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KUT/KUTX & Downtown Austin Alliance Present the Sing-Along & Holiday Stroll
Join KUT, KUTX & the Downtown Austin Alliance for their 29th Annual Tree Lighting, Sing-Along and Stroll. Let’s ring in the holidays together. This free family-friendly event is on Congress Avenue between 9th and 11th streets and features artisan vendors, food trucks, photos with Santa and more. The Holiday Stroll is the perfect way to kick of your holiday season!Sat. Dec. 2, 5pm-9pmDowntown Austin -
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Graham Reynolds Ruins the Holidays
Don't miss composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds as he burns down the house with his raucous, minor key versions of your holiday favorites along with several special guests! Tickets on sale now.Dec. 8-9Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center
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Mudhoney, Hooveriii
If you know Nirvana and Soundgarden as poster groups for early Nineties grunge rock, count neck-breaking sludge quartet Mudhoney as the movement’s less-well-known founding member. Early signees of influential Seattle-born label Sub Pop, the garage punk pioneers land in Austin to celebrate the 35th anniversary of debut Superfuzz Bigmuff. Boasting primal growls on “Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More” and slacker sing-a-longs like “Touch Me I’m Sick,” the 1988 collection writhes with pure thrashing angst – or, as their Bandcamp brags, “Anthems that fucked up a generation.” L.A.-based psych-kraut experimenters Hooveriii, of Levitation fest’s auxiliary label the Reverberation Appreciation Society, add additional fuzz.Sun., Nov. 5, 8pm -
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Visual Arts
Austin Studio Tour
Yes, the annual event returns in full force from our friends at Big Medium! The Austin Studio Tour is a free, self-guided celebration of visual art, offering deep looks inside the working areas and showrooms of Austin-based artists and creative collaboratives, three weekends of special exhibitions and installations and craft demonstrations and, well, you know there's likely to be all manner of afterparties rocking the town north, south, east, and west, besides.: Painting. Sculpture. Woodworking. Murals. Glasswork. Metalcraft. Collage. New-media manifestations in all manner of innovative flex. So much art in so many forms, brought into being by a diversity of creative, mark-making, culture-sparking humans. Here, in your city, just waiting to fill your senses with wonder.Through Nov. 19. Sat.-Sun., noon-6pm. Free.All over the city -
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Austin Celtic Festival
Two days of all things Celtic, including music, dance, storytelling, workshops, historical exhibits, the Highland Games, and even Celtic dog and mini horse breeds.Sat.-Sun., Nov. 4-5 -
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Food Events
Austin Food & Wine Festival
Yes, this is the big one of the season, the big one of the year, citizen foodie! Time to supercharge your palate with delectable bites from iconic chefs and restaurants – from Central Texas favorites to the country’s top-rated purveyors of yum. Attend chef demos and see up-close and personal just how the culinary magic's done. Create the perfect pairing when you sip from a wide selection of spirits, wines, and brews among views of the extraordinary Austin skyline. Oh, everyone's gonna be there: Krystal Craig and Ian Thurwachter! Fermin Nuñez! Todd Duplechan! Paul Qui! Mike Diaz and Laura Sawicki! Laila Bazahm! Tatsu Aikawa! Alma Alcocer! Kevin Fink! Nicole Patel! Jo Chan! Tim Love! Amanda Turner! We're running out of space, but so many, many more!Sat.-Sun., Nov. 4-5. $195 and up. -
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Classical Music
Austin Symphonic Band: Grand Structures
Here's a concert of great music about great works, including compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich, J.S. Bach, and John Philip Sousa – ending with the magnificent "Machu Picchu, City in the Sky," by Satoshi Yagisawa.Sun., Nov. 5, 4pm. $12. -
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Theatre
Gratitudes with Joy: A Farewell to Austin
On the 20th anniversary of her father’s death, Austin theater artist and storyteller Joy Cunningham began her gratitude project. The idea was to post stories from her life — often featuring her late parents and brother — in part to practice gratitude, in part to keep alive the stories of those she had lost. Six weeks later, COVID hit. For the next year, almost daily, Joy wrote a gratitude and posted it on Facebook; her hilarious, moving, often astonishing life stories became not just an anchor for her but a lifeline for many hundreds of others. Now, after 38 years, Joy is leaving Austin. Come see her off in her thank-you to Austin and fundraiser for Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks, in which she will read and perform some of her best gratitudes.Sun., Nov. 5, 5pm. $20-50. -
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Sports
Inspire A.D. Wrestling
The pro wrestlers offer an action-packed evening with the theme "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight."Sun., Nov. 5, 6pm -
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Kitten Yoga Benefiting Austin Pets Alive!
Enjoy a fun and playful yoga class surrounded by adorable kittens that doubles as a fundraiser for APA!First Sundays through Dec. 3, 10am-2pm. $25. -
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Theatre
Ride the Cyclone
In this hilarious story by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other: the chance to return to life. Directed by Jenny Lavery.Through Nov. 5. See website for dates and times. $15-26. -
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Kids
The Rainbow Fish
Nova Scotia's Mermaid Theatre brings the enchanting book to life with engaging puppetry. Arrive an hour before the show for a craft workshop, and guests will all go home with an interactive and educational activity guide.Sun., Nov. 5, 4:30pm -
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Special Screenings
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
World Cinema Classics: A haunting Spanish masterpiece about real and imagined monsters seen through the eyes of a child after seeing Frankenstein in the wake of the Spanish Civil War.Sun., Nov. 5, 7pm -
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Visual Arts
Time Bubbles: Crossing of Realities
Here's a solo art exhibition by Fort Worth's Ivette Levy, showcasing mixed-media paintings that delve into her personal journey, merging past experiences with present realities.Through Jan. 14 -
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Travis Heights Art Trail
This 21st annual event is a two-day interactive art stroll, a walkable tour through the beautiful and historic Travis Heights neighborhood, featuring an array of arts and crafts from more than 35 Austin artists.Sat.-Sun., Nov. 4-5, 11am-5pm. Free.Travis Heights Neighborhood -
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Sports
UT Baseball
These three-games will pit UT against ... UT! The Orange & White series is free and open to the public and the perfect way to get pumped for the baseball season.Nov. 2-3 & 5. Thu.-Fri., 6pm; Sun., 1pm -
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Visual Arts
Window Dressing XXX: To Suggest a Delay
Ariel Wood makes objects and structures that evoke plumbing and drainage, here (in the shopfront window of ICOSA, viewable 24/7) exploring the stormwater infrastructure systems known as detention basins.Through Nov. 6. Artist reception: Fri., Nov. 3, 7-9pm -
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Out of Town
Wurstfest
Join the biggest and best festival saluting the German tube-steak with lots of beer and music.Fri.-Sun., Nov. 3-12New Braunfels -
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Special Screenings
"Great White Shark" (2023)
A breathtaking short doc takes you under the sea to explore one of Earth's most incredible creatures and spotlights key figures in shark research.Sun., Nov. 5, 10:30am -
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Special Screenings
A Christmas Story (1983)
Flashback Cinema: Is it that time already? Get amped up for the holiday season with the quotable classic.Sun., Nov. 5, 12pm, 6pm -
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Special Screenings
Adaptation. (2002)
Wild Things: The team behind Being John Malkovich offers a funny and warped story about a struggling screenwriter, with Cage excelling in dual roles, playing Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald.Sun., Nov. 5, 11:30am -
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Special Screenings
Addams Family Values (1993)
It’s a holiday treat for anyone who can appreciate its darkly comic takedown of Thanksgiving traditions.Sun., Nov. 5, 7:15pm -
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Events
AfroTech Conference
The largest Black tech conference of the year offers connections with a global community of 20,000+ Black tech innovators, dynamic programming on emerging trends, networking opportunities with industry leaders, and conversations with top tech recruiters. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, songwriter and producer Timbaland, and multitalented artist Issa Rae are just a few of the luminaries scheduled to speak.Wed.-Sun., Nov. 1-5Various Downtown locations -
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Food Events
An Evening with Alison Roman
The New York-based cook, writer, and author of the New York Times-bestselling cookbooks Sweet Enough, Nothing Fancy, and Dining In takes the State stage for an evening of food talk and more.Sun., Nov. 5, 8pm. $36.50. -
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Art
This is, of course, Yasmina Reza's arch comedy that asks poignant questions about the meaning of art and friendship. Directed by Steven Pounders for Penfold Theatre, and featuring performances by Ryan Crowder, Nathan Jerkins, and Kareem Badr.Through Nov. 18. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 5pm. $17-37. -
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Visual Arts
Art for the People Gallery: Falling into Winter
Ahhh, don't just fall, though – dive gloriously into the diverse paintings, mixed media, digital, and fiber artworks in this group exhibition of Austin artists, featuring creations by Bern Abplanalp, Hallie Rae Ward, Phillip Seymour (his Great Horned Owl is pictured right here), and more.Through Jan. 5 -
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Austin Central Library: Mother/Land
Yuliya Lanina’s exhibition delves into the Austin-based artist’s complex and personal relationship with the war in Ukraine. Through animation, sculpture, and installation, Lanina continues her introspective exploration of the emotional and physical impact of war and trauma. See our cover story on this powerful work right here.Through Nov. 5. Free. -
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Special Screenings
Austin Jewish Film Festival
The 21st annual fest will include in-person screenings and receptions, followed by an online showing of most films.Nov. 2-12
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