ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

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Special Events

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  900 Barton Springs Road • Austin, TX 78704
  Held at the Palmer Events Center - Exhibit Hall 1
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. This International Gem & Jewelry Show in Austin is open from March 19 to March 21, 2010.

Cinema

• Cinemark Barton Creek Cinema
  2224 B Walsh Tarlton • Austin, TX 78746
  Loop 360 & Walsh Tarlton
  512-306-1691
  Office phone: 512-306-8289

• Cinemark Discount Cinema 8
  3407 Wells Branch Parkway • Austin, TX 78728
  512-244-6622
  Office phone: 512-244-1114

• Cinemark Tinseltown 17
  5501 Ih 35 • Austin, TX 78744
  South, I-35 North Of Stassney Lane
  512-326-3800
  Office phone: 512-326-4408

• Regal Gateway 16
  9700 Stonelake Boulevard • Austin, TX 78759
  512-416-5700
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Regal Metropolitan 14
  901 Little Texas Lane • Austin, TX 78745
  512-447-0110
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Regal Westgate 11 Theatres
  4477 South Lamar Boulevard Build, Suite 800 • Austin, TX 78745
  512-416-5700
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Night Life

• Continental Club
  1315 South Congress Avenue • Austin, TX 78704
  512-441-2444
  A live music venue which began its rich music heritage back in 1957.

• Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon
  5434 Burnet Road • Austin, TX 78756
  512-458-1813
  Host of live musical performances, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon is a fun place to get a drink, catch up with friends, and listen to some music. Ginny's is closed on Monday nights

Concerts & Performances

• Ballet Austin
  3002 Guadalupe • Austin, TX 78705
  512-476-9051
  Ballet Austin presents both classical and contemporary works during its fall to spring season (September to May), with the goal of providing innovative performances and educational programs that enrich the cultural life of those in the Austin area.

• Austin Symphony
  1101 Red River • Austin, TX 78701
  512-476-6064
  Founded in 1911, and the oldest performing arts organization in Austin, the Austin Symphony Orchestra takes it as its mission to enhance the cultural life of both adults and young people through its concerts and programs. The Symphony is headquartered in Sympony Square, a rich complex of historic limestone buildings and an ampitheatre, and holds its performances in this square. The ASO offers classical, pops, family, casual classic and special attraction concerts; it also provides educational programs to the public.

• South By Southwest Music and Media Conference
  Box 4999 • Austin, TX 78765
  Various locations, mostly downtown
  512-467-7979
  Musicians and music-industry types from all over the world flock to Austin for one of the country's most important music-industry conferences, the now legendary South By Southwest Music Festival. This conference showcases a great diversity of musical styles that represent an international scope.

• Long Center for the Performing Arts, The
  701 West Riverside Drive • Austin, TX 78704
  Located at the Corner of South 1st Street
  512-457-5100
  A two-theater entertainment venue, the Long Center for the Performing Arts features the 2,400-seat Michael & Susan Dell Hall and the Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre. The flexible Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre serves regional artists and community arts groups and can be used for film screening and corporate meetings. International, national, and local talent can be seen on stage at the Long Center for the Performing Arts throughout the year.

Plays & Productions

• Esther's Follies
  525 East 6th • Austin, TX 78701
  512-320-0553
  Austin's favorite comedy and magic troupe, Esther's Follies has been performing for 20-odd years. Esther's also offers their entertainment services in conjunction with catering for parties and events.

• Hyde Park Theater
  511 West 43rd • Austin, TX 78751
  512-479-PLAY
  The Hyde Park Theatre produces new and classic productions of alternative theatre. Along with the award-winning plays produced in this cozy and intimate ninety-seat theatre, the annual FronteraFest offers a five-week fringe festival that showcases over eight hundred local and national artists.

• State Theatre Company
  719 Congress Avenue • Austin, TX 78701
  512.472.2901
  Formerly Live Oak Productions, the State Theatre Company has moved into its permanent residence, a renovated movie cinema, and now works to offer engaging productions that support and encourage local talent and original creations. The productions offered range from classics to new plays, from challenging drama to musicals. In addition to the productions staged by the theatre, the company also offers drama classes on the premises through the aegis of The State Theatre Company School of Acting.

• Mary Moody Northen Theater
  3001 South Congress Avenue • Austin, TX 78704
  512-448-8484
  The Mary Moody Northen Theatre hosts productions regularly that often feature well-known directors and acclaimed guest stars. The theatre is located on the campus of Saint Edwards University, and is the centre of the Theatre Arts degree program that is offered by this liberal arts university. The program stresses a mixture of classroom learning and on-stage experience that is gathered on the boards of the Moody Northen Theatre stage.

• Paramount Theater for the Performing Arts
  713 Congress Avenue • Austin, TX 78701
  512-472-5470
  Built in 1915, this thirteen-hundred-seat classic vaudeville house is now the premier venue in Austin for the performing arts. The shows that are offered include drama, comedy, Broadway shows, concerts, children's theatre, dance and films. The architectural elegance of the theatre's interior makes each performance even more of a special event.

Arts & Crafts Shows

• Austin Country Flea Market
  9500 US 290 East • Austin, TX 78724
  5 miles east of Interstate 35
  512-928-2795
  This is the largest fleamarket in central Texas; it spans one hundred thirty acres and contains hundreds of covered booths, an open show stage, and display and entertainment areas.

Festivals & Fairs

• Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo
  7311 Decker Lane • Austin, TX 78724
  512-928-3710
  Formerly the Austin-Travis Country Livestock Show and Rodeo, this event is now known as the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo, and features the famous rodeo itself, as well as well-known Country & Western performers each night of the event, livestock and agricultural exhibits, an auction carnival, a barbeque cook off, a children’s barn, and much, much more.

Marathons & 10K Runs

• Texas Relays
  University of Texas Campus • Austin, TX 78712
  471-4602
  The Texas Relays are one of the oldest and best track meets around, and feature some of the best high-school and college track and field athletes in the world.

• Keep Austin Weird 5K [Saturday, Sep. 12, 2009]
  422 West Riverside Drive • Austin, TX 78704
  downtown Austin
  512-472-3254
  What is there to say, it's a 5k, in Austin. You know there will be a good time after the race. More info is available at RunTex, 422 West Riverside Drive. Austin, Texas 78704.

Tours

• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
  5550 FM 2495 • Austin, TX 75752
  903-676-2777
  This innovative complex features over 300,000 gallons of aquarium exhibits and for the first time, visitors can see nearly every major species of freshwater fish found in Texas in its natural habitat.