The Vortex

2307 Manor Rd.

Austin, TX 78722

The East Side of Austin has become a haven for experimental theatre productions and other performance that lives on the fringe. With an intimate, multipurpose stage and a sprawling sideyard ...

Theater Review

Traveling circus bestows Austin with classic — guilt-free — thrills Traveling circus bestows Austin with classic — guilt-free — thrills By Lindsey Wilson

6.5.17  |  3:08 pm

The recent closure of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus freed its animals (hooray!) but also put hundreds of uniquely ...

Jun 11 12:00 PM

UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum presents Family Day

UMLAUF’s Family Day “jumps” into the summer featuring numerous Austin’s Springfree Trampolines throughout the garden and ready for action for kids of all ages. Other hands-on activities include ...

Nov 29 6:00 PM

Peppa Pig's Surprise

Peppa Pig is back with an action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as life size puppets and costume characters in Peppa Pig’s Surprise. Come join Peppa, George, Mummy ...

Quick Getaway

How to do the ultimate San Antonio getaway in just 36 hours How to do the ultimate San Antonio getaway in just 36 hours By Deborah Hamilton-Lynne

4.6.17  |  9:34 am

San Antonio is a mere 80 miles from Austin — close enough for day tripping or, better yet, a short overnight ...

Mar 31 7:00 PM

ICOSA Collective presents "Trigger Town" opening reception

"Trigger Town" is a collaborative exhibition between Kate Csillagi and Matt Rebholz that invites visitors into a dystopian society of riotous color and deranged narratives. The interwoven stories of "Trigger ...

The Joy of Toys

6 iconic Austin toy stores that will make you feel like a kid again 6 iconic Austin toy stores that will make you feel like a kid again By Melissa Gaskill

12.12.16  |  1:01 pm

Toy stores feel magical all year — but never more so than around the holidays. Some of us never really grow ...

Dec 11 10:00 AM

Cherrywood Art Fair

Cherrywood Art Fair is so much more than just a shopping destination — it is an Austin holiday tradition bringing together local eats, lively music and a plethora of engaging activities ...

Nov 6 6:00 PM

Trouble Puppet Theater Company presents Moby Dick

Trouble Puppet Theater Co. re-imagines Melville's classic Moby Dick, featuring a live score by Montopolis Justin Sherburn with whales created by Seth White and Connor Hopkins. Ishmael heads to ...

Apr 28 8:00 PM

Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science

The follow-up to the Edible Inevitable tour, fans can expect more comedy, more antics, multimedia presentations, and music with Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science. For this tour, however, Brown ...

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