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Affordable Art Fair Austin
Affordable Art Fair Austin will launch in May 2024, showcasing original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming a whole host of local, national and international exhibitors, their spectacular first edition is set to be unmissable!May 16-19Palmer Events Center -
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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance
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Bah, Humbug!
The award-winning improvisers at the Hideout Theatre construct an enchanting, hilarious, and completely improvised play set in Victorian England – as if seen through the eyes of master writer and storyteller Charles Dickens – and using suggestions from the audience to create an entirely new Dickensian narrative with every show. And, yes, there's an afternoon show on Boxing Day!Fri.-Sat., 8pm, Dec. 17-18; Sun., Dec. 26, 5pm. $7-15. -
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A Cool Yule
The TexARTS holiday tradition returns for its ninth year, bringing back that swingin’ cabaret to warm your heart with the songs of Andy Williams, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Sugarland, Michael Bublé, Peggy Lee, and more, featuring stars from the TexARTS Professional Series.Dec. 16-19. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $46-56. -
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A Miracle on 34th Street: Classic Radiocast
With an original script by Penfold Theatre Company’s Nathan Jerkins, this holiday classic brings the humor and heartwarming holiday feels to Round Rock (Dec. 9-18) and Austin (Dec. 19), performed in that iconic live-radio-show format by local actors and a foley sound artist. We're telling you about these Round Rock gigs, even, because, well – look at this cast: Lowell Bartholomee, Eva McQuade, Mical Trejo, Marina DeYoe-Pedraza, and Robert Faires. And it's directed by Rosalind Faires. We say: If professionally staged Christmas cheer is your cuppa tea, this will totally slake your theatre thirst.Through Dec. 18. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm. $16-21. -
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Armadillo Bazaar Outside
This new rendition of an Austin tradition takes it outside for three days of music, fun, and goods presented on the lovely terrace at Palmer. It's a must-shop for the holidays, and it's only open for three days, so be sure to pop in during its limited run.Fri.-Sun. Dec. 17-19, 10am-5:30pm -
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Austin Public Library: Outpost
The Austin Public Library presents an installation by Sarah Welch: multimedia objects and imagery from the artist’s self-published comic, Holdout.Through Jan. 14 -
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Ballet Austin: The Nutcracker
We've heard tell that Ballet Austin’s annual production of The Nutcracker is this city’s favorite holiday tradition – and we're not fixing to argue. Here's a perfectly calibrated spectacle of delight, in which hundreds of dancers perform Stephen Mills’ enchanting choreography to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s score – with live accompaniment from Austin Symphony Orchestra.Wed.-Thu., Dec. 22-23, 2pm. $20 and up. -
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Butridge Gallery: The Art of Peace
Paintings and drawings by five award-winning Austin figurative artists: J.C. Amorrortu, Lawrence Jolly, Meena Matocha, Rhea Pettit, and Linda Wandt.Through Jan. 8 -
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Derek Gaines: Live In Austin
Hey, it's that Derek Gaines, who you know from The King of Staten Island or Tracy Morgan's The Last OG. No? You should – he's so damned funny, he'll make you laugh half this bullshit year's cares away in a single night.Dec. 17-18. Fri., 7 & 10pm; Sat., 7 & 9:30pm. $20. -
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Die Felicia Holiday Horrors
Do ugly X-mas sweaters, Elf on the Shelf, and caroling sound more scary than merry to you? You’ll find yourself in good, ghoulish company with host Louisianna Purchase and her cast of Hell Hounds at tonight’s frighteningly festive drag show.Fri., Dec. 17, 10pm. $10. -
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Downtown Holiday Stroll
Enjoy free and family-friendly events all month, and with your Downtown Passport, collecting stamps at participating businesses can get you entered in a drawing for prizes. Grand prize is a Hotel ZaZa staycation package, and others include gift cards and even a ukulele!Through Dec. 31Downtown Austin -
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Elias Haslanger Quintet, Trip Trio w/ Lissa Hattersley
The Elephant Room has struggled during the pandemic, reopening and re-closing a few times, but it’s back in action with powerhouse bills like these. Friday features the Elias Haslanger Quintet, as the tenor saxophonist takes a break from Church On Monday duties to bop old school. A genre-hopper most at home with swinging improvisation, trumpeter Ephraim Owens brings his fivesome to the Saturday night slot. The weekend closes out with the Mitch Watkins Trio, as the titular guitar star – sideman to Leonard Cohen, Lyle Lovett, and more, as well as a leader in his own right – burns up his fretboard.Fri., Dec. 17 -
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Jaston Williams: Blood & Holly
Jaston Williams remembers his childhood Christmas celebrations as being an odd mix of Babes in Toyland with occasional detours through Franco’s Spain. Meet the two elderly Texan sisters minus all their eyebrows, the members of the Hugger family whose Christmas list includes everything from rubber knives for the kids to new teeth for Grandma, and spend Christmas Eve in a local bar in the company of a delightfully merry gentleman. The talented co-creator of the Greater Tuna plays will have you in holiday stitches with this show about Christmas west of Pecos.Dec. 17-18. Fri., 7pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm -
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Jim Keller & Friends
As guitarist and chief songwriter for Tommy Tutone, Jim Keller’s halfway responsible for the most iconic seven digits of the Eighties: “867-5309.” For the last three decades though, he’s also been a notable music industry mystic – representing management and publishing concerns for heady acts like Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar. Along the way he’s left a trail of solo records. February’s By No Means, riding the guitar verve of David Hidalgo, inhabits Bob Dylan/Lou Reed territory with smokily poetic lyricism. Keller buddies up with ATX blue chippers Jonas Wilson, Sam Pankey, David Boyle, and Falcon Valdez for a free, intimate affair.Fri., Dec. 17, 8pm -
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Kelly Kline’s Pink Santa Toy Drive
Help make holiday wishes come true for local children in need and donate new, unwrapped, and gender-neutral toys and gifts as part of Austin Pride’s 17th annual toy drive. See website for drop-off locations.Through Dec. 17Multiple locations -
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La Pastorela
Teatro Vivo’s La Pastorela is a celebration of the Austin BIPOC community that keeps all the lessons and humor of the traditional Pastorela (with the familiar shepherds, angels, and devils), but sets in the present time in this city. Directed by Carl Gonzales, with musical direction by Eric Flores.Through Dec. 19. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. Donations accepted. -
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Nautical Light Show
A boat tour is a lovely way to view the spectacular light show at Mozart's, made even sweeter with their treats and cocoa.Select dates through Jan. 6 -
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Peppermint Parkway
The holiday tradition at COTA is back and bigger than ever, with tons of fun for the family to be enjoyed from the car or at Peppermint Plaza. There's a mile of immersive displays, millions of lights, dancing elves, and race fans will enjoy taking a lap around the F1 track.Through Dec. 30 -
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Poetry Jam Showcase & Open Mic
"The hottest spoken word poets hit the stage for a night of thought-provoking vibes."Fri., Dec. 17, 8:30pm. $20. -
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Stealing Baby Jesus
Inspired by her mother's attempts to create joyful traditions in tough times, and by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Bernadette Nason has been forever striving to find the perfect Christmas, even though childhood memories haunt her. When she reads that her hometown of Winchester is vying for the coveted title of "Most Christmassy Town in Britain," she's gobsmacked. You'll be gobsmacked, too – with laughter and warm holiday feelings, as Nason's delightful one-woman show (directed by that Ben Wolfe for Austin Playhouse) heralds this season of (potential) comfort and joy.Dec. 16, 17, 21: 7:30pm; Dec. 19: 6pm. Streaming on demand: Dec. 20-26. $12-20. -
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Steph Tolev
Steph Tolev is a comedian from Toronto, currently living in Los Angeles, whose unique style of absurd and personal comedy has made her an audience favorite on stage and on television.Dec.16-17. Thu., 7 & 9pm; Fri., 7pm. $25. -
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Dance
The Watchmaker's Song
Ventana Ballet presents many different styles of dance in their immersive dance-theatre production based on the beloved Nutcracker ballet – not just classical ballet, but Egyptian belly dance, Spanish flamenco, Argentinian tango, American tap dance, and of course the inimitable Mother Ginger.Dec. 9-18. Thu.-Sat., 6:30 & 8:30pm; Sun., 1pm (kids show). $40. -
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Unexpected Joy
Here's the regional premiere of Bill Russell and Janet Hood's musical about three generations of female singers, long-held family tensions, and a week together where change is in the air. Directed by Lisa Scheps for Ground Floor Theatre, with in-person performances and streaming options, this is a shows that "weaves folk-rock, pop, and blues in bringing together a family that hasn’t experienced true joy in decades." Starring Michelle Alexander, Caroline Mullins, Amber Quick, and Cathie Sheridan.Through Dec. 19. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $25. -
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Winter Wanderland
"Snow Close, Yet Snow Far Out" is the theme for this festive series of holiday happenings. Enjoy the neon rainbow decor, seasonal bevvies and treats, and fun activities, including photos with Santa on Friday and carols with Mrs. Claus on Saturday.Through Dec. 26. Donations for Council on At-Risk Youth suggested.
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Out of Town
"Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer"
Known for her paintings and married to a famous photographer, this is the first exhibition that explores: O’Keeffe’s connection to photography.Sun., Oct. 17-Jan. 23, 2022Museum Fine Arts, Houston -
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Food Events
2 Dine 4 Holiday Dinner
The talented chefs at Austin's 2 Dine 4 catering have you covered for the holidays, with a variety of delicious meals to delight the senses and sate those holiday appetites. Think: Andouille-and-apple-stuffed chicken with brie cream; boneless braised beef short ribs; cherry-and-walnut-stuffed pork tenderloin; and more – accompanied by the likes of duck-fat-fried heirloom potatoes, maple butternut squash, cranberry wld rice pilaf, creamy boursin cheese polenta, and other amazing sides. Order now, and pick 'em up on Tue.-Thu., Dec. 21-23. -
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Aba's Mediterranean Christmas Dinner Carry-Out
Aba’s Christmas carry-out is available for groups of two, four or six guests. This year's feast from the excellent epicenter of all noms Bosporus-adjacent features wild mushroom hummus, whipped feta with persimmon, thyme-roasted carrots with labneh, grilled chicken kebab, braised short rib, crispy brussels sprouts, and honey pie. Ooooh, honey pie, you're making us crazy. Note: Order by Tue., Dec. 21 at 9am for pickup on Fri., Dec. 24, 10am-4pm.$56.95 per person. -
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