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  • Dr. Martens Presents: The Linda Lindas with The Ghost Wolves

    "Dr. Martens Presents" is back with free live shows. They're bringing some of their favorite bands, DJs, and performers to Austin. So, grab a friend, RSVP, and celebrate live music with them! This event is first come, first serve. RSVP does not guarantee entry. All ages with valid ID.
    Sun. Jan. 15, 7pm  
    Mohawk
  • Jarrott Productions Presents The Sound Inside By Adam Rapp

    A brilliant Ivy League writing Professor. A talented yet mysterious student. An unthinkable favor. Everyone has a story - the question is how it ends. Join Jarrott Productions for this intensely intimate and haunting play. Advance reservations are strongly suggested as this is sure to be a sold out run!
    Jan. 13-Jan. 28  
    Ground Floor Theatre
  • Dr. Martens Presents: Momma and Blushing

    "Dr. Martens Presents" is back with free live shows. They're bringing some of their favorite bands, DJs, and performers to Austin. So, grab a friend, RSVP, and celebrate live music with them! This event is first come, first serve. RSVP does not guarantee entry. All ages with valid ID.
    Thurs. Jan. 19, 6pm-9pm  
    Dr. Martens at the Domain Northside
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    Classical Music

    Boogie & BBQ with McCain Duo

    This is a free, family-friendly concert with Artina and Martin McCain, known for their fusion of classical, jazz and gospel programming.
    Sun., Jan. 22, 4-6pm. Free.
    First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Pecan, Pflugerville
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    Hi How Are You Day

    The Hi How Are You Project and American Campus Communities present a concert with Umi and DannyLux as part of the fifth annual celebration of the life and legacy of the late great Daniel Johnston, both a tribute and a call to action to remove the stigma around mental health, and to encourage open conversations about well-being.
    Sun., Jan. 22, 5-11pm. $29.50.  
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    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: Fil N' Viet

    This much-loved epicenter of Filipino and Vietnamese fusion is offering half off on orders of their FnV Crispy Spring Rolls – filled with pork and shrimp with woodear mushroom, served with leaf lettuce, pickles, herbs, and choice of Nước chấm or pinakurat. Bonus: They'll be passing out the traditional Chinese Red Envelopes, stuffed with discount coupons for future meals.
    Sun., Jan. 22, noon-3pm; 5-8pm
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    Lunar New Year: Old Thousand

    Old Thousand is celebrating the Year of the Rabbit's beginning with a weekend full of limited-time dishes as delicious as you know their Dope Chinese style can be. Sat., Jan. 21: Old Thousand’s Burnet location (4805 Burnet Rd.) will have specials including moo shu pork, crispy skin-on pork belly steamed bao, pork steamed buns, orange creamsicle sorbet, and red bean ice cream running all day long, with a Dragon Dance performance at 5pm. Sun., Jan. 22: The Eastside location (1000 E. 11th) will feature specials of dumplings and plant-based rabbit food, noodles and claypot rice, salt & pepper shrimp, whole fish, and ribeye – with a Dragon Dance performance at 7pm.
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    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: Paper Craft Pantry

    This is a whole big festival day, organized by Paper + Craft Pantry's Pei Sim and artist Kathy Phan. Right there in the lovely surrounds of Springdale General, you can celebrate while shopping and supporting upwards of 24 Asian-owned small businesses from across Texas; and there'll be lion and dragon dances; more to the point of this Food section, tho, purveyors of delicious noms will include Banh Babes, The Cookie Counter, Cookie Wookie Kitchen, and more.
    Sun., Jan. 22, 11am-5pm. Free entry, or VIP ($50).  
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    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: Sprinkles x Gold House

    Sprinkles bakery and the nonprofit Asian and Pacific Islander collective Gold House have teamed up to release a Gold Bunny Almond Red Velvet Cupcake that features an almond-filled red velvet cake with an almond cookie crust, topped with almond cream cheese frosting. Note: You can get these just by themselves, or they can be part of a Lunar New Year Red Box (with, you know, those red envelopes inside).
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    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: The Peached Tortilla

    Chefs Eric Silverstein and Julio Silva have collaborated to create a special menu of new dishes and cocktails to supercharge your celebratory pleasure, a small array of culinary treasures that'll be available only during dinner and only this weekend – including tamarind pork spareribs, salt & pepper crispy squid, soy sauce chicken, char sui, and more. And the drinks? How about that Sage from the East, which is sage-infused bourbon, blended scotch, sweet vermouth, and benedictine? Hell yes, we say, while also looking forward to trying the Divine Wind and Lion's Dance concoctions.
    Fri.-Sun., Jan. 20-22
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    Octavitas With Los Reyes Magos

    After two long COVID years, Los Tres Reyes Magos return to celebrate Octavitas and bring gifts for the kids. Enjoy performances, singing, and dancing for all.
    Sun., Jan. 22, 2-5pm  
  • Arts

    Theatre

    Pretty Woman: The Musical

    One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories springs to life onstage, starring Broadway superstar and Adam Pascal as Edward Lewis and newcomer Jessie Davidson as the charming and charismatic Vivian Ward. Directed by Jerry Mitchell.
    Jan. 17-22. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $30 and up.  
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    Visual Arts

    PrintAustin 2023

    The PrintAustin Collective was co-founded in 2013 by local printmakers Cathy Savage and Elvia Perrin to bring attention to the vibrant printmaking scene in Austin. The festival they started has since grown to include more than 60 print-focused events all across the city, with returning and new participants each year. See the website for the full schedule of events and galleries.
    Jan. 15-Feb. 19
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    Visual Arts

    Prizer Arts & Letters: Descendency

    New work from Austin-based Amy Scofield, best known as a photographer and a sculptor working with leftover and found materials. In this show, she's taken images of discarded manufactured goods and evidence of consumerism and arranged each into a kaleidoscopic grid.
    Opening reception: Thu., Jan. 19, 6-10pm
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    Theatre

    Ride the Wave

    This new play by Mattie Barber-Bockelman is about "three bros searching for an epic surf on the last day of summer." In the multimedia performance, set in a loosely imagined 2060s rich with vibes, grooves, and laughter, a group of young women riff on the surfer bro trope to examine how friendship, the pursuit of freedom, and growing up will be affected by climate catastrophe. Directed by Teresa Cruz for the Vortex.
    Jan. 12-28. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-37.  
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    Comedy

    The Hideout

    The diverse lineup of sometimes hilarious, always surprising yes-and shows has returned, with Pgraph and Maestro and more for the most unexpected delights of in-person entertainment. For instance: The wibble-inducing whimsy of The Romantic Rom-Com Comedy Show See the website for details.
    $10 and up.  
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    Theatre

    The Sound Inside

    Jarrott Productions presents Adam Rapp's intense and intimate play about fiction – the kinds we read and the kinds we live – ​starring Rebecca Robinson and Tucker Shepherd, directed by David Jarrott.
    Jan. 13-28. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm  
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