After everything that has happened in 2020, we all deserve a good night’s sleep, don’t we? From a global pandemic changing the way we live our lives to an election that has caused quite a bit of stress for all of us, it’s understandable that everyone is more than a little on edge.

Mychal Denzel Smith almost didn’t write Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream, his insightful and sobering examination of the American myths we all perform and participate in, and the necessity of losing our old stories. The reason was, he admits, a level of cowardice on his part in the early months of President Trump’s tenure.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever tried to cut your own hair. Just a couple of months ago, I was in a bind and didn’t have the time to find a salon, schedule an appointment, make the drive and wait in the waiting room, so I took matters into my own hands.

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: you grab your phone and whoops! your phone flies out of your hand, only to ricochet off of the corner of your desk before falling to the ground. The screen is cracked. You’re in trouble!

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?

Texas Book Festival No. 25 – aka Virtual Texas Book Festival No. 1 – is raring to go, and the proof is in the lineup. As of today, the full lineup has been announced, with more than 150 authors joining the Lone Star literary jamboree through some screen or other.

Here comes the 23rd annual Austin Museum Day, citizen, that free celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, and science – with local bastions of all that good stuff professionally curated and ready for you to explore. Yes, this Sunday it's time once again to enjoy a little heightened entertainment and education around our river city – all gratis!

Hold the laughter, please.
That ninth Moontower Comedy Festival promised for September 2020 is getting nudged into 2021, producer Paramount Theatre with sponsor Cap City Comedy Club announced today. But they won't be cutting back on the comedy. Rather, they'll be doubling it, with a pair of Moontowers next year.

To my fellow Austin residents & business owners,