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Courthouse Nights in Lockhart, Texas!
Don't miss the return of Courthouse Nights in Lockhart! Centered around the beautiful Caldwell County Courthouse lawn, the FREE and family-friendly live music series features an all-star lineup with Dale Watson, EZ Band, Deadeye, Rattlesnake Milk, and Simons Says. Held every third Friday of the month from April to August!Fri. Apr. 19, 7pm-10pmLockhart, Texas -
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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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Funniest Person in Austin
Ah, here it comes again – the final weekend of the annual competition that brings all the ATX funny to one stage, at least sequentially, in order to determine who's gonna wear the cape and crown. Oh! Who's gonna be the winnah? Who's gonna be the champeen? This is the last weekend of semifinals, followed by Monday night's ultimate battle for stand-up supremacy. We've been ranting at you for the last several issues to make your reservations, citizen! WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Through May 13. $6 and up. -
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Once There Were Six Seasons
Glass Half Full Theatre's award-winning production returns as a three-part interactive experience that invites audiences to travel the globe and explore humankind’s impact on climate change: Step onstage with the puppeteers to observe ecosystems from the Americas, Africa, India, Asia, and the Arctic and watch as the tiny humans and animals struggle against drought, flood, heat, and violent storms. This complex spectacle is directed by Caroline Reck and Gricelda Silva, features original choreography by Kelly Hasandras, and – listen, it's a true marvel of narrative and object manipulation and will delight you endlessly, even as its global implications send a little chill down your spine. See our full review right here.Through May 4. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 7pm; Mon., 7pm. $12-30. -
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*BOB*’s Bizarre Burlesque Bingo
Join our World Famous *BOB* for a whole new spin on bingo meets burlesque meets pajama party. Those in PJs get a special treat. Free to hang, $5 to play, and that cash goes to keeping Kind Clinic kind. And did we mention surprise guests? Shoot over an email to reserve yer seat!Last Mondays, 8-10pm. Free to attend; $5 per bingo board.Joann’s Fine Foods, 1224 S. Congress -
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AustinOutProud
Hang out with the cool kids from Out Youth, hear what’s new, and learn how to get involved.Mon., April 29, 5-7pm. Free.Google, 500 W. Second #2900 -
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Queerbomb Planning Meeting
Help make Queerbomb 2019 a reality! Volunteer your time, your queerness, and your grand ideas, because they want you!Mondays through June 1 , 7-9pm -
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The Church performs Starfish
Having proved they’re still vital with a pair of well-received comeback albums, Australia’s the Church returns to a stateside stronghold to perform one of its best efforts in its entirety. 1988’s Starfish features breakthrough American hits “Reptile” and “Under the Milky Way” and otherwise overflows with jangly gems and psychedelic epics of equal strength. Saturday’s show is sold out.Mon., April 29, 8pm -
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Vivien Goldman: Revenge of the She-Punks
Industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician Goldman's book probes four themes – identity, money, love, and protest – to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women. Bonus: This presentation's moderated by KUT's Rebecca McInroy.Mon., April 29, 7pm
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Adam Rubin: High Five!
Acclaimed creative duo Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri have dreamed up "another laugh-out-loud book that kids will beg to read again and again." Today, discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills just in time for the annual high five contest.Mon., April 29, 4pm -
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Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Mon., April 29, 10am -
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America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Mon., April 29, 11am -
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Austin Bat Cave's School Supplies Drive
Austin Bat Cave, a nonprofit organization that offers free creative writing programs to local youth ages 6 to 18, is holding a school supplies drive through April. If you would like to donate pencils, pens, paper, tape, composition notebooks, or any other classroom supplies, email heather@austinbatcave.org to learn how and where to drop off your items.March 11-April 30. Free. -
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Austin Central Library
Susan Scafati's solo exhibition spans three floors and features work (photoprints, sculpture, hand-embellished documents) that expands on the artist's exploration of the ways in which individual identities and mythologies are constructed. And, ah, we love what that Calder Kamin does, and the library's also got a new showcase of her work, "What a Mess," featuring trash transformed into sculptures, animations, and installations, commenting on the mess humans have made for our natural neighbors throughout our existence.Through June 16 -
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Austin Creative Alliance: The Bread Clip Art Show
"The drawings on these bread clips only make sense on this medium and could not be drawn on paper." Wait, WTF? The answer: It's new work by that relentless pareidoliac, Ismael Cavazos.Through April 30 -
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Bikin' Betties Social Ride
Social Cycling Austin presents Bikin' Betties, a weekly, beginner-friendly, all-ladies bike ride that ends with drink specials and fun activities (karaoke, minigolf, outdoor movies, etc.) Along the way, bond with other two-wheelin' ladies. Join the Facebook group for ride details.Mondays, 8pm -
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Butridge Gallery: Mayuko Ono Gray and Katy Schmader
Gray’s graphite drawings combine traditional Japanese calligraphy with Western drawing practices and aesthetic; Schmader’s abstract collages explore the connection between tactile traces of a physical environment and the historic system of landscape semiotics.Through May 3 -
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Civic Events
Community Conversation: The 2020 Budget
A discussion with Central Health about bettering health care for more people living in Travis County. Spanish interpretation services available. (Email for other language needs.)Mon., April 29, 6:30-8pm. Free. -
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Cross Record, R.Ariel, Pat Moon, Desert Medicine
Monday music with the Nothing Song.Mon., April 29, 8:30pm-12:30am. $3-5 suggested donation. -
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CupCake Bar Trivia
Get schooled by Professor CupCake, leading Austin’s gayest trivia game while Bobby Cook slings cheap drinks your way.Mondays, 7-9pm -
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