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3 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Kimberley Jones |Richard Whittaker
Monday 19, Hampton Branch Library at Oak HillCraft your way to a prettier home through this lesson from mindful art teacher Sari Fujimaru, who’ll instruct interested adults in “the philosophy and basic structure of Japanese flower arrangement art.” Ikebana traces its roots back to sixth-century Buddhist cultural exchanges between China and Japan, with the modern art form focused on empty space as much as asymmetry.
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3 weeks ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Richard Whittaker |James Renovitch
Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment Thursday 15 - Sunday 18, Palmer Events CenterCouldn’t fuel your private jet for Art Basel this year? Can’t afford even a painting of a private jet? That’s where you may be wrong, as the Affordable Art Fair may be the way to get an original work on your walls.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Carys Anderson |Tim Stegall
Arts and culture to fill your days Thursday 8 - Saturday 10, The DomainAustin isn’t known as an especially fashionable city. We’re too attached to our flip-flops, tank-tops, and other hyphenated items that are really more about summer survival than looking fierce. This weekend, however, there’s a slate of stylish events to remind us how good we can look when we put our best people to the task.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Richard Whittaker |Cat McCarrey
Weekday nights are for arting Monday 5, St. John Branch LibraryHESS HIVE RISE! Awkward absurdist auteur Jared Hess might be rolling in the dough with Minecraft’s continued box office dominance, but nothing beats his Napoleon Dynamite follow-up: the tale of orphan friar-turned-luchador, Nacho frickin’ Libre. Forget Steve and his chicken jockeys, Nacho is Jack Black’s ultimate role – and his personal favorite, so there.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Carys Anderson |Kimberley Jones
Through May 31, Multiple LocationsArf, arf: This is my impression of your dog when you tell them about this furry fundraising effort from Divine Canines. Tell their placid doggy faces about how 30 CTX craft breweries are participating, like Celis Brewery and Independence Brewing. Pet their ears and inform your pooch how buying a $30 Pawsport as well as a 2025 pint glass entitles you to a pour at each brewery. At this point, the canine mind might think: Okay, but what do I get out of all this?
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Richard Whittaker |Cat McCarrey
Monday 28, Yarborough Branch LibraryI look up "mending" on Google, and the first websites that pop up are the Minecraft Wiki and Dungeons & Dragons’ Fandom site. But mending is no fantastical concept used only in building simulators or tabletop role-playing. In truth, one of the best sustainable practices a conscientious citizen can pick up is the ability to repair their clothes.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Kimberley Jones |Richard Whittaker
A smattering of ways to fill your weekend Thursday 24, Franklin BarbecueGirls be grilling, as the saying I just made up goes. Few places will that be truer than this Thursday’s tiara-topped triumph of women and non-binary chefs/grillmasters. Under the theme “Dame Prom,” these feminine forces of Austin’s food world plate up delicious dishes of grilled meats, veggies, and desserts flavored by that all-powerful spice of nostalgia – so expect “Forever Young” on the event playlist.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Lina Fisher |Richard Whittaker
Recommended happenings for you calendar consideration "Peek A Boo" by Autumn Mae Through May 3, Bolm ArtsIndeed a reference to Aldous Huxley’s renowned 1931 dystopian novel, Bolm Arts’ latest multi-artist exhibit tackles the ever-evolving questions of naturalism, commercialism, and personal and national identity reflected in the contemporary fiber world.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Richard Whittaker |Carys Anderson
There's also some events during the day Monday 14, We Luv VideoRevolutionary Girl Utena is the best anime of all time. I’ll accept arguments otherwise – you know my email – but I believe this story’s mix of surreal imagery, emotional catharsis, and girls with swords ascends beyond most other magical girl material due to how hard it freakin’ goes.
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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Caroline Drew |Richard Whittaker
Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings Thursday 10 - Sunday 13, Indra’s AwarehouseWho said the circus is always looking at the past? Well, maybe that’s a little true with Ventanas, a new revival of contemporary circus troupe Cirque Vida’s show that first premiered in 2023. Think of it as an acrobatic twist on Only Murders in the Building, as the show looks through the window at the lives performed in a strange, beautiful, and familiar apartment block.
