Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...of women and non-binary chefs/grillmasters. Under the theme “Dame Prom,” these feminine forces of Austin’s food world plate up..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...last days alive – days as chaotic as her prom queen photo was calm – I couldn’t quite grasp..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events

From dark stories to romantic dance

"...McCarrey Don’t Phunk With My Heart: A Valentine’s 2000s Prom..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...By contrast, real life is omnipresent in the documentaries...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Guitar Grady, Tjarko Jeen, etc. Don’t step on anyone’s blue suede shoes.   – Raoul Hernandez The Hangmen..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...brain with the burly-q brilliance of Ruby Joule, Something Blue, Alexander the Great, and Selma Bawdy, but leave a..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Austin Asian American Film Festival throws its first queer prom, Diasporic Disco, as a fundraiser. Hosted by the hilarious..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...is breaking up, Adrian's releasing [solo albums], nothing's being promoted, and Eric's not doing too much. What's going on..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Hot & Spicy Homoscopes

Pride Month predictions for what queer events you'll end up enjoying

"...GEMINI Mutual Love Rest Fest This trans-led festival promotes rest, wellness, and healing in the LGBTQ community. Enjoy..."

June 23, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...adolescence into bouncy power punk anthems. Rooted in the blues, the Ghost Wolves' Austin-sourced grimy riffs join the Mohawk..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

Qmmunity: Austin's Frighteningly Fabulous Queer Halloween Parties

Trick or treat yo'self to Goth Prom, Little Gay Shop of Horrors, and more

"...Goth Prom The prom of your nightmares with Die Felicia's frightening..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...earlier this summer; a work-in-progress screening of Women in Blue, about Minneapolis Chief of Police Janee Harteau's efforts to..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: LGBTQIA Community Marches in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

"...Online Second Chance Prom Out Youth is hosting a weeklong fundraising event in..."

June 12, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

"Shoot Like a Grrrl" Takes You on a Club Crawl Through Lost Austin

Photographer Martha Grenon's exhibit at SouthPop covers the Austin music scene in the Eighties and Nineties

"...and Angela Strehli at the '89 AMAs, posed like prom king and queen, him stoic, her beatific. Grenon got..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"...sights I care most about in this world, beyond bluebonnets in the spring on the St. Edward's campus or..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

Faster Than Sound: 10 Fresh Finds at Hot Summer Nights

Ten sunspots on Hot Summer Nights’ triple-digit lineup

"...Amherst, and now comprise parts of Austin acts Calico Blue and Christelle Bofale. The group returns from tour with..."

July 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Less Space, More Hate

Plus events to queer tech and fundraiser for QueerBomb's 10th anniversary

"..."Night of the Living Gay." Sun., April 7, 7:15pm. Blue Starlite, 2103 E. M. Franklin Ave. $9+...."

April 5, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Love, Lust, and the Pursuit of Queerness

Lez Prom, OUTsider Fest, and more queer'd events

"...Lez Prom Break out the party dresses and suspenders for a..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Filigree Theatre's When We Were Young and Unafraid

Sarah Treem's drama revisits a time not that long ago when American women were controlled

"...plotting to take the football star to the senior prom. As they work on reconstructing Mary Anne's face and..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

ACL Live Review: Japanese Breakfast

Shoegazing Pacific Northwesters go out in sci-fi style

"...assume otherworldly warrior status in shiny shorts and a blue bra...."

Oct. 7, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place

OUTsider Fest, Andrea Gibson, and more heat up the week ahead

"...you away with their words. Saturday Faye Fearless' Lez Prom returns, but those tix are sold out. Then there's..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Queer Events to Come

A guide to Austin's poppin' parties, fests, and art shows

"...Lez Prom (Feb. 17, Sterling Event Center, 7pm). Love is in..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin Horror for Halloween

The Honor Farm, Found Footage 3D coming home

"...and crew Q&A. The Kickstarter-funded psychedelic rewrite of the prom night slasher plays more on supernatural strangeness than straight-out..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tapping the Texas Craft Brewers Festival

Eric Puga answers your burning questions about the local beer fest

"...will be showcased. Tart royalty – Jester King and Blue Owl – will, naturally, be on hand, but so..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...The Honor Farm D: Karen Skloss After prom night falls apart, Lucy finds herself at very different..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016

The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing

"...to hear Stravinsky's classic score played at a Fifties prom, but that inspired move let this dynamic Dallas troupe..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"Femme National(e): Audrey Brown, Christina Coleman, Kasumi Chow / Desiree Michelle Espada, Emmy Laursen, Juliana Isabel Ramirez"

This group show is messy and a little berserk, but that's what makes it important and kindles joy in us

"...of which is Handholding, an awkward photo, like a prom picture, of a young woman holding a pair of..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Booze Delivery Apps at Your Fingertips

Get lit without changing out of your pajamas

"...be available for delivery (such as a six-pack of Blue Moon), and those looking for a good selection of..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Food Feature by Spencer Beghtol

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...liberating experience, a sultry and sensuous affair devoid of blue-eyed overreach. And in person, they're funny...."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Gay Place

It's been a couple of big weeks for the pair behind Austin's beloved GayBiGayGay

"...the likes of Rhonda Jewels! Sat., May 7, 6:30pm. Blue Starlite Drive-In II, 1001 E. Sixth. www.internationaldrag.org, www.fb.com/events/1096150647109013...."

May 6, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

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