Home Events
-
Sponsored Listing
Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival
Grab your friends and come to the Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival! Give your palate a treat, enjoy the tastes, textures and aromas- you will find a new favorite brewery! If you prefer a glass of wine or seltzer – they’ll have that too. Lively music, food, games, brewers panel and more. Come See What’s on Tap! Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Rotary Club.Sat. June 14, 11am-6pmDowntown Fredericksburg Market Square -
Sponsored Listing
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-10pmAuditorium Shores
Recommended
-
Community
Events
35th Crownaversary
Celebrate one of Austin's oldest icons, the campus-area Crown & Anchor, serving up classic burgers and beers for 35 years. Neighboring businesses join in on the fun, and there'll be activities all day for the whole family, including a dog wash benefiting a local shelter, Austin Humane Society adoptable dogs (noon-3pm), a bike wash with Clown Dog and FrankenBike, tasty beer pairings with Amy's Ice Creams, and more.Sat., June 25, 11am -
Arts
Books
Austin African-American Book Festival
Now in its 16th year, the Austin African-American Book Festival returns as a live event – with featured author Dr. Julianne Malveaux, who’ll present her book, Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History. Also, festival favorite Dr. Mark Cunningham will lead a discussion on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?; Don Tate and Van Garrett bring their new books for children; and Kelly Fair talks about her success guide, Every Girl Is a CEO!Sat., June 25, 10am-3pm -
Arts
Theatre
¡Escándalo!: The Improvised Telenovela
Romance! Star-crossed love! Shocking secrets! Nail-biting intrigue! Dastardly villains! Experience an evening of comedy and drama as this B. Iden Payne Award-winning troupe weaves together a new, never-before-seen, never-to-be-seen-again, passion-filled telenovela based on audience suggestions.Sat., June 25, 7:45pm. $13. -
Music
Bad Markings, Acid Carousel, Math Judson, Weed Martyr
Who the hell are Jack and Shaun, anyway? Doesn’t matter. [Editor’s note: It’s actually sound engineer Shaun Shawnerson and Bright Light Social Hour bassist Jack O’Brien.] They’ve ditched the traditional birthday party crap for a wild psychedelic serenade. Shoegaze fivepiece Bad Markings will be presenting a cellophane gift basket filled with experimental mayhem and distorted allegro earworms. The ever-evolving Acid Carousel crew forgot to bring a present, but will make up for it with Badfinger-style retro rowdiness that flows straight-up groovy. Math Judson comes bearing newspaper-wrapped bundles of lo-fi-minded alternative songcraft, and BLSH alter ego Weed Martyr smokes the birthday candles.Sat., June 25, 10pm -
Food
Food Events
Banger's Renaissance Festival
Well met, lords and ladies, knight and princesses, scoundrels and good people all! Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden – already the culinary pride of Rainey Street – takes a deep dive into the past for a long weekend feast of fantastic sights, sounds, and flavors. Turkey legs! Fried dragon bites! (That's fresh alligator all batter-fried with bacon, yo.) The Royal Sausage Platter! (A 12-ounce sausage "of peppered bovine and swine, with grilled flatbread, house-made sauerkraut, beer mustard, and garlic aïoli.) And of course many meads from Meridian Hive, a plethora of local ciders, ales and such from across the pond, and more. Time to get your 14th-century party on, citizen!June 23-26 -
Arts
Classical Music
Inversion: I Belong To You/Motherland
This is the world premiere of "an unprecedented oratorio blending poetry, comic book illustration, and choral music," with an autobiographical libretto (by acclaimed comic book author Greg Pak) that explores the history, culture, and natural wonders of Texas from the perspective of a native Texan. The musical adaptation of Pak’s text by Inversion's three founding members —composers Adrienne Inglis, Robbie LaBanca, and Trevor F. Shaw – will be sung by Inversion’s choral ensemble and accompanied by the geeky badasses of Invoke string quartet and the steel guitarist Ethan Shaw.Sat., June 25, 7:30pm. $10-90. -
Arts
Theatre
Professor Brian Cox: Horizons
At long last, the world-renowned physicist Brian Cox has brought his immersive live experience, Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey, to North America. And, tonight, he brings it to the Paramount Theatre. He's joined by comedian Robin Ince, co-host of The Infinite Monkey Cage, and together they'll explore the deepest of questions, using the latest advances in our understanding of quantum theory, black holes, biology, planetary science, astronomy, and cosmology. You know: Science! Science! Science!Fri.-Sat., June 24-25, 8pm. $54-64. -
Music
Angélica Rahe (album release), Torre Blake
Spanish-bred singer celebrates her follow-up to 2020 debut, Reina.Sat., June 25, 8pm -
Arts
Visual Arts
Ao5 Gallery x Disney Fine Art
Ao5 Gallery and Disney Fine Art present a one-weekend show featuring more than a dozen official Disney artists: Heather Edwards, Jared Franco, Tennessee Loveless, Rob Kaz, and more.June 24-26. Reception with Jared Franco: Sat., 6-8pm -
Community
Sports
-
Arts
Theatre
BLKS
"Waking up to a shocking and personal health scare, Octavia and her best friends go on a crusade to find intimacy and joy in a world that could give a fuck less about them or their feelings. This 24-hour blitz explores what it is to be a queer blk woman in 2015 New York, how we survive and save ourselves from ourselves." This new work of theatre by Aziza Barnes is presented by New Manifest Theatre and Salvage Vanguard.Fri.-Sun., 8pm. $15. -
Music
Country Willie Edwards, Summer Dean, Tiger Alley
An East Texas farmer, Country Willie rarely wanders out on extended tours, but with the release of last year’s Midnight Cowboy, the prolific throwback songwriter’s been scuffing up his stage boots a little more. Edwards’ songs tromp through bars, boxcars, ramblin’, and heartbreak aplenty, with his smooth, twanging tenor cutting between Merle Haggard and James Hand. Summer Dean launches behind last year’s long-awaited debut LP, Bad Romantic, slinging classic Telecaster country that entices and bites in equal measure. Tiger Alley strings up first with the intoxicating jazz-licked roots of Katy Rose Cox’s fiddle and Sophia Johnson’s guitar.Sat., June 25, 7pm -
Film
Special Screenings
Deep Cover (1992)
Paramount Summer Classic Film Series: Screening as part of Paramount's collaboration with Hyperreal Film Club, spotlighting cult classics and underseen cinema, all paired with local short films.Sat., June 25, 7:30pm -
Arts
Comedy
Elizabeth Spears
Austin native and relentless fount of hilarity Elizabeth Spears headlines the Fallout Theater with Chris Hills, Clara Blackstone, and Michael Priest.Sat., June 25, 10pm. $15-20. -
Community
Kids
Family Day at the Ney
Gather outside the museum for an art activity for children of all ages: Making paper butterflies, inspired by the wildlife in the natural landscape surrounding the excellent Ney collection.Sat., June 25, 10am-noon. Free (and all materials will be provided). -
Arts
Theatre
Heartbreak House
Different Stages returns to live performances with this George Bernard Shaw comedy classic in which a woman joins a house party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover and causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love. Directed by Will Douglas, featuring Kelsey Mazak, Karen Jambon, Norman Blumensaadt, Kristin Fern Johnson, Katherine Schroeder, Jamie Rogers, Steven Fay, Beau Paul, Michael Lucus, and Craig Kanne.Through July 2. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35. -
Film
Special Screenings
Institute Benjamenta (1995)
Lates: The feature debut from the Brothers Quay is a surrealist masterwork set in a boarding school for servants-to-be.Sat., June 25, 10pm -
Community
Events
Kittypalooza
The heat is on, so it's time for the 13th annual adoption event featuring rockstar kittens in a mobile adoption van outside and plenty more cool cats and kittens throughout the shelter, with adoption fees waived for the day.Sat., June 25, 8am-1pm -
Music
Lonestar Unleashed w/ Wo Fat, High Desert Queen, Skatenigs, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, Warlung, Thunder Horse, God Damn Good Time Band, Temptress, Mrs. Glass, Peth, Land Mammal, Switchblade Jesus, Red Beard Wall, Buzz Electro, Goodeye, Screamin' J,
Lonestar Unleashed’s annual conclave of Texas heavy invites the brawniest and loudest from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and beyond to punish innocent cochleas. The main event features Dallas’ cosmic acid metal powerhouse Wo Fat, celebrating both their excellent new LP, The Singularity, and the reissue of their 2006 debut, The Gathering Dark. Austin’s anthemic stoners High Desert Queen and punk metal vets Skatenigs top a 17-act undercard ready to roar.Sat., June 25, 2pm -
Community
Events
MidSummer Festival
Celebrate Swedish culture at a free, fam-friendly event with delicious bites and fellowship.Sat., June 25, 1-4pm. Free. -
Arts
Theatre
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
"Einstein and Picasso walk into a bar … " encapsulates this intellectual (but also goofy) comedy by Steve Martin, presented here by City Theatre. Featuring Wray Crawford, Tom Swift, Anne Hulsman, Timothy Allen, Holley Garrison, Kyle Romero, Joshua Nunez, Payton Trahan, Angelina Castillo, and Sebastian Garcia. Oh, and here's what our critic thought of the show.Through July 17. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
Community
Kids
Playdate in the Park
Join the Austin Parks Foundation and Creative Action for storytime, crafting, and a dance party. Bring a blanket or mat to play on. Bonus: BookSpring will provide one free book per child while supplies last.Sat., June 25, 10am-noonMartin Park, 1626 Nash Hernandez Sr. Rd. -
Arts
Theatre
Running Bear
In this new drama from Raul Garza – marking Hyde Park Theatre's return to live performance – a successful middle-aged man returns to his hometown for a well-earned victory lap and finds himself on a walking bridge with a 17 year-old girl with quite a story to tell. Directed by Rosalind Faires and featuring Mical Trejo and Macy Butler. And here's what the Chron's Bob Abelman thought of the show.Through July 16. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $22-24. -
Music
Sleep Habits, Vonne
Sleep Habits, outlet of NOLA’s Alan Howard, draws melty acoustic delicacies under spacious alt.country influence on sophomore effort Ouchie! The lineup pairing presents a prime opportunity to view the gorgeous new video for Vonne’s delicately intricate pop piece “Anew.” After composing earlier this year for the MXTX: A Cross-Border Exchange project, the energizing April track represents Austin-based Yvonne Goodwyne’s first new single since 2017. Shot entirely on film, the dreamy visual captures the introspective moment before a creative awakening, threaded through the interesting match of Vonne’s multi-instrumentalism and Greg Clifford’s drumming.Sat., June 25, 8pm -
Food
Food Events
Still Austin: Pride Pop-Up
Still Austin, those hometown heroes of excellent whiskey, celebrates Pride Month this Saturday – partnering with the Austin Flea LGBTQ market to showcase more than two dozen vendors from around town (for instance: Litty Bean, Night Moves Vintage, Lollies by Leah, Cucubano,) and drag performances by Senator Colleen DeForrest, tunes by DJ Jenny Hoysten, and live music from Susannah Joffe and her band. Bonus: That famed Huckleberry food truck will be on-site with its Gulf Coast-inspired comfort food. And: A percentage of cocktail sales will benefit Equality Texas.Sat., June 25, noon-8pm. Free. -
Food
Food Events
Supper Friends: Aegean Delights
Chef Dante Hill, who's previously wowed 'em at Relais de Paris Beverly Hills and Roy Choi’s Aframe, brings his best Mediterranean moves to this intimate dining experience in 2Dine4's East Austin bungalow. It'll be an evening of emerald falafels, grilled chicken shawarma, spanakopita, lamb & beef meatballs with labneh, kale & couscous salad, Texas Gulf fish roasted in grape leaves, and you'll be surprised by the more childhood-familiar dessert that puts the finishing touch on this fine feast. Note: You can even, if you're a true oenophile, upgrade the experience with pairings by 2Dine4's certified wine educator Greg Randle.Sat., June 25, 7pm. $55. -
Film
Special Screenings
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
A fab adventure comedy about drag queens traversing the Outback.Sat., June 25, 11am -
Arts
Theatre
The Sound of Music
Here is Dave Steakley's reimagining of the beloved musical classic – with its Tony-, Grammy-, and Oscar-winning score – that brings the Von Trapp family singers to life upon Zach Scott Theatre's Topfer stage, a stage now transformed into a lively biergarten.Through July 24. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $35 and up. -
Arts
Visual Arts
Ukraine Cultural Fundraiser
Here's a chance to celebrate Ukrainian culture and raise money to support Ukrainians in the face of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. This family-friendly event features a silent auction and performances from Ukrainian and local artists and musicians – with Ukrainian hairbraiding, henna tattoos, vendor booths, a science show for children, Ukrainian food (including borshch, the national dish, and more. Note: Funds raised go to Liberty Ukraine NPO and Veterans of ZSU NPO.Sat., June 25, 9am-6pm10917 S. IH-35 -
Community
Out of Town
Watermelon Thump
Summertime means lots of cold watermelon plus music, parades, carnival, and lots of fun.Thu.-Sun., June 23-26Luling