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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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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance
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Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival
The biggest art and tattoo event in Texas features the best artists from around the globe and a full lineup of entertainment. Watch the pros tint skin live and in person. The burlesque, drag, and sideshow acts will help you forget about your aching epidermis.Fri.-Sun., Jan. 31-Feb. 2. $60, weekend pass; $20, one-day pass; ages 12 & under, free. -
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A techno-thriller that begins when a young woman is raped at a fraternity and ends in a future where corporations promise a new body with the swipe of a screen, this new Jacqueline Goldfinger play follows a hacktivist who turns industrial espionage into high art. Directed by Rudy Ramirez for the Vortex, it's "a cyberpunk drama for the #metoo era."Through Feb. 8. Thu.-Sun., 8pm -
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Dance
Solo Symphony: A Dance with Peter Bay
OK, you know how Forklift Dance's Allison Orr takes urban infrastructural crews and sports teams and so on, and works their job-related movements into fantastic choreography, and then those actual workers and athletes perform the newly enhanced motions for the public? Remember the stunning Trash Project and Power Up! and so on? Well, inspired by the virtuosic movement of symphonic conducting, Orr has again worked that process with just one person: the Austin Symphony Orchestra's own Peter Bay. And, continuing the usual Forklift goodness, the show will be accompanied by live music: An original score by Graham Reynolds will be played by 13 musicians while Bay both conducts and embodies movements based abstractly on his conducting gestures.Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $24 and up. -
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Classical Music
Beerthoven: Take Me To Your Lieder
Q: What do fleas, Craigslist ads, and Jupiter's moons have in common? A: They've all been the subjects of great works of art music, by composers from Beethoven to Bernstein. Now Daniel Swayze and his Beerthoven bunch invite you along for the ride, featuring I Hate Music by Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Kahane's Craigslistlieder, and selections by Ravel, Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky, and (but of course!) Beethoven – performed by soprano Charissa Memrick, pianist Martin Kesuma, bass singer Mikhail Smigelski, and flutist Seetha Shivaswamy. And you already know there's tasty brews to quaff at these gigs, right?Jan. 31 & Feb. 2. Fri., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-25. -
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Capyac presents Starcrush w/ Botany, 5-D, Vapor Caves, Corduroi, Big Bill, Van Mary, Brother Sports [control room]
Rave on with Botany, 5-D, Vapor Caves, Corduroi, Big Bill, Van Mary, Brother Sports.Fri., Jan. 31, 8pm -
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Chorizo Con Pollo w/ DJ Chorizo Funk & DJ Chicken George
DJ Chorizo Funk stews up with DJ Chicken George.Fri., Jan. 31, 10pm -
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Fifth anniversary party w/ Name Sayers, Ben Ballinger
Mood lit with glittering curtains, East Cesar Chavez’s musical gem commemorates its half-decade Downtown with a rerun of its original residency. Metaphysical post-folk quartet Name Sayers emanate like a musical version of the Akashic Records, while Ben Ballinger seeks to unite America though working-class poetry. Visual trippers IECreatives supply 3D projections.Fri., Jan. 31, 10pm -
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Nightlife & Parties
Le Bizarre Cabaret en Bleu
Sail the beautifully blue seas of burlesque with Austin's premier all-trans revue and burlesque troupe. Performances by Sylvia Hatchet, Lee Dandy Velour, Marley Bell, Estée Slaughter, Ruby Knight, and Kara Foxx, plus special guests Odious Knightfähl and Jordan Harris.Fri., Jan. 31, 9pm. $10-85.Scissor Sisters Hair Show, 6535 N. Lamar -
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Visual Arts
Link & Pin Gallery: Soul: Melanated Life In Print
Here's another excellent part of that citywide PrintAustin initiative, with a show curated by Atlanta's Jamal Barber (Studio Noize Podcast) and featuring the art of African-American printmakers who use the medium to represent the black experience. With works by Jennifer Mack Watkins, Latoya Hobbs, Rashaun Rucker, Ann Johnson, Rabea Ballin, Jerushia Graham, Maurice Evans, Grace Kisa, Jasmine Williams, and curator Barber.Through Feb. 9 -
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Arts & Culture
MASS Gallery: Monochromatic Dreams
Witness the multimedia installations and candy-colored images from Chicago-based Latinx artist Yvette Mayorga as she tackles race, identity, and gender with brilliantly pink visual tropes of celebration.Fri., Jan. 31, 7-10pm -
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Comedy
Mike MacRae
This St. Louis native and local superstar's been called "the Steve Landesberg of his time" by some idiot drowning in an Old Fashioned at the end of the bar, but we know MacRae as an even funnier sharpster blending his array of obscure impressions into straight stand-up and, you know, making people laugh. Bonus: Erich Scholl opens.Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $10. -
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Mortiis, T.O.M.B., Dread Risks, Hanged Man's Curse
Emerging from the Lords of Chaos Norwegian black metal scene, Håvard Ellefsen veered off into synth folk for 1994 solo debut Født til å Herske. Circling back somewhat is 12th LP Spirit of Rebellion, an ambient bubble too ascendant for classification as dungeon synth as it veers away from the group’s goth industrialism. Plus, Ellefsen dusted off his troll mask, and Pennsylvania BM vets T.O.M.B. support.Fri., Jan. 31, 8pm -
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Possessed by Paul James (album release)
“There are battles in these classrooms, there are battles in these hearts,” sings Konrad Wert in “Be at Rest.” “And if we don’t start to work together, man, this whole damn thing will fall apart.”: Since the release of Possessed by Paul James’ previous album, 2013’s There Will Be Nights When I’m Lonely, Wert – a teacher of 20 years – has gone from schooling sweet little children with developmental disabilities to teens with emotional disturbances. In September, a student with special needs at his school in Kerrville died in a law enforcement-involved shooting. Attendees at the one-man band’s enthralling performances already know he’s prone to proselytize about the urgency of educational support.: “The reason teachers like myself are so vocal is because we see the tragedy and dire need for help every single day,” he explains, decrying the federal movement toward privatizing education. “It’s amazing we still don’t culturally recognize that we’re failing miserably with child development.”: Teaching factors heavily into PPJ’s new collection, As We Go Wandering, as does love, aging, life’s challenges, and family. “I Come From SW Florida,” delineating his Mennonite roots, stands as his most sentimental and detailed personal history. Strings and female voices, largely sourced from Austin, embellish an LP that exists as the 43-year-old’s most folky and least rowdy.: Be assured: That makes it no less potent. Single “When It Breaks” contains more gravity, emotion, and resolve in one line than most albums in full. PPJ’s very essence, making music for human connection, remains superhuman – a necessary outlet for Wert.: “I can’t tell a good joke and my brain has too many oddities to connect with people,” he admits. “Other than talking about teaching, music is where I can find the opportunity of bringing people together.”Fri., Jan. 31, 8:30pm -
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Sailor Poon, Model Zero, Mean Jolene, Pollen Rx
Memphis motorik garage psych with members of a few Goner/In the Red label roster players.Fri., Jan. 31, 9pm -
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Theatre
Shen Yun
In which the world’s foremost classically trained dancers, a unique orchestra blending East and West, and dazzling animated backdrops combine to create one spectacular performance.Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 7pm; Sun., 1pm. $84 and up. -
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Special Screenings
The Inner Scar (1972)
Lates: A mystical collage of a man and a woman wondering painterly landscapes of the Sinai, Death Valley, and Iceland. The film features five songs written and performed by star and Philippe Garrel's muse, Nico.Fri., Jan. 31, 10pm -
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Visual Arts
The Printmaker’s Ball
This night's fancy masquerade is the celebratory apotheosis of the annual PrintAustin program, with a sneak peek of the artists, galleries, and editioning shops exhibiting during the next day's PrintEXPO, a talk by art historian Karen Pope on "The Art of Collecting", an unconventional collaboration between visual artist Ben Sorrell and dance artist Annelize Machado – inspired by threads of ancient and contemporary history, art, and mythology. Note: Creative cocktail attire and masks highly encouraged!Fri., Jan. 31, 7-10pm. $20. -
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Theatre
Tiny Beautiful Things
This luminous drama, based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos, is about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions which have no answers. One hell of a fine cast – Barbara Chisholm, Crystal Bird Caviel, John Christopher, and Lowell Bartholomee – is directed by Rosalind Faires for Austin Playhouse.Through Feb. 2. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $34-38. -
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Arts & Culture
Transhumance
New York City-based theatre artist Ania Upstill brings their surreal clown’s journey across the gender landscape to town as part of FronteraFest 2020.: Also! Cuz they understand the financial struggle is real, qmmunity members can use the discount code QUEERFAM to get $5 off the ticket price! Say thanks, bbs!Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Thu., 7pm; Fri., 9:15pm; Sat., 2:15 & 7:45pm. $15. -
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Y&T
Only bandleader Dave Meniketti, 66, survives from the Bay Area hammer’s peak lineup.Fri., Jan. 31, 8:30pm -
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Trolls Live
Poppy, Branch, and all their Trolls friends come to life on stage in their first-ever live tour.Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Fri., 6:30pm; Sat., 10am, 2:30, 6:30pm; Sun., 10am, 2pm. $19+. -
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A Night with Janis Joplin
In this show, written and originally directed by Randy Johnson and starring Mary Bridget Davies, the legendary queen of rock & roll explodes onto the stage in a concert experience that celebrates the Texas musical marvel and shines a spotlight on the trailblazing female blues and soul vocalists who influenced her.Through March 8. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $30 and up. -
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Comedy
Alingon Mitra
He's been all over the small screen, written for the Harvard Lampoon, and slayed 'em at the festivals, but you might know Mitra best from when he was one of only 100 comedians invited to perform on the remake of NBC's Last Comic Standing – and won the show's Comic Comeback contest.Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $14-23. -
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Special Screenings
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.Fri., Jan. 31, 11am -
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Special Screenings
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition (2019)
Laser IMAX 2D: Timed to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – and made exclusively for science centers and museums – Apollo 11: First Steps Edition reconstructs the exhilarating mission with never-before-seen footage and newly discovered audio recordings.Fri., Jan. 31, 10am -
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Here is Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning comedy about the lives of three old friends, the meaning of art and life, and how far we go to protect those we care about. Featuring Scott Poppaw, Marc Balester, and J. Kevin Smith, as directed by Andy Berkovsky for City Theatre. And here's our review of the show.Through Feb. 2. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $10-30. -
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