| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Kevin McDonald: Hammy and The Kids: 2010 Out Of Bounds FestivalPresented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at La Zona Rosa September 5, 2010 Part of Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
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Kevin McDonald, one of the founding members of the legendary sketch troupe The Kids in the Hall, presents his one-man show "Hammy and the Kids." McDonald will discuss working with The Kids in the Hall, and coping with his alcoholic father. It's one part comedy, one part tragedy, and one part singing. Kevin apologizes in advance for his inability to sing.
Kevin Hamilton McDonald was... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/05/10 | Austin |
Rocket Surgery w/ Kevin McDonald: 2010 Out Of Bounds FestivalPresented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at Salvage Vanguard Theater September 5, 2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
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Kevin McDonald sits down with Jeremy Lamb, the festival's Resident Kids in the Hall Historian, to take a look back at the storied career in tv and film that has made him an indispensable part of virtually every comedian's pantheon of idols.
From the world of scripted theatre to improv, sketch, film, voice-over, directing, and writing McDonald has left, and continues to leave, his mark on the comedy... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/05/10 | Austin |
Rocket Surgery w/ Kevin McDonald: 2010 Out Of Bounds FestivalPresented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at Salvage Vanguard Theater September 5, 2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
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Kevin McDonald sits down with Jeremy Lamb, the festival's Resident Kids in the Hall Historian, to take a look back at the storied career in tv and film that has made him an indispensable part of virtually every comedian's pantheon of idols.
From the world of scripted theatre to improv, sketch, film, voice-over, directing, and writing McDonald has left, and continues to leave, his mark on the comedy... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/05/10 | Austin |
2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (Sunday)Presented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at La Zona Rosa September 5, 2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
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La Zona Rosa
7:30pm
Three Falling (ISR)
FrankenMatt [improv set] (LA)
Also check out Rocket Surgery w/Kevin McDonald (Salvage Vanguard @ 5:30pm) and Kevin McDonald's "Hammy and The Kids" (La Zona Rosa @ 9:30pm)
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is a 7-day live performance festival that showcases the best improv, sketch, stand-up, and filmed... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/05/10 | Austin |
| Rockin 4 the Gulf Benefit Concert-for the people | Astara Management | 09/05/10 | Austin |
2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (Monday 9/6)Presented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at Salvage Vanguard Theater September 6, 2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
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Salvage Vanguard (Apples Stage)
The Reckoning (CHI)
Buddy Daddy (ATX)
Lottery w/ The Reckoning (VAR)
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is a 7-day live performance festival that showcases the best improv, sketch, stand-up, and filmed comedy from all over the world. Now in it’s 9th year, the festival also includes a miniature golf tournament where performers compete to win the... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/06/10 | Austin |
Annual Free Day of YogaPresented by EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin at EsquinaTango September 6, 2010 9:30am-10:45am, Hatha Flow "Rise'n Shine" with Anna
11:00am-12:15pm, Power Yoga Flow with Nina
3:00pm-4:15pm, Intro to Ashtanga with Danielle
4:30pm-6:00pm, Ashtanga - Influenced Flow with Danielle
6:15pm-7:45pm, Hatha "Restorative Yoga" with Anna | EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin | 09/06/10 | Austin |
2010 Out of Bounds Comedy FestivalPresented by Out of Bounds Improv Festival at Salvage Vanguard Theater September 1-September 6, 2010 The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is a 7-day live performance festival that showcases the best improv, sketch, stand-up, and filmed comedy from all over the world. Now in it’s 9th year, the festival also includes a miniature golf tournament where performers compete to win the Ridiculous Jacket, a trophy unrivalled in miniature sports. With over 300 performers from around the world at five venues and is the largest comedy festival in the south.
This year, the festival takes place... | Out of Bounds Improv Festival | 09/01/10-
09/06/10 | Austin |
Jean PichĂ©, video music composerPresented by Texas Performing Arts at McCullough Theater September 9, 2010 Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music Texas Performing Arts invites you to push the envelope of new music with pioneering composer and video artist Jean Piché. Since the early 1970s, he was one of the first composers to employ emerging digital audio technologies in a cycle of fixed media works acknowledged as seminal to the form. His works cross every genre of electro-acoustics but now center on video-music in which electronic visuals become an extension of musical... | Texas Performing Arts | 09/09/10 | Austin |
Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile; Loudon Wainwright IIIPresented by Texas Performing Arts at Texas Performing Arts- Bass Concert Hall September 10, 2010 Texas Performing Arts celebrates the best of American acoustic music with a special double-bill featuring the exciting bluegrass/folk sound of the Punch Brothers with Chris Thile and folk music icon Loudon Wainwright III. Collecting five singular abilities and viewpoints into one musical force, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile have established their place among the most dynamic and talented presences across the full range of contemporary music-making. As performing and recording... | Texas Performing Arts | 09/10/10 | Austin |
Brown Bag Reading & DiscussionPresented by O. Henry Museum at O. Henry Museum September 10, 2010 Join docent emeritus J.C. Elkins at the O. Henry Museum for a reading and discussion of O. Henry's short story "The Harbinger," about an unemployed husband who finagles his hardworking wife out of a dollar so he can buy a beer. Bring a brown bag lunch if you wish. This event is free. | O. Henry Museum | 09/10/10 | Austin |
Picture Perfect EveningPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center September 10, 2010 Join us for a "Picture Perfect Evening" to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection." Guests will enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, a specialty cocktail featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka, a photo booth, and tours of the exhibition. Free for members of the Harry Ransom Center; $20 ticket required for non-members (valet parking included). Details at www.hrc.utexas.edu/pictureperfect. | Harry Ransom Center | 09/10/10 | Austin |
Blurring the Lines: Public Art Re-ExaminedPresented by City of Austin Cultural Arts Division September 11, 2010 Plan to join the Austin Art in Public Places program for a full day of inquiry and information. More information to come!
| City of Austin Cultural Arts Division | 09/11/10 | |
Una Corda (A Ritual)Presented by The Generic Ensemble Company at Blue Theater September 10-September 12, 2010 Una Corda is a ritual meditation on the spiritual and emotional effects of cancer and the experience of witnessing the destruction and loss caused by the disease. This solo show is an original rite, using rigorous physicality and stream-of-consciousness text based on shorb’s experience nursing three women undergoing cancer treatment. Blurring the line between ceremony, happening, and autobiography, Una Corda asks the question: How do we not lose sight of ourselves when surrounded by... | The Generic Ensemble Company | 09/10/10-
09/12/10 | Austin |
23rd Annual Austin Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalPresented by Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar September 7-September 12, 2010 Oldest and Largest LGBTQI Film Festival in the Southwest. The festival has grown tremendously in size and scope from a short four-day run of four films primarily focused on coming out and AIDS to a multimedia event with over 150 films depicting myriad issues across cultures, race, immigration status, class, gender identity and expression, age, and region.
The festival has expanded in purpose to combine entertainment with community outreach and education and is implementing year-round... | Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | 09/07/10-
09/12/10 | Austin |
| Brown Bag Lunch Conversation #4: Cultural Tourism | City of Austin Cultural Arts Division | 09/14/10 | Austin |
| Diez y Seis de Septiembre | The Mexican American Cultural Center | 09/15/10 | Austin |
2010 ASH BASH Art Show & SalePresented by Austin State Hospital September 16, 2010 Back by popular demand is the Volunteer Services Council’s Art BASH Insights Show & Sale. This art auction features work produced by patients of the Austin State Hospital and by professional artists in and around Austin. All proceeds from the event go directly to improving the Austin State Hospital’s patients’ quality of life.
Come join us for a night filled with compelling art by ASH patients & local artists, stunning city... | Austin State Hospital | 09/16/10 | |
VSA Texas Distinguished Artist Veterans ExhibitPresented by VSA Arts of Texas at ACCESS GALLERY August 9-September 17, 2010 Distinguished Artist Veterans New Work by Disabled American Veterans from Texas Last year, VSA Texas Access Gallery launched a successful show of artwork created by disabled veterans residing in Texas. This show revealed there were many veterans in Texas creating strong, viable, and important artwork that dealt with a range of issues. This year VSA Texas Access Gallery will once again launch Distinguished Artist Veterans. This exhibit will feature 12 artists, including some that were in... | VSA Arts of Texas | 08/09/10-
09/17/10 | Austin |
Special Lecture: Fabrication and the Disintegration of Contemporary ArtPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art September 18, 2010 Profiled in the New Yorker as the "art doctor," Christian Scheidemann, a leading conservator of modern and contemporary art and founder of Contemporary Conservation, Ltd. in New York, explores issues related to the conservation of contemporary art. | The Blanton Museum of Art | 09/18/10 | Austin |
Austin Area Quilt Guild: Quilt Show & SalePresented by Austin Area Quilt Guild at Palmer Events Center September 17-September 19, 2010 Featuring:
• judged display of 400+ quilts and wearable art made by AAQG members
• 50+ vendors in a merchant mall
• raffle quilt (drawing 4 p.m., Sept. 19)
• special exhibits of fabric figures (dolls); AAQG 2009 Quilt Challenge, “Playing with the Color Wheel”; small art quilts by Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA)
• quilts for sale in festival specialties booth and in the general exhibit
• ... | Austin Area Quilt Guild | 09/17/10-
09/19/10 | Austin |
Austin Museum DayPresented by Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum and O. Henry Museum at Multiple Locations September 19, 2010 Celebrate Austin Museum Day and the completion of the courtyard bridging the O. Henry and Susanna Dickinson Museums, with popcorn and refreshments, music from the Austin Banjo Club, two monologues imagining the thoughts and feelings of the wife and brother of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparza, a reading of an O. Henry short story, and a performance by actors playing the roles of William Travis and Susanna Dickinson. | Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum | 09/19/10 | Austin |
Austin Babtist Women:24th Anniversary CelebrationPresented by Austin Babtist Women at Rusty Spurs September 19, 2010
The all-male, all-volunteer comedy fundraising troupe, the Austin Baptist Women, host their annual anniversary show on September 19th. Benefiting the area AIDS and HIV charities, the free show takes the stage at Rusty Spurs at 8 p.m., with special guests Shegotta Mustache from Dallas and comic Paul J. Williams. Created in 1986, the Austin Babtist Women have become an incredibly and respected charitable force, performing throughout the nation to raising money for HIV/AIDS, breast...
| Austin Babtist Women | 09/19/10 | Austin |
Mike Daisey: The Last Cargo CultPresented by Texas Performing Arts at McCullough Theater September 21-September 22, 2010 Hailed by The New York Times as “the master storyteller” and “one of the finest solo performers of his generation,” Mike Daisey’s extemporaneous monologues skewer, illuminate, and ultimately celebrate our world with equal parts humor and heart. Monologues like Tongues Will Wag, If You See Something Say Something and How Theater Failed America have become classic staples in Daisey’s repertoire. Performing his critically acclaimed monologue, The Last... | Texas Performing Arts | 09/21/10-
09/22/10 | Austin |
Delfos Danza CantemporáneaPresented by Texas Performing Arts at Texas Performing Arts- Bass Concert Hall September 23, 2010 Presented in partnership the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Department of Theatre and Dance Founded by Mexican choreographers Vìctor Manuel Ruiz and Claudia Lavista, Delfos Danza Contemporánea creates and presents works of contemporary dance while developing a dance space that fosters education, exchange and communication. This year, founding member and current dancer/choreographer Omar Carrum was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim... | Texas Performing Arts | 09/23/10 | Austin |
UT Wind Ensemble with Joseph Alessi & the Jim Cullum Jazz BandPresented by Texas Performing Arts at Texas Performing Arts- Bass Concert Hall September 26, 2010 The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble has firmly established itself as one of America’s elite wind bands. Since 1988, the group has been an active commissioner of new music for wind ensemble and has premiered works by composers such as John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, David Maslanka, and Dan Welcher. In this first program of the performance season, the UT Wind Ensemble continues its commitment to new work with the premiere of John Mackey’s... | Texas Performing Arts | 09/26/10 | Austin |
Grand Opening Celebration WeekendPresented by UT Visual Arts Center at UT Visual Arts Center September 24-September 26, 2010 Be the first to experience and enjoy a spectacular weekend of art, performances, discussions, tours, talks, festivities and libations as we premiere our inaugural exhibitions at the Visual Arts Center. Your participation and support will play a vital role in the growth of the VAC as a new center of our dynamic community.
Friday, September 24 cocktail attire (ties optional)
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Celebration Dinner, catered with exquisite local fare and signature... | UT Visual Arts Center | 09/24/10-
09/26/10 | Austin |
Fantastic ArcadePresented by Fantastic Fest at The Highball September 23-September 26, 2010 A new independent games festival from the folks of Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Arcade is a debut games festival featuring fresh, cutting-edge games designed by independent game developers and publishers.
Indie game designers are being invited to show off their new titles to an audience mix of Fantastic Fest attendees and game fans. One can check out new independent games that have been retrofitted into vintage arcade consoles set to free-play, live game demos by their authors (at... | Fantastic Fest | 09/23/10-
09/26/10 | Austin |
World Beat CruisePresented by Bemba Entertainment and Bemba Entertainment at Capital Cruises September 29, 2010 Join World Beat Cruise and Bemba Entertainment for the last cruise of their summer series which will feature some world music fusion by Aciable and DJ Manolo Black. Prepare to dance the night away to the music during 3 hour ride down Lady Bird Lake with sponsorship from Deep Eddy Vodka.
| Bemba Entertainment | 09/29/10 | Austin |
Fantastic FestPresented by Fantastic Fest September 23-September 30, 2010 The sixth annual Fantastic Fest returns with an incredible selection of horror, science fiction, fantasy and just downright weird films from across the globe.
| Fantastic Fest | 09/23/10-
09/30/10 | |
Daniel ToshPresented by Texas Performing Arts at Texas Performing Arts- Bass Concert Hall October 1, 2010 Daniel Tosh, host of the popular Comedy Central series, "Tosh.0” brings his national stand-up tour to Bass Concert Hall
Currently in its second season, "Tosh.0" is a huge ratings success for Comedy Central averaging 1.8 million total viewers. The series is the most watched show in cable on Wednesday nights among Men 18-24 and Men 18-34. Tosh also inked a multi-level deal with Comedy Central to shoot an original one-hour stand-up special which recently taped... | Texas Performing Arts | 10/01/10 | Austin |
City-Wide Garage SalePresented by City of Smithville October 2, 2010 Hunt for your treasure at Smithville’s Third Annual City-Wide Garage Sale . Free “treasure maps” will be available at the Chamber of Commerce office (100 NW First Street) starting Friday night, October 1 and again on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. marking the spots for unique finds throughout the Smithville city limits. There will also be booths and sidewalk sales happening downtown to enhance your shopping experience.
| City of Smithville | 10/02/10 | |
Public Art Crawl: Go-Crawl-la TourPresented by City of Austin Cultural Arts Division at Austin City Hall October 2, 2010 Art in Public Places challenges Austinites to create their own public art tour! From July 1st through July 31st, AIPP will be seeking Gowalla “trip” submissions for visiting public art throughout the city. Here’s how you can enter the challenge: Choose your favorite public art in Austin, create a “trip” using the Smartphone app Gowalla, and submit to AIPP for the chance to have your “trip” selected as the official route for the 2010 Public Art Crawl... | City of Austin Cultural Arts Division | 10/02/10 | Austin |
Circus School Me!Presented by Sky Candy Austin and Vortex Repertory Company at The VORTEX October 2, 2010 CircX VorteX & Sky Candy invite you to a FREE event to check out all of the weekly classes available at The VORTEX! The day will entail interactive workshops and performances in Aerial Arts with Sky Candy, Hoop Dance with Cedar Stevens, Yoga Pilates with Elizabeth Doss, and Fire-Arts and Tarot with Baruzula. Take as many workshops as you would like!
Enter the Silent Auction and Raffle for your chance to receive FREE CircX VorteX classes! The event is made FREE... | Sky Candy Austin | 10/02/10 | Austin |
Jordi Savall, HespĂ©rion XXI & TembembePresented by Texas Performing Arts at Bates Recital Hall October 3, 2010 Texas Performing Arts invites you to a very special evening with early-music icon Jordi Savall and an assembly of musicians to present his latest offering of historical world music. For this impressive program performed in the intimate Bates Recital Hall, Savall brings together an all-star gathering of players including his renowned Hespèrion XXI ensemble, vocal ensemble La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Mexico’s baroque outfit Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and his wife and... | Texas Performing Arts | 10/03/10 | Austin |
2010 Austin City Limits Music FestivalPresented by Austin Parks Foundation at Zilker Park October 8-October 10, 2010 Stay tuned for lineup. | Austin Parks Foundation | 10/08/10-
10/10/10 | Austin |
John Lithgow in "Stories by Heart"Presented by Paramount Theatre at Paramount Theatre October 12, 2010 In his one-man theatrical memoir, "Stories by Heart," Tony® and Emmy® Award winning actor John Lithgow explores storytelling as the unacknowledged tie that binds humanity. A can't miss performance. | Paramount Theatre | 10/12/10 | Austin |
Chris Isaak Presented by Paramount Theatre at Paramount Theatre October 13, 2010 Throughout his impressive recording career--right from his stunning 1985 debut to this latest stellar effort--Chris Isaak has tunefully and artfully explored the good, the bad and the ugly of love, as well as other matters of profound human interest. He has done so with an abiding respect for popular music’s past, but at the same time with clear and vital passion for the here and now. Chris will be performing songs that span the decades of his career, including songs from his latest... | Paramount Theatre | 10/13/10 | Austin |
Partners in the Arts and Humanities AwardsPresented by Dougherty Arts Center at Austin City Hall October 14, 2010 The Partners in the Arts and Humanities Awards are selected the by staff of the Cultural Affairs Division of the Parks and Recreation Department. They are presented to individuals, businesses and organizations who have made a significant donation or contribution of goods or services in support of Austin Arts or Humanities during the previous year. The Awards will be presented in City Council Chambers in City Hall. | Dougherty Arts Center | 10/14/10 | Austin |
La Dolce Vita Presented by Austin Museum of Art at Austin Museum Of Art - Laguna Gloria October 14, 2010 Why go? The Austin Museum of Art’s annual international food and wine tasting event is held on the shores of Lake Austin at AMOA-Laguna Gloria. Experience the decadence of a night in “the sweet life” at the 21st Annual La Dolce Vita Food & Wine Festival. Savor bites from more than 50 of Austin’s most prestigious chefs. Sip fine wines and cocktails from Texas and around the world from Twin Liquors and local vineyards and spirit producers. Visit the Scotch and... | Austin Museum of Art | 10/14/10 | Austin |
Shop CraftyPresented by Lonestar Ladies October 16, 2010 Austin's hippest fall event will feature:
TWO Craft Lounges with Austin-area crafting and art studios doing
demos and make-and-takes
A juried selection of 60+ crafters
All crafters featuring 100% handmade items
A Charity Raffle for Crafting Comfort
Activities for the whole family!
Shop Crafty is currently accepting applications for vendors. All crafters,
independent designers, and fine artists... | Lonestar Ladies | 10/16/10 | |
Garrison KeillorPresented by Paramount Theatre at Paramount Theatre October 19-October 20, 2010 American author, humorist, columnist, satirist, and radio personality best known as host of the American Public Media show, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison tells homespun stories and tales in two special performances. | Paramount Theatre | 10/19/10-
10/20/10 | Austin |
Rolling Stones Documentary NightPresented by Will Taylor and Strings Attached October 21, 2010 Come hang out on the lawn and watch a documentary about The Rolling Stones. Bring Popcorn and/or beer and wine! | Will Taylor and Strings Attached | 10/21/10 | |
Austin Interfaith Arts and Music FestivalPresented by Austin Interfaith Arts and Music Festival October 23, 2010 Offering a juried art show, an eclectic music stage and an educational area with reps from various world religions, the festival seeks commonalities in art and music and celebrates diversity! Past musicians have included Beth Nielsen Chapman, The UT Middle Eastern Ensemble, 1001 Nights Orchestra, Sara Hickman, Grace Andre, Omar Lopez, Cynthia Clawson, Om-Kara, The Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team, Cantor Robbi Sherwin, The Texas Early Music Project, Oliver Rajamani & Cantor Marie Betcher. | Austin Interfaith Arts and Music Festival | 10/23/10 | |
| Season Show 5: Tribute to The Rolling Stones | Will Taylor and Strings Attached | 10/23/10 | Austin |
Viva la Vida Fest - Celebrating 27th Annual Dia de los MuertosPresented by Mexic-Arte Museum at Mexic-Arte Museum October 23, 2010 Viva la Vida Fest celebrates life and our environment through art and culture, using the traditions of Dia de los Muertos. The festival brings together a diversity of people in Austin to pay homage to friends, family, and heroes. The festival features an exhibition, a grand procession with costumes and props, and a street celebration with traditional foods, hands-on art activities, artist demos, local retail booths, live music and performances. | Mexic-Arte Museum | 10/23/10 | Austin |
2010 Film ConferancePresented by Austin Film Festival at Multiple Locations October 21-October 24, 2010 The AFF Conference provides unparalleled access to A-list producers, studio executives, agents and managers, as well as professional screenwriters and filmmakers. These industry pros are looking to buy and sell your work and help you navigate the entertainment industry effectively.
Austin is a friendly, laid-back city and the AFF and Conference definitely follows suit. No velvet ropes or VIP rooms here. The AFF and Conference panels create an intimate and casual setting for... | Austin Film Festival | 10/21/10-
10/24/10 | Austin |
| Tribute to The Rolling Stones | Will Taylor and Strings Attached | 10/24/10 | Marble Falls |
Austin City-Wide Garage SalePresented by City-Wide Garage Sale at Palmer Events Center October 23-October 24, 2010 Austin City-Wide Garage Sale is the largest antique, collectible and vinage marketplace. Some of the items included are books, pottery, vintage clothing, coins and advertising memorabilia.
| City-Wide Garage Sale | 10/23/10-
10/24/10 | Austin |
Arthouse Public ReopeningPresented by Arthouse at the Jones Center at Arthouse at the Jones Center October 24, 2010 Arthouse holds the Public Reopening of the renovated and expanded Jones Center, located at 700 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. The day features family activities and engaging public programs designed around the exciting inaugural exhibitions. This event is free and open to the public. | Arthouse at the Jones Center | 10/24/10 | Austin |
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