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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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    Women’s March

    Two days before MLK Day has marchers arrive at HTU, the Women’s March convenes there at 10am to “defend our rights and our future.” When it began in 2017, the first time Donald Trump was inaugurated, the Women’s March made history as the largest single-day protest in the U.S. Here we go again! Although it is called Women’s March, all are welcome to join who “believe that decisions about your body should remain yours; that books belong in libraries, not on bonfires; that health care is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy; if you believe in the power of free speech and protest to sustain democracy; or if you want an economy that works for the people who power it.”: – Kat McNevins
    Sat., Jan. 18
    Huston-Tillotson University

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      Nightlife & Parties

      10th Annual Fet Tease

      Frisky Business Burlesque celebrates their continued trailblazing in the Lone Star State with a showcase of performers “ready to dazzle you with acts that blur the line between playful and provocative.”
      Sat., Jan. 18
      Captain Quackenbush's

    • Arts

      Theatre

      Broadway in Austin Presents Clue: Live on Stage

      In 1985, everyone asked, “Why would you try to turn a board game into a film?” and yet we got Clue, one of the all-time comedy greats. In 2017, everyone asked, “Why would you try to make a stage comedy of one of the all-time funniest movies?” to which the only reply should be, “Why do you keep asking stupid questions?” Sandy Rustin’s reworking of the gut-busting original script by Jonathan Lynn brings Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Yvette, and the whole list of suspects to the stage for a murderous night of whodunit hilarity. – Richard Whittaker
      Jan. 14-19
      Bass Concert Hall

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Citizen Kane (1941)

      Poor John Ford. To have your film win five Oscars – including your own personal little golden man for Best Director – only to spend your entire life knowing your hour of victory will forever be seen as the original award season snub. In 1942, at the 14th Academy Awards, Ford’s adaptation of Richard Llewellyn’s 1939 novel How Green Was My Valley beat out Citizen Kane in all the big categories, leaving Orson Welles to share custody of a single award (Best Original Screenplay) with Herman J. Mankiewicz. How has history regarded that decision? Well, let’s just say that no one is lining up to catch a 4K restoration of Ford’s flick about a Welsh village this week. – Richard Whittaker
      Jan. 18 & 22
      Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane

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      Special Screenings

      Death Becomes Her (1992)

      Like most non-musical movies turned musical stage shows, I don’t expect the addition of song to really up the camp value here. Robert Zemeckis’ goofball black comedy about two women who sacrifice life for beauty thanks to a stellar sales pitch from Isabella Rossellini already hits that perfect pitch between weird and watchable sans vocal accompaniment. But I’m sure the audience for this week’s Queer Film Theory 101 movie (Not the Highball live show, the other QFT) will protest this point, musical-pilled gays that they are. Hopefully after ingesting the silly symphony alive in Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn wrestling in a garish indoor fountain, they’ll see that adding narrative-driven singing is just gilding the lily. – James Scott
      Jan. 17-20
      Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Mueller

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      Classical Music

      Fourth Annual Cello-Fest

      What do you get when you combine rock, bossa nova, and classical with the rich baritone strings? Celloooo, it’s Austin Camerata’s Cello-Fest! Austin Camerata is the best local chamber music with a twist, and here they’re celebrating what I’d say is the best string instrument around, the mellowest melodies orchestral instrumentation can provide. Tickets give you access to the richly diverse art housed in the Cathedral, which you can peruse pre-show while sipping complimentary cocktails. Raise a glass to a primo cultural experience. – Cat McCarrey
      Jan. 18-19
      The Cathedral

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Lucky Ladies

      This stage ain’t big enough for the two of us – and that’s because these two ladies are already up there. The lawless Lainey Gonzales and legendary Lucy Lonestar (née Lucy Fur) hold up Red River saloon Chups for their two-woman show, featuring songs from both as well as drag. You tough enough to lay down the suggested 10-buck donation? This ain’t no song shootout for the faint of heart… – James Scott
      Sat., Jan. 18
      Cheer Up Charlies

    • Music

      Sonic Guild Ball w/ Parker Woodland, Geto Gala, more

      Want to support premier local music in elegance? Watch the Sonic Guild award $150,000 in grants to Austin’s top-voted artists at the nonprofit’s annual ball Saturday. Entering its 11th year, this live mixtape bash opens to the public for the first time. The Long Center stage will feature performances by 10 of the 20 nominees (including West 22nd, the Point, Geto Gala, Parker Woodland, and others), sprinkled with testimonials from past recipients. Bring your “Austin chic” attire and unwavering enthusiasm for the up-and-coming. – Amber Williams
      Sat., Jan. 18, 7pm  
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      Long Center for the Performing Arts

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Swamp Ass – An Immersive Ogre Party

      A special invitation delivered straight to you, dear Reader, for entry into da freakin’ swamp. Usually a certain copyrighted green creature keeps his distance from any frivolity, but after convincing from the fantastic folks at Tiny Minotaur – and a makeover from host Gothess Jasmine – he’s ready to shed his many layers. You’ll get bawdy among these fairy-tale funmeisters, enjoying live performances, a famous ogre lookalike contest, and much more. Plus, this party’ll also fundraise for a future freak show from Gothess’ Amazing Aeffects. That’s really making the dream work. – James Scott
      Sat., Jan. 18
      Tiny Minotaur Tavern

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      The Wages of Fear (1953)

      Who’s up for a nice, relaxing weekend drive? Not Henri-Georges Clouzot. When he adapted Le Salaire de la peur (the first of three autobiographical novels by Georges Arnaud) he took cinema audiences on a nerve-wracking journey into the heart of postwar nihilism. Four men – a German, an Italian, and two Frenchmen – take their lives in their hands as they clutch the steering wheel of a truck filled with nitroglycerine. Within its high-stakes noir drama of desperation and danger lies a subtle and more meaningful than ever metaphor for the tortured relationship between Europe and America, as the four men risk life and limb for the Yankee dollar. – Richard Whittaker
      Jan. 18-19
      AFS Cinema

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Tomie (1998) (1998)

      Who is Tomie? If you want to say it plain, Tomie is a character created by master horror mangaka Junji Ito – a young woman whose beauty so affects its beholders they must kill her, only for Tomie to regenerate again and again to destroy their lives. But Tomie isn’t just a character: She’s an elemental force, beauty and vanity curdled into a thousand pieces waiting behind every corner to confront those who both covet and cringe at her visage. AFS’s Lates series screens a newly restored edition of the pretty terror’s first cinematic manifestation, but rest assured she’s got a nine-film franchise. Anyone working on a Tomie disembodied-head popcorn bucket? – James Scott
      Jan. 17-18
      AFS Cinema

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      Community

      Trans Community Day

      Our Lone Star leaders at Transgender Education Network of Texas bring their best to help prep the trans community ahead of the 89th Lege. Bills filled this upcoming session include all the hateful hits from bathroom bans to health care hustles – none of which improve a single Texan’s life, trans or otherwise. TENT hosts this educational meetup to both distribute tools for fighting back against these legislative attacks and develop community connections between trans and gender expansive Texans. Hit their Insta (@transtexas) to find the event’s sign-up link. – James Scott
      Sat., Jan. 18
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    • Film

      Special Screenings

      VHYes (2020)

      This 2019 nostalgia piece is truly a family affair. Jack Henry Robbins directs his father, Tim Robbins, in a voyage through vintage video tech where an Eighties teen accidentally tapes over his parent’s wedding vid to cosmically strange ends. Though the parental melodrama at the film’s heart isn’t hard to follow, Henry Robbins’ story utilizes retro staples like goofy music videos, porno schlock, and high-tension talk shows. The late Adam Yauch-founded distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories lends the film to Alamo’s Fantastic Fest series for a live cast Q&A tour. Austin gets Henry Robbins and producer Delaney Schenker, whose credits also include Humor Me (2017) and “Benedict Cumberbatch Performs I’m a Little Teapot.” – James Scott
      Sat., Jan. 18
      Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

    • Music

      We Are the Asteroid, Cunto!, Clyde & Clem's Whiskey Business, Screamin' J

      For a decade or so, the noise-lifer trio of Gary Chester, Nathan Calhoun, and Frank Gary Martin has been blasting out free-range, locally sourced “freak rock” in the grand tradition of virtually every other band these folks have been in. There are elements of Chester’s legendary Ed Hall, Martin’s time in the truly odd Daddy Longhead, and Calhoun’s roaring Pussy Gillette. Sadly, they do not fear W.A.T.A. puns: Their fourth album, WATA You, A Lion Tamer?, emerged in 2023. For songs from the past, check out the 2019 track, “Say Goodbye (4track cassette version)” for the band’s irk at its most head-wringing – it’s glorious stuff. With Cunto, Clyde and Clem’s Whiskey Business, and Screamin’ J.– Joe Gross
      Sat., Jan. 18, 8pm  
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      The Far Out Lounge & Stage
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