Go Machine

Ian Stewart, Pierson Saxon (6:00)

Take a flight through a fairy goddess fantasy with host Louisianna Purchase, cast members Embry Officially and Salem Ofax, and monthly special guests.

Ethereal Girl

John Mills Times Ten, Jitterbug Vipers (6:00)

Treb & the Troublemakers, two-step dance lessons w/ Hill Country Two Step (7:00)

Anyone who identifies as a woman and is interested in learning some hands-on self-defense techniques is welcome to join.

Free Women's Self-Defense Class

Are you helping your local community, park, reserve, sanctuary or urban park apply as an International Dark Sky Place? Or are you starting to think about it? Gather to connect with others doing the same thing and be coached by DarkSky Texas volunteers who have experience with IDSP applications.

First Wednesday Dark Sky Place Coaching

Women and nonbinary pinball players are welcome to join this casual pinball group for all levels, meeting at Bender Bar on first Wednesdays of the month and Cidercade on third Wednesdays.

Belles & Chimes Pinball Meetup

Symply Courtney, Monikker, DJ Monikkrome, Alien Knife Fight, Peter Keane (5:00)

Hostess Tatiana Cholula and special guests serve an evening of Latinx queerness.

Divina: Noche Drag Latinx

Ransom Brothers, Walt Wilkins, the Drakes (6:00)

Yadin Kol (8:00)

Mistaken contract killer/accidental sleuth/single mom Finlay Donovan returns for a fourth madcap mystery in Elle Cosimano’s bestselling series. Celebrate Tuesday’s publication with this Wednesday ticketed event; price of admission includes a hardback copy of Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice, plus a conversation with Cosimano and Central Texas author Ali Hazelwood, whose paranormal romance Bride dropped in early February. – Kimberley Jones

Elle Cosimano in Conversation With Ali Hazelwood

You, a gay nerd. Them, a drag D&D show. Put these two elements together, and baby: You got a nat 20 in fun! Performers Petty Cakes, Pump King, Vivi VVitch, and Tyler the Game Master bring gaming giggles to this comedy show alongside special guests Ms. Hemmi Roidz and Rose Noir. Oh, and feel free to sup on one of three special shots available during the show: health potion, mana potion, or stamina potion. – James Scott

Tales of the Stiletto Coast

Twilight trivia? Where the hell have you been, loca?! The pop culture vultures over at Get It Games return with a two-hour quiz based on the 2008 film that kick-started a years-long sensation, and the questions write themselves: How long have you been 17? Which indie rock band sings this soundtrack song? How did Taylor Lautner get away with playing a Native American for so long? Host the Brewtorium offers a themed menu, and costumes are encouraged. Say it out loud: You know you want to go. – Carys Anderson

Twilight Trivia

Moeller Brothers

Warren Hood

Frank Cavitt & the Honky-Tonk Doctors

Guthrie Girls

This three-person show of visual art at the venerable Dougherty Arts Center suggests ways in which “the natural world can serve as a conduit to a deeper understanding of the ethereal,” divulging liminal places where material and spirit intertwine. Local and simultaneously beyond locale, the layered oil abstractions of Rebecca Bennett, the stunningly manipulated photography of Leslie Kell, and Elena Lipkowski’s digital collages embellished with hand-stitched embroidery shift the gallery’s walls toward wonder and may open your doors of perception into a realm that’s downright seelie. Bonus: Meet the artists there tonight, 7-9pm. – Wayne Alan Brenner

Thin Spaces: Seeking Nature’s Ethereal Conduits

Libby & the Loveless

Hosted by Carlton Wilcoxson and Angelina Martin, and featuring the best local and national comics every Wednesday.

Buzz Kill Comedy

South Austin’s first dedicated comedy venue is spearheaded by local comics Martin Henn, Andre Ricks, and Raza Jafri, and brings top-notch acts to South Austin every Wednesday through Saturday. Note: The upcoming comics – including nationally touring acts, local sweethearts, and everyone in between – will be listed on Instagram each night.

South Austin Comedy Club

Denny Herrin

This multimedia exhibition is a comprehensive exploration of the beauty of botanical forms, expressed realistically and in the abstract, featuring the work of local artist Francine Funke.

Old Bakery Gallery: Fantastical Flora

Six 30-minute slots will be open at this open deck night hosted by @juan40bpm, with no limits on genres, BPM, or mood. It's first come, first served, so get there early to secure a spot!

Club Eternal Open Decks

Back in 2020, Rick Fleming helped then-presidential hopeful Joe Biden campaign for the top spot by selling tote bags adorned with the politician’s portrait. Now, the local artist turns his attention to more musical inspirations, from Prince and David Bowie to Björk and Taylor Swift. United by his signature full eyes and round nostrils, Fleming’s homages take a more abstract approach to his subjects’ likeness – though accompanying lyrics, like to Queen’s namesake 1976 classic, give each piece away. Visit Springdale’s SAGE Studio Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to see Fleming’s paintings on vinyl discs – or buy one yourself for $200 a pop. – Carys Anderson

Loverboy: Portraits on Vinyl by Rick Fleming

This excellent gallery on East Cesar Chavez presents a solo exhibition by Elizabeth Chapin, inspired by the myth of the Greek goddess Artemis, who turned the hunter Actaeon into a stag and shot him full of arrows for sneakily watching her as she bathed. In “Treespell,” the Mississippi-born painter explores natural and mythological worlds “to comment on the transformative power of the gaze and the interconnectedness of all living things, incorporating personal, historical, and imaginative elements to wield and subvert notions of viewership and voyeurism.” – Wayne Alan Brenner

Treespell

You think it’s easy, being somebody’s mother? You think giving birth to another human being doesn’t put your own humanity and purpose under some fierce self-scrutiny? Milwaukee-based artist Aimée M. Everett, in her solo show at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, uses abstraction, minimalist line-making, saturated colors, and melodic compositions to explore “the profound transformations experienced during childbirth and the subsequent journey of self-discovery into motherhood.” Word – or, more appropriately, image – to your mother. – Wayne Alan Brenner

Carver Museum: Two Births and the Afterlife

Looking to do some good for others, citizen? Wish you had more to give than you do? This is the day in which AmplifyATX.org, the online platform that makes it easy to donate to local nonprofits, supercharges their philanthropic site with special matches that will amplify the value of your gift. Amplify Austin Day is the biggest day of giving in Central Texas, raising $102.7 million for the local community since 2013, and this year you can be part of the seven-county crowd spreading funds (and, consequently, joy) across our river city. – Wayne Alan Brenner

Amplify Austin Day

Everyone knows that children are our future, and we should teach them well, and let them lead the way. To that end, this SXSW amuse bouche gathers educators, experts, and others to share the latest innovations to help make teaching the life-changing art form it can be. Get on board for conference sessions, film screenings, competitions, and some world-class networking. Take what you learn and share it with the world. It truly is the greatest love of all. – James Renovitch

SXSW EDU

Austin Stambaugh (performance & record signing)

Texas Trailblazers block party w/ the Bad Precedents

Porch Dream, Donella Drive, Jon Kobe, GOOD.

Jordan Minor Band

JD Vance

George DeVore

Charlie Murphy Band

Austin Stambaugh, Wil Cope, Stereo Hum

David Pulkingham

Coming-of-age story from the director of BPM is set in Madagascar under French colonialism in the 1970s. In-person Q&A follows screening.

Red Island (2023)

Concert Club w/ Butch Hancock & Friends (Townes Van Zandt tribute)

Blockedoneverything, Glockteau Twins

George Carver

Deuce Bennett

The Ocean, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Shy, Low

Adrián Montero, John Henry Johnson

Cody Joe Hodges

Parker Jazz Club House Band (Chet Baker tribute)

Daily Worker, Spliff Kazoo, Amish Swans

Katrina Cain

Trading agile punk for measured, electronic alternative, Sleater-Kinney’s second act hasn’t always stuck the landing. On fourth post-reunion album Little Rope, however, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein find their footing. Rumbling like The Woods with a modern finish, the duo keeps recent experiments in synths, but brings back the angular guitar lines we’ve all missed. Brownstein sends up depression with a smirk in “Don’t Feel Right,” while Tucker, still an inimitably playful vocalist, leads “Small Finds” with both a winking sigh and an assured caterwaul. Opener Katherine Paul soundtracks her indigenous experience in indie rock project Black Belt Eagle Scout. – Carys Anderson