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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  
    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  
    Auditorium Shores
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  • Arts

    Offscreen

    Jellicle Night: An Immersive Screening of Cats

    If you’re going to watch Cats, you might as well watch it in the most extra way possible, offered at MoHA for Valentine’s Day in celebration of “all things feline, fearless, faithful and true.” This immersive, costumes-encouraged 4D screening is paired with local short film “Catula Theme Song” by Jeanne Stern and offers a themed feline feast from Lynny’s including deconstructed chicken pot pie with curried gravy, fish-shaped puff pastry, and fresh coconut-honey macaroons. Plus a photo booth, props, milk bar drinks, and more. Meeeeow! – Kat McNevins
    Wed., Feb. 14
    • Film

      Special Screenings

      A Very Valentine Bride of Re-Animator (1989)

      It’s alive! Alive with Valentine’s Day spirit, that is. Blue Starlite’s new location within the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex single-theatre cinema screens the 1990 follow-up to Lovecraftian nightmare Re-Animator, where cohabitating mad scientists Dan Cain and Herbert West combine romance and god complexes for a schlock shock to the system. Let green reanimation fluid ooze from your heart when you ask your beloved to share a romantic moment: just you, them, and Jeffery Combs’ giant projected forehead. – James Scott
      Wed., Feb. 14, 9pm  
    • Community

      Sports

      AEW Dynamite & Rampage

      Last year left some fans clamoring for a restoration of the “feeling” All Elite Wrestling once gave them. Perennially online CEO/booker Tony Khan – whose longtime passion for pro-wrestling runs deeper than his billion-dollar pockets – recently tweeted “2024 AEW is the next 2021 AEW.” Bringing back elements that separated his action-packed promotion from its competition, like a sports-esque ranking system, has cultivated a promising start to 2024. Wrestlers currently advertised to appear include Adam Copeland (fka Edge), Jon Moxley, and Sting. With AEW building toward Sting’s retirement match next month, this taping may represent the final chance Austin residents get to behold “the Icon” live. – Derek Udensi
      Wed., Feb. 14  
    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Brief Encounter (1945)

      A man and a woman otherwise attached meet by chance in a rail station in London just before the war. What happens next remains one of the most swoony, doomy romances ever made.
      Wed., Feb. 14, 6:15pm
    • Qmmunity

      Nightlife & Parties

      Erotica: a Madonna Drag Tribute

      Why celebrate Valentine’s Day when you can celebrate Mother Madge? Presented by sexual health center ASHwell, queens Tatiana Cholula, Harlót, Paprika, and Ryan pay tribute to the queer ally of our time and her landmark 1992 album Erotica. Need a preview? Ryan paid homage to the record’s coinciding coffeetable book Sex last year, so you know she’s got her lewks down pat. DJ Lavender Thug sets the mood before and after the show – erotic, indeed. – Carys Anderson
      Wed., Feb. 14
    • Arts

      Classical Music

      Guillermo’s Classical Music Trivia Night

      KMFA lets its weekend host Guillermo Delgado out on a weekday to challenge the classically inclined. The trivia theme is … [checks calendar] … love! Also, who knew the KMFA crew had a cupid squad? We didn’t, but they’ll be there. The organizers claim you don’t need any knowledge of symphonies, etudes and whatnot to have fun, but you’re probably not going to walk away with the Beethoven Bust. Aside from bragging rights, the winners walk away with tickets to an upcoming Austin Opera production. – James Renovitch
      Wed., Feb. 14
    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Moonstruck (1987)

      Dukakis and Cher both won Oscars for their Italian-American mother-daughter act in this fun romantic comedy about a widow who falls for her new fiancé's brother.
      Wed., Feb. 14, 7pm  
    • Arts

      Theatre

      Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

      You’re a busy guy; you don’t have time to read all of War and Peace. But you’re also ashamed that you’ve not dug into the hottest Russian novel of 1869! Hark: A solution awaits at the Zach Theatre production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s musical adaptation of a 70-page section of Tolstoy’s great tome. Described by the theatre as an “innovative electro-pop opera,” this two-hour-and-thirty-minute love triangle will be available as pay-what-you-will until Feb. 4. Heads-up to queers: Thursday, Feb. 1, is PRIDE night!– James Scott
      Jan. 30-March 3. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25.  
    • Arts

      Theatre

      Peter and the Starcatcher

      Adapted from bestselling novels by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, this Tony-winning play by Rick Elice digs deep into J.M. Barrie’s story of Neverland like never before. Learn the origins of the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up as well as his friends and foes like Wendy, Captain Hook, and Tinker Bell. Directed by Ben Wolfe, this production features music by Wayne Barker and an ensemble cast of 16 actors in over 100 character roles. –James Scott
      Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Feb. 18
    • Qmmunity

      Arts & Culture

      Roxy Castillo

      She’s had many titles – wrestling manager with Inspire Pro, Funniest Person in Austin finalist, Grease 2 expert – but this Valentine’s Day, Roxy Castillo takes the title of Cap City headliner. Spend a romantic night in the Red Room with Castillo as her hilarious asides bring hearts to your eyes. Openers include Aira Juliet, known for curating the rip-roaring variety show Black and Queer AF, and comic Justin Hicks, who delivers piping-hot humor with a chill vibe. – James Scott
      Wed., Feb. 14  
    • Film

      Special Screenings

      The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)

      Lush, succulent, verdant, aromatic. These are the kind of words that come to mind when describing this Camera d'Or winning first feature from Tran Anh Hung (The Taste of Things). Read Marjorie Baumgarten's review.
      Wed., Feb. 14, 7:30pm
    • Film

      Special Screenings

      The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

      Young Deneuve and her sister Dorléac play singing and dancing twins in this unique musical. Their lives grow entwined with those of a music-shop owner and a painter, while all of them search for love amid the music of Michel Legrand. The stunningly colorful film was restored under the guidance of Demy's widow, Agnès Varda.
      Wed., Feb. 14, 8:30pm
    • Food

      Food Events

      Wanderlust Wine Co.: Valentine's Day Champagne & Caviar

      Oh myyyy, lovers, this sommelier-curated champagne and caviar pairing experience takes place in a dimly lit underground speakeasy wine cave and features six champagnes and small bites of 12 different caviars. Some people might spell that a-p-h-r-o-d-i-s-i-a-c.
      Wed., Feb. 12, noon-10pm. $250.  
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