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Music Monday | Fortress Festival 2018

by Daniel Ramirez on May 7, 2018

In the "Live Music Capital of the World," this past week saw the much-anticipated release of the Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup, replete with headliners and trending bands sure to sell out both weekends...

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The Other Austin Film Festival: Building Community Through Film

by Nancy Miller Barton on May 3, 2018

A curious girl undone by a simple straw, a maid with chess chops, a 93-year-old sex columnist who’s direct, funny and uncannily insightful. Just a few of the characters moviegoers met at this year’s Indie...

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Keeping Austin Laughing: The Moontower Comedy Festival

by Jennifer Simonson on May 2, 2018

In a town known for its live music festivals, the Moontower Comedy Festival mixes it up by bringing four days of nonstop comedy to the capitol city. Every April, the festival draws America’s funniest comics...

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Classic Children’s Tale, “Goodnight Moon,” Comes to Life on ZACH Stage

by Elaine Krackau on April 26, 2018

What parent hasn’t read Goodnight Moon to their child? Or grown up with the story themselves? Now you can step into Bunny’s Great Green Room as part of ZACH’s Theatre for Families Series production of...

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Tacos & Lucha Libre Anyone? Unique Fest Takes Over the Dallas Farmer’s Market

by Leslie Chatman on April 25, 2018

There’s no better way to spend your Saturday evening than with tacos, lucha libre wrestlers and live music. And that’s what you can do this weekend, as the Fourth Annual Taco Libre rolls into Dallas. Bringing...

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Star-Studded Gala: Mack, Jack and McConaughey Returns to Austin for 6th Year

by Britni Rachal on April 17, 2018

Matthew McConaughey playing on a bongo with the Dixie Chicks and Jack Ingram singing Miranda Lambert’s popular “Tinman” song. Those are two things you’d have seen if you made it out to this year’s Mack,...

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Samba at Zach: A Night in Rio, April 21

by Margaret Richards on April 17, 2018

60 drummers. 40 dancers. One night. The country’s largest samba performance group will be at Austin’s ZACH Theatre April 21 for two shows only. A Night in Rio is going to be electrifying, with more...

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Broadway’s Hamilton Hits Houston

by Bebe Brown on April 12, 2018

For those that have been inhabiting a planet other than Earth the last couple of years since “Hamilton” broke the definition of Broadway success, here’s a quick catch-up. (And be sure to scroll down for...

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Back by Popular Demand: Book of Mormon Encores in Austin, April 17-22

by Britni Rachal on April 11, 2018

Described as “Heaven on Broadway” by recent critics, The Book of Mormon is set to sweep Broadway Austin once more. A limited number of shows will be performed at Bass Concert Hall. Based on two young...