Arts listings

Thursday, July 24, 2008

THEATER

'Altar Boyz' — Five apostles of pop in a new musical with hot dance moves. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 10. Zach Theatre's Kleberg Stage, 1510 Toomey Road. Today: $15; Friday: $38-$44; Saturday: $43-$49; Sunday: $38-$44. 476-0541, ext. 1, www.zachtheatre.org.

'Beauty and the Beast' — Zilker Theatre Productions' summer musical presents Disney's version of the classic fairy tale. 8:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through Aug. 9. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater , 2206 Barton Springs Road. Free ($3 parking). 479-9491, www.zilker.org.

'The Clean House' — A comedy about love and the virtues of a clean house. Wilde Party Night: today . 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 17. Zach Theatre's Whisenhunt Stage, 1510 Toomey Road. Thursday: $28; Saturday: $37; Friday and Sunday $32; Wednesday : $15. Tickets at 476-0541, ext. 1, www.zachtheatre.org.

'Gold in the Bones' — Three pirate plays adapted from Washington Irving. By Eric Coble. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 2. Dinner 6:30 p.m. Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring St., Bastrop. Dinner: $12 per person; advance reservations required for dinner. Show $5-$10. Reservations at (512) 321-6283, www.bastrop

operahouse.com.

'I Google Myself' — Three men with the same name are brought together by the search engine. Presented by Capital T Theatre Company. By Jason Schafer; directed by John Carroll. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Aug. 2. Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd St. $15-25, sliding scale. Reserve at www.capitalt.org or 479-7529.

'Jack and the Beanstalk' — Follow Jack's adventures as presented by Summer Stock Austin in association with St. Edward's University and Zilker Theatre Productions. Adapted by Connor Hopkins, and presented in association with Trouble Puppet Theatre Company. 10 a.m. Saturdays through Aug. 10. Also 10 a.m. performance Aug. 6 and 10. Mary Moody Northen Theatre, St. Edward's University, 3001 S. Congress Ave. $5. www.summerstockaustin.org.

'Kidnapped by Craigslist' — A comedy exploring Craigslist by Katie Goan and Nitra Gutierrez. Presented by Shrewd Productions and Katie Goan. Directed by Jason Hays. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday . Added performances: 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday . Blue Theater, 916 Springdale Road. $12-$25, sliding scale. Reservations at 927-1118, ext. 1 or www.texasperforms.com. For more information: www.shrewdproductions.com.

'Oliver' — Dickens characters are brought to life in this production. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 2:15 p.m. Sunday matinee . Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 W. FM 2147, Cottonwood Shores. $20 adults, $9 children. (830) 798-8944, www.hcct.org.

'Only An Orphan Girl' — A melodrama by Henning Nelms. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 2. A special 2 p.m. Saturday matinee . Gaslight-Baker Theatre, 216 S. Main St., Lockhart. $10; $8 students and seniors. (512) 376-5653, www.gaslightbakertheatre.org.

'Perry's Hatter Is Up the Creek' — Heroes, villains and gorillas share the stage in this melodrama. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. 2 p.m. Saturday matinees through Aug. 23. Silver Spur Theater, 108 Royal St., Salado. $15 adults, $12 seniors and military, $10 children. Matinees: $12, $10, $8. (254) 947-3456, www.saladosilverspur.com.

'The Linguini Code' — Capital City Mystery Players' mystery dinner theater. 7 p.m. Saturday. Spaghetti Warehouse, 117 W. Fourth St. $29.95. 404-9123, www.capcitymystery.com.

'The Red Balloon' — A lonely boy is befriended by a mysterious red balloon. Directed by David Yeakle. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday . Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road. $10-$30, sliding scale. www.tongueandgroovetheatre.org.

The Shakespeare at Winedale 2008 Summer Season — Three of Shakespeare's plays will be performed: 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Antony and Cleopatra.' Check Web site for performance schedule. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 10. Winedale Theatre Barn, 3738 FM 2714, Round Top. $10 adults, $5 students. 471-4726, www.shakespeare-winedale.org.

'The Witches' — A young boy encounters a whole group of witches. Written by Roald Dahl and adapted by David Wood. Directed by Christina Gardner. Rated G. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 9. Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 Lee St., Round Rock. $15 adults; $13 children 12 years old and under; reservations at 244-0440, www.sambasstheatre.org.

'Seussical the Musical' — Dr. Seuss' characters come to life. Presented by Zach Theatre's Performing Arts School. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday. 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Through Aug. 10. R.L. Davis Auditorium, Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S. Congress Ave. Half price tickets are available. 10:30 a.m. show: $10 per person. Friday: $36; $22 for kids. Saturday: $40; $22 for kids. Sunday: $36; $22 for kids. 476-0541, ext. 1, www.zachtheatre.org.

MUSIC

Children's Day Art Park — Musicians, dancers, storytellers and craftspeople. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday mornings, through July 30. Symphony Square, 1101 Red River St. 50 cents per child; free for adults when accompanied by a child. www.austinsymphony.org.

Hartman Foundation 'Concerts in the Park' — Ensemble concerts presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 24. Hartman Concert Park, on the grounds of the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. Free. 476-6064, www.austinsymphony.org.

Hugh Masekela — The musician brings his funk, Afro-beats and jazz. 6 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday . One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Cave Road. $20, $45, $60; pre-concert dinner by Whole Foods Market Catering at the Lamar Culinary Center: $35. 329-6753, visit www.oneworldtheatre.org.

Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra — The flamenco guitarist and composer performs with his band. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday . One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Cave Road. $25-$65; pre-concert dinner by Word of Mouth Catering: $35. 329-6753, www.oneworldtheatre.org.

COMEDY

'Boys of Summer' — Presented by Girls Girls Girls with a different male guest star each week. 8 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 23. Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave. $10; tickets can be purchased at the door. ggg.austinimprov.com.

Cap City Comedy Club — Eddie Gossling with Doug Mellard. 8 p.m. today, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $9-$44.95. 8120 Research Blvd. 467-2333, www.capcitycomedy.com.

ColdTowne Theater — 'Parallelogramophonograph,' 8 p.m. Thursdays. 'Cage Match!' 10 p.m. Thursday. 'Proctor,' 8 p.m. Fridays. 'Punchline,' 10 p.m. Fridays. 'Stool Pigeon,' 8 p.m. Saturdays. 4803 Airport Blvd. $7-$10. www.coldtownetheater.com

Esther's Follies — Comedy revue. 8 p.m. today, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 525 E. Sixth St. $18-$20. 320-0553, www.esthersfollies.com.

Merlin-Works Institute for Improvisation and Gnap — 'Gnap! Theater Projects.' 10:30 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday. Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road. $10. www.gnaptheater.org.

Hideout Theatre — 'Threefer Madness,' 8 p.m. Friday. 'The Double Barrel,' 10 p.m. Friday. 'Maestro Elimination-Style Improv,' 10 p.m. Saturday. 'The Flying Theater Machine,' 2 p.m. Sunday. 'Tuesday Jam,' 7 p.m. Tuesday. 617 Congress Ave. $7-$10. 443-3688, www.hideouttheatre.com.

'Lovey and Lovey' — ColdTowne's Michael Jastroch and Tami Nelson and their award-winning sketch comedy revue. 10 p.m. Friday. United States Art Authority, 29th and Guadalupe streets. unitedstatesartauthority.com or www.coldtownetheater.com.

Velveeta Room — Jimmie Roulette with Mike Creed and Matt Kordelski. 10 p.m. open mike today. 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 521 E. Sixth St. $5. 469-9116, www.thevelveetaroom.com.

ART GALLERIES

Arthouse at the Jones Center — 'New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition.' 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 17. 700 Congress Ave. Free. www.arthousetexas.org.

Artspoken Gallery — 'The Colors of Cool.' Noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 15. 1507 W. Koenig Lane. 281-6181, www.artspoken.com.

Art on 5th — Mixed Media Originals. Through Aug. 2. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 1501 W. Fifth St. 481-1111, www.arton5th.com.

Austin Children's Museum — 'Play It by Ear' exhibition lets visitors interact with sound sculptures. Noon to 5 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays ($1 donation), noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 14. 201 Colorado St. $3.50-$5.50, free for kids younger than 12 months. 472-2499, www.austinkids.org.

Austin Galleries — Featuring new paintings by Gerardo 'Franchute' De Leon (Mexico). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 1219 W. Sixth St. 495-9363, www.austingalleries.com.

Austin Figurative Gallery — Butoh Dance. 8 p.m. Friday. Katrina Zarate Paintings. 7 p.m. Friday. Art Alliance Austin, 315 Congress Ave., Suite 100. 296-6624, www.austinfigurativegallery.com.

Austin Museum of Art — 'LeWitt X 2,' works by modern master Sol LeWitt. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 17. 823 Congress Ave. $1-$5. 495-9224, www.amoa.org.

Blanton Museum of Art — WorkSpace: Fabián Bercic. Through Sept. 21. 'The Language of Prints,' through Aug. 17. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Congress Avenue. $3-$7, free Thursdays. 471-7324, www.blantonmuseum.org.

Carver Museum and Cultural Center — 'Light and Shadows: Photographs of Calvin Littlejohn.' Through Aug. 31. Permanent exhibit: Children's Gallery: a look at African American scientists. 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1165 Angelina St. Free. 974-4926, www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver.

Creative Research Laboratory — 'Amuse-Bouche.' Featuring the work of eight University of Texas candidates for master of fine arts degrees in studio art, curated by eight UT art history graduate students. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 16. 2832 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 322-2099.

D. Berman Gallery — 'Line/Form.' With artists Alice Leora Briggs, Jeffrey Dell, Mary McCleary, Joseph Phillips and Shawn Smith. Summer gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays for July and August, through Aug. 9. 1701 Guadalupe St. 477-8877, www.dbermangallery.com.

Davis Gallery — 'The Deep End.' Photographs by Will van Overbeek and paintings by Melissa Grimes. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 30. 837 W. 12th St. 477-4929, www.davisgalleryaustin.com.

Dougherty Art Center's Julia C. Butridge Gallery — 'Double Identity.' Photographs by Andrew Long and Michael Long. 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, through Aug. 25. 1110 Barton Springs Road. 974-4025 or 974-4000, www.ci.austin.tx.us/dougherty.

Gallery Lombardi — 'Just Been Fired 2008.' Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Saturday . 602-A W. Seventh St. 481-1088, gallerylombardi.com.

Kingfisher Fine Art and Music — Classic Black and White: featuring photographs by Ave Bonar, Frank Brabec, James H. Evans, Jimmy Jalapeeno, Susan Kirchman, O. Rufus Lovett, Jack Rehm, Amanda Stahl and David E. Warner. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 2. 116 Depot Street at Avenue C, Elgin. (866) 429-2208, www.kingfisherartmusic.com.

Gallery SOCO — New work by Sylvia Angeli, Jeff Scott and Cheryl Tamborello. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 1714-A S. Congress Ave. 442-5144, www.gallerysoco.com.

Lora Reynolds Gallery — 'Francesca Gabbiani: Once We Were Trees.' 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Saturday . 300 West Ave., No. 1318. 215-4965, www.lorareynolds.com.

Mexic-Arte Museum. 'Aztec and Maya Revival.' 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 16. 419 Congress Ave. $1-$5. 480-9373, www.mexic-artemuseum.org.

Mexican American Cultural Center — Lecture: The Xinachtli Project. A part of the Original Texas Indians Lecture Series and Conference. Presented by Carlos Aceves. 2 p.m. Saturday . In the Main Gallery: 'Intermezzo: Recent Works by Benito Huerta' has the latest from the noted Texas artist. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Aug. 31. 600 River St.

New East Gallery — 'US.' A showcase of local rainbow families that celebrate diversity. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays through the month of July. 1601 E. Fifth St., Suite 106. 477-9438, www.diversearts.org.

Okay Mountain — 'Fifth of July.' With Anna Krachey and Barry Stone. 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 9. 1312 E. Cesar Chavez St., Suite B. www.okaymountain.com.

Pump Project Art Complex. 'Size Matters: The 5 ft. x 7 ft. Show.' 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, through Saturday . 702 Shady Lane. 351-8571, pumpproject.org.

Testsite — 'The Window of Art: Lawrence Rinder and Cliff Hengst.' 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, through Sunday . 502 W. 33rd St. www.fluentcollab.org.

Texas Folklife Gallery — Chuy Benitez: 'Pasatiempos de la Frontera: Images from the El Paso/Juarez Borderlands.' 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. 1317 S. Congress Ave. 441-9255, www.texasfolklife.org.

Visual Arts Center — 'Summer Salon 2008.' By appointment only, through Aug. 30. UT campus, Art Building Room 1.105, 23rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard. 322-2099.

Wally Workman Gallery — Jan Heaton: 'Full Bloom.' 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through July 30. 1202 W. Sixth St. 472-4728, www.wallyworkmangallery.com.

Women and Their Work — 'Reality Show.' Organized by Jill Pangallo and featuring Anna Krachey, Jill Pangallo, Cecelia Phillips, Laura Turner and Jamie Wentz. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 2. 1710 Lavaca St. 477-1064, www.womenandtheirwork.org.

Yard Dog — 'Love Burns Deep.' Brad and Sundie Ruppert. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today-Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, through July 31. 1510 S. Congress Ave. 912-1613, www.yarddog.com.