| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | TOKYO STORYPresented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre May 21, 2013
Written by Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu
Cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta
Editing by Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Original music by Takanobu Saito
Cast: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura
Japan, 1953, 35mm, B/W, 136 min.
Japanese with English subtitles
In postwar Japan an elderly couple from a rural area visit their urbanized children and grandchildren, but realize that they are now too old to...
| Austin Film Society | 05/21/13 | Austin |
Protos FestivalPresented by Austin Museum of Digital Art at The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre May 23-May 26, 2013 PROTOS will feature 4 days of presentations, workshops, makeathons, film screenings, and speaker panels focused on the topics of digital art and prototyping. The events will be free and open to the public.
Evening Showcases:
Each evening PROTOS will feature digital art, electronic music, live audio/visual performances, and dance performances from a range of local and international artists. Attendees may purchase tickets for individual nights or a festival pass that... | Austin Museum of Digital Art | 05/23/13-
05/26/13 | Austin |
An Oversimplification of Her BeautyPresented by Alamo Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz May 25-May 27, 2013 Executive producers Jay-Z, dream hampton, and Wyatt Cenac present Terence Nance's explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY.
With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, the film utilizes a tapestry of live action and multiple styles of animation as it documents the relationship between Terence (Nance) and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Blurring the line... | Alamo Drafthouse | 05/25/13-
05/27/13 | Austin |
MAKIOKA SISTERSPresented by Austin Film Society at The Marchesa Hall & Theatre May 28, 2013 Written by Shinya Hidaka and Kon Ichikawa from Junichiro Tanizaki’s novel
Cinematography by Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Editing by Chizuko Osada
Original music by Shinnosuke Okawa and Toshiyuki Watanabe
Cast: Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa
Japan, 1983, 35mm, color, 140 min.
A sumptuous film depicting the pre-war lives of four sisters from a wealthy Osaka family.
This project is funded and supported in... | Austin Film Society | 05/28/13 | Austin |
Large-Scale: Experimental Cinema on 35mmPresented by Experimental Response Cinema and Alamo Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz June 1, 2013 Experimental Response Cinema is excited to partner with the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz to present a rare screening of classic and contemporary experimental works made on that now-classic format of 35mm film!
Cabinets, windows and frames of reveries, hand-painted epics, radically reshaped and vital emulsions, and explorations of the primal elements of the medium are some of the themes that come forward in this diverse program. Featuring work by Christina Battle, Louise Bourque, Stan... | Experimental Response Cinema | 06/01/13 | Austin |
Long Center for the Performing Arts Announces 5th Anniversary SeasonPresented by The Long Center for the Performing Arts at The Long Center for the Performing Arts September 18, 2012-June 5, 2013 The Long Center’s 5th anniversary season is our biggest and best yet! In addition to our popular programs in the International Series, Family Series and some of the best of Broadway, we’re adding six new series, including Rock-a-LONG Wednesdays, LONG Laughs, National Geographic Live! and FlamencoAustin. Select series offer same-seat guarantees throughout.
Current season subscribers will have priority seating now through May 31. First-time subscribers may order now and... | The Long Center for the Performing Arts | 09/18/12-
06/05/13 | Austin |
MOVIESTAR: Acting for FILM and TELEVISION Presented by The Lemieux Group June 14-June 15, 2013 MOVIESTAR: Acting for FILM and TELEVISION is a 2 day workshop focused solely on acting for the camera. The course will cover everything you need to know about performing for cinema. Famous Actor /Film Acting Coach, Gary Sturgis, who starred in Tyler Perry's movies: Diary of A Mad Black Woman and Daddy's Little Girls; Pride with Actor Terrance Howard, will cover audition process, when to get an agent and how to submit, hitting your marks, finding the light, knowing where the cameras are at... | The Lemieux Group | 06/14/13-
06/15/13 | Hutto |
Announcing ZACH's 2012-2013 SeasonPresented by ZACH Theatre at ZACH Theatre October 17, 2012-June 16, 2013 The 2012-2013 Season at ZACH is a dream come true — a world premiere, an American musical with a full orchestra for the first time, a beloved classic made new, an international concert guest star and the biggest, snowiest holiday favorite of all time!
All six mainstage shows will be presented in the new Topfer Theatre. Don't miss a single unforgettable moment! The opening of ZACH's Topfer Theatre is a once-in-a-lifetime experience with these dynamic new... | ZACH Theatre | 10/17/12-
06/16/13 | Austin |
Sport Film Series: “Bang the Drum Slowly”Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 18, 2013 In conjunction with the exhibition “Literature and Sport,” the Harry Ransom Center kicks off the Sport Film Series with “Bang the Drum Slowly” (1973), starring Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty, on Tuesday, June 18, at 7 p.m.
Star pitcher Henry (Moriarty) and slow-witted catcher Bruce (De Niro) develop an unlikely friendship as they cope with Bruce’s terminal illness.
De Niro’s archive resides at the Ransom Center.
| Harry Ransom Center | 06/18/13 | Austin |
Sport Film Series: “The Natural”Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 20, 2013 In conjunction with the exhibition “Literature and Sport,” the Sport Film Series continues at the Harry Ransom Center with “The Natural” (1984) on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m.
Starring Robert Redford, Kim Basinger, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall, the film captures the success and struggles of gifted baseball player Roy Hobbs (Redford).
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud. The Ransom Center is home to an important archive of... | Harry Ransom Center | 06/20/13 | Austin |
Camp 1: Stop Motion Animation: The Edge of Imagination Station Stop, Ages 15 & UpPresented by VSA Texas at AGE Building June 10-June 20, 2013 Young Adults with Disabilities. Johnny Villarreal is a multimedia artist living and working in Austin. In 2008, he co-founded The Edge of Imagination Station, an interactive stop motion animation lab. With experimental workspaces and custom software he will help participants create and film their own short animated video. No previous experience necessary.
This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by...
| VSA Texas | 06/10/13-
06/20/13 | Austin |
Sport Film Series: “Raging Bull”Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 25, 2013 In conjunction with the exhibition “Literature and Sport,” the Sport Film Series continues at the Harry Ransom Center with “Raging Bull” (1980), directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, on Tuesday, June 25, at 7 p.m.
Italian-American middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta (De Niro) wields uncontrollable rage as a champion in the ring while destroying his relationship with his wife and family.
De Niro’s archive resides at the... | Harry Ransom Center | 06/25/13 | Austin |
Sport Film Series: “When We Were Kings”Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 27, 2013 In conjunction with the exhibition “Literature and Sport,” the Sport Film Series continues at the Harry Ransom Center with “When We Were Kings” (1996) on Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m.
The documentary film tells the story of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s legendary “Rumble in the Jungle.”
The event is free, but donations are welcome. Please be aware that the Ransom Center’s Charles Nelson Prothro Theater has limited... | Harry Ransom Center | 06/27/13 | Austin |
Spring at the Blue Starlite Drive-inPresented by The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in at Austin Film Studios at Austin Studios April 5-July 4, 2013
COMING UP:
April 5- 8 pm Special Christening of our NEW BLUE STAR LITE RV with Bill Murray in STRIPES
April 11 - 8pm Sideways with WINE TASTING in bright red cups with straws!!!
Change to 8
April 12 - Family - (8) Pee wee’s Big Adventure and (10:30) Night of the Living Dead
ON OUR NEW LOT AT AFS
April 26 - (8) GREASE and (10:45) Dazed and Confused
April 28- (8) AIRPLANE and (10pm)...
| The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in at Austin Film Studios | 04/05/13-
07/04/13 | Austin |
Community Arts and Media ResourcesPresented by VSA Texas at AGE Building July 8-July 18, 2013 New Media Arts instructor Carol Stensrud Ed.D. CTRS, will expand participant’s knowledge of Austin community arts and New Media resources through field trips and guest artists. In the classroom you will also create your own story using images, sounds and digital media. No previous experience necessary.
This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth &...
| VSA Texas | 07/08/13-
07/18/13 | Austin |
Texas Performing Arts 2012/2013 Season
Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Texas Performing Arts at Multiple Locations January 30, 2012-July 31, 2013 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): DON'T MISS THESE GREAT SHOWS!
HEADLINERS:
David Finckel, cello and Wu Han, piano, Monday, February 6, 2012, 8:00 pm, Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music
Hailed as “America’s power couple of chamber music” by The Wall Street Journal, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in... | Texas Performing Arts | 01/30/12-
07/31/13 | Austin |
Creative Action Summer CampsPresented by Creative Action June 10-August 9, 2013 Creative Action (formerly Theatre Action Project) Summer Camps are among the most popular in Austin! That’s because our camps are not just fun; they also offer children a chance to grow and learn.
Our Summer Camps take place in several locations around Austin. With a different theme each week, our camps will keep your kids busy, happy and growing. And each week ends with an opportunity for kids to share what they’ve discovered and made with friends and family. | Creative Action | 06/10/13-
08/09/13 | Austin |
Summer Camp 2013!Presented by Austin Children's Theater June 10-August 23, 2013 Enroll by April 30th for $225 per week (a $25 discount). Starting in May, tuition is the regular price of $250 per week.
Summer is right around the corner, and we are excited for ten awesome weeks of camp! We're doing it all this year, from monsters to Shakespeare, from Disney to time travel! Each week has a different theme, and each Friday there is a performance or screening. Whether you are into comedy, musical theater, film, stage combat, or all of the above, we've got a camp for... | Austin Children's Theater | 06/10/13-
08/23/13 | Austin |
Polari Film Festival Presented by Polari Film Festival October 16-October 20, 2013 The Polari Film Festival Program (previously the AGLIFF - Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival) entertains our community through the exhibition and support of the best in recent LGBTQI international, national, and regional films. The festival showcases features and shorts, in addition to mainstream, and avant-garde films. Festival events connect members of the community. Symposia and panels explore current political and social trends; and increasingly the festival serves as a... | Polari Film Festival | 10/16/13-
10/20/13 | Austin |
One World Theatre 2012-2013 SeasonPresented by One World Theatre at One World Theatre March 22, 2012-December 31, 2013 Rock legends Greg Lake, of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, WAR, Starship, Edgar Winter, and
Hot Tuna join the lineup, as well as 10,000 Maniacs, The Marshall Tucker Band, John Mayall and Eddie Money. Enjoy the soulful stylings of Robert Cray, Blind Boys of Alabama,
Ruben Studdard, and Sweet Honey In The Rock, along with master singer/songwriters Shawn Colvin, Janis Ian and Marc Cohn.
We are excited to present the biggest country lineup in our history, including the... | One World Theatre | 03/22/12-
12/31/13 | Austin |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayPresented by One World Theatre at One World Theatre March 29, 2014 Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has... He wakes up with gum in his hair, he trips on a skateboard, and then he accidentally drops his sweater in the sink - all before breakfast! Alexander can already tell - it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Alexander's day continues to go downhill as he gets smushed in the car on the way to school, his teacher doesn't like his drawing of an invisible castle, and Paul doesn't want to be his friend anymore. There's... | One World Theatre | 03/29/14 | Austin |
Normal Like Us! The Depression ChroniclesPresented by LuckyChaos Asian American Theater at Salvage Vanguard Theater April 6, 2013-June 6, 2015 LuckyChaos Theater Projects presents:
Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles
Continues April 6, 10pm at Salvage Vanguard Theater
Collaborative. Experimental. Music. Humor. Drama. OUR STORIES
How can someone convey the experience of living with depression and do it in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining? Leng Wong, producing director of Lucky Chaos Theater, set out to do just that with Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles. ... | LuckyChaos Asian American Theater | 04/06/13-
06/06/15 | Austin |
African Film SeriesPresented by African American Technical Resource Center (A-TRC) at Huston-Tillotson University November 19, 2009 - Ongoing The African-American Artists Technical Resource Center (AAATRC) works with artists, small arts organizations, businesses and other community members to use the arts as a tool for community development. AAATRC has three areas of focus, community cultural development, art and community collaborations and artists' professional services.
Huston-Tillotson College's Agard Lovingood Theatre Room
| African American Technical Resource Center (A-TRC) | 11/19/09-
Ongoing | Austin |
Esquina Tango: Monthly Foreign Movie NightPresented by EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin August 21, 2009 - Ongoing Join us for our monthly foreign movie viewing with English Subtitles. Work on your Spanish while enjoying different and beautiful films: classic, modern, comedy, drama and more! Hosted by the Spanish Conversational Group. Bring your own beverage. Popcorn provided!!
| EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin | 08/21/09-
Ongoing | |
Music Mondays at the Alamo DrafthousePresented by Alamo Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown August 29, 2011 - Ongoing Sure, Austin is a big music town. But Austin is a big film town too. And every Monday night at Alamo Ritz we celebrate the intersection of the two with style. Our Alamo programmers try their damndest to bring you the freshest, most off-beat, most interesting, or just plain fun music-related films they can find. From the latest rock docs, to in-house compilations spotlighting an eclectic range of genres and artists, to narrative features with musical connections, to rarely seen concert films,... | Alamo Drafthouse | 08/29/11-
Ongoing | Austin |
IMAX: Texas - The Big PicturePresented by Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum February 1, 2012 - Ongoing It takes a big film to tell a story as big as Texas. Now you can experience the myth, majesty and magnitude of the Lone Star State on the giant screen. From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande and from West Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, discover a place where the unfettered spirit is free to roam, and where horses run as wild as the imagination.
From the rugged mountains of Big Bend to towering city skyscrapers, the Texas landscape is as diverse as the folks who live there. Find... | Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum | 02/01/12-
Ongoing | Austin |
Texas Spirit TheaterPresented by Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum September 24, 2010 - Ongoing The Texas Spirit Theater is the biggest multimedia special effects theater of its kind in Texas. Located on the second floor of The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, this 200-seat venue boasts three screens, fixed sets, and several thrilling special effects to create a truly unique experience.
The Theater has two experiential films with daily showtimes:
Spirit TheaterThe Star of Destiny, takes audiences on an epic journey through the history of... | Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum | 09/24/10-
Ongoing | Austin |
Paula Russell: Actors WorkshopPresented by Paula Russell June 27, 2011 - Ongoing Find that still and magic place within that lights up a screen or stage!
Learn a complete craft for actors, directors, writers, teachers and others. Learn to exercise muscles needed to develop and/or maintain your skills in Ready-Working condition. Whether you are a professional or a novice, artistic muscles work best when kept fine-tuned and adaptable. Tap into playfulness and risk-taking in a positive environment where personal privacy is never invaded.
| Paula Russell | 06/27/11-
Ongoing | Austin |
VORTEX: Movies Under the StarsPresented by The Butterfly Bar and Vortex Repertory Company at The VORTEX July 27, 2011 - Ongoing Enjoy Free movies under the stars outdoors in The Yard at The Vortex. Enjoy drinks and treats from The Butterfly Bar before and after the show. Themed dressing for each movie encouraged! Wednesday nights. October schedule here.
This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth &...
| The Butterfly Bar | 07/27/11-
Ongoing | Austin |
COMIN’ AT YA! 3DPresented by Alamo Drafthouse at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar February 24, 2012 - Ongoing The Classic 3D Western Gets a State-of-the-Art
Directed by Ferdinando Baldi; Starring Tony Anthony, Victoria Abril and Gene Quintano
A tale of a vengeful gunslinger determined to rescue his kidnappedwife from a gang of ruthless bandits, COMIN’ AT YA! 3D is the 3D movie that does exactly what you want a 3D movie to do. It hits you with a ludicrous barrage of flying fists, flaming arrows, boobs, and everything else you can imagine. It’s pure, unadulterated fun all the... | Alamo Drafthouse | 02/24/12-
Ongoing | Austin |
Paula Russell's Ongoing WorkshopsPresented by Paula Russell April 11, 2012 - Ongoing
Paula Russell’s Ongoing workshop for actors, directors, writers. Monday from 7-9pm and/or Saturday Morning from 10am-2pm. Both classes now have a few openings. Email Paula if you wish to join or have questions.
Because acting is like an athletic event requiring discipline, focus and skill, the first hour always includes warm-up Relaxation for Actors, and working together in Group Improv exercises specifically designed to raise all of your work to a higher level.... | Paula Russell | 04/11/12-
Ongoing | |
Alamo Drafthouse BattleshipPresented by Alamo Drafthouse May 18, 2012 - Ongoing In honor of Universal Studio's BATTLESHIP opening at Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane this Friday, 5/18, we have set up a free lobby photo booth with an iconic BATTLETSHIP backdrop.
Come see BATTLESHIP at Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane this weekend and get your free photo taken immersed in our BATTLESHIP diorama between 6:30 - 8:30 PM this Friday, 5/18 and Saturday, 5/19! The photos will be made available to everyone on the Alamo Austin Facebook page within 24hrs. Check out... | Alamo Drafthouse | 05/18/12-
Ongoing | Austin |
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Ongoing | Austin |
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