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Local band launches guerilla concerting campaign outside 311/Snoop Dogg shows.

Being invited on a big-ticket summer arena tour is every bar band’s ultimate dream. Austin-based Full Service is doing just that with one small exception: they were never actually invited.

“Oh no. We’re not at all affiliated [with 311],” drummer/ vocalist Hoagman (born Dave Kempner) says.

Photo: Amitava Sarkar

American Repertory Ensemble premieres a monumental new work.

A visionary evening of music, dance, and beauty awaits as the American Repertory Ensemble and artistic director David Justin present their latest production, Passion at Play. This globetrotting journey features some of the best dancers across the United States, from New York to San Francisco, and original music by the highly lauded Michael Torke. The performance will be running this weekend only in the McCullough Theater on the University of Texas campus.

Say goodbye to plantar fasciitis: the runner’s bane with a funny name.

It’s summertime in Austin, and that means it’s time to hit the ground running! Running—whether recreational or competitive—is a favorite pastime of Austinites, who have almost 50 local running events to choose from in the next three months alone. Even Austin resident Lance Armstrong is on board, with several marathons under his belt since he retired from professional cycling in 2005.

Photo: Tate English

Bizarre world takes center stage in this Austin-centric play.

Buried in the heart of East Austin, surrounded by a sea of discarded refuse and well-hidden behind a Goodwill auction house, The Blue Theater can be a difficult, and at times frightening, venue to locate. But once you step through its doors and partake in Shrewd Productions’ latest project, you’ll find it well worth the trouble. Running through July 26, Katie Goan’s acclaimed Kidnapped by Craigslist is an irreverent, shocking, but always hilarious satire that gets its source material direct from actual Craigslist postings. The play very well could be offensive—but most in the audience are too busy laughing off their chairs to notice.

Photo: Will van Overbeek

In theater, as in life, who has time to clean anyway?

Sara Ruhl’s Pulitzer Prize finalist thankfully makes its way to ZACH Theatre’s Whisenhunt Stage, giving us an evening of drama, insight and plenty of laugh-out-loud comedy. The Clean House is a story of betrayal, redemption and sisterhood, switching from hilarious to heartbreaking at a moment’s notice, and features plenty of twists (especially in its second act) to keep the audience on their toes.