Punchline stand-up comedy | BYOB!
Every Friday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Punchline is the best show in town. No, silly, it's not the local middle school's production of Cats -- it's THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN! Punchline is not only BYOB, but it's a mere …more»
2007 Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Wed. 12/05 | 7:00PM - Mon. 12/24 @ Blue Genie
The Annual Blue Genie Art Bazaar This is a FREE event!Everyone is welcomeFun for the entire family(View lots of photos from past years via the year links in the left sidebar) The Blue Gen…more»
Roy Lichtenstein Prints
Sat. 11/17 | 7:00PM - Sun. 02/03 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (West Sixth)
Nov. 17, 2007 - Feb. 3, 2008Tues. -Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Sundays noon to 5 p.m.Closed Mondays and holidays.It is impossible to imagine Pop art without the work of Ro…more»
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Wed. 12/05 | 7:00PM - Mon. 12/24 @ The Monarch (Campus)
The 7th AnnualBlue Genie Art BazaarA FREE 20–day Art Show & Sale featuring 80 Artists!December 5th through December 24th, 2007Open at 10:00am Daily• Sunday through Thursda…more»
In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891
Sat. 09/15 | 7:00PM - Tue. 01/06 @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
The 1880's and 1890's were decades of tremendous upheaval for many native peoples in Texas. Numerous Indian reservations were opened in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories during this …more»
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In the decades between 1880 and 1900, American Indians underwent significant cultural transformations as a result of European settlers who thrust them into reservations and Euro-American customs. During this period, William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers opened a photo studio in Purcell, Okla., near the reservations, and photographed American Indians in both their traditional dress and the current fashions of the time.read more at austin360.com
Punchline :: BYOB :: $5
Every Friday 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Punchline is a stand-up comedy open mic hosted every Friday night at ColdTowne Theater. The show consists of 10–12 comics who each get four minutes onstage. Live comedy is a great way to…more»
Double Vision. New Paintings by Chris Chappell and David Ohlerking
Sat. 12/08 | 6:00PM - Mon. 12/31 @ Davis Gallery (Downtown)
New paintings from the people who brought you the Austin Figurative Project.http://www.davisgalleryaustin.com/index.html837 W. 12th Street Austin, Texas 7870…more»
Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White
Tue. 09/11 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/30 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)
September 11 - December 30, 2007.Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat 10am - 5pmThurs. 10am - 8pmSun. 1pm - 5pmMike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White Blanton Museum …more»
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The exhibit of internationally renowned performance/video/installation artist Smith and his director and artist White will revolve around a character named Mike who is in search of a piece of the American dream.read more at austin360.com
Double Barrel (improv)
Every Friday 10:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
Every week Double Barrel features two seasoned improv troupes showcasing their best stuff.
That Other Paper Presents...Punchline!
Fri. 12/14 | 9:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East Side)
Punchline is a stand-up comedy open-mic night produced by That Other Paper where 15 comics get four minutes onstage. Everyone is welcome to sign up to perform in this fast-paced show, so long …more»
LAS CALLES - New Works by Evan Hecox
Fri. 11/09 | 6:00PM - Sat. 01/05 @ 4 Walls Fine Art (Downtown)
4 walls fine art presents: LAS CALLES - new works by Evan Hecox Opening Reception : Friday, November 9 from 6 - 9pm Evan Hecox is an artist and graphic designer who has become known largely …more»
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4 Walls Fine Art presents an exhibtion of new drawings and prints by Evan Hecox, inspired by recent travels in Mexico.read more at austin360.com
The Ultimate Christmas Musical: The Musical!
Thu. 11/29 | 7:00PM - Sat. 12/22 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
Thur., Fri. and Sat. at 8pm
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Venture into a Christmas netherworld where elves are disenfranchised, Rudolph is a diva, Santa ages ungracefully and Frosty the Snowman, with his elfin sidekick Soniyeve, are the last hope for saving the holiday season.read more at austin360.com
Radio Silence
Every Friday 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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Lovey and Lovey
Every Friday 10:00PM @ United States Art Authority
Lovey and Lovey—ColdTowne’s Michael Jastroch and Tami Nelson bring their award winning (Best of Fest 2005 Austin Sketch Festival and 2008 Frontera Fringe Fest) sketch comedy revue …more»
Big Star Burlesque
Fri. 12/14 | 8:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House (Downtown)
Join Big Star Burlesque December 14th and 15th for their annual Winter Holiday variety show. Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Festivus with entertainment from Schave and Reill…more»
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Thu. 12/06 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/23 @ City Theatre Co (North Austin)
They are not alive! And a great comedy for the holidays turning Shakespeare’s Hamlet on its ear. A Tony award winner for Best Play. Tickets: $15-20/General Admission, $12/Students …more»
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Though Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are technically executed at the end of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard (“The Golden Compass,” “Shakespeare In Love,” “Arcadia”) resurrects the duo in his award-winning 1966 pastiche “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,” running at the City Theatre Company through Dec. 23.read more at austin360.com
The Holiday Play Party
Fri. 12/14 | 8:00PM - Sun. 12/16 @ United States Art Authority
Il Teatro Nostro (This Theater of Ours) proudly presents 'The Holiday Play Party' - the holiday play that's also a party! From the folks who brought you 'Babble For Your Soul&…more»
The Assumption
Fri. 12/07 | 7:00PM - Fri. 12/21 @ Blue Theater
December 7 - 21, 2007 Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm Late shows December 8th, 15th and 21st at 10:30pm
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It’s ba-ack! Refraction Arts re-mounts its super-hot, super-weird hit from last season. Winner of last year’s Austin Critics’ Table Award for Outstanding Comedy, ‘The Assumption’ finds a very strange family living in a holler on the edge of nowhere.read more at austin360.com
Aztec and Maya Revival Exhibition
Every Friday 10:00AM - Tue. 09/16 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
The Aztec and Maya Revival exhibition illustrates the resurgence of Pre-Columbian motifs and patterns in Mexico’s modern arts during the late 19th and early 20th century. The main galler…more»
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“Aztec and Maya Revival,” which runs until Sept. 16 at the Mexic-Arte Museum, includes furniture, ceramics, paper, books and authentic pre-Columbian artifacts in the main gallery. The exhibit includes paintings from Roberto Montenegro and Miguel Covarrubias, and the back gallery appeals to horror aficionados with showings of 1950s Mexican horror films from the Aztec Mummy Collection.
— Ameera Butt
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Pattern Pattern Pattern Opening Reception
Thu. 11/29 | 6:00PM - Mon. 12/31 @ Women & Their Work (Downtown)
November 29 - December 31 Mon. - Fri. 9am to 6pm Sat. noon to 5pmExperience the pattern explosion!Women & Their Work is proud to present Pattern Pattern Pattern curated by Lisa Choinacky a…more»
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From tree rings constructed of recycled paper to designs made from a Scrambler carnival ride, local curators Lisa Choinacky and Katherine McQueen find ritual, repetition and revelation in the new work of Austin artists Amanda Barr, Rosemarie Fiore, Germaine Keller, Laura Paulini, Lisa Solomon, Jana Swek and Shea Little.read more at austin360.com
The Santaland Diaries
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 01/06 @ ZACH Scott Theatre (South Austin)
Our little Macy’s elf knows a thing or two about faking the Yuletide spirit. But you won’t be faking a good time when your sides split during David Sedaris’ wickedly funny Th…more»
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Crumpet, a Macy’s elf, is so out to kill your holiday spirt. See, he’s not exactly thrilled that he has to take a gig in Santaland, herding the hordes of screaming kids through their photo op with Santa.read more at austin360.com
Thom Pain (Based On Nothing)
Thu. 11/29 | 7:00PM - Sat. 12/22 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)
Nov. 29 - Dec. 22, 2007Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm
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An encore performance of Will Eno’s one-man dark comedy.read more at austin360.com
Florian Slotawa: One After the Other
Fri. 11/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 01/13 @ Arthouse at the Jones Center (West Sixth)
Nov. 23, 2007 - Jan. 13, 2008Tues., Wedn. and Fri.: 11 am - 7 pm Thurs.: 11 am - 9 pmSat.: 10 am - 5 pmSunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
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Slotawa, who was invited by new Arthouse curator Elizabeth Dunbar, creates sculptures that aim to test the physical boundaries of public and private space.read more at austin360.com
Medusa Baby
Sat. 11/03 | 7:00PM - Mon. 12/31 @ Flatbed Press
November 3 - December 31 Tues. - Sat. 10am - 5pm Opening reception Nov. 3 from 6pm -9pm
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New York-based artist, model, actor and costume designer (and ex-wife of David Byrne) Adelle Lutz brings her latest video sound installation to town. Her ‘Peace Piece,’ a storefront video installation staged during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, garnered popular attention.read more at austin360.com
Roy McMakin
Sat. 12/01 | 7:00PM - Sat. 01/12 @ Lora Reynolds Gallery (Downtown)
Come see the artwork of Roy McMakin.Tickets: Free Admission Email for More Info …more»
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Roy McMakin’s ‘A Breadbox and a Mug’ exhibit investigates how to describe an object properly.read more at austin360.com
Artist Roy Lichtenstein’s artwork and prints will be on display in the exhibit “Roy Lichtenstein 1956-1997” at the Austin Museum of Art.read more at austin360.com