Mamma Mia!
Tue. 06/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/28 @ Bass Concert Hall (Campus)
MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it’s your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical …more»
A Legacy of Change
Tue. 05/05 | 7:00PM - Mon. 08/02 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
A Legacy of Change features the permanent collection and is organized around five themes: Death & Rebirth Mestizaje & Connections Conflict & Struggle Identity & Co…more»
Love, Janis
Thu. 05/28 | 8:00PM - Sun. 08/30 @ ZACH Theatre (South Austin)
Conceived, adapted & directed by Randal Myler Inspired by the book by Laura Joplin May 28 - August 30, 2009 Kleberg Stage Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat at 8:00pm, Sun at 2:30pm The most req…more»
Hey Homo! Presents: Strait-Jacket
Tue. 06/23 | 7:15PM @ Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz
Hey Homo! STRAIT-JACKET Rated NR; 93min; Director:William Castle (1964) Location: Alamo Downtown addthis_pub = 'alamoandrew'; addthis_brand = 'Alamo Drafthouse'; add…more»
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It must be hard for Hey Homo! organizer/hostess Rebecca Havemeyer to resist turning every night of her “queer film” series into a Joan Crawford mini-festival. more at austin.decider.com
Poetry Open Mic
Every Tuesday 6:00PM @ Ruta Maya (South Austin)
Ruta Maya Poetry Open Mic Every Tuesday NO COVER! Ruta Maya Poetry Open Mic poetry reading is one of the longest running weekly open mics in Texas. Originally starting in 1995, thousands of p…more»
Killer Joe by Tracy Letts
Thu. 06/04 | 8:00PM - Sat. 06/27 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)
Thursday - Saturday 8 p.m. Heads roll, shatter and blow in Killer Joe, the savagely funny, pitch-dark comedy by Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright Tracy Letts. The play focuses on the Smith fa…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – ‘Killer Joe’:
This might confuse some readers: Joe Reynolds stars in “Killer Joe.” Joe doesn’t play Joe. more at www.austin360.com
Robbie Ortiz: Cubist Guitar Players
Every Tuesday 1:00AM @ Magnolia Cafe
The show is Robbie's new drawings of guitar players done in the Cubist manner. Everything from screaming chords to the classical lute. Check it out online at www.robbieortiz.com.
The Lining of Forgetting: Internal and External Memory in Art
Sat. 05/30 | 10:00AM - Sun. 08/09 @ AMOA - Downtown
"The Lining of Forgetting explores the ways we remember, both as individuals and collectively, and highlights how we mostly forget, rewrite and fabricate memory. The exhibition features sculpt…more»
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How do we remember? And what kind of objects do we use and collect in order to help us remember? more at www.austin360.com
Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic
Sun. 06/21 | 10:00AM - Sun. 09/27 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)
Following in the footsteps of the highly acclaimed School of the South and The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, the Blanton Museum of Art a…more»
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The Blanton Museum of Art breaks ground again with an exhibit of Latin American art, this time the first U.S. exhibit of Francisco Matto, who led the rise of modernism in Latin America more at www.austin360.com
A Sacred Return: Images on the Feminine Divine and Other Abstract Works
Wed. 06/03 | 6:00PM - Thu. 06/25 @ Julia C. Butridge Gallery - Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
A solo exhibition featuring the work of Hollyana Anderson Melear. The imagery of these works express the Feminine Sacred of the Ancient Near East. Additional works will explore the union betwe…more»
drawn (not quartered)
Thu. 06/04 | 11:00AM - Sat. 07/18 @ d berman gallery
drawn (not quartered) featuring: Glenn Downing Katie Maratta Shawn Smith Jared Theis W. Tucker Randy Twaddle
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Who says fine art drawing is passé? It’s not. Six Central Texas artists present six engaging and very different approaches to drawing. more at www.austin360.com
NUNSENSE
Thu. 06/11 | 8:00PM - Sun. 07/05 @ The City Theatre Co (North Austin)
Get thee to a nunnery with the hit musical comedy celebrating its 25th anniversary and filled with so much sisterly love and good cheer that it has had audiences around the world rolling in th…more»
Frida Kahlo's Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Tue. 05/05 | 10:00AM - Sun. 01/03 @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus)
The Ransom Center celebrates the homecoming of one of its most famous and frequently borrowed art works, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (194…more»
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If paintings had passports, the one belonging to Frida Kahlo’s `Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird’ would be filled with stamps from around the globe. more at www.austin360.com
wood & steel - works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid
Tue. 05/19 | 7:00PM - Sat. 06/27 @ Davis Gallery (Downtown)
Caprice Pierucci My most recent work is about eternity and time. The undulating rhythms in the forms speak to me of our mortality and the huge expanses of time that lead to one particular mome…more»
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San Marcos artist Randall Reid makes layered collage-like paintings on steel that evoke a sense of age and wear. more at www.austin360.com
My Man Godfrey
Tue. 06/23 | 7:00PM - Wed. 06/24 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
MY MAN GODFREY(1936) (95 min.) (B&W)Tuesday, June 23 @ 7:00 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admission - $7 Wednesday, …more»
Easy Living
Tue. 06/23 | 9:05PM - Wed. 06/24 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
EASY LIVING(1937) (86 min.) (B&W)Tuesday, June 23 @ 9:05 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admission - $7 Wednesday, Ju…more»
Pollyanna Theatre Company presents 'Pattern Nation'
Fri. 06/19 | 9:15AM - Sat. 06/27 @ The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Pollyanna Theatre Company presents 'Pattern Nation' A New Play For Children & Families by Emily Cicchini Pattern Nation is Pollyanna's third installment of the adventures…more»
The Fantasticks
Fri. 05/22 | 8:00PM - Sun. 06/28 @ Austin Playhouse
The World’s longest running musical is back! The Fantasticks has enchanted audiences for almost fifty years with its timeless story, memorable music, and delightful characters. Songs lik…more»
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It was the world’s longest-running musical (42 years off Broadway) for a reason – a classic love story and irresistible songs. more at www.austin360.com
Good Things: A Romantic Comedy
Fri. 06/12 | 8:00PM - Sat. 06/27 @ The Vortex (East Side)
Good Things A romantic comedy by Liz Lochhead | presented by Renaissance Austin Theatre in association with VORTEX Repertory Company| June 12-27, 2009; Thurs-Sunday 8…more»
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Renaissance Austin Theatre presents the American premiere of Scottish playwright Liz Lochhead’s romantic comedy about a do-good Oxfam volunteer who finds her orderly life turned around by a series of chance occurrences. more at www.austin360.com
Touch by Toni Press-Coffman
Thu. 06/18 | 9:00PM - Fri. 07/03 @ Hot Mama's Espresso Bar (East Side)
June 18th - 20th, 25th-27th, July 2nd and 3rd @ 9:00pm (There will be no July 4th Performance) Kyle Kalke, an astronomer since childhood, a high school "science nerd," falls in love…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Touch’:
The Vestige Group presents a play about a man in despair trying to rekindle some joy; opens today. more at www.austin360.com
Robert Stikmanz - Sleeper Awakes
Tue. 06/23 | 7:00PM @ Bookpeople (West Sixth)
The third book in Robert Stikmanz's The Hidden Lands of Nod series, Sleeper Awakes, is a project more than twenty years in the making. The book tells the story of Boyd, a traveler made homeles…more»
Flight of Transition
Fri. 06/05 | 6:00PM - Tue. 07/07 @ La Pena
La Peña presents “Flight of Transition”, an exhibition of artwork by Peter F. Ortiz. It will be on display at its gallery from June 5 – July 7 with an opening rece…more»
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The Art Project Presents Mark Johnson
Sat. 06/13 | 12:00PM - Tue. 06/30 @ The Art Project
The Art Project Presents Mark Johnson. Recently transplanted from Brooklyn, Mark is once again using his surroundings as inspiration. This show contrasts his past work from his tim…more»
Sculpting the Human Figure Course
Every Tuesday 6:30PM @ Atelier 3-D
Sculpting the Human Figure, Cost: $260 Atelier 3-D offers opportunities for both beginners and advanced sculptors to work with a live model. This class is a great opportunity to train the eye …more»
Stacked Waters by Teresita Fernandez
Tue. 05/05 | 10:00AM - Sat. 05/05 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)
The Blanton Museum of Art is pleased to announce a major acquisition to its collection of American and contemporary art. Commissioned by the Blanton, renowned artist Teresita Fernández …more»
Lizzy Wetzel : The Medicine Show
Sat. 06/06 | 7:00PM - Thu. 07/16 @ Women & Their Work (Downtown)
Opening Reception : Saturday, June 6, 7 -9pm Drawing from alchemy, mysticism, acid rock, supernatural phenomena and indigenous cosmology, installation/performance artist Lizzy Wetzel explores…more»
Galaxy Dance Classes
Every Tuesday 6:00PM @ Galaxy Studios (South Austin)
Tuesdays: 6:00- Total Body Tune Up 7:00- Adult Break Dancing 7:00- Go Go Cardio 8:00- Open Freestyle 8:00-Street Jazz
TALKING ART with Hamza Walker
Sat. 06/20 | 11:00AM - Sun. 08/23 @ Arthouse at the Jones Center (West Sixth)
New American Talent:24 juror, Hamza Walker, Curator and Director of Education, The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago Admission is free and open to the public.
Malaquias and Maceo Montonya: Dos Vistas un Camino al Rumbo de la Humanidad
Sat. 06/20 | 10:00AM - Sat. 08/29 @ Mexican American Cultural Center
Malaquias and Maceo Montoya:Dos Vistas un Camino al Rumbo de la Humanidad is the first comprehensive exhibition of the artwork of Malaquias and Maceo montoya. For the past five years both fath…more»
City Theatre Acting Series: The Art of Auditioning
Every Tuesday 2:00PM @ The City Theatre Co (North Austin)
Discussion of different auditioning techniques, including methods of preparation, monologue selection and performance, the mechanics of presentation of provided sides, and how to project your …more»
AA-S Best Bet – ‘Love, Janis’:
Could there be a musical that’s a better fit for the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world? more at www.austin360.com