For one night, Bastrop’s small historic opera house holds two best-selling authors, a single stage, and a room full of readers who drove in from all over Texas to hear them think out loud.
Ryan Holiday and Matthew McConaughey sit down together for an evening of conversation and audience Q&A, hosted by Ryan and Samantha Holiday’s bookshop, The Painted Porch, a few blocks from the venue. Ryan opens with a conversation, then turns the room over to questions. It is the kind of close, candid evening you rarely get with writers who usually fill arenas — here, in a theater that seats a few hundred.
- WhatRyan Holiday & Matthew McConaughey — live conversation and audience Q&A
- WhenWednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM (doors earlier)
- WhereBastrop Opera House · 711 Spring St, Bastrop, TX 78602
- HostThe Painted Porch, the Holidays’ Bastrop bookshop
- Tickets$45 — sold out in under an hour
- FormatOpening conversation, then open questions from the audience
Didn’t get a ticket?
The whole run went in under an hour, so if you missed it you are in good company. Two things worth watching: The Painted Porch sometimes posts a waitlist or releases a few held-back seats close to the date, and a sell-out this fast is exactly what prompts a larger second date. We’ll post anything new here and on our events page the moment it’s confirmed.
If you have a spare ticket
Our sister site runs a free, fan-to-fan ticket exchange for this exact show — a place to pass along seats you can no longer use, or to find a pair, at face value. No box office, no fees, just fans helping fans.
Details here are written up from the host’s public announcement for fan convenience; always confirm date, time and any ticket release directly with The Painted Porch. This is an independent fan tribute — we don’t sell tickets.