Game On Austin
Local independent video game developers and studios will be featuring their latest creations at The Austin Chronicle and ScreenBurn at SXSW’s ultimate virtual world event. Try your skills in tournaments or testing demos or just attend for the raffle to win SXSW and video game prizes.
When: Today, 7 p.m.
Where: The Mohawk, 912 Red River St.
Tickets: Free
Animalesque
Enjoy a night where burlesque and animal rights combine at Animalesque. Local groups Jigglewatts, Big Star Burlesque and Black Widow Burlesque are teaming up and stripping down to benefit Austin Pets Alive, a no-kill nonprofit.
When: Friday 9 p.m.
Where: United States Art Authority, 510 W. 29th St.
Tickets: $10 advanced, $15 door
The Tell-Tale Heart
In remembrance of the eerie author Edgar Allen Poe, the Harry Ransom Center is hosting a performance of some of his most famed works. Theater and dance professor Lucien Douglas will set the stage for the act as part of their current exhibition The Life & Legacy of Edgar Allen Poe.
When: Today, 7 p.m.
Where: Harry Ransom Center, 301 W. 21st St.
Tickets: Free
Midnight Society Presents: Halloween Spooktacular Two!
Every Thursday through October, Coldtowne Theater on the East side will be hosting the Midnight Society’s Halloween Spooktacular. There are three more freaky-filled nights sure to cover all of the topics of terror.
When: Today, 10 p.m.
Where: Coldtowne Theater, 4803 Airport Blvd. Ste. B
Tickets: $5
New Roman Times
New Roman Times may sound similar as the type font used for mundane research papers, but their catchy guitar riffs and poppy drum beats are anything but mundane. Move to their tunes alongside STEREO IS A LIE and Bear Bones.
When: Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: The Ghost Room, 304 W. 4th St.
Tickets: $5
Thee Oh Sees
California band Thee Oh Sees is bringing their lo-fi, psychedelic rock to Austin. They are playing with a slew of local bands — Woven Bones, Serious Tracers, A Giant Dog, Cowabunga Babes and Dated.
When: Sunday, 10 p.m.
Where: Beerland, 711 Red River St.
Tickets: TBA
$EX & DEATH ARTSHOW
Explore the realms of sex, death and the taboo at the latest exhibition spectacle. Dance to DJ Cauzeone while perusing the scandalous art of Skye Ashbrook, Jeremy Burke and more at the opening ceremony.
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: The Fifth Art Gallery, 305 E. 5th St.
Tickets: Free
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