Part of MoHA's Summer Drive In series, this film festival focuses on experimental shorts that explore what digital movement can be through "border blending." BIPOC, LGBTQ, disabled and local artists prioritized.

Preheat Fest

Primrose Harm Reduction, Coach Lu ATX, and Andie Flores present a self-defense workshop, Narcan training, and a screening of Cassandro, a film about the "Liberace of Lucha Libre."

Queer Community Care: A Night at the Drive In

Meat Joy, Kathy McCarty

All the way from Toronto, this long-running queer country western party brings their Gay Ole Opry and poster retrospective to Austin. Featuring drag, burlesque, music, DJs, and a cross bow.

Steers & Queers Austin

"Once upon a time in this very town, the true meaning of Christmas disappeared. Oh, my divas, it was not slay, it was not boots, it was not mama." A new holiday classic from the minds of Andie Flores, Sam Mayer, Sawyer Stoltz, and director Megan Tabaque, with music by Caleb de Casper. Featuring Roxy Castillo, Beau Elliot, Sabrina Ellis, Aira Juliet, Lynn Metcalf, and Erica Nix.

Edward Normalhands

In each of her installations, Maggie Jensen becomes involved in different systems or aesthetics of authority, whether the art institution, a natural history archive, or extractive resource infrastructures. She makes requests of a cultural archive or government agency to access data about particular objects, and the process informs artworks that reveal the paths and limits of the internal logics of these institutions.

Cage Match Project: Attitudes of Humility

It’s been four years since the last Leap Day – we know: How the hell did that happen so quickly? – and now 4friends (Itai Almor, Jasmine Chock, Julia Kunze, and Celine Lassus, the artfolks who brought us MoHA’s “Hot Wheels” show in 2023) have teamed with musician Victoria Wayland to curate up a show of 40 artists who’ve interpreted Leap Day in 40 different ways. Who are these artists? Joy Scanlon, Tay Hall, Jay Roff-Garcia, Yoona Bang, Martha Cryan, Mauro de la Tierra, Luna Davis, and 33 more – illustrating this quadrennial occurrence in our crazy little thing called time. – Wayne Alan Brenner

Leap Day Art Show

If you’re going to watch Cats, you might as well watch it in the most extra way possible, offered at MoHA for Valentine’s Day in celebration of “all things feline, fearless, faithful and true.” This immersive, costumes-encouraged 4D screening is paired with local short film “Catula Theme Song” by Jeanne Stern and offers a themed feline feast from Lynny’s including deconstructed chicken pot pie with curried gravy, fish-shaped puff pastry, and fresh coconut-honey macaroons. Plus a photo booth, props, milk bar drinks, and more. Meeeeow! – Kat McNevins

Jellicle Night: An Immersive Screening of Cats

Push the boundaries between reality and fiction at this performance of Sam Mayer’s persona poolboy00, “an experimental reality show/participatory memoir/talk show for the streaming platform Twitch and irl.” Audiences will be pulled into the Houston-born artist’s tale created from over 20 years of writing – including journals, failed plays, and a School of Rock fanfic – and asked to interact through live question and answer. Be warned, however, that nothing is as it seems in this production. – James Scott

poolboy: don’t pick up

One of the many artistically exciting events going on as part of this year’s Fusebox Festival, multidisciplinary artist Dorian Wood pulls inspiration from late Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra to create an immersive 12-hour “canon of songs.” This installation/composition focuses on folk music “as a vessel for social change” and “upends the expectation of the rigidness often associated with witnessing chamber music performances by offering a welcoming space that allows individuals to project their personal, communal joys, and traumas.” Should this interest you, dear Reader, then I must insist you head to fuseboxlive.com to see the full array of exhibitions, installations, and etc. on offer from April 7-14 all around Austin. – James Scott

Canto de Todes

Recspec Gallery is dedicated to new voices, and the latest exhibit presents an array of vivid “New Worlds” from over 20 artists. Prepare for bold color and even bolder statements: Ryan Sandison Montgomery has a Taylor Swift-inspired work that’s guaranteed to cause a stir. Peruse the possibilities with drinks from Central Machine Works. Creativity and craft beer – what could be better? – Cat McCarrey