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Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo
Come join everyone at Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo over Memorial Day Weekend! Joining in for the fun is special musical guests Jake Hooker and the Outsiders. It will be an exciting show with fun shopping and delicious food. Complete details and tickets sales are available online.May 28-29Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center -
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Carnival Music Auditions
Carnival is looking for talented musicians to join their music team. Looking to help bring the fun to the team? Register to audition using the button below!Fri. May 27, 10amAustin, Texas
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A War of the Worlds
In Jarret King's comic and thrilling reimagining of a multimedia classic, Orson Welles and his radio troupe, the Mercury Theatre, are a group of Black artists fighting to hold their place at the CBS radio studio. "In the hope of securing a critical corporate sponsorship, Welles orchestrates a last-ditch ratings stunt that causes national panic and secures their undeniable – if infamous – place in media history." Damn, acclaimed playwright, just how many genres and tropes are you disrupting simultaneously with this ambitious project? Penfold Theatre's world premiere production – directed by Marcus McQuirter and featuring actors Marc Pouhé, Jeffrey Da'Shade Johnson, Kenah Benefield, Yunina Barbour Payne, Dane Parker, Judd Farris, Zac Carr, and Sarah Byington – will answer that question as spectacularly as possible.June 2-18. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5pm. $16 and up. -
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Ao5 Gallery: Steven Lavaggi
The acclaimed artist showcases his otherworldly landscapes – where serenity meets surrealism – exclusively at this longtime gallery that's been newly transplanted to the Arboretum.Opening reception: Sat., May 28, 7-9pm -
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Camiba Gallery: Auspicious Premonition
The maestro of labor-intensive, screen-printed, hand-braided, multilayered graphic brilliance – yes, we're talking about that Adreon Henry – returns to the Camiba gallery with a new show.Opening reception: Thu., May 26, 6-8:30pm -
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Contracommon Gallery: Hysteria
This exhibition by Molly Sydnor is a collection of mixed media works that "interweave both the process of discovery and side effects of being a woman or being perceived that way."May 16-June 18. Fri.-Sun., noon-6pm -
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ICOSA: I Believe In Things I Cannot See
An exhibition that features collaborative work from Tammie Rubin and Darcie Book? The answer is yes, and our recommendation is high for this show in which the artists investigate how to turn their collective space into an object – where awareness of body and movement become essential – with large, sculptural forms of paper creating a spatial dichotomy, providing the opportunity to travel between two distinct realms.Opening reception: Fri., May 27, 7-10pm -
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Out of Town
Kerrville Folk Festival
The 50th edition of the annual music festival runs for 18 days of peace and love at the Quiet Valley Ranch featuring legacy acts and up-and-coming stars. Read more in our Music section.May 26-June 12Kerrville -
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Texas Burlesque Festival
Featuring the legendary Grand Beaver of Canadian Burlesque, Judith Stein, with local legends and festival founders Kitty Kitty Bang Bang. And SALEM from San Antonio, with more than 30 tassel twirlers and queens and kings of the tease from across Texas and the U.S. The audience is encouraged to hoot, holler, and spur these ecdysiasts on in tantalizing performances that range from classic glove-and-garter peels to crazy comedic takes on pop culture icons. Bonus: Mr. David Lampe, that local pop-culture icon himself, will be this night's ebullient host.Sat., June 4, 8pm. $30-50. -
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The Gallery ATX: Places That I Carry
Moontower Cider Company hosts this solo exhibition featuring the works of Catie Lewis.Opening reception: Sun., May 15, 4-7pm
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AARC Winter Exhibits
The Asian American Resource Center features three new exhibitions: "A Sari-Draped World" by Neena Buxani; "Tradition’s Rebirth in Modern Austin" by Kevin Luo; and "Sweet and Sour," curated by Jennifer Ling Datchuk, with works by Mandy Wang, Kym Owens, Kim Le, Shika Joshi, Yuli Chang, and Davyn Ladera. -
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Special Screenings
aGLIFF Pride Mini Film-a-Thon
To celebrate Pride Month, aGLIFF presents a weekend of films and programming including four feature films, a shorts program, a live comedy show with America's Got Talent finalist Julia Scotti with a screening of Susan Sandler's award-winning documentary portrait Julia Scotti: Funny That Way, and live Q&As with directors, along with parties and more over the weekend.June 3-5 -
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Akirash Online
Sure, Austin's Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya aka AKIRASH has an exhibition at the Carver Museum right now – and the place is closed, of course. But this Lagos-born artist also happens to have one of the most robust websites around, though you'll need a mighty big screen to get the best effect of his huge and colorful mixed-media creations and performance pieces. -
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All-Ages Virtual Storytime
Featuring stories, songs, finger plays, rhymes, and other extension activities. Registration required.Saturdays, 10:30amVirtual -
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Ao5 Gallery: Burner
This new show features works from globally renowned street artists Banksy, Zero Gradient, Harry Bunce, KEF!, Dalek, Pure Evil, and other famous image-makers.Through June 10 -
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Art 84: Cornelius Carter
This is a virtual preview of "Work in Progress" by Austin's Cornelius Carter, a work that "captures the struggles and glory of the African-American experience along with the artist’s faith in the American dream of equality and opportunity for all." -
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Atelier Dojo: Remote Studios
The local powerhouse of figurative painting, the art school that's the smart school for artists of all kinds, they've got a painting-along-at-home series going to help you keep your skills honed in these socially restrictive times, featuring live costumed models posing on camera and a thriving community of creatives rendering that lovely human biotecture from their separate studios. "Join us for a three-hour costumed-model drawing session. Use any supplies you wish, listen to music, share your work, chat with others. It’s a great way to stay connected with your art community!"Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30pm. $5. -
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Dance
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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Big Medium: The Constructed Self
Karen Navarro transforms traditional prints into three-dimensional objects by cutting and incorporating tactile elements – wood, paint, and resin. This series of portraits uses collage to represent the intersections of identity, self-representation, race, gender, and belonging within first, second, and third-generation American immigrants.Through June 4. Thu.-Sat., noon-6pm -
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Blanton Museum of Art: MemWars
Many artists work in multiple mediums, but for Lubbock-raised Terry Allen, music, performance, writing, and visual artwork are truly all part of the same practice. As a visual artist, he often creates immersive sculptural installations with an aspect of performance, incorporated through projections and video. For this ninth installment in the Blanton’s Contemporary Project series, Allen reveals a three-channel video installation and a related group of drawings.Through July 10 -
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Books, Books, Books in ATX
Don’t forget, citizen: The best place to get your reading material is from Austin’s own Malvern Books or Half Price Books or Black Pearl Books or BookPeople or BookWoman or Reverie Books stores – in person or online. (And for the ultimate in vintage collectors’ editions and unique works on paper, we recommend the excellent South Congress Books.)Or try Bookshop.org in general – because Bookshop, unlike the online behemoth named after a river, shares the profits among all its independent-bookstore members. -
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Comedy
Buzz Mill Comedy
We told you, didn't we, that this newest Buzz Mill has a full slate of funny supercharging their sweet and welcoming lounge, night after night after night? Check their website, see what's on, and treat yourself to some mighty tasty noms while you're there.
