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SUMMARY:9th Annual Gothic Prom: Jasmine and Rose
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to a night of darkness\, splendor and magic of Gothic Prom: BloodlettingShake on the shadows and dust off your dandy duds. Warm yourself on the dance floor and join us in the dark\, cold grasp of Prom. \nThis years theme is: Jasmine and Rose – It all began so easy\, with you on the floor. Against your willing flanks and knocking down your door. Until the day it crumbled\, no game of win and lose. You told me nothing\, you left me confused \nDJs Neph\, Sinsekt\, and Guest will be playing your favorite Goth\, Dark Wave\, Post Punk\, Synthpop\, and more \nGeneral Admission tickets available:21+ $12 advance / $16 at door18+ $16 advance / $21 at door \nGothic Prom Royalty Package: $99 advance – includes 2 General Admission Tickets. Plus: Decorated Reserved seating for two next to the dancefloor\, a bottle of sparkling wine aka champagne (must be 21 year or older)\, and DJs will announce and play your song for the two of you to dance to. \nGoth Prom Royalty voting will be available at the DJ booth with the royal court to be crowned at midnight! \nPhoto Booth – take and purchase those classic prom pose photos in all your gothic splendor. \nDoors 900 PM18+ event w/ valid IDELYSIUM AUSTIN \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1784557345547786/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/9th-annual-gothic-prom-jasmine-and-rose/
LOCATION:Elysium Austin\, 705 Red River St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:DJ,Event,Goth
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SUMMARY:Fright Gallery 7: Seven Deadly Sins
DESCRIPTION:FRIGHT GALLERY: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS \nWelcome art lovers. We offer\, for your approval\, a gallery of encompassing horror. A profusion of dark and macabre artists will devour the walls with visions of terror. Welcome to FRIGHT GALLERY.​Fright Gallery is a one-night-only\, pop up art gallery made for lovers of dark art. The gallery features local dark and horror artists and is one of the only horror/dark art events of its kind in Austin.  \nThe gallery theme for our 7th installment of Fright Gallery\, is The Seven Deadly Sins. Every one of our Featured Artists will be creating a new piece based on one of the Sins. They will be unveiling it for the first time at the gallery and displaying it along with more of their art.  \nEnvy • Gluttony • Greed • Lust • Pride • Sloth • Wrath \nDETAILS:• Showcases over 35 local dark and horror artists • NEW Gallery Theme: The Seven Deadly Sins • NEW Live Art Set: Seven Artists. Seven Sins• NEW Live Art Demonstrations• NEW Art Installation: “The 7 Princes” Statue Garden• Live Music: Black Magic Cyborg & Lost Cat Magnet • 18+ (for content) • Tix NOW ON SALE ($20) \nFEATURED ARTISTS (more TBA)************************************Allison Eve ArtArt From HellThe Artsy BrainBrunkyArt Chaos WoodsDaniel Kranz Art Hunter’s Hell (Hunter Kaase)Kyttibat’s Art N’ ShitMask of Silence ArtworkOutsiders VisualsTakoThe Warden’s VaultWendy FitchWine & PaintZombie Peepshow \nMost of our artists will be selling their originals and prints. Whether you come to pursue the art or take a piece of art home with you\, we thank you for your support! \nArtist Call is now OPEN! Apply here: https://forms.gle/sER7E17oChnVzjfw5 \nLIVE ART SET: 7 ARTISTS. 7 SINS. 30 MIN.*********************************************Each artist in the live demo will open a sealed envelope right before the set. Inside that envelope will give them one of the seven Deadly Sins. Then they will create a piece\, in a timed 30 min set\, while the DJs perform a live score. Come have a seat and watch this mesmerizing performance. \nFeatured Artists:– Allison Eve Art– Christian Wood– Daniel Kranz Art– Warden’s Vault– Wendy Fitch \n INSTALLATION: THE 7 PRINCES SCULPTURE GARDEN*************************************************************In demonology\, there are seven Princes of Hell that represent each Deadly Sin. We are inviting artists/teams to create a sculpture based on each demon and showcased in the outdoor courtyard area. Artists/teams do not have to be one of our official artists showing. Opening up this challenge for all. Interested artists/teams should contact us with their idea.  \nLucifer (Pride) • Mammon (Greed) • Asmodeus (Lust) • Leviathan (Envy) • Beelzebub (Gluttony) • Satan (Wrath) • Belphegor (Sloth) \nFeatured Artists:– Carrie Fink– Factorum Monstrum (Mark De La Bestia)– Wendy Fitch– Hawgfly Productions (Meredith Johns) – House of Torment \nSign up to add a statue: https://forms.gle/AEK1RAAhN78eWNoU7No fee to enter a statue. Open to all artists or teams of artists (featured gallery artists and outside artists). \nLIVE DEMOS**************Some of our featured artists will be creating live art in their artist spaces. Come watch and get some insight on how they create their art. \nLIVE MUSIC**************Listen to the dark and ambient music and their haunting visual presentations as you experience the gallery. \nMusicians:Black Magic Cyborg (Brandon Lynch)Lost Cat Magnet (Ricardo Acevedo) \nTHE VENUE*********************This year’s gallery will take place at the historic Baker School in Hyde Park. It was opened in 1911 and served as an elementary\, middle and high school and as an AISD headquarters. It was purchased by Tim & Karrie League (Alamo Drafthouse) in 2017 and now serves as an office space for local businesses. \nFright Gallery will take place in the gymnasium\, in the hallways (with the original lockers) and in an outdoor courtyard. ​Parking is free in the two lots of the building and along the street. \nMORE***********************• Drinks (alcohol and non) will be available for purchase. \nwww.frightgalleryatx.comwww.bloodovertexas.com \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1540836360554000/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/fright-gallery-7-seven-deadly-sins/
LOCATION:The Baker School
CATEGORIES:Art,Event,Horror
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T020000
DTSTAMP:20260609T162853
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SUMMARY:World Goth Day Dance & Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Calling all bats\, baby and elder!Elysium\, The Goth Oddities Bazaar\, and DJ Neph invite you to celebrate World Goth Day 2025 with a special dance night and bazaar \nDJs Neph and GodisShelleyDuvall will play your favorite dark music from goth\, dark wave\, post punk\, and industrial to keep you dancing and shopping all night. \nVendors Presented by The Goth Oddities Bazaar:TBASpecial Drink Menu \n21+ $7Advance / $9 at door18+ $12 Advance / $14 at door \nDoors 930 PM18+ EventElysium Austin705 Red River \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/995598036138983/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/world-goth-day-dance-bazaar-2/
LOCATION:Elysium Austin\, 705 Red River St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Darkwave,Event,Goth,Party
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T230000
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Times Square & Maien Mother Crone
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/891111523979979/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-times-square-maien-mother-crone/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T230000
DTSTAMP:20260609T162853
CREATED:20260515T210022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210022Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Psycho Beach Party & Temptrix
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/937503032454292/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-psycho-beach-party-temptrix/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T162853
CREATED:20260515T210128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210128Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Slumber Party Massacre & Naga Brujo
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1267389938901689/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-slumber-party-massacre-naga-brujo/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T230000
DTSTAMP:20260609T162853
CREATED:20260515T210151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210151Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie Series - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark & Dednamez
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2378782815967166/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-series-elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-dednamez/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T162853
CREATED:20260515T210236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210236Z
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SUMMARY:Austin Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2026
DESCRIPTION:For Lovers of the Strange\, Unusual & Bizarre… \nENTRY: $15 ADV / $20 AT THE DOORKids 12 & under are free (no ticket needed) \nEVENT DAYS: Saturday & Sunday 10AM-5PM \nFOR SPECIFIC CLASS DETAILS AND SHOW INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:https://odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com/ \nThe Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors\, dealers\, artists and small businesses with all things weird. \nYou’ll find items such as: taxidermy\, preserved specimens\, original artwork\, horror/halloween inspired pieces\, antiques\, handcrafted oddities\, quack medical devices\, creepy clothing\, odd jewelry\, skulls/bones\, funeral collectibles & much more. \nWe truly have something weird for everyone at our shows. \nAll items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced. Outside of our curated vendors\, we host sideshow performers on stage all throughout day and the opportunity to learn the craft of taxidermy with classes available during the expo. \nThe O&C Expo provides a safe place for anyone to come and discover new artists\, meet new friends and be surrounded by an amazing community of like-minded people. \nWe pride ourselves in being a completely “DIY” ran show from start to finish. We find so much joy in being able to provide a place where you can feel at home surrounded by others that share the same interests. We are the first and original traveling event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists in the country. \nWe are a one of a kind event and the first to do what we specialize in. We take tremendous pride in this and hope to gain your support along the way. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/832583366407007/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/austin-oddities-curiosities-expo-2026/
LOCATION:Palmer Events Center\, 900 Barton Springs Road\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Convention,Event,Oddities
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SUMMARY:Austin Premiere of The Invisible Mammal - a film about bat conservation
DESCRIPTION:Join cast\, crew and screening partner Bat Conservation International on Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026 to celebrate the Austin Premiere of The Invisible Mammal\, the award-winning feature documentary about bat conservation.\n\nAgainst the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction\, an all-woman team of biologists set out to save bats from a deadly fungal disease. But when the COVID-19 pandemic interrupts their work\, they are sent down a path of discovery that illuminates the connections between bat conservation and preventing the spread of infectious disease.\n\nMeet director Kristin Tièche\, producer Matthew Podolsky\, cinematographer Skip Hobbie\, and castmember Dr. Winifred Frick\, Chief Scientist of Bat Conservation International.\n\nSchedule:\n6:00 pm – Doors open\n6:30 pm – Screening begins\n8:00 pm – Q&A with cast and crew\n8:30 pm – Tabling in lobby\n\nTicketing:\nPlease purchase tickets in advance\, and take advantage of our early bird pricing:\nNow to June 30\, 2026: $17 + fees\nJuly 1-14\, 2026: $20 + fees
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/austin-premiere-of-the-invisible-mammal-a-film-about-bat-conservation/
LOCATION:AFS Cinema\, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100\, Austin\, TX\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Theater
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