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. w/ Special Guest MonologistsOctober 4th-- TRAVIS AUST…more»
The cast of Stool Pigeon reads like a Who’s Who list of Austin Improv. Award-winning performers, sketch comedy writers, theater managers, festival producers and touring improvisers come together once a week to twist the stories of a local celebrity guest into completely improvised scenes.
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Radical Nautical
Thu. 08/02 | 7:00PM - Sat. 09/01 @ Gallery Lombardi (West Sixth)
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The ocean has always been the scene of great adventures and the subject of much wonder. read more at austin360.com
Mr. Marmalade
Thu. 08/09 | 8:00PM - Sat. 08/25 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)
Lucy is a four-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately, her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn’t have much time for her. Not to mention he beats up his personal ass…more»
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The creative team for this Capital T Theatre Company production seems fully aware of the darkness in Haidle’s comedy, but they bring to it a brightness that keeps the whole affair surprisingly light. Mark Pickell’s living-room set, with its flat, butcher-paper rug and walls outlined in thick, black marks and shaded in pastels, recalls a cheery coloring-book illustration. And Tiny Robinson’s Lucy seems just like the kid who colored it in; the actress – who is an adult – plays the child with the exuberance of a kindergartner set free at recess, all giddy, playful energy busting loose…More at AustinChronicle.com
Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in Art—Selections from the Whitney Museum of A...
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sun. 11/04 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (West Sixth)
This exhibition will be comprised of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, each of which, through conten…more»
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Today, James Housefield will lecture on the idea of art in relation to this exhibit. Housefield is AMOA adjunct curator, National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching professor in the humanities and associate professor of art history at Texas State University.read more at austin360.com
Artist Lecture: Silver Lining flat Lining: Michael Wutz at Volitant Gallery (2pm)
Fri. 08/10 | 2:00PM - Sat. 09/22 @ Volitant Gallery
Silver Lining flat lining: Michael Wutz Curated by Till RichterAugust 10 - September 22, 2007 August 10 - September 22, 2007. Tues. – Sat. 11am – 9pm, Sun. and Mon. noon &nda…more»
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German artist Michael Wutz is this year’s visiting artist in printmaking at the University of Texas. In a solo show, he exhibits his eerie landscapes that depict a quasi-apocalyptic vision of our world close to flat-lining.read more at austin360.com
The Dragonfly Princess: A Fantasy Faery Opera by Chad Salvata
Thu. 08/23 | 8:00PM - Sat. 09/08 @ The Vortex (East Side)
Ethosin association withVORTEX Repertory CompanypresentsThe Dragonfly Princessa world-premiere fantasy operaby Chad SalvataDirected by Bonnie CullumWhen: August 23 - September 8, 2007Th…more»
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Ethos, the Vortex Repertory Company and director Bonnie Cullum present the opening night of “The Dragonfly Princess,” an adult-themed fantasy opera with elements based loosely on Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Jules Verne’s "Journey to the Center of the Earth.read more at austin360.com
Katherine Bash : Broken Symmetries
Thu. 08/09 | 6:00PM - Fri. 09/14 @ Women & Their Work (Downtown)
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 9, 6 – 8 pmThe artist will talk about her work at 6:30pmWomen & Their Work presents new work by Texas artist Katherine Bash who is currently worki…more»
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Katherine Bash — aka the Principal Investigator for the Itinerant Laboratory for Perceptual Inquiry — looks for new meaning and new philosophy in the quotidian landscape around us, then uses photographs and poetry to bring it together.read more at austin360.com
Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Conrad Bakker, Untitled Project: Commodity Feti...
Sat. 08/25 | 6:00PM - Sat. 09/29 @ Lora Reynolds Gallery (Downtown)
Conrad BakkerUntitled Project: Commodity FetishismLora Reynolds GalleryAugust 25 – September 29, 2007Reception and Artist Talk, Saturday, August 25, 6 - 8 pmArtist talk begins at 6:30 pm…more»
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Known for his intentionally imprecise hand-painted wood replicas of mass-produced objects, artist Conrad Bakker will present a simulated designer showroom of new sculptures and paintings.read more at austin360.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 Th…more»
TRON
Fri. 08/24 | 7:30PM - Sat. 08/25 @ The Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
Friday, August 24 @ 7:30 & 9:40 pmSaturday, August 25 @ 4 pmThe Paramount Theatre Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner. Directed by Steven Lisber…more»
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The innovative 1982 film is centered on a computer hacker who is abducted into cyberspace and forced to play computer games to survive.read more at austin360.com
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW -- 11:55p
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Alamo Drafthouse Village (Campus)
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Rated Unknown This show is a part of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Signature Series, Click to See More SEE OUR ROCKY HORROR SIGNATURE PAGE, W…more»
An Almost Holy Picture-July 19 - August 26, 2007. Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 pm, S...
Thu. 07/19 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/26 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
An Almost Holy Picture Keeping the Faith Photos by Kirk Tuck By…more»
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n Heather McDonald’s odd yet thoughtful one-man play, a lapsed Episcopal priest faces the ultimate test of faith when his wife, after several miscarriages, gives birth to a beautiful baby girl who is covered with downy white fur.read more at austin360.com
An Almost Holy Picture
Thu. 07/19 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/26 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
A breathtaking drama in which Samuel, a former Episcopal priest collides with the ultimate test of his faith when his wife gives birth to a beautiful baby girl -- born covered with downy white…more»
Karen Maness Paintings
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/25 @ Austin Figurative Gallery (East Side)
Saturday August 25th from 7-11pmThe Austin Figurative Gallery 301 Chicon, Unit F, ATX 78702presents;Karen Maness paintings. Karen Maness BiographyBorn in San Diego, California; seco…more»
Sea Monsters 3D - A Prehistoric Adventure
Every Saturday 7:00PM @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Opens October 5, 2007 See website for showtimes
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'La Piazza Italiana' - Italian Festival
Sat. 08/25 | 5:30PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Laguna Gloria location)
Sat, 8/25 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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For those not fluent, that’s the Italian Square Festival. The event, which is a fundraiser for the Austin Museum of Art, features tons of stuff, including dance; music from ZeeGrass International, accordionist Shirley Jones and the Austin Lyric Opera, among others. There will be cars and scooters on display, kids’ activities and plenty of food.read more at austin360.com
Donna Crosby Photos, Paintings, etc...
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/25 @ Staires Gallery (East Side)
Saturday August 25th from 7-11pmThe Staires Gallery presents:Donna Crosby Photos, Paintings, Etc…301 Chicon, Unit FAustin, Texas 78702Admission is freeDonna works with images of h…more»
Passing Time and the Changing Seasons of Time
Sat. 08/11 | 7:00PM - Fri. 09/07 @ Okay Mountain Gallery (East Side)
Passing Time and the Changing Seasons of Time Opening Reception: Saturday August 11th 7-10pm Exhibition Dates : August 11th - September 1st Gallery Hours: Wednesd…more»
David de Lara's Broken Dolls
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/25 @ Pump Project Art Complex (East Side)
Artwork by David de LaraFor most of the past decade David de Lara has drawn and painted figurative work and portraits of women. A couple of years ago someone mentioned how the girls he creates…more»
Lonesome Dove
Fri. 08/24 | 7:00PM - Wed. 10/31 @ Wittliff Gallery
Through March 8, 2008. Monday, Tuesday and Friday 8am - 5pm, Wednesday and Thursday 8am - 7pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 2pm - 6pm
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Bill Wittliff, screenwriter behind ‘Lonesome Dove,’ exhibits silver-gelatin photographs from the set of the popular television miniseries through March 30, 2008.read more at austin360.com
Mothers of Invention
Every Saturday 8:00PM - Sat. 09/13 @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
Written and performed byu Laura Poe
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A social satire set in a world of genetically-modified junkfood more at www.austin360.com
'Interchange: An Exhibition in Three Parts'
Sat. 06/30 | 7:00PM - Sat. 08/25 @ Creative Research Laboratory
Profile AA-S Best Bet: "Interchange: An Exhibition in Three Parts" presents work from 15 master of fine arts candidates from the University of Texas. The show is curated by six …more»
Radio Silence
Every Saturday 8:00PM - Sun. 08/31 @ The Vortex (East Side)
VORTEX Repertory Company and Uprise! Productions proudly present the world premiere of Radio Silence: a word opera, a fresh-to-death new bullet in the chamber fro…more»
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Radio and its dwindling efficacy as a modern medium becomes the lens through which performance poet Zell Miller III tackles current events in his newest show. ‘Radio Silence’ features performances by Miller along with Wanda Holland and Ebony Stewart. Choreography by Ananda Maya Moss.
— Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
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Maestro Improv Comedy
Every Saturday 10:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
The Heroes of Comedy are bringing you Austin's best, brightest and most hilarious improv comedy. Every Saturday at 10:00 the Heroes present ten to twelve of Austin's virtuoso im…more»
Radical Nautical-Tuesday - Saturday from noon - 6pm
Fri. 08/24 | 7:00PM - Sat. 09/01 @ Gallery Lombardi (West Sixth)
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The ocean has always been the scene of great adventures and the subject of much wonder. Early last month, Gallery Lombardi announced a call for artistic work that captured the sense of wonder and adventure of sea travel.read more at austin360.com
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