Summer Stock Austin presents Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about family, community, and life in a vibrant neighborhood in New York City's Washington Heights.
Drawing primarily from the Blanton’s extensive holdings of French prints, this exhibition invites you to look closely at exquisite details, marvel at fantastic forms, and take delight in ornate embellishments that celebrate the creativity of imagination across three centuries.
Tarek Atoui is a Paris-based artist and composer whose work explores the medium of sound through a highly collaborative process that generates networks of community involvement. The dynamic installations on view in this exhibition are both sound environments and spaces for activation through occasional live performances.
Green Screen Film Series: For this series of outdoor screenings, the Contemporary presents a selection of sci-fi films inspired by Tom Friedman’s alienlike silver sculpture Looking Up.
This – the Americanized musical stage version of the 1997 British film, in which a group of unemployed steelworker dudes try to make some quick cash by working as strippers – is the newest production from TexArts, and we've reviewed it right here.
Through Aug. 7. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $45-60.
Chique Fil-Atio and Mascara Rivers host Austin's longest running camp comedy drag show with Basura and Summer Clearance on co-host rotation. Each month promises special guest musicians, comics, and drag artists.
Essential Cinema: Karina (Vivre sa vie) makes a gritty directorial debut with a story of a volatile romance between a free spirit and an orderly teacher. Part of a series called "Be Pretty and Shut Up: New Wave Muses Behind the Camera."
With election day coming right up and early voting in progress right now, the Travis County Democratic Party is out in full force and could use help getting out the vote. Sign up online for one of their many volunteer opportunities all over town.
In this immersive art event that mixes color, conversation, and endangered species, artist Juliet Whitsett invites attendees to become a part of her newest body of work, through a series of activations and interactive experiences.
Through soft sculptures and draping foam relief tapestries, Steef Crombach examines the secret life of local icons like the Wheatsville Raptor and the Big Star Bingo Gorilla and more, exploring each character’s evolution as its identity morphs over time and place.
A free community program for qualifying low-income families that focuses on preparing children ages 2-4 for school, while providing their caregivers with the tools to facilitate their child’s development. Classes are offered twice a week in English and Spanish and last one hour.