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Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

As noted elsewhere on this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online, making sure you have performances to watch and exhibits to view while you wait out the period necessary for us to be safe. Yes, most everything is canceled now, but you may have questions about when or if some arts happenings are coming back. Well, we have answers.

10:10AM Tue. Mar. 24, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Patreon Announces Weird Stream-A-Thon to Help After SXSW Cancellation

Over the last few years, many independent artists have become dependent on membership platform Patreon to pay the bills. Now, in the wake of SXSW's cancellation amid the coronavirus pandemic, Patreon is mounting a special fundraising streaming event on Wednesday – and the service is putting its own money in the pot.

5:19PM Mon. Mar. 16, 2020, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Area Cancellations and Other COVID-19 Updates

The city identified its first two cases of COVID-19 this morning and with that another wave of event cancellations in and around Austin have been confirmed.

11:30AM Fri. Mar. 13, 2020, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

KUTX & Mueller Rock the Park w/ Geto Gala, Lucas Miller

Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater

Selena Birthday Week Celebration at French Legation Museum

Keira Nova, She23, Ayo Tamz, Maurvice, Envy N, Caleb Lemons at Flamingo Cantina

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Frank Erwin Center Postpones Shows Indefinitely

Keeping up with the local cancellations caused by the looming COVID-19 pandemic is a full-time job. Conveniently, we have people who do just that. Here's a list of the most recent drop-outs.

4:05PM Thu. Mar. 12, 2020, the Editorial Staff Read More | Comment »

The Future Is Transhuman

Science fiction often asks its audience to imagine a future where people augment themselves with increasingly progressive technology – a concept that feels far less removed for trans and nonbinary folks. This concept of a queered future is what drives The Future of Ismael, the new production from Austin’s Generic Ensemble Company.

3:39PM Wed. Nov. 13, 2019, Charlie Mangan Read More | Comment »

2019 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

For many in Austin's theatre community, they will remember, remember the fourth of November, as that's when the 45th annual B. Iden Payne Theatre Awards ceremony was held at the Austin Scottish Rite Theater. More than 30 shows from the 2018-19 season were honored on Monday, with five productions earning four awards apiece.

2:15PM Wed. Nov. 6, 2019, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Jesus Christ Superstar 50 Years On

It all started with The Brown Album. A half-century ago, a young English composer named Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up with a young English lyricist named Tim Rice to create an audacious new retelling of the last days of Jesus Christ.

11:30AM Mon. Oct. 7, 2019, Paul Beutel Read More | Comment »

Dan Welcher Leaves Butler School Over Sexual Misconduct Charges

In the wake of an online article detailing repeated instances of inappropriate sexual comments and physical contact, longtime composition professor Dan Welcher is leaving the University of Texas' Butler School of Music.

4:00PM Wed. Oct. 2, 2019, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Bob Bursey Takes Over Texas Performing Arts

Get ready to welcome a new executive director to Texas Performing Arts. Today, the University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts announced its pick to lead the performing arts presenter, and he comes with not just extensive experience with new work – 100-plus pieces of theatre, dance, and classical music – but a Tony Award for one of them.

9:00AM Tue. Sep. 3, 2019, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

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