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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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Community
Civic Events
No Kings, Kick Out the Clowns
Never say Texas misses an opportunity to cause a (nonviolent) ruckus, as this weekend heralds a protest on the Capitol lawn. Organized by the nonprofit No Kings to take place not only here in ATX but across Central Texas and beyond, there’ll be sign-making, community action, and “Parody and pageantry.” Expect many circus-related lines to be delivered during the chants portion of the protest, and bring your own suggestions. “No more clowning around,” maybe, or “Honk off of our rights”… eh. I’ll leave the slogans to the professionals. Remember: Bring water; wear comfortable shoes, layers, and a well-fitted mask; and stick together, even when certain overpaid city employees try to break you apart. – James ScottSat., June 14 -
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Special Screenings
Showgirls (1995)
I will not entertain the ironic enjoyers of this film any longer. Paul Verhoeven’s devastating dig into the sexist swamp that is American capitalism is unironically Good. It’s a Good Movie. Yeah, okay: It’s funny when Gina Gershon says doggy chow – consider that this is intentional. Consider that Verhoeven, a man whose work has always leaned satirical, might know the story’s over the top and that is the point – that overstimulation allows our conscience an excuse to leave the room so we see Nomi as a fool rather than a tragic figure. Also, I think Kyle MacLachlan does a pretty great job being a guy who sucks in this. This plays as part of Queer Film Theory 101, the screening series – NOT the Highball show. – James ScottJune 14 & 16-18 -
Music
Alex Dupree, Max Knouse
Some musicians believe that songwriting is like poetry. Alex Dupree, who began playing in Austin’s riverbeds, motel rooms, and church attics long before the city’s unconventional music sites became plagued with condos, is no exception. Dupree’s lyric-driven folk songs, he once said, are “music for people who like words, words for people who like music.” So, if you like words (I’m going out on a limb to say you do since you’re reading this), and if you like music (who doesn’t?), and if you still like what’s left of Austin, then perhaps you’ll also like Dupree, in all his Old Austin folk glory. – Levi LangleySat., June 14, 7pm -
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Special Screenings
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Whether or not you’ve had the chance yet to fall through the rabbit hole of the Harry Ransom Center’s current exhibition, “Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children’s Literature,” you’ll have a thumping good time at this free screening of Disney’s 1951 animated classic, Alice in Wonderland. More purely pleasurable than the doomy 2010 live-action remake, and less eyebrow-raising than the origin story behind Lewis Carroll’s source novels, Uncle Walt’s vision of Alice under ground is sweetly nonsensical and as spry as the White Rabbit, who is late, late for a very important date. Like the polite party guest you are, you’ll be sure to RSVP online first. – Kimberley JonesSat., June 14 -
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Food Events
Austin Monthly’s Burger Bash
Where will I be this weekend? Sampling 22 burgers, of course. As the Chronicle’s resident burger correspondent (again, follow @burgertourofamerica), I must thank my fellow journalists over at Austin Monthly for throwing the third annual Burger Bash, where experts from JewBoy, NADC, Bub’s ATX, Lou’s, and more offer their best meat sandwiches all in one place. Music from DJ Sunset Canyon, line dancing, and burger-adjacent sides (including fries from JABS, ice cream from Lick, and wine from Priest Ranch Winery) make this the perfect Father’s Day event. – Carys AndersonSat., June 14 -
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Visual Arts
“Big Pour”
Collaboration’s the name of the artistic game here, with the newest exhibition at MASS being a three-way split showcase of Erin Miller, Audrey Blood, and Alexandre Pépin. Their pieces find shared experiences in the process of paper-making and reflect their navigation of “vulnerability, trust, and transformation through making.” Displayed alongside their separate works will be community-made pulp paintings, which were created during a MASS-hosted community paper-making day. Opening reception’s this Saturday, so take a page from these entangled artistes and invite all your friends. – James ScottThrough July 12 -
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Visual Arts
“Collective Minds”
At Flatbed, printmakers of all styles, inspirations, techniques, and levels of experience find a home for their expression. Collective Minds, their annual in-house showcase, celebrates the collaboration and support that connects 22 diverse artists and staff members working out of the community studio. Get a feel for Flatbed’s 36-year legacy as Austin’s premier home for print and the dynamic spirit that keeps their work contemporary at the showcase’s opening event Saturday, as you meet local printmakers and admire their recent works. – Caroline DrewThrough July 26 -
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Visual Arts
“Neon Range: Pop Visions of the New West” Artist Talk
Hey there, Miles Glynn and Cyrus Walker – turns out this town IS big enough for the both of you! Which makes sense, considering the wide-open spaces and epic mythologies in their Southwest-flavored art. Both Glynn and Walker’s work takes inspiration from a pristine image of pulp paperback cowboys, midcentury advertisements, and halcyon Western films. But these matinee idols morph into wry takes. Marfa artist Glynn’s collages show scarred silhouettes or Warhol weirdness. Walker’s horseback heroes feel ripped from comic pages, giant colorful takes on panels of epic action and deep despair. Together, their “New West” gives a thoughtful spin on a country classic. – Cat McCarreySat., June 14 -
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Visual Arts
“Terra Forma”
This group exhibition featuring 10 local artists reimagines cartography as a skill endemic to artists, not scientists. Before the 17th century, maps were painted according to bodies, the show argues. These bodies were a lived, agreed-upon experience of a place not bound by data-driven management, the purpose of which is solely “to help outsiders drive through a land in which they had no real interest – except for locating resources to be exploited.” That’s Co-lab quoting from the book that lent the exhibition its name, Terra Forma: A Book of Speculative Maps by Frédérique Aït-Touati, Alexandra Arénes, and Axelle Grégoire. In an age of at once increasingly policed borders and forced migration due to a changing Earth, the show argues that “humankind is no longer solely in control.” – Lina FisherThrough July 19 -
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Visual Arts
“The Floating World: Tokyo to Texas”
Step into a colorful space filled with music, dance, and Daryl Howard’s exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints. The Central Texas artist will be displaying his ukiyo-e inspired collection of surreal landscapes and vibrant florals. There will be Japanese appetizers, drinks, and cocktails for viewers to enjoy. Make sure to enter the raffle to win a $150 gift card, good for all Uchi restaurants in Austin. Traditional taiko drummers are scheduled to perform for this celebration of Japanese and Japanese-American culture, free and open to the public. – Sammie SeamonThrough September 7 -
Music
Babestock Day 1 w/ Kayristin, Jenny Voss, Black Daria, DJ La Moon, more [outside]; Baby Kush, CLINK!, Bunny G, more [inside]
It feels like it should’ve existed already, but DJ Hip Stir had to make it real. We mean Babestock Music Festival, “America’s first and only electronic music fest with an all-female and gender-expansive lineup.” That’s a two-day hootenanny with around 30 artists playing “everything from darkwave to drum and bass, reggaeton, and house,” said Hip Stir, a DJ with vision. Performers come from Austin, like gothic synth artist SINE and reggaeton party starter DJ La Moon, but also far beyond, including the Mexico-based Black Daria, back for a second year. Truly a wild mash-up of sounds, Babestock is all babes. – Christina GarciaSat., June 14, 4pm -
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Dance
Blanton All Day Summer Dance Series: Bachata
Second Saturdays at the Blanton are always an all-day affair packed with culture and local flavor, and this one has the added distinction of opening the Summer Dance Series. Activities start with family-friendly storytimes and crafts, followed by several opportunities for deep dives into artworks with guided interpretation. In the afternoon, DJ Guapea turns it up a notch and instructors from Planet Music Austin lead lively instruction on bachata, a form of dance originating in the Dominican Republic influenced by bolero and merengue. Practice your moves on the dance floor until 7, and the galleries stay open until 8. – Kat McNevinsSat., June 14 -
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Body Rock ATX (Prince tribute) w/ DJ Chorizo Funk & Riders Against the Storm
It’s coming up on a decade since Prince died at age 57, but the iconic artist is still as beloved and relevant today. Celebrate what would’ve been his 67th birthday with Body Rock ATX, a monthly event turning 15 this year founded by Riders Against the Storm and DJ Chorizo Funk, who’ll be manning the turntables for the dance party. So pop on your “Raspberry Beret” and hop in your “Little Red Corvette” to head over to Parish and party like it’s “1999.” – Kat McNevinsSat., June 14, 9pm -
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Visual Arts
Captivating Colors: A Group Exhibition
There are entire college courses and certification programs for color theory, aka color science, delving into how colors interact and affect our perceptions and emotions. Fascinating stuff, really – part of why so many restaurants use warm colors like red, yellow, and orange in their branding is due to their tendency to stimulate the appetite. For this group exhibition featuring over 40 Austin artists, Art for the People showcases pieces where “color is not just aesthetic but an active agent shaping meaning and mood.” Visit with artists at a noon-5pm opening celebration on Saturday, June 14, or catch the exhibit sometime this summer and experience color in a new light. – Kat McNevinsThrough August 15 -
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Visual Arts
Changarrito Cart: Magaly Cantú
Conceptualized by artist Máximo González in 2004, the Changarrito Cart as it appears in front of Mexic-Arte is an alternative space for art vending. According to the museum, this phrase is a combo of Mexico City slang for a small retail store (“changarro”) and the suffix “-ando,” which Mexic-Arte summarizes as “indicating the act or action of hanging out at a ‘changarro’ with the featured artist.” This month features Fort-Worth based Magaly Cantú, whose ceramic work, printmaking, and drawings all play on her girlhood as a Latina and, the artist says, “exemplifies an exchange of values and the divided relationship they create between immigrant mothers and their Americanized children.” – James ScottJune 14-15 & 21-22 -
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Theatre
City Theatre presents Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite
Get this – a priest advising a high-ranking family is actually corrupt and trying to take all their possessions for himself, all while being a rampant sex-pest toward every woman around. Shockingly, it’s not actually a breaking news story! But wowza: It sure could be. This French classic may be over 350 years old, but the story’s fresh as a daisy. It’s hard not to find resonant moments of recognition in corrupt con-man Tartuffe pulling the wool over hapless nobleman Orgon’s eyes. How easy it is for the wealthy to swallow comfortable lies. It’s just like Molière (and high school Cat) always said: “Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.” – Cat McCarreyThrough June 29Genesis Creative Collective, 1507 Wilshire Blvd. #1 -
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Books
Erika Gill: Lone Yellow Flower Book Tour
Hitting North Loop for their first non-hometown stop, author and editor of Alternative Milk Magazine Erika Gill promotes their new poetry collection Lone Yellow Flower. In this debut, Gill covers intimate themes through bold verse, such as mental health, selfhood, and queerness. They’re joined on the Monkeywrench stage by Dallas-based author SG Huerta (Good Grief), whose newsletter “Trans Poetica” covers all things trans/literary. – James ScottSat., June 14 -
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Theatre
H.M.S. Pinafore
If you’ve got some idea that Gilbert & Sullivan are stodgy, or only for posh people, think again: Their Victorian-era comic operas are genuinely witty, and musical theatre fans will recognize the genre’s building blocks in their collaborations. (Specifically, W.S. Gilbert wrote the libretti, and Arthur Sullivan composed the music; see Mike Leigh’s most excellent Topsy-Turvy for the story of their long-running creative partnership.) For their summer production (in their 49th year!), Gilbert & Sullivan Austin takes on H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor. Even if you’ve no clue who G&S are, you’ll likely recognize “For He Is an Englishman” … and spend the rest of the day happily humming it, too. – Kimberley JonesJune 13 - 22 -
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Comedy
Kevin James: Owls Don’t Walk
Whether you know him for popular sitcom The King of Queens, cult film Paul Blart: Mall Cop, or even more recently the inexplicable meme of him smiling coyly at the camera, the impressively timeless Kevin James has been making generations laugh for decades. Those laughs make a pit stop in Austin for James’ Owls Don’t Walk comedy tour. We doubt he will, but if James comes out on stage on a Segway, we will literally squeal with delight. – Blake LeschberSat., June 14 -
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Special Screenings
Killer of Sheep (1977)
With the recent release of his missing romance, The Annihilation of Fish, and two films in pre-production, veteran filmmaker Charles Burnett is undergoing something of a revival. A major element of that newfound popularity is the recent restoration by Criterion of his debut, 1978’s Killer of Sheep. Restored, and finally with the tangle of music rights cleared, catch this masterpiece of 1970s Black cinema as it brings Italian Neorealist techniques to the streets of Burnett’s adopted home of Watts. – Richard WhittakerJune 12, 14 & 16 -
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Visual Arts
Lance Myers: “Frequencies in the Static Bloom”
Lance Myers’ previous work as an animator (Space Jam, A Scanner Darkly) inherently involved movement. With this exhibition he slows things down to a complete stop. The still lifes and portraits are a study in stillness, but there’s life in every brushstroke with flowers bursting with color and figures with proportions that are almost imperceptibly exaggerated. Throw some insects into the mix and you have a gently surreal and passionate display. Just because there isn’t any action, doesn’t mean you can’t be moved. – James RenovitchThrough July 6 -
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Theatre
Lucky Stiff
Resident theatre company of the Baker Center’s floral-named stage, Beyond August Productions goes zany this summer season with a rom-com musical. After Harry Witherspoon learns he’s getting big buckaroos – or pounds, as they say in the play’s setting of merry old London – following an estranged uncle’s demise, his life gets turned upside down thanks to a particularly “zany” clause requiring he escort said dead unc all the way to Monte Carlo. Failure means no money for ol’ Harry, but success involves a whole lotta hijinks including weirdos, schemes, and even true love! – James ScottThrough June 29 -
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Visual Arts
Michael Velliquette: “The Distance Within Us”
Slow down, stroll the gardens, enjoy a specialty cocktail, and see sculptures nestled in the green gardens at Umlauf this summer. Velliquette’s solo exhibition shows off his largest presentation of sculptures made of paper and powder-coated metal. These works invite visitors to take a moment to breathe and focus on the present moment, with an awareness of the shared human experience. “It’s about reaching inward and outward at once, and the ways that symbolic forms can guide us toward greater awareness and connection,” Velliquette said. – Sammie SeamonThrough August 22 -
Film
Special Screenings
Rear Window (1954)
Look, Vertigo and Rear Window are two queens who shouldn’t be pitted against each other, but if I’m forced to choose a movie to watch where Jimmy Stewart ignores the advances of a beautiful woman who wants nothing more than to wed his disagreeable ass – well, let’s just say I’m looking out the dang window! A classic of the voyeurism-gone-wild genre that Alfred Hitchcock practically created, this thriller sits Stewart in a wheelchair with only his long-lens camera, through which he witnesses a murder in the apartment across the street. Its tale of madness brewed in isolation might truly ring clearer today than it did in its initial run. – James ScottJune 11 & 13 - 15 -
Music
Songs in the Key of Liberation w/ THEBROSFRESH, Magna Carda, Mike Melinoe, Ladi Earth, New Rouge
You’ve got a lot of great Juneteenth events to choose from this week. Perhaps most recognizable, the Carver Museum’s annual Stay Black and Live cookout and music festival returns to the historic Rosewood neighborhood with notable names Blakchyl, Taméca Jones, and more. If you’d rather stay indoors, this Antone’s lineup, curated by local org Smile Blaack, offers plenty of proverbial heat with sounds from DJ New Rouge, dreamy hip-hop acts Mike Melinoe and Magna Carda, tongue-in-cheek twerk healer Ladi Earth, and super-huge “GuitaR&B” siblings THEBROSFRESH. On Freedom Day, liberation sounds like so many things. – Carys AndersonSat., June 14, 8pm -
Community
Events
The Austin Flea: Pet Palooza
Despite having the word “flea” in its name, you and your pooch have nothing to fear from this market of local artists, vendors, and makers. The Austin Flea’s pet lovers’ market will surely have something for your faunal friend – dog, cat, fish, rodent, reptile, and bird alike. People and their pets will enjoy a day of shopping and community, accessories, treats, and, specifically for the humans, whiskey, courtesy of the event hosts at Still Austin. – Julianna PlewesSat., June 14 -
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Events
Zilker Eagle One-Year Celebration
For those of us who love riding the rails, 2019 to 2024 were grim years, because they were the first time in nearly 60 years that Zilker Park didn’t have a mini train in motion. Luckily, the relaunched Zilker Eagle Mini Train started circling the track in June of 2024 – now fully electric – and it’s that anniversary that’s being celebrated Saturday. The free party runs 10am to noon and promises free popsicles from GoodPop, face painting and balloons from Parties by Kara, train activities with Painting Pandas, a special Zilker Eagle ice cream creation by Amy’s Ice Creams, and a whole lot more. – Kimberley JonesSat., June 14 -
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Visual Arts
Aisha Imdad: “The Allegorical Gardens”
Gardens loom large in legend. Think the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Shalimar Gardens, the Garden of Eden: each bursting with symbolic beauty, dripping with promises of life and growth. Artist Aisha Imdad explores the lush intricacies of this verdant imagery. Her watercolor works delve into literary and mythological gardens, inspired by Indian, Mughal, and Persian frescos. Each invites closer introspection, a desire to immerse in the vibrant world of her works. Each intricate blossom speck, or gilded turn of a bird wing, vibrates with idealized life. Imdad’s art portrays the possibilities of paradise. – Cat McCarreyThrough July 3 -
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