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The Missing Middle: Affordable Housing for Austin's Seniors

Please join DMA Properties for this free educational seminar to learn about various types of affordable housing for seniors and how to qualify. This seminar will provide useful information for any senior (55+) household with income below $80,000 per year, including resources for identifying affordable housing that is currently available in all neighborhoods of the Austin community.

Sat. Oct. 5, 10:30am
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Goodnight Ranch
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Art From the Streets Annual Show and Sale

Join Art From the Streets for their Annual Show and Sale, where Austin's unhoused artists will exhibit and sell their work. Help them create art, create dignity, and create change by supporting these talented artists through the purchase of their work.

Oct. 12-13, 11am-5pm
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Blue Genie Art Bazaar

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Austin Greek Festival

Experience the spirit of Greece with delectable Greek food and drink, dancing, live entertainment from Greece, shopping, and more at this fun, family-friendly event. Opa!

May 26-28. Fri.-Sat., 11am-10pm; Sun., noon-10pm. $5; kids under 10, free.

Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

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Hot Luck Fest

Local celebrity chef and James Beard award winner Aaron Franklin's Hot Luck Festival is back, with four days of food and music over Memorial Day weekend benefiting the Southern Smoke Foundation, which supports hospitality industry workers. Dozens of chefs from Texas and beyond will offer their culinary delights, and live music will be offered at Mohawk each night.

Thu.-Sun., May 25-28. Individual tickets and "Whole Enchilada" passes available.
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Various locations
Music

Bourgeois Mystics (album release), Cilantro Boombox, Lena Luca

Tomorrow’s show doubles as an album release party and farewell event for the eclectic group entering an indefinite hiatus. Recent singles – previewing upcoming album Gentrification of Planet Earth – mix a pot of various sounds ranging from funk to rap rock flows (“Abortable Housing”).

Fri., May 26, 9pm

Parish
Film

Special Screenings

Child's Play (1988)

Master Pancake: Master Pancake riffers John Erler, Vanessa Gonzalez, and Chris Cubas will rip this Eighties horror a new one.

Fri., May 26, 7pm, 10pm
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Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Music

Crashing in with King Louie 10th anniversary w/ Supernova, Orya, RUUex

Austinites in search of a remixed, internationally informed good time have maintained a weekly go-to since 2013: Crashing in With King Louie. An influential force in the city’s now-familiar integration of cumbia, hip-hop, house, and more, the DJ packs a dance floor with genre-spanning selections. Maestro of the Friday residency messages: “‘Crashing in’ started around the time that many Red River District venues were shutting down due to sound ordinance restrictions and rising rent prices. Heading east of I-35 felt like the right move and Volstead would soon become home.” The Madrid-born and Mexico-raised DJ, also of the cross-border collective Peligrosa, adds: “What was once a monthly party soon turned into a weekly bash heading into year two. A pivotal moment … occurred when Major Lazer announced at ACL that the after-party was at Volstead. That night was unforgettable and set the bar for what is now the hottest Friday night party on the Eastside.” Supernova (Pangea Sound), Orya, and RUUex add to the 7pm to 2am special.

Fri., May 26, 7pm. No cover (21+).

Volstead Lounge
Film

Special Screenings

Doc Days

AFS Cinema brings back its annual festival of nonfiction cinema spotlighting exceptional documentary work from around the globe, with a program screening 10 feature-length documentary veterans including Werner Herzog, Maite Alberdi, and Michèle Stephenson. Get the full lineup at austinfilm.org/doc-days-2023.

May 25-28
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AFS Cinema
Community

Events

Final Fridays: Piecing It Together

Be creative and inspired at a free hands-on collaging workshop with art supplies provided, led by artist and author Spike Gillespie.

Fri., May 26, 10am-noon. Free.
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O. Henry Museum
Arts

Dance

Inner Diva Studios: Work of Art

Witness the beauty of the human body in motion at this sensational new showcase of pole dancing and burlesque.

Fri., May 26, 7pm. $25 and up.
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The Belmont
Music

Rich Harney Jazz Festival Day 1 w/ Beth Ullman Quartet, Suzzan Craig, Elias Haslanger Quintet

Pianist/composer Rich Harney left a significant void in the local jazz circle when he unexpectedly passed in 2020. His old friend and partner Alex Coke fills it with an inaugural festival at First Presbyterian, at which Harney was a fixture every Sunday morning. Friday night includes frequent Harney co-conspirator Beth Ullman and her Quintet, NYC pianist Suzzan Craig, and Harney mentee Elias Haslanger’s Quintet. Saturday brings pianist Andy Weyl and his trio, an encore performance from Craig, and organizer Coke’s 5tet. Harney’s books and records will also be for sale.

Fri., May 26, 7pm. $20 general admission for one-day ticket, $30 for both days. All ages.
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First Presbyterian Church
Arts

Theatre

Sanctuary City

Ground Floor Theatre presents Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok's powerful story of two young DREAMers who fight to stay in America, the only country they know as home. Directed by Andrea Nuñez, with performances by Arielle Levin, Michael Galvan, and Kristian Bexar.

Through June 3. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $25-45.
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Ground Floor Theatre
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Visual Arts

The Cathedral: May Open House

The cathedral celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the debut of "Duality," a new exhibit featuring new work from artists Pratiksha Muir and Umbreen Ahmad. Bonus: Free drinks and live music.

Fri., May 26, 7-10pm. $15-25.

The Cathedral