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Vortex vs. Coronavirus: The Shows Really Do Go On

Given the circumstances, is it surprising that the Vortex is presenting their real-life-and-virtual theatrical megashow called Odyssey and Odyssey: Underworld … or would it be more surprising if they weren’t?

12:01AM Thu. Sep. 24, 2020, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Cap City Comedy Club Closes

Yesterday, Cap City Comedy Club, the venue that's kept you – and all of Austin – laughing for almost a quarter century, traded punch lines for a gut punch: The home for stand-up is closing permanently. The strain of being shuttered for six months during the pandemic finally took its toll, making Cap City one more victim of the coronavirus.

2:50PM Wed. Sep. 9, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Welcome, citizen, to the world of NUKED! It’s a land of mutants, magic, and mayhem, set in a post-apocalyptic time where most of the population has been transformed by radiation and the very laws of reality can be warped by those with certain … skills.

1:55PM Mon. Sep. 7, 2020, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

KUTX & Mueller Rock the Park w/ Geto Gala, Lucas Miller

Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater

Selena Birthday Week Celebration at French Legation Museum

Keira Nova, She23, Ayo Tamz, Maurvice, Envy N, Caleb Lemons at Flamingo Cantina

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Umlauf After Dark ft. Daphne Tunes

As if an arts organization didn't have enough to deal with while struggling to make it through this pandemic, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum was forced by the city to shut down indefinitely and then it was broken into and burglarized.

10:10AM Mon. Jul. 27, 2020, Robert Faires and W. A. Brenner Read More | Comment »

Baking for Good Cooks Up a Tasty Benefit for Black Art Matters

Pop Quiz: 1) Do you like supporting a good cause?
2) Do you like sweets?
If you answered "yes" to either question – and especially if you said "yes" to both – then you need to know what local nonprofit Baking for Good has cooked up to benefit the initiative Black Art Matters.

3:30PM Thu. Jul. 9, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

ASO Fires Player Over Racist Remarks

The Austin Symphony Orchestra terminated its contract with musician Brenda Sansig Salas following a series of racist comments she made on Facebook last Saturday. Within hours, Austin Opera followed suit, as did some area schools, with which Sansig Salas taught private lessons.

3:06PM Tue. Jun. 2, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Spring's Pecan Street Festival Goes Virtual

Organizers announced today that the Pecan Street Festival – originally slated for May 2-3 in Downtown Austin – is moving to a virtual festival experience instead.

4:46PM Wed. Apr. 22, 2020, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Austin Creative Alliance's Artists Emergency Relief Fund

Amy Diane Morrow was struggling even before the pandemic hit Austin.
Just the month before, she'd lost her partner, her home, and, thanks to dental surgery and a prolonged recovery period, all her arts-related income. The COVID-19 shutdown meant dance studios had to close, forcing Morrow to cancel classes she'd have been paid for teaching.

12:50PM Thu. Apr. 9, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

"Nobody loves the theatre as much as Terrence." This observation about Terrence McNally was made by Nathan Lane in the 2019 documentary Every Act of Life. That great love, along with a 55-year career as a playwright, came to a close Tuesday, March 24, as complications from coronavirus took McNally's life. He was 81.

3:45PM Wed. Mar. 25, 2020, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

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