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Affordable Art Fair Austin
Affordable Art Fair Austin will launch in May 2024, showcasing original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming a whole host of local, national and international exhibitors, their spectacular first edition is set to be unmissable!May 16-19Palmer Events Center -
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Kadampa Meditation Center Austin
This evening talk offers a special visit with renowned Buddhist teacher and NKT-IKBU Deputy Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. Gen-la will share Buddhist advice on developing our love as a way to protect our self from suffering and learn to become truly happy. Our life then becomes immensely meaningful in benefiting others with our mind of unconditional love.Fri. May 3, 7pm-8:30pmVuka North
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Ed Wood (1994)
Evergreens: This biographical film of director Edward D. Wood Jr. (Depp) is a wonderfully sparse re-creation of the glory years of Hollywood's lowest echelons and the adolescence of independent filmmaking. The Aug. 2 screening will be presented in 35 mm.Mon., Aug. 5, 7pm
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A Big Batch of Breakfast
In case you haven't heard, our friends at Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches are now bringing their breakfast bonanza even earlier and better, with weekdays opening at 7am and weekends at 9am, and all of it resplendent with morning-time favorites like ham, egg, and cheese kolaches; bacon, egg, and cheese kolaches; maple-infused-dough kolaches with egg and sausage; and more. How often can we say "kolache," you wonder? Dunno, citizen – how many can you eat? -
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Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Mon., Aug. 5, 10am, 12pm -
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America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Mon., Aug. 5, 11am -
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Antony and Cleopatra
High school students perform Shakespeare’s historical drama of the great warrior and the seductive queen.Aug. 1-3, 5-10. 8:15pm.. $10-18.Wimberley -
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Austin Pride Week: Out at the Movie
Pull up a lawn chair, grrrl. Austin Pride is cozying up outside Zach for a qmmunity screening of The Birdcage. Don't pierce the toast! Concessions and food trucks will be available.Mon., Aug. 5, 8-10pm -
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Back to School Autism Training
Intended for educators who serve autistic students, Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training's workshop discusses the new edition of the the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2).Mon., Aug. 5, 9am-4pm. Free, but registration required. -
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Big Gay Field Day
Register now for the OUT Foundation's first-ever queertastic field day complete with all the playground games you loved as a kiddo. Come in teams of four, or come alone and find a team to join! Event take place Aug. 17, but registration closes Aug. 14 so don't miss out!Registration open thru Wed., Aug. 14; field day is Sat., Aug. 17, 8am-noon. $100 per team of four; $25 per individual.Zilker Park Polo Picnic Area -
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Bikin' Betties Social Ride
Social Cycling Austin presents Bikin' Betties, a weekly, beginner-friendly, all-ladies bike ride that ends with drink specials and fun activities (karaoke, minigolf, outdoor movies, etc.) Along the way, bond with other two-wheelin' ladies. Join the Facebook group for ride details.Mondays, 8pm -
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Blank Canvas ATX: Weekly Screenings
This is a public viewing and online video series, hosted by Heather Barfield and HD Stone, that promotes, explores, and highlights the vast landscape of Austin’s creative communities. Season One features artists Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash, Roni Zulu, Gigi Grinstad, Aimée Everett, Karen Woodward, Celeste Sarabia, The Impossible Mr. Winterbourne, and Reworks.Through Aug. 19. Mondays, 7pm. Free. -
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Bound (1996)
Pride Week Series: In Bound's twist on the mob caper film, two women fall in love and plot to pilfer a cool $2 million from the unsuspecting mobsters.Mon., Aug. 5, 6:30pm -
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Brazos Woods Open Preserve Day
A rare opportunity to visit the limited-access preserve and experience the old-growth forest of the bottomlands.Mon., Aug. 5, 9am-4pmWest Columbia -
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Brown State of Mind University
BSOM University offers a six-course roster of classes centered around cultural contributions of minority groups in America and around the world, from poetry in the Middle East to counterculture America and the Vietnam War. The instructors include local artists, business owners, cultural archivists, and one UT staff affiliate.June 5-Aug. 8. Mon.-Thu., 6:30 & 8pm. Free, but donations welcome.The Commune, 101 E. North Loop; Vesper, 3106 E. 14th 1/2; Austin Visitor Center, 602 E. Fourth -
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Butridge Gallery: FotoATX
Photographers Meeghan Morongova, Peter Shen, and Sara Megan Fields display works that complicate and glorify the walls of this Dougherty Arts Center venue.Through Aug. 31 -
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Camp Wannakiki Exclusive Preview Party
Our girl Miss Kitty Litter is bringing you an exclusive sneak peek at season two to find out who gets crowned the queen of camp. Fingers crossed for Kitty, cuz you know she's vying – read our coverage here.Mondays, 8pm -
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Cardio Dance Fitness
Move your body to the music at this all-levels class.June 3-Aug. 19. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm. $5-25. -
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Cassandro, the Exotico! (2018)
Pride Week Series: Shot in 16mm, Losier's doc is a colorful portrait of lucha libre star Cassandro, one the industry’s first openly gay wrestlers.Thu., Aug. 8, 9:30pm -
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Central Library: On Water
This is a solo exhibition of 14 large photographs and photographic collages by artist Elizabeth Chiles, showcasing two series of her work: "Figs from Thistles," created in 2013 during the worst Texas drought in over a century, and "On Water," created in 2018 during months of historic flooding along the Colorado River.Through Aug. 16 -
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Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Aces
Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mon., May 6, 6:30pm, Mon., May 13, 6:30pm, Mon., May 20, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm, Mondays, 6:30pm and Mondays, 6:30pm -
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Cowboys in Space and Fantastic Worlds
Yippee ki yay, space cadet, it's time to head 'em off at the Pass Nebula as the State History Museum presents an exhibition that spans more than 150 years of Western and science fiction history and features 100-plus artifacts (including props from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, and other skiffy media fare). And our arch-geek himself, the estimable Richard Whittaker, also a part-time Sith Lord, reviews the show for you here.Through Dec. 1 -
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