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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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Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark
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.Tues. Apr. 23, 8pm-9pmATX Unplugged
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Annie
Leapin' lizards! Could it be true that the Chronicle's own Robert Faires plays the part of Daddy Warbucks in this ridiculously popular musical classic based on Harold Gray's old-school comic strip about a plucky young orphan in the Depression Era? Yes, he does – among an exuberant cast of TexARTS professionals directed by Joey Banks.Through Aug. 4. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $43-53. -
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Ballet Austin: Rhythm on Stage
Ballet Austin partners with the Long Center each summer for this public series. Experience what it’s like to take center stage in this all-ages event featuring dance styles from around the world. Beginners, experts, and all levels between are invited to sign up today. Videodance: Beyonce's "Love on Top."Thu., Aug. 1, 7:30pm. Free, but you've gotta RSVP. -
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Hidden Room Salon Series
That Beth Burns-helmed theatrical powerhouse known as Hidden Room Theatre presents three summer evenings of discussion, entertainment, and themed refreshments inside the exquisite Neill-Cochran House, with each event led by a scholar/expert in the topic and enhanced by live performance. Recommended! Behind the Veil: Spiritualism in the 19th Century; Thu., Aug. 1, 6-8pm. Bardolatry on the Boards: Shakespeare in America; Thu., Aug. 8, 6-8pm. Parlour Games: How to Behave and How to Amuse; Thu., Aug. 15, 6-8pm.$10-15. -
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Sam Bett: Yukio Mishima's Star
In which the proficient Bett reads from his new book, a translation of Mishima's classic novel, followed by Bradley King and other poets with works that address the novel’s themes of celebrity and more.Thu., Aug. 1, 7pm
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Food Events
A Big Batch of Breakfast
In case you haven't heard, our friends at Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches are now bringing their breakfast bonanza even earlier and better, with weekdays opening at 7am and weekends at 9am, and all of it resplendent with morning-time favorites like ham, egg, and cheese kolaches; bacon, egg, and cheese kolaches; maple-infused-dough kolaches with egg and sausage; and more. How often can we say "kolache," you wonder? Dunno, citizen – how many can you eat? -
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AJC: Black Food Week
The Austin Justice Coalition's Black Food Week – extended to two weeks in this second year of the program – aims to provide the public with information about our city's longtime Black-owned restaurants that have become pillars in the community, hosting "Eat and Greet" social hours at a variety of excellent venues. Featuring shindigs at Mr. Catfish, Hoover's Cooking, Tony's Jamaican Food, Baby Greens, My Granny's Kitchen, and more – see website for details.Through Aug. 3 -
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Special Screenings
Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Thu., Aug. 1, 10am, 12pm -
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America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Thu., Aug. 1, 11am -
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Ann
This is an intimate portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary late governor of Texas, bringing audiences face to face with a complex, colorful, and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Written (and originally performed) by Holland Taylor, Ann takes a revealing look at the impassioned woman who enriched the lives of her followers, friends, and family. The lady's played by the talented Libby Villari in this show, directed by the original Broadway helmsman, Benjamin Endsley Klein. And now, here's our review of the show.Through Sept. 8. Wed.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2:30 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $25-85. -
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Out of Town
Antony and Cleopatra
High school students perform Shakespeare’s historical drama of the great warrior and the seductive queen.Aug. 1-3, 5-10. 8:15pm.. $10-18.Wimberley -
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Art for the People: Adventure, Fantasy, and Fun
Here's an exhibition – adventurous, fantastic, and let's not forget fun – by 57 Texas-based artists, featuring a diversity of styles and mediums.Through Oct. 5 -
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Atelier 1205: We Shake with Joy, We Shake with Grief
Witness here an array of life-sized and larger works recently created by Meena Matocha, the artist having wielded charcoal, ashes, soil, acrylics, and wax to create paintings that "combine abstraction and figuration, exploring the space between grief and joy, the place where heaven and earth converge."Through Aug. 4 -
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Big Gay Field Day
Register now for the OUT Foundation's first-ever queertastic field day complete with all the playground games you loved as a kiddo. Come in teams of four, or come alone and find a team to join! Event take place Aug. 17, but registration closes Aug. 14 so don't miss out!Registration open thru Wed., Aug. 14; field day is Sat., Aug. 17, 8am-noon. $100 per team of four; $25 per individual.Zilker Park Polo Picnic Area -
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Big Medium: Fairly Intense
Marta Lee and Cheyenne Weaver "depict the hidden and subtle aspects of our daily lives in a fairly intense way, revealing the extraordinary depth and complex emotional landscape intrinsic to the trivial moments and objects of life."Through Aug. 17 -
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Blanton Museum of Art: Mapping Memory
This Rosario I. Granados-curated exhibition features a selection of maps – known as Mapas de las Relaciones Geográficas, created by indigenous artists around 1580 – to expand our perspective on what happened when Spanish explorer Hernando Cortés invaded Mexico.Through Aug. 25 -
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Blanton Museum of Art: This Is the Day
This new show highlights new developments in Jeffrey Gibson’s genre-bridging practice, with 50 works made between 2014 and 2018 – including intricately beaded wall-hangings and punching bags, paintings, ceramics, garments, helmets, and a new video commissioned for this exhibition.Through Sept. 29 -
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Brown State of Mind University
BSOM University offers a six-course roster of classes centered around cultural contributions of minority groups in America and around the world, from poetry in the Middle East to counterculture America and the Vietnam War. The instructors include local artists, business owners, cultural archivists, and one UT staff affiliate.June 5-Aug. 8. Mon.-Thu., 6:30 & 8pm. Free, but donations welcome.The Commune, 101 E. North Loop; Vesper, 3106 E. 14th 1/2; Austin Visitor Center, 602 E. Fourth -
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Casper Rawls & His Amazing Friends
Thursdays, 6:30pm, Thursdays, 6:30pm, Thursdays, 6:30pm, Thu., Dec. 5, 6:30pm, Thursdays, 6:30pm and Thu., Dec. 26, 6:30pm -
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Central Library: On Water
This is a solo exhibition of 14 large photographs and photographic collages by artist Elizabeth Chiles, showcasing two series of her work: "Figs from Thistles," created in 2013 during the worst Texas drought in over a century, and "On Water," created in 2018 during months of historic flooding along the Colorado River.Through Aug. 16 -
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