Another longtime friend of Capitol City Playhouse has died. Ken Murphy, a
devoted volunteer for that theatre, passed away Friday, November 1, at the age
of 46. Murphy worked for the Internal Revenue Service, but he was well known
outside that agency for his involvement in Austin’s volunteer community. He
contributed to AIDS Services of Austin, Project Transitions, and the Paramount
Theatre, as well as Cap City. But it was at the Playhouse that Murphy had made
some of his most public contributions of late. Within the past month, he had
presided over the memorial service for Cap City founder Michel Jaroschy and had
given a brief curtain speech prior to the opening of Cap City’s current
production of The Glass Menagerie. Murphy is survived by his wife Peggy. A
celebration of Murphy’s life will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home,
Sunday, November 10, 2pm.
Still Arts Week
The Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) is getting more out of a week thanmost of us do; this year, the BCA started its annual Arts Week on
November 2, but it’s keeping it going a full nine days, which means you have
through this weekend to help our corporate friends recognize and promote the
arts’ contributions to our community. On Saturday, November 9, surf the local
visual art scene on the “Artrageous Tour of Galleries, Studios, and Salons.”
Between 10am and 6pm, participants will visit 15 venues via Capital Metro’s
‘Dillo. For info on departure times and stops, call 322-5688. The concluding
event of the week, hosted by Book People, is the Austin Free Poetry Festival,
featuring more than 80 different wordsmiths performing their own work. The
event is Sunday, November 10, 10am-10pm, at the bookstore, 603 N. Lamar. For
more info, see the sidebar in the “Books” section (p. 36, this issue), or call
441-0807.
Grant Scores
The Public Domain has recently been awarded a grant for $2,500 from the Ray C.Fish Foundation of Houston. The foundation has provided previous support to the
Congress Avenue-based theatre company, for operational support and technical
equipment. This year’s grant is dedicated to the purchase of lighting
instruments, which Artistic Director Robi Polgar says will give the group and
the guest producers who also use the space “the opportunity to stretch our
creative muscles with some terrific technical equipment.” For more info, call
474-6202.
Worthy Causes
HOBO, Austin’s resource center for people who are homeless, hosts its fourthannual Art From the Streets art sale Saturday & Sunday, November 9 &
10, noon-5pm, at the HOBO center, Second & San Antonio. Artwork by HOBO
clients will be for sale — most only $25 — with proceeds benefiting the
artists. For more info, call 306-9700. Send literary, performing, and visual arts news to: “Articulations,” PO Box
49066, Austin, TX 78765 or onstage@auschron.com
This article appears in November 8 • 1996 and November 8 • 1996 (Cover).