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Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Finish up the summer with some adventure
"...August is the time to get your feet wet at a grape stomp, go to a music festival, or..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Summer fun is heating up around the state
"...judge to escape out the back, an “air-conditioning” system that let hot air escape from vents on the cupola,..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure
"...Stay cool in August at the Marfa Lights, a spelunking adventure in New Braunfels,..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

We Have an Issue: Sounds Like Success
In this week’s issue, Christina Garcia profiles DJ and restaurateur Gabriela Bucio
"...Bucio. After all, articles about the club owner and restaurateur (Gabrielas, Taquero Mucho, Mala Vida) are ubiquitous; we ran our..."

July 8, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas
"...Summer fun is really heating up, from a historic merry-go-round to the reopening of..."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Camp Shakespeare Documentary Says We Will Meet, And There We May Rehearse
PBS film Take Pains. Be Perfect. puts UT's theatre program center stage
"...Austin stands a 19th-century barn, which serves as a Shakespearean sanctuary. A former stagecoach inn, its restoration was overseen..."

April 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Ellen Daly

Last Bow of an Accidental Critic
Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn't have been
"...no reason to come back to Austin after my graduation from UT and would have never set foot on..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque
"...the San Jacinto Monument opened to the public to commemorate the 18-minute battle that secured the Republic of Texas’..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms
"...Fun events are really heating up around the state in July...."

July 2, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic
Get ready for summer with Texas beaches and Texas peaches
"...Experts say that as long as you can maintain a social distance,..."

May 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer
"...Rodeo season is heating up as well as the grape harvest around the..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Balmorhea is back, baby!
"...Summer’s heating up with lots of festivals, music, and a horse..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone
"...in Houston and more than 300 around Texas. On Saturday, June 8, the brew crew of 200 will throw..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas
"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas
"...Texas history on the façade of an 18th century cathedral in San Antonio (www.mainplaza.org). The colorful 24-minute projection using..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more
"...the roads are calling with fun activities around the state...."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Liz Fisher Wins Princess Grace Award
Austin theatre artist receives national arts scholarship
"...ready for opening, but tonight, she's one of the Manhattan swells, glamming it up at a bona fide gala...."

Oct. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos
"...stomping. Tips for grape stomping: Most wineries require a reservation to participate, wear slip-on shoes or sandals, bring bug..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Steven Saylor's The Throne of Caesar
Caesar's murder gets a fresh coat of paint in this mystery of ancient Rome
"...lived way back when, wouldn't you have stopped the assassination? It doesn't matter whether we're talking about Lincoln, MLK,..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Get hip to these timely travel tips
"...Route 66, film festivals, and watermelon festivals are calling summer day trippers...."

July 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fair Youth Make Fairer Shakespeare
Two fine chances to see young people make the Bard come alive
"...saying people over the age of 18 can't do Shakespeare well – that Judy Dench sure speaks his speech..."

June 21, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

One in a Crowd
Austin filmmakers need your crowdfunding help
"...Like many artists, Austin's creative community is increasingly turning to crowdfunding platforms to cover..."

June 8, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Shakespeare's First Folio
Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary
"...To be honest, we don't really know what did you in, but it was a big year..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Academe Is an Actress
Does Shakespeare pass the Bechdel test? and other feminist inquiries
"...How is it possible that the same man who is celebrated for the creation..."

May 8, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Winedale's Lauds and Losses?
Shakespeare program earns honors as historic buildings fade
"...The student Shakespeareans have departed, but the Bard they celebrate is sticking..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Slice of Heaven
The Royer family finally brings its pies to Austin
"...Many people might associate the tiny town of Round Top, nestled quietly between..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Deus Ex Analysis
Tutto Theatre's 'Zeus in Therapy' gives new voice to the late, great UT classics prof, Douglass Stott Parker
"...What do you get the god who is everything? A..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Great Artdoors
Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas
"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing arts companies are taking it..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Veteran's Voice
Playwright Johnny Meyer returned from war to learn that theatre is essential to life
"...Dragging a body onstage. That's when Johnny Meyer knew he had to write plays...."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

New Russian Drama Festival
Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood
"...That might sound like a headline left over from the..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moscow Now, Here
The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today
"...– accounts vary wildly in a country with a state-run media – protested in Moscow for fair elections. Two..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

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