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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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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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Science Under the Stars: Urban Mammals
Find out why some mammals may live well in cities while others do not in this live online lecture and Q&A.Thu., May 13, 7pm. Free.Virtual -
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Visual Arts Center: Small Refusals
This is a three-woman exhibition featuring work by students from UT's 2021 Studio Art MFA graduating class: Magdalena Jarkowiec, Heather Canterbury, and Ania Mininkova. Uncanny experiences in Home Depot aisles, found diaries, and mythologies of the American landscape are revisited in sculpture, photography, and video works for a show that celebrates the everyday as a sea of unexamined alternatives to dominant narratives. Recommended: There's an Artist Talk via Zoom on Fri., May 7, 5pm.Through May 23. Wed.-Sat., noon-5pm -
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10 Ways to Survive Life In Quarantine
Texas School for the Deaf’s performing arts program presents this new play by Don Zolidis, a virtual presentation (streamed on-demand) full of handy solutions learned and life lessons shared when the recent lockdown left us to entertain (and sometimes fend for) ourselves. Directed by Brian Cheslick, voiced and captioned for all audiences.Through May 22. $5. -
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Austin Classical Guitar: Flowers of Life
Inspired by the transformation of winter to spring at the Wildflower Center, composer and performer Gabriel Santiago collaborates with master horticulturalist Andrea DeLong-Amaya to celebrate the intersections of nature and music.Thu., May 13, 7pm. Donations accepted. -
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BookWoman Poetry Virtual Reading: Lesléa Newman
Newman, the author of 75 books for readers of all ages, is featured tonight. Cindy Huyser hosts, and an open mic follows.Thu., May 13, 7:15pm -
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ICOSA's Window Dressing XI: Unruly Waters Insult the Shore
This latest of ICOSA's everchanging front-window displays of creative expression is a tableau that "explores ideas of blurred boundaries and futility of containment by depicting the grotesque as the embodiment of conflict between art and nature." As rendered by Austin's own Big Chicken & Baby Bird, it's sure to be a vivid if fleeting addition to the many visuals at Canopy.Through May 17. Reception: Fri., May 14, 7-9pm -
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Northern-Southern: Baton
This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm -
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Round Rock Express
Vs. Sugar Land Skeeters. Dogs welcome on Thursday, the Express become the Chupacabras Friday, and Sunday is kids' day, with train rides and a postgame chance to run the bases. See schedule for details and more events.May 13-18. Thu.-Sat. & Mon., 7:05; Sun., 1:05, Tue., 6:05 -
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Street Corner Arts: The Spin
The Street Corner production of Spenser Davis' new modern drama, performed live for several shows night after night, is now available in recorded form online.Through May 15. $3. -
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TEMP: Tales from the Decameron
For its final video concert of the season, the Texas Early Music Project presents stories from an extremely timely source: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, a book of tales told by a group of young adults escaping the Black Death during the 1348 epidemic by sheltering in a villa just outside Florence. KMFA’s Sara Schneider provides a bit of historical background to The Decameron and the music of the period, then the action begins and we catch up with the intrepid group of plague-fleeing characters, accompanied with music composed by Gherardello da Firenze, Lorenzo da Firenze, Francesco Landini, and more.Still not convinced that this is a sonic wonderment perfectly suited to herald our exit from history's latest pandemic? Still thinking that this concert is something other than early-music glory so divinely embodied that it'll thrill anything you have that even resembles a soul? Doubt no more.Point one: The librettist is Wellesley College's Dr. Larry Rosenwald. Point two: These tales are narrated by Austin's own Marc Pouhé. Final point to, as they say, seal the deal: This preview trailer.Conclusion: Danny Johnson, you're a mensch.May 8-13. $5-50. -
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Virtual Kitten Shower
It's kitten season! Austin Humane Society's annual event is fur-tual this year, featuring adorable kittens and cats available for adoption, virtual activities, a kitten supply drive, and paw-some happy hours. Donate online and check out one of the events::- Kitten Trivia: Thu., May 6, 6pm:
- Kitten Yoga: Sat., May 8, 10am; Tue., May 11, 5:30pm:
- Kitten Bingo: Sat., May 8, 11am:
- Whiskey & Whiskers: Thu., May 13, 8pm
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A Portrait of My Mother
An artist remembers their mother, spinning a modern Mexican Cinderella tale as we follow the trials and tribulations of one woman's journey into motherhood – from her humble beginnings in the town of Laredo, Texas, to her journey to Chicago, and everything between. Written and performed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, directed by David R. Jarrott. Note: Now available for viewing on Vimeo.Through July 31. $5. -
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ACC MBPT Virtual Open House
Meet faculty and staff of Austin Community College's Music Business, Performance & Technology Department and get a sneak peek of the brand-new recording studios, performance spaces, and lab facilities at the Highland campus.Thu., May 13, 5pm. Free.Zoom -
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AFS Cinema Seeks Donations
The AFS Cinema is preparing to reopen this summer, and they're asking for the community’s support to open their doors again. Donate today to help light up their two big screens with the classic, independent, and global films that bring the world of cinema to Austin.Ongoing -
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Alan Haynes
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Art for the People Gallery: Such Miracles Among Us
Kate Fitzpatrick's work enlivens this gallery's first solo show of 2021, the artist's painted depictions of wildlife a colorful delight for the eyes.Through June 6 -
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Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase
During Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join Austin Asian American Film Festival for a showcase that aims to highlight artists of different communities and neighborhoods in the United States, Canada, and Oceania.Through May 31Online: www.aaafilmfest.org -
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Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary: Virtual Concert Fundraiser
Featuring Jo James and the Reverent Few, this virtual concert benefits the Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club's Bibliobus project, a mobile library that will make its way to rural areas in Madagascar offering access to books and internet for youth.Thu., May 13Online via Purple Bee Studios -
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Austin Latinx New Play Festival
Teatro Vivo and Scriptworks present the 2021 iteration of this annual festival, providing an opportunity for playwrights to hear, see, and receive feedback on their original work. The festival brings each playwright together with a dramaturg, director, and actors to bring their play to life as a staged reading in front of an audience – online, this year. The lineup: Machine Learning by Francisco Mendoza, directed by Jesus Valles, Thu., May 13, 7pm; This Bitch: Esta Sangre Quiero by Adrienne Dawes, directed by Daphnie Sicre, Fri., May 14, 7pm; Have to Believe We Are Magic by Sara Guerrero, directed by Si Mon’ Emmett, Sat., May 15, 3pm; Los Pochos by Herbert Siguenza, directed by Miguel Septién, Sat., May 15, 7pm.May 13-15. Free. -
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Austin Water Oversight Committee Meeting
Briefings address the systems testing pilot for Austin's new smart water meter system dubbed My ATX Water, among other items. The pilot began in September 2020 and includes nearly 5,000 meters from the River Place/Glenlake, Long Canyon, and Windsor Park/Mueller neighborhoods.Thu., May 13, 1:30pmVideoconference -
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Bonnie Whitmore & Her Virtual Gallery
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BSC Reopening Business Safely Global Forum
Business is not as usual. This is a safe place to talk about business concerns, share ideas, and hear from weekly business expert guests.Thursdays, 12-1pm. Through Dec. 16. Free.Online -
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Building Community Power
Join Asian Family Support Services of Austin's for its monthlong virtual conversation series on building power within and beyond Asian American Pacific Islander communities.Through May 27. Thursdays, 5pm. Free (registration required).Online -
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Camiba Art: Since Last We Met
What do you get when you rescue a discarded Leclerc table loom from the curb during a neighborhood walk? If you're acclaimed ceramic artist Jen Rose, you use the knowledge you gained about weaving in college and you integrate that weaving into your porcelain practice. What do you get if you visit Rose's latest show of works, now on display at this fine gallery? An eyeful of sculptural creations, threaded multiples, that are hung, draped, twisted, and manipulated toward a pattern-rich kinesis. This show, tell you what, it's sublime.Through May 15 -
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Candler Wilkinson
A marvel of tattooed-knuckle country jazz, Wilkinson IV’s got guitar skills that make you wonder if he signed with the devil. The Thursday night staple at Long Play Lounge East – formerly Stay Gold – also boasts prodigious yodeling chops.Thursdays, 9pm, Thursdays, 9pm, Thu., Feb. 10, 9pm, Thu., Feb. 17, 9pm, Thursdays, 9pm, Thu., March 31, 9pm, Thu., April 7, 9pm, Thu., April 21, 9pm, Thu., May 5, 9pm, Thu., May 19, 9pm, Thu., June 2, 9pm, Thu., June 9, 9:30pm, Thu., June 16, 9:30pm, Thu., June 23, 9:30pm, Thu., July 7, 9pm, Thu., July 14, 9pm, Thu., July 21, 9pm, Thu., Aug. 4, 9pm, Thu., Aug. 11, 9pm, Thu., Aug. 18, 9pm and Thu., Sept. 1, 9pm -
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