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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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Malum Malus: Imbolc
The wheel of the year inspires this occult-based burlesque performance art ensemble. Join the Vortex for the next presentation of Malum Malus, the naughtiest apple of Austin's eye, celebrating Imbolc in a full-length, music-enhanced show.Mon.-Wed., Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 8pm. $15-35. -
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Russian House: Dumplings Day
Austin's popular Downtown bastion of Russian cuisine fights the wonky winter weather with a day of dumpling-forward festivity, serving up all the dumplings you can eat – dumplings stuffed with beef and pork, dumplings stuffed with deer, dumplings stuffed with wild boar, dumplings stuffed with bear (yes, bear) – along with a fine array of potato-packed pierogies, and more. You want hearty food, this place is your haven of hospitality. You want a variety of excellent vodkas while you eat, too? Hey, it is Russian House, isn't it?Tue., Feb. 1, 4-10pm.. $39.99. -
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Suerte x Two Hands: Taco Takeover
Fermín Núñez's excellent Suerte hosts Two Hands' Barney Hannagan for the February Taquero takeover, in which the native Australian and his cunning kitchen team will serve up a smoked lamb carnitas taco with avocado and finger lime salsa.Tue., Feb. 1, 5-10pm -
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Texas Roller Derby Returns
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Texas Roller Derby finally returns in 2022! The schedule has been announced, and includes monthly bouts all year (except in July). The first will be streamed live, and future bouts will take place at the Thunderdome and Palmer Events Center.Sat., Feb. 19, 5:30pm. $7.99.Streaming on Facebook Live -
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Virtual Read-Watch-Talk
Join a discussion about civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson's book Just Mercy and the film based on the true story starring Michael B. Jordan. Both are available at the Austin Public Library.Tue., Feb. 1, 7pmOnline: library.austintexas.gov -
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Virtual Readers Theatre Storytime
Kids will enjoy storytime then put on a play about the story. Recommended for ages 5-12.Tuesdays through Feb. 22, 4pmOnline
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"Les Diners de Gala" by Salvador Dalí
The Spanish surrealist painter illustrated the cookbook Gala’s Dinners in 1973 that included 136 recipes by French chefs. This traveling exhibit features 12 lithographs that were released in conjunction with the book and are some of his most unique experimental prints.Jan. 15-March 27. Free.Noël Art Museum, San Angelo -
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Civic Events
African American Resource Advisory Commission Meeting
A special presentation from Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon addresses staffing concerns within APD, using civilians for nonemergency calls, and victim services visibility.Tue., Feb. 1, 5:30-7:30pmPermitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. -
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AJC General Body Meeting
Learn about the work Austin Justice Coalition is doing and how you can get involved. Join in person or on Zoom.Tue., Nov. 8, 6:30pm1605 38 1/2 St. and on Zoom -
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All Is Forgiven (2007)
Newly Restored: Hansen-Love's touching debut feature centers on a daughter and father who are reunited after his drug habit tore them apart.Tue., Feb. 1, 7pm -
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Artworks Gallery: Reflections on the Streets of Austin
Precision Camera and Tom Chambers have created this exhibit from a street photography workshop hosted by Artworks, the images here focusing on reflections throughout the city.Through Feb. 12 -
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Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee Meeting
Briefings include updates on Austin Energy fire mitigation and vegetation management and Decker Creek Power Station workforce planning.Tue., Feb. 1, 1:30pm -
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Beatle Bash w/ the Eggmen
Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Tuesdays, 6:30pm and Tue., Jan. 2, 6:30pm -
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Blanton Museum of Art: MemWars
Many artists work in multiple mediums, but for Lubbock-raised Terry Allen, music, performance, writing, and visual artwork are truly all part of the same practice. As a visual artist, he often creates immersive sculptural installations with an aspect of performance, incorporated through projections and video. For this ninth installment in the Blanton’s Contemporary Project series, Allen reveals a three-channel video installation and a related group of drawings.Through July 10 -
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Butridge Gallery: Anthroposcenery
The Dougherty Art Center's central gallery displays new paintings by the (rather brilliant) artist Emma Hadzi Antich, her mountainous landscapes serving as oblique yet highly evocative mirrors, illustrating parallels between seemingly disparate aspects of nature, revealing how the wild in the human and the human in the wild can affect each other.Through Feb. 19 -
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Call for Oakwood Cemetery Descendants
The Oakwood Cemetery Chapel staff seeks descendants of people of color buried in the Oakwood Cemetery to participate in a vision session with Oakwood’s Historic Preservation and Archaeology project specialists. If you are a descendant of someone buried at Oakwood Cemetery, or have information on those individuals, please call Jennifer Chenoweth, museum site coordinator for the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel, at 512/978-2310 or email Jennifer.Chenoweth@AustinTexas.gov.Ongoing -
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Circular Meet-Ups: Let's Close the Loop
An opportunity for local business owners, start-ups, and sustainability professionals across all industries to connect and learn more about Austin’s circular economy.Tue., Feb. 1, noon-1pm. Free (registration required).Online -
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Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams
The Contemporary Austin presents the first-ever museum survey of works by Daniel Johnston. "Step into the surreal universe of this visionary musician and artist, filled with love, loss, ghosts, aliens, superheroes, and the eternal battle between good and evil."Through March 20 -
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Davis Gallery: Paperback Rodeo
A new show by Austin's B. Shawn Cox is always reason to celebrate, we say, and this latest one at Davis Gallery is a perfect corroboration of that statement. This is what happens when the artist explores subtext with polka-dotted domesticated florals that hide deconstructed cowboys, lenticular eye-candy featuring blended dualities of Western icons, and folded paper quilts incorporating text to supra any subtext. Bonus: New works by Dana Younger will be on display, too? You Davis people are trying to spoil us, is that it?Through Feb. 26. Free. -
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Donate Blood, Get Free Cookies
It's Girl Scout cookie season again, so We Are Blood has formed a sweet partnership with Girl Scouts of Central Texas to reward blood and platelet donors with a free box. Schedule an appointment online or call 512/206-1266.Through Feb. 28We Are Blood donor centers and mobile drives
