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.
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!
Francophone Film Series: Haroun's drama about a father and son living in civil war-torn Chad won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Alliance Française d'Austin Ciné-Club Director Julia Podgorsek will moderate a Q&A.
The Vortex presents the return of this play written and performed by Jesus I. Valles, bringing to staged life the writer's "journeys across both sides of a river with two names, moving between languages to find his place as a son, a lover, a teacher, and a brother in a nation that demands sacrifice at the altar of citizenship." Directed by Rudy Ramirez, lauded by the Chronicle's own Robert Faires, recommended to one and all.
Fishbone founder/fronter Angelo Moore’s been throwing multiple genres in a mixmaster since the SoCal pioneers first fused ska with punk in 1979, effectively becoming America’s first 2 Tone Records outfit. Moore’s restless creativity enjoys energetic outlet via his project Brand New Step, which in promoting 2018’s Pendulum Swings flexes more jazz, reggae, and Motown than before.
This show, curated by Coka Treviño, features artists Blasto and Ernesto Walker exploring nature and how humans decide to interact with it. "Inspired by alchemy, technology, and numbers, Blasto focuses on earth, the visible and tangible; Walker on the invisible, immaterial and divine."
Sean and Corey are enjoying the beginning of a relationship and new home; but their dogs, Abby and Dex, are definitely not. So there are a few conflicts to deal with in the relationships of all four characters, and – you won't believe what happens next in the world premiere of this new pet-friendly comedy from Allan Baker, directed by Robert Tolaro for Ground Floor Theatre.
Forget the milkshakes, these queers bring all the QTs to the yard … or bar. So getcher happy hour on at this queer bar takeover to raise cash for Out Youth.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: A high-achieving son in an Indian American family drops out of college and returns home a different person. Followed by a Q&A with director Ronak Shah.
Yes, that popular steakhouse – the Texas-based one famous for its Pork Chop Fridays, but also known for seafood and steaks that can make taste buds swoon – is opening a venue in the Domain today. But it's not just more of the (successful) same ol' same ol' in a different location. No, this Perry's is part of the company's new design initiative, with a different look and feel that offers an engaging view from every angle of the main dining room – including a view of what's going on in the kitchen and glimpses of their Bar 79 through a towering wall of wine. Thing is, we were already sufficiently impressed with the food and looks of the usual Perry's experience; reckon local diners are in for even more of a treat with this newest arrival.
Pinballz presents a night of free beer from those celebrated local brewmasters. And, amid all that happy swilling, there's a live TAPPER tournament to decide, once and for all, who's the beer-slingingest bartender in town. Could it be … you?
The Austin Shakespeare company, directed by Ann Ciccolella, brings all the romance, comedy, and dramatic clashes of this Shakespeare masterpiece to life on the hillside stage at Zilker Park. This iteration of the show is set in the Belle Époque of 1890s Italy – so there will be plenty of gorgeous costumes – and, big bonus, the role of Shylock is performed by Marc Pouhé.
"Though the man telling the jokes is sitting down (he's in a wheelchair), dying is a stand-up routine in this glowingly dark, profoundly moving new play by Will Eno,” states The New York Times. From the playwright of Thom Pain (based on nothing) comes this welcome work of theatre, embodied here by Ken Webster and Maria Latiolais; directed by Mark Pickell for Capital T Theatre. And here's our review of the show's previous presentation.
This iconic Sixth Street deli marks 10 years of sweet success with a weeklong celebration, offering complimentary mini golden eggs – nutmeg-infused yellow cake dipped in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar. Also, free house-made doggie treats will be available for the pups, honoring the anniversary’s beneficiary: Austin Pets Alive!
Women and nonbinary leaders across the great state of Texas are encouraged to apply for one of three micro-grants ($500 to $1,000) now offered by BossBabes ATX! Find info on what it takes and how to apply online.
The Austin Creative Art Center presents this exhibition from Rejina Thomas – a show of paintings, architectural embellishments, and monumental glasswork "using geometric form and color to convey meaning and expression, reflecting the personal by removing the glamor to deconstruct racial history."
During 2018, Medearis – known to millions as The Kitchen Diva – donated several books, manuscripts, photographs, awards, and research papers to the Carver Museum. Now, they’ve been curated and presented as this new exhibition.