Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival
Fri. 07/31 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/01 @ Various
Lights. Camera. Help. is the premiere film festival for non-profit and cause-driven organizations. Through this annual event, films and videos with a cause directly related to a non-profit or …more»
APOCALYPSE WOW! KITTY KITTY BANG BANG'S FINAL SHOW
Fri. 07/31 | 9:00PM - Sat. 08/01 @ The Independent at 501 Studios
Click "I Like It!" to win free tickets! One pair will be given away each night! Seven years after bursting onto the Austin stage in their sexy skivvies, Texas burlesque sweethearts Kitty …more»
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AA-S Best Bet – ‘Apocalypse Wow!’ Kitty Kitty Bang Bang’s final show:
Austin’s great burlesque troupe Kitty Kitty Bang Bang is hanging up the pasties and tassels this weekend after seven years of bumping and grinding. more at www.austin360.com
Orestes
Thu. 07/30 | 8:00PM - Sat. 08/15 @ The Off Center (East Side)
Click "I Like It!" to win one of TWO pairs of free tickets! This adaptation takes Euripides' classic, strips away the presentational storytelling of three millennia ago and reinforces the sto…more»
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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»
FRONT ROW: The Art of Live Music Photography
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ THE FIFTH (Sixth Street)
"FRONT ROW" will be an art photography show celebrating live music and music festivals through the eyes of photographers. The show will open on Saturday September 19th and w…more»
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art of live concerts and festivals!!!
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»
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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
ARTOBOTS Art Show
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ THE FIFTH (Sixth Street)
ARTOBOTS: Art of RobotsOpening Party January 9, 2010 8-pm-11pmTHE FIFTH GALLERY presents ARTOBOTS: Artists include John Gomi, Deform Creates, Marc Zuazua, John Weber, Bailey Rock Well, Lucas …more»
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ROBOT ART. it doesnt get cooler than this really
Paul Mooney w/ Jimmi Roulette
Wed. 07/29 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/01 @ Cap City Comedy Club (Campus)
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Paul Mooney spent the first half of his career as a writer (for the likes of Sanford And Son, Saturday Night Live, and In Living Color) and behind-the-scenes man for Richard Pryor, but the “Ask A Black Dude” segments he mastered on Chappelle’s Show come closest to his onstage personality. more at austin.decider.com
Epidemic of Fear: The Influenzical
Fri. 07/31 | 8:00PM - Sat. 08/08 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
The world’s first “Influenzical” is coming to Austin: “Epidemic of Fear,” a show created in New York during the last world-wide virus outbreak. This musical comed…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Epidemic of Fear: The Influenzical’:
How timely. As health care reform is debated and fear of the flu still percolates around the world, Crank Collective presents an original musical comedy that satirizes the health care system, political campaigns, panic and pandemics. more at www.austin360.com
OSBORNE: Hypnotized Monkey Art Opening
Sat. 08/01 | 6:00PM - Fri. 08/14 @ THE FIFTH (Sixth Street)
Corpus Christi's most exciting modern artist comes to Austin, Tx for his first solo show in the ATX. Osborne's unique work is filled with bright colors, intriguing compositions, and engaging s…more»
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OSBORNE: Hypnotized Monkey art opening tonight!!! Free beverages, LIVE ART, raffle for Live Art..and more..jyeeah
Boy Toy Presents...
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Formed in late-2008 when a stray bolt of sex-lightning struck Austin’s ColdTowne Theater, improv comedy troupe Boy Toy includes some of the funniest and most-innovative improvisers in th…more»
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CageMatch
Every Saturday 9:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Now weekly! ColdTowne's CageMatch throws two teams of comic gladiators into the pit — some established ensembles, some ad-hoc groups created specifically for the CageMatch — and gi…more»
Stool Pigeon!
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Each week an All Star cast of Austin improvisers puts on a show based on the monologues and stories of a local celebrity guest performer. Tonight's Pigeon is Ian Clarke.Ian Clarke is a comput…more»
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Each Saturday a celebrity guest narrates his or her personal story while performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers turn the tales into improvised comedy sketchesread more at austin360.com
Summerstock Austin: Sweeney Todd and Little Shop of Horrors
Thu. 07/30 | 7:30PM - Sun. 08/09 @ The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Little Shop of Horrors: SummerStock Austin celebrates its fifth season by presenting one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, Little Shop of Horrors. This affecti…more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Sweeney Todd’ and `Little Shop of Horrors’:
Summer Stock Austin presents two chilling but charming musicals in repertoire. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece `Sweeney Todd’ finds London barber Benjamin Barker seeking revenge in a bloody, meat-pie fashion. more at www.austin360.com
Rebel Without A Cause
Sat. 08/01 | 7:00PM @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE(1955) (111 min.) (Color) (Stereo)Saturday, August 1 @ 7:00 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admiss…more»
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James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause was “emo” before there was a word for it. Dean plays a middle-class high-schooler with an ill-defined edgy streak and parents who smother him with love while picking at each other. more at austin.decider.com
ColdTowne Improv
Every Saturday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
ColdTowne has not only been to almost every single major comedy festival in North America, they also run Texas' fastest growing comedy training center and recently have been featured on The On…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
East of Eden
Sat. 08/01 | 9:20PM @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
EAST OF EDEN(1955) (115 min.) (Color) (Stereo)Saturday, August 1 @ 9:20 pmThe Paramount TheatreRegular Admission - $8Online Advance Admission - $7P…more»
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East Of Eden (based on John Steinbeck’s novel) needs to be seen on a large screen, because Elia Kazan’s tilted Cinemascope loses all of its impact on video. more at austin.decider.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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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
School House Rock! Live! Jr.
Fri. 07/24 | 8:00PM - Sat. 08/15 @ Sam Bass Community Theatre
Written by Scott Ferguson Directed by Tara Bonds The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful …more»
Stop The World - I Want to Get OFF
Fri. 07/31 | 8:00PM - Sun. 08/23 @ The Wimberley Playhouse
"Stop the World - I Want to Get Off" by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse July 31 - Aug. 23, 2009 Set against the backdrop of a circus, this musical focuses on Littlechap, whose first major …more»
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AA-S Best Bet – `Stop the World, I Want to Get Off’:
Wimberley Players present the classic musical about a circus clown who is too busy dreaming of what life could be to actually live life. 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
Lights Camera Help! Film Festival
Sat. 08/01 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/01 @ Calhoun 100 (Campus)
Come to the second night of screenings for Lights Camera Help. This new Austin film festival features films about nonprofit organizations and causes. It's the first of its kind in the nation a…more»
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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»
Esther's Follies
Every Saturday 8:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
news makers and events fit to parody.
Midnight Society in Spooksville
Every Saturday 11:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Saturdays in October, Midnight Society begins a run of 11 O'clock improv shows at Coldtowne Theater. The October portion of this will be called "Spooksville" where we will explore your f…more»
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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
Last Gas Comedy - Live at Homer's!
Every Saturday 9:00PM @ Homer's Bar & Grill
Stand-up comedy every Saturday. Sat., Dec. 13, 9pm. Homer's Bar & Grill, 1779 Wells Branch Pkwy. #114. Free. For more information email: info@lastgascomedy.com -Last Gas Comedy
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Best up-to-the-minute comedy in town!
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Esther's Follies (East Sixth)
Esther's Follies has been rocking Austin for over 30 years with their political satire and comedy sketch! Amazing magician and musical parody numbers this is a must see on old 6th street…more»
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
This weekend Austin will play host to the first ever film festival for non-profit and cause-driven organizations. Lights. Camera. Help. received submissions from over 140 groups and selected nineteen finalist to be screened this Friday and Saturday. more at austinist.com