Home Events Arts
-
Sponsored Listing
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 -
Sponsored Listing
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.
Recommended
-
Arts
Theatre
Harry and the Thief
Listen: "Mimi's cousin has a Ph.D. in physics, a brand-new time machine, and a plan. Send Mimi, a professional thief, back to 1863 to help Harriet Tubman change the course of history." Whoa, yes – now we're excited to see Sigrid Gilmer's new play, directed by Marcus McQuirter for the ACC Drama Department.Through March 8. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $8. -
Arts
Theatre
Alabaster
This new play by Audrey Cephaly is a darkly comic drama about love, art, and the power of healing. Listen: "After a tornado barrels through North Alabama leaving nothing but death and destruction, only June and her wisecracking pet goat Weezy live to tell the tale." Directed by Rudy Ramirez for Shrewd Productions, starring Lizzie Beckham, Shannon Grounds, Jennifer Jennings, and (the legendary) Jennie Underwood. And see our review of the show right here.Through March 7. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $15-30. -
Arts
Theatre
Arden of Faversham
Hidden Room Theatre presents the lamentable and true tale of Master Arden, his wicked wife, her insatiable lover, and the bumbling ruffians the illicit pair hire to kill him. No one's sure if Shakespeare (or Kyd? or Marlowe?) had a hand in writing the script back in the day, but we know that the show is here directed by Beth Burns and embodied by a fine and vigorous cast.Through March 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $18-37. -
Arts
Comedy
Doug Mellard
The former FPIA returns to the hallowed stage of this longtime club on Dirty Sixth, set to stun the crowds with his "rapid-fire, topic-jumping humor." Topic-jumping? That means he can't really concentrate on anything, we reckon. Can't concentrate on anything but making you laugh your ass off, citizen. Don't make him use the Batman voice on you, now. Bonus: Avery Moore opens.Feb. 28-29. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
Arts
Classical Music
Golden Hornet: String Quartet Smackdown VI
A panel of judges helped select the 16 compositions to be performed live, chosen out of hundreds of submissions from around the world, but you will choose the champion in this sixth annual smackdown hosted by Graham Reynolds, Peter Stopschinski, and Judlyne Gibson. If, that is, you bought your tickets early: The popular event is sold out.Sat., Feb. 29, 7:15pm -
Arts
Theatre
Good Friday
The Vortex and New Manifest Theatre Company present the Texas premiere of Kristiana Rae Colón's one-act drama that takes place inside an academic lecture hall as an active shooter storms the campus. "Tweets fly and tensions rise as five women struggle to make sense of the situation." Directed by Simone Raquel Alexander.Through March 14. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-37. -
Arts
Comedy
How To Say You're Afraid of Commitment In 140 Characters Or Less
Here, to set your Saturday night on fire, is Valerie Nies' popular one-woman show about the humor in break-ups, relationship self-help, and everything she learned from finally finishing the book Attached.Sat., Feb. 29, 8pm. $12. -
Arts
Theatre
Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet
Tarell Alvin McCraney's "provocative, poignant, and fiercely humorous coming-of-age story of a young gay man in the South" is directed by Charles O. Anderson and Robert Ramirez for UT Theatre and Dance. And you know that McCraney name, right? The man who wrote Moonlight? Hell yes.Through March 8. Tue.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15-26. -
Arts
Visual Arts
Prizer Arts & Letters: Take Me Home Tonight
This is a fundraising art sale and silent auction for the esteemed Prizer gallery, with the venue's community-welcoming walls loaded with work donated by artists, neighbors, collectors, and other art-loving locals. Of course there'll be snacks and noms, but, listen: Come for the love of art, community, and friendship!Sat., Feb. 29, 6-9pm -
Arts
Theatre
Single Black Female
This is the premiere of Lisa B. Thompson's two-woman show of rapid-fire comic vignettes exploring the lives of thirtysomething middle-class African American women in urban America as they search for love, clothes, and dignity in a world that fails to recognize them among a parade of stereotypes. Directed by Matrex Kilgore for Ground Floor Theatre, starring Michelle Alexander and Valoneecia Tolbert in multiple roles. And here's our review of the show.Through Feb. 29. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-40. -
Arts
Dance
Ventana Ballet: LEAP!
Austin’s newest professional ballet company debuts several new works of dance in an homage to Leap Year, featuring choreography (by Ventana's AJ Garcia-Rameau and Dorothy O’Shea Overbey) set to live music of cello and piano.Fri.-Sat., Feb. 28-29, 8pm. $20-35.
All Events
-
Arts
Theatre
A Night with Janis Joplin
In this show, written and originally directed by Randy Johnson and starring Mary Bridget Davies, the legendary queen of rock & roll explodes onto the stage in a concert experience that celebrates the Texas musical marvel and shines a spotlight on the trailblazing female blues and soul vocalists who influenced her.Through March 8. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $30 and up. -
Arts
Theatre
Anna Catherine Iff
Here's the Austin premiere of a play about longing,: loss, and love, as a man begins restoring an old abandoned house, and his worldview is shaken by the arrival of the ghost of Anna Catherine. Written and directed by Rod Mechem for City Theatre.Through March 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25 ($10, Thursdays). -
Arts
Visual Arts
Austin Art Space: For the LOVE of Art
Here's a new group show from the Austin Visual Arts Association, themed to help the whole Valentine's feel of things linger just a while longer.Through March 14 -
Arts
Dance
Austin Blues Party 13
Hey, happy hoofer – wanna take classes with internationally renowned blues dance teachers during the day and get down to live blues music at night? Here's where, with some of Austin's best musicians, featuring live bands that will bring you a mix of soulful, sassy, gritty, and downhome blues. And, hell, a whole squad of DJs after that.Feb. 27-March 1. $50 and up. -
Arts
Classical Music
Austin Chamber Ensemble: On Wenlock Edge
Austin artists Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor; the Artisan Quartet (that's Patrice Calixte, Caleb Hans Polashek, Bruce Williams, and Douglas Harvey), and pianist Martha Mortensen Ahern present the rarely performed song cycle by Ralph Vaughan Williams in its original 1911 version.Fri.-Sat., Feb. 28-29, 7:30pm. $10-30 (free, ages 5-17). -
Arts
Visual Arts
Bale Creek Allen Gallery: What's Wrong With This Picture?
In which the relentlessly inventive Allen presents new works sure to reupholster your mind's most comfortable furniture.Through Feb. 29 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Bullock Texas State History Museum: This Light of Ours
This show features images by activist photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, telling a visual story of the struggle against segregation, race-based disenfranchisement, and Jim Crow laws in the 1960s. These photos capture the day-to-day struggles of everyday citizens and their resolve in the face of violence and institutionalized discrimination – with more than a dozen additional images representing activism and protest in Austin's own history.Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Dec. 6 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Butridge Gallery: Beyond the Wall
This is an exhibition of large abstract oil painting by Austin artist Jess KB.Through March 7 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Cloud Tree: Thread-Count
In which five extraordinary Austin textile artists present a female-centric confrontation of tradition. And those artists? Steef Crombach, Rakhee Jain Desai, Magdalena Jarkowiec, Melissa Knight, and Sara Vanderbeek. Recommended.Through March 14 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Co-Lab Projects: Circular Score
This is a collaborative exhibition with video and performance works by CC Calloway, Maia Snow, Hannah Spector, and Anika Todd. The show centers upon a rotating stage, with each artist translating the stage through the lens of their own practice. The culmination of these explorations is a multichannel sound and video piece within Co-Lab Projects, with that stage at the center.Through Feb. 29 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Dimension Gallery: In the Arc of Your Mallet
This is the final installment of a two-part exhibition by Jade Walker, focusing on disease, healing, and the inherently close union we have with our own bodies. Inspired by the Rumi poem of the same title and including borrowed mallets from more than 40 members of the artist's community.Through Feb. 29 -
Arts
Theatre
Gliders
In Rita Anderson’s Gliders, three generations of seemingly ordinary women begin to uncover secrets about themselves, even as the extraordinary events of the Apollo 11 mission unfold overhead in the summer of 1969. This premier production is directed by Karen Jambon for Different Stages.Through Feb. 29. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-30. -
Arts
Theatre
Ibsen's Hedda
Austin Shakespeare presents this new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic, as directed by Ann Ciccollela. The famous domestic contentions and subterfuges are now set during the 1950s and – oh, excellent choice – Gwendolyn Kelso stars as Hedda.Through March 8. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $18 and up. -
Arts
Classical Music
IFA Concert of Reminiscence: Hyderabad Brothers
This being the 25th year for India Fine Arts, they've invited all the (surviving) artists who performed for them 25 years ago. This excellent night features performances by the Hyderabad Brothers, Ganesh Kumaresh, and Bombay Jayasri.Sat., Feb. 29, 6pm. $21-32. -
Arts
Classical Music
Inversion Ensemble: Fire
The innovative and acclaimed choral group has been covering the four alchemical elements in its fourth season, "Aether," and now presents the latest concert, exploring how fire can "provide warmth and destruction, and how it represents the human experience through passion and the psyche." Featuring works by Anuj Bhutani, Trevor Villwock, Marjorie Halloran, Joshua Chai, Adrienne Inglis, Robbie LaBanca, and Trevor F. Shaw – led by guest conductor Clinton Bray.Feb. 29-March 1. Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. $25. -
Arts
Visual Arts
J Gallery: Let It Flow
Group show of works by artists Greta Olivas, Marilyn Rodriguez, and Donna Starnes.Through March 8 -
Arts
Books
Julie Howd: Threshold
The Massachusetts-based author's newest collection of poetry is the recipient of the Spring 2020 Host Publications Chapbook Prize, and she'll be reading from it here tonight.Sat., Feb. 29, 7pm -
Arts
Visual Arts
Landmarks Video: Camel Collective
The Camel Collective's Something Other Than What You Are is the latest to get the big-screen treatment in this ongoing series from your friends at UT's Landmarks program.Through Feb. 29. Daily, 7-10pm. Free.UT's ART Building, 2301 San Jacinto -
Arts
Comedy
Lee Camp
That provocative Camp of Redacted Tonight comes to Austin's Kick Butt Coffee for a live stand-up set and book release. (Book release? Yes, he's just published a thing called Bullet Points and Punch Lines.) Bonus: Krish Mohan.Sat., Feb. 29, 8pm. $10-50. -
Arts
Theatre
Man of Destiny
Who was Napoleon before he became an emperor? Find out in this comedy by George Bernard Shaw, presented out at Pioneer Farms by an Archive Theater cast under the direction of Garrison Martt and Jennifer Rose Davis.Through Feb. 29. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $25-35. -
Arts
Comedy
Mary Lynn Rajskub
You may know Rajskub as Chloe on the Fox drama 24 and also as Gail the Snail from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but have you seen how damned funny she is as a stand-up? Do, won't you?Feb. 26-29. Wed.-Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $18-23. -
Arts
Visual Arts
MASS Gallery: Monochromatic Dreams
This show features the work of Chicago-based Yvette Mayorga, who creates multimedia installations and candy-colored confectionary, tackling issues of race, identity, and gender using visual tropes of celebration.Through Feb. 29 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Moontower Cider: No Des Papaya
Rossana Romero’s series of paintings focuses on the divide in identity as someone who was born in Colombia but immigrated at a young age to the United States.Reception: Sat., Feb. 29, 6-9pm. Free, but RSVP. -
Arts
Visual Arts
Old Bakery Gallery: Evolutions
February's featured artists – who, we reckon, make this place a good place to visit before SXSW comes a-roaring into Austin again – are Valérie Chaussonnet, Rebecca Bennett, Lauryl Eddlemon, and Sylvia Crossland.Through March 4 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Pump Project: dROWn
This exhibition of mixed media works by Mark Johnson is part of a continuing series that tracks Johnson's navigation through transitions in life, career, family, and aging, evoked via visual and word-riddled stories of change, loss, power, fear and love. Sometimes language alone can't express this stuff, right? And sometimes visuals alone can't, either. Johnson's inspired combinations do one hell of a compelling, confounding, unforgettable job.Reception: Sat., Feb. 29, 7-10pm10000 Research #118 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Recspec Gallery: Through the Dusk, a Light
This show of new works by Annalise Gratovich includes woodcuts, etchings, and collage – with the matrices they’ve come from. And yes, citizen, it is part of PrintAustin; can't have a real conversation going on about ink in this town, we reckon, unless that Gratovich is somewhere in the mix.Closing reception: Sat., March 7, 6-9pm -
Arts
Visual Arts
Relentless Assault: The First Few Years
This exhibition of recent work by that unremitting perverter of pop sensibilities Seth Relentless includes limited-edition prints, fresh zines, and an array of T-shirts.Sat., Feb. 29, 6-10pmRelentless Assault Studios, 5811 Berkman #140 -
Arts
Theatre
The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On
TexARTS presents the sequel to the 2017 smash hit The Marvelous Wonderettes, with a solid cast rocking those hits made famous by Aretha Franklin, Sister Sledge, Captain & Tennille, Nat King Cole, and more, directed and choreographed by Kimberly Schafer, with musical direction by Lyn Koenning.Through March 1. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43 and up. -
Arts
Theatre
The Mountaintop
This award-winning drama by Katori Hall is a fictional depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night, on the eve of his assassination in 1968. Directed by Rachelle Chery and Chelsea Manasseri for the Paradox Players, featuring John R. Christopher and Jasmin Garlic. Oh: See our review right here.Through March 8. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $5-20. -
Arts
Visual Arts
Vault Stone Shop: I Picked You a Flower
This is a group exhibition of paintings, a mural, photographs, and sculptural works that explore the thin line between the romantic and sinister, featuring art by Alison Sagebiel, Carlos Carballo, Emmy Laursen, Jaime Reynolds, Josh Row, Navasota Sering, Rohitash Rao, and Scott David Gordon.Through March 14 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Wally Workman Gallery: Juan Luís Jardí
The painter's figures and themes, mixing magical realism with influences of pop art and surrealism, illustrate the contrast in our lives and the doubts we are faced with as humans.Through March 1 -
Arts
Visual Arts
Yard Dog: Mike Egan
The arts community's favorite Dog, having ditched Congress Avenue with the rest of last decade's memories, re-opens in Canopy (right behind Bale Creek Allen Gallery), inaugurating its fresh digs with a knock-out show of new skull and skeleton paintings by former funeral director Mike Egan.
