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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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Dimension Gallery: Infinity X Loop
Damn it, Dimension Gallery, can't you just let yourself be pigeonholed? But, no – and we blame Colin McIntyre's Resonant Lung for encouraging this sort of thing – you've got to offer up an intriguing wonderment that's partly a visual arts event and partly an experimental musical gig, as Portland's Randall "Amulets" Taylor surgically modifies cassettes to craft self-contained repeating units with configurations for longer loops, literally running the tape out of the housing and through the gallery space. "The loops surround the viewer with the magnetic tape itself in a ceaseless circuit, creating a sonic tapestry that stretches and degrades toward infinity." Recommended.Through Aug. 14 -
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Atelier 1205: Figure, Flora, Fauna
Here's an exhibition of new works by Austin ceramic artists Claire Bresette and Jennifer Hill. Here's an exhibition of enigmatic narrative tiles and equally intriguing standalone objects. Here's an exhibition at Atelier 1205 that's well worth your hungry eyes' time.Closing reception: Sun., Aug. 5, 3-5pm -
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Ben Danaher, John Neilson, Love & Chaos (6:00)
Ben Danaher left Austin for Nashville in 2011 with tragedy licking at his heels. His brother Kelly had been murdered a year earlier in their hometown of Huffman in a controversial, high-profile stand-your-ground case. He then lost his father to cancer.: “There was a period of time that was just a dumpster fire, where it was almost impossible to even function in any part of my life,” admits the 34-year-old songwriter on trying to pick up the pieces in Tennessee. “It’s hard to walk into a writers’ room in Nashville and be like, ‘I’ve got an idea for: a song. It’s about my brother dying.’ You just end up making things awkward.”: A summer living with his grandmother in Vermont helped provide perspective, and Danaher returned to Nashville with a more sober sense of purpose. The result is next month’s debut LP Still Feel Lucky, which burns with a hard-learned insight of life and loss atop his graveled vocals. “My Father’s Blood,” “Time Never Moves Slower,” and the title track reach beyond grief to find solace and hope.: “I feel like I have a voice now,” Danaher says. “When I was living in Texas, I was hoping to just get lucky with some kind of break or even just find something to say. But with everything that happened with my brother and my dad, as gruesome as it was, getting out on the other side of that, there’s an undeniable message now.: “Songs will dictate where they want to go most of the time, and I think that’s part of the therapy in songwriting: You don’t know where it’s going to take you.”Thu., Aug. 2 -
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Changes to Floodplain Regulations Stakeholder Meeting
Attend to discuss amendments to Austin's floodplain regulations in response to a new rainfall study, called Atlas 14.Thu., Aug. 2, 11:30am-1pmTown Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Rd -
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Davis Gallery: Reflector
This is something to see, all right, as the gallery walls are filled with work by artists tasked with capturing either their whole self or an aspect of self. And most of the artists have depicted themselves via abstractions and symbolic representations. Note that Randall Reid, Jan Heaton, John Sager, Chun Hui Pak, and Caprice Pierucci are only some of the artists represented in this group show, and we reckon you'll be right there with us, viewing the array of wonders on display.Through Sept. 8 -
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Juegos Rancheros
Austin's monthly nonprofit indie gaming collective spotlights the best in local gaming. No video game knowledge required.Thu., Aug. 2, 7pm. Free. -
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Queer Asylum Benefit
Chola Magnolia, Banshee Rose, Los MENtirosos, Tatiana Cholula, and wayyyyy more of Austin's talented Austin's best Latinx performers are coming to a stage near you to raise wads of cash for Latina de la Trans Organization. The Houston-based group is helping queer and trans folx with immigration and asylum resources.Thu., Aug. 2, 9pm-12mid. $7. -
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The Antipodes
It's the newest work from Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker – the playwright of The Flick, The Aliens, Circle Mirror Transformation, and more – and, because Hyde Park Theatre's Ken Webster has, like, connections in the industry, this is only the second production of it in the country. This one's about professional fabulators in pursuit of the ultimate yarn, and the cast – oh my, the cast! – features Lowell Bartholomee, Tom Green, Anne Hulsman, Maria Latiolais, Saurabh Pradhan, Blake Robbins, Mical Trejo, Shanon Weaver, and Dave Yakubik, all directed by that same Webster. Note: Do yourself a big favor and see this one.Through Aug. 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $22-26 (Pay what you can, Thursdays). -
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The Residency ft. Chulita Vinyl Club
Curated sounds and pro-babe vibes brought to you by Boss Babes and Chulita Vinyl Club.Thu., Aug. 2, 9-11:59pm. Free. -
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Vessel (2014)
Controversy & Conversation: Documentary about Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves, an organization that sails around the world providing contraception, education, and abortion services to women without access.Thu., Aug. 2, 6:30pm. Free. -
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AISD Science + Mathematics X Conference
A four-day professional learning experience featuring over 200 workshops exploring equity, student agency, technology, and more. Open to all preK-12th grade educators.Mon.-Thu., July 30-Aug. 2. Free. -
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Analysis of Chinatown
This is a free, 90-minute, on-demand class with Hal Croasmun, who will break down the components of what makes a good thriller and instruct you on how you can incorporate these elements into your own work.Ongoing. Free.Online -
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APD I.C.A.R.E. Community Conference
The Austin Police Department and the Austin Police Community Liaison Corporation will spend four days educating the community on how to best interact with law enforcement. Topics covered include: mental health first aid, civilian response to active shooter training, response to resistance training, and more.Aug. 1-4. Free. -
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Auditions: Austin City Ballet Nutcracker
Professional, soloist, demi-soloist auditions. Here are a variety of opportunities for a variety of ages from 7-10, 11-12, and 13 and up. See website for details.Tue., Aug. 28, 11:30am-3:15pm. $20.10401 Anderson Mill #113 -
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Austin 60 Strong Calendar Contest
Do you know someone who is still rockin' it at or after 60? Connected Senior Care Advantage is searching for a dozen inspirational adults ages 60-69 that are "healthy in mind and body and are contributing to Austin in some way." The winners will be selected by a panel of celebrity judges and included in a calendar photo shoot.Through Aug. 15Austin -
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Out of Town
“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit”
Seventy years after the luxury liner sank in the Atlantic more than 150 items from the wreck were brought up from the ocean floor and brought together for this fascinating show. Timed tickets are required.June 2-Jan. 5Mayborn Museum, Waco -
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Baby Face (1933)
Essential Cinema: Pre-Code Treasures: Stanwyck plays a woman who claws and sleeps her way to the top.Thu., Aug. 2, 7pm -
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Back to School Bike Drive
Jason & Deb from 101X and Bikes for Goodness Sake have partnered to build and donate bikes for underprivileged kids. They are taking cash donations as well as bikes, and you can also donate your time and help build them on Aug. 5. See the website for more.Ongoing -
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Besos: Latin Pop Night at Gabrielas Downtown
Latin beats, summer nights, and margs on the dance floor. Brought to by DJ GirlFriend. 18 and up welcome, but no margs.Every other Thursday; 6-10pm. Free.Gabrielas Downtown, 900 E. Seventh -
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Big Medium: Hyper School
This is a five-person exhibition, featuring artists Denise Burge (OH), Jessica Cannon (NY), Michael Henderson (TX), Jessica Simorte (TX), and Sean Sullivan (NY). The show, curated by Max Manning, highlights work by artists making strong contributions to the fields of painting and drawing and "sheds light on a shared aesthetic that crosses generational, geographical, and social boundaries."Through Aug. 18 -
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Brendan Schaub
You could go to Cap City this weekend just to loudly and relentlessly heckle the fuck out of Schaub, the former professional football player and MMA champion. Or, if you don't have a death wish, you could go so he can make you laugh the way he makes people laugh via his and Bryan Callen's The Fighter and the Kid podcast, the way he's lit up those storied stages at The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and more.Aug. 2-4. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $20-50. -
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Camiba Art: Source Material
Here's a two-person exhibition featuring William T. Carson and Rebecca Rothfus Harrell, two artists with a common interest in geology, natural materials, and the environment – yet their artistic techniques and approaches are distinct. Light, pattern, color, texture: All communicate our planet's basic elements in this visually fluent dialogue.Through Aug. 11 -
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