplies are provided via pickup or you can get a supply list online. Graduation is Aug. 6-7 and comes with a certificate and swag bag.June 1-Aug.7. Free.Virtual -
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Austin ISD Enrollment Clinic
Families can join AISD in person to register their students for the 2021-22 school year.Thu., July 22, 9am-1pmAISD Central Office, 4000 I-35 S. -
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Bad Reputation (2018)
Reel Women in Film: This doc gives you a wild ride as Joan Jett and her cohort of hard-rock legends rip it up onstage. Experience what made Jett an unconventional and groundbreaking artist, then join a conversation exploring how her story sheds light on the music world’s role in the second-wave feminist movement and American culture in the 1970s and 1980s. Shown in conjunction with the exhibition "GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World."Film streams July 19-23; Q&A Thu., July 22, 7:30pm. $5.The Bullock Museum online -
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Behind the Scenes: Hollywood's Sistine Chapel
Following the sold-out exhibition of Texas Performing Arts' collection of mid-century MGM film backdrops this spring, TPA now presents Behind the Scenes: Hollywood's Sistine Chapel, featuring 18 enormous backdrops from the Art Directors Guild Backdrop Recovery Project that form a nearly complete replica of the Sistine Chapel. See these master illusions in an immersive space designed for personal contemplation and up-close examinationThrough Aug. 1. Thu.-Fri., 2:30-5:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 10:30am-4:30pm. $10-20. -
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Beyond Van Gogh
Cutting-edge projection technology creates an engaging journey into the world of Van Gogh.June 25-Sept. 5 -
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Beyond Van Gogh
This traveling spectacle of art, a multimedia exhibition currently ensconced at the COTA, uses cutting-edge projection technology to create an engaging journey into the world of Vincent Van Gogh. Repurposing the artist's dreams, his thoughts, and his words to drive the experience as a narrative, this huge installation will move you along projection-swathed walls wrapped in light, colour, and shapes that swirl, dance and refocus into flowers, cafes and landscapes. As a certain Dude might comment, "This is extremely fuckin' trippy, man." Make your reservations now, citizen, and if the price seems a bit steep, hell, you can probably tap your brother Theo for a loaner, amirite?Through Sept. 5. Daily, 11am-9pm. $37 ($24, children). -
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Big Medium: Markers
Witness here the individual and collaborative work of Kel Brown, Russell Brxwn, and Emily Eisenhart, who explore the rhythmic language of lines, color, and minimal paint strokes, leaving their marks across the city, working on the sides of buildings, the surfaces of everyday functional objects, textiles, and more.Through Aug. 28 -
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