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When Godzilla was created, the giant kaiju was seen as a metaphor for the perils of atomic power. Now we're facing another global threat, and Austin's Mondo Gallery is releasing a series of Godzilla prints tomorrow, reminding us that some times the best way to deal with horror is through metaphor.

6:00PM Wed. Mar. 18, 2020, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Is FronteraFest Even Half Human?

Ah, the Brothers Torres, Vincent X. and Eric, better known by their industry name of Half-Human: They’ve got nothing and everything to do with this year’s slate of FronteraFest Long Fringe shows.

5:00PM Thu. Jan. 23, 2020, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Vision 2020: "Deborah Roberts: I'm"

Deborah Roberts has been making and showing art in Austin for decades, most of that time plugging away in the quiet and inconspicuous way of so many local artists. But in the last few years, this remarkable visual artist has broken out in breathtaking fashion.

12:01AM Thu. Jan. 9, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Kathy Griffin

Paramount Theatre

Loose of Earth Book Launch at First Light Books

Emperor X, KindKeith, Middle Mass at The Coral Snake

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

In Memoriam: Bob "Daddy-o" Wade

The Texas artist who gave us the 40-foot-tall cowboy boots outside San Antonio's North Star Mall, the 12-foot-tall iguana standing guard over Ft. Worth Zoo's animal hospital, and the 25-foot-long horns hanging in UT-Austin's alumni center, among other wonders, has gunned his pickup for the last horizon. Bob "Daddy-o" Wade has died at age 76.

3:24PM Fri. Dec. 27, 2019, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Atelier Dojo Launches Full-Time Art Academy

This time last year, we told you about the fine art school founded by Jennifer Balkan, Denise Fulton, Karen Offutt, and Karen Maness, and how it was starting up within that Eastside hotbed of creative industry called Canopy.

1:30PM Thu. Nov. 7, 2019, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

New Multimedia Exhibit Captures East Austin Then and Now

On the Eastside sits a peculiar abode, forested in trees and adorned with a remarkable collection of, among other things, Tonka Trucks, Mickey Mouse stuffed animals, and toy lawnmowers, either kept from the owner’s childhood or gifted to him by neighbors whose children have long outgrown them.

1:00PM Wed. Oct. 16, 2019, Saskia Henn Read More | Comment »

Fortlandia Brings the Art of the Fort to the Fore

Every child has carefully constructed a hideout out of couch cushions and blankets. Sadly, not every kid grows up and is given $10,000 to create the fortress of their dreams. Returning for its second year, Fortlandia at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center empowers local designers to do just that, and kids and adults are invited to enjoy the results.

7:00AM Wed. Oct. 2, 2019, Addie Costello Read More | Comment »

MondoCon-a-Go-Go

Time to fill in those last few square inches on your wall, the last spaces on your shelves, and the remaining room in your vinyl racks. MondoCon, the festival of prints, vinyl and toys produced and curated by the Alamo Drafthouse's Mondo art specialists, is this weekend.

6:00PM Fri. Sep. 13, 2019, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Bullock Museum Commemorates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Texas

On the second floor of the state history galleries, guarded by the zinc and iron sword of the Capitol building’s original Goddess of Liberty statue, the latest exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum marks the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in Texas.

7:00AM Fri. Jun. 14, 2019, Savana Dunning Read More | Comment »

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