FRIDAY [28] [books] Mike Henry presents a 24-hour Nonstop Slam at Progress Café, 500 San Marcos (8pm) LINK(Postponed) [dance] Improvisational Movement Project at Blue Theater (8pm, $8-$20) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio: 30" at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $13-$15) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] "American Fiesta" at... more ›

THURSDAY [27] [music] Diplo, CSS, Blonde de Role at The Parish Room LINK [fashion] Summer party with cocktails and music for Austin designer Mark Joiner, maker of some decidedly fabulous belt buckles and mod housewares at Eliza Page (7-10pm) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio:... more ›

FRIDAY [21] [food] Summer Social at the Whole Foods Culinary Center at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar ($15, 5:30-7pm) (link) [music] Appleseed Cast, Criteria, Russian Circles, the Lovely Sparows at Emo's (link) [music] Los Lonely Boys, Shawn Sahm & the Tex Mex Experience at Stubb's (link) [music] Rainer Maria, the Format, Anathallo, Street to Nowhere at the Parish Room (link) (interview) [music] DJ Jester and Lederhosen Lucil at Waterloo Records (link) [music] The Gourds... more ›

The 19th Annual Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (aGLIFF) is less than half a year away, and they're currently looking for submissions of LGBT films and videos, including features, shorts, documentaries and animations ("especially encouraged" are applications from "women, people of color, and southwest regional filmmakers"). They're also actively looking for volunteers to help out with putting it all together, whether your area of expertise is in PR, Film Programming, Web Apps Development, or... more ›

We've heard of improvisational comedy, music, and art - all three can be found pretty commonly nowadays. But improvisational dance? more ›