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  • Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark

    On the April Full Moon, come set intentions and indulge in the mesmerizing allure of live acoustic music performed by world-class musicians, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight. Its a different kind of concert, that begins and ends in darkness, with music and a poem or two surrounding and soothing you. Audience members will be given the choice of bringing their own yoga mats and/or pillows to gaze at the shadows on the ceiling. A circle of chairs will be provided.
    Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pm  
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    ATX Unplugged

  • 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 16-19  
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    Palmer Events Center
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    Sports

    MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas

    The only North American round of the world's premier motorcycle racing championship means a jam-packed weekend of world-class two-wheeled excitement alongside an incredible schedule of off-track activations.
    Fri.-Sun., April 8-10  
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    Circuit of the Americas

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      Theatre

      Amadeus

      Directed by Liz Fisher, starring Diego Arroyo Aceves as Mozart and Kareem Badr(!) as Antonio Salieri, this Tony Award-winning play (as scripted by the brilliant Peter Shaffer) features musical interludes with Mozart's beloved compositions. Listen: For one performance only, the music will be performed live by 40 members of the Central Texas Philharmonic; in the remaining performances, audiences will be treated to a "Mozart remix" by local composer Michael Morét. Because, as we've noticed, the Penfold Theatre Company likes to do things 1) right and 2) big.
      Through April 9. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-31.  
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      Ground Floor Theatre

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      Classical Music

      Austin Symphony: Slavic Splendor

      This ASO concert for April brings us an impressive trio of repertoire by three great composers, and the return of crowd-favorite, pianist Olga Kern.
      Fri., April 8, 8pm. $19 and up.  
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      Long Center for the Performing Arts

    • Music

      Banda MS

      Mexican Banda from Mazatlán, Sinaloa who won the 2021 American Music Award for Favorite Latin Duo or Group.
      Fri., April 8, 8pm  
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      H-E-B Center at Cedar Park

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Eve's Bayou (1997)

      Evergreens: A unique Southern Gothic coming-of-age story about the crumbling of an affluent family.
      Fri., April 8, 7pm  
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      AFS Cinema

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      Visual Arts

      ICOSA: Silent Language

      "My work for the past thirty-five years," says the artist Sono Osato, "has been inspired by the confluence of geological and anthropological history, the connection between terrain and symbolic thought." Now her Silent Language #13 is on display in the Window Dressing series at ICOSA. "It's a good point of entry for anyone who is unfamiliar with my work," says Osato – and it's viewable 24/7 within the Canopy courtyard.
      Through April 11
      ICOSA

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      Theatre

      Lifted

      "In a dystopian near-future, birds have returned from their recent extinction to carry a teenage boy off into the sky, leaving his father, girlfriend and twin brother searching for answers." This Charlie Thurston play is directed by Elizabeth V. Newman and features James Lindsley, Madison Palomo, and J. Kevin Smith for Filigree Theatre.
      Through April 17. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $32.  
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      906 Koerner

    • Music

      Mount Westmore (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too $hort, E-40)

      West Coast hip-hop icons E-40, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Too $hort will reportedly release their debut album as an official supergroup on 4/20. Before then, enjoy hours of timeless hits.
      Fri., April 8, 6pm  
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      Round Rock Amp

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      Dance

      Pivot

      UT's Dance Repertory Theatre returns with a series of new choreographic works that speak to our collective resilience, adaptability, and lived experience, featuring work by renowned guest artists, faculty, and student choreographers.
      April 7-10. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15-26.  
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      B. Iden Payne Theatre

    • Music

      Rock the Park w/ Chief Cleopatra, Strawbitty Yops (6:30)

      Best of Austin? Mueller Lake Park’s free-for-all concert convergences! Monthly this March through June and ignited two weeks ago by all-in Andrew Cashen and the Tiarra Girls, KUTX’s ecstatic communal vision continues in May with singer-rapper SaulPaul and closes on Kelsey Wilson’s dynamite soul pop act Sir Woman. Hailing from Billy Joe Shaver’s native Corsicana, Chief Cleopatra holds court in the sophomore slot. Marking a decade in the ATX, Jalesa Jessie’s March EP Luna phases all shades of the pianist, drummer, former choirista’s root expressiveness. “Dreamlights” plugs in an MJB vibe, while lilting rocker “Fortuity” sets up soulful dagger “Nine Inch Nail.” Strawbitty Yops with every purchase.
      Fri., April 8
      Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater

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      Sports

      Round Rock Express

      It's an exciting opening week of baseball vs. El Paso, with an opening-night fireworks show, Pints & Pups on Thursday, a postgame concert from Zoodust on Friday, space-themed fun with NASA on Sunday, and more.
      April 5-10. Tue.-Fri., 7:05pm; Sat., 6:05pm; Sun., 1:05pm  
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      Dell Diamond

    • Arts

      Theatre

      Selfie! The Musical

      This new musical by Rembert Block is equally whimsical and profound as its iconic characters – Ugly Selfie Girl, Dude Face, Chasing Sunsets – grapple with identity, image, and narcissism in our hyped-up times. Directed by Bonnie Cullum for the Vortex and Ethos, the show features live music by Brooklyn-based band Rembert and the Basic Goodness.
      Through April 17. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35.  
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      The Vortex

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      Out of Town

      Texas SandFest

      Music, shopping, food, and some of the most amazing sand sculptures on a Texas beach to raise money for local scholarships.
      Fri.-Sun., April 8-10. $5-20.  
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      Port Aransas

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      Theatre

      The Catastrophist

      This new Lauren Gunderson play is intelligent, warm, and witty af in its behind-the-headlines relevance. Listen: Virologist Nathan Wolfe, named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work tracking viral pandemics, has hunted viruses from the jungles of Cameroon to the basement of the CDC. Hear his story as he tracks the threats that come from without and within. Directed by Don Toner and starring Ben Wolfe for Austin Playhouse.
      Through April 9. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $27 and up.  
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      Trinity Street Theatre

    • Arts

      Visual Arts

      The Plastic Bag Store

      Texas Performing Arts presents this local installation – at the Blue Genie space on Airport, no less – of Robin Frohardt's brilliant and immersive tribute to the vulgar overdoity of plastic waste that humans are subjecting themselves and the rest of our planet to. Listen: "Visit a grocery store where the shelves are stocked with thousands of original, hand-sculpted items — produce and meat, dry goods and toiletries, cakes and sushi rolls — all made from discarded, single-use plastics in an endless cacophony of packaging. When you visit, the store transforms into a cinema for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic, sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations." Sensationally graphic yet more than just spectacle, this thing's got philosophical teeth as sharp as the fangs we're sinking deep into our own carotid. (Note: Some seatings will be free, via Fusebox Festival.)
      Through April 17. Sat., 11am, 1pm, 6pm, 8pm; Sun., 11am, 1pm, 4pm; Wed.-Fri., 4pm, 6pm, 8pm. $15-25.  
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      Blue Genie Art Bazaar

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Thief (1981)

      In the searing feature debut from Mann (Heat, Collateral), a diamond thief (Caan) tries for one last score before retirement.
      Fri., April 8, 3:30pm  
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      Alamo Drafthouse Village
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