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The Front Festival
Helmed by women and queer creative collective Future Front, this Labor Day weekend festival celebrates the end-of-summer holiday with this Austinite’s favorite activities: appreciating local music, film, and art, and doing a lot of swimming. The main event launches Friday, when the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria hosts over a dozen independent Texan filmmakers for a movie showcase; on Saturday, Cheer Up Charlies welcomes musical acts Pam Reyes, Never, promqueen, p1nkstar, and more. Thursday and Sunday bookend the event with, respectively, night and day parties at the LINE Hotel pool, featuring DJ sets and pop-up art exhibits to boot. – Carys AndersonAug. 29-Sept. 1Various locations -
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Queer Film Theory 101: Back to School
Pack your pencils, papers, and cute animal-themed folders because this month’s live Queer Film Theory 101 is all about those linoleum-lined school halls. With four queer film “professors” – aka people who like movies and signed up for stage time – explore the queer awakenings baked into classroom-set media. Hosts Mike Graupmann and Lesley Clayton promise no pop quiz, but you will be enrolled in “a one-night crash course curriculum covering some of the best (and queerest) films from yesteryear.” Oh, also, yours truly will be there presenting my own childhood fave: Teacher’s Pet The Movie. Be there or earn a failing grade in having fun! – James ScottThu., Aug. 29 -
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Queer Magic the Gathering Night
Are you LGBTQ and a fan of Magic? Have you never picked up a card but your gay spirit yearns to build a deck? Do you reject the temptations of Yu-Gi-Oh! and its many big-haired idols? Then you may find yourself among friends at this weekly meetup of queer Magic: The Gathering players. Welcome are the dedicated, the lapsed, and the newbies these Thursday nights – even those sans cards can participate. Masks, however, are required, but they’ve got spares if you forget yours at home. – James ScottThursdays, 7-10pm. Free but RSVP. -
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Riot Fair
I’ve analyzed the projections and looked at all the research: My conclusion is rock solid. Yes, I’ve concluded that this Thursday night on Fourth Street will be a riot … for Riot Fair, that is. Tear down the house with host Riot Girl, cast members Titty Androgynous & Venus Rising, and DJ Ruby Knight. Their drag spectacular will shock white streaks in your hair, spin your chair, and make you shout – as will the nice early start time of 8:30pm. Look, sometimes you need to riot responsibly on a school night! – James ScottThursdays, 8pm. 18+, $10; 21+, free. -
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Sapphic Pop Karaoke Night
Sing your sapphic heart out with Local Queer ATX. Plus: a chance to win a $25 bar tab!Thu., Aug. 29 -
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Thee Gay Agenda: Best in Show
Bark, bark; meow, meow; honk, honk: These are the sounds you can expect from the newest Thee Gay Agenda variety show. Running for two nights only – with night No. 1 being a masks-on performance – witness the animal-style antics of your favorite queer performers. Beau Elliot, Mase Kerwick, Kelsey Oliver, Sinful Purchase, Khattie Q, and Irielle Wesley bring their furry & fabulous selves, while Emmet Hunker MCs and Schi the God spins as the night’s DJ. Grab a ticket and see who’ll be crowned Best in Show! – James ScottAug. 29-30 -
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Austin Front Runners
Join other LGBTQ runners for a 3-10 mile trek around Lady Bird Lake.Tuesdays, 6pm, Thursdays, 6pm and Saturdays, 10am -
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Free HIV & STI Walk-In Testing
Know your status by taking advantage of Vivent Health's free testing hours and other sexual health offerings like free condoms/lube.Mon.-Fri., 8am-4pm; Tue., 1-4pm -
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Garage
Picture this: You are giggling and guffawing, perhaps even rolling upon the ground. How could this be your reality, Reader? By attending improvised comedy show Garage, where women and non-binary comics create on-the-spot comedy from audience song suggestions. These peeps will make your cheeks ache from smiling after an hour of their high-octane hilarity hosted by local stand-ups – and all for like eight bucks pre-show, and $10 at the door. Like, sheesh. What more could you want? Maybe, like, an in-venue bar or something? Oh, wait: Fallout Theater freakin’ has that, too. No more excuses, Reader. Seize your ROFL reality. – James ScottThursdays. Through Oct. 3 -
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Gaymer Night
Alice Express hosts this gaymer's delight, with Super Smash Bros tournies, Mario Kart battles, VR areas, and more.Thursdays, 9pm -
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Geeks Who Drink at the Iron Bear
Join this un-fur-getable pub quiz at Austin's fave bear barEvery other Thursday, 8-10pm -
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Mochi Mochi: A Cosplay Drag Show
Leia Sakura, Louisianna Purchase, and Tatiana Cholula present this costumed coterie of anime-inspired performances.Last Thursday of every month, 10pm -
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Spank Bank
An all-trans and sex positive showcase hosted by Iggy Bank that digs into "the world of sex and kink, all with style and grace."Thursdays, 12am. 18+, $10; 21+, free. -
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The Grizzly
Its latest installment went overboard with heavy-handed dialogue about the Importance of Cooking, but season one of The Bear remains an enthralling, realistic – and for many restaurant veterans, traumatizing – look into the chaos of the kitchen. Lex Okeke takes inspiration from the FX dramedy for her directorial debut The Grizzly, a monthlong show about the stress and intensity of improv performance. The cast’s real-time thought processes make up the production, highlighting the messiness of early-stage collaboration – when performers are still perfecting their comedic recipe, if you will. Let’s just hope Okeke learns from Carmy and doesn’t go for a star. – Carys AndersonAug. 16 through Sept. 14 -
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The Little Gay Book Club
Crack open a new queer lit section every month with the Little Gay Book Club, a subscription-based "community of booklovers and bibliophiles that share in our passion for reading through conversations, monthly meetings, and events." Meetings are available virtually and in-person.$0-50 per month. -
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