Come to the 14th Annual Dripping Springs Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend! This year they will be bringing all the rodeo style fun on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Bring your family and friends for a weekend of mutton bustin', bull riding, vendor shopping, great food, and all things rodeo!
After a hugely successful first edition, Affordable Art Fair Austin returns May 15-18, 2025 at the Palmer Events Center, showcasing thousands of original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming 55 local, national and international exhibitors, the second edition will be unmissable.
And so hyperpop arrives at its Stone Temple Pilots moment. Don’t be mistaken, the post-genre had a grand run causing mass confusion. Its foundational artists spouted queer theory and Marxist ideology even as they doodled affectionate/ironic xo’s around the W. Bush era’s least reputable corporate club music. But as the movement notches Billboard writ-ups and co-signs from antisemitic YouTubers, maintaining its punk-rock reputation is gonna demand more than some harsh, metallic snares, a couple distorted synth leads, and a handful of #veryonline lyrics warbled in the slurry, cloaking androgyny of Auto-Tune.: It’s gonna require an agenda … World Tour.: Dorian Electra could never sell out for the same reason Frank Zappa couldn’t. Their furious satire of online bigotry and culturally enforced gender norms is too interwoven with their calculatedly outrageous epicene persona to ever achieve depressing cross-appeal. Recent songs take specific aim at neckbeard homophobes, reappropriating 4chan’s Joker imagery and Mountain Dew energy only to blow it back in a Dorito dust cloud of grindcore intensity. Coucou Chloe opens, her cryptic murmur rap offering ominously subliminal contrast to Electra’s maximalism.
Eastside Pop Up and Lone Star Queer present a groovy handcrafted and vintage market with the added bonus of an open house at Shag with 20% off. Be sure to visit the glitter bar!
In which Duo NorteSur – oboist Eduardo Cassapia and harpist Rachel Browne – perform a mix of classical and contemporary works and settings of Bolivian and Latin American folk music.
Oscar Wilde’s wickedly witty comedy, though written in 1895, reveals countless elements of today’s current times and affairs: feminism, blackmail, political corruption, morality. and mistrust – as a cocktail mix of characters learns, in just 24 hours, what it means to be "an ideal husband." Directed by Cris Skinner for City Theatre.
Through March 13. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25.
This run takes participants through a 5K, half marathon, or marathon course through scenic Downtown Austin, benefiting a host of local charities. Non-runners can cheer and be aware of street closures in the area.
Austin Animal Center has sent out a plea for help. The shelter is short-staffed, and they've had a higher than usual influx of animal friends that don't have a home. If you have room in your home for a temporary fur friend, or maybe you want to provide some of your time and energy, contact AAC today.
Turn daydreams of RV traveling into reality with educational seminars on topics like safety and maintenance, "My RV Kitchen," and state park travel. Peruse a selection of over 200,000 square feet of RVs from local dealers, and enjoy music from Boi Orbison, the Paul Logan Band, and more.
Thu.-Sat., Feb. 17-20. $9-10, adults; $6, children and seniors; free, children under 6.
In this staged reading of Tennessee Williams' classic, Marc Pouhé portrays Tom, who remembers his journey as a young poet who tangles with his lively Southern mother (Franchelle S. Dorn) and his sensitive sister Laura (Khali Sykes). Now cast as an African-American family, this production also features Kenah Benefield as the “gentleman caller.” Bonus: Live violin accompaniment by Bennie Braswell. Directed by Ann Ciccolella with projections by L.B. Bartholomee.
Feb. 17-20. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $21 and up.
Austin’s beloved queer transmedia arts fest returns in person at the Vortex. This year’s Legacy Award honors cabaret duo Kiki and Herb, aka Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman. Find the complete lineup, badges, and the fest’s COVID-19 policy here.
With this new show, artist and musician Gretchen Phillips focuses on the domestic interior landscape, creating intimate new film photographs in response to the constraints imposed by the pandemic.
Matt Wade and Sarah Fleming Walker lead the professional TexARTS cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, that bloody, chirurgical musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Kasey RT Graham, with musical direction by Lyn Koenning.
Through Feb. 27. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43-53.
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.
Austin Jewish Film Festival presents a director Q&A and screening of this drama about a man whose son has had an accident, but he is denied entry at an Israeli checkpoint and must smuggle himself across to reach his son.
A presentation about cultivating baneful herbs and poison allies, including everything from seed selection to soil preparation to the planting process.
Austin Jewish Film Festival presents access to the doc about the deadly antisemitic attack on Tree of Life Synagogue. Available to Texas and Idaho residents.
Streaming through March 1; filmmaker Q&A Tue., March 1, 7pm
The Austin Humane Society and Roger Beasley Mazda are teaming up to celebrate two major milestones with their annual raffle: AHS will celebrate its 70th anniversary, and RBM will celebrate its 50th anniversary, so they’re “Wheelin’ in the Years” and raffling off a beautiful Mazda 2021 MX-5 Miata Grand Touring convertible. Each ticket purchase provides one night of safe and warm shelter, nutritious food, quality medical care, and lots of love for a cat or dog who is waiting to find a home. Raffle ticket purchases must be made by a Texas resident over 18.
Drawing held Sat., April 9, noon. $20 each or three for $50.
Alamo Austin Air Conditioning & Heating is raising awareness about animals in need with a special contest. All you have to do is vote online for your favorite shelter, and everyone wins something. The contestants are PAWS Shelter, Austin Pets Alive!, and Austin Humane Society. You can vote once a day.
A great selection of local farmers bringing fabulous pastured meats, eggs, dairy, vegetables, and fruits, plus prepared-food vendors, artisans, bakers, and of course, live music.