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14th Annual Hill Country Film Festival
Escape to Fredericksburg, Texas for the 2023 Hill Country Film Festival! This celebration of independent film takes place in downtown Fredericksburg, with film screenings at the Great Hall at Hoffman Haus and the Nimitz Ballroom. HCFF will screen short and feature-length independent films, as well as host filmmaker Q&A, panel discussions, parties and more.June 1-4Fredericksburg
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Creek Show
Immerse yourself in Waterloo Greenway’s annual display of illuminated art created by teams of visionary local artists, landscape architects, and designers, plus free entertainment and family-friendly programming.Through Nov. 20 -
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Almost Real Things: Vendor Market & Tour
Featuring the work of more than 25 local artists and craftspeople. Tour the A.R.T. headquarters and meet the locals who create there. Enjoy quick-draw portraits by Gonzo Viz, artist demonstrations, and complimentary beverages. Bonus: Get on board the (literal) ART Bus to tour other cool stops with Almost Real Things as your guide.Sat.-Sun., Nov. 12-13, noon-6pm820 Shelby #103 -
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Austin Opera: The Barber of Seville
Rossini’s witty tale of bribery, deception, disguise, and (of course) true love drops us into a forbidden love story between the rich-nobleman-disguised-as-poor-student Count Almaviva (Jack Swanson) and the vivacious-but-orphaned Rosina (Austin native soprano Lauren Snouffer) as they try to escape from the grasping hands of the latter's guardian. With baritone Emmett O’Hanlon as the deviously charming barber, Figaro, and the whole glorious spectacle conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell and directed by Gregory Boyle.Thu., Nov. 10, 7:30pm; Sun., Nov. 13, 2:30pm -
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Austin Studio Tour
The Austin Studio Tour, produced by Big Medium, is a free, self-guided art event that combines the West Austin Studio Tour and East Austin Studio Tour to provide opportunities for artists all over Austin to connect with each other and showcase current work – and for the public to experience the cultural vibrancy of our city from, you might say, the inside out. This year's Tour happens over three weekends and will be divided into two regions, west of IH-35 and east of IH-35, allowing citizens to choose weekends and regions and plan accordingly. We've got a fine mess o' recommendations coming up for you next issue, but right now check out the excellent website these wizards have conjured for your delight and convenience.Sat.-Sun., Nov. 19-20, noon-6pm. Free.Hundreds – hundreds! – of locations -
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Concordia University: American Son
This powerful Christopher Demos-Brown drama is about an estranged bi-racial couple who must confront their feelings about race, gender, and bias after their son is detained by the police following a traffic stop incident. Directed by Dr. Kelly Carolyn Gordon.Nov. 10-13. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10.11400 Concordia University Dr -
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Fall for Dance
UT's Dance Repertory Theatre returns to the stage with new works by professional and student choreographers, featuring a range of interdisciplinary works, exploring what Pan-African, street, contemporary, and technology-based movement forms have to say to one another and what we can learn by listening. Performances by Erica "eg" Gionfriddo, Leah Cox, Joel Valentín-Martínez, Teena Marie Custer, Kevin Ormby, and more.Nov. 9-13. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $15-26.
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ACMC: Young Artist Academy Concert
The current students of the Austin Chamber Music Center can’t wait to show you what they’ve been working on this semester. Suggestion: C'mon over and give 'em a listen!Sun., Nov. 13, 3pm. Free. -
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Art4Water: Sacred Springs Kites
Art4Water’s inaugural program (now on view at Downtown's gorgeous library) is a collaboration between the Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee, and more than 30 national artists in the creation of dozens and dozens of water-inspired art kites.Through Nov. 30. Free. -
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Austin Shakespeare: Sense and Sensibility
This story of two sisters – the sensible Elinor Dashwood and the impulsive Marianne Dashwood – showcases Jane Austen’s clever, comedic storytelling, as adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan. A diverse cast of 17 actors create the elegant world, which will feature Regency costumes and charming dances, directed by Ann Ciccolella.Through Nov. 27. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $20. -
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Cloud Tree: Lonesome Ladybird
"Pairing the striking and unique hand stitched work of emerging artist Jane Reichle of Lady Bird Studio with the artful chain stitch and bespoke western wear of Fort Lonesome was an idea I had been considering for a while," Cloud Tree honcho Brian David Johnson tells us. "When friend of Cloud Tree, Elizabeth Chapin, voiced the same, it felt like the universe confirming the way forward. Join us at the opening reception for a night of collaborative portraiture, wallpaper masters, drugstore cowgirls, and more that celebrates the art of the stitch coming from two Austin originals who help us remember just how special this ever-changing city still is."Through Nov. 13 -
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Field of Light: Veterans and Active Military Night
This Veterans Day weekend, Field of Light at the Lady Bird Wildflower Center offers $30 (normally $41) tickets to U.S. veterans, active-duty military, and their families.Nov. 10-13. Thu.-Sun., 5-9pm. $30. -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Faithful
Tammie Rubin's new exhibition at grayDUCK Gallery contemplates faith as determined actions in place of passive belief. The artist extracts images, symbols, maps, creating visual codes that speak of Black American citizenry.Through Dec. 18 -
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ICOSA: After Some Reflection
In this juried group exhibition curated by Jill Schroeder, works by Marilyn Jolly, Yevgenia Davidoff, Kelly R Johnston, Justin Korver, Charles Heppner, Samantha Modder, Yi-An Pan, Quinn In, Sherry Tseng Hill, and Jade Walker were chosen from 226 submissions, due to a common thread of self-discovery.Through Nov. 20 -
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Field of Light
Illuminating 16 acres in the Texas Arboretum at the Wildflower Center, Field of Light is Bruce Munro's stunning display of 28,000 subtly lit, solar-powered spheres that showcase the intersection of art, technology, and nature.Through May 1 -
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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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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: Shimmer
Virginia Fleck's tour de force installation fills the gallery with shimmers of sound and light, her myriad aluminum can tabs strung into ethereal columns; a trinity of them, draped from the ceiling, rotates slowly. Nearby, a moth-like tapestry of tabs clings to a wall. A relay of globe cages – intended for bingo balls – are dangled in aluminum tabs, each rendering a hand-cranked sound bath. "From salvage and discard, Fleck weaves serenity, wonder, and peace." Yes, this. Yes.Through Dec. 18 -
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Testsite: PM
Jessica Halonen’s current project is a series of paintings that co-mingles abstraction and trompe l'oeil informed by a collection of toxic wallpaper samples.Through Dec. 11 -
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The Contemporary Austin: In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy
Explore the works of eight female artists – Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Adriana Corral, Ellie Ga, Juliana Huxtable, Tala Madani, Danielle Mckinney, Wendy Red Star, and Clare Rojas – in this new exhibition that explores how narrative and storytelling shape our senses of self, community, history, and identity.Through Feb. 12 -
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The Eureka Room
It's the homegrown height of hallucinatory happenings! It's the Eureka Room, a fun and absurd participatory experience where visitors engage with curious and playful programming within a unique 100-quare-foot room filled with light and sound. Mind? Blown.See website for reservations. $25. -
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These Shining Lives
Set in the 1920s and '30s, Melanie Marnich's drama examines the relationship of four young women who suffered the consequences of corporate greed, and tells the tale of one who fought a long legal battle for compensation after suffering from exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace. Lara Toner Haddock directs.Through Nov. 20. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $28. -
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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 -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Cornucopia
In this compelling new series, vases and vessels are modeled from math forms that deal with infinity, chaos, and origin, Ellen Heck's jewel-toned, semi-surreal oil paintings containing layers of figuration under grand impasto still lifes, exploring visual metaphor and its role in revealing meaning through substitution.Through Nov. 27 -
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Water by the Spoonful
Different Stages presents Quiara Alegria Hudes' Pulitzer-winning play in which recovering addicts, scattered throughout the world in chat rooms, keep each other alive – hour by hour, day by day. Brogan Lozano directs this drama where "the boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide." And, oh: Here's our full review.Through Dec. 3. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-35.
