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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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Sacred Springs Powwow
Native drums, dancers, music, food, arts & crafts, performances, lectures, film screenings, and more are featured at the largest two-day Native American cultural celebration in Texas.Sat.-Sun., Oct. 19-20. One-day pass, $7-8; weekend pass, $12.50; ages 12 & under, free. -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
House of Torment
Step into your worst nightmare at this fright farm in North Austin. Known for its high production values and immersive scare tactics, this is one up from watching horror movies all month. New this year are outdoor horror screenings for those who enjoy their spine tingling in fear.Oct. 3-6, 9-31; Nov. 1-2. $20+. -
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Special Screenings
Hump! Film Fest
A traveling festival that celebrates sexuality of all kinds, and curated by syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage, this is porn for the people, made by the people.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 18-19 -
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10th Annual “A Night of Pink”
BT2’s (10th!) annual breast cancer fundraiser is dedicated to CUC’s Maggie Lea. Come out, wear pink!Sat., Oct. 19, 9pm-12mid -
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AIA Austin Homes Tour
Tour 12 homes that showcase collaboration between homeowner and architect in the overall design and creative use of materials.Sat.-Sun., Oct. 19-20, 10am-6pm. $45-75.Various locations -
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Austin String Band Festival
Steam Machine, Lone Piñon, Jesse Leger & Bosco Stomp, Big City Fever, Stovetop Rangers, and much more.Fri.-Sun., Oct. 18-20 -
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Camp Contemporary
Camp Contemporary transforms Laguna Gloria’s lush 14 acres into an elevated evening camp for adults with artist-led workshops, live music, late-night festivities, and so much more. Proceeds benefit the Contemporary Austin’s Education Fund.Sat., Oct. 19, 6-10pm. Members, $175; nonmembers, $200. -
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Sports
Crank’nStein
Ghosts, ghouls, and goblins of all climbing skill levels are invited to compete for prizes for the top three. Plus beer, free tattoos (yes, real tattoos), a costume contest, and a dance party.Sat., Oct. 19, 1:30-11pm. Members, $18-20; nonmembers, $35. -
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Danny Brown, Ashnikko, Zelooperz [garage]
Peculiar-voiced, witty independent Daniel Sewell of Detroit went into debt after spending $70,000 clearing samples for 2016’s Atrocity Exhibition, but he’s back with fifth studio album uknowhatimsayin¿. Dropped Oct. 4 and executive produced by ATCQ’s Q-Tip, it loosely previewed last year on streaming site Twitch and features a much calmer MC.Sat., Oct. 19, 9pm -
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Civic Events
Day of Action: Get Out the Vote
Join the Blue Action Dems for a weekend effort to reach Democratic voters in the Travis County area regarding the Nov. 5 election. Location at sign up.Oct. 19-20. Sat., 9:30am-12:30pm; Sun., 1-4pm -
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Special Screenings
Dismember the Alamo
The American Genre Film Archive celebrates 10 years with a mystery horror movie marathon, which includes a world premiere restoration.Sat., Oct. 19, 3pm -
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Fastball (album release), Deep Blue Something
For seventh LP The Help Machine, Fastball enlisted producer Steve Berlin, who Tony “The Way” Scalzo admired via the multi-instrumentalist’s involvement with Los Lobos and the Blasters. “He helped us do things we never would have thought of ourselves and rammed it through in a short time,” reports the singer and stringer. Re-formed Denton hitmakers Deep Blue Something open.Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm -
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Classical Music
Fold In, Fold Out
Density512 presents new music, recorded live during this concert, by UT graduates Nicholas Perry Clark, Akshaya Avril Tucker, and Russell Podgorsek. Audience questions and formal interviews will examine the ways composers work with material and form in the modern era. Wine and hors d’ouevres included with admission.Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm. $20-30. -
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Frida Friday ATX Presents: Self-Care Saturday
These babes are joining up with AIDS Services of Austin, Waterloo Greenway, and La Q for a day of music and drag, plus a marketplace with artisans and makers. Music from DJ Chorizo Funk; performances by Amber Nicole Davenport, Kelly Kline, Diamond Dior, and Haute Garbage.Sat., Oct. 19, 6-10pm. Free. -
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Theatre
Ghost Quartet
Penfold Theatre brings a bounty of ghostly elegance to your Halloweening season, as Liz Fisher directs Dave Malloy's happily haunted musical about love, death, and whisky. Listen in as four friends drink and spin yarns about two fairy-tale sisters, a tree house astronomer and a lazy evil bear, a subway tragedy, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk, the disparate narrative threads interweaving into a centuries-long tale of encounters with the otherworldly. (Note: The final two performances will be at the Driskill Hotel, with pre-show entertainment beginning at 7:30pm. Oct. 31: Ghost stories told by paranormal expert Nathan Jerkins. Nov. 1: Round Rock Ballet Folklórico share traditional Día de los Muertos dances and discuss the importance of the holiday.) Also? Our reviewer? Was rather blown away.Through Nov. 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-31 ($45, for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 shows). -
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Hang
This new play by debbie tucker green is the inaugural production for Horizon Line Theatre. Directed by Chuck Ney, it's a provocative and darkly humorous show that focuses on the aftermath of one woman’s violent attack and how it has destroyed her life and her family, and it stars Nadine Mozon, Barbara Chisholm, and (yes, Chronicle Arts Editor) Robert Faires.Through Oct. 19. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. Extra show: Wed., Oct. 16, 8pm. $20-25. -
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Nightlife & Parties
Harvest Moon Festival: Moondance!
Dance on into the wee hours with New York’s Morabito. Austin’s Mouthfeel and Dr. Beard open the night and warm up the dance floor to help raise money for Equality Texas and the Hill Country Ride for AIDS.Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm. $20-30. -
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Special Screenings
Independent Video Store Day
Free beer! Raffles! A VHS tape swap! Special sale prices! Seriously, this 30-plus-year-old, family-owned independent video store is an Austin institution when it comes to purveying foreign, cult, and classic films, and today's the perfect day to celebrate it. Plus, a free outdoor film screening after dark!Sat., Oct. 19, 12pm. Free.Vulcan Video, 4411 Russell -
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Maggie Rogers, Jacob Banks
Maryland native Maggie Rogers made her Austin City Limits debut in June. The cathartic performance pulled from debut LP Heard It in a Past Life, an honest account of viral stardom via dance-pop punches. Touches of folktronica hark to the banjoist’s years before a takeoff video with Pharrell Williams, who endorsed Rogers’ idiosyncratic “Alaska” during her senior year at NYU.Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm -
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Maxo Kream, Q Da Fool, Slayter
Houston’s Emekwanem Biosah Jr. cemented his place among H-Town heavyweights with July’s major label debut, Brandon Banks. The 29-year-old rapper of Nigerian descent makes the inner workings of trap life sound smooth. After all, he did manage to outlive a 2016 arrest for an “organized crime” charge and mocks failing district attorneys (“Pray 2 the Dope”).Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm -
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North Loop Fall Block Party
Sidewalk sales across 10 blocks of locally owned businesses. Plus, the Bloody Rose Boutique Black Market featuring local horror, punk, and dark artists; food specials at Possum Park; and more.Sat., Oct. 19, 10am-9pm. Free.North Loop Blvd. from Chesterfield to Airport -
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Classical Music
Praising the Beloved: The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon from the Hebrew Bible provided the texts for many of the most polished, sensual, and beautiful compositions by the master composers of the Renaissance and early Baroque. Experience the sublime beauty of those works as Daniel Johnson and the Texas Early Music Project bring them to full aural life right here in the present.Oct. 19-20. Fri., 7:30pm (St. John's United Methodist Church, 2140 Allandale); Sun., 3pm (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa). $5-30. -
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Special Screenings
Rock Opera: 20th Anniversary Screening & Reunion (1999)
Special Guests: KUTX Presents: Locally filmed micro-budget feature tells a picaresque story about a punk guitarist who is trying to sell enough pot to finance a low-rent tour for his band. Q&A with director Bob Ray and some of the cast and crew, including Jerry Don Clark, Barna Kantor, and Kurtis D. Machler.Sat., Oct. 19, 4pm -
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Rodney Crowell, Lisa Morales
Of all the phases of Rodney Crowell’s career – from Emmylou Harris’ young Hot Band guitarist to chart-topping country song slinger and Grammy-winning Americana statesman – none fit better than this decade’s return to his Lone Star roots. The Houston songwriter’s summer release Texas dishes duets in ode to the state. Southwestern chanteuse Lisa Morales opens.Sat., Oct. 19, 8pm -
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Round Rock Diwali Festival
Celebrate Diwali – the Festival of Lights – with kids' arts & crafts, a fashion show, Bollywood dance lessons, and works of Rangoli art.Sat., Oct. 19, 3-10pm. Free.Centennial Plaza, Round Rock -
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Theatre
SVT: Three Headed Festival
Salvage Vanguard Theatre roars back to the foreground of Austin's stagework scene with this second annual showcase of works and workshops curated by Kate Taylor. Examine the power of curses, the stranglehold of categorization, and the courage to overcome in two weekends of solo performances featuring dancer and choreographer Kelsey Oliver, actor and visual artist Kriston Woodreaux, and actor and activist Crystal Bird Caviel. Also: a pre-show interactive exhibit by Alyssa Dillard, a movement class led by Oliver, and that grotesquely gorgeous (and vice versa) Rogue at Rogge Monsters’ Ball. Ah, there's so much to see and do, we reckon that a full-festival pass is the best way to go. See website for details!Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 10:30am, 2, 5, 8, & 10pm; Sun., 5 & 8pm. $5-25. -
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Sports
Texas Roller Derby Championship
The undefeated Holy Rollers will battle it out against the Rhinestone Cowgirls to determine this season's champion.Sat., Oct. 19, 6-9pm. $20; ages 12 & under, free. -
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The Austin Facial Hair Club's Dog Beard and Moustache Contest
Show off your dog's beard (or make them one) for the big competition, with prizes going to "Best Groomed," "Sweetest Stache," and more. There's also a look-alike contest. Proceeds benefit Bully Ranch, a refuge for pit bulls and mixed breeds.Sat., Oct. 19, 2-7pm. Free (donations accepted). -
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Comedy
The Black Vault
Don't mistake this for comedy, exactly. The Black Vault is a fully improvised show that spins horror tales in the style of H.P. Lovecraft, the writer best known for his "Cthulhu Mythos." The show explores many of Lovecraft’s themes – ancient unspeakable terror, impossible twisted dreamscapes, unseen forces from beyond the stars that infect our minds, and the real horrors that humanity inflicts upon itself – but, note: This new production tells tales of creeping alien horrors via the experiences of those not typically represented in Lovecraft’s work. In other words: Boo-yah, Howard Phillips, you old dead racist! Ia! Ia!Through Oct. 26. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $15. -
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The Duchess of Malfi
Beth Burns and her Hidden Room cohort – Ryan Crowder, Liz Beckham, Brock England, Judd Farris, Valoneecia Tolbert, Robert Matney, and other fierce talents – return with John Webster’s true-crime masterpiece of power, corruption, fate, and forbidden love, doing this classic revenge tragedy up right with period playing practices, live music, 1614-style garments, and proper makeup techniques. Note: After its Austin run, Hidden Room will take the show to Shakespeare’s Globe Wanamaker Playhouse in London. And here's our full review of the show!Through Oct. 20. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $17-35.
