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Never mind the veal – maybe try the shawarma? Three of the "top stand-up comedians in Saudi Arabia" – that's Shakir Abdali, Yaser Bakr, and Khalid Khalifa – make Austin's Zach Theatre a stop on their current world tour. This one-night-only show's free and, insh'allah, will make you laugh so loud that OPEC will hear it.

"Thinking can force us out of familiar, comforting habits," says the celebrated cultural critic, who presents his new book here tonight. The book's helpful cover illustration features a pair of eyeglasses, please note, which our familiar and comforting habits equate with heightened intelligence – which is something people who don't need glasses don't have, of course. #notallnerds

It's the 43rd anniversary of these local awards, the ritzy ceremony regaling the Scottish Rite with triumphs of your theatrically talented friends and neighbors (and maybe you, right?) this night – with an afterparty at the Gibson.

The rise of modernism in Mexico was activated by artists, museum curators, gallery owners, journalists, and publishers both in Mexico and the United States. This exhibition explores two decades of dynamic cultural exchange between the two countries, featuring important artists such as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Oroxco, and others.

Mexic-Arte celebrates the 110th anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s birth with "A Smile in the Middle of the Way," an exhibition that takes an intimate look at the relationship between Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as seen through the lens of notable photographers of that time, including images by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ansel Adams, Guillermo Kahlo, Leo Matiz, Nickolas Muray, Edward Weston, and Guillermo Zamora.

This is the workshop Hannah Kenah led for Rude Mechs while they were creating their Field Guide. Together, you'll write, you’ll share – and there'll be a mic and a stool. Sign up now for this one-day class that's low-pressure, high-fun, and makes the last Sunday in September worth waking up for.