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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 -
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Meet Co-ops Transforming Austin's Food System
The co-op model offers an alternative to low wages and high turnover. Taste food from new local co-ops free from 2-4 p.m. Learn what it means to be a values-focused restaurant, farm, bakery, or grocery store. Hear about cooperation across the food system, worker-consumer collaboration, and success stories.Sat. June 21, 2pm-4pmDell Jewish Community Center
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A Discussion of Race In a Global Context
Anthropologist and professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies at UT-Austin Chelsi West Ohueri drops in on this Guad gathering spot for a discussion about her book Encountering Race in Albania. The tome tackles race and racial logics in the Balkan country, which Ohueri says reveal interesting operational truths about racialization processes enduring even in what she calls “the communist afterlife.” Refreshments provided, but you may want to bring a notebook just to jot down all the stuff Ohueri has to say. – James ScottThu., June 19 -
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Lance Myers: “Frequencies in the Static Bloom”
Lance Myers’ previous work as an animator (Space Jam, A Scanner Darkly) inherently involved movement. With this exhibition he slows things down to a complete stop. The still lifes and portraits are a study in stillness, but there’s life in every brushstroke with flowers bursting with color and figures with proportions that are almost imperceptibly exaggerated. Throw some insects into the mix and you have a gently surreal and passionate display. Just because there isn’t any action, doesn’t mean you can’t be moved. – James RenovitchThrough July 6 -
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Latte Art Throwdown
Bringing together battle-hungry baristas and coffee lovers, Austin Coffee Collective hosts the Latte Art Throwdown in celebration of Pride and Juneteenth. What could possibly be competitive about latte art? Silly question: Everything is. From the perfect espresso shot to the delicate pour, the powerful combination of caffeine and creativity cannot be understated. With vendors, a DJ, and proceeds to benefit Out Youth and Austin Justice Coalition, the Throwdown is a can’t-miss competition for all who enjoy this sacred art form. – Julianna PlewesThu., June 19 -
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Lucky Stiff
Resident theatre company of the Baker Center’s floral-named stage, Beyond August Productions goes zany this summer season with a rom-com musical. After Harry Witherspoon learns he’s getting big buckaroos – or pounds, as they say in the play’s setting of merry old London – following an estranged uncle’s demise, his life gets turned upside down thanks to a particularly “zany” clause requiring he escort said dead unc all the way to Monte Carlo. Failure means no money for ol’ Harry, but success involves a whole lotta hijinks including weirdos, schemes, and even true love! – James ScottThrough June 29 -
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Michael Velliquette: “The Distance Within Us”
Slow down, stroll the gardens, enjoy a specialty cocktail, and see sculptures nestled in the green gardens at Umlauf this summer. Velliquette’s solo exhibition shows off his largest presentation of sculptures made of paper and powder-coated metal. These works invite visitors to take a moment to breathe and focus on the present moment, with an awareness of the shared human experience. “It’s about reaching inward and outward at once, and the ways that symbolic forms can guide us toward greater awareness and connection,” Velliquette said. – Sammie SeamonThrough August 22 -
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NEW DATE: Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Note: Rescheduled from 6/12 to 6/19 due to weather.We’re officially in the time of year when if you go outside at all, it’s prudent to be in or at least near water you can plunge into. Thankfully Swim Club is hosting movie nights every Thursday this summer with no pass required, so you can not only take a necessary dip, but be entertained and fed as well. It kicks off with throwback summer camp satire Wet Hot American Summer, a 2001 cult classic with an ensemble cast of stellar comic actors like Janeane Garofolo, Ken Marino, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poehler, and Paul Rudd. Take a dip, sip a Southside Cooler, and indulge in a lobster slider poolside as you try to forget how ungodly hot this summer will be. : – Kat McNevinsThu., June 19 -
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Queer & Trans History
In a middle finger to the Texas Lege’s recent wrecking of queer history in schools, Monkeywrench hosts Ph.D. candidate Holly Genovese as she instructs on the collective LGBTQ lineage. Register via email at [email protected].Thu., June 19, 6pm -
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Soul Trib Sapphic Mini Ball
Celebrate Juneteenth with ATX’s newest Black sapphic sweethearts, aka TribRelations’ JD Von Dutch and Bimbo 007. Marzetta Speaks emcees, plus there’ll be vendors, DJs, go-go dancers, and cash prizes for certain categories. Check their Insta before you walk to make sure you know da rules.Thu., June 19, 9pm -
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Your Favorite Cuzins
One night only, the extended family takes over ColdTowne. Featuring Rochelle McConico, Carlton Wilcoxson, Gabe Davis, Ellis Aych, soon-to-be former Austinite Ivy Le, and host Jose Da’Hyper along with musical performances.Thu., June 19, 8pm
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The Traitors Watch Party
Ever the contrarian, I prefer The Traitors UK’s cast of normies versus the U.S.’s bench of backstabbing reality TV all-stars pulled from Survivor, Big Brother, and the Real Housewives franchise, but whichever flavor you choose of this reality competition show (there are about 20 international versions in rotation), you’re bound to get addicted. The biggest barrier to entry – who the heck has a Peacock subscription? Vacancy Brewing does! Enjoy new episodes with other faithful on Thursdays at 8pm. The nearness of beer could occasion a drinking game – maybe every time somebody wears a truly ridonk hat? That’ll get you plastered … and possibly drunk-buying a plane ticket to the scenic Scottish Highlands, the real star of the show. – Kimberley JonesThursdays at 8pm -
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Aisha Imdad: “The Allegorical Gardens”
Gardens loom large in legend. Think the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Shalimar Gardens, the Garden of Eden: each bursting with symbolic beauty, dripping with promises of life and growth. Artist Aisha Imdad explores the lush intricacies of this verdant imagery. Her watercolor works delve into literary and mythological gardens, inspired by Indian, Mughal, and Persian frescos. Each invites closer introspection, a desire to immerse in the vibrant world of her works. Each intricate blossom speck, or gilded turn of a bird wing, vibrates with idealized life. Imdad’s art portrays the possibilities of paradise. – Cat McCarreyThrough July 3 -
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“Roots Unveiled: Exploring the Chinese Experience”
Among the many anti-civil rights bills creeping their way through the Texas Legislature is Senate Bill 17, which would bar Chinese and many other Asian citizens from buying land here. Denounced by detractors as racist and reminiscent of 19th-century laws targeting Asian immigrants, its 2023 origins, along with growing anti-Asian sentiment after the pandemic, inspired Houston artist Jane Xu to found the multi-city Asian American Art & Culture Initiative and initiate this multidisciplinary exhibit. Curated by renowned international independent curator Sylvia XuHua Zhan, it brings in-depth research and archives along with work from a wide range of artists to offer a look at the rich history of Chinese Americans in Texas. Opening reception is Sunday, May 18, noon. – Kat McNevinsThrough August 31; opening reception, May 18 -
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Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details! -
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Cento Threeo, Maxwell Paulos Trio (7:00)
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Central Texas Juneteenth
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on the first day of 1863, the news didn’t reach Texas until two and a half years later, when Union troops arrived in Galveston to let enslaved people know they were free. Nonprofit Greater East Austin Youth Association commemorates the occasion each year with a parade weaving through the Eastside and culminating in a family-friendly festival in Rosewood Neighborhood Park offering live music, vendors, children’s activities, food, and lots of fun.Thu., June 19 -
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