The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories
2431-2460 of 9,421 entries
Robert Faires, June 8, 2017
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company’s Glacier
As an elegy to the ice, this dance aestheticized doom but left us plenty of edge
Jonelle Seitz, June 8, 2017
Emily West's "Why Eulagene?"
Second Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
Emily West, June 8, 2017
“Beth Consetta Rubel: Higher Learning: Educational Toys”
Rubel's solo show is cutting when it comes to Bill Cosby and Rachel Dolezal, but it also explores the complexities of race
Sam Anderson-Ramos, June 8, 2017
Su-Yee Lin's "An Interlude: Pig River"
Third Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
Su-Yee Lin, June 8, 2017
Paul Beutel Retires
Arts leader who ran Paramount, Long Center wraps 42-year career
Robert Faires, June 7, 2017
Texas Book Festival 2017: The First Dozen
Lisa Ko, Claire Messud lead off first look at fest lineup
Robert Faires, June 7, 2017
The 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards
Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners
Robert Faires, June 6, 2017
SoundSpace Reframes the Refugee Conversation
Blanton Museum music series explores the refugee experience
Katarina Brown, June 3, 2017
Five Things to Do in Austin This Weekend
Oh, wait, is this a new list of entertainment options?
Wayne Alan Brenner, June 2, 2017
Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes
Robert Faires, June 1, 2017
Queerbomb 2017
Undeterred by rising costs, a new crew breathes new life into Austin's alt-Pride
Sarah Marloff, June 1, 2017
Mastrogeorge Theatre's Good People
This production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play gives us a close look at the folks inside Southie – and why some never leave
Robert Faires, June 1, 2017
Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon
The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are
Dave Randall, June 1, 2017
"Abby Bagby: Kingdom" at Women & Their Work
The exhibition’s high-fashion outfits made from human hair and draped on mannequins are quite beautiful but also unsettling
Sam Anderson-Ramos, June 1, 2017
Your City: Gentrifucked
The Latino Comedy Project returns with a fierce new skewering
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 31, 2017
Five Things to Do in Austin This Weekend
Because what good is sitting? Alone? In your room?
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 26, 2017
Trinity Street Players’ Dani Girl
This musical may be about a child with cancer, but seeing it is a funny, moving, and healing experience
T. Lynn Mikeska, May 25, 2017
Butcher Holler Here We Come
This stylized look at West Virginia miners trapped underground is more of a powerful sensory experience than a narrative drama
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 25, 2017
“Robert Collier Beam: Scry” at Pump Project
The artist uses photographs and other media to catch the invisible and intangible but in a remarkably peaceful way
Sam Anderson-Ramos, May 25, 2017
James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center
The retiring director of the UT graduate writing program reflects on his 23 years as head
Robert Faires, May 25, 2017
Substrate Phantoms, what?
SF author Jessica Reisman releases new novel at Malvern Books
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 24, 2017
grayDUCK Gallery: “Collectors Show”
Collecting the collectors and showing Austin what they’ve got
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 24, 2017
2017 Austin Sketch Festival: What to See
Maybe all of it, yes – but OMG let’s not be ridiculous
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 22, 2017
Critics Table Tops at 25
The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards
Robert Faires, May 22, 2017
Five Things to Do in Austin This Weekend
Because you can't just get baked & eat breakfast tacos 24/7, right?
Wayne Alan Brenner, May 19, 2017
Getting to Oz Through Austin Arts
Area arts events make a Yellow Brick Road to The Wizard of Oz in Zilker Park
Robert Faires, May 18, 2017
Community: Summer Snapshot
Parades, rides, races, and more
May 18, 2017
Arts: Summer Snapshot
Theatre, dance, comedy, and lit events on the horizon
May 18, 2017
Ballet Austin’s Alice (In Wonderland)
In which the young heroine grabs those wild wonderland reins
Jonelle Seitz, May 18, 2017
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar