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Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival
Grab your friends and come to the Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival! Give your palate a treat, enjoy the tastes, textures and aromas- you will find a new favorite brewery! If you prefer a glass of wine or seltzer – they’ll have that too. Lively music, food, games, brewers panel and more. Come See What’s on Tap! Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Rotary Club.Sat. June 14, 11am-6pmDowntown Fredericksburg Market Square -
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Maudie's Moonlight Run by The Trail Conservancy
Join The Trail Conservancy for Maudie's Moonlight 5K Run! The scenic route winds along Lady Bird Lake and the Butler Trail, leading to the ultimate post-run fiesta with legendary Tex-Mex, ice-cold margaritas, and live music! Complete details on the run route, registration, and volunteer info are available online.Thurs. June 5, 8pm-10pmAuditorium Shores
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“Tenfold”
With a name pulled from owner Jill’s grandfather’s Chicago-set pen shop, this formerly East Austin art gallery sets up at a fresh spot situated on “the gateway to Clarksville and Old West Austin.” To christen their new venue properly, McLennon Pen Co. presents their first artist roster in Rosie Clements, Andy Coolquitt, Lindsey Lascaux, Peter McRury, Patrick Quinn, Slater Reid Sousley, Audrey Rodriguez, Ben Siekierski, Ashley Swarts, and Alexandra Valenti. Hailing from Austin, New York, Los Angeles, and Kansas City, all 10 artists are officially represented by the gallery – and have “begun to shape the identity of the gallery,” Jill says. “They are the thinkers and makers I’m most excited and equipped to support and see evolve in the next decade.” – James ScottThu., June 5New McLennon Pen Co. Gallery, 1114 W. Fifth St. #202 -
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Don’t believe the hype: Not every schlocky blockbuster is actually a misunderstood masterpiece. Join Eric Samaniego and Wright Sulek, hosts of the Trash in the Can podcast, as they screen Renny Harlin’s braindead sharksploitation anti-classic, a movie so wrongheaded that the filmmakers didn’t realize until test screenings that audiences thought the crusading marine biologist hero was the villain. Come for the cheese, but stick around for sharks swimming backwards, LL Cool J with a parrot, and Samuel L. Jackson’s epic motivational speaking. – Richard WhittakerThu., June 5 -
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Dogma (1999)
The advantage of a film being lost is that you never have to decide if it’s good or not. It’s basically been 25 years since new audiences got to form an opinion about Kevin Smith’s “missing” film, buried because of a bad deal with the Weinsteins. (As Smith said, “My movie about angels is owned by the devil himself.”) Newly liberated in 4K, his wild comedy of angels, devils, Catholic angst and commercialized faith, and Alanis Morissette as God finally gets screen time. – Richard WhittakerJune 5 - 11 -
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Interiors
Known for 25 years as Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company, KDH Dance Company rebrands with Interiors, its first show since Artistic Director Alyson Dolan and Executive Director/Resident Composer Drew Silverman took over the artistic arm of the organization. In light of the transition, this production examines, understandably, our insides – how our environments shape our beings, and how we, in turn, leave a mark on those around us. Dancers Anna Bauer, Cara Cook, Jairus Carr, Lisa del Rosario, Love Muwwakkil, and Carissa Topham Fisher move to music performed live by local musicians Henna Chou, Leila Henley, and Andy Nolte. – Carys AndersonJune 5 - 7 -
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M3GAN (2023)
Every week there’s another negative story about AI, like the widely distributed bogus summer reading list that featured fake books invented by ChatGPT. Why are people even still messing with this stuff – haven’t they seen M3GAN? If this delightfully campy sci-fi horror served as a cautionary tale for when artificial intelligence finally becomes self-aware, we’d be logging out of all the AI stuff posthaste. But we just can’t help ourselves! Prep for the upcoming battles by studying closely what happens when a roboticist (Allison Williams) creates a companion doll for her niece (Violet McGraw) and things go haywire. Plus, you’ll be ready for M3GAN 2.0, out in late June. – Kat McNevinsThu., June 5 -
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Maudie’s Moonlight Run
On the rocks or on the trail, this night of margarita mischief is sure to get your heart racing. Maudie’s is back with its 22nd annual run, where all registration fees go to the Trail Conservancy’s work supporting Downtown’s hike-and-bike trail. With two complimentary margs for registered racers and five kilometers of trail ahead, it’s only a matter of time before things get wild. Runners, pin on your bib and line up. The finish-line party, where the nachos are hot, the margaritas are flowing, and the DJ is bumping, awaits. – Julianna PlewesThu., June 5 -
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Mount Eerie
The adamantly DIY stylings of Phil Elverum became a cornerstone of the Northwest’s independent music scene in the early 2000s, first behind the Microphones and now primarily as Mount Eerie. The auteur continues to push multimedia artistic edges through his various projects under the house label P.W. Elverum & Sun – including the soundscapes of last year’s hauntingly atmospheric LP Night Palace, which unravels a tension of beauty and terror in his haltingly soft and intimate vocals. The equally enigmatic Dagmar Zuniga opens behind the mesmerizing new lo-fi album in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music. – Doug FreemanThu., June 5, 8pm -
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Nightlife & Parties
TunnelVision
Solovino hosts a mind-melter lineup featuring Bobby Pudrido, Dante, Ethel Institution, Chuqui, Flex Brojas, Franky L’Amour, Liz Dexia, and Rosalind Hussell. Door charge is $8, so remember to bring cash.Thu., June 5, 10pm
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The Traitors Watch Party
Ever the contrarian, I prefer The Traitors UK’s cast of normies versus the U.S.’s bench of backstabbing reality TV all-stars pulled from Survivor, Big Brother, and the Real Housewives franchise, but whichever flavor you choose of this reality competition show (there are about 20 international versions in rotation), you’re bound to get addicted. The biggest barrier to entry – who the heck has a Peacock subscription? Vacancy Brewing does! Enjoy new episodes with other faithful on Thursdays at 8pm. The nearness of beer could occasion a drinking game – maybe every time somebody wears a truly ridonk hat? That’ll get you plastered … and possibly drunk-buying a plane ticket to the scenic Scottish Highlands, the real star of the show. – Kimberley JonesThursdays at 8pm -
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Aisha Imdad: “The Allegorical Gardens”
Gardens loom large in legend. Think the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Shalimar Gardens, the Garden of Eden: each bursting with symbolic beauty, dripping with promises of life and growth. Artist Aisha Imdad explores the lush intricacies of this verdant imagery. Her watercolor works delve into literary and mythological gardens, inspired by Indian, Mughal, and Persian frescos. Each invites closer introspection, a desire to immerse in the vibrant world of her works. Each intricate blossom speck, or gilded turn of a bird wing, vibrates with idealized life. Imdad’s art portrays the possibilities of paradise. – Cat McCarreyThrough July 3 -
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Austin Vogue Nights
How long does it take to become legendary? There’s no real answer, but local kiki houses Lepore and Juicy Couture have brought legend status to first Thursdays. Featuring seven categories and seven chances to serve.First Thursday of every month, 10pm. $5. -
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“Roots Unveiled: Exploring the Chinese Experience”
Among the many anti-civil rights bills creeping their way through the Texas Legislature is Senate Bill 17, which would bar Chinese and many other Asian citizens from buying land here. Denounced by detractors as racist and reminiscent of 19th-century laws targeting Asian immigrants, its 2023 origins, along with growing anti-Asian sentiment after the pandemic, inspired Houston artist Jane Xu to found the multi-city Asian American Art & Culture Initiative and initiate this multidisciplinary exhibit. Curated by renowned international independent curator Sylvia XuHua Zhan, it brings in-depth research and archives along with work from a wide range of artists to offer a look at the rich history of Chinese Americans in Texas. Opening reception is Sunday, May 18, noon. – Kat McNevinsThrough August 31; opening reception, May 18 -
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“The Everyman”
I’ve been having a lot of “girl who’s going to be okay” moments as I reconnect with my earnest, optimistic side, so I’m excited for “The Everyman,” a group show curated by visual artist and musician Lisa Alley that celebrates the beauty in the small things – from commonplace occurrences to the working-class heroes that give this exhibit its name. Alley – who plays in local acts the Well, Mugger, and TV’s Daniel – shows her paintings alongside a slew of familiar names, including Parquet Courts’ A. Savage, Never’s Emily No Good, and photographer Pooneh Ghana. Everyone has the ability to create something exceptional, this Bolm Arts project assures us. – Carys AndersonThrough June 7 -
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Comedy
Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details! -
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Christopher Cascio: “Portals”
Patterns. Repetition. The compulsory need for the same, over and over, until you’re led somewhere else. In second-time Ivester gallery artist Christopher Cascio’s newest solo exhibition, he explores both the pattern and the escape – a portal within every piece. His paintings combine aerosol and acrylic paint with more textural elements like masking tape, found fabric, and concert wristbands to form various repeating images anchored by centralized portals both obvious and obscure. And so, Cascio’s canvases “[invite] viewers to consider these moments as thresholds, interruptions in the pattern that offer space for reflection, transformation, or escape.” – James ScottMay 31 - June 5 -
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Dutty Thursdays w/ Shaggy Fowl, Mista B, Likkle Browne
Thu., June 5, 9pm. Free (21+).