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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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The 39 Steps
Mix a Hitcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunnit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with non-stop laughs, over 150 zany characters played by a ridiculously talented cast of four.Setp. 22-Oct. 8Navasota Theatre Alliance
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BIPOC Pop
This three-day symposium brings together creatives, scholars, and industry leaders in comics, gaming, animation, and multimedia arts, building a creative critical space and strengthening community. The schedule is packed with panels, workshops, performances, and more, and it's all free! Read about last year's event here.Thu.-Sat., March 9-11, 9am-5pmGlickman Conference Center, 305 E. 23rd, UT campus -
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Our Planet: Live In Concert
The Emmy-winning Netflix series is now a live concert event, combining HD cinematography with all-new orchestrations by Oscar-winning composer Steven Price, performed by a live onstage orchestra.Thu., March 9, 7:30pm. $29 and up. -
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BookWoman Hybrid Poetry Reading: Katherine Hoerth
Katherine Hoerth, whose most recent poetry collection is Flare Stacks in Full Bloom, is featured at BookWoman's Second Thursday Poetry Reading and Open Mic for March. Cindy Huyser hosts.Thu., March 9, 7:15pm. Free. -
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Art for the People Gallery: Celebration
Experience the energy and beauty of featured wall artist Anne Shackelford’s geode resin art in this visual adventure of work by 38 Austin artists.Through March 24 -
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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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Butridge Gallery: Girls Gotta Eat
This is a series of vibrant cinematic portraits of drag performers grocery shopping that invites viewers to explore “how other is us." Through Sarah Bork’s lens, the grocery store becomes a playground of comfort and self-care. These character portraits are paired with handwritten grocery lists and extensive interviews, exploring a nuanced spectrum of identity and experience beyond the traditional gender binary.Through April 15 -
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Camiba Gallery: discards vessels fragments
This noteworthy new exhibition at Camiba Gallery features the works of 1) Jason Webb, an Austin-based artist who spends his Sundays driving through unfamiliar neighborhoods and photographing once private possessions now publicly disowned, then painting individual piles isolated against white backgrounds; 2) San Antonio-based Benjamin McVey, whose new paintings of vessels represent the artist’s search for quiet space, simplicity, focus and purpose in today’s increasingly complex post-pandemic world; and 3) Austin's own Rebecca Rothfus Harrell, who documents states of flux across the country, reinterpreting remnants of structures that have a history but no longer serve their intended purpose.Through April 15 -
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Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details! -
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Creek Show Call for Ideas
Waterloo Greenway welcomes Austin’s creative community to submit ideas for light-based art installations to be displayed at Creek Show this November, which is always a luminous experience. Designers from a wide variety of disciplines are encouraged to submit ideas. See photos from last year's "Creek Show" here.Through March 10. Free.Apply online -
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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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Esther's Follies
Esther's Follies – Austin's not-so-secret weapon in the fight against ennui – the comedy gem that still dazzles this growing urban hub – returns to the weekly live and in-person stage of their club on Dirty Sixth, the whole troupe bringing back old favorites and debuting a new program of hilarity with topical, ripped-from-the-headlines sketches and musical numbers. And you do need a laugh or two, right about this time, don't you, citizen? (And how about a margarita to go with that?) We'd add that the mind-boggling illusions of magician Ray Anderson are a bonus in the night's clever spectacle … but, the way that arch maestro conjures mystery and delight, "bonus" would be an insult.Thu., 7pm; Fri.-Sat., 7 & 9pm. $30-40. -
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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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Flatbed Press: Positively Third Street
This retrospective show does homage to the work of the printers, the artists, and the publishers who were a part of the first ten years of Flatbed Press at 912 W. Third Street. James Surls. Julie Speed. Sydney Yeager. Melissa Miller. Michael Ray Charles. Terry Allen. Trenton Doyle Hancock. And more. Works from those first years highlight many of Flatbed’s landmark prints and will be available for sale.Through April 15 -
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Food, Shelter, Water: Projects by Four Texas Photographers
This new show features the work of four Texas-based photographers – Verónica G. Cárdenas, Stephanie Duprie Routh, Cindy Elizabeth, Jamie Robertson – who address themes related to our most basic human needs. From Egypt, Latin America, Texas, and Austin, the images presented bring new light to the ways we interact with our social and physical environments. -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Ommatidium
Shawn Smith's "Ommatidium" explores our complicated relationship with the insect world, investigating the darkly humorous marketing of chemical agents to safely annihilate, the extreme championing of aesthetically pleasing and useful insects over all others, the strangely macabre methods of measuring insect population density, and the overlooked beauty of their complex architecture. All of this arthropodic exploration is stunningly rendered in two- and three-dimensional works in a variety of mediums, from drawings and collages to stained glass and 3D prints.Through April 16 -
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Harry Ransom Center: Drawing the Motion Picture
Explore the beauty and complexity of moviemaking through sketches, storyboards, and designs that illuminate the creation of motion pictures from the silent era to the present day in this new exhibition, featuring production art from iconic movies like Rebel Without a Cause, Raging Bull, Apollo 13, and Lawrence of Arabia, many connected with innovative directors Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Mike Nichols, Michael Powell, Nicholas Ray, Martin Scorsese, Stephen Spielberg, King Vidor, and more.Through July 16 -
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I See You. You're Seen.
Told from the perspective of a former little Black girl, this solo work – written and performed by Oktavea LaToi, directed by Simone Raquel Alexander – is a fusion of art, poetry, music, and movement that investigates what it means "to see and be seen, to see and be forgotten" through the lens of healing, Blackness, and self-reflection, while also challenging others who "look the other way."Through March 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-37. -
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ICOSA Gallery: Silence
This two-person show is called "Silence," yes, but we're gonna make some noise about it, because the brilliant likes of Shawn Camp and Sarah Hirneisen have created artworks that "explore the absence of sound where there was sound before." Camp wields paint in ways that are nigh on three-dimensional; Hirneisen casts paper as compelling as brush strokes; together, their works speak louder than what caused the Chicxulub crater.Through April 1 -
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Ivester Contemporary: The Beauty of Life and Death II
This is Jaylen Pigford’s second solo exhibition at the Ivester, his latest series carefully placing familiar symbols he's referenced throughout his career within colorful but unknown settings. Pigford appoints two protagonists here – plants and skulls – as he contemplates the balance of life and death. Question for you, citizen: Do you know how good this guy is? Get your ass down to the gallery and see what wonders he's wrought.Through April 16 -
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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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Last Day of the Eureka Room!
Austin's most absurd and fun attraction will have its last day on September 24th, so visit while you still can! It's the Eureka Room, a participatory experience where visitors engage with curious and playful programming within a unique 100-square-foot room filled with light and sound.See website for reservations. $25. -
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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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Nightbird
In R. Eric Thomas' newly commissioned play, Chelle, an artist, has recently purchased her childhood home in Baltimore; her brother Willard is working on refurbishing it. But the home renovation takes a backseat as Willard prepares for a Juneteenth festival in the adjacent park and Chelle struggles with a recent commission: What should be built in place of a recently removed Confederate monument?Through March 25. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $34-38 (Thu., pick your price). -
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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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Pageant
Robert Longbottom's musical play (with lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly, music by Albert Evans) is like no beauty pageant you’ve ever seen before. Six contestants (all played by men), vying for the title of Miss Glamouresse, will compete in swimsuit, talent, gown, and spokesmodel categories. And judges selected from the audience get to pick the winner – so no performance is ever the same, and omg the suspense is real!Through March 18. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm. $30-50. -
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Pflugerville Public Library: Cultures of the World
In case you want to go just a little way out of town – especially because who the hell can afford to live in Austin, really? – the Pflugerville Arts Council presents this diverse art exhibit from six local artists, bridging the recognition of Black History Month and Women’s History Month.Through March 241008 W. Pfluger -
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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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RichesArt Gallery: American History Vol. 2
RichesArt Gallery has partnered with Fansub for their annual show spotlighting Texas artists and their interpretation of Black people’s contributions to American history.Through March 26 -
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Stephen Clark Gallery
The gallery specializes in fine art photographs with an emphasis on contemporary work, also presenting an array of national and international vintage work. Best bet: The lensed and enhanced brilliances of Kate Breakey.Thu.-Sat., 11am-4pm -
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Streetside Eco Art Show: Ghost Seeds
This new show at the walk-on-up-to-it Really Small Museum speaks to the concept of climate-stressed trees with fragile and thin ghost mesquite beans made out of white clay, arranged on drought-ridden, cracked earth.Through March 31. Free.1311 Harvey -
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The Blanton: Day Jobs
This first major exhibition to examine the overlooked impact of day jobs on the visual arts is dedicated to demystifying artistic production and upending the stubborn myth of the artist sequestered in their studio, waiting for inspiration to strike.Through July 23 -
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The Blanton: Las Hermanas Iglesias
Sisters Lisa and Janelle Iglesias present related textiles, collages, and sculpture that explore caregiving as part of a complex network of social issues, melding melds cultural references to the Dominican Republic and Norway (their parents’: home countries) with personal experiences – most recently their navigations of fertility, pregnancy, loss, and birth.Through July 9. Free on Thursdays. -
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The Comedy Mothership
Joe Rogan's new venue is open and packing in the comedy-craving crowds at what used to be the Alamo Ritz, bringing in some of the biggest names (Rogan himself among them) and rising stars in the business, all presented with the kind of provocative pizzazz that makes Dirty Sixth (and especially this Mothership) a destination seven days a week. -
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The Contemporary Austin: Competing with Lightning / Rivalizando con el Relámpago
The Contemporary Austin presents an exhibition tracing the evolution of Eamon Ore-Giron's dynamic paintings over more than twenty years of creative practice, revealing how the artist mines the complex nature of Latinx identity, the history of the Americas, and the many legacies of abstraction in art. ALSO: The newest exhibition space here is called HOST and features work by María Fernanda Camarena and Gabriel Rosas Alemán (aka the Mexico City-based artist duo known as Celeste).Through Aug. 20. Free (Aug. 9-13). -
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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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UT's Art Galleries at Black Studies: Old Wounds, Dark Dreams
African-American artists Carrie Mae Weems, Cauleen Smith, Rodney McMillian, and Charles Gaines use video to meditate on anti-Black racism and the wounds it inflicts on the American psyche while participating in the tradition of appropriation – where artists quote other artists’ motifs, methods, and works to contribute new meanings to the old, which allows them to comment on, critique, or amplify the original.Through May 19Christian-Green Gallery, 201 E. 21st -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: ICONS
This new show highlights works by renowned innovators, featuring works by Banksy, Josef Albers, Aboudia, Kenny Scharf, Salvador Dalí, and more.Through March 26 -
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Women & Their Work: Clay Matters
With clay as their medium, Alejandra Almuelle, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Terra Goolsby, Pat Johnson, Tammie Rubin, and Ariel Wood create fictional narratives, offer social commentary, and construct objects that defy easy categorization.Through March 18 -
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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 -
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Yard Dog: Modern Embroidery
Jane Reichle is a 24-year-old fiber artist who specializes in hand embroidery. She's spent the past four months building an extensive series of hand-stitched and embellished suits on muslin cloth, inspired by Nudie Cohn's signature chain-stitched "nudie suits."Through March 30 -
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Yard Dog: New Baseball Paintings
Austin artist Will Johnson explores the history of baseball in a series of portraits of players. An avid baseball fan since childhood, he began creating these paintings in 2007 or 2008, wanting to pay tribute to some of his favorite players and stories — especially unheralded players — through folk art paintings.
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