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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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Gender Diverse Joy
2Spirit Queer, Downtown Austin Alliance, Khush ATX, and Local Queer ATX collab on this Downtown Austin space activation. Enjoy drag, dance, an open mic, food, and a name/gender change workshop – all for freesies.Sat., Aug. 31506 Congress -
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Now Serving
Serving up a delightful time, host Tiffany Epiphany brings along local drag talent for this dinner-and-a-show type of night.Sat., Aug. 31 -
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Queer Singles Happy Hour
Local Queer ATX pairs up with Jigsaw Dating for the mixer-maker’s first-ever LGBTQ-only event. The goal’s a safe space for mingling, with custom conversation cards and Jigsaw’s “signature ice breaker bingo.”Sat., Aug. 31 -
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Rhinestone Roots
Kit yourself out in cowpoke finery for this evening celebrating queer Southern folks of color. Hosted by local stage and art legends Gothess Jasmine and Bobby Pudrido, attendees can expect drag, country dancing, a vendor market, delectable vegetarian dishes by Fork Fantasies, and a fashion show curated by SwankKi. DJs Lavender Thug and Cysum set the groove mood. “Our mission,” the event organizers write, “is to create a joyful, safe space where Black and brown queer communities can honor their Southern roots, enjoy themselves, and feel represented.” Important note: Masks are required indoors, so bring your KN95! – James ScottSat., Aug. 31
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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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“My Eyes Are Starving for Beauty”
Utilizing collected materials – recycled clay, lumber, thrift store blankies – queer Texan Anthony Sonnenberg’s new show uses not only installed art pieces but performance. Makes sense, given that the queerness Sonnenberg explores here holds space in both stillness and movement. Consider his acknowledged muses, Divine and André Leon Talley, both of whom were striking in still images and awe-inspiring in motion. The event copy extrapolates: “These, and other creatives like them, stood out for their ability to defy traditional beauty standards, becoming fashion icons for their completely unique, uncompromising style, and their outsized impacts on the worlds of fashion, film, music, and pop culture.” Enjoy the opening reception festivities on Aug. 23, or check in any Saturday through Oct. 5. – James ScottOpens Aug. 24; runs through Oct. 5 -
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Dues & Doughnuts
The only Sixth Street drag show and it’s sweet as can be. Nova Sparks hosts this drag open mic every other Saturday, so come help queer up Austin’s haven for drunk straights.Every other Saturday -
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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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Coco Cxnts Drag Brunch
Bohemia, Arinna Dior Heys, and Brigitte Bandit take over Coconut Club’s rooftop with host Honey Baby and weekly special guests.Saturdays, 1-4pm. No cover. -
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The Best Drag Show Ever
Join host Ritzy Bitz for a night you won't forget, with cast members like Justice, Casady Milan, DeeGee Rey, Celia Light, Emerald Van Cartier, and Evah Destruction. Remember: "Flash Photography is strictly MANDATORY and drinking is fundamental!"Saturdays, 9pm. Free but RSVP.