Best Mural

TIE: Varsity Theatre Mural by Carlos Lowry at Tower Records; Le Bonheur de Vivre by Doug Jaques at The Gap

Carl Lowry's vibrant 1980 homage to Hollywood icons for the old Varsity Theatre - now Tower Records - faces, on the other side of 24th, the other, more recent mural winner: a depiction, in striking but sweet realism by Doug Jacques and his ACC art class, of Austin's "good life." Just stopping to look at these two big visuals makes The Drag less of a drag.