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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance -
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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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Classical Music
ACMC: Chamber Connect
The latest installment of this fine series from Austin Chamber Music Center features the McCain Duo – that's Artina and Martin McCain, piano and bass trombone – performing Gershwin’s Three Preludes, music by Austin’s own David Wilborn, and more. Bonus: The evening will include live commentary from the duo about life as musicians and their upcoming projects.Sat., May 23, 8pm. Free. -
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Austin Classical Guitar: Tony & Camille
The latest livestream in ACG's UpClose Online series features the husband and wife duo of Tony Mariano (guitar) and Camille Schiess (violin).Sat., May 16, 6:50pm. Free. -
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Austin Latinx New Play Festival
Virtual staged readings of new Latinx plays invigorate your favorite screen, presented by Teatro Vivo in collaboration with ScriptWorks. Note: Each dramaturg will host an IG Live Chat with the playwright at each of the showtimes, and Zoom recordings of each show will be available on the Teatro website prior to the live event.Through May 16. Donations accepted. -
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Food Events
Cover 2: Crawfish Boil
You been missing them 'bugs? COVER 2 is firing up the boiler to bring back crawfish every Saturday in May from 3pm until supplies run out. You can place orders by calling the restaurant directly (512/506-9935) or ordering online – all to pick up curbside. Dare we add: Hells YEAH!Saturdays, 3pm-'til sold out. $9.95-12.95 per pound. -
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Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore
Austin's Gilbert & Sullivan society streams video of their 2014 grand summer production of this rousing classic and features a watch party with commentary from directors, original cast members, and GSA board members.Through May 29. Free. -
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May Is Bike Month
Bike Austin, Austin’s largest bicycling advocacy and education organization, is encouraging residents to take to the bike lane throughout May for Bike Month 2020. With thousands of Austinites working from home, social distancing, and spending less time in their vehicles, streets all over town are quieter and safer, so now the community has a unique opportunity to encourage neighbors to get outside and ride together, apart. Share photos of solo or family rides on social media using #BikeMonthATX and #IBikeTo____ (fill in your own reason for biking) and enjoy these healthy streets.May 11-31Citywide -
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Visual Arts
Northern-Southern: Baton
This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm -
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Northern-Southern: Left In Leaves
This is a group show of artistic interventions across the city of Austin, freely left in outdoor public spaces throughout May. (Note: Email the gallery for a map to the sites.) Who's involved in this fine endeavor? Sterling Allen, Ted Carey, Adreon Denson Henry, Sarah Fagan, Rachel Freeman & Korey Weiss, Emily Lee, Sean Ripple, Amy Scofield, Meghan Shogan, Amanda Julia Steinback & Staci Maloney, Alyssa Taylor Wendt, and Suzanne Wyss. Documentation will be shared on the Northern-Southern website and social media; at the conclusion of the month, the maps will be collected in a print zine, in which each artist will be interviewed. Northern-Southern will mail it to you upon request. And, look: The Chronicle's Robert Faires shares his own experience of the project.Through May 31 -
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Sofa Sessions Benefiting SIMS Foundation
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Sofa Sessions brings local musicians to your living room to raise funds for nonprofit SIMS Foundation, which provides mental health care to musicians and has experienced a higher demand due to COVID-19. Follow SIMS on social media (@simsfoundation) for lineup announcements throughout the month. Donate online or by texting SIMS to 44321.Throughout MayOnline -
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Vault Stone Shop: Mask Collection
For this new group show curated by GD Wright, a coalition of artists – Ender Martos, Alexis Mabry, Jade Walker, Bale Creek Allen, B. Shawn Cox, Brian David Johnson, so many others – has produced and donated more than 100 fabric masks to be given away each day during the show’s duration. Also, each artist has created a unique commemorative artwork referencing their thoughts and experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic. These interpretations of a face mask will be on view in the gallery's window display for two weeks. Note: All the gallery’s proceeds from sales will be donated to purchase hand sanitizer for distribution throughout the homeless community in Austin.Through May 20 -
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Virtual Vortex: The Tragic Legacy of Sadie Lamar
Here's a livestreamed reading of Trey Deason's new play that follows the adventures of Hedy Lamar and her less accomplished sister as they escape Nazis, survive World War II, and face the brutal humiliation of being Hollywood actresses.Sat., May 16, 8pm. Donations accepted. -
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"High Signs & Beacons" Open Call
The George Washington Carver Museum, Six Square, the African American Heritage Facility, and the city's Equity Office are calling on artists, poets, scholars, and writers of African descent to join a public art project that will be displayed throughout the African American Cultural Heritage District. 8-12 creative teams (one visual artists; one writer/poet/scholar) will be chosen to develop a large outdoor sign with text-based artwork.Deadline: Fri., May 22Online -
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"The Dating Show: Queerantine Edition" Open Call
Looking to meet some cuties for dates or maybe more? **link in bio**: We're recruiting for an online Dating Show game hosted by Kelly Kline! 💞 The dating show will be pre-filmed with us in the coming weeks before we get to share it with The Q's audience. Come have some fun with us and find yourself a virtual quarantine boo ✨: All LGBTQ+ people between the ages of 18-35 interested in participating are invited to fill out our Submission Form. Link in bio!OngoingOnline -
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Civic Events
AISD Family Conversation Circles
AISD families are invited to voice their opinions on the district's 2020-25 Strategic Plan, as well as family support during COVID-19.Sat., May 16, 11:30am-12:30pmOnline; dial-in (see online for registration) -
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Special Screenings
Alamo on Demand
Make any Tuesday terror-iffic, any Wednesday weird, and the rest of the week fantastic with Alamo Drafthouse curated picks via Alamo on Demand. If a film is there, it's because an Alamo programmer loves it. It's kinda like going to your favorite video store when you could do that, mixed with going to your favorite theatre, when you could do that too. Staff picks, cult classics, Found Footage Fest and Master Pancake, Weird Wednesday and Terror Tuesday, Fantastic Fest faves, they're all there for rental or purchase.OngoingOnline via ondemand.drafthouse.com -
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Out of Town
April Dressed in All Its Trim: An Online Exhibition
The art project began before the current pandemic erupted, but feels even more appropriate now as a group of Texas-based artists contributed artwork that explores the hopefulness of spring.Through May 31Online from Studio Comfort in Comfort, Texas -
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Art Heals Festival Submissions
WhatsintheMirror is seeking work by anyone dedicated in using art to end HIV & mental health stigma – visual artists, theatre artists, singers, dancers, workshop and panel ideas, and more – for its inaugural multimedia social justice arts fest (tentatively Aug. 27-31). See online for instructions.OngoingOnline -
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Out of Town
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The museum presents 31 Days of Asia virtually spotlighting online a multitude of Asian art, cultural programming, and Asian-focused experiences.Through Sun., May 31Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas -
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Austin Fast Start Pitch Competition
The Austin Fast Start pitch competition is a partnership between Austin Young Chamber and the city of Austin’s Economic Development Department with support from 3 Day Startup. Every quarter, they will hear from a new industry and award an unrestricted cash prize and other opportunities to identify and support local entrepreneurs as the future business leaders in our community. This quarter, it's the Internet of Things. Applications are due May 18, finalists will be notified by May 25, and the top four will compete on June 15.Deadline: Mon., May 18Online -
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Austin Fast Start: Small Business Pitch Competition Applications
Innovators submit ideas for products that use internet connectivity to improve services and enable things like smart cities and more. Top four scored applications will be selected as finalists and virtually pitch their business on June 15.Through May 18Online -
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Austin Scavenger Hunt
Explore Downtown in search of storied buildings, green spaces, and famous concert venues, all while solving riddles, trivia questions, and completing photo challenges. Now available: "Roam From Home," with family and date night scavenger hunt activities you can do without leaving the house.Anytime. $12.99-24.99.Online and at home -
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Best Food Trucks
Best Food Trucks is offering an order-ahead service to help practice social distancing, and bringing food trucks to underserved communities. You can find trucks near you by going to the online map.OngoingCitywide -
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Breath & Body Yoga Online
Austin's Breath & Body Yoga owner and director Desirae Pierce is available via phone or Skype to provide tips and guidance to Austinites looking to stay physically active and strengthen mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Breath & Body is also offering live remote Zoom classes daily that are available to the public.OngoingOnline -
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Bullock Texas State History Museum: This Light of Ours
This show features images by activist photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, telling a visual story of the struggle against segregation, race-based disenfranchisement, and Jim Crow laws in the 1960s. These photos capture the day-to-day struggles of everyday citizens and their resolve in the face of violence and institutionalized discrimination – with more than a dozen additional images representing activism and protest in Austin's own history.Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Dec. 6 -
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Butcher Bear & Guests
April 14-May 31, 10:30pm -
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Camp Gladiator Boot Camp at Hill Country Galleria
Sweat it out on the Central Plaza lawn. It's recommended to bring water, a towel, and yoga mat. (Open to ages 14 & up.)Saturdays, 9-10am. Free. -
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CASA Volunteer Info Session
CASA of Travis County speaks up for children who’ve been abused or neglected by empowering the community to volunteer as advocates for them in the court system. When the state steps in to protect a child’s safety, a judge appoints a trained volunteer advocate to make independent and informed recommendations in the child’s best interest. Join the info session to learn more about becoming a volunteer advocate and how you can train online right now. There will be time for questions with staff and current volunteer advocates during the presentation.Thu., Aug. 27 & Sept. 3, 6:30-8pmOnline via Zoom -
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Central Texas Pig Rescue Needs Donations
CTPR is still accepting donations. They're aware that most of you are spending extra on your own families, but if you have an extra $16, you’ll cover the cost of one extra bag of feed. Any amount, even a dollar, helps to make sure the pigs don't go hungry.March 17-May 21Online -
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Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, this year’s annual Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event will be celebrated across Texas via an interactive website full of family-friendly fun, games, and resources.: This year’s celebration is particularly meaningful, as it’s coming on the heels of a legislative session that put a spotlight on mental health issues in our schools. Launch is on May 2 at 9am, and it continues throughout the month.May 2-31. Free.Online
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