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Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Celeste is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. A long-time arts educator of over 20 years in public schools and higher education, she now teaches at Northwest Vista College. “A true daughter of […]
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 […]
Kala Darpan cordially invites you to this very unique and rare opportunity to attend a Hindustani Vocal Dhrupad concert by Pt. Uday Bhawalkar. Dhrupad gayaki is a rare art form and we are excited to bring this unique listening opportunity for you this spring. Pt. Bhawalkar will be accompanied on Pakhwaj by Shri. Sukhad Munde. […]
The 2024 Indie Meme Film Festival is a hybrid event, bringing 35+ acclaimed South Asian films to audiences through a combination of theatrical & virtual screenings, Q&A's, mixers, and filmmaker events. The in-person festival comes to Austin from April 17-21 with screenings held at AFS Cinema. The virtual festival, streaming May 2-3, will bring second […]
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 […]
The VORTEX and Fusebox Festival proudly present the commissioned world premiere of The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, a new choreopoem by award-winning playwright and Black cultural studies scholar Lisa B. Thompson. The show premieres 25 years after the debut of her classic comedy Single Black Female and is dedicated to Thompson’s mentor […]
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 […]
It’s a faraway age of hope and inclusivity; in other words, it’s 2015. When a tight-knit circle of married gays and lesbians – comfy in the new mainstream – sees themselves through the eyes of their rakish transgender pal, it’s clear that the march toward progress is anything but unified. With stinging satire and acute […]
Join local creative reuse center, Austin Creative Reuse (ACR), for its fourth annual Spring Reuse Market. The outdoor market will feature unique handmade items from more than one hundred local artists, makers, and creatives over the course of two weekends, all with a focus on reuse materials and techniques. Vendors will offer a wide variety […]
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 […]
WHO: ATX Theatre in collaboration with Steve Rogers Photography and Sterling Stage Austin presents... WHAT: AFFORDABLE HEADSHOT SESSIONS WHEN: Prepaid appointments only from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday, April 20 & 21, 2024. No walk-ups, please. WHERE: Sterling Stage Austin, 6134 E Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78723 (just NE of the intersection […]
In its 13th year, the ESB MACC's annual La Mujer event celebrates women and women-identifying individuals in Austin’s Mexican American and Latina/o/x/e community. The event takes place both indoors and […]
