Ah, the eternal debate: Which was better, the book or the book of the film? Physical media defenders We Luv Video hope to settle this debate – or at least, keep it polite – with the Adaptations Book Club, where readers and film lovers hash out what makes it from the page to the screen. After coming together in perfect harmony for Pride & Prejudice, now the club picks up the debate over whether either of the big screen adaptations of The Stepford Wives – or the baffling sequels and spin-offs – matches Ira Levin’s acid satire. Grab a copy ahead of the night via bookshop.org/shop/weluvvideo to make sure you’re helping this movie-loving nonprofit. – Richard Whittaker

Adaptations Book Club

Singer Kurt Elling became one of the most popular male jazz vocalists in America over the course of 30-plus years, due to a penchant for creative arrangements and insistence on not making the Great American Songbook the spine of his repertoire. Pianist Danilo Pérez exited his native Panama to become a highly acclaimed solo artist, bandleader, and Smithsonian Legacy Award winner, though he’s best known as the long-running pianist for the late, great Wayne Shorter. The pair collaborated on 2020’s Secrets Are the Best Stories; this show is either Secrets’ long-delayed tour or a preview of new music on the horizon. – Michael Toland

Kurt Elling & Danilo Pérez (9:30)

Move it, groove it, and distract children with next to no effort on your part. This weekday playdate, sponsored by Creative Action, promises to provide at least an hour of pure child delight. Want literary stimulation with storytime? Check. Want to foster artistic enthusiasm with crafts? Check. Want music and a dance party? It’s an absolute given. Oh, and heads up – if you like what you see, Creative Action has summer camps available now. – Cat McCarrey

Playdates in the Park

Ian Stewart, Manny Velazquez (6:00)

Cole Stephens, Walt Wilkins, the Drakes (6:00)

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

Jeff Lofton Electric Thang, Bree Romeo Quartet (6:00)

Queer creatives of all mediums can drop in and hang out with other LGBTQ folks while working on personal projects. Masks required for indoor meets. Note: This is not a space for allies.

Queer Art Night

Meetup with other queer adults for a sober and inclusive night of board games.

Queer Game Night

House of Lepore and Kind Clinic team up for this bi-weekly class on "practices for ballroom members to commune and develop their craft across various ballroom categories (i.e., Vogue Performance, Sex Siren, Runway, and Face, etc.)." Kind Clinic will also provide STI/HIV rapid testing services.

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Enjoy the strange and unusual with Evah Destruction, Gothess Jasmine, Noodles, and special guests - plus stick around for the Dragula rewatch party.

Side Show

Moeller Brothers

Warren Hood

The Nude Party (live recording)

Ace Peppers blues jam

Jo James

Redcliff

Curtis McMurtry

Frank Cavitt & the Honky-Tonk Doctors

Butter 'n Jam

The Brannen & Red Show

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

Buzz Kill Comedy

Win your child’s love through any ice means necessary. That’s right: Disney brings out the big skates for a magical musical experience featuring performances by all the kiddos’ favorites. Does that mean Mickey? Yes, and also Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Daisy, and two little-known royals named Anna and Elsa – plus many, many more characters that’ll make everyone’s faces light up in wonder. Gonna miss this school-night soiree? No worries: These icecapades run through May 12. – James Scott

Disney on Ice Presents Magic in the Stars

Libby & the Loveless

Alejandra Almuelle has been responsible for some of the most compelling works of clay sculpture ever created in this city, many of them predicated on the human body and its potential as a record of experience. This latest exhibition of her artistry, a solo show at Women & Their Work, brings the human form front and center, clayborne with additions of graphite, beeswax, paper, resin, and gold and silver leaf. Adorned, embellished, emboldened, the flesh created from clay comes full circle, a cycle of memory and magic powered by beauty, the viewing of it an experience we recommend recording via your own wonder-hungry rods and cones. – Wayne Alan Brenner

“Circular Body”

I’ll admit it: I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman. All I wanna do is bicycle! Bike Month ATX promises two-wheeler fun for the whole month of May. Break out the 10-speed, the recumbent, the cruiser, and join your fellow cyclists in the last nice weather days in Austin. There’s bike polo on May 5, or an all-level ride around Walnut Creek on the 19th. Help with meal delivery on the 22nd or pedal under a full moon on the 24th. Find pretty much every kind of bike fun under the sun (and moon!) at bikemonthatx.com, because those bicycle races? They’re coming your way. – James Scott

Bike Month

OMG, it’s prom season, y’all! And what could make it better than four Broadway stars making it all about themselves? Zach presents the catchy tale of desperate thespians trying to gain relevance by “helping” a small town prom be less bigoted. Set to toe-tapping tunes, this musical entertains and educates. There will be laughs, love, and you know, someone might just learn something along the way. – Cat McCarrey

The Prom

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

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

Jessica Healey

George DeVore

Hot Texas Swing Band

Windmills, Tigers Eye, Pink Rhinoceros Party, improv jazz jam

Hot Club of Cowtown

The Distraits, Silver Hour, Have You Seen Jimmy?

Texas Radio Live w/ Patrice Pike

Spanish Love Songs, Oso Oso, Sydney Sprague, Worry Club [garage]

Smallpools, Grayscale, The Romance, Caroline Romano

James Hearne

Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief

Joel McColl & Matt Smith

The Nude Party, the Point (live recording)

MOVED FROM EMPIRE: Spanish Love Songs, Oso Oso, Sydney Sprague, Worry Club [garage]

Frosty Palms, BFF

Bondbreakr, Hans Gruber & the Die Hards, Sodomy Cop, Splitting Image, bud

Theo Lawrence, Corey Baum & Jon Salvage

Janie Balderas

The Fultones

Patrick Conway w/ Phoebe Hunt, Ali Holder, & Ray Prim

Tigercub, the Props [control room]

Middle Sattre, Aida Shirazi, VAMP, Sons of Bigfoot

Shinglers, Ellis Bullard, Meredith Crawford

Royel Otis, Girl & Girl [outside]

Dreadneck Wednesdays w/ Kabaka Pyramid & the Bebble Rockers, Mau Mau Chaplains, DJ Jah Bill

Wayfarer, Sonja, Krigsgrav [inside]

West Texas Exiles, Caroline Hale

Blue Vinyl Crates Band ft. Ter'ell Shahid, Michael Hale Trio