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Romeo y Juliet
A bilingual adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most cherished works, Romeo y Juliet recounts the tale of two star-crossed lovers, daughters from the feuding houses of Capulet and Montague, reimagined in Alta, California in the 1840’s prior to the annexation of California to the United States.Apr. 10-21UT Theatre and Dance -
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Gabriele Galimberti - The Ameriguns & Toy Stories: Artist Talk & Reception
Internationally acclaimed Gabriele Galimberti’s first US exhibition of “Ameriguns” & “Toy Stories” comes to Austin! The people in these images are from all walks of life, with no particular political party, race, culture, or gender in favor. Ameriguns and Toy Stories deliver striking images exploring the timely issues of gun culture and the impact of modern inequalities on children.Fri. Apr. 12, 6pm-9pmLydia Street Gallery
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Camp Contemporary
You can imagine how cool it would be to camp at Laguna Gloria, right? In the shadow of that gorgeous mansion, among those partly manicured and partly wild woods? Among those worldclass works of outdoor art lurking around the curve of every trail? Now imagine doing that while The Contemporary Austin provides an evening of tasty camp-inspired noms (from épicerie and Le Politique and more) and craft cocktails, hands-on art workshops, lantern-led sculpture tours, lakeside hammock-lounging, s'mores around the campfire, and live music by Walker Lukens, Mobley, SMiiLE, and Lolita Lynne. Now – do we have to say kumbaya, citizen, or are you already clicking for reservations?Sat., Oct. 20, 5-10pm. $200. -
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Comedy
Comedy Brunch
Yes, comedy brunch. Which means tacos and pastries and mimosas while you laugh. And, yes, it's in one of the regular clubs that we always list. But, c'mon, this is brunch. And there's sketch comedy by Hot Pot Comedy and improvisations by Linzy Beltran, Pete Parsons, Carlos LaRotta, Mason Pitluk, Laura de la Fuente, and more. So it's … kind of special, dig? And – hey, pass that coffee this way, wouldja? Maybe I can just sort of accidentally spill it on my laptop and wipe out all these listings I've been working on, unsaved, for the last few hours ...Sat., Oct. 20, 11am. $20. -
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Confessions of a Mexpatriate
In Raul Garza's very funny and thought-provoking play, a Mexican-American urban sophisticate who wants to connect with his roots ventures deep into the Mexican interior and, ah, learns a thing or two about himself and the world. Featuring Mical Trejo, as directed by Ken Webster for Hyde Park Theatre. Note: When this excellent show debuted a few years ago, Robert Faires interviewed the playwright right here and – this just in! – reviews the current show.Through Oct. 20. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $23-27 (pay what you can, Thursdays). -
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Prizer Arts & Letters: Gender Portraits
This exhibition features an array of excellent portraits by Drew Riley, exploring the complexity of gender by documenting the experiences and struggles of transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people.Artist talk: Thu., Oct. 18, 7pm. Closing reception: Sat, Oct. 20, 6-9pm -
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Salvador Dali's Naked Feast
Now here's an outrageous party for you, citizen, a performance installation cocktail party – with live painting, live music, naked aerials, human canvas, bizarre photo ops, Dali’s original Casanova Cocktail, delicious food art, and more. Here's a night of entertainments performed while you graze on catered noms displayed on beautiful naked bodies. Yes, it's the Vortex's annual fundraiser, decked out with culinarily extravagance in the manner of that divine madman from Figueras. Now's your chance to dress up all surreal for this, ah, Gala event.Sat., Oct. 20, 7-11pm. $30-100. -
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Theorist Festival
Dance, dance, and dance. And live music and films and more dance. And of course that's live music for dancing to, and films about dancing. And dance workshops and master classes, as well, because this is the latest edition of the annual Theorist Festival from that Amy Morrow and her restless cadre of kinetic savants – this time, 44 artists from across the U.S., México, Canada, India, and the Middle East – galvanizing the Zilker Hillside Theatre and other venues for four days and nights in the wake of ACL. See website for details, yes – and be prepared to move yourself around.Thu.-Sun., Oct. 18-21. Prices vary ($250 for an all-festival pass). -
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Yard Dog: The Party's Just Getting Started
Party's just getting started, yeah, and is that Bob Schneider music they're playing? Maybe. But maybe it's also some of this, excuse me, fucking righteousvisual work that the man's been up to recently. We fairly raved about his monochrome etchings, back in the day; this new full-color painting/collage thing Schneider's doing is at least as impressive – and more vibrant across the spectrum of light. Been to Yard Dog lately? Here's you a good excuse.Through Oct. 21
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Comedy
Ali Siddiq
Siddiq began his stand-up career while in prison and has been captivating audiences ever since. With a win in Comedy Central’s Up Next Competition and a slew of album releases, he's a force of laughter to be reckoned with.Oct. 17-20. Wed.-Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $12-23. -
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Andrew Murphy
This Murphy's been a crowd favorite in the scene since he moved here from New York in 2011, and the idolatry's only growing now that he's started up the Bob Ross-channeling The Joke of Painting thing. Your little trees will be very happy to see him, we reckon, even without the brushes. And, bonus: Lea'h Sampson and friends open.Oct. 19-20. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
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Art on 5th: Dave Lowell
This native Austinite specializes in graphics that are deconstructed into patterns of light and shadow and then sprayed through layers of intricately hand-cut stencils onto canvas or found objects. Stop in at Art on 5th and see what he's worked up now.Through Nov. 9. Free, but RSVP. -
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ASO: Happy Birthday, Lenny!
That's Lenny Bernstein, not Lenny Kleinfeld, mind you. And here's that Peter Bay leading the Austin Symphony Orchestra (with guest vocalists Ellie Jarrett Shattles and Said Pressley) in celebrating the former's birthday, with two evenings of popular selections from Candide, On the Town, West Side Story, and more.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20, 8pm. $19 and up. -
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Austin Art Space: Fall Show
Question: Is this a showcase of new works by members of the Austin Visual Arts Association? Answer: Yes, yes, it is.Through Nov. 3 -
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Austin Dance Festival: Call for Artists
The Austin Dance Festival is a modern dance festival (coming in April 2019) that produces professional showcases, a youth concert, master classes, artist interviews, pop-up community dances, and a dance-on-film screening. Artists working in the fields of modern dance, postmodern dance, and contemporary dance are invited to apply for the professional showcases. Youth companies may apply for the Youth Edition Concert. The festival is also accepting submissions to “Dance on Film.” See the website for guidelines and applications. -
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Big Medium: War Tuba Recital
It reflects well on the whole Tito's Prize thing, we think, that this year's recipient is one of the most interesting and relentless, one of the most community-oriented, artists in our creativity-glutted town. Whether you're an aficionado of the possibilities of visual art or the unexplored potential of musical instruments, Steve Parker's latest confluence of those two realms will delight your senses and inspire much thought.Through Nov. 18 -
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Blanton Museum: Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design
This new exhibition, organized by the Vitra Design Museum and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, presents the work of more than 120 artists and designers, displaying sculpture, prints, fashion, furniture, film, photography, apps, maps, digital comics, and more to show how African design generates innovative design approaches and solutions with worldwide relevance.Through Jan. 6 -
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Break Free Austin
Malvern presents an evening of enlightenment with poets Bessie Senette, Clare L. Martin, and Robert Okaji.Sat., Oct. 20, 7pm -
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Camiba Art: Translations
This is an exhibit of recent artworks – moody and texturally three-dimensional abstract paintings – by Winston Lee Mascarenhas.Through Dec. 1 -
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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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Comic Release and Performance
Writer Shannon Brewer and artist Brett Dungan present their new comic book, Evolution Revolutionaries, with accompanying soundtrack – an acoustic set – performed live by the band Freerunner.Sat., Oct. 20, 6pm -
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Conception Art Show
The New York-based organization that believes promoting local artists via the nongeographical internets is a good true thing hosts a party and exhibition (featuring the work of more than 30 "rising stars") here in the ATX. Note: Live music, free snacks, cash bar.Sat., Oct. 20, 6-10pm. $20. -
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Davis Gallery: De/Construction
This three-person exhibit featuring the work of Austin artists Joseph Hammer, Chun Hui Pak, and Gabe Langholtz focuses on each artist’s ability to dismantle their subjects and reimagine them into new compositions.Through Oct. 20 -
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Dimension Gallery: Seasons of Fruition
That intimate but powerful gallery on Springdale has selected its fellowship artists for the coming year, and this is the inaugural group show for those chosen, reflecting on the dichotomy between things and projects coming ephemerally into fruition before disappearing or transforming. Reason for rapt anticipation: Jade Walker, Suzanne Wyss, Magdalena Jarkowiec, Laura Latimer, David Wright, Tammie Rubin.Through Nov. 11 -
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Flatbed Press: (Im) Possibilities: A Retrospective of Dysfunction
Over the course of two years at Flatbed, Gareth Maguire has created an array of monotypes and monoprints, each piece a map of the moods, the music, and the surroundings that he's experienced inside and outside the studio.Through Nov. 3 -
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Gallery Shoal Creek: My Heaven and Hell Are the Same
An exhibition of work by Shawn Camp, Shawn Camp, in which the acclaimed geo-abstractionist presents a series of pieces influenced by his recent residency in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland, subtly conjuring the rugged terrain, glacial ice, and volcanic ferocity of the sub-arctic island nation.Through Nov. 18 -
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Generative Art Project: denial.of.service
The GAP presents denial.of.service's first solo exhibition in Austin, featuring six generative videos and 21 digital prints by the award-winning creator and performer whose work uses math, myth, code, software, human psychology, and alien aesthetics to "slice through cultural barriers and trigger the amygdala, releasing a cascade of emotions and memories." It's a neural-networked, glitchmapped, pixelfracking novadose of brilliance, is what it is – and highly recommended.Through Oct. 28. Fri., 5-9pm; Sat., 2-9pm; Sun., 1-4pm1621 E. Sixth #1107 -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Serene Disturbance
Listen: "Scattered along the shores of a growing lake, small volcanic rocks disintegrate from endless fractures. Left behind in the wake of a glacier’s now constant recession, these scarred tokens from the mountain show an array of colorful shards between their dark crevices." And this new exhibition by Dameon Lester is the exploration of one such rock, transmediated via modest materials and repetitive minimal shapes, abstractly focusing on our cause and effect with nature.Through Oct. 28 -
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Harry Ransom Center: Archaeology and Romance
Ed Ruscha, anyone? We'll bet yes – we're big fans ourselves – and now here's a diverse selection of the celebrated American artist’s books, photographs, drawings, and pprints. With archival production materials, preliminary sketches, and studio notebooks; with more than 150 objects providing visitors an unprecedented look into Ruscha's creative process. And the Chronicle's Melany Jean tells more about this show right here.Through Jan. 6 -
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Henry IV Part 1
In which The Baron's Men galumph forth with a most rowdy rendition of the Bard's work for your thespian pleasure. It's "that kinda fun play you read your Senior year, but now with 100% more bawdy jokes and the raucous humors you always wanted and suspected it to have – lakeside on a thrust stage under torchlight."Through Oct. 27. Fri.-Sat., 7:45pm. $10 and up. -
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House Play
This is a brunch-and-workshop event from Salvage Vanguard Theater, featuring Diana Lynn Small's newest stagework-in-progress that's part fairy tale, part meal, and part ritual. Yes, we said brunch.Sat., Oct. 20, 11am. $5.Hick's House at Austin Seminary, 100 E. 27th -
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Jack Kaulfus: Tomorrow, or Forever
But also today. Why? Because not only will you hear the author reading from their new collection of short stories, you'll get to see Drew Riley's "Gender Portraits" show before it closes.Sat., Oct. 20, 4pm -
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Link & Pin Gallery: Small Works
The Bass Concert Hall's gallery curator Selene Bataille has chosen this diverse collection of works in various mediums by members of the Creative Arts Society.Through Oct. 28 -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Gumbo of Gravel
Here's an exhibition of lithographs and sculpture by Ed Ruscha. "Paradox and absurdity have just always been really delicious to me," says the artist. "I've always been dead serious about being nonsensical."Through Nov. 3 -
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Lovers and Madmen: A Midsummer Night Festival
"Immerse yourself," say the producers at Stage Austin, "in a festival-style production of Shakespeare's wondrous comedic tale of lovers and their demise." With dark fairies, music, dancing, food trucks, and more.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20, 7pm. $20-25. -
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Matawan
Spanning several cities, the depths of the ocean, and the point of view of a killer shark, this Dan Caffrey play examines "how our internal anxieties are often just as terrifying as our national catastrophes." Directed by Alice Stanley for UT's Department of Theatre and Dance.Through Oct. 21. Times vary; see website. $15-26. -
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Meredith Lee: Digging Up the Dead
Lee – that is, the Austin-based writing team of Dixie Lee Evatt and Sue Meredith Cleveland – present their newest mystery, a story that involves a young archaeologist in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.Sat., Oct. 20, 6pm -
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Mexic-Arte Museum: Viva la Vida
This exhibition presents Mexic-Arte’s 35-year quest to educate the public about the significance of Dia de los Muertos, offering displays of art, ofrendas, and archival materials as a historical survey and a testament to the holiday’s unique character in the region.Through Nov. 25 -
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Miss Julie
In this classic August Strindberg play, passion and sexual desire collide with class and gender warfare during a Midsummer's Eve celebration in 1880s Sweden. Directed by Elizabeth V. Newman for Filigree Theatre.Through Oct. 20. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $30 (discounts for seniors, students). -
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Once
Based on the 2007 Oscar-winning film, Once is an enchanting, modern love story about the complexities of relationships and the power of music to connect us all. Directed for Zach Theatre by Dave Steakley, with musical direction by Allen Robertson. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Oct. 28. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up. -
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Recspec Gallery: Witches
The pieces in this new show – curated by Katie Cowden and Laurel Barickman – speak of "female magic and strength, fortune-telling, alchemy, folklore, and old wives' tales. Fashions of a fairytale witch as a feminist icon. Scenes of eldritch empowerment. Reclaimed images of a crone. The archetype inside us all." Here are works of beauty, if sometimes eerie beauty, by 15 artists. Among those displayed: Katy Horan, Magda Boreysza, Alanna Loosen, Cam Damage, Darla Teagarden, Lys Santamaria, Emily Ding, Roshi Krautheim, and more.Through Nov. 3 -
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Russell Collection Fine Art: Yang & Yun
Three artists with Eastern roots blend ancient techniques with Western influences "to reveal a highly curated collection of art that goes deeper than the canvas." In Joeng and Choon Yun’s case, the canvas is bark from South Korean Dak trees, put through a 2,000-year-old process of boiling, beating, cleaning, and drying. Rimi Yang’s artistic style also bridges the cultural divide with Japanese block print and 19th-century portraiture.Through Oct. 31 -
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Salon in a Saloon
The Rude Mechs don't go in for any sort of dry jibber-jabber about the arts. No, that unstoppable machine of theatrical excellence, in its various permutations, tends to convene where the spirits are refreshing and the talk is real – as in this gathering, in which the Rudes' Co-Producing Artistic Director Madge Darlington teams up with a panel of women-identified artists for a discussion about art-making, about what it's like living and working in Texas. Hosted by Carra Martinez and Alexandra Bassiakou Shaw, fueled by strong cocktails.Sat., Oct. 20, 7-9pm. Free, but RSVP. -
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Sixth Street Gallery: Past and Present
This excellent group show, curated by Emerson Granillo, features artwork by Christa Blackwood, John Cruz, Annalise Gratovich, Ariel Rene Jackson, Dave McClinton, Andrea Munoz Martinez.Through Oct. 28 -
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SouthPop: It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World
The year's final exhibition at SouthPop is a celebration of the life and art of that Austintatious punk cowboy Davy Jones, with part of the show reserved for selling the man's creations.Through Dec. 7 -
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Taking it to the Streets: A Visual History of Protest and Demonstration in Austin
The Austin History Center's latest exhibit spotlights local efforts to create social change over the decades, including the Civil Rights and Women's Liberation movements. Residents are invited to upload personal photos of recent marches and rallies for inclusion.Through Oct. 28. Free. -
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Tapestry: Sound & Silence
Under the direction of Acia Gray, some of the best young tap dancers from around the world hit the stage in sharp percussion, experimenting with the textures, emotion, and reactions of the sounds of everyday lives and the unspoken relationships we have with each other.Oct. 18-21. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $22 and up. -
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The Art of Ice Cream
This? Is one of those ooooh-this'll-look-great-on-Instagram pop-ups that all the like-hungry kids are flocking to, cameras at the ready, surfaces polished for posing. The venue's packed with a colorful array of ice-cream-themed environments, obvs, and so they'll offer you free samples of frozen confections, too. Note: See David Brendan Hall's photo gallery of the place right here.Through Dec. 30. Wed.-Mon., 11am-8pm. $15-25.3208 S. Congress -
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The Contemporary Austin: Other Forms of Life
If someone's going to be presenting other forms of life, how lucky for those forms and for the viewers of those forms, that it's the New York–based artist Huma Bhabha, here offering an unforgettable array of human, alien, god, plant, animal, and machinelike entities, rendered in her unique combination of representation and abstraction, in two dimensions and three, in whatever media works best. Celebrated in professional art circles, welcomed with a mixture of wonder and fear by ordinary citizens with eyes to see, Bhabha's creations provide an infusion of transgenre brilliance and savagery that Austin, in particular, needs right about now.Through Jan. 13 -
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The Fault
Theatre Synesthesia presents a play by Katie Bender, in which three sisters struggle to reconcile the culture of their itinerant family with their disparate ambitions and addictions. Directed by Devin Finn. And here's Robert Faires' review of the show.Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $20.Sky Candy, 2400 E. Cesar Chavez #204 -
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The UMLAUF Prize Exhibition: Slippery Clump
Prize juror Sedrick Huckaby has selected French Canadian sculptor Shanie Tomassini as this year's winner, and so the artist receives a full exhibition of her work, featuring oversized sculptures, fountains, and negative-space forms installed throughout the Umlauf’s six-acre site. And what does the Chronicle's Melany Jean have to say about this?Through Nov. 4 -
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The Unexpected Guest
This classic Agatha Christie whodunit starts off with a stranger seeking refuge in a nearby house … only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over the corpse with a smoking gun. Um, yeah: Awkwarrrrrrrd. The drama that ensues is directed by J. Robert Moore for TexARTS and stars Aaron Black, Mary Cox, Sarah Fleming Walker, Jeff Jeffers, Brandon Lindsey, Tyler Keyes, Carson Petocz, Val Williams, and Ben Wolfe.Through Oct. 28. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43-60. -
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They Go Wild: Film Premiere Party
This is the inaugural screening for a dance film by Stephanie Patrick and Ben Lee, presented with live performances by local spoken-word artists and dancers, featuring tap, contemporary, and hip-hop movement. Bonus: Cocktails and beer.Sat., Oct. 20, 8pm. $20-22. -
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Comedy
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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Tryouts
Salvage Vanguard Theater presents the world premiere of this play by Boston-based experimental playwright Adara Meyers. Tryouts, directed by Diana Lynn Small, "casts a satirical gaze on women, femininity, and motherhood, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, and Sigmund Freud’s debunked maternal psychosexual essay on the painting."Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $10 (pay what you wish, at the door). -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Shadows
Mia Carameros and Holly Wilson's work incorporates the idea of the shadow both literally and figuratively, through Carameros' botanical creations and Wilson's narrative sculptures.Through Oct. 27 -
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Women & Their Work: Many Mini Murder Scenes
Candace Hicks' new show features a series of rooms constructed in miniature and vignettes created from cut paper, each reconstructing a tableau plucked from crime fiction, offering viewers the experience of playing a detective searching for clues. See our review right here.Through Nov. 8
