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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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Kadampa Meditation Center Austin
This evening talk offers a special visit with renowned Buddhist teacher and NKT-IKBU Deputy Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. Gen-la will share Buddhist advice on developing our love as a way to protect our self from suffering and learn to become truly happy. Our life then becomes immensely meaningful in benefiting others with our mind of unconditional love.Fri. May 3, 7pm-8:30pmVuka North
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Pure Colombian Roots Music
Folkloric post-punks Nemegata take a Monday off from their residency, but frontman Victor-Andres Cruz subs in with an all-star surprise. The shamanistic singer/guitarist hosts three newly relocated members of 80-year-old Colombian cumbia traditionalists Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.Mondays, 9:30pm -
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Round Rock Express
Vs. El Paso. The Express become the Chupacabras Thursday, there'll be postgame fireworks Friday, Saturday is Nineties Night, and Sunday is Cancer Awareness Night. See schedule for details and more events.June 3-8. Thu.-Fri. & Mon., 7:05pm; Sat.-Sun. & Tue., 6:05pm
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A Portrait of My Mother
An artist remembers their mother, spinning a modern Mexican Cinderella tale as we follow the trials and tribulations of one woman's journey into motherhood – from her humble beginnings in the town of Laredo, Texas, to her journey to Chicago, and everything between. Written and performed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, directed by David R. Jarrott. Note: Now available for viewing on Vimeo.Through July 31. $5. -
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Austin Asian American Film Festival
The best new Asian and Asian American films, from narrative to documentaries, features, and shorts, this year presented as a hybrid event with virtual access and drive-in screenings. For the final weekend, get a 50% off pass for all the remaining virtual screenings.June 4-20Online and at various locations -
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Austin Humane Society's Summer Kids Series
For a paw-some summer, register your li'l animal lover for AHS's virtual, hands-on educational sessions, including live shelter tours, dog walks, storytime with shelter pets, crafts, and dance sessions. It's all free, and supplies are provided via pickup or you can get a supply list online. Graduation is Aug. 6-7 and comes with a certificate and swag bag.June 1-Aug.7. Free.Virtual -
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Austin Travis County Food Policy Board Meeting
Working groups give briefings and recommendations on the COVID-19 food system response, healthy food access to all communities, and support for farms and farmers, among other areas.Mon., June 7, 9amVideoconference -
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Big Medium: Austin Studio Tour
No, it's not happening right now, citizen, but it's preparing to return this November. Big Medium's humongous socioartistic success of an annual event – the free, self-guided art adventure through dozens upon dozens of local studios and galleries, enhanced by live demos and performances – will now combine the West Austin Studio Tour and East Austin Studio Tour to provide opportunities for artists all over Austin to connect and for the public to experience art safely both in person and virtually. Note: The tour boundaries have been extended to include all 10 districts of Austin for in-person participants, plus a 15-mile radius from the Capitol for virtual participants. And if you're an artist who wants to be part of this action: Applications are being accepted through July 19.Apply through July 19 -
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Blue Monday Blues Jam
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BYO Vinyl With Kiss or Kill
Live your DJ dream by bringing a few fave records and letting them take a spin at the turntables. The first six participants get a free drink, too!Mondays, 6-9pm -
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Chaddick Dance Theater: Side Effects of Uncertainty
This past fall Chaddick Dance Theater created a site-specific work that was filmed at First Street Studio in April of 2021. The performance, now available for viewing, is Side Effects of Uncertainty – a three-part dance series that roams through the emotions and psychological effects the company endured during the global pandemic. Featuring CDT dancers Kat Harber, Katie Mae Hebert, Cameron Oefinger, and Christine Wong, with choreography by Cheryl Chaddick, video by Maria Forsythe, and lighting by Sam Chesney. See website for details.Donations accepted. -
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Church on Monday w/ Elias Haslanger & Dr. James Polk
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Conspirare: (un)Hidden Music
Here's a curated program of heart-opening music, featuring a solo performance by Conspirare’s own Craig Hella Johnson, giving you the lowdown on the acclaimed company's musical mission.Streaming through July 15. Donations accepted. -
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Davis Gallery: Nuevo Mundo
Now here's a show that's well worth seeing: The new exhibition from Gladys Poorte, displaying paintings and drawings of a new world populated with unknown peoples, animals, and plants. A world rife with untold treasures and dangers. A place, as wrought so colorfully by Poorte, that it might've been the homeworld for that legendary Codex Seraphinianus.Through June 12 -
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Escape the Box
Take a journey through time exploring the hidden clues of Austin with Escape the Box, an outdoor guided tour, scavenger hunt, and escape game all in one! It entertains groups of 2-6 at $75 per group. The box features a number of puzzles and clues that can all be found in wonderful Austin neighborhoods along with discounts to participating businesses.Ongoing; see website for scheduled pickup times. $75. -
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Esquina Tango Outdoor Classes
Esquina Tango has a full calendar of socially distanced, donation-based outdoor classes like samba, salsa aerobics, and of course, tango. Check out the full calendar online.Ongoing -
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Fresh Takes on Gilbert & Sullivan
Gilbert & Sullivan Austin presents a new streaming series of scenes created by Austin theatre artists, offering a fresh take on classic selections from G&S operettas H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, and Ruddigore.Through July 15. Free. -
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Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower
Maggie Gallant's one-woman comedic tour de force, directed by Ken Webster, is now available on Hyde Park Theatre's YouTube Channel.Through June 19. Donations accepted. -
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House Call: A Royal Pains Reunion
This Play-Per-View event will reunite the principal cast members of USA’s hit drama series Royal Pains with series creator and executive producer Andrew Lenchewski and writer/director/executive producer Michael Rauch in a special live reading of the series finale, “Uninterrupted.” Emmy winner Henry Winkler will moderate a discussion and fan Q&A with the cast and creators following the reading.Sun., June 6, 6pm; available on demand until Jun 13Online: tinyurl.com/PPVRoyalPainsReunion -
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La Peña Gallery: Of Imaginary Cities
Here's a voyage through the art and imagination of Fernando Muñoz, a creator who works with acrylics, watercolors, printmaking, and drawings to evoke his recurrent themes of solitude, melancholy, and the search for belonging.Through July 1 -
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Line of Fire: Live From Living Room
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