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Ricky Sim: Coming Out to Dead People

ColdTowne Theater

Anklets in the Boardroom
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Austin Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar at Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater

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Austin Grows Bigger, Murder Rate Does Not. Huh! The numbers don’t back up Save Austin Now’s fearmongering campaign

Video Premiere: Tony Kamel Steps Out Solo With An “Amen” String band leader channels Levon Helm on Back Down Home

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

“After Dark” Singer Mr. Kitty Exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan Russian teen's claims go beyond artist's admission to fans

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Theatre Review: Dirty Gold’s Venus in Fur Captivates

The scintillating show explores the line between vulnerability and control

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Theatre Review: Raw Anger in Search of Revenge in FEAST. Veteran actor Katherine Catmull chews through Megan Gogerty’s vengeful script

Visual Arts Review: Bolm Arts’ “Brave New Textiles” Central Texan fiber artists reclaim the medium from fast fashion

Theatre Review: Queer Madness and Mayhem in Lipstick Austin Rainbow Theatre's production is a fast, frantic farce

Visual Arts Review: Surrealist Showcase “All I Want Is Boundless Love” Fewer melting clocks for more maternal moons at Martha’s Contemporary

Theatre Review: Wanna Play Tackles Trauma, Tron-style Color Arc Productions brings 8-bit theatrics to Hyde Park Theatre

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