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Affordable Art Fair Austin
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.May 15-18, 2025Palmer Events Center -
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The Juilliard String Quartet with pianist Anna Petrova
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.Sat. May 17, 7:30pmRiverbend Centre
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MLS All-Star Game
For the first time, Austin hosts Major League Soccer’s all-star game. The exhibition features an inter-league format as MLS’s best faces top talent from Mexico’s first division, Liga MX, for a fourth time. Festivities begin on July 22 with the All-Star Skills Challenge pitting players in fun drills such as a crossbar challenge and passing challenge. Lionel Messi, one of the greatest athletes ever, will probably make his first local appearance in some capacity barring injury. Some other footballers you may see: Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, Diego Luna, James Rodriguez, Austin FC’s own Brandon Vázquez, and Alexis Vega.July 22-23
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Afterschool Lego Lab
The library provides the blocks, so kids just have to bring their imaginations.Second & fourth Tuesdays, 3:30-5pm. Free. -
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B.Y.O.T. aka Bring Your Own Talent
Basura hosts an open mic for all entertainers to strut their stuff in a space of encouragement and uplift. Applications open a week before.Fourth Tuesday of every month, 10pm. $10. -
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Greetings From Queer Mountain
Author and Portland-export Joni Dorian guest hosts this queer story-telling night where anyone can come tell their “Turning Point” tale.Fourth Tuesday of every month -
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Old Bakery Gallery: Fantastical Flora
This multimedia exhibition is a comprehensive exploration of the beauty of botanical forms, expressed realistically and in the abstract, featuring the work of local artist Francine Funke.Opening reception: Sat., Jan. 20, 1-4pm. Free. -
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Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children’s Literature
One of the pleasures of having a first-rate research center and archive in town is how the Harry Ransom Center will regularly comb through its own vast holdings and hand-pick gems to present in a new context. Hence the HRC’s latest exhibit, “Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children’s Literature,” which pulls from its manuscript, art, photography, film, and performing arts holdings to spotlight early 20th-century authors and illustrators catering to a young readership. The exhibit includes magic lantern slides from Aesop’s Fables, John Tenniel’s illustrations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Ernest H. Shepard’s indelible images from the Hundred Acre Wood, among other treats. Runs through August 17. – Kimberley JonesThrough August 17