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Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas
"...Barden reunion but to perform as part of a USO tour, which also happens to be a competition for..."
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Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White
Rock the Kasbah
Bill Murray is a music promoter who finds his next client in Afghanistan
"...(or “talent,” it’s never really made clear) gets a USO gig playing for the troops in Kabul. That quickly..."
Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The USO Christmas Show
For its debut show, the Silverstar Theater Group staged Rebecca Schwarz's The USO Christmas Show, a new musical set during a 1940s radio broadcast. But inconsistencies in style had the Forties ambience fading in and out like a distant radio signal.
"...The USO Christmas Show: A Distant Radio SignalHyde Park Theatre,..."
Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
"...to military families through seven participating United Service Organization (USO) outlets in the Southwest. The campaign lasts through the..."
July 24, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
The Marvels
Lower, lesser, slower, baby
"...from Captain America: The First Avenger's delightfully goshdarnit cheesy USO routine...."
Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
F.T.A
The suppressed anti-Vietnam war cabaret finally hits the spotlight
"...support the war. It was the antidote to the USO shows hosted by uber-Republican and Nixon crony Bob Hope:..."
March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis
After a Fashion
While Stephen is fetching, he didn't fetch much
"...I'm sure I'll feel like Jayne Mansfield doing a USO tour. The Octo Tea Dance was once again a..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Sir! No Sir!
The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.
"...as a sort of countercultural alternative to Bob Hope’s USO tours. Also terribly revealing is the information contributed by..."
May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
More Places at the Table
The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.
"...Stevi Cavender, The USO Christmas Show..."
May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Family Classic and Timely New Productions for Zach’s 2024-25 Season
List includes latest from Austin’s Tony winner Robert Schenkkan
"...heads off to war and Jean tours as a USO actor, their love is tested across thousands of miles...."
May 8, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
El terror del sueño americano
Cómo Texas destrozó el camino a la ciudadanía de un residente de Austin
"...para militarizar la frontera. La fase uno involucró el uso de la Guardia Nacional y la fase dos un..."
May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Saddle up your reindeer
"...USO-Style Hangar Dance Dec. 31, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com In search of..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
The Watchmaker's Song
Ventana Ballet's playful take on The Nutcracker lets audiences in on the action and brings a new magic to the familiar ballet
"...flare dresses, this could be a hop at the USO. (That feeling is boosted when dancers' classical moves give..."
Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019
"...USO-Style New Year’s Eve Hangar Dance Dec. 31, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com..."
Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more
"...USO-Style Memorial Day Hangar Dance May 25, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com/events.htm..."
April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
DC Swoops Into SXSW to Kick Off Batman's 80th Anniversary
To the Bat-Bridge, Robin!
"...Batman 80th anniversary exhibit in April. In May, the USO will begin distributing a Batman-themed USO2GO kit featuring comics,..."
March 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
It's the most wonderful time of the year
"...USO-Style Hangar Dance Dec. 31, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com..."
Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: New Year’s Eve 2017 Around Texas
Ringing in the new year across the Lone Star State
"...USO Style Hangar Dance Dec. 31, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com..."
Dec. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Baby sea turtles, Elvis Fest, and more!
"...USO-Style Memorial Day Hangar Dance May 27, Fredericksburg, www.hangarhotel.com..."
May 5, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Estate Sale Roundup: September 4-7
Vintage camera and Victoriana lovers, heads up!
"...photographers on location in London, officers and personnel interacting, USO events including Bob Hope, other celebrities. Randomly shot not..."
Sept. 4, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris
The Return of the Champ
Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word
"...Superwoman and volunteers 40 hours a week for the USO - can have a night off and have some..."
July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Finding Relief at a Wrestling Show
One music writer trades South By for suplexes
"...the epicenter of sports entertainment gracefully lost to the Uso Brothers...."
March 18, 2014 Sports Post by Luke Winkie
8 Mile
An Austin octet of SXSW Picks 2 Click™
"..."The USO comes through and they play the big bases," Vandenberg..."
Feb. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Spring Screening
New on DVD: 'The Geisha Boy'
"...a second-rate, down-on-his-luck magician (Lewis), who, while on a USO tour with an overpreening starlet (Marie McDonald), falls for..."
April 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell
Gay Place
Don't ask or tell them to stay in that stinky closet
"...least be cutting some mad jitterbugging rug at the USO dance in the sky), proud to know they lived..."
Feb. 5, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer
The Cynics
Sunday
"...conditions by pretending to think he was on a USO tour in Iraq: "Bob Hope is coming up next,..."
Nov. 14, 2008 Music Review by Daniel Mee
AFS Texas Documentary Tour
Heather MacDonald's 'Been Rich All My Life
"...the war, the girls went on the first black USO tour but remarkably still had to abide segregated facilities;..."
Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
TV Eye
Couch Potato Pie
"...Comedy Festival Presents: A Salute to the Troops and USO, an hourlong special celebrating the armed forces with a..."
Nov. 17, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
TCB
"...was booked by Armed Forces Entertainment, which, unlike the USO, arranges shows in remote encampments, including places very much..."
Aug. 27, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray
Summer Fun
Galveston's past, present, and future come together at the Balinese Room, a resurrected old casino finding new life as a live venue on the Gulf
"...Fannie LaFaye's Burlesque Show. There's even talk about a USO show with 1940s gals in uniform...."
May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer
The White Horse
