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Second Saturday at the Blanton Museum of Art
Don't miss the first Second Saturday on the Moody Patio at the Blanton! Enjoy live DJ sets, local bites & bevs, and exploring the galleries.Sat. June 10, 3pm-8pmThe Blanton Museum of Art
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An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde’s wickedly witty comedy, though written in 1895, reveals countless elements of today’s current times and affairs: feminism, blackmail, political corruption, morality. and mistrust – as a cocktail mix of characters learns, in just 24 hours, what it means to be "an ideal husband." Directed by Cris Skinner for City Theatre.Through March 13. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-25. -
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Art In ATX: An Outdoor Market
They do this festive thing once a month in Moontower Cider's parking lot, and it's always one hell of a good time. For March, here's the Babes Market – celebrating the divine feminine and featuring 20-plus craft vendors, art, food, and unique gifts, with music by DJ Tsunani, Giulia Millanta, and Brandi LM.Sun., March 6, 2-7pm -
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Austin Classical Guitar: Dreams & Wonders
ACG's Matthew Hinsley will be joined by globe-trotting Lebanese vocalist Bouchra Hachem and guitarist William Flores on sharing their reflections on the past and hopes for the future.March 5-6. Sat., 4:30 & 8pm; Sun., 4:30pm. $25-75.3908 Avenue B #116 -
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Peckin The Crown
This is what happens when you combine witchcraft, puppetry, psychedelic drugs, and infuse it with imagery from the dark fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The narrative, written by Chris Fontanes and performed by Bottle Alley Theatre Company, revolves around one of the last remaining members of a coven of witches and her descent into multiple realities, guided by a manipulative demon.Through March 12. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35. -
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, culminating with the famous "Concert in Central Park" reunion in 1981 .Sun., March 6, 7:30pm. $29 and up. -
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UT New Theatre: Murky as Hell
This "darkly comic and brutally over-the-top" production is is based on the stories of women who aided criminals Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Terry Richardson, among others. Written and directed by Andrea L. Hart for UTNT.March 4-10. Fri., Sun., Thu., 7:30pm. $15-26. -
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UT New Theatre: Tiny Fingerprints
This new play by Jaymes Sanchez, set at San Antonio's famous haunted train tracks, explores grief, the nature and power of belief, and the lies we tell ourselves to make life worth living. Directed by Adam Flores for UTNT.March 3-6. Thu., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2pm. $15-26.
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Cloud Tree: Earth Shift: She Will Have Her Way with You
Valerie Fowler's newest Texas landscape paintings – including one of the largest she's ever done –: are sinuously complex, psychedelically polychrome, and rooted as much in local soil and flora as they are in the vast palette of color the artist wields to mesmerize. Fowler began this series at the start of the pandemic lockdown; now see what wonders she's wrought from months of solitude and pigment.Through March 13 -
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Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams
The Contemporary Austin presents the first-ever museum survey of works by Daniel Johnston. "Step into the surreal universe of this visionary musician and artist, filled with love, loss, ghosts, aliens, superheroes, and the eternal battle between good and evil."Through March 20 -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Findings
Reminiscent of geologic formations, seeming like objects from a cabinet of natural curiosities, Bethany Johnson's intimate sculptures in this show offer a multilayered meditation on deep time, material metamorphosis, and the anthropogenic landscaping of landfills, quarries, and road cuts. These dimensional works are composed of plastics, paper, aluminum, fabric, rubber, foam, cardboard, and wood – densely bound together with pressure by a hidden, internal armature of screws and bolts – then trimmed and sanded to a smooth polish.Through March 6 -
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Laguna Gloria
This local treasure of a venue, run by those Contemporary Austin folks who also bring us the Jones Center shows Downtown, is all about the outdoors – which is perfect for these trickily navigated times of ours, n'est-ce pas? Recommended: Stop by and breathe in the air, enjoy the lawns and gardens and the many examples of world-class sculpture arrayed across the property, and (as Frankie used to say) r-e-l-a-x.Thu.-Fri., 9am-noon; Sat.-Sun., 9am-3pm -
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Landmarks: Self-Guided Walking Tour
Use your smartphone to access self-guided tours of the outdoor public art sited by UT's award-winning Landmarks program any time you feel like it. BONUS: There's also a free, docent-led tour starting at Marc Quinn's "Spiral of the Galaxy" (1501 Red River) on Sun., Jan. 8, 11am. -
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PSA Gallery: Christopher Schroeder
Christopher Schroeder "finds inspiration from ancient cave paintings around the world while swinging through the centuries to the recent past of the abstract expressionist movement." Bonus: Music by Adriana Nicole.Sun., March 6, 4pm. Free.820 Shelby #103 -
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The Blanton Museum: Invisibilia
This is the first retrospective of Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz's work in the United States. The exhibition includes 40 exemplary works from his most evocative series created between the 1970s and today, wherein the artist has "turned photographic processes inside out to underscore the intrinsic fragility and transient nature of the image," revealing "how the act of opening the aperture to light instantaneously transforms the present into the past and life into memory."Through June 5 -
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The Blanton: Fantastically French! Design and Architecture In 16th- to 18-Century Prints
Drawing primarily from the Blanton’s extensive holdings of French prints, this exhibition invites you to look closely at exquisite details, marvel at fantastic forms, and take delight in ornate embellishments that celebrate the creativity of imagination across three centuries.Through Aug. 14 -
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The Lizzie Project
Figurative works in watercolor, sumi ink, and oil, created by Sara Jane Parsons, dedicated to dancers around the world who suddenly found themselves grounded and unable to dance during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sun., March 6, 12:30-3pm. Free. -
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden
The Umlauf's famed Garden features expertly wrought sculptures, the bronze or stone cynosures from Charles Umlauf and others anchoring sight among the bright foliage and tree-towered paths. The current highlight is an exhibition of works by David Deming.Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat.-Sun., 11am-4pm
