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  • Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark

    On the April Full Moon, come set intentions and indulge in the mesmerizing allure of live acoustic music performed by world-class musicians, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight. Its a different kind of concert, that begins and ends in darkness, with music and a poem or two surrounding and soothing you. Audience members will be given the choice of bringing their own yoga mats and/or pillows to gaze at the shadows on the ceiling. A circle of chairs will be provided.
    Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pm  
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    ATX Unplugged

  • 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 16-19  
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    Palmer Events Center
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    Barkitecture

    This event is a custom doghouse design show, silent auction, and fundraiser. Bid and win these doghouses by Austin’s best and brightest architects and builders. Dog- and kid-friendly event with vendors, a dog costume contest, and more!
    Sun., Oct. 27, noon-4pm  
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    Fair Market

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Austin Film Festival

      The eight-day film festival focuses on industry creatives more than celebrity red carpet fodder. Festival pass costs range from $65 to $650 for the all-powerful Producers Badge, and are available online or at the venues (get $10 off Film Passes with promo code CHRONFP). Highlights include Terrence Malick’s latest film, A Hidden Life; Hirokazu Koreeda's The Truth; and a screening of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend documentary feature with series creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna in attendance.
      Oct. 24-Oct. 31  
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      Various locations

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      Dance

      Dance Waterloo: Vital

      The public is invited to act as both observer and participant through a series of free dance performances by Dance Waterloo, inspired by Waterloo Greenway’s revitalization of Symphony Square, Waller Creek, and the surrounding urban greenspace.
      Thu.-Sun., Oct. 24-27, 7:30pm. Free.  
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      Symphony Square

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      Civic Events

      Early Voting

      Cast your vote for Propositions A and B, two city-based citizen initiatives placed on the ballot by local petition drives; one Travis County prop regarding the Hotel Occupancy Tax; and 10 state constitutional amendments. For more info and our endorsements, visit austinchronicle.com/elections.
      Oct. 21-Nov. 1. Mon.-Sat., 7am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm  
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      Wherever you see a “Vote Here/Aquí” sign

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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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      House of Torment

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      Visual Arts

      Drool: Closing Reception

      Aye, it's a closing party for the exhibition of giant-sized realistic food paintings by that woman-with-too-many-talents, Kaci Beeler. You wanna see pastries and such that fill an entire wall – and maybe ask the artist "How do you do that with just pigments and a brush, anyway?" – then you wanna head over to this Eastside lobby space and have a Topo Chico on the house before the show comes down.
      Sun., Oct. 27, 4:30-6:30pm
      Ground Floor Theatre

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      Theatre

      Everybody

      We all die alone, right? Or … do we? This Austin premiere – nominated for a Pulitzer, penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – is equal parts Christian Morality Play, 2017-soaked dialogue, and lottery draw, transporting the audience into themselves and each other. To evoke the randomness of death, each show will feature a different arrangement of the cast (out of a possible 120 combinations). Anybody who happens, by sheer coincidence, to actually die during the performance of this macabre thing … well, they'll likely get a standing ovation, don'tcha think?
      Through Nov. 1. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. Extra show: Sat., Nov. 2, 2pm. $5-15.  
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      UT Student Activity Center, 2201 Speedway

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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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      Blue Genie Art Bazaar

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      Food Events

      Green Corn Project: Grow Locally Cook Globally

      The bountiful grounds of Boggy Creek Farm is the location for this 21st annual festival that features more than 20 of Austin's top chefs and spirit makers – mmmm, ASTI Trattoria, Contigo, Dolce Neve, Eden East, Foreign & Domestic, Hideaway Kitchen, Hoover’s Cooking, Lenoir, Odd Duck, Olamaie, Pitchfork Pretty, Texas Keeper Cider, and more – with live music from the Luna Quartet, the Hot Texas Swing Band, and Camille, Sasha K.A, Chris & Taylor. New at this year's event is a tour of Carol Ann Sayle's gorgeous and art-filled 1840s Texas farmhouse.
      Sun., Oct. 27, noon-3:30pm. $45-50 (free, ages 12 and younger).  
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      Boggy Creek Farm

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      H Mart: Fall Market Eatery Festival

      The popular food frenzy returns with a seasonal spin, offering a full immersion into North Austin’s cultural and culinary mecca with frighteningly fantastic food and Halloween-themed fun for the whole family. You can trick-or-treat for free candy and snacks throughout the store and dine on discounted specials from H Mart’s food hall while enjoying live music, face painting, balloon twisting, ghoulish games, and a costume contest. The event will also feature a raffle for several fabulous prizes with ticket sales benefitting Central Texas Food Bank.
      Sun., Oct. 27, 11am-7pm. Free.
      H Mart

    • Music

      Insane Clown Posse, Green Jellÿ, Ouija Macc, Big Hoodoo, Super Smash Bros., Nyro the Madman, Big E [garage]

      Juggalo Halloween with Green Jellÿ.
      Sun., Oct. 27, 7pm  
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      Empire Control Room & Garage

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      Leo Sherman's Tonewheel

      NYC bassist Leo Sherman holds double degrees in jazz and classical, which explains the sophisticated approach to melody and composition on upcoming debut Tonewheel. A Texas mini-tour imports the veteran of Broadway, the Lincoln Center, and groups led by James Weidman, Gene Bertoncini, and Johnny O’Neal.
      Sun., Oct. 27, 6pm  
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      Parker Jazz Club

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      Piknic Électronik day two w/ Honey Dijon, Justin Jay, Moscoman, Breezah

      Known for five-hour DJ sets and long-form productions, contemporary UK house maven Damian Lazarus headlines. Sunday, New York circuit DJ Honey Dijon coalesces a smorgasbord of Detroit techno, jacked house, and Chicago underground. She’s supported by New Wave trance DJ Moscoman and L.A.’s Justin Jay. Tickets only $15 per day.
      Sun., Oct. 27  
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      Auditorium Shores

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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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      Rogge House Ranch

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      Books

      Texas Book Festival 2019

      The 24th annual Texas Book Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious literary festivals in the country, features more than 250 celebrated and emerging writers, including journalists, artists, scientists, graphic novelists, and more. The festival weekend includes acclaimed authors at readings, panel discussions, and signings; exhibitor booths and food vendors; tents and venues, including cooking, C-SPAN, children’s entertainment, and the return of the Latinx Lit Tent. Spread throughout the grounds of the State Capitol and along Austin’s iconic Congress Avenue, encompassing Saturday night's Red River Lit Crawl, this festival will bring you the world in a whirl of words and words and pictures.
      Oct. 26-27. Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 11am-5pm. Free.
      Downtown Austin

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      Visual Arts

      The Umlauf's Straw Fest

      This fifth annual festival is a free event hosted by the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. It's on the final Sunday in October, and it's a day of fun for the whole family – with pumpkin carving, a petting zoo, Austin’s one and only Family and Pet Fashion Show, live music, and plenty of other seasonal activities in one of our city's loveliest venues.
      Sun., Oct. 27, 11am-5pm. Free.
      Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

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      Theatre

      Theorist Fest: Finding Fisterra

      Theorist Fest, a four-day weekend of creative wonderment, features 85 multidisciplinary artists from across the United States – and Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, England, South Korea, and India – performing all over the heart of Downtown Austin (but mostly centered at the MACC). Listen: In collaboration with Jennifer Chenoweth's Fisterra project, XYZ Atlas interviewed more than 200,000 people about why they feel a sense of belonging to a place. Now witness the myriad answers, as vividly and kinetically evoked by the likes of Maleek Washington, Manuel Vignoulle, Compañia Sunny Savoy, Daniel Martinez, Vivian Olviedo, Alberto Hiromoto, Group Acorde, and so many others. Aye, there will be informative panels and installations, too – this is a free and many-splendored explosion of arts from your Theorist friends, and highly recommended.
      Oct. 24-27. Free.  
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      Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
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