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The Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival is a 3-day celebration of traditional accordion-driven Texas Conjunto music. This year, the festival returns to the east side, at the historic Doris Miller Auditorium. Free Admission, all ages are welcome. Complete details available at ranchoalegre.org The festival will also feature lifetime achievement awards for Ephraim Bosmans and Salome […]
HONK!TX is a free, three-day, family-friendly festival of brass street bands. Bands from all across the continent come to Austin to perform for free in public spaces. Mobile and unamplified, HONK! bands dissolve the distance between performer and audience, while sharing street music traditions from diverse global cultures. Friday, April 5, from 6-10pm at Central […]
Curated by local craft beer aficionado Marvis “The Middleman” Dixon, this concert celebrates the way that things we may not expect, like a good beer or a new song, can spark a conversation and bring people together. Each piece highlights the way an orchestra can be a gathering place, with each composer reflecting the diversity […]
In desperate search of a new stage, four washed-up Broadway stars rally behind a small-town prom facing controversy. As they aim to shine a light on themselves, they encounter a brave girl fighting for her right to bring her girlfriend to the school prom. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, The Prom expertly captures the […]
An aging ruler, an oppressive police state, a restless polarized people seething with paranoia: it’s a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—the great Kit Marlowe and the up-and-comer Will Shakespeare—meet in the back room of a pub to collaborate on a history play cycle, navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime, and […]
HONK!TX is a free, three-day, family-friendly festival of brass street bands. Bands from all across the continent come to Austin to perform for free in public spaces. Mobile and unamplified, HONK! bands dissolve the distance between performer and audience, while sharing street music traditions from diverse global cultures. Friday, April 5, from 6-10pm at Central […]
The Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival is a 3-day celebration of traditional accordion-driven Texas Conjunto music. This year, the festival returns to the east side, at the historic Doris Miller Auditorium. Free Admission, all ages are welcome. Complete details available at ranchoalegre.org The festival will also feature lifetime achievement awards for Ephraim Bosmans and Salome […]
Wonderful India Festival showcases the beauty of India’s traditional arts, music, and dance through a month-long exhibition and series of cultural events featuring local artists, musicians, dancers, and performers. An art exhibition combined with music and dance performances and cultural celebrations… Experience the wonder of India’s artistic and cultural traditions through exhibition of artwork, music […]
An aging ruler, an oppressive police state, a restless polarized people seething with paranoia: it’s a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—the great Kit Marlowe and the up-and-comer Will Shakespeare—meet in the back room of a pub to collaborate on a history play cycle, navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime, and […]
Founded by a group of artists in 2005, the festival features unique live performances from Austin and around the world at sites and venues across the city, ranging from intimate […]
Saxophonist Gil Del Bosque hosts the AJW Youth Jam, offering the opportunity for middle and high school-age jazz students to sit in with some of Austin's finest jazz musicians! Preregistration not required. It's free and fun, so bring friends and family and come on down! This project has been financed in whole or in part […]
