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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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Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark
On the April Full Moon, come set intentions and indulge in the mesmerizing allure of live acoustic music performed by world-class musicians, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight. Its a different kind of concert, that begins and ends in darkness, with music and a poem or two surrounding and soothing you. Audience members will be given the choice of bringing their own yoga mats and/or pillows to gaze at the shadows on the ceiling. A circle of chairs will be provided.Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pmATX Unplugged
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Film
Special Screenings
Austin Film Festival
The eight-day film festival focuses on industry creatives more than celebrity red carpet fodder. Festival pass costs range from $65 to $650 for the all-powerful Producers Badge, and are available online or at the venues (get $10 off Film Passes with promo code CHRONFP). Highlights include Terrence Malick’s latest film, A Hidden Life; Hirokazu Koreeda's The Truth; and a screening of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend documentary feature with series creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna in attendance.Oct. 24-Oct. 31Various locations -
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Dance
Dance Waterloo: Vital
The public is invited to act as both observer and participant through a series of free dance performances by Dance Waterloo, inspired by Waterloo Greenway’s revitalization of Symphony Square, Waller Creek, and the surrounding urban greenspace.Thu.-Sun., Oct. 24-27, 7:30pm. Free. -
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Civic Events
Early Voting
Cast your vote for Propositions A and B, two city-based citizen initiatives placed on the ballot by local petition drives; one Travis County prop regarding the Hotel Occupancy Tax; and 10 state constitutional amendments. For more info and our endorsements, visit austinchronicle.com/elections.Oct. 21-Nov. 1. Mon.-Sat., 7am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pmWherever you see a “Vote Here/Aquí” sign -
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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
House of Torment
Step into your worst nightmare at this fright farm in North Austin. Known for its high production values and immersive scare tactics, this is one up from watching horror movies all month. New this year are outdoor horror screenings for those who enjoy their spine tingling in fear.Oct. 3-6, 9-31; Nov. 1-2. $20+. -
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Angie's Rock & Roll Circus w/ DJ LP, the Differentials, the Crack Pipes, & more
Eric Hisaw birthday marked by Crack Pipes and a Hickoids-adjacent Stones tribute.Sat., Oct. 26, 7pm -
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Visual Arts
Art Alliance Austin: ArtBash
This sixth annual fundraiser is an avant-garde art and fashion frenzy, where guests are invited to "Come as Thou Art" and wear art-themed outfits for an exciting evening of stylish costumes, art, photography, light installations, and more. Featured artists include Gail Chovan, Daniel Nguyen, and Stephen Wilson, and proceeds will support Art Alliance Austin’s new Youth Art Investment Program. See website for more.Sat., Oct. 26, 8pm-12mid. Free-$800. -
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Classical Music
Chorus Austin: The Book of Rounds
Ryan Heller and his acclaimed ensemble celebrate the CD release of this wonderful song cycle with a return performance.Sat., Oct. 26, 7:30pm. $15-50. -
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Theatre
Everybody
We all die alone, right? Or … do we? This Austin premiere – nominated for a Pulitzer, penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – is equal parts Christian Morality Play, 2017-soaked dialogue, and lottery draw, transporting the audience into themselves and each other. To evoke the randomness of death, each show will feature a different arrangement of the cast (out of a possible 120 combinations). Anybody who happens, by sheer coincidence, to actually die during the performance of this macabre thing … well, they'll likely get a standing ovation, don'tcha think?Through Nov. 1. Thu.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2pm. Extra show: Sat., Nov. 2, 2pm. $5-15.UT Student Activity Center, 2201 Speedway -
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Theatre
Ghost Quartet
Penfold Theatre brings a bounty of ghostly elegance to your Halloweening season, as Liz Fisher directs Dave Malloy's happily haunted musical about love, death, and whisky. Listen in as four friends drink and spin yarns about two fairy-tale sisters, a tree house astronomer and a lazy evil bear, a subway tragedy, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk, the disparate narrative threads interweaving into a centuries-long tale of encounters with the otherworldly. (Note: The final two performances will be at the Driskill Hotel, with pre-show entertainment beginning at 7:30pm. Oct. 31: Ghost stories told by paranormal expert Nathan Jerkins. Nov. 1: Round Rock Ballet Folklórico share traditional Día de los Muertos dances and discuss the importance of the holiday.) Also? Our reviewer? Was rather blown away.Through Nov. 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-31 ($45, for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 shows). -
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Nightlife & Parties
Hocus Pocus Drag Brunch
Sisters! Vylette Ward's hosting and we promise this wont reek of children. Plus sounds to make you dance til ya drop by Kid Slyce.Sat., Oct. 26, 10:30am-3pm. Reservations recommended. -
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Community
Intersex Awareness Day
Celebrate, learn about, and support our intersex community members in honor of Intersex Awareness Day with the ACLU of Texas, HRC Austin, and Equality Texas.Sat., Oct. 26, noon-1pm -
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Theatre
It Is Magic
In this new Mickle Maher show, at a community theatre audition for a new adaptation of The Three Little Pigs intended for adult audiences, "two sisters set out to search for an actor to play the role of the Wolf. As they struggle to cast the right actor, they're quickly confronted with the darkness inside the audition room – and themselves." A setup like that is compelling enough; knowing it's scripted by the man who brought us There Is a Happiness That Morning Is and The Strangerer and so many other hefty shards of hilarious and cutting brilliance that, well, hell – we like good theatre, what can we say? And this one's directed by Mark Pickell for Capital T and features Jill Blackwood, Kathy Catmull, John Christopher, Robert Pierson, and Rebecca Robinson. UPDATE: And now this production's been reviewed by our own Robert Faires.Through Nov. 23. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $20-30. -
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Comedy
Ken Jeong
Since his feature film debut playing the doctor in Knocked Up, Jeong has gone on to star in such movie roles as the mobster “Mr. Chow” in the hit comedy The Hangover and as that one guy in the Warner Bros. megapopular Crazy Rich Asians and, oh, he's been all over Netflix and Fox and so on – he's a comedian on fire, right? Once a doctor, currently a stand-up phenomenon, and, right now, here in Austin.Sat., Oct. 26, 7pm. $41.50-61.50. -
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Music
Piknic Électronik day one w/ Damian Lazarus, Cassian, Durante, Toddy B
Known for five-hour DJ sets and long-form productions, contemporary UK house maven Damian Lazarus headlines Saturday on his Smoke the Monster Out 10th anniversary tour. Australian production and remix powerhouse Cassian and sun-kissed techno auteur Durante support. Tickets only $15 per day.Sat., Oct. 26, 2pm -
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Visual Arts
Raw Paw: Dark Arts
This variety show of dark and occult work by local visual and performing artists is what's happening at Raw Paw HQ this weekend – and it'll treat you right, if you appreciate the more shadowy side of wonderment. Note that they don't use the *fnord* term "spooktacular" anywhere in the event description; rather, Raw Paw's own Kyle Carter reminds us: "This is an acknowledgment of the darkness present within our inner and outer space, and the importance of understanding it." Yes, thank you.Sat., Oct. 26, 7pm-12mid. $5. -
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Events
Roots & Wings Festival
R&W is a combined community-wide celebration of Austin’s Arbor Day and Monarch Appreciation Day. Come in your best nature-themed costume. There will be a butterfly tent and a tree climb among many other nature-friendly activities.Sat., Oct. 26, 10am-3pm. Free with Zilker Botanical Garden admission. -
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Theatre
Salvador Dali's Naked Feast
This is The Vortex’s big annual fundraiser, welcoming you in all your finest surreality to enter Dali’s universe at a performance-art-installation-cocktail-party night of revelry evoking and embodying that quite verifiably sane artist's aesthetic and artistry. Witness theatrical weirdness in diverse complexity! Dance a tango with someone who may very well be Salvador himself! Graze from elegantly designed food art on an array of naked bodies! Plentiful artistic hors d’oeuvres will feature vegan, meat, gluten-free, and dessert options, and that popular Butterfly Bar will be serving up the Casanova Cocktail from Dali’s own recipe. Need we add: Mature Audiences only.Sat., Oct. 26, 7pm-12mid. $35-100. -
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Sissy Spacek, Skin Graft, Form Hunter, USA/Mexico, & more
Twenty-year-old L.A. noise institution.Sat., Oct. 26, 8pm -
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Food Events
Spirits of Ghost Hill Halloween Party
Said to be haunted by the ghost of a man who died in a car crash just outside the gate in the 1930s, Ghost Hill Ranch became the permanent home for Treaty Oak Distilling in 2016 and definitely has plenty of spirits – most notably whiskey and gin. This Saturday, enjoy distillery tours, the release of cask-strength Ghost Hill bourbon, Halloween drink specials, a haunted hayride, live music from Ruby Dice, and more.Sat., Oct. 26, noon-9pm. Free. -
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Theatre
SVT: Three Headed Festival
Salvage Vanguard Theatre roars back to the foreground of Austin's stagework scene with this second annual showcase of works and workshops curated by Kate Taylor. Examine the power of curses, the stranglehold of categorization, and the courage to overcome in two weekends of solo performances featuring dancer and choreographer Kelsey Oliver, actor and visual artist Kriston Woodreaux, and actor and activist Crystal Bird Caviel. Also: a pre-show interactive exhibit by Alyssa Dillard, a movement class led by Oliver, and that grotesquely gorgeous (and vice versa) Rogue at Rogge Monsters’ Ball. Ah, there's so much to see and do, we reckon that a full-festival pass is the best way to go. See website for details!Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 10:30am, 2, 5, 8, & 10pm; Sun., 5 & 8pm. $5-25. -
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Books
Texas Book Festival 2019
The 24th annual Texas Book Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious literary festivals in the country, features more than 250 celebrated and emerging writers, including journalists, artists, scientists, graphic novelists, and more. The festival weekend includes acclaimed authors at readings, panel discussions, and signings; exhibitor booths and food vendors; tents and venues, including cooking, C-SPAN, children’s entertainment, and the return of the Latinx Lit Tent. Spread throughout the grounds of the State Capitol and along Austin’s iconic Congress Avenue, encompassing Saturday night's Red River Lit Crawl, this festival will bring you the world in a whirl of words and words and pictures.Oct. 26-27. Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 11am-5pm. Free.Downtown Austin -
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Theatre
The Austin Séance
Find out what the local spirits have to say as A. Lucio and Jake Cordero of The Austin Séance lead a series of fascinating sessions, each of which includes a brief exploration of American spiritualist history, a contemplative guided meditation, and, of course, a séance.Oct. 24-26. Thu., 7pm; Fri.-Sat., 7 & 9pm. $15-30. -
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Comedy
The Black Vault
Don't mistake this for comedy, exactly. The Black Vault is a fully improvised show that spins horror tales in the style of H.P. Lovecraft, the writer best known for his "Cthulhu Mythos." The show explores many of Lovecraft’s themes – ancient unspeakable terror, impossible twisted dreamscapes, unseen forces from beyond the stars that infect our minds, and the real horrors that humanity inflicts upon itself – but, note: This new production tells tales of creeping alien horrors via the experiences of those not typically represented in Lovecraft’s work. In other words: Boo-yah, Howard Phillips, you old dead racist! Ia! Ia!Through Oct. 26. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $15. -
Music
The Midnight Hour starring Adrian Younge + Ali Shaheed Muhammad, DJ Notion, Stone Mecca, Angela Muñoz, Loren Oden, Jack Waterson
Midnight Hour producer/arranger Adrian Younge claims that he and DJ/co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and Lucy Pearl aim to make cinematic experiences for sophisticated hip-hop listeners.: “If you understand hip-hop, you understand where hip-hop came from, and you understand why you continue the conversation that the predecessors of hip-hop music started with jazz, with funk, with soul, with psych,” explains the L.A. native. “We’re not going back and rehashing what they did. We’re going back and looking at what they did and trying to do what they did better in a new, modern way.”: Last year’s eponymous studio debut sounds like jazzy hip-hop befit for a late-night club date. Elegant chords mix with soothing vocals ranging from Cee-Lo Green to Luther Vandross’ “So Amazing” reimagined. The duo plans on a second studio album next year after finishing some score work for Netflix series Luke Cage.: Lead single from the upcoming sophomore disc, “Harmony,” joins new debuts in Austin this weekend, according to Muhammad.: “Austin’s always been a music city with a great appreciation for the music I’ve been making the past 30 years,” he says gratefully.: The two hip-hop lifers mesh well together due to shared viewpoints toward music creation. Both started out producing on electric equipment and eventually taught themselves to play myriad live instruments.: “We have a lot of respect for each other, but ultimately we just have fun,” asserts Muhammad.Sat., Oct. 26, 7pm -
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Theatre
Theorist Fest: Finding Fisterra
Theorist Fest, a four-day weekend of creative wonderment, features 85 multidisciplinary artists from across the United States – and Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, England, South Korea, and India – performing all over the heart of Downtown Austin (but mostly centered at the MACC). Listen: In collaboration with Jennifer Chenoweth's Fisterra project, XYZ Atlas interviewed more than 200,000 people about why they feel a sense of belonging to a place. Now witness the myriad answers, as vividly and kinetically evoked by the likes of Maleek Washington, Manuel Vignoulle, Compañia Sunny Savoy, Daniel Martinez, Vivian Olviedo, Alberto Hiromoto, Group Acorde, and so many others. Aye, there will be informative panels and installations, too – this is a free and many-splendored explosion of arts from your Theorist friends, and highly recommended.Oct. 24-27. Free. -
Arts
Dance
Ventana Ballet: Undead
Here's an immersive, adults-only Halloween show featuring professional dance and theater artists, where "you'll encounter the shadows of the night, where only the undead gather." Remember: In dance, as in journalism, IF IT BLEEDS, IT LEADS.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 25-26, 8pm. $25. -
Community
Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
Viva la Vida Festival and Parade
Don't miss Austin's biggest Día de los Muertos celebration. The streets will close for the Grand Procession; outside the Mexic-Arte Museum (419 Congress) you'll find traditional food, vendor booths, a low rider exhibition, live music, and other performances throughout the day.Sat., Oct. 26, noon-6pm. Free.100-200 block of E. Fourth -
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Nightlife & Parties
What's Your Fantasy? Villains
Kind Clinic's annual Halloween fundraiser invites you to embrace your inner bad guy (duh) for a dark and stormy costume party that raises cash to keep Austin's sexual health strong while also supporting the city's trans, GNC, and ENBY communities.Sat., Oct. 26, 8-11pm. $50-500.
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Film
Special Screenings
"Flight of the Butterflies" (2012)
Laser Imax 3D: The life cycle of a monarch butterfly and its long-distance migration from Canada to Central Mexico is captured in this 3D nature documentary that also focuses on the decades of fieldwork conducted by Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart.Sat., Oct. 26, 12pm
