for Sun., June 23
Sponsored Listing
Billy Strings in Concert
Billy Strings is performing at Moody Center on Saturday, December 14th. Tickets on sale now!
Sat. Dec. 14, 7:30pm
Moody Center
Sponsored Listing
Colors of Dance
Join the School of Indian Percussion & Music for an enchanting evening celebrating the rich cultural heritage of India at "Colors of Dance." Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms and graceful movements of traditional Indian classical dance, featuring captivating performances of Kathak and Bharatnatyam.
Sat. June 22, 6pm
Anderson High School
Recommended
- ArtsVisual Arts
"Encounters in the Garden" Paintings by Josias Figueirido
It’s the second coming of surrealism at Ivester Contemporary. Josias Figueirido aptly updates the legacy of Dalí and Chagall with his vivid dreamscapes. His exhibit presents spirit guides Piri the Dreamer and Flying Coyote in increasingly absurd settings, smoothly bubbled characters possessing hypnotic shininess. Paintings of them hang in eerily vivid flashe paint, existing harmoniously beside their animated counterpoints in an immersive, interactive reality. It’s the wondrous love child of Cartoon Network and modernism. You don’t want to miss it.: – Cat McCarrey
Thursdays-Sundays. Through July 13
Ivester Contemporary
- ArtsTheatre
Austin Shakespeare’s Richard III
Eager to watch a tragic, thought-provoking, sociopolitical tragedy? Experience the student-performed, professionally directed classic (which feels like an understatement), in a replica Elizabethan theatre space by Lake Austin.
June 21-30
The Curtain Theatre
- ArtsTheatre
Glass Half Full Theatre Presents: La Maleta de Maebelle
There’s not a single situation on Earth that can’t be made better by puppets. Avenue Q and Team America: World Police prove my point. For some more family-friendly puppet improvements, check out the all-ages production of La Maleta de Maebelle, Glass Half Full’s creative telling of Tricia Tusa’s picture book Maebelle’s Suitcase. It tells the story of a young girl and her bird friend, both of whom yearn to return home to Colombia. With Colombian music by Kiko Villamizar and incredible puppets, made and handled by master puppeteers, Glass Half Full offers a perfect production for all. – Cat McCarrey
Thursdays-Sundays. Through June 29
The Vortex
- QmmunityCommunity
Howdy Pride
Local bookers Howdy Gals go all out this Pride with a queer-centric lineup on the newest Radio Coffee stage that’ll scare away any Sunday anxieties quick. Catch Half Dream, Plum Tongue, Middle Sattre (June 9), Pony Sopprano, Virginia Creeper, Pelvis Wrestley (June 16), Onsim E, Cormae, Teal Waves (June 23), and a soon-to-be-announced June 30 lineup. Plus: queer vendors!
Sundays in June
Radio/East
- CommunitySports
Splash Dance! With Erica Nix
The host herself – Erica Nix, star of screen, sweating, and shows in MASS Gallery’s yard – warns that this pool party sells out quick. That means if you’re interested in getting wild and weird in the water, if you’re a real aqua aerobics all-star, if you love to get really really wet, then don’t spend another second reading this event listing! Jump on that wheezing ol’ laptop of yours and log on to Austin Motel dot com to claim your spot. If you’re too slow, well. Lucky you this is an every-Sunday type of deal. – James Scott
Sundays
Austin Motel
- CommunityEvents
Summer of Service
Who doesn’t want to build up their CV in these trying times? Or perhaps you just want to fill your free time with something other than TikTok? Or maybe you want a behind-the-scenes, hands-on tour of Austin’s best place for sustainable craft supplies? Whatever reason you’ve got, it’s a good time to volunteer for Austin Creative Reuse’s Summer of Service program. Opportunities are abundant, with group projects like fabric rolling, dog toy making, or Funky Fabric Friday – that’s when they process all the weird stuff like purple faux fur or bright yellow vinyl. Sign up on austincreativereuse.org, complete 30 volunteering hours, and earn your Summer of Service certificate. Beats losing eight hours to ASMR slime-scoop videos, I’ll tell you what. – James Scott
Through August 31
Austin Creative Reuse
- QmmunityCommunity
The Little Gay Shop Pride Party 2024
Over 70 local queer vendors gather for your shopping pleasures under Distribution Hall’s shady cover with free drinks, coffee, food, fun activities, and more to entice even those most grouchy of gay.
Sun., June 23
Distribution Hall
- CommunityEvents
We Are Blood: Giving Double
We Are Blood – who are definitely NOT vampires in disguise – have totally cracked the case on how to make giving blood even more of a good deed. See, for this month only, whenever you take your juicy veins to a WAB donor center or mobile unit, they’ll donate $5 to your choice of one of three partnering nonprofits. That’s right: Donate blood, and you can give Central Texas Food Bank, Austin Humane Society, or TreeFolks a fiver to do with what they please. And usually what they please is helping our Austin community in various positive ways like keeping peeps fed, nurturing puppies and kitties, and growing big beautiful trees whose shade is sorely needed during this cruel summer. – James Scott
Through June 30
Any We Are Blood location
All Events
- Music
Ange K Band
Sun., June 23, 6pm
The Boat
- Music
Anthony Wright Band
Sun., June 23, 4pm
Armadillo Den
- Music
Armadillo Road, Silo Road
Sundays, 8pm
The White Horse
- CommunityEvents
Austin Public Pools Opening
Hoo-wee! Does anything feel better than a dip in the pool during a hot Texas summer? While some among us may be privileged to own private watering holes, most of us get to enjoy the great Austin PARD’s work at the 44 public aquatic facilities to choose from this summer. You’ve got regional, neighborhood, and community pools; a wading pool; splash pads; and the crown jewel: Barton Springs. Check austintexas.gov/pools-splashpads for up-to-date info on which pools are open, what their entry fee is, and whether you have what it takes to be a public pool lifeguard. Now, outta the way if you don’t wanna get wet: I’m gonna do a cannonball! – James Scott
Through August 18
Multiple locations
- ArtsVisual Arts
“Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas”
Thanks to Seventies funk band War, the word “lowrider” often calls to mind the unforgettable sax riff of the band’s 1975 No. 1 single. But lowrider can mean a snazzy customized car with hydraulics or a person who works on such a vehicle, and the culture around these cars has strengthened Mexican American communities in the Southwest since the Forties. Learn more about them at this exhibit featuring an interactive touchscreen mural, cars and bikes on display, and stories about the people who make lowriding a community. A member reception takes place May 18. – Kat McNevins
Through Sept. 2
Bullock Texas State History Museum
- ArtsVisual Arts
“Diana Greenberg: Songs”
Summer seems a natural time for lightness, airiness. There’s a freedom the soul craves. Diana Greenberg’s latest exhibit, on display at Wally Workman, utterly fits those summer vibes. Inspired by nature, her art evokes the breeziness of a hammock in the sun, a picnic in a meadow, the possibilities of a bright sunny day. That’s perfectly complemented by the art’s pastel palette, pearly pinks and hazy yellows adding to the seasonal feeling. Welcome nostalgia and hope of longer days with Greenberg’s impressions of the world around us. – Cat McCarrey
Through June 23
Wally Workman Gallery
- ArtsVisual Arts
“Vessels – Handle With Care” by Diane Chiyon Hong
Vessel: a container that holds things. Vessel: a person infused with a quality. What quality? Any. Feel free to interpret it yourself when basking in Diane Chiyon Hong’s exhibit “Vessels – Handle with Care.” Her architectural sketches, part function, part form, part object, part person, part humor but all thought-provoking, currently grace the halls of the Asian American Resource Center. It’s Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month, so why not pay the AARC a visit. I mean, if not now, when? – Cat McCarrey
Through July 5
Asian American Resource Center
- CommunityEvents
Barton Creek Farmers Market
A great selection of local farmers bringing fabulous pastured meats, eggs, dairy, vegetables, and fruits, plus prepared-food vendors, artisans, bakers, and of course, live music.
Sundays, 9am-1pm. Free.
4805 Hwy. 290 W., Sunset Valley (Kohl's parking lot)
- QmmunityCommunity
BCC: Advocacy, Advancement, and Allyship - Empowering LGBTQ+ Rights
Learn about productive LGBTQ allyship from a panel of queer experts, who’ll share their own personal stories of advocacy, struggle, and navigating intersectional identities and cultures.
Sun., June 23
Austin History Center
- Qmmunity
Bear Beer Bust
Iron Bear's beer bust brings all the boys to the bar. Specials on select pints and pitchers.
Sundays, 2-9pm
The Iron Bear
- Music
Blue Tongue
Sun., June 23, 7:30pm
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
- Music
Boxcar Preachers
Sun., June 23, 2pm
NeWorlDeli
- Music
Brother Shaw
Sun., June 23, 4pm
Oasis Brewing
- Music
Bruce Smith Band
Sun., June 23, 2pm
Knomad Bar
- ArtsComedy
Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details!
Cap City Comedy Club
- Music
Charlie Murphy Band
Sun., June 23, 6pm
Hays City Store
- CommunityKids
Community Hours at Thinkery
Thinkery provides admission by donation as part of its Open Door Initiative, created to give every child a chance to explore STEAM concepts and develop a lifelong love of learning, regardless of means.
Sundays, 3-5pm; Tuesdays, 3-7pm
Thinkery
- Music
Coolvybe Quartet (7:00)
Sun., June 23
Sam's Town Point
- Music
Cormae, Onism E., Telewaves
Sun., June 23, 7pm. Free (all ages). $5-$10 suggested donation.
Radio/East
- Music
Saturdays, 1pm and Sundays, 1pm
Oakwood BBQ
- ArtsVisual Arts
Creating Encuentros: Changarrito 2012–2024
Traveling in Mexico, you frequently encounter changarritos – portable food carts or tienditas run by hardworking entrepreneurs. The carts usually operate outside of any formal regulation and, in that way, mirror the resilience and creativity of Mexican culture. In 2005, artist Máximo González appropriated the concept of the changarrito as a way for artists to take their work directly to the people. The idea came to Austin’s venerable Mexic-Arte Museum in 2012, with dozens of artists displaying art and interacting with the public outside the Downtown gallery. The concept is back and will run through August. – Brant Bingamon
Through August 25
Mexic-Arte Museum
- ArtsVisual Arts
Deanna Miesch: “Flatland Revisited”
Art and … math? Not as improbable as it may seem, especially when seen through the veil of fantasy. And that’s exactly what artist/gallerist/therapist Deanna Miesch does. Compiling works inspired by 1800s mathematician Edwin A. Abbott’s imaginary world of Flatland (with touches of fellow mathematician Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, of course), Miesch presents reality with a fanciful twist. Her visuals show our world, blurred or tilted a little askew. It’s easy to see portals to another world in every line and angle. What dimensions will you discover? – Cat McCarrey
May 31-Aug. 11
Lydia Street Gallery
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