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Art From the Streets Annual Show and Sale
Join Art From the Streets for their Annual Show and Sale, where Austin's unhoused artists will exhibit and sell their work. Help them create art, create dignity, and create change by supporting these talented artists through the purchase of their work.
Oct. 12-13, 11am-5pm
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
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The Missing Middle: Affordable Housing for Austin's Seniors
Please join DMA Properties for this free educational seminar to learn about various types of affordable housing for seniors and how to qualify. This seminar will provide useful information for any senior (55+) household with income below $80,000 per year, including resources for identifying affordable housing that is currently available in all neighborhoods of the Austin community.
Sat. Oct. 5, 10:30am
Goodnight Ranch
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Pecan Street Festival
Did you know the streets Downtown were once all named for trees and rivers? The river names stuck, but eventually they started calling the tree names by numbers in the 1800s – the most famous being Downtown destination Sixth Street, aka Pecan. Celebrate its heritage at this twice-annual street fair designed to showcase local talent and generate proceeds to benefit historic preservation. Stroll along Sixth to shop wares from over 300 artisans, feast on concessions like turkey legs and elotes, and hear music from 30 artists on stages headlined by Lena Luca Friday and the Tiarras Saturday. – Kat McNevins
Sat.-Sun., May 4-5
Downtown Austin
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Doc Days 2024
The first night of the annual documentary mini-festival happens to coincide with International Workers Day, and so the programming begins with Union, Martin Dicicco’s reporting on the rise of the Amazon Labor Union. The long weekend’s lineup also features unusual detective work in Seeking Mavis Bacon, musical mayhem in Devo, and comedic innovation in Thank You Very Much, the new biography of Andy Kaufman. Look for several familiar names from the Austin film scene with the local premiere of Time Passages, the newest film from Kyle Henry (Fourplay), edited by Karen Skloss (The Honor Farm) and produced by Jason Wehling (Saturday Morning Massacre). – Richard Whittaker
Wednesdays-Sundays. Through May 5
AFS Cinema
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A Blasphemous Unbaptism
I can already hear my Catholic mom’s reaction to me writing about this event: “How awful, James! Don’t you care about these folks’ immortal souls?” But here’s the thing: I do care about y’all’s souls and your ownership over them. As the event copy for this joint venture from the Glass Coffin and Austin’s local Satanic Temple chapter encourages, here’s a chance to “claim yourself as your master and shed your bonds of abusive and false religions and dogmas!” No cost to be unbaptized but donations to everyone’s favorite ATX vampire parlour are appreciated – as is your patronage of the simultaneous goth swap and flea market. You can buy a certificate to make the whole biz official; those proceeds also benefit the Glass Coffin as it winds down its days on the I-35 frontage road. – James Scott
Sun., May 5
The Glass Coffin
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Austin Record Convention
Tell me you didn’t blow ALL your spring savings on Record Store Day, because the Austin Record Convention makes the music industry gouge/record store lifeline feel like a kiddie B-day. Some 300 dealers erecting micro-storefronts on 40,000 square feet of a prime local ballroom approximates the Aztecs’ lost city of gold, El Dorado. More new and used and vintage vinyl in one spot than you’ll glimpse anywhere else on the globe – not to mention CDs, cassettes, posters, T-shirts, and any other music-related pop culture delivery format – rise from tables, booths, and floor boxes like the treasures of Tutankhamun. A $30 early shopper ticket buys a whole extra day Friday, plus early admission Sat.-Sun. – Raoul Hernandez
Fri.-Sun., May 3-5
Palmer Events Center
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Cinco de Mayo Drag Show Celebration
Some 162 years ago, Mexico defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5. Today, while often misattributed as Mexican Independence Day – which is in September, btw – Cinco de Mayo makes for a perfect time to celebrate Mexican culture and history. Get in on the action in the gayest way possible with Eva Inez, champ of local drag competition Grackle Games’ third cycle. Her hosting skills have been honed to precision through stints at both Little Drinks Lounge and Oilcan Harry’s by leading queer & trans BIPOC-focused shows. If anyone can lead y’all to party victory, it’s Miss Inez. – James Scott
Sun., May 5
Cheer Up Charlies
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Kicking off their summer-spanning genre series at Second Street cineplex Violet Crown, local movie mavens Hyperreal Film Club and programmer Morgan Hyde drop a real deep cut. Don’t Panic represents a Mexican spin on the Freddy Krueger craze: 17-year-old Michael gets a birthday-gift Ouija board that unlocks an evil spirit known as Virgil, after which Michael begins to receive premonitions of murders – murders he ends up the chief suspect of! The movie’s tagline ordered audiences to “Forget Freddie and Jason. Virgil’s the newest nightmare in town.” You’ll have to judge for yourself if that confidence is earned. – James Scott
Sun., May 5
Violet Crown Cinema
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Fake Cake Picture Frames Workshop
Here’s a gift for Mom that looks so good, she could eat it – but she shouldn’t, because its covered in spackle. Cake Shack Co. owner Sarah Sparkman leads this hands-on workshop where you’ll make a fake-cake frame perfect for a 4x6 photo of you and your mama. Add rosettes; dust it in glitter; make it neon pink: This confectionary craft works for all skill levels. Just make sure this faux-frosted frame isn’t too realistic. Don’t want Mom to lose a tooth chomping on your beautiful creation. – James Scott
Sun., May 5
Make at Rosie, 8711 Burnet Rd. Ste. B-30
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QBWA Mental Health Retreat
Queer Black Women Alliance offers a safe space and resources for community relaxation & healing. Enjoy activities like reiki, self-massage training, yoga, and relationship building therapy along with prize raffles, provided food & drink, and free STI testing.
Sun., May 5
Bergstrom Tech Center, 6800 Burleson Rd.
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Road to Leadville 100: Sí Se Puede
We always thought a marathon was the ultimate running challenge, but someone decided that wasn’t enough and created the Leadville Trail 100, an astonishing 100-mile ultra-marathon that is seemingly impossible due to its elevation and rough terrain. Now’s your chance to meet and be inspired by someone who actually finished it, Daniel Flores, who’ll be present for a bilingual talk after a screening of the documentary about his journey to accomplishing this remarkable feat, along with doc director Ramon Morales. – Kat McNevins
Sun., May 5
Dougherty Arts Center
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Sana Sana: Roots
Drag artist Kino Kino hosts this all-ages open mic that encourages expressions in any art form. This month’s theme is Roots: “what does this mean to you?” Kino Kino prompts on Insta. “channeling your culture, past self, someone that inspired you to grow, any concept is welcome.” DM to sign up.
Sun., May 5
Wake the Dead Coffee House, 1432 Old Ranch Rd., San Marcos
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Toast of Texas
Why raise a glass when you can raise 25 instead? That’s how many Texas wineries will be pouring samples from their latest releases at this Wine & Food Foundation afternoon event at Springdale Station, a location that is both very cool (former train station) and offers just a luxurious amount of parking. The tickets are steep ($110) – less so if you become a WFF member ($90) – and include barbecue, paella, a silent auction, and something called a wine toss, which sounds dangerous but is probably just a ring toss onto wine bottles? Only one way to find out. – Kimberley Jones
Sun., May 5
Springdale Station
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A Year With Frog and Toad
For generations of children, Arnold Lobel’s stories of amphibian best buds Frog and Toad have been a charming guide to the complexities and joys of friendship. Now the pair take to the stage for this delightful Tony-nominated musical. It’s truly a family affair, adapted by Lobel’s son-in-law Mark Linn-Baker with music by Robert Reale and book & lyrics by his brother, Willie. This new production, directed by Best of Austin winner Sara Burke, features Jillian Sainz and Victoria Brown donning the signature jackets and trousers of Frog and Toad, respectively. – Richard Whittaker
Fridays-Sundays. Through May 12
Zach Theatre's Kleberg Stage
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AJ Vallejo
Sun., May 5, 1pm
Jester King Brewery
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AJW Youth Jam at Batch
Here in the Live Music Capital of the World, there should be no shortage of opportunities for kids to develop their tuneful talents and pursue rockstar dreams. Austin Jazz Workshop’s jam series is one of these opportunities, with twice-monthly jams led by Gil Del Bosque just for middle- and high school students to get a feel for a real gig setting. Thanks to a financial boost from the city’s Cultural Arts Division, jams are scheduled through August: first Sundays at Batch, last Sundays at Central Market South, both at noon. – Kat McNevins
First Sundays, noon
Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches
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Anthony Garcia Band
Sun., May 5, 3pm
Ghost Note Brewing
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Armadillo Road, Silo Road
Sundays, 8pm
The White Horse
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Automatic Weekend
Sun., May 5, 4pm
The White Horse
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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)
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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
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Bike Month
I’ll admit it: I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman. All I wanna do is bicycle! Bike Month ATX promises two-wheeler fun for the whole month of May. Break out the 10-speed, the recumbent, the cruiser, and join your fellow cyclists in the last nice weather days in Austin. There’s bike polo on May 5, or an all-level ride around Walnut Creek on the 19th. Help with meal delivery on the 22nd or pedal under a full moon on the 24th. Find pretty much every kind of bike fun under the sun (and moon!) at bikemonthatx.com, because those bicycle races? They’re coming your way. – James Scott
Mondays-Sundays. Through May 31
Multiple locations
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Bill Converse, Daddie Dearest, Mouthfeel, Sport Model
Sun., May 5, 5pm
Sahara Lounge
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Blake O'Neal, Scott Strickland, David Lee Quartet, Jessica Healey (10:00am)
Sun., May 5
Mozart's Coffee Roasters
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Blue Genie May Market
Just think of all the occasions packed into late spring/early summer: graduation ceremonies, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and weddings galore (which naturally also means anniversaries out the wazoo). Don’t be caught empty-handed at gift-giving occasions; head over to Blue Genie and pick up a basketful of the Austintatious artisan goodies the market is known for around the winter holidays, now open weekends for a monthlong return. It’s also open Memorial Day, for any last-minute Memorial Day gifts! – Kat McNevins
Fridays-Sundays. Through May 27
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
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Buenos Diaz
Sun., May 5, 3pm
Guero's Taco Bar
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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
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Carter Thomas Arrington
Sun., May 5, 1pm
Hi Hat Public House - CLOSED
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Cinco De Mayo Fest w/ Dmitri Saidi, DJ Sauce, Ferrel, Doeman, Pedrito, Hugo Alonso, Cheeke Blues
Sun., May 5, 2pm
The Venue ATX
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Cinco De Mayo w/ Chulita Vinyl Club, Black Out Riot, Xero Wulf, Camacho, Jennun, more
Sun., May 5, noon
Vaquero Taquero
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