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Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Attention book club enthusiasts! Think you can solve a mystery before Sherlock Holmes? Here's your chance to win FOUR free tickets to the TexARTS production of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Grab your magnifying glass, put on your detective hats, and prepare for an unforgettable evening at TexARTS.Sat. Oct. 7, 7pmTexARTS
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Texas Author Series: Peniel Joseph
In The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The author will be interviewed by Cari Clark.Wed., Jan. 25, 6:30pm. $19. -
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The Sound Inside
Jarrott Productions presents Adam Rapp's intense and intimate play about fiction – the kinds we read and the kinds we live – starring Rebecca Robinson and Tucker Shepherd, directed by David Jarrott.Through Jan. 28. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm
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Artworks Gallery: Beautiful Disaster
Here's a show of deeply personal multimedia work in which artist Scott Leopold has utilized paint, objects, and text to create "layered, thick canvases of vulnerability." -
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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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Camiba Gallery: Existencia
Be dazzled by recent work from artists Daniel Rodríguez Collazo and Edgardo Kerlegand in this exhibition that showcases both artists’ forms of expression as they relate to the human existence — one on the internal and physical forms of the human figure, the other on the forms that humans create and exist in. Bonus: The opening reception features videos of the artists discussing their practice and process.Through Feb. 25 -
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DAC Night: Glow In the DAC
The Dougherty Arts Center Theater will be transformed into a blacklight environment ready for you to experiment with glow-in-the-dark drawings, prop making, and makeup – and you can create your own luminous photography.Wed., Jan. 25, 7-9pm. Free. -
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Davis Gallery: Bouff! The Big Tease
New work by B. Shawn Cox is always a delight for the eyes (and a few other senses), and here the masterful painter and arch wit brings a bounty of pop philosophy with a tinge of irony (and much big hair) – inspired by lore, social identity narratives, and childhood memories of his West Texas roots. This show includes the artist's most recent explorations, including oil on fabric, paper cuts, folded paper, and digitally created lenticular collages.Through Feb. 25 -
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Flatbed Press: Splintered Breath Between the Teeth
In this new solo show, the innovative prints of Kim Kei – the Los Angeles-based artist whose practice spans sculpture, printmaking, painting, and photography – draw on interrelated biological and geological forms that are embedded in every scale of existence.Through Feb. 25 -
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FronteraFest 2023
Austin's longest-running and most beloved performance festival returns after a two-year pandemic hiatus, presenting the work – maybe cheesy, maybe brilliant, maybe goofy, maybe badass, always unique – of actors, artists, poets, dancers, and performers of all types from Austin and Texas and beyond. This final week is reserved for Best of the Fest, the very cream of the theatrical crop. NOTE: See Brenner's FronteraFest feature right here (and of course the Fest's website) for more information.Through Feb. 18. Tue.-Sat., 8pm. $20 and up. -
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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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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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Old Bakery Gallery: Walking In My Shoes
Starting out in February to highlight African-American art during Black History Month, closing in mid-March, this new exhibition features the art of Robert R. Jones and explores, yes, the notion of walking in someone else's shoes.Through March 18. Free. -
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PrintAustin 2023
The PrintAustin Collective was co-founded in 2013 by local printmakers Cathy Savage and Elvia Perrin to bring attention to the vibrant printmaking scene in Austin. The festival they started has since grown to include more than 60 print-focused events all across the city, with returning and new participants each year. See the website for the full schedule of events and galleries.Through Feb. 19 -
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PrintAustin: The Contemporary Print Exhibition
What's going on in the world of printmaking, like, in general? This year's survey of traditional printmaking techniques and innovative approaches in contemporary work was selected by the University of Michigan's Rashaun Rucker. Bonus: You'll get a good look at the galleries of ACC Highland, too.Through March 9. Free. -
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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 Department of the People + Process
This interactive art exhibition examines questions of authority and the sovereignty of the human journey; it features works by Moyo Oyelola, an interdisciplinary artist known for his photography and large multimedia installations.Through Feb. 25 -
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The What of Whom: Daniel & Marjory Johnston
This exhibition includes numerous artworks: from the collaborations of siblings Marjory and Daniel Johnston, and pieces from Marjory's collection of Daniel's early work that show the evolution in character development and unique images.Through March 19 -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Menagerie
This is a solo show from printmaker Julia Lucey, in which the artist – precisely cutting and layering her intricate aquatint etchings onto panels – expands her menagerie, exploring ideas of migration and invasive species among the plants and animals native to her home state of California.Through Jan. 29 -
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Women & Their Work: Wayfinding
In her large-scale installation, Jade Walker uses color, weaving, rope, tools, notions of signage, and found objects to articulate questions around how we engage with our environment and the effect that the relationship has on our society. This solo exhibition includes architectural interventions along with embellishments of familiar tools and natural elements.Through Feb. 23 -
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ZACH Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, this new production of Cinderella showcases favorite tunes including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible,” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in "a funny and modern adaptation from the Broadway revival."Through March 5. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25 and up.
