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Hip Haven's Moving Sale plus Estate Sale
Austin decor maker Hip Haven will be downsizing and moving to a new location. They'll have loads of great Hip Haven merchandise discounted from 15-50% off, plus 2000 square feet of vintage and antique items from multiple estates. Cash, card, or Venmo accepted. (Doors open promptly at 11--no earlybirds!)Sat. Apr. 27, 11am-5pmHip Haven Inc. -
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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance
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Cry It Out
Molly Smith Metzler's new play provides an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America. Directed by Lily Wolff for Theatre en Bloc, and featuring – wow, what a cast – Lee Eddy, Christin Davis, Jenny Lavery, and Ben Wolfe. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through May 20. All shows 8pm, different nights each week, see website for details. $15-70. -
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Killer Girls
Whoa, that American Berserk Theatre company, first bringing the world their dystopian blockbuster Subject to Control, then following it with For Time and Eternity (about that whole Joseph-Smith-and-the-Mormons thing), now presenting this pop horror revenge comedy – written and directed by Kaci Beeler – in which five female students on the Fruit Ninja Team of John Wilkes Booth University are invited to a tournament in #grabherbythepussy, Florida, and, ah, well, listen: Payback's a bitch. (A rabid, extremely bloodthirsty bitch, we might add.) Warning note: Gore effects, strobe lights, loud music, themes of high violence and sexual assault, possibly the lamentation of any MRA in the audience. Recommended? See what that Robert Faires has to say about it.Through May 27. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $20-25.Hideout Studios, 2505 E. Sixth Ste. 3-C -
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Shakespeare in the Park: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Austin Shakespeare transforms the Zilker Hillside Theater into the world of a classic Fifties sitcom to embody this production of the Bard's Falstaff-festooned comedy, featuring a fine cast directed by Ann Ciccolella and Gwendolyn Kelso. Pro tip: Bring you a blanket and pick-a-nick, citizen!Through May 27. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. Free. -
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Shakespeare on the Farm: A Midsummer Night's Dream
En Route Productions presents Shakespeare's beloved comedy-among-the-fae under the stars above Rain Lily Farm for your delight. It may seem a fantastic mystery, but they'll help you get to the Bottom of it all! Note: Picnics, blankets, chairs, and kiddos are welcome – but please leave Fido at home. Bonus: Dripping Springs Vodka.Through May 20. Thu.-Mon., 7:30pm. Donations accepted. -
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Sixth Street Gallery: Soul of America
"Some say the America of today is unexpected, surprising, and unforeseen; while others say they saw it coming long ago." In an effort to facilitate conversation on where America is today and where we're headed, Sixth Street Gallery has partnered with Artists 916 to present a show featuring art in a diverse range of styles and mediums, all exploring the theme.Through May 20
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A Picture-Perfect Photo Op
Oh, look! A 200-plus frame installation from HomeGoods captures different snapshots of Austin’s city skyline and invites a frenzy of selfies on the Long Center's lovely lawn.Through May 25. Free. -
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All My Sons
This is Arthur Miller's award-winning family drama about one man's search for the American dream – and the ultimate destruction in his pursuit. Directed by Tracy Arnold for City Theatre.Through June 3. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
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An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein
Present Company offers this adults-only theatrical experience exploring the R-rated imagination of the eccentric storyteller, bringing to the stage his provocative short plays, mischievous music, and poetry for naughty children.Through May 21. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. Donations accepted, RSVP required. -
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Aztlan por Vida
The Aztlan Dance Company presents a performance of dance designed to delight the spirit, nurture the soul, and fill the heart with the warmth of community.May 10-13. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 4pm. $15-18. -
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Big Medium: Fisterra Retrospective
2017 was the last year for Jennifer Chenoweth's Fisterra Studio participating in the East Austin Studio Tour, but the annual event – part of EAST since the beginning! – had a deep effect on Austin's sense of community and connectedness. Now here's a show featuring more than 50 artists affiliated with Fisterra over the years collaborating once again. Look: Stella Alesi, Virginia Fleck, Dana Younger, Beth Consetta Rubel, Katie Rose Pipkin, Holly Fisher, Dawn Okoro, Philip Rogers, and Valerie Chaussonnet are among the talented company here.Through May 18 -
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Camiba Art: Alluring View
Rachel Kalisky’s second solo exhibit with the gallery is an array of fused-glass artworks, works that beg to be touched. And the artist says, "Go ahead and touch them!" Well, be gentle.Through May 12 -
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Carver Museum: Punk Noir
Behold this new series of large paintings by Dawn Okoro, exploring the black punk spirit. You already knew black is beautiful; with this exhibition, black may be even more beautiful – and punk AF. And here's what our reviewer thinks of the show.Through July 21 -
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Clare O'Kane
They say she's sarcastic. She's rumored to be more than one-fourth Asian. She's written for Spongebob Squarepants, FFS! Our antique Vandercook letterpress machine is broken, so this is all the invitation you're gonna get, citizen: Go see this O'Kane, and not just because 1) she lives in Brooklyn and 2) Justin Hicks is opening for her at the Velv tonight.May 11-12. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
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Comanche Motion: The Art of Eric Tippeconnic
This exhibition is enhanced with artifacts providing historical context for the paintings, rich with the unbroken connection the Comanche people have with their roots. Also, Rodeo: The Exhibition. Boy howdy, it's the history of the Texas rodeo – vibrant, interactive, and fully documented in this fine new show.Through Jan. 2. $9-13. -
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Deaf Austin Theatre: Variety Show
This curated array of performances – voice interpreted, too, btw – is a fundraising event to support the growth of Deaf Austin Theatre.Fri., May 11, 7pm. $5-10.Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen -
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Dulcé Sloan
Sloan is the newest correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, of course, and will rock you with "her hilarious views on everything from her personal relationships to the absurdities of society."May 11-12. Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $16-23. -
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Ellsworth Kelly & Birds
Learn about the connections between birds and Ellsworth Kelly's artistic practice – and more about the wonder of birds themselves – with Jane Tillman of the Travis Audubon Society and Veronica Roberts, the Blanton's curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.Fri., May 11, noon -
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Flatbed Press: Vasculum
Spencer Fidler’s practice is to collect plants from his property in Las Cruces, N.M., and draw them daily at four times their scale. Read our review right here, then see what such devoted work means for your floratropic eyes, in this new show at Flatbed.Through May 19 -
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Gallery Shoal Creek: The Pink Bow Project
Presenting a large-scale multimedia work by Karen Hawkins, displaying more than fifty nine-foot-tall fabric panels, each covered in 1000 pink hair bows, the bows representing the number of substantiated female child sexual-abuse cases reported annually to Child Protection Services agencies.Through May 12 -
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Grand Carnatic Musical Concert
This is a concert showcasing the rising young vocalist Ramakrishnan Murthy – with Manoj Siva on mridangam and Charumathi Raghuraman on violin.Fri., May 11, 7pm. $16-26. -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Weave
This new exhibition from Elizabeth Chiles begins with a central question of how to visually express various points of intersection of our lives and the breath, light, and time that holds them. The works on display here include collages and natural pigment paintings made from wild flowers and grasses.Through May 20 -
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Harry Ransom Center: Vaudeville!
This exhibition reveals the story of where American entertainment all began, featuring photographs, manuscripts, and other documents and artifacts related to Harry Houdini, Mae West, W.C. Fields, Bert Williams, George M. Cohan, Burns & Allen, Tony Pastor, the Nicholas Brothers, Barbette, and others. Step right up, citizen, as our own Robert Faires tells you more about it right here!Through July 15. Free. -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Black and White
The sixth show by Tom Molloy in this elegant space is an exhibition of new drawings and found photographs that explore race – the social construct central to much of the injustice and inequality in America. Bonus: Mariah Robertson in the Project Room.Through June 2 -
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Not Gallery: Monopines
In which Everest Pipkin and Alex Lukas display new prints, drawings, generative animation, and small sculpture where faked and altered natural objects have escaped corporate and personal usage and become wild.Through June 23 -
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Performance Park
Bonnie Cullum and her diverse army of creatives present this immersive theatrical scavenger hunt that encompasses the entire Vortex compound with thematic games, riddles, music, dance, and mystery, featuring Tarot Major Arcana characters among your guides and gurus and puckish performers. Read more about it in this preview.Through May 12. Thu.-Sun., 7:15 (with different entry times until 8:15pm). $15-35. -
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Peter Pan
Here's the Austin premiere of choreographer Paul Vasterling’s ballet about a boy who refuses to grow up, based on the J.M. Barrie novel and featuring musical accompaniment by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.May 11-13. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15 and up. -
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Seminar
This is Theresa Rebeck's arch comedy in which four aspiring novelists sign up for private writing classes with an international literary figure … and things go kind of Lord of the Flies, emotionally speaking. Directed by Bryan Bradford for Jarrott Productions. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through June 3. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $23-30. -
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Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
This is the workshop Hannah Kenah led for Rude Mechs while they were creating their Field Guide. Together, you'll write, you’ll share – and there'll be a mic and a stool. Sign up now for this one-day class that's low-pressure, high-fun, and makes the last Sunday in September worth waking up for.Workshop date: Sun., Sept. 30, 3pm. $20. -
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The Back Pack: Upstaged
The Back Pack, a silent sketch movement troupe – and one of the best things to happen to live performance in Austin since Rubber Repertory hit the road – continues to push the envelope by including live integrated media in their new show. This time out, the hilarious and inventive quartet is featuring work from a collaboration with Lina Chambers and Paper Boats, and, as ever, exploring the possibilities of "clowning, dance, puppetry, shadow work, animation, foley, and whatever the next thing our hearts desire."Through May 20. Fri.-Sun., 7:30pm. $15.Back Pack Co-Lab, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #206 -
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The Contemporary Austin: Against a Civic Death
Rodney McMillian's social critique of American histories, injustices, and structures of power explores the changing symbol of the White House and the concept of civic death.Through Aug. 26 -
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Top Comedy Spot on Airport
Yes, there's Sugar Water Purple on Wednesday nights. And this Thursday features Friends For Now, a daring supergroup of improv, and then the sketch shenanigans of Pendulum. Friday brings Movie Riot and the laugh-inducing ladies of Loverboy and that Live at ColdTowne stand-up showcase hosted by Carina Magyar. Then there's Saturday, with the Dave Buckman-directed Roast of St. Nick and the love-stinks larking of Missed Connections ATX, followed by a gathering of that mysterio-hilarious Midnight Society. And Sunday's got a Stool Pigeon spieling up the laughs for you, and – see website for more. -
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Visual Arts Center: 2018 Thesis Exhibitions
Presenting "Affordable Dream House," for the Studio MFA; "If This Then That," for the Design MFA, and "Catalyst," for the Senior Design grads.Through May 11 -
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Women & Their Work: Good Luck with the Sun
With the sun as her subject and collaborator, Krista Steinke explores the physical and psychological impact of our greatest energy source, her exhibition incorporating video, personal narrative, and experimental photographic processes. And here's our review of the show.Through June 7 -
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World Music Unleashed
Here's a night of famous musicians performing North Indian vocal, tabla, violin, acoustic guitar, and more – as presented by the School of Indian Percussion and Music.Fri., May 11, 8pm. $15-30. -
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Yard Dog: Off the Record
St. Louis artist Kerry Smith's new series features his gouache and oilstick paintings of iconic record album art.Through May 27
