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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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Big Medium: Artist Features
This new series from the community-strong magisters of Big Medium aims to amplify the voice of artists and keep art a regular part of daily life in these socially distanced times. Through a combination of short interviews, artwork images, and video, these features serve to inspire and create a deeper connection between artists and the public. New installments weekly, every Tuesday and Friday. Upcoming: Erin Cunningham (May 26), J Muzacz (May 29). -
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Blue Lapis Light: Showcase in Place
This new work from Blue Lapis Light features 16 performers in virtual duets with partners in Texas and across the country. "Our online Video Creation Class met for six weeks, creating choreography in and around our homes. We recorded dances, sent them back and forth, and turned them into a once-in-a-lifetime COVID-19 collection of dance."Premiere: Fri., May 29, 8:15pm. Available through May 31. Donations accepted. -
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Carver Museum: High Signs and Beacons
This is a project of CarverMuseumATX, Six Square, the City of Austin Equity office, and the African American Heritage Facility, calling on artists, poets, scholars, and writers of African descent to join in a mutual aid effort. It's an invitation to engage with the isolation, uncertainty, and essential chaos of these times – and your voice is essential. See website for details.Free. -
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Classical Music
Fresh-Squeezed Ounce of Opera: Movie Release
Those theatrical provocateurs of Austin's One Ounce Opera have recreated this year's fifth annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce showcase as a compilation of live recordings and they're running it as a livestreamed broadcast you can watch with the company. Here's the details (and a collection of creator interviews to whet your sonic appetite).Fri., May 29, 8pm. Donations accepted. -
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Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore
Austin's Gilbert & Sullivan society streams video of their 2014 grand summer production of this rousing classic and features a watch party with commentary from directors, original cast members, and GSA board members.Through May 29. Free. -
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Grageriart Online
Austin's frosty-coiffed and glamolicious wondertwins of robo-friendly sh-sh-shopping, Lana Lesley and Peter Stopschinski, keep the postmodern retail luv a-coming with a brand new video, at least long enough to take a voice-modulated sip of coffee to, each Friday morning. Don't just say hello, citizen consumer, say buy-buy!Trending and free. -
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Food Events
Live Virtual Cooking Classes with Chef Maribel
Maribel Rivero, executive chef of acclaimed Peruvian restaurant Yuyo, has launched a new website where you can sign up for her virtual cooking classes – recommended! – but it's also well stocked with recipes, information on cooking essentials, and more. Peruvian ceviche is just the start of what's available here. -
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May Is Bike Month
Bike Austin, Austin’s largest bicycling advocacy and education organization, is encouraging residents to take to the bike lane throughout May for Bike Month 2020. With thousands of Austinites working from home, social distancing, and spending less time in their vehicles, streets all over town are quieter and safer, so now the community has a unique opportunity to encourage neighbors to get outside and ride together, apart. Share photos of solo or family rides on social media using #BikeMonthATX and #IBikeTo____ (fill in your own reason for biking) and enjoy these healthy streets.May 11-31Citywide -
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Northern-Southern: Baton
This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm -
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Northern-Southern: Left In Leaves
This is a group show of artistic interventions across the city of Austin, freely left in outdoor public spaces throughout May. (Note: Email the gallery for a map to the sites.) Who's involved in this fine endeavor? Sterling Allen, Ted Carey, Adreon Denson Henry, Sarah Fagan, Rachel Freeman & Korey Weiss, Emily Lee, Sean Ripple, Amy Scofield, Meghan Shogan, Amanda Julia Steinback & Staci Maloney, Alyssa Taylor Wendt, and Suzanne Wyss. Documentation will be shared on the Northern-Southern website and social media; at the conclusion of the month, the maps will be collected in a print zine, in which each artist will be interviewed. Northern-Southern will mail it to you upon request. And, look: The Chronicle's Robert Faires shares his own experience of the project.Through May 31 -
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Sofa Sessions Benefiting SIMS Foundation
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Sofa Sessions brings local musicians to your living room to raise funds for nonprofit SIMS Foundation, which provides mental health care to musicians and has experienced a higher demand due to COVID-19. Follow SIMS on social media (@simsfoundation) for lineup announcements throughout the month. Donate online or by texting SIMS to 44321.Throughout MayOnline -
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Comedy
Virtual Hideout: The Threefer
The Threefer brings you … can you guess how many different improv troupes? [Note: We'll wait.] OK, did you guess seven? Well, you're wrong! Did you guess ninety million? Hahahaha, you fool! You adorable, self-isolating fool! It's three! Three different improv troupes flaunting their skills on Twitch tonight – all for your amusement and edification! [Note: Sorry, we're going a bit stir-crazy up in here.]Fri., May 29, 9pm. $5.
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2021-24 Transportation Improvement Program Remote Open House
Visit the online open house to review the draft TIP project list and submit comments. Public commenting is open until Mon. June 1; the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board is scheduled to take action on the new TIP at its Mon., June 8, meeting.Thu., May 28, 7pm; Fri., May 29, noonOnline -
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Special Screenings
AFF at Home
AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a time of distance and restrictions. The latest session focuses on writing for animation, and you can catch up on previous content covering screenwriting topics like dialogue, character, comedy, and more via the website.OngoingOnline via AFF -
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Alamo on Demand
Make any Tuesday terror-iffic, any Wednesday weird, and the rest of the week fantastic with Alamo Drafthouse curated picks via Alamo on Demand. If a film is there, it's because an Alamo programmer loves it. It's kinda like going to your favorite video store when you could do that, mixed with going to your favorite theatre, when you could do that too. Staff picks, cult classics, Found Footage Fest and Master Pancake, Weird Wednesday and Terror Tuesday, Fantastic Fest faves, they're all there for rental or purchase.OngoingOnline via ondemand.drafthouse.com -
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Out of Town
April Dressed in All Its Trim: An Online Exhibition
The art project began before the current pandemic erupted, but feels even more appropriate now as a group of Texas-based artists contributed artwork that explores the hopefulness of spring.Through May 31Online from Studio Comfort in Comfort, Texas -
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Out of Town
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The museum presents 31 Days of Asia virtually spotlighting online a multitude of Asian art, cultural programming, and Asian-focused experiences.Through Sun., May 31Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas -
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Special Screenings
ATX TV ... From the Couch
Registration is now open for the first virtual ATX Television Festival. Get the full lineup on the website, and find out more at austinchronicle.com/screens.Fri.-Sun., June 5-7. Free.Online via ATX Television Festival -
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Austin Film Festival: Submit Your Script
The deadline to submit your script to the Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition is fast approaching. Get all the details on the website.Deadline: Mon., June 1. $70.Submit online -
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Kids
Austin PARD Coloring Pages
Austin's Parks & Recreation Department has put out a set of downloadable coloring pages to honor several Austin favorites, from Auditorium Shores to Zilker Botanical Garden.May 19-31Online -
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Austin Scavenger Hunt
Explore Downtown in search of storied buildings, green spaces, and famous concert venues, all while solving riddles, trivia questions, and completing photo challenges. Now available: "Roam From Home," with family and date night scavenger hunt activities you can do without leaving the house.Anytime. $12.99-24.99.Online and at home -
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Civic Events
Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan Coordinating Committee Meeting
The committee will discuss wildfire mitigation and rehydration efforts on the Balcones Canyonlands Park.Fri., May 29, 1-3pmOnline -
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Best Food Trucks
Best Food Trucks is offering an order-ahead service to help practice social distancing, and bringing food trucks to underserved communities. You can find trucks near you by going to the online map.OngoingCitywide -
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Bikin' Betties Solo Scavenger Hunt
A fun way to get involved with Social Cycling Austin while maintaining a safe social distance. You'll bike to several locations around town and snap a selfie, then post using selected hashtags. Check the FB event page for all the details, and have a fun, safe, socially distant ride!Through Tue., June 1Citywide -
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