Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

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"...Jahoda, Confluence shows the power of dance throughout every experience. DiverseSpace Dance seeks to provide dance opportunities for all..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...by rapper/promoter NOOK Turner, this long-running “Black Culture 360 Experience” includes conferences, music performances, and community events like a..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

"...and teachers into Dobie, Webb, and Burnet who have experience in improving student performance. It would require more teaching..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 16-22

"...invite you to seek out opportunities to learn through experience as much as theory. Leave your safety zone, if..."

May 16, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority

Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project

"...I question how enjoyable the cap experience would be. The renderings portray idyllic scenes of parks..."

May 16, 2025 Column by Mike Siegel

Restaurant Review: The Greek Bar Offers Quiet Mediterranean Confidence

East Oltorf spot is casual yet stylish

"...that kept me engaged and happy throughout my snacking experience...."

May 16, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Dante Zatto, who brings experience from Proun, Homewrecker, and more. Experimental staple Alexalone’s Alex..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

TV Legend David E. Kelley to Receive ATX TV Festival's First Showrunner Award

Plus indie TV gets the spotlight at this year's fest

"...Law as a writer and story editor with legal experience. From there, he became one of the most important..."

May 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin

On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

"...Baker. “Sometimes that can feel like a really isolating experience when it’s just you having that belief. So when..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...the Austin premiere of their latest son et lumière experience, a brand-new score for Rupert Julian’s epic and sumptuous..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 9-15

"...for being in the right place and time to experience weighty turning points. Be vigilant for such opportunities. Be..."

May 9, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Album Review: Emerging Indie Act West 22nd Has Nowhere to Be

Cross-genre debut album embraces heartache, desire, and nostalgia

"...unhinged at times, but nonetheless foundational to the Longhorn experience. Once home to Sloan Struble, aka Dayglow, the UT..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Catalina Perez

Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...the Austin premiere of their latest son et lumière experience, a brand-new score for Rupert Julian’s epic and sumptuous..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Friends Fair Spins a Wider Austin Art Scene Web

Local fine arts collective hosts a three-day gallery gathering, boosting Austin’s art profile

"...“We turned up the knob on a more luxury experience,” said Ivester on the phone, saying they’re “trying to..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

New Music Venue ConcertDome Combines Candlelight Concerts With the Sphere

A string quartet performs in immersive space starting May 9

"...ConcertDome founder Tom Yaron, a Denver-based violinist, got the..."

May 7, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

With Debut Novel The Slip, Lucas Schaefer Pens an Austin Epic

Local author writes of self-discovery in a changing city

"...“I was very aware of writing outside my experience,” Schaefer says. “If it's going to work as a..."

May 6, 2025 Arts Post by Mattea Gallaway

First Look: 1972 Pub

New women’s sports bar sets up shop in central ATX

"...to start their own business. We didn't find that experience,” Hallum says. “We did some crowdfunding and we've used..."

May 2, 2025 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...Central Texas AirFest Experience a day of supersonic jets, gravity-defying aerobatics, and parachutists...."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: See You at the (Queer) Movies

Local filmmaker and UT professor PJ Raval hosts his students’ queer short film showcase at Hyperreal Film Club

"...a viewer and an artistic expression of their personal experience.” This thought process of film-as-experience maps onto the professor’s..."

May 2, 2025 Column by James Scott

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Fenice’s other works, each night will have an individual experience, led by the viewer themselves. A choose-your-own-adventure book come..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cinema, Comics, and Crafts in This Week’s Arts Events

Weekday nights are for arting

"...pants, the Lord’s chips, and a muy excelente movie experience.   – Cat McCarrey The Accidental Producer..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Momma Are Officially Rock Stars

Indie rockers’ second headline tour lands at Mohawk Sunday

"...“It felt natural to talk about that [experience],” Weingarten says. Later, she admits the duo did ask..."

April 30, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Shrouds

Cronenberg contemplates grief and decay

"...in 2017 from cancer. Yet while Crimes processed that experience as an act of transhumanist evolution, The Shrouds lets..."

April 25, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Queens of Drama

Glittercore black comedy goes all out on style

"...character played by genderqueer actor Gio Ventura. My own experience of the Aughts informs my interpretation of their character..."

April 25, 2025 Movie Review by James Scott

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

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...legendary trivia game. Now, thanks to a new interactive experience at Alamo Drafthouse, plebeians like myself can find out..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 25 - May 1

"...I suspect that in the coming weeks, you may experience a metaphorical equivalent of this breakthrough and unveiling. To..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Restaurant Review: Micklethwait Craft Meats’ Freshly Opened Brick-and-Mortar

Food truck’s long-awaited Springdale shop keeps up the standard of excellence

"...of a wait. At the truck, Micklethwait eased this experience by handing out buzzers and allowing guests to find..."

April 25, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...pander. Their self-titled debut album ties together each member’s experience with playfully distorted guitar solos and easygoing melodic structures..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Jokers, Murders, and Walpurgisnacht in This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture events to populate your weekdays

"...“It is truly a once in a lifetime theatrical experience ... the craziest movie either of us have ever..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...what’s missing from that résumé is any arts administration experience. So why does Means think she got the gig?..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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