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Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival
Grab your friends and come to the Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival! Give your palate a treat, enjoy the tastes, textures and aromas- you will find a new favorite brewery! If you prefer a glass of wine or seltzer – they’ll have that too. Lively music, food, games, brewers panel and more. Come See What’s on Tap! Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Rotary Club.Sat. June 14, 11am-6pmDowntown Fredericksburg Market Square
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Austin City Limits Music Festival
Austin’s premier music festival returns with Dua Lipa; Blink-182; Chris Stapleton; Tyler, the Creator; Chappell Roan; Khruangbin; and more.Oct. 4-6 and 11-13 -
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Dogra Magra
Toshio Matsumoto may stand as one of Japan’s most prolific creators, responsible for dozens of experimental shorts, theatrical plays, and radio performances. When he ventured into feature films, it was always for something tectonic. While his trans tragedy Funeral Parade of Roses may be his most famous work, it might be his final feature – anti-mystery Dogra Magra – that is his defining and most difficult work. Adapting one of the Sandaikisho (the “Three Great Occult Books” of Japanese prewar literature), Matsumoto drags you into a realm of metaphysical terror and Jungian symbolism. – Richard WhittakerOct. 4-5 -
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Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
The late John Aielli, paragon of radio excellence and a true Austin legend, gets the biopic treatment in a new documentary that “shines a light on his early life and scholarly personality,” writes AFS Cinema. “A portrait of a wonderful person and the community that loved, and still loves, him.” That community will come out to share stories about Aielli each screening – catch fellow radio titans Laurie Gallardo and Matt Reilly on October 4, and composer Graham Reynolds October 5, with filmmakers Sam Wainwright Douglas and David Hartstein joining on all three dates. – Lina FisherOct. 4-6 -
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Gaga Gotham City Ball
After this Friday’s premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, hightail it to Cheer Ups for a drag and dance homage to Mother Monster herself. Whether you’re partial to Artpop’s bacchanalian sleaze or recent drop Harlequin’s jazzy covers, resident record spinner DJ BoyFriend ATX mixes like a bona fide Gaga scholar. On the drag front, catch hosts Jenna Talia and May Magdalene announce a plethora of paw-raising performances. Costumes are highly encouraged for the ball: “Come dressed as your favorite Batman character or era of Gaga!” – Genevieve WoodFri., Oct. 4 -
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Oktoberfest Fredericksburg
Re-create a sense of gemütlichkeit, aka a state of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer, at this German celebration featuring music, games, food, and drink.Oct. 4-6Fredericksburg -
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Sigur Rós with Wordless Music Orchestra
Since the Nineties, Sigur Rós has immersed audiences in their sweeping, dramatic musicality. Music that’s at once honest in raw emotion as well as theatrics. In 2022, they began to incorporate full orchestral arrangements in their live shows. Thus began their relationship with Wordless Music Orchestra, the full outfit they enlist when performing stateside. This latest tour will include selections from last year’s acclaimed ÁTTA and fan favorites from their 30-year discography. Austin is one of the few performances in the States for the rockers and their 41-piece accompaniment. The fall leg of their tour has only eight stops. – Cy WhiteFri., Oct. 4, 8pm. Sold-out. -
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Silents Synced Presents Nosferatu With Radiohead (2024)
There’s no such thing as silent cinema. Even from the earliest days, movies were always intended to be played with a soundtrack, either performed live or with a vinyl disc or wax cylinder shipped with the print. Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In maverick Josh Frank has taken that old wisdom for new releases of speech-free classics synced to classic alt-rock albums. He’s making these new-old chimeras available to indie cinemas around the world, and just wrapped a sold-out run in L.A. Now he brings the first of these pairings home with F.W. Murnau’s landmark expressionist vampire shocker Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror paired perfectly to two albums by Radiohead, Kid A and Amnesiac. – Richard WhittakerFri., Oct. 4 -
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Woofstock
The annual retreat for critter play’s Texas Puppy Club. Critters and handlers – and *shiver* camping enthusiasts – can enjoy a great weekend of activities, education, and outdoor hijinks. They’ll also be holding the South Central Pet & Handler Contest, where titleholders will be named. In their words, “Sniff ya there. Awrooooo!”Oct. 3-6Cameron, TX
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"Native America: In Translation"
One thing I’ve loved about newer theatre or museums is the space given for land acknowledgement – statements about the ancestral roots of the space being used. Space that was not always ours, but taken. The Blanton’s latest exhibit tackles that question, but pushes the boundaries. It’s not just about what Native America was, but what it can be. Curator and lauded artist Wendy Red Star has assembled nine other Native artists to create a rich exploration of what life in America is today. Shown through a variety of mediums, something is guaranteed to resonate with the audience. Whether it’s the photos, paintings, videos, or multimedia works is up to you. – Cat McCarreyAug. 4-Jan.5 -
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Luna
Who doesn’t like having friends? They’re great! So great, in fact, that Ramón Esquivel’s play for younger audiences is all about how to make friends. Luna follows Soledad, a daughter of migrant farm workers whose nomadic life makes stable friendships a difficult prospect. Though books, the stars, and her namesake – aka, the moon – keep her company, the play centers on Soledad’s meeting two peers who, much like her, are searching for connection. Bring the kids to this wonderful stage production directed by Mateo Hernandez, but be warned if you’ve got fidgeting young folks: This here play’s an hour without intermission. – James ScottThrough Nov. 16 -
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Arcadia
There was a time, not so long ago, when science was seen as entertainment. No, not Ancient Greece when philosophers would turn experiments into public spectacle, or the Victorian era when lectures on new theories would fill auditoriums. It was the 1990s, when everyone owned a copy of A Brief History of Time on their nightstand, quarks were cool, and Tom Stoppard could write a play about chaos theory and the heat death of the universe, and it would be universally regarded as one of the greatest works of 20th century drama. Eros and Thanatos push and pull in this poetic tale of love and research. – Richard WhittakerThrough Oct. 6 -
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Austin International Folk Dancers
Join AIFD for an evening of dances from around the world with no experience or partner required.Fridays, 7-9:45pm. $5 (under 18, free). -
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“August” by Lindsey Verrill
In writing about her new show, Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill describes a very contemporary horror story: taking a creative break and coming back to chaos. “This summer I explored the folly of taking time off ‘just to create,’” she writes. “The result was a tumultuous entry back into the working world in August when I found myself with no income and having created no art.” With this gallery show, Verrill puts on display that strange August’s productions: abstract block prints, a handmade quilt, and a soundscape indicative of “the boredom/freedom of giving myself this time.” Attend the opening reception on Friday, Oct. 4, or catch the show on the following three Saturdays: Oct. 5, 12, and 19. – James ScottOpening reception: Oct. 4; open gallery, Oct. 5, 12 -
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“Enclaves”
Imagine a world where humans didn’t exist. No, not like Pixar classic Wall-E, but instead a society in which human life is completely absent. Now you’ve got the idea behind ICOSA’s new exhibition by Matt Rebholz and Jenn Wilson Shepherd, which conjures a flourishing and vibrant world of flora and non-human fauna. Rebholz uses film stills as a jumping-off point for his works, while Shepherd uses a post-humanist lens to create animal-first imagery. Imagine the possibilities. – Amaya AustinThrough Oct. 26 -
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“Hiba Ali: Lullabies for the stars in our eyes”
This new exhibit soothes the body and soul with interactive sculptural installations. Run your fingers through sand and gaze into metallic pools evoking the Swahili-Indian Ocean. Watch videos, sense sonic vibrations, and meditate in VR. Pakistani artist Hiba Ali uses the phrase “digital somatics” to describe how her works lead people on a body-processing journey using digital art. Now more than ever, it’s time to immerse yourself in Ali’s lullaby. – Eden ShamyThursdays-Sundays. Through Nov. 17 -
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“Let Her Rip” by Ellen Crofts
Paper! You are reading these words off paper right now: the very material most of my and my co-workers’ livelihoods depend on. Local artist Ellen Crofts takes the material to new levels of creative expression in her show, where the ripping, puncturing, gluing, painting, and otherwise remaking of paper conveys an active participation in the art. “Most people are intimately familiar with paper in their everyday lives,” displaying gallery Link & Pin writes of Crofts’ chosen tool. “Her organic constructions invite the viewer to re-engage with and imagine the feeling of the paper in her artwork and what it would be like to handle and work with the materials.” Rip it up, girl. Rip. It. Up. – James ScottThrough Oct. 27 -
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“Texas Artists/Texas Music”
Art and music? Name a more iconic duo. For this exhibit, a dozen local artists created pieces inspired by a song, musician, or style of music associated with the Lone Star State. Influences could range from Selena to Willie to Beyoncé, from Houston rap to Tejano to blues. Come see what inspired participating artists Amitai Plasse, Billy Ray Mangham, Carl Block, Denise Elliott Jones, Greg Barton, Jess Wade, Jamie Lea Wade, Karen Woodward, Liz Potter, B Shawn Cox, Sylvia Troconis, and TVHeadATX. – Kat McNevinsThrough Oct. 26 -
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“Zugzwang”
Developed by artist Ata Mojlish, who comes to Austin by way of Bangladesh, this show at the garage-based gallery centers on the German word “zugzwang.” Translation: an obligation to move regardless of unfortunate outcome. It is often used, as GLHF states in the show copy, to describe a chess player forced to “make a move that will worsen their position.” Such is the inspiration point for “Zugzwang,” whose pieces composed from “desynchronized text, images, audio and interactive motion elements” attempt to recreate the sensation of continuing onward despite assured misfortune. We’re all operating from that point a little these days, anyways. – James ScottFridays-Sundays. Through Nov. 2 -
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Bat City Scaregrounds
One part haunted house, one part fun fair, and one part amusement park, Bat City Scaregrounds covers every inch of its 15-acre domain with shrieks, squeals, and a rockin’ good time. New to the twisted map are retro trash punk shriek-o-rama Slaughter Mall, while the history of horror within Ancient Evil returns to ravage your brain before the vampires of the epic Castle Orlok take your blood and your breath away. Your heart won’t even slow down with the music and sideshow-style performers on the center stage. – Richard WhittakerSept. 28-Nov. 214101 South Turnersville Rd., Buda -
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Been There Presents Home Free (2024)
It’s always special when a movie comes home, but home means something really special for this Austin-made bittersweet comedy from UT grads Aaron Brown and Lenny Barszap. Home Free is inspired by their real experiences as undergrads when they became friends with the Professor, a charming man of intellect, kindness, and wisdom who was experiencing homelessness. That friendship was a quick education in how people can drop out of society so fast and yet retain their value as human beings – and now they’ve retold that story as a touching college comedy that’s equal parts Animal House and The Lady in the Van. Join post-screening Q&As with the cast and crew, who are putting their money where their mouths are, as part of the proceeds go to The Other Ones Foundation, organizers of the Been There music festival, to help people experiencing homelessness and unemployment. – Richard WhittakerThrough Nov. 22