Lite + Brite: 43 Chic Austin Events 6/6

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Outdoor movies are a core summertime activity, but in Austin the fantasy of enjoying classic cinema under the stars too often meets the cruel reality of sweat-logged 100° nights. Thankfully, many local geniuses have figured out that you can watch outdoor movies while submerged in the comfort of water. The best of all worlds! This week alone you can watch The Princess Diaries or Wreck It Ralph in a lake, Wet Hot American Summer in a pool, But I’m a Cheerleader in Deep Eddy, or Jaws at a waterpark.
Once you’ve dried off, this week also brings a vast variety of Pride events, offering makers markets, panels, storytelling, costume parties, burlesque, drag, bouquets, adult cheerleading, and so much more. We’ve also got DIY flower crown-making, wrestlers taking on the “barren dust bowl” that is New Braunfels, racing turtles, fortune-telling Armadillos, and an improvised comedy inspired by Eminem. Don’t say we never gave you anything.

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Let’s do fun stuff!

—Leila + Brian
liteandbriteatx.com

OUR STUFF

Last week was an extra-busy one for L+B. First we hit an emotional milestone when we hosted our last regularly-scheduled No Lights No Lycra (playlist here). Then we had so much fun hosting Prick Up Yours Ears, our first party at Elysium. We’re so grateful to everyone who came out to that and hope you had a good time! Next up was Sky Candy’s Quinceañera, for which Lite + Brite was the official media partner. You know we love events with multiple components, and wow, let us tell you, this Quince was CHOCK-FULL of components. See some of our photos and videos here. And after all of that, Brian DJed his weekly radio show, No Humans Allowed, with an hour’s worth of inhuman songs (playlist here). This coming week, we’re not hosting anything (that we know of). We’re still catching our breath.

EVENTS WE’RE EYEING

Friday 6/6

Donut Boat Days Festival at Mozart’s Coffee
Celebrate Donut Day on a donut boat w/music, balloons, + outdoor movies
Slayanetics at Valhalla
Drag performers skewer pseudoscience + scientology
Armadillo Day at Central Machine Works
Live music, fortune-telling armadillo, + “1970s beer prices”(!)
Release at 1714 Richcreek Rd.
Dance, poetry, + music to celebrate the release of a book + musical EP
EcoTease at Purple Bee Studios
Watch as burlesque + pole performers sustainably strip for the planet
Queer Rogue Night at Tiny Minotaur
“Attn sneaks, scrotes, scoundrels and scamps (especially the gay ones)”
Opun Mic Night at Coldtowne
Take the stage w/puns, improv, + other forms of comedy
Freak Chic at Sterling Stage
Burlesque performers pay tribute to Freaknik, Kappa Beach + Black Southern culture
Connec(TX)ions Dance Festival at East Side Performing Arts
Modern dancers cap a series of immersive workshops w/performances
Interiors at Ground Floor Theatre
New modern dance performance set to live music
48-Hour Improv Marathon at Hideout Theater
Two straight days of improv on no sleep for relocation fundraiser

Saturday 6/7

Fight Opera: Wasteland Vacation at Austin Beerworks Sprinkle Valley
Pro wrestlers hit the wasteland for partying, wrestling, + lore dumps
Midsummer Festival at the Old Bakery + Emporium
Celebrating the Swedish holiday w/traditional music, food, flower crowns, DJ
Jaws on the Water at Volente Water Park
Enjoy classic nautical horror flick while watching for deadly lake sharks
Two-Year Anniversary at Double Trouble
Live music, bouncy house, screen printing, flash tats, + free movie w/popcorn
Freedom + Juneteenth at Pease Park
Family reunion-themed Juneteenth celebration w/DJs, games, art activities
Movie + Journal at Hyperreal Film Club
Craft + journal while watching a movie, eating popcorn, and obtaining stickers
Pride Kickoff Party at Meanwhile Brewing
Pride celebration w/DJ, adult cheerleading, drag show, + vendor market
Trans Pride at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Pride celebration w/live music, speakers, vendors, + drag performers
Fantasy Karaoke at Tiny Minotaur
Bard-hosted fantasy costumes-only karaoke w/vendor market
Living Funeral Ceremony at Yoga Common Studio
Embrace your own mortality in a gentle supportive environment
Texas Roller Derby at the Travis County Expo Center
Roller derbyists murderously smash their way through a banked track
B Rabbits at Delilah’s Front Porch
Free improv comedy show based on the Eminem film 8 Mile
Plant Walk at Austin Food Forest
Learn about the plants that grow around us + their uses
Blushin Roulette at Capt. Quack’s
Burlesque performers spin on a wheel of chance
Hyde Park Summer Market at the Baker School
Buy goods from Texan vendors + check out a letterpress in 1940s style cafeteria
Soul of Austin at the Asian American Resource Center
Multicultural performances, vendors, + cuisine
Ghost Tour at Pioneer Farms
A haunted hike through 19th century farm buildings
Karaoke Underground at Knomad
Sing karaoke to your favorite punk, indie + alt classics
Open Studios at Canopy
Artists at Canopy open up their studios to the public w/DJ + pop-ups
Freak Chic at Sterling Stage
Burlesque performers pay tribute to Freaknik, Kappa Beach + Black Southern culture
Connec(TX)ions Dance Festival at East Side Performing Arts
Modern dancers cap a series of immersive workshops w/performances
Interiors at Ground Floor Theatre
New modern dance performance set to live music
48-Hour Improv Marathon at Hideout Theater
Two straight days of improv on no sleep for relocation fundraiser

Sunday 6/8

Amy’s Fest at Bouldin Acres
Annual celebration of ice cream tricking, throwing, + eating
Pride Party at Distribution Hall
Pride-themed vendors, drag story hour, + book signings
Nothing Natural at Capt. Quack’s
DJs spinning shoegaze, dreampop, + darkgaze. Shoe gazing optional
The Other Side of Pride at the Iron Bear
Pride conversations, “poetry, pickup games, curated joy, + healing circles”
Trinket Swap at Central Machine Works
Trinket swappers of the world, unite + take over
48-Hour Improv Marathon at Hideout Theater
Two straight days of improv on no sleep for relocation fundraiser
(weekly thru 6/22) Splashdance at the Austin Motel
Poolside aerobics with Austin’s most creative aerobics instructor

Tuesday 6/10

Fems, Stems, + Flowers at Pease Park
Sapphic Pride party w/bouquet trading + snacks

Wednesday 6/11

Greetings from Queer Mountain at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Storytelling + music by drag queens, kings, + sketch comics
Full Moon Swim at the Austin Motel
Free night swim w/vaporwave, indie sleaze, + yacht rock DJs

Thursday 6/12

But I’m a Cheerleader at Deep Eddy
Enjoy a classic Pride-themed movie from the waters of Deep Eddy
Wonderland Burlesque at Radio East
Celebrate Pride w/LGBTQIA+ burlesque performers
Turtle Races at Little Woodrow’s Southpark
“The slowest, most exciting race” that no hare could win
Dive-In Movies at Swim Club
Cool off w/poolside summer-themed classic flicks
(weekly) Float-In Theater at Mozart’s
Watch movies deck-side or while floating on the lake

No Humans Allowed 236
Inhuman Songs

No Humans is back with inhumanly funky post-punk, prog, + psychedelic jams. Synthesizers burble and careen wildly across a backbone of other instruments, expressing arty, disturbed emotional states that feel like an alien entity trying to pinpoint how it must feel to be human.

Stream Inhuman Songs

Tracklist
Nick Nicely – Treeline
The Dragons – On the Wall
Haruomi Hosono – Rose & Beast (Prince Klassen Edit)
Novalis – Du Bist Schön (Basso Edit)
The Comsat Angels – I Know That Feeling (demo)
Department S – Going Left Right
Silver Apples – Oscillations
Asphixiation – The Crush
Mickie D’s Unicorn – Black Riders
Locomotiv GT – Embertelen Dal (Captain’ Edit)
Harri Stojka Express – What a Funky Night (Psychemagik Edit)

No Humans Allowed is Brian Blackout’s award-winning, dodgy European news coverage receiving, weekly robots-themed radio show on internet station KPISS.fm. Machine vibes 4 machines. Songs for robots, androids, mandroids, cyborgs, AIs, cylons, skinjobs, roombas, wifi routers, smart devices, anything colored Bondi blue, and virtual assistants. Humans not required. Broadcasts live every Wednesday at 6pm CT on kpiss.fm, with over 200 episodes now streamable in the archives on topics like and Beach Simulations, Roomba dance parties, undersea adventures + Cyber Texas.

No Lights No Lycra 185

Recorded live in the dark in 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge on May 28th, 2025.

Listen to NLNL ATX 185 on Mixcloud

Tracklist
The Art of Noise – Camilla
Moondata – Let the Moonshine in (Universal Cave Edit)
Underworld – M.E.
Ten Fé – Twist Your Arm (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)
Destiny’s Child – Lose My Breath (Initial Talk Remix)
Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze (Pepsi Sine Remix)
Fragile – We’ve Got Tonight, Boy
Ray Cooper – Breakdown
Sia – Cloud (Plastic Plates Remix)
Chaka Khan – Clouds
Shannon – Let the Music Play
Mike Mareen – Dancin’ in the Dark
Jamiroquai – Space Cowboy (Captain’ Edit)
Daft Punk – One More Time
Locomotiv GT – Embertelen Dal (Captain’ Edit)
The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
Harri Stojka Express – What a Funky Night (Psychemagik Edit)
Kelis – Bossy (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
Madeon – Pop Culture
Kennedy – Karate
Nelly Furtado – Maneater
LCD Soundsystem – Beat Connection
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You out of My Head
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
Home – All at Once

PATREON THANKS

A huge thank-you to our Patreon subscribers Robert B., Roman Gonzalez, Nick Ivons, Molly Fonseca, Lilly Ettinger, Michael Sales, Zach, Gino Scaramuzza, Erica Speegle, Jarrett Holtz, Thomas Refferson, Bones Malones, Amy Hayes, Katie Green, Christina Jue, Colleen MB, Lena Long, Amalia Litsa, Alexander Freed, Kristen Backor, Timon A., Kate Murray, and Amy Wilde. We’re deeply grateful for your support, which allows us to do things like “pay our Mailchimp fee” and “spend hours researching Austin events when technically we should be working.”

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SOCIALS

Recent weeks found us getting ready for Prick Up Your Ears, watching the Buda Wiener Dog Races, and experiencing a toy art exhibit at Collection Rert. Follow Lite + Brite on Instagram to keep up with our adventures. We’re now on Bluesky too. Yay federation! And come chat with us and the rest of the L+B community on our Discord server (where we sometimes post stuff early too).

ABOUT US

How do we choose which events to feature?

Honestly, it’s pretty random. We might include anything in Austin that we, personally, would conceivably want to go to, generally excluding normal concerts, comedy shows, and movie showtimes because there are many other good resources for finding those. (We especially recommend Showlist for live music, The Darker Side of Austin for goth and metal stuff, Concept Animals’ ATX Art for You for gallery openings + artist talks, and the 60+ Weirdest Things in Austin for exactly what it sounds like). This list is by no means exhaustive; it’s just stuff that caught our eye this week. If you have an event that you want us to consider including, send it over.

Who are we?

We are Leila + Brian. We make this newsletter. We do our own events, most often No Lights No Lycra, + also BYOT, a party where we share very good YouTubes (here’s a playlist from the last one). We go very hard seeing bands at SxSW (here are playlists of our favorites from 2025). We once got called “local Austin couple” by KXAN. We do some other stuff here and there. We love going out to creative events in Austin, and we want you to join us. Visit us at liteandbriteatx.com, and support us on Patreon if you like what we do.