Events - 24 Jun 17

Join us to celebrate the Barre Code Austin 1-year Anniversary!! Sign up for the 10am or 11am class at http://www.thebarrecode.com/studio/austin/ and stick around for a complimentary braid bar by PRIV followed by a backyard BBQ party complete with snacks from Rhythm SuperFoods, Juice from Jugo Austin, beers, music, goodies from Outdoor Voices and more fun! Can’t make it to class? join us after to celebrate by RSVP-ing on Eventbrite.  We’ll also be thanking y’all for a wonderful first year in Austin with awesome specials on class packs and discounts on retail.

Off Center Teens / Rude Mechs
presents
Two Public Performances
Saturday June 24th at 2:00 pm
Sunday June 25th at 2:00 pm

Admission is free, and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Off Center Teens is Rude Mechs’ 2-week, full-day camp where teens create an entire theatrical performance based on their life experiences from scratch.

Each summer, the participants take the stage and transform their autobiographical writing into powerful and personal public performances.

Off Center Teens is led by Megan Tabaque and Patrick Shaw, and enhanced by guest faculty and visiting artists Vincent Tomasino, Alexa Capareda, Jenny Arffmann, and Travis Tate. The performance is directed by Rude Mechs Co-Producing Artistic Director Madge Darlington.

Now in its 18th summer, Off Center Teens performances will take place at The Lab Theatre on UT Austin’s campus.

For more information about the program, visit http://rudemechs.com/offcenterteens. Also, check out our video from last summer’s performance here: https://vimeo.com/217182555.

Off Center Teens is a program of Rude Mechanicals – A Theatre Collective and is funded in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Rude Mechs is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

About Rude Mechs:
Celebrating its 20th anniversary year, Rude Mechs is a collective theatre company that has created a genre-defying cocktail of 30 original plays. Our repertory includes Stop Hitting Yourself, commissioned by and premiered at Lincoln Center, Now Now Oh Now, a National Theatre Pilot winner, I’ve Never Been So Happy, our western extravaganza, and The Method Gun, which has toured to such far-flung destinations as Brisbane (Australia), and Houston, Texas.

Rude Mechs is committed to:
Creating original, live performance for the new canon;
Serving as cultural ambassadors for our home city and state as we tour nationally and internationally;
Mentoring emerging theatre artists;
Articulating the practice of collaborative creation and advocating for devised work in the field;
Sharing material resources with the community;
Providing free or low-cost work space for artists of all disciplines;
Keeping our productions and programs affordable;
Engaging the audience as collaborators in our art-making process; and
Fostering confidence and creativity in young people through the power of performance.

Americana indie rockers, Ancient Cat Society are excited to announce the forthcoming release of their new self-titled album out on Splice Records on Friday, May 26. “Ancient Cat Society” is a genre-bending album that creates a sound all its own, meshing elements of rock and pop with notes of doo-wop and occasional electronica. Its unique sound is brought to life through the earnest, melodious voice of band member Haley Barnes paired with the harmonized vocals of Austin Sepulvado and the impeccable storytelling of Sergio Trevino. There will be an official Austin album release party on Saturday, June 24 at Stubb’s, located at 801 Red River St., Austin, Texas 78701. Doors are at 8 p.m. More details can be found here: http://www.stubbsaustin.com/concert-listings/calendar/ancient-cat-society. To pre-order the album, please click here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ancient-cat-society/id1220092992. For more information, please see http://www.splicerecordstx.com/artists/ancient-cat-society/.

“Our newest project Ancient Cat Society is about to drop an album that we really want to get into the hands of the old-school music fan,” said Shaun Brennan, CEO of Splice Records. “The type of person who wants to listen to the album from start to finish, as the band wants you to hear it. It is a complete album with incredible songs that play perfectly from beginning to end. The new Ancient Cat Society album is a real piece of art and it is meant for music fans that still appreciate the art of the album, side A and side B.”

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Ancient Cat Society band members are Sergio Trevino, Haley Lynch and Austin Sepulvado. Their new record was produced and mixed by Grammy Award Winner Steve Christensen, mastered by Chris Longwood and recorded at SugarHill Studios. Album art is Austin artist Adrian Landon Brooks.

THE “ANCIENT CAT SOCIETY” TRACKLIST IS AS FOLLOWS:

Golden Geese
The Lonliest Pursuit
Honey Honey
Do You Feel
Wildwood
Call From Home
Why Are You Getting Married
Hey! Hey!
Carolina
The Leaves
To Reach The Sun