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  • Image: The Zenith Project

    Sat., May 16

    Moody Amphitheater

    1401 Trinity, Austin Downtown

    April showers managed to bring this market to May after storms forced them to reschedule. The open-air, 100+ vendor event features folks like Mixd Fashion, Wild Blood (coconut water), and Sour Jo’s (a bakery and not what happens when you leave your whole-milk Turbo out too long). Other offerings include flash tattoos, music, live paintings, and even a Pilates session with Toxicas Pilates Club.
  • Image: GLOWDEO feat. Reyna Roberts, Ashley Walls, Lane Smith, and Disko Cowboy

    Sat., May 16, 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m.

    The Far Out Lounge & Stage

    8504 S. Congress, Austin South

    Cinch up, GLOWDEO® is an immersive live and lit country music event at The Far Out Lounge in Austin, TX on Saturday May 16th. This one-of-a-kind electric honky tonk features some of today’s most innovative country music stars – Reyna Roberts, Ashley Walls, and Lane Smith followed by a YEEDM afterparty with special guest Disko Cowboy. Transport yourself into the neon + glow wild west. Dress accordingly. Expect... ★ Live Country Music + YEEDM afterparty ★ Curated Western Market & Activations ★ Western Neon + Glow Theme ★ Cold Margs, High energy crowd, photo ops and more! 512/351-9909
  • Image: Jim Keller (co-writer of "867-5309/Jenny") With Audley Freed & Friends, The Happen-Ins

    Sat., May 16, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

    Continental Club

    1315 S. Congress, Austin South Congress and South First

    $12 cash cover
    Four decades after he and his band, Tommy Tutone, topped the charts with “867-5309/Jenny,” Jim Keller continues his prolific, late-career renaissance. His recent songs, co-written with Byron Isaacs (The Lumineers, Levon Helm), offer wry, sardonic takes on modern life, balancing sharp wit and earnest sincerity as they reckon with loss, mortality, resilience, and hope. The performances are punchy and raw, infusing Keller’s distinctive mix of pub rock, new wave, and power pop with defiant optimism. He's joined at The Continental Club by guitarist Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow) and an all-star band. They're followed by The Happen-Ins. $12 cash cover. 512-441-2444
  • Image: Get Smutty: Huitlacoche Workshop With Central Texas Mycological Society

    Sat., May 16

    The Natural Gardener

    8648 Old Bee Caves Rd., Austin West Austin and Lakeway

    You know, huitlacoche has been criminally outshone by her sister nixtamalization in the ancient corn variations competition. It’s really unfair that Nixta gets all the hoopla when Huitla, her more goth and grungy counterpart, is just as cool. Jokes aside, huitlacoche is a mushroom-like fungus that grows on corn, turning it black and giving it an umami taste unlike any corn you’ve known. Central Texas Mycology will teach you how to achieve this Mexican delicacy by timing the inoculation of your corn and learning how to harvest its fruits correctly. Every participant will take home a spore syringe and a… 512/288-6113
  • Image: Paper Dragon Small Press & Zine Fair

    Sat., May 16

    The Highball

    1120 S. Lamar, Austin South Lamar and Barton Springs

    As anyone well-versed in mythical zoology knows, dragons love to hoard. What’s the green-scaled saurian of Paper Dragon hoarding here? Seems to be a plethora of indie publishing gold from zines to small-press books to the folks who created ’em. And lucky for all of us, the great creature’s opening up their lit-stacked lair for public shopping. Just remember to bring a reusable bag so you can carry all the treasures you snatch up.  – James Scott 512/383-8309
  • Image: HUMP! Film Festival

    May 14-16

    Hyperreal Film Club

    301 Chicon, Austin Lower East

    Blooming once more in Austin is the spring edition of Dan Savage’s adult cinema short film celebration. Over the three-day fest, viewers will enjoy the first half of the series 2026 program – a pupu platter of “jaw-dropping artistry, laugh-out-loud moments, and daring scenes that will have you cheering right alongside the crowd.” If the idea of sitting thine butt down for several hours of top-notch adult content fun doesn’t excite, consider that the screenings on Thursday and Friday will be hosted by Dolly of ATX Brigitte Bandit, and Saturday’s shows get steered by her rock star drag child Sir…
  • Image: School-tastic Book Fair for Grownups

    Sat., May 16

    Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

    1156 Hargrave, Austin East

    Guess what’s the best thing about the School-tastic Book Fair? Not having to ask your parents if you can please, please get one more book! Other than that, it’s pretty much exactly the vibe you remember from childhood. A variety of independent booksellers will set up shop around the MYEC so you can shop to your heart’s content along with jams from your youth (if that was in the Eighties/Nineties, that is). Purchases get you prizes, and at the last one I went home with two rad pencil cases, a slap bracelet, and one of those pens with a bunch… 512/472-6932
  • Image: Games Y’all

    Sat., May 16

    Hail Mary Social Club

    2501 Montopolis Dr., Austin South

    Sure, you could just play another round of Fortnite, or you could play games that only a handful of people have seen before. That’s where Games Y’all comes in. They invite developers, digital artists, and just your average video game fan to come and check out what people are creating around town. Play for a bit, give some friendly feedback, meet some like-minded controller-jockeys, and just have some fun. Maybe you’ll find a squad for that next Fortnite session. – James Renovitch
  • Image: The Bridges of Madison County

    May 16-17 and 19

    Multiple Locations

    Time has exposed some jankiness to Clint Eastwood’s 1996 romance, based on the Robert James Waller mega bestseller; in particular, the framing device is corny and broadly acted. But its central concern is still a delicate fascination: the four-day-long love affair, told in flashback, between Meryl Streep’s Italian wife and mother, stranded in midcentury Iowa farm country, and Eastwood’s National Geographic photographer, passing through town on assignment. Their growing attraction is all the more sexy for being so unhurried, while the scenery – from the title’s scenic covered bridges to Clint wearing the hell out of a gray tee and… 512/861-7040
  • Image: Wowzaramakaboom!!! A Farewell Celebration

    Sat., May 16

    Collection Rert

    2608-B Rogers, Austin East

    The experimental arts hub and workspace that has hosted Austin artists for nearly a decade is, sadly, closing this month. As a result of what owners call “the slow swallowing of 2608 Rogers Avenue by gentrification,” the nonprofit space will be shutting their doors in preparation for a new chapter, but not without one last party. Join artists for an evening of live entertainment, material handoffs, yard sales, and an interactive shrine and memory slideshow to commemorate their good times. – Rachel N. Madison
  • Image: Preserving Y(our) Stories: Crafts From AANHPI Communities

    Sat., May 16

    Austin History Center

    800 Guadalupe, Austin Downtown

    Cultures often get preserved through art, so this day of crafts from Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities perfectly suits the vibe this AANHPI Heritage Month. Attendees will learn how to make paper crafts like Hawaiian leis, Japanese koi-nobori, Indian rangoli, Indonesian wayang kulit puppets, and horses inspired by this year’s Chinese zodiac animal. Local artist Sarah Doan also leads a guest workshop on how to draw “kawaii,” or cute, food, and Rumah Budaya Indonesia di Austin will present Indonesian dances with a post-performance Q&A.  – James Scott 512/974-7480
  • Image: Wild Card: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    May 7-16

    SquareRut Kava Bar - Oak Hill

    6266 US-290, Austin South

    “Imagine yourself at an outdoor Kava Bar,” reads the description for this comedy show, “complete with a stage designed to whisk you away down the Yellow Brick Road.” What a chill, relaxing time! Would it be pretty chaotic if an audience member were to, say, throw down a Cards Against Humanity deck that derails this classic story like some sort of tornado? Yet that’s the exact premise of multimedia collective Communication by Captivation’s Wild Card series, where a single CAH card can have our Ozian heroes going places they’ve never gone before. With Emerald City-inspired drinks and food, every performance… 512/893-4082
  • Image: Sorry to Bother You

    May 16-20

    Multiple Locations

    First off, save movie theatres. Yeah, we can get large screens and fancy sound in our houses, but nothing compares to the collective thrill of experiencing a new story with a crowd. We do, actually, come to that place for magic. For me, experiencing Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You with a full theatre was magical. The premise alone – workers codeswitching in a call center, using their “white voice” to make more money – is interesting enough. But when that third-act twist happens? You want to be in a theatre. Trust me. Besides, this is a perfect chance to… 512/861-7030
  • Image: "LAMP"

    Through May 23

    MASS Gallery

    705 Gunter, Austin Lower East

    What fills your home? My guess is pieces from all throughout your life – gifted items, thrifted treasures, essentials carried from place to place, etc. MASS celebrates these “practices of accumulation and adornment” in their latest group exhibition curated by Ariel Wood. Works on display from artists Caroline Perkison, Emma Rossoff, Gabrielle Constantine, Jamie Lerman, Julia Kunze, and Magdalena Jarkowiec skew sculptural with ceramics, papier-mâché, textiles, and found miscellanies forming the home-away-from-home at the show’s center. “Home here is not fixed,” writes MASS, “but a space of continual return.” – James Scott
  • Image: Greater Austin Book Fest

    Sat., May 16

    Central Library

    710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown

    Leave it to the public library to expand the idea of a book festival beyond just buying hardcovers. Here, Austin Public Library invites not only readers but also writers and illustrators from across Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties to engage in “a full day celebration of books.” That includes opportunities to meet participating local authors working in multiple age ranges, from YA to kids’ lit to adult works; create cool dragon art; take in panels on publishing, querying agents, writing around a day job schedule, graphic novel development, and more; and literary trivia run by First Light Books’ Sam Ackerman… 512/974-7400
  • Image: Austin Gay Men’s Chorus: “Freedom Unfinished”

    Sat., May 16 & 4 p.m.

    First Baptist Church of Austin

    901 Trinity, Austin Downtown

    As America approaches its 250th birthday, we must reflect on whether it’s yet the “land of the free” as envisioned. Austin Gay Men’s Chorus does so with a thoughtful program connecting the works of two composers named Thompson, divided by seven decades. Randall Thompson’s Testament of Freedom (1943) was inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s writings and composed to celebrate his 200th birthday. Selections from this hopeful and patriotic work are interwoven with movements from Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (2015), which applies the last words of seven unarmed Black men before they were killed to the format of… 512/476-2625
  • Image: The Wiz

    May 12-17

    Bass Concert Hall

    2350 Robert Dedman, Austin Campus

    Ease on down the road with Broadway in Austin’s latest extravaganza. Throw the Wizard of Oz in a blender with R&B and disco, and you get The Wiz: After a 2024 Broadway revival brought the musical back to neon, Day-Glo life, the entire production hit the gray asphalt road to tour around with spectacular sets in tow. An updated book and extended choreography add extra boost to this Tony Award winner, making it a soulful night where you can, and most definitely will, win.  – Cat McCarrey 512/471-2787
  • Image: Affordable Art Fair

    May 14-17

    Palmer Events Center

    900 Barton Springs Rd., Austin South Congress and South First

    If you’ve dreamed of curating a personal art collection – or just filling in that big blank space on your living room wall – but felt the works you want are out of your wallet’s reach, the Affordable Art Fair makes supporting artists accessible and approachable. Over 55 galleries from Austin and beyond welcome you to browse and buy pieces of all styles and color palettes priced between $100 and $12,000. Once you’ve selected your new colorful companion, complimentary wrapping and handling makes sure you and your prized possession start off on the right foot. – Caroline Drew
  • Image: Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

    May 13-17

    AFS Cinema

    6406 N. I-35 Ste. 3100, Austin Midtown

    Twenty-eight years of celebrating cinema from across the Americas and still going strong. This year’s festival opens with the local premiere of the Sundance award-winning documentary about America’s preeminent Chicano playwright, American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, before a screening of his most well-known work as a filmmaker, musical biopic La Bamba, in 35mm. There'll be features from Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, and Peru, as well as dozens more shorts from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, all before the closing night film, Mexican political allegory Versalles. Also on the schedule are U.S.-based stories like Return of the Sacred… 512/322-0145
  • Image: Run Austin Launch Week

    May 12-19

    Downtown Austin

    Austin, Austin Beyond Austin

    You know how Rome wasn’t built in a day? Well, your body probably wasn’t built to tackle a marathon, like, tomorrow. That’s what this launch week is for – to get you officially committing to to some of the city’s biggest running events (like the Ascension Seton Austin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K, and the Spurs Austin International Half) while simultaneously snagging steep discounts on early bird registration and earning a shot at loads of giveaways. All week, running groups will be open to newcomers. From early risers to beer enthusiasts to fleet-footed moms, you’re bound to find a group… 000-000-0000
  • Image: Chungking Express

    May 15-16 & 18-21

    AFS Cinema

    6406 N. I-35 Ste. 3100, Austin Midtown

    Few capture lovesickness like the master, Wong Kar-wai. In his 1994 two-sided coin of cops tormented by their tendency toward infatuation, director Wong takes viewers on a tour of Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong – where the Chungking Mansions the title refers to reside. Heads: Officer He Zhi Wu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) eats nearly expired pineapples while mourning a breakup, the melancholy of which leads him into the path of a be-wigged drug smuggler (Brigitte Lin). Tails: The one and only Tony Leung plays Cop 663, who post-breakup gets caught in a break-in-based romantic tangle with the unpredictable employee of… 512/322-0145
  • Image: Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet

    Sat., May 16, 7:30 p.m.

    Paramount Theatre

    713 Congress, Austin Downtown

    Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, 84, might qualify as the greatest Cuban musician you ever witnessed. Venturing here first with pre-millennial Blue Note Records breakout Bele Bele en la Habana, the 6-foot-6 scion of pianist Bebo Valdés manhandled a baby grand like Jimi Hendrix turning a Stratocaster into a proton blaster. From fusion progressives Irakere in the Seventies to spinning off son Chuchito Valdés into the family business, the piano titan propagates the loop from European classicism and American big band reinvention to the modernism of Afro-Latin jazz. If the seven-time Grammy winner lost an inch to time and age, he… 512/474-1221
  • Image: Rhapsody in Blue performed by Austin Symphony Orchestra

    Sat., May 16, 8 p.m.

    Long Center for the Performing Arts

    701 W. Riverside, Austin South Congress and South First

    Don’t freak out, but George Gershwin is playing the Long Center this weekend. Yes, he has been dead for 90 years, but it’s him playing! No, they didn’t reanimate him; they’re employing Steinway’s Spirio | r technology, which allows the maestro’s original keystrokes to be played just like he did 100 years ago, along with an Austin Symphony Orchestra that is very much alive. This groundbreaking performance is rounded out by American Ballads by Morton Gould, Ives’ Symphony No. 1, and Copland’s Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, enhanced by dazzling visuals from Westwater Arts. – Kat McNevins 512/474-5664
  • Image: Whitney, Lucky Cloud

    Sat., May 16, 8:30 p.m.

    29th Street Ballroom

    2906 Fruth, Austin Campus

    From the ashes of indie rock project Smith Westerns emerged Whitney, where drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek retained the tenderness of their former band while infusing it with folk influences. Now, 11 years on, Whitney’s commitment to their warm, sun-drenched songwriting shows itself across the group’s five-album discography. Ehrlich’s always-comforting falsetto lends itself well to the often soulful sound found in songs like “Small Talk,” the title track to their most recent album. Live, the sixpiece projects a full and expansive output, complemented by trumpet from JJ Kirkpatrick. – Joseph Gonzalez 000/000-0000
  • Image: CAPYAC

    Sat., May 16, 9 p.m.

    Hole in the Wall

    2538 Guadalupe, Austin Campus

    Westlake High School jazz band alums Delwin Campbell and Eric Peana return to the former’s stomping grounds as a UT linguistics major. Two rave nights at the Hole in the Wall won’t quite make up for last fall’s fourth Capyac full-length Sobbing Ecstasy sounding like it somehow got left off the new ACL Music Fest schedule, but close enough. Identifying as a house/dance trio from Antarctica, the formerly local bros and Obie Puckett now split time between Los Angeles and Berlin, where the go-big showstoppers wrote most of their surely ecstatic peak, a digital marvel chilling, stilling, and thrilling as… 512/472-5599
  • Image: Much Ado About Nothing

    May 7-24

    Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater

    2206 William Barton Dr., Austin South Lamar and Barton Springs

    If you’re a Shakespeare lover and a fan of a comedic twist, you won’t want to miss this free production of what may be the original rom-com. Director Ann Ciccolella brings a reimagined version of the play to the Zilker stage all month as part of its Shakespeare in the Park series. Set in mid-20th-century Italy, her adaptation follows Beatrice and Benedick as the pair navigate tricks, deceit, and an age-old enemies-to-lovers tale. The cast includes Texas State University performers and several Austin Shakespere veterans bringing the playwright’s classic to attendees of all ages under the Texas summer sky. –… 512/397-1463
  • Image: Pueblo Revolt

    Thursdays-Sundays. Continues through May 23

    Ground Floor Theatre

    979 Springdale #122, Austin East

    How much is freedom worth? And how do families survive massive upheaval? Are growth and harmony possible during (or because of) distress? Indigenous playwright Dillon Christopher Chitto tackles these questions against the backdrop of 1680’s very real Pueblo Revolt, where the native Pueblos fought against invading Spaniards in what’s now New Mexico. In Chitto’s script, two Pueblo brothers struggle with their own identities and their duty to community, engaging the audience with wry humor and thoughtful introspection. – Cat McCarrey 512/840-1804
  • Image: City Theatre Presents The Odd Couple

    May 1 - 17

    Genesis Creative Collective

    1507 Wilshire Blvd., Austin East

    Not everything gets the honor of becoming common shorthand, but “Are you a Felix or an Oscar?” earned that right through decades of stellar TV and movie adaptations. They all stem from storytelling genius Neil Simon’s script, a play that revels in the differences between two divorcés becoming roommates and driving each other insane. City Theatre brings Simon’s cheeky and charming comedy to the Austin stage. Watch fastidious Felix and unkempt Oscar figure out their new lives, together. – Cat McCarrey 512/478-2565
  • Image: Hatha Yoga

    Wednesday and Saturdays through May 30

    Neill-Cochran House Museum

    2310 San Gabriel, Austin Campus

    From this Wednesday on through spring’s last gasps, the serene space of the NCHM will be covered in yoga mats. The six-week, instructor-led course offers folks of any experience level a chance to refresh and recharge their energy. Come for every class on either Wednesdays or Saturdays for the full $75 general ticket price ($50 for students), or just drop in for a single $15 session. – James Scott
  • Image: American Modernism From the Charles Butt Collection: From Edward Hopper to Alma Thomas

    Through August 2

    The Blanton Museum of Art

    200 E. MLK, Austin Campus

    Scenes of urban loneliness and pastoral stoicism, colorful snippets of joyous living, and form-defying illustrations of social structures are a few expressive artworks on display in this much-anticipated exhibit – to say nothing of the bright mosaic-inspired paintings of Alma Thomas and the enveloping nature depictions of Georgia O’Keeffe. On the collection’s first public tour, H-E-B heir Charles Butt shares over 80 works by America’s most prominent modernist artists. Enveloping cubism, abstraction, and landscape movements that captured imaginations from the late 19th century through the Seventies, these varied expressions of identity and experience distinguished an era of American art. –… 512/471-5482
  • Image: Charlie Hyman: “Flat Earth”

    Through May 16

    Ivester Contemporary

    916 Springdale #107, 916 Springdale #107, Austin East

    Unlike the conspiracy theory peddled by people incapable of comprehending a horizon line, the earths presented by first-timer to the East Austin gallery Charlie Hyman’s ceramic vessels are anything but flat. He utilizes traditional shapes in his hand-built pieces, which contrast the sheer magnitude of action going on over the ceramic surface. Cartoonish scenes comparable to Hieronymus Bosch’s work tell labyrinthine tales of labor, hierarchy, and ritual in rich, vibrant colors. These are pieces that definitely reward repeat viewings, so snag a peek when the show cracks open this Friday, April 10. – James Scott
  • Image: Ruth Lauer: “Get Wet!”

    Through May 17

    Link & Pin

    2235 E. Sixth #102, Austin Lower East

    Epic. Legendary. Institutional. The only way to survive summer in Texas. All these phrases describe Austin’s grand assortment of community pools. Yes, there’s the shining star of Barton Springs, but don’t forget to pay proper homage to Springwoods or Big Stacy. Artist Ruth Lauer centers her work around an appreciation for those Austin ecosystem gems. Her paintings glow cerulean and azure and glitter with white-tipped ripples – shades as cool and immersive as a dip beneath the waves. They’re a refreshing promise of the joys of the sweltering season. Summer isn’t nearly as scary with Lauer’s optimistic perspective. – Cat… 512/900-8952
  • Image: “Run the Code: Data-Driven Art Decoded”

    Through August 2

    The Blanton Museum of Art

    200 E. MLK, Austin Campus

    Interested in how contemporary artists are using algorithms and artificial intelligence to create original and interesting artworks? Check out Blanton’s “Run the Code" exhibit in collaboration with the Thoma Foundation featuring work from digital artists like Turkish artist Refik Anadol and Spanish artist Daniel Canogar. The exhibit explores the question of “What does it mean to create art in a world shaped by data?” and how algorithms can create interactive pieces of art. Blanton members can see an exclusive preview on March 7. – Valeria Cruz Butrón 512/471-5482
  • Image: “MARK”

    Through July 1

    Women & Their Work

    1311 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin Lower East

    We’re flush with showcases for many formats here in artsy Austin, but in this latest group exhibition from Women & Their Work, the focus is on just one: drawing. Yes, every artist displayed in this show kicking off on Saturday, May 16, offers their take on the line-based technique from traditional to experimental. “Each piece,” writes W&TW, “exemplifies drawing as both practice and possibility.” Featured artists include Sonya Berg, Shannon Cannings, Mery Godigna Collet, Margaux Crump, Rosalyn Jewel Farney, Valerie Fowler, Christine Garvey, Hollis Hammonds, Megan Hildebrandt, Dan Jian, Heather L. Johnson, Jo Kim, Catherine MacMahon, Katie Maratta, Ami Mehta,… 512/477-1064
  • Image: “Titanic: The Human Story”

    Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays. Continues through June 29

    11000 Middle Fiskville Rd. Bldg. A

    11000 Middle Fiskville Rd. Bldg. A, Austin Greater Austin

    Scientists have estimated that what’s left of Titanic has no more than a decade or two before it collapses completely into the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, but our collective fascination with the downed ship has never diminished. An audio guide will lead you through this touring exhibition from Spain’s Musealia and historian Claes-Göran Wetterholm, as the story of history’s most famous maritime disaster becomes human-scaled via more than 200 personal artifacts from passengers and crew, and re-creations of the ship’s interior, including first-class and third-class accommodations, that you can walk through. The tour takes about 80-90 minutes. –…
  • Image: Erik Parker: “Loaded”

    Feb. 6 - June 7

    Paggi House

    200 Lee Barton, Austin South Lamar and Barton Springs

    Saturated colors ooze out of German-born and Texas-raised artist Erik Parker’s cartoony pieces with enough neon to burn a viewer’s eyes. Inspired by punk, skateboarding, and Seventies psych aesthetics, Parker calls his new works “loaded paintings because we live in a loaded time.” Woah. That’s some heady stuff, right there. Sneak a peek at the pieces hanging at the historic Paggi House this Friday, Feb. 6, during the opening reception, or swing by anytime between now and early June. – James Scott 512/473-3700
  • Image: "Touch the Art "

    Through July 5

    Almost Real Things Gallery

    916 Springdale Rd. #101, Bldg. 2, Austin East

    There’s something that feels thrillingly transgressive about Almost Real Things’ signature “Touch the Art” exhibit. Now in its fourth year, the interactive installation from the new Austin Studio Tour showrunners sets up the sensory experience at their recently relocated Canopy HQ and showcases pieces from over 80 artists. The tactile gallery unlocks an entirely new and accessible way to engage with art appreciation, with works as viscerally surprising as they are visually stunning, including special pieces created in collaboration with students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The exhibit opens Friday, May 8, and runs through…
  • Image: Texas Festivals: Creating Community Through Celebration

    Through Sept. 27

    Bullock Texas State History Museum

    1800 Congress, Austin Campus

    Everything, for the most part, is bigger in Texas – and that includes the community celebrations. Kicking off this Saturday, April 25, and running until late September is the Bob Bullock Museum’s tribute to the festivals of the Lone Star State. Showcasing 27 Texan fests, the exhibition’s three sections explores these festive affairs through iconic artifacts, a short documentary, and several interactive elements, from make-your-own gown trains to Mad Libs-style festival name making, and even a food truck-themed play area. With summer nipping at our spring heels, here’s a great way to soak in all the festival fun within the… 512/936-4629
  • Image: “Chasing Sun, Becoming Moss”

    May 2-30

    Connelly Martin Gallery

    1406 W. Sixth St., Austin Old West Austin

    Textile art is easy to get lost in. Renata Daina’s fabric work is no exception, woven squares and twisting ropes for viewers to immerse themselves in the coils and turns, in corners of joined threads and tufted squares. Daina’s new exhibit at Connelly Martin takes a distinctly earthy tone: sunsets woven in purple and yellow, and gray-green rectangles covered with strange, wormish tangles. It all beckons toward the harmony of our planet. Join the opening reception this Saturday for a special glimpse into Daina’s natural viewpoint. – Cat McCarrey 318/366-4615
  • Image: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder

    April 17 - May 17

    Austin Playhouse

    405 W. 22nd, Austin Campus

    You’ve heard of a murder most foul, but here’s a series of more elevated slayings. Directed by Lara Toner Haddock from the Robert L. Freedman-penned book, this musical follows a young man on the hunt for his next meal ticket – and he’s not going to let a little thing like being ninth in line for the D’Ysquith family fortune stop him. Lyn Koenning provides direction for Steven Lutvak’s original music, with Sarah Fleming Walker as assistant director/choreographer, which all adds up to a killer time. – James Scott 512/476-0084