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A New Cuppa Tea in Tripoli
Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir
Robert Faires, Feature, Aug. 17, 2017
Austin Jewish Repertory Theater's The Art of Remembering
In Adina L. Ruskin's play, AJRT offers an intimate look at how memories shape us
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Review, Aug. 17, 2017
Panoramic Voices’ Bach: Mass in B Minor
Director Brent Baldwin and his chorus made this work of pure uplift – rousing to sing, delightful to hear – a joy to experience
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Review, Aug. 17, 2017
“Young Latino Artists 22: ¡Ahora!” at Mexic-Arte Museum
At a time when Hispanic identity is ever more complex, the artists in “YLA 22” seem pretty sure of their own
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Review, Aug. 17, 2017
Dusty-Danger Dog Day in Austin
Local Pooch Makes Good, Wins Friends, Influences People
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Aug. 16, 2017 1:00 PM
Get Your Invigorating Art On This Weekend!
Kind of like a pep pill for the life of your work-fatigued mind
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Aug. 10, 2017 1:00 PM
Kate Shindle Talks Fun Home
The former Miss America on why she loves starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical
Rosalind Faires, Feature, Aug. 10, 2017
Historic Fayette County Dance Hall for Sale
Who wants to buy a century old landmark?
Annalise Pasztor, Feature, Aug. 10, 2017
Gale Theatre Company's TWENTYEIGHT
In this Afrofuturist drama by Tyler English-Beckwith, blacks labor to reach a safe space in space
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Review, Aug. 10, 2017
“Garth Weiser: Paintings, 2008-2017” at the Contemporary Austin
In this solo show of abstract works, the painter has pinpointed the ungraspable, like grabbing a tiger by the tail
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Review, Aug. 10, 2017
UT: Major Arts Commissions Announced
Landmarks will get new mural, CoFA a Spanish-language opera
Robert Faires, Daily, Aug. 4, 2017 4:00 PM
Five Artful Things to Do This Weekend
In case you’re, what, tired of bingeing on TV every night?
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Aug. 3, 2017 3:30 PM
In Memoriam: Sam Shepard
The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas
Robert Faires, Daily, Aug. 3, 2017 1:08 PM
The Cthulhu Humor of William Browning Spencer
Austin author William Browning Spencer finds the lighter side of Lovecraft and other horrors
Mike Berry, Feature, Aug. 3, 2017
Six New Novels of Note by Austin Authors of Fantastic Literature
Previewing releases by Elizabeth Moon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Stina Leicht, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Lee Thomas, and C. Robert Cargill
Robert Faires, Feature, Aug. 3, 2017
Monty Python's Spamalot
With Eric Idle's screen-to-stage musical spoof, Summer Stock Austin makes the Knights of the Round Table so very enjoy-able
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Review, Aug. 3, 2017
Summer Stock Austin's A Shoe Story
Allen Robertson and Damon Brown's new musical reinvents "The Elves and the Shoemaker" as a timely tale of refugees but in a clever, playful way
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Review, Aug. 3, 2017
"Radiant: A Group Show" at Davis Gallery
In this group show, artists' odes to the sun, and brilliance in general, provide a sense of life and a lot to think about
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Review, Aug. 3, 2017
Texas Teen Book Festival Announces Lineup
YA authors Adam Silvera, E. Lockhart, and more scheduled to attend
Jennifer Murphy, Daily, Aug. 2, 2017 8:00 AM
Transgender Comics Anthology “We’re Still Here” Nails Kickstarter to the Crowdfunding Wall
Oh! This thing has more successful panels than a SXSW weekend!
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Jul. 31, 2017 9:00 AM
Forklift Danceworks' My Parks, My Pools, My City
With Bartholomew Swims, Allison Orr's dance company plunges into Austin's pool problem
Jonelle Seitz, Feature, Jul. 27, 2017
Austin Classical Guitar's i/we
Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees
Molly Kendrick, Feature, Jul. 27, 2017
Zilker Theatre Productions’ The Wizard of Oz
The 59th Zilker Summer Musical embraces all the joy in the familiar tale, making for a family-friendly show
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Review, Jul. 27, 2017
Hideout Theatre's The Kindness of Strangers
This improvised salute to Tennessee Williams conjures his South's deeply rooted traditions and misfits with style
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Review, Jul. 27, 2017
"Greg Davis: India's Kumbh Mela" at Butridge Gallery
This exhibit's images offer impressive layers of visual intricacy but also raise the problematic questions of photojournalism
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Review, Jul. 27, 2017
Artist Jim Rugg Brings His New Street Angel to Austin
He’s the man with the golden pen; she’s the deadliest girl alive
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Jul. 25, 2017 9:00 AM
Drink to Me Only With Thine Lies
Those classic club tales tantalize, whether you’re sober or besotted
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Jul. 20, 2017 8:00 AM
Throwing a Few Back With Shit-faced Shakespeare
When it's time to perform Shit-faced Shakespeare, here's how an actor prepares
Robert Faires, Feature, Jul. 20, 2017
Counting the Cocktails Onstage
The tally on tippling in some classic American dramas shows characters drinking to excess
Robert Faires, Feature, Jul. 20, 2017
Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet
This concert was a lesson in active listening from an active, assured, exceptional ensemble
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Review, Jul. 20, 2017
"Far Out"
This show's works inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope tell stories, with the device's hexagonal golden mirrors a recurring visual motif
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Review, Jul. 20, 2017
Richard III
Last Act Theatre's all-female production takes this drama from the doldrums to dynamite for Women Who Act
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Review, Jul. 20, 2017
Song/Book: Grapes of Wrath vs. 1984
Rob Halverson and friends wrap live music around some heavy fiction
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Jul. 18, 2017 2:45 PM
Buzzfeed's Anne Helen Petersen on the Rise of the Unruly Woman
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud author comes to BookPeople
Rachel Rascoe, Daily, Jul. 18, 2017 8:00 AM
Joe Biden to Come to Paramount in December
Former VP will promote new book and share outlook on life and politics
Jennifer Murphy, Daily, Jul. 17, 2017 4:30 PM
Review: Chris Fleming
Queer comedian behind YouTube's Gayle admits to being a show pig
Courtney Naquin, Daily, Jul. 17, 2017 10:40 AM
The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?
Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes
Wayne Alan Brenner, Daily, Jul. 13, 2017 6:00 AM
Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin
How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business
Wayne Alan Brenner, Feature, Jul. 13, 2017
Hyde Park Theatre's The Moors
This production of Jen Silverman’s play is an engaging cocktail of Gothic mystery, modern absurdity, and stunning surprises
