Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum’s 25th Annual Garden Party..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...to Black queer culture. Long-awaited Act II, officially titled Cowboy Carter, changes course from dance to country, but local..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...host Derek Kopswa. Now, how’s that wet yer whistle, cowboy?   – James Scott APF Movies in the Park:..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Austin Asian American Film Festival throws its first queer prom, Diasporic Disco,..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...curated by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music in association with the New Orleans Jazz Museum..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...Foxtones. In her last Chronicle interview, Jones regaled, "The American Museum of History has an exhibit of me. Years..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...Parker posing. Few Native Americans were more instrumental in leading their tribe from war..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas

"...Gault Archaeology Site Tour July 9, Florence, williamsonmuseum.org/museum-events..."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...War II, but was restored in 1994 as a museum...."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

It's a great time to get out and explore

"...project that is being paid for by the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020...."

May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...Cifika's "Hydrovox 2.0" installation, originally performed at the Arko Museum of Art in the artist's home of Seoul, loosely..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...Foundation in 1975. When moored at the Texas Seaport Museum, the Elissa is open for self-guided tours offering a..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...be 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, and 13 Texas Premieres. Texas..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...embellishment. That’s why the simple Kit Carson Home and Museum is such a fitting tribute. Encompassing only three rooms..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms

"...Historic County Jail Tours July 3, Fredericksburg, www.pioneermuseum.net/old-jail.html..."

July 2, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art

In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves

"...a critic unperturbed by high-low binaries, nonacademic luminaries, and cowboy-Caravaggio hybrids. Hickey doesn't care to assign roles to anyone,..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...with Jester King Brewery. The beer is aging in American cask foeders, and won’t be ready until early in..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...70s” at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. The exhibition includes a collection of..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Bob “Daddy-O” Wade

A tour of dearly departed Bob “Daddy-O” Wade’s art

"...St. On the roof across the street from the museum, the sculpture is a rendition of the children's book..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

“Cowboys in Space” Exhibit Finds the Frontier in the Stars

Exploring the infinite plains at the Bullock Museum

"...where Cordés first realized "the notion of the space cowboy." Now, all grown up and a curator at the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...Created by a collective of artists, the site-specific pop-up museum debuted in San Francisco in 2017, moved to New..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Shooting the Moon: Photographs..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...like "I See the White," the set included Williamson's cowboy hat-toss following a cover of Dwight Yoakam's "A Thousand..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

February's full of fun

"...exhibit “The Art of the Brick” at the Perot Museum in Dallas, artists use the familiar toy building blocks..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...British Ghost Story, starring Martin Freeman, makes its North American debut. Sorcerous mystery Hereditary comes out of Sundance with..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

“Young Latino Artists 22: ¡Ahora!” at Mexic-Arte Museum

At a time when Hispanic identity is ever more complex, the artists in “YLA 22” seem pretty sure of their own

"...sense of community here, of racial solidarity. As a Mexican-American, I may find it empowering to dismiss white friendship..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Activities to help you stay cool as summer heats up

"...Oct. 1. "Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, www.mfah.org...."

July 6, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...If you're familiar with the Blanton Museum of Art or the internationally heralded Harry Ransom Center,..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: What to Watch This Halloween

Part I: Slugs, zombies, and one-night stands

"...subjects his wine collector (Randy Jones – yes, the cowboy from Village People) to a sinister love triangle. It's..."

Oct. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars

Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite

"...Nothing fires the imagination quite like the American West – the open sky, the merciless sun, myriad..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

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