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Western Wonderland
The City of Dripping Springs is bringing the sparkle this holiday season! Western Wonderland consists of an ice rink, holiday trail of lights, and weekend holiday markets. They will also be hosting special events and appreciation days throughout the month. Complete details, including hours, ticket sales, and an event calendar are available online.Dec. 8 - Jan. 7Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center -
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Austin Cares Concert - Featuring The Doobie Brothers
Great seats available for the 2024 Austin Cares Concert featuring The Doobie Brothers. Help C4AC support 3 Austin charities: HAAM, Superhero Kids, and Step Onward Foundation. Buy your tickets today or buy them for someone else as a great Christmas gift!Sun. Jan. 28, 8pm-10:30pmMoody Center
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ASO Masterworks: Eroica
Classical guitar phenom Ana Vidović performs Joaquín Rodrigo's Fantasía para un gentilhombre. The evening will conclude with Beethoven's popular Symphony No. 3.Fri., April 14, 8pm. $19. -
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Fusebox Festival
The fuse was lit in Austin, back in 2005, by cultural provocateurs who “wanted to create a robust exchange of ideas across different art forms and geography, with a particular interest in the live experience.” Now, 18 years later, artists and audiences gather from all over the world for this explosion of live performances and art, as Fusebox presents its annual curated conflagration of film, theater, dance, visual art, literature, music, and more.April 12-16. $15-20. -
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Hot///Cakes, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Glasshealer, Emily No Good
Freshly signed to Japanese label P-Vine (alongside modern indie staple Alvvays), Letting Up Despite Great Faults says bon voyage at Vegas before setting their blissful dream-pop sails for a four-night Japan tour. A year after releasing their fourth full-length, IV, the gleaming shoegazers churned out EP Crumble, maintaining New Wave danceability while melting into deep guitar tones. On their second Friday in a row at the venue, HOT///CAKES deliver garage eclecticism. Alt-rockers Glasshealer and the popping-up-everywhere “Where’s Waldo” of the indie scene, Emily No Good, round out the bill.Fri., April 14, 10pm -
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Hotel Vegas Kennel Club Yappy Hour Benefiting Austin Pets Alive!
Bring your best friend for a barking good time on the dog-friendly patio, where they'll select a Rescue Pup of the Month to win prizes and fame via an Instagram feature and a portrait showcase all month on the Volstead patio. DJ BoyFriend brings the tunes, Vegas Concessions offers burgers and tots, and Eastside Pop Up presents a curated dog-friendly vendor market.Fri., April 14, 6-9pm. Free. -
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Ion Art: The Surreal Garden
For the second consecutive year, Ion Art will illuminate the Zilker Botanical Garden with their Surreal Garden exhibition, an interactive art experience full of fantastical neon sculptures created by Sharon and Greg Keshishian and the relentlessly inventive Ion Art team. (You probably recall the brilliance they visited upon the public in the first iteration of this multivalent wonderment, right?) By integrating such a glowing, flickering, shimmering show into the serene setting of Austin's botanical gardens, the artists turn an already stunning event into a neon extravaganza – and a wonderful way to benefit the venue. Suggestion: Dress in your surreal best for night full of art, music, costumes, live entertainment, dancing, food trailers, cash bars, and more – and do check out the posh VIP preview option for April 6.Through April 15. Thu.-Sat., 6:30-11pm. $40 and up. -
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Mavi, Shloob, Wakai, Ahmir
The 23-year-old truly impressed on “EL TORO COMBO MEAL” off Earl Sweatshirt’s 2019 EP, Feet of Clay. “Lost my dawg to the staircase, took the highest spot on the podium/ Ghostin’ n***as, probably smokin’ to the thought of knowin’ us,” opened the Charlotte lyricist during an utterly ridiculous verse on a cut that quelled any potential use of the Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man meme. Releases such as the 2022 album Laughing So Hard, It Hurts ship dense rhymes within jazzy packaging.Fri., April 14, 8pm -
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Comedy
Moontower Comedy: Just for Laughs
With two weeks of national and international headliners in larger venues – The Paramount Theatre, Stateside at the Paramount, and ACL Live at The Moody Theater – and a four-day comedy club binge taking over the city from April 19-22, you can see more, better, funnier comedians right here in Austin than you'll see anywhere on the planet. Devon Walker. Seth Myers. Samantha Bee. Leslie Jones. Jenny Slate. Vir Das. Maria Bamford. The Sklar Brothers. Howie Mandel. Preacher Lawson. And, yes, many, many more. See website for details!April 12-23. $150 (Club badge). -
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MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
Springtime in Austin means MotoGP is back, with thrilling races and exciting off-track entertainment as part of the only North American round of the world's premier motorcycle racing championship.Fri.-Sun., April 14-16 -
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Self Portraits
Bottle Alley returns to its DIY and punk roots for their third incarnation of Self Portraits. Thirty new pieces are performed each night in an East Austin warehouse, in a style that they believe can be best described as controlled chaos. Directed by Chris Fontanes.Through April 16. Fri.-Sun., 7pm. $15. -
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The Amazing Acro-Cats
This troupe of trained domestic house cats, all former orphans, rescues, and strays, give a unique purrformance that includes cats riding skateboards, jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on balls, and performing other feats of agility and entertainment. The show finale is the only all-cat band in the world: Tuna and the Rock Cats. Hey, John Merriman told us all about it right here.Mon.-Fri., April 10-14, 7pm. $40-60. -
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UT School of Information: Algorithmic Assemblages: Do Machines Dream of Art?
This exhibition by Sylvia Morales and Holland Hopson features an algorithm-generated stream of artistic combinations based on randomized descriptions from the United States Library of Congress Subjects Index.Closing reception: Thu., April 13, 12:30-1:30pm1616 Guadalupe
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"Texas Governors and Their Times, 1846-1946"
This exhibit showcases materials from the State Archives documenting the official work and daily business of the state’s chief executive spanning 100 years. Can't visit in person? It's available to explore online.Sept. 19, 2022-May 15, 2023. Free. -
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Art & Music Camps
ACC Music Intensive: New Asian Music Camp
Young musicians will unleash their inner virtuoso and embark on a captivating musical journey at this weeklong adventure designed for talented high school pianists, violinists, and cellists. Dive into the rich tapestry of Asian musical heritage and its harmonious integration with Western classical music under the guidance of outstanding Austin Community College music faculty and guest artists, culminating in a grand finale public concert and banquet dinner. Ages 15-18.June 5-9. $210. -
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Civic Events
ACC Peace & Conflict Studies Spring Symposium
Explore, connect, and learn about climate science and climate justice at this meeting of the minds. Participants will be treated to a vegetarian lunch.Fri., April 14, 8:15am-4:30pm. Free, but RSVP. -
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Art for the People: Springing Into Colour
The movers and shakers of AFTP have transformed this lively gallery with at least 90 new pieces created by more than 33 Austin artists – including 13 who are showing their work here for the first time – to bring a bright flood of spring into our city.Through June 2 -
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Kids
Art in Cahoots
Pre-K kids and their caregivers will enjoy an art activity together to learn, build social-emotional skills, and get familiar with a classroom setting.Fri., April 14, 10am. Free. -
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Austin Parks & Rec Summer Camps Now Hiring
Multiple positions at a variety of camps are currently hiring for the summer, starting at $20 an hour.Ongoing -
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Big Medium: I am at my best when I'm escaping
Big Medium presents an exhibition by the 2022 Tito’s Prize recipient, Tammie Rubin. In this show, the artist uses ceramic conical forms, raised maps, and murals to transform the Canopy-based gallery into a portal for escape, delving into her fascination with power objects, coded symbols, migration, rituals, and faith.Through April 29 -
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Brody Price, Rose Hotel, Cannon Rodgers, Skylar Symone
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Butridge Gallery: Children of the Earth + The Other Side
The "Children of Earth" paintings by Camille Lema are about human connections and being grounded to the planet that's our home. Meena Matai's "The Other Side" is an exploration of the personal stories of her family and millions of others who were affected by the India-Pakistan partition of 1947. Together, these two exhibitions shine with power and beauty.Through May 20. Free.
