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  • 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

  • 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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    Americana Theatre’s 60th Birthday Party

    Nestled in the Rosedale neighborhood is a piece of cinema history: Austin Public Library’s Yarborough Branch, which used to be the Americana Theater. From 1965 until its closure in 1987, the theatre played opening venue to films like Henry Fonda’s Rounders as well as pivotal set-in-Austin classic Dazed and Confused. APL celebrates the building’s history with a birthday blowout that’ll take attendees back to the theatre’s Sixties heyday. There’ll be live music from the Soulphonics, retro crafts for all ages, a photo booth, movie snacks, and a screen of The Love Bug. Groovy! – James Scott
    Fri., April 25
    Yarborough Branch Library

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      Theatre

      Austin Opera Presents Madame Butterfly

      An eerily everlasting warning about U.S. imperialism, Madame Butterfly shares the story of naval Lieutenant Pinkerton brokering a Japanese bride before leaving her pregnant and alone. It can easily stand for global politics as a whole, while still hitting as a romantic tragedy. It’s exactly the kind of haunting art that inspires a million homages. Puccini’s own music rises and falls like leaves on the wind, from soft chorals to aerobatic arias. Join Austin Opera and prepare to fall in love all over again while listening to the titular Cio-Cio-San. It’ll be a knife right to your heart. – Cat McCarrey
      April 25-27
      Long Center for the Performing Arts

    • Music

      Austin Psych Fest Aftershow Day 1 w/ SUUNS, Queen Serene

      Like Levitation 2024 before it, the Black Angels’ annual celebration of psychedelic music has expanded its genre constraints to spotlight the best of all things alternative, from indie rock legends (Kim Gordon plays solo on Saturday, while Yo La Tengo and Dinosaur Jr. wrap Sunday) to post-punk contemporaries (Day 2 act Wombo) to post-rock torchbearers (Godspeed You! Black Emperor and locals Explosions in the Sky both top Friday’s bill). Of course, the festival’s hazy origins remain thanks to consciousness-raising, generation-spanning acts like Blackwater Holylight, Holy Wave, and Angels singer Alex Maas. More affordable than most fests with such stacked lineups, day tickets go for $75 while weekend passes request $200. – Carys Anderson
      Fri., April 25, 10pm  
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      The 13th Floor

    • Music

      Austin Psych Fest Day 1 w/ Explosions in the Sky, Octopus Project, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Kadavar, Black Mountain, Blackwater Holylight, Federale, Jesse Sykes

      Like Levitation 2024 before it, the Black Angels’ annual celebration of psychedelic music has expanded its genre constraints to spotlight the best of all things alternative, from indie rock legends (Kim Gordon plays solo on Saturday, while Yo La Tengo and Dinosaur Jr. wrap Sunday) to post-punk contemporaries (Day 2 act Wombo) to post-rock torchbearers (Godspeed You! Black Emperor and locals Explosions in the Sky both top Friday’s bill). Of course, the festival’s hazy origins remain thanks to consciousness-raising, generation-spanning acts like Blackwater Holylight, Holy Wave, and Angels singer Alex Maas. More affordable than most fests with such stacked lineups, day tickets go for $75 while weekend passes request $200. – Carys Anderson
      Fri., April 25, 4:40pm  
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      The Far Out Lounge & Stage

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      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

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Happy Gilmore (1996)

      Either you grew up with parents who despised the Sandman and all his buffoonery, or you’re me and Happy Gilmore was background noise to half your childhood. (The other half being scored by, of course, Billy Madison.) Since Adam Sandler’s continued and quite lucrative streaming deal with Netflix farts out a sequel to the golf goof this coming July, theatres all over the country – including here in ATX – are screening the off-kilter original. Typical Sandler protag Happy has proven himself too hot for the hockey ice, and in an effort to help his grandmother pay off IRS back taxes, he utilizes his slapshot skills to get into golf. While Sandman obviously shines, this movie’s greatest legend is in the late Carl Weathers as mentor figure Chubbs Peterson, whose golf career – and two-handedness – were cut short by an alligator attack. It’s also the first instance of Julie Bowen as a Sandler love interest, a role she repeats in Hubie Halloween. – James Scott
      April 25 - 26 & 29, Alamo Slaughter Lane, Lakeline & Mueller; April 27 & 30, Violet Crown Cinema
      Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, Violet Crown Cinema

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      Visual Arts

      Iana Nikutina: “Many Faces, One Force”

      Presented by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (Branch 147, which represents Austin and San Antonio), Iana Nikutina’s exhibition focuses on the feminine face of activism. Both American and Ukrainian women feature in her portrait series, all of whom represent change in the face of adversity. Check out Nikutina’s bold colorful creations and meet the artist herself at this Friday’s opening reception, celebrating her show’s move from its premiere in Leander to Austin’s own Ao5 Gallery. – James Scott
      Fri., April 25
      Ao5 Gallery

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Legends of the Realms

      Return for even more fantastical revelry as this drag competition show brings Bridgerton vibes to Springdale General. Judges Gothess Jasmine, Ms.Girl 6, and Logan Liqueur preside over the Blooming Court for a springtime masquerade where Primrose Von Dutch, Mars Morningstar, She23, Disco Lemonade, Ivanna Chisinou, Divine Goddess, and Yvonna F Mei Starr compete. Special guest Lucky Starzzz joins from Drag Race season 17.
      Fri., April 25, 8pm
      Sky Candy

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Lucy and the Lainey Cats: A Two-Woman Variety Show

      Double dames on a Friday night? Must be Lucy Lonestar and Lainey Gonzales, back again with a very Aughts-inspired girl-power show. There’ll be rock, roll, and a special performance by KindKeith. DJ Lavender Thug keeps the femme feels going behind the decks.
      Fri., April 25, 9pm
      Cheer Up Charlies

    • Arts

      Dance

      Metamorphosis Dance Presents The Little Mermaid

      Of course a dance company called “Metamorphosis” would present The Little Mermaid, one of the greatest shape-shifting stories in the canon. (My top three are Little Mermaid, Swan Lake, and Kafka’s own Metamorphosis.) It makes sense that they would tackle the transformative tale of a mermaid longing to be human. The gracefulness of dance fits well under the sea. Who else but dancers could flow like underwater dwellers? Who else but ballerinas could dramatize the unique torment and romanticism of being willing to trade comfort for unrequited love? Because there’s no Disney-fied dramatics here. Instead of being part of your world, Metamorphosis is showing all the pain and pleasure of Hans Christian Andersen’s original gruesome text. Brace yourself for a not-so-happy ending, shown in the most lovely ways. – Cat McCarrey
      April 25-26
      Penfold Theatre

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      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

    • Music

      Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival Day 1 w/ Los Enmascarados, Conjunto Baraja de Oro, Belen Escobedo y Panfilo's Güera

      Since 2015, Rancho Alegre has thrown a free, all-ages festival aimed to preserve Conjunto music, the accordion-driven Tejano creation that fuses German polka rhythms with Mexican folk songs. The event’s 10th anniversary touches down at two decidedly East Austin venues: On Friday, Belen Escobedo y Panfilo’s Güera, Conjunto Baraja de Oro, and Los Enmascarados perform at East Cesar Chavez beer hall Central Machine Works, while Rodney Rodriguez, Bobby Salinas, and more perform Saturday and Sunday at the Doris Miller Auditorium, the undervalued Rosewood event center that hosted Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and more Black icons back in the day. – Carys Anderson
      Fri., April 25, 5:45pm. Free (all ages).
      Central Machine Works

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      Red Poppy Festival

      Henry Purl Compton, then stationed in Europe, sent seeds home to his mother after World War I, which is how the red poppy first arrived in Georgetown. Decades later, the flower proliferated enough to designate our northern neighbor the Red Poppy Capital of Texas in 1990, a fact which is annually celebrated at this family festival in Georgetown’s charming town square. This year’s festivities include a parade and classic car show, food vendors, an artisan market, a kids’ fun zone, and live performances from Cory Morrow, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Dysfunkshun Junkshun. – Kimberley Jones
      April 25-27
      Downtown Georgetown

    • Music

      Silverada, The Tender Things

      Last year, Silverada took the cover of the Chronicle as the hard-driving country quintet shed the Mike & the Moonpies moniker they’d ridden for nearly two decades and reloaded for the next phase of the band. Their ethos remained the same, though, with a grinding mindset and crowd-winning combination of rocked-out live shows and sincere ballads that has carved their mark on the independent country scene. Newly released EP Texas 42 strips down some catalog deep cuts into an acoustic campfire feel. The Tender Things load in first with their swaggering brand of Southern-rock fried Texas honky-tonk. – Doug Freeman
      Fri., April 25, 7pm  
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      Radio/East

    • 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

    • Arts

      Classical Music

      The Beerthoven Concert Series Presents: Rags to Riches

      Beerthoven returns not just with their signature warm pastries/cold beer refreshments via Easy Tiger and Lazarus Brewing, but with a new show spotlighitng the works of German Texan immigrants as well as Scott Joplin and Johannes Brahms. What do they have in common? "They all went from Rags to Riches!" says Beerthoven, who'll feature performances by executive director Daniel Swayze, pianist Austin Haller, and vocalists Trevor Shaw, Shari Wilson, Laura Mercado-Wright, and Gregory Hilliard.
      April 25-27
      Saengerrunde Hall, KMFA 89.5FM

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      The Comedy Film Festival

      From rejection is born success: This is the origin of Austin’s Comedy Film Festival, which started after founder Eric Alan Rousseau received rejections from over 50 film fests. Even after his movie, Lucky Doug, got into the festival circuit, Rousseau felt “comedy films were not a genre well represented in the festival circuit and were instead usually shoehorned into a film festival somewhere.” As you can imagine by the event’s title, comedy takes center screen here: Programming from Friday to Sunday focuses on not only showing submitted comedy flicks but also panels on the practical art of making funny films. Guffaws encouraged, but please: Cellphones should stay silent. That’s not the kind of clown you wanna be. – James Scott
      April 23-27
      AFS Cinema, Galaxy Highland 10

    • Qmmunity

      Nightlife & Parties

      The Real Drag Queens of Austin Go brat

      Hosted by Colleen DeForrest, this dramatic drag show keeps the Charli spirit rolling through past the concert dates with a brat-themed bash. Featuring Juliana, Maeve Haven, and Alysha Pretty.
      Fri., April 25, 9:30pm
      Rain on 4th

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      Community

      Transfolk

      Equality Texas invites non-trans folks to a conversation with trans and gender expansive community members to “learn about what they do, what they like, and hear them talk about their dreams, goals, and struggles.”
      Fri., April 25, 5:30pm
      Texas Capitol

    • Music

      Wormrot, NO/MÁS, BOSH [inside]

      Diamond-shaped isle between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore stacks 6 million inhabitants onto roughly 284 square miles of one of the most densely populated spots on the planet. That’s about half the size of the smallest state in our union (Rhode Island). Wormrot commandant Arif Suhaimi can incite every last one of them into the mosh. Alongside axe maniac Rasyid Juraimi since 2007 and early days drummer Fitri, back following a nine-year stint by replacement Vijesh Ghariwala, the grindcore trio erupts like a volcano across four LPs. Suhaimi departed after pandemic surprise Hiss, then returned last year to touch off more human tsunamis, including this month’s “Outburst of Annoyance” live single for audio extremists Earache. No/Mås and Bosh support. – Raoul Hernandez
      Fri., April 25, 8pm  
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      Mohawk
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