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LOLA: Lardo Weeping
This is an original opera from award-winning composer Peter Stopschinski, based on an adaptation of Terry Galloway and Donna Nudd's one-woman play of the same name, centered on "reclusive genius Dinah LeFarge, a clever, agoraphobic, quite sexual woman of independent means who refuses to answer her door unarmed." Dinah is played by Liz Cass, with supporting performances by Nicole Taylor, Page Stevens, Holt Skinner, Alexa Capareda, and Daniela Bennetti; pianist Stopschinski is abetted by Phil Davidson (violin) and Barbara George (cello).Through Sept. 2. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 3pm. $25. -
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Sage Studio: Body Work
Here's an exploration of all things anatomical and automotive, with two-dimensional art reflecting on human bodies and three-dimensional sculptures created around the theme of auto bodies. The show features pieces from 12 artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities – artists from Austin, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and California.Through Sept. 17 -
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The Virgin Trial
Playwright Kate Hennig explores the contemporary themes of victim shaming, sexual consent, and the extraordinary ability of girls becoming women as she reimagines the scandalous and little-known story of fifteen-year-old Elizabeth the First before she was Queen. Directed by Michael Cooper for the Alchemy Theatre.Through Sept. 24. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $25 and up.130 N. Pedernales St. #318
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ACC Art Galleries: Quotations from Daily Life
This exhibition brings together the work of seven ACC Studio Art faculty members – Jill Bedgood, Jonas Criscoe, Melanie Hickerson, Brian Johnson, Haydeé Victoria Suescum, David Thornberry, and Gary Webernick – who work in a range of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, assemblage art, and sculpture.Through Oct. 27 -
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Atelier Dojo: Remote Studios
The local powerhouse of figurative painting, the art school that's the smart school for artists of all kinds, they've got a painting-along-at-home series going to help you keep your skills honed in these socially restrictive times, featuring live costumed models posing on camera and a thriving community of creatives rendering that lovely human biotecture from their separate studios. "Join us for a three-hour costumed-model drawing session. Use any supplies you wish, listen to music, share your work, chat with others. It’s a great way to stay connected with your art community!"Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30pm. $5. -
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Ballet Austin: Classes
Learn your way to physical grace with a dance class at Ballet Austin. There are so many varieties to choose among – ballet, barre, contemporary dance, hip-hop, tap, cardio dance fitness, Pilates, and more – and all taught by professional instructors. See website for details.$3-7 per class. -
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Big Medium: Yo Trabajo Con La Tierra/I Work With The Earth
This multimedia, multivalent, multifantastic exhibition features five women artists – Melissa Aguirre, Alexa Capareda, Paloma Mayorga, Virginia Lee Montgomery (VLM), and Alejandra Regalado – who explore movement and place in relation to landscape, geological bodies, and other nonhuman intelligences. Using their own bodies as medium, the artists share ecofeminist sensibilities through video, installation, sculpture, photography, and performance works.Through Sept. 24 -
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Camiba Gallery: Entangled
Collected and respected for her experimental approach to painting, Charlotte Smith is well established as royalty in Texas contemporary abstract art; this is an exhibition of her most recent paintings.Through Sept. 24 -
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Carver Museum: Peace to the Queen
The photographer, humanitarian, and educator Jamel Shabazz presents a career retrospective spanning four decades of work, featuring candid portraits of women of color – as curated by Ja’nell Ajani. "At a moment when Black and Brown women are more visibly leading the charge around movements for racial and economic justice, this exhibition has materialized and aligned at a critical moment in American history and Shabazz’s career."Through Sept. 17 -
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Cloud Tree: Plastered and Possessed
This is a two-woman exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Carly Weaver and Mariel Wilmoth.Through Sept. 11 -
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ColdTowne Theater
ColdTowne's new brick-and-mortar place is totally open, and who knows what they'll shake this city with next? But one truth remains: ColdTowne is a designated den of gold, baby, sweet comedy gold. -
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Davis Gallery: Trailheads and Transmutations
Artist couple Felice House and Dana Younger present painting and sculpture that studies, observes, processes, and transmutes the wild spaces and creatures of Texas, their work deeply resonant with that of painter Thomas Cole, father of the Hudson River School. Natural beauty, in other words, captured with consummate skill by two longtime locals.Through Sept. 3 -
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Dr. Seuss: Concept Drawings Tour
Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss, of course) drew each page for every Dr. Seuss book published during his lifetime. For each final line drawing, he would create multiple concept drawings leading up to the final published image. See the man's creative process at work in this collection, currently on tour nationwide and now on display at Austin's own Ao5 Gallery.Through Sept. 11. Free. -
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East Austin Comedy Club
Founded by comedians Raza Jafri and Andre Ricks, this club that operates out of Tiger Den on the Eastside is the city's only BIPOC-owned comedy venue. -
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Elisabet Ney Museum: Eve
This is a new exhibition by documentarian photographer Cindy Elizabeth, featuring an outdoor installation that is immersed within the museum’s native landscape. There are large-scale photographs inside the building, too, interwoven amongst Elisabet Ney's own neoclassical sculptures.Through Oct. 30. Free. -
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Fallout Comedy
This hotbed of local performance is carrying on even more than usual, with an eclectic mix of live, mind-rocking comedy from some of Austin's best, all week long. Hey! The place is our cover story, as reported by Valerie Lopez! And, srsly, who would ever disagree with the sentiment of Monday night's Fuck This Week show? Check the website for details. -
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Gentle Our Driftless Caravan
En Route Productions presents this original sensory experience of movement, dance, and sound in an environment built in nature – the lovely Rain Lily Farm. Choreographed by BLiPSWiTCH and Alexa Capareda, this reverie contemplates bereavement, lassitude, and water — a poignant end to a summer of relentless heat and years of loss. Set designer Ia Ensterä and technical director Cheraya Esters transforms the farm's grounds into a space for exploring these forces of nature, underscored with a soundscape by Henna Chou and Adam Hilton, and the whole marvelous spectacle illuminated by Natalie George Productions.Through Sept. 10. Wed.-Sat., 8pm. $25. -
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HPB&G: Wildlife and Honky Tonks
The walls of this popular neighborhood restaurant showcases works from three series by Juliet Whitsett.Through Sept. 17 -
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Hyde Park Grill: Ernie Gammage
The Austin-based author and musician displays his artwork on the walls of this popular eatery.Through Oct. 10 -
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ICOSA: Terra Firmament, Part 2
Here's the continuation of, the sequel to, Matt Rebholz and Jana Swec's exhibition from September 2021, the artists vividly manifesting their personal histories into emotionally charged landscapes steeped in narrative and individual mythology.Through Sept. 17 -
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Judith
In Katie Bender's "delightfully off-kilter" new play, Judith, dressed as a man, moves to London to stand trial in her absent brother's place, and – when the trial goes badly – begins to write plays to please the Queen and restore her brother's good name. This solo show about ambition, artistry, love, and Shakespeare features Taylor Flanagan as Judith and is directed by Madge Darlington.Through Sept. 3. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $12-26. -
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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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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Blow-Up
Bing Wright's new pictures are enlargements of uncommonly tight crops from images of children at play on a seashore — an outstretched hand splashing water or carrying a beach bucket, liberal smears of sunscreen, fluorescent plastic hair clips, a foot dragging through burbling waves.Through Sept. 10 -
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Martha's Contemporary: Hokey Pokey + What You See Is What You Get
Here's a two-person exhibition that features painting, installation, videography, and sculpture by Moll Brau and Wes Thompson. It's a deep dive into a pool of loneliness, triumph, and rebirth. It's a forest of mazes where fireflies provide the light. It's a show of creations from a pair of terrific, hardworking local artists and you don't want to miss it. -
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Modern Rocks Gallery: Fifty Years in Exile
This new exhibition reveals a collection of rare, previously unseen, and vintage photographs from The Rolling Stones’ 1972 session with legendary photographer Norman Seeff. Photos from the late-night shoot were ultimately used to produce the set of postcards included with the original pressing of the band’s masterpiece, Exile on Main St.Through Sept. 30. Free. -
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Neill-Cochran House: The Hope Suite
Mark Smith’s The Hope Suite is a series of forty-four collages inspired by the theme of global unity. Each 24-by-18-inch work on paper consists of a background monoprint or a digital photoprint, overlaid with collage, calligraphy, and mixed media. Note: The originals are part of the permanent collection of the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago; the works on display here are limited-edition prints of those originals.Through Dec. 16. Free. -
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Northern-Southern: Mice Elf, Again
The colorful creations of Drew Liverman supercharge this intimate powerhouse of a gallery Downtown, with paintings of "hot doom, the joys of love, bike rides, Olaf from Frozen, Goya's covens, and scraps of what could be something for a place to live, for a time."Through Sept. 10 -
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Poetry Jam
This is where, we're told, "the hottest spoken-word poets hit the stage for a night of thought-provoking vibes." There's a different featured poet each show, and there's an open mic available, too.Fri., Sept. 2, 8pm. $20. -
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Snail Haven's Comedy Pregame
This is a weekly stand-up comedy showcase to help you pregame your Friday night on the town. (Snail Haven also features music shows, film screenings, and general hangs. Best bet: Follow @SnailHavenShows on Instagram and DM them for event details.)Fridays, 8pm. Free. -
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The Fantasticks
City Theatre presents this classic Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt musical that celebrates the, you know, eternal power of love. Directed by Matthew Shead, with musical direction by Karl Logue and choreography by Jane Schwartz.Through Sept. 18. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $20-35. -
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The Inheritance, Pt 1
This re-envisioning of E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End – now set in 21st-century New York – asks "how much we owe those who lived and loved before us, questions the role we must play for future generations, and dares us to fearlessly hold on to the wild ride called life." Directed by Dave Steakley for Zach Theatre.Through Sept. 4. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $25 and up. -
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Tick, Tick … Boom!
Bohemian Theatricals presents Jonathan Larson’s musical in which, on the brink of turning 30, a promising theatre composer navigates love, friendship, career, and the pressures to create and achieve success. Directed by Rick Roemer, with musical direction by Susan Finnigan; featuring Andrew Cannata, Tyler Jones, and Haley Smith Patterson.Through Sept. 17. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $28-32. -
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Tomboy Femme Art Show
Paper-folding artist Amanda Witucki of the this venue at least once.Through Sept. 30 -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Spacious
Julie Maren expands upon her use of negative space for this show, exploring boundaries and ideas of infinity, her paintings and installations heavily layered and simultaneously heavily redacted, with actual pieces of the canvas cut away. Gorgeous, yes, and unforgettable.Through Sept. 4 -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: Street Kings
This show highlights two international graffiti masters: the French artist Blek le Rat and L.A. artist RISK.Through Sept. 18 -
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Women & Their Work: The Future Is Behind Us
Rachel Wolfson Smith focuses our attention on the essential and grounding effect of beauty in nature, portraying constructed, intricate, and imagined landscapes, creating "an antidote to the imbalance many of us experience as we lurch from impulse to impulse in our tech-laden, consumer-driven, modern existence." Yes – an antidote to that, and a paean to the possibilities of graphite wielded by a brilliant hand and mind.Through Sept. 29 -
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Wyld Gallery
This is Ray Donley's gallery of art by Native Americans, located in that company of artistic glory called Canopy and resplendent with creations from the original people of our struggling country.Call for appointment