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  Special Screenings

  aGLIFF Prism 37 (2024)

  Austin’s oldest and queerest film festival returns every year with the best in movies made for and by the LGBTQ community – and beyond!

  Aug. 21-25

  various locations

• Arts

  Books

  Amplify Book Club: Pet

  Located within our Bat City’s big ol’ independent BookPeople is a book club dedicated to elevating authors of color like the writer of this month’s selection, Akwaeke Emezi. Nigeria-born and Brooklyn-based, Emezi’s work is “deeply rooted in the metaphysics of Black spirit, using the lens of indigenous ontologies to focus on embodiment, ritual, and rememory” according to their author bio. Amplify’s pick for March, Pet, was Emezi’s first young adult venture and received a Stonewall Honor. Its plot follows a young girl whose mother’s art comes to life in the form of Pet, “a creature made of horns and colors and claws.” – James Scott

  Last Monday of every month

  CoffeePeople

• Arts

  Visual Arts

  “BUMUO: Rebuilding the Filipino Body”

  Regine Malibiran is a woman of passion. She pours her soul into every project she undertakes – creative and entrepreneur, activist and advocate. Now as the founder of forth space productions, she has taken all of her passion and experience to forge a path for artists to express their truths fearlessly and with the support of forth space, whose mission and name derive from the “sociological concept of the fourth space as a realm where meaning is made and all the potential that lies between here and forward.” “BUMUO,” from the Tagalog for “whole,” is an exhibition that centers the strength and artistic brilliance of the Filipino community. Six artists tell the connective story of the Philippines, reclaiming their history, rejecting the manipulation of the colonizers who inhabited their home for four centuries, and building a future of healing and empowerment. On view through July 27. – Cy White

  Through July 27

  MASS Gallery

• Film

  Special Screenings

  Grapes of Death (1978)

  Has any filmmaker combined sex and violence with quite the disturbing potency as French filmmaker Jean Rollin? Unafraid to switch his career trajectory between arthouse shockers and hardcore skin flicks, he melded those elements perfectly in 1978’s Les raisins de la mort, a heady blend of eco-horror and eroticism that could be easily double-billed with either David Cronenberg’s Rabid or George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, made all the more memorable for a magical, disturbing performance from his future muse: former porn star Brigitte Lahaie as the enigmatic Tall Blonde Woman. – Richard Whittaker

  Tue., July 9, 9:30

  Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

• Community

  Events

  High Noon Talk: Photography of Al Rendon

  San Antonio’s Al Rendon has documented South Texas life and culture with his photography for about 50 years, capturing iconic imagery of Selena, Queen of Tejano, including the cover for her 1992 album Entre a Mi Mundo. Rendon’s art photography has made it all across the world, and he’s currently exhibiting some work highlighting the lowrider community in the Bullock’s exhibit “Carros y Cultura.” Get a retrospective from Rendon and a look at some current works at this casual talk where you can learn on your lunch break. – Kat McNevins

  Wed., July 3

  Bullock Texas State History Museum

• Music

  Honey Made

  Fri., July 5, 7:30pm

  Inn Cahoots

• Music

  Honey Made

  Sat., July 20, 9pm. $10 cover (all ages).

  The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.

• Music

  Honey Made, The Capitol

  Fri., July 26, 10pm. $17 advance via PayPal (21+).

  Continental Club

• Community

  Sports

  Night Golf

  A nighttime shotgun-style nine-hole round made more fun and challenging with glow-in-the-dark balls.

  Thu.-Sat., 6-9:30pm. $20.  

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  Butler Pitch & Putt

• Food

  Food Events

  Red Beans and Ricely Yours, Austin

  This community initiative, headed by Chris Cubas and Maris Clegg, is dedicated to providing free meals (of red beans and rice, andouille sausage, cornbread, fruit, dessert, and a drink) to Austinites in need. "On Tuesdays, we will provide a link to sign up for a free home-made meal delivered to you with safety in mind," goes their announcement on Facebook. "There is no judgment and the form is anonymous. If you have been affected by the impact of Covid-19 or are having a hard time, we would like to make a small portion of your day a little bit better." Or, if you'd like to donate your time in driving, baking treats, or providing cases of nonalcoholic beverages, please reach out to [email protected].

• Qmmunity

  Community

  Round Rock Rage Practice

  Join a rugby team made by and for queer folks in Round Rock and the surrounding areas. Show up with water, workout clothes, cleats or tennis shoes, and the team'll help ya with the rest.

  Mondays, Wednesdays, 7-9pm

  Rock Field, 217 Commerce Blvd., Round Rock