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  • The Juilliard String Quartet with pianist Anna Petrova

    With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.
    Sat. May 17, 7:30pm  
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    Riverbend Centre

  • Affordable Art Fair Austin

    After a hugely successful first edition, Affordable Art Fair Austin returns May 15-18, 2025 at the Palmer Events Center, showcasing thousands of original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming 55 local, national and international exhibitors, the second edition will be unmissable.
    May 15-18, 2025  
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    Palmer Events Center
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  • Music

    Florist, Allegra Krieger

    Just as botanical florists arrange hand-picked bouquets, bandmates Emily Sprague, Rick Spataro, Jonnie Baker, and Felix Walworth have curated five studio albums of DIY folk and family-like bonds. Stacking at only 10 tracks compared to the Brooklyn-based quartet’s previous 57-minute excursion, the gang’s April release Jellywish still runs rich. One revolution reveals layers of gentle brain-baked observations, zoomed-in worlds, and an acoustic-synth blend that marries the mystical with reality. The squad touches Antone’s Tuesday with electric scene painter Allegra Krieger. – Amber Williams
    Tue., May 13, 8pm  
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    Antone's Nightclub

    • Arts

      Visual Arts

      Sev Coursen: “Portable Objects”

      For the 45th in their ongoing Window Dressing series, ICOSA pretties up their outward facing exhibition space with the work of Austin-based artist Sev Coursen. Viewable from this coming Monday until next Sunday are Coursen’s many foldable objects, created by him to be “self-contained sculptures” which may collapse, travel, and expand at the whims of their presenting environment. These expansion and collapsing points come from multiple features, including hand-milled wooden articulated hinges. Swing by to see these wonders through ICOSA’s front window, or pop in on May 16 to meet the artist at his reception, 7-9pm. – James Scott
      May 12-18
      ICOSA

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

      Michael Patrick Jann (The State, Reno 911!) quietly dropped his directorial debut in 1999, and it’s become something of a cult classic. With a mockumentary style, this black comedy about beauty pageants lampoons Midwestern life and the deadly lengths contestants will go to for the crown. Featuring Kirsten Dunst perfecting her Minnesotan accent later seen in Fargo season 2, Kirstie Alley and Denise Richards as a delightfully diabolical mom and daughter, and a glowing Amy Adams in her film debut – the whole thing is pitch perfect. For their Drafthouse series Cheesy Movie Night, Antonelli’s pros will intro the film and bring five artisan cheeses complemented by pickled veggies, chocolates, preserves, and cured meat. – Kat McNevins
      May 9 & 13
      Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

    • Arts

      Books

      Hailee Catalano: By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear

      The friends of mine who brag an Italian heritage are serious about their cuisine. No surprise, then, that this Tuesday’s initial author talk with cookbook author Hailee Catalano – whose culinary culture was cultivated at the knee of her Italian American grandmother – got such a powerful response that First Light bumped its prestige to a booksigning party. Maybe you’re a fan of Catalano’s cooking videos or maybe you just wish to partake in the outdoor drink specials, DJ, and signed copies of her recipe Rolodex featuring sumptuous yet approachable dishes such as pasta alla norcina with roasted squash, hearty seeded rye bread, and malted milk butter cookies. Whatever the case, you’ll leave hungry for more. – James Scott
      Tue., May 13
      First Light Books

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      Hereditary (2018)

      Ari Aster’s directorial debut set off a reinvigoration of arthouse horror and catapulted A24 to fame as the most relevant production company of the last decade. It also gave me an entirely sleepless night upon first viewing. Toni Collette’s performance as both a terrifying and deeply sympathetic grieving mother steals the show, but Milly Shapiro and Alex Wolff as her creepy children anchor the real horror of this family drama-turned-supernatural nightmare. The sharp, cacophonous saxophone score will linger in your ear, and one chilling scene will have you checking the corners of your ceiling long after the film ends. A true modern horror classic, it deserves to be seen in the theatre for the collective shock it elicits from first-time viewers. – Lina Fisher
      May 9-14
      Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Village, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane

    • Qmmunity

      Arts & Culture

      Queer Craft Night Georgetown

      Georgetown Pride hosts this BYOC (bring your own craft) night for all hands-on queers. All hobbies and art forms welcome, from embroidery to elbow macaroni glued on construction paper.
      Tue., May 13, 5pm
      Lark & Owl Booksellers

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Still Tumbling 4U

      The sapphic indie-pop night sensation goes Tumblr-core this Tuesday with sets by Orya and BabiBoi. Plus, pop-up drag by Moxie and Impulse Purchase. No cover, but it’s drinking-age and over only.
      Tue., May 13, 9pm
      Cheer Up Charlies

    • Music

      Theresa Chen Septet

      The first Taiwanese American to teach full-time at a music college, pianist Theresa Chen molds minds at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She matriculated at National Taiwan Normal University, earned her doctorate of musical arts at the prestigious Eastman School of Music, studied with mentors as diverse as Gary Versace, Harold Danko, and Edoardo Bellotti, and performed with Dave Liebman, Ingrid Jensen, Allison Miller, Andre Hayward, and many others. Dedicated to studying women in jazz, applying jazz to Christian liturgies, and promoting jazz in Asia, Dr. Chen fronts a horn-heavy septet drawing on the music from her album Whispering to God. – Michael Toland
      Tue., May 13, 8pm
      Monks Jazz Club
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