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2 days ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |James Renovitch |Levi Langley
Get your weekend sorted with these arts and culture happenings Thursday 26, the LINESplish splash: It’s the first summer bash in Future Front’s series at the LINE. Treat yourself to vacation-level escape on an at-home budget. As you walk through the lobby, admire artist Iris Kwon (aka Child Appetite)’s otherworldly installation. Then, grab snacks and drinks from Veracruz All Natural and relax resort-style while DJ Dana Scully spins three hours of genre-bending beats.
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2 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |Blake Leschber |Carys Anderson
Monday 16, Paramount TheatreCelebrate Pride Month with a queer cinematic doubleheader. The evening begins with Happy Together, Wong Kar-wai’s tale of two Hong Kong lovers who travel through Argentina and experience the ups and downs of love as they try to make their way home. If you aren’t emotionally wrecked, stick around for God’s Own Country starring a pre-Challengers Josh O’Connor as an English farmer whose outlook on love changes when a Romanian migrant worker comes to the farm.
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2 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |Caroline Drew |James Renovitch
Get out and get weird Carla Sosenko Thursday 12, First Light BooksCarla Sosenko's debut memoir, I’ll Look So Hot in a Coffin: And Other Thoughts I Used to Have About My Body, situates her life at a series of intersections. The book chronicles Sosenko's life with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and reflects on the impacts her condition has had on her self-image and mental health.
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3 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |Blake Leschber |Richard Whittaker
Art and culture abounds, even on the weekdays Upstairs at Caroline Monday 9, Upstairs at CarolineGet down to “this sick beat” at Taylor Swift Muzingo. Never heard of Muzingo? It’s basically bingo mixed with a dance party, where instead of marking off numbers, you mark off the songs that are played. “The time will come for us to finally win” because if you get five in a row, you can get a prize. The night will be sparkling; don’t you let it go.
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3 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |Kimberley Jones |Julianna Plewes
Multiple ways to get high ... on art Thursday 5, Auditorium ShoresOn the rocks or on the trail, this night of margarita mischief is sure to get your heart racing. Maudie’s is back with its 22nd annual run, where all registration fees go to the Trail Conservancy’s work supporting Downtown’s hike-and-bike trail. With two complimentary margs for registered racers and five kilometers of trail ahead, it’s only a matter of time before things get wild.
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3 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott
A much-needed mission reframing after Lege losses hit home p1nkstar at ATX Trans Pride I confess: Last Wednesday had me in a real bad place. That’s when news hit about the passing of House Bill 229, which reheats the nachos first shat out by that one guy’s executive order on defining everything by biological sex while also utilizing lazy science in their reasoning. My main feeling was a deep sense of shame: I should’ve done something to stop this, right?
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4 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |Julianna Plewes |Lina Fisher
Movies, spelling, and more weekday fun Monday 2, BookPeoplePandemic quarantine boredom and supply shortages led to many of us experimenting more in the kitchen, and in one case it worked out extremely well! B. Dylan Hollis is the guy you’ve probably spotted on Instagram Reels gamely but dubiously taking a stab at absurd Depression-era recipes like Hoover Stew with hot dogs and canned goods or Ration Cake, starring lard, boiled raisins, and molasses.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott
The stand-up to late-night host pipeline caught comedian Taylor Tomlinson early last year, when she appeared on CBS viewers’ radar as host of panel game show After Midnight. But before the small screen, Tomlinson ruled the vertical video space with not only consistently cracking crowd work but incredibly personal stand-up that managed to hit both one’s heartstrings and funny bone.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott
Pride still going strong in the Austin queer community Back in February, that one guy – you know, with the hair – declared all federal agencies were no longer allowed to celebrate any fun month-related holidays, or something to that effect. So now the U.S. Department of Defense can’t put rainbow flags on tanks. Unfortunate! But, thankfully, we’re not federal agencies. We’re cool Austin and Austin-area queers with dreams in our hearts and weird, trendy shoes on our feet.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott
Kerrville Folk Festival Sun’s out and live music’s in the air: Must be summer festival season! Austin’s known for collecting all the best bands, musicians, and party people even during our hotter-than-heck months. Throw a dart at your May, June, July, and August calendar and you’re sure to hit a fest featuring a loaded lineup – but that ain’t the smart consumer’s way.
