At a Tuesday morning press conference, Mayor Lee Leffingwell is expected to announce a proposal to make the bat the “Official Animal” of Austin. Bats in the belfry? Or just an elaborate move to get Adam West to town? Do we have to choose one?
The bat will be celebrated in an annual free evening concert, called “Night of the Bat,” on the Congress Avenue Bridge. Adam West, TV’s original Batman and star of the 1966 feature film, has plans to attend a matinee screening of the film at the Paramount and the Congress Ave. concert.
This article appears in March 26 • 2010.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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