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»
Coldtowne Mainstage
Every Friday 8:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
ColdTowne Theater's latest show, a Second City-style theatrical review, combining sketch and improv to create the ultimate hybrid performance experience! It's an all-star lineup of comedians, …more»
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Marathon Man
Thu. 07/16 | 7:00PM - Fri. 07/17 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
MARATHON MAN(1977) (125 min.) (Color) (Rated R)Thursday, July 16 @ 7:00 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admission - $7 Friday,…more»
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It screens here with John Schlesinger’s equally labyrinthine Marathon Man, in which a naïve Dustin Hoffman becomes caught up in a shadowy underworld of secret agents and crazed Nazi dentists. more at austin.decider.com
ColdTowne Mainstage: Eye For An iPhone
Every Friday 8:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Welcome to ColdTowne's newest, biggest sketch review, Eye for an iPhone! This show, which will run through the end of December, features a mix of absurdist character pieces, social satire and …more»
The Parallax View
Thu. 07/16 | 9:30PM - Fri. 07/17 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
THE PARALLAX VIEW(1974) (102 min.) (Color) (Rated R)Thursday, July 16 @ 9:30 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admission - $7 Fr…more»
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In the wake of the Watergate scandal, several paranoid thrillers cropped up about secret, invasive government agencies, but none were better than Alan J. Pakula’s 1974 film The Parallax View, which follows a truly frightening conspiracy theory to its disquieting end. more at austin.decider.com
Robbie Ortiz: Drawings & Paintings
Every Friday 7:00PM @ Epoch Coffee
New portraits and bullfights by Austin Cubist artist Robbie Ortiz.
UpTowne Presents: The Greatest Generation
Thu. 07/02 | 10:00PM - Thu. 07/23 @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
New live and video sketch comedy the first four Thursdays in July! Directed by Emma Holder! At the old fashioned ColdTowne Theater (4803-B Airport Blvd., Austin TX), only $5.Thursday July 2 @ …more»
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Meredith Willson's, The Music Man
Fri. 07/03 | 8:30PM - Sat. 08/15 @ Zilker Park Hillside Theater (South Austin)
Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN July 3 - August 15, 2009 Thursdays - Sundays (approx. 8:30pm; at dusk) [no performance on July 4th] Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater (Located in …more»
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AA-S Best Bet – ‘The Music Man’:
It is the summer of music men from Gary, Ind. While the world remains focused on Michael Jackson, Austin has shifted interest to another former Gary, Ind., resident – Harold Hill. more at www.austin360.com
Pride and Prejudice
Every Friday 8:00PM - Sun. 11/22 @ B. Iden Payne Theatre
Shows: November 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 at 8:00 PM November 15, 22 at 2:00 PM The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance presents Jane Austen’s classic novel adapted for the…more»
Punchline - Austin's only live Friday night comedy open mic!
Every Friday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Punchline is a weekly stand-up comedy show at ColdTowne Theater in Austin, Texas (4803-B Airport Blvd, next to I Luv Video) sponsored by Last Gas Comedy and Texas Travesty. Comics get four …more»
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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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AA-S Best Bet – `The Lining of Forgetting: Internal & External Memory in Art’:
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
Henry V
Thu. 07/02 | 8:00PM - Sat. 07/25 @ The Off Center (East Side)
England’s most storied and inspirational warrior king is revealed in a new, one-man adaptation of the Shakespeare history starring B. Iden Payne Award-winning actor/director and Austin C…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Henry V’:
Shakespeare’s history play about England’s most storied warrior king is reconceived as a one-man play by actor and Austin Chronicle arts editor Robert Faires. 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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AA-S Best Bet – Francisco Matto : The Modern and the Mythic:
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
The Frog Prince
Sat. 06/27 | 10:00AM - Sun. 08/02 @ Scottish Rite Theatre
Weekends June 27-August 2Saturdays at 10:00AM and Sundays at 2:00PM Wednesday, July 15 and Thursday, July 16 at 10:30AM Princess Abigail is simply a spoiled brat with no concern for anyone bu…more»
Big Chief, You Da Prettiest!
Thu. 07/02 | 6:00PM - Mon. 07/27 @ Julia C. Butridge Gallery - Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
Big Chief, You Da Prettiest! (He Knocks 'em Dead with Needle and Thread) July 2-27 A two person exhibition featuring the photography of Gene Vandiver and video work by Donna Pardue. …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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AA-S Best Bet – `Drawn (Not Quartered)‘:
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
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
Dear Fraility
Every Friday 9:00PM - Fri. 08/28 @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Written over a five-year span of artistic wandering, Dear Frailty is a mix of darkly comedic character monologues and absurdist performance pieces. Sifting through his own thoughts and the liv…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – ‘Dear Frailty’:
No one is normal in “Dear Fraility,” Arthur Simone’s oddly compelling, darkly humorous one-man, multi-character show playing Fridays through August at Coldtowne Theater. more at www.austin360.com
Imagining Mexico: Expressions in Popular Culture
Every Friday 6:00PM - Sun. 04/18 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
OPENING RECEPTIONFriday, January 29, 20106:00 – 9:00 pm419 Congress AvenueAustin, TX 78701Free for Members / $10 for Non–Members REGULAR SCHEDULE: Monday-Thursday 1…more»
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Mark-Making: Dots, Lines, and Curves
Sat. 07/11 | 11:00AM - Sat. 09/05 @ Lora Reynolds Gallery (Downtown)
Mark-Making: Dots, Lines, and Curves July 11 – September 5, 2009 Works by: Noriko Ambe, Dan Fischer, Ewan Gibbs, Kate Shepherd, Tony Smith, Jim Torok, Terry Winters, Daniel Zeller, Ben…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Mark Making: Dots, Lines and Curves’:
The fundamental act of artistic creation? Making a mark. more at www.austin360.com
Ice Cold by Cruz Ortiz
Wed. 07/01 | 7:00PM - Wed. 08/05 @ Art Palace
About the Exhibition This is another intergalactic ballad de Spaztek: he just landed-its another hot Texas night-at a dancehall between Poteet and Bandera-Spaztek has been walking for 300 mil…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Cruz Ortiz: Ice Cold’ and `I Am Not So Different’:
Two exhibits, one gallery. Artist Cruz Ortiz replaces familiar icons with symbols of contemporary pop culture to explore his experiences growing up in the bicultural landscape of South Texas. more at www.austin360.com
I AM Not So Different curated by Rachel Cook
Wed. 07/01 | 7:00PM - Wed. 08/05 @ Art Palace
I Am Not So Different illustrates the affinities and dissimilarities that may be found in a chosen group of photographs. The selected images, while being abstract, are not so far from being gr…more»
Vintage Movie Poster Sale
Fri. 07/17 | 10:00AM - Sun. 07/19 @ Art on 5th (Downtown)
Vintage MOVIE Poster Sale • July 17th-19th • Fri & Sat 10-6 | Sun 12-5 Come experience an ALL NEW show featuring hundreds of unframed, original …more»
Seth Cockfield vs. The Velveeta Room
Fri. 07/17 | 9:30PM - Sat. 07/18 @ Velveeta Room (Downtown)
Seth Cockfield vs The Velveeta Room 2 Nights Only! Friday & Saturday, July 17th and 18th also with Andy Heald, Chad Warren, and other special surprise knockout bam pow zoom guests.
ACC's ESPL Presents: The Men From Mars
Fri. 07/17 | 8:30PM - Fri. 07/17 @ Austin Community College (ACC) Rio Grande Campus (Campus)
The Men From Mars is a Sci-Fi one act play which breaks the fourth wall in theatre. Featuring live sound, improv, and audience participation. Directed by: Michael Gonzalez & Dani Miller …more»
The Sinister Slickster's Fuelish Frame-up
Fri. 07/03 | 7:30PM - Sat. 08/15 @ Salado Silver Spur Theater
Cheer the hero and boo the villain in the Salado Silver Spur's fifth annual melodrama, chock- full of slapstick and satire on stage, and, on screen, an original silent-movie chase sequence thr…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»
THE ODYSSEY: A ROCK MUSICAL
Thu. 07/09 | 9:00PM - Sun. 07/19 @ The City Theatre Co (North Austin)
Freddy Carnes Productions presents a new, original Rock Musical based on the Epic Poem of "The Odyssey" by Homer. A cast of 14 tells this amazing story. The Austin cast includes Matt Hislope a…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `The Odyssey: A Rock Musical’:
Based on the epic poem by Homer more at www.austin360.com
Tripas
Thu. 07/16 | 7:00PM - Mon. 07/27 @ The Long Center for the Performing Arts
"By Lisa Cortez Walden The word 'tripas' (Spanish for 'intestines') most often refers to the Mexican delicacy once banned by the FDA. In this play, Cortez Walden redefines it as the part of ou…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