Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Texas Hold ’Em Beyoncé Mini-Ball/Listening Party..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...C’mon y’all freaks and geeks: Austin’s premier transmedia festival dedicated to bold creativity within the LGBTQ community is back..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...A storm front is moving in: a creative storm front, that is. (Sorry to all those hoping..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...a Readers Poll BOA is a sign of a dedication and uniqueness, a banner of quality, that has led..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...At 6:30pm, Wednesday, May 4, AFS Cinema will present a..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 Austin Education Opportunities for Adult Learners

Get your GED, find your passion, take a class, or just nerd out for a night

"...It’s officially back-to-school season – and not just for the Gen Zers..."

Aug. 24, 2019 News Post by Alexandra Currie-Buckner

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...At approximately 9:30 on the morning of Wednesday, May 23,..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Other Forms of Life" at the Contemporary Austin

With her mysterious and compelling artwork, Huma Bhabha puts us face to alien face

"...first came across the work of New York-based modern artist Huma Bhabha earlier this year when my friend Zarmeena..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

Unglue Your Kids From the TV for These Family-Friendly Summer Activities

Ten things to see and do around Austin, no screens required

"...the last time your Netflix queue was anything but cartoons, and the glazed-over eyes of your children are starting..."

May 18, 2018 Features Feature by Mae Hamilton

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...Saddled atop a mule, sporting an ivory suit emblazoned with a..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Laguna Gloria to Get New Entrance

The Contemporary Austin plans $6 million makeover on 35th St.

"...Start saying your goodbyes to the cramped, awkward approach to..."

Feb. 22, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings

Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns

"...on staff when the institution changed its name from Laguna Gloria Art Museum to the Austin Museum of Art,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Marketplace Art Gallery's Open Studio

In the Marketpace Art Gallery, four women have created a studio where they can develop as artists together

"...Antique Marketplace is a great place to peruse if you're in an antiquing state..."

March 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

In Memoriam: Ishmael Soto

Groundbreaking Latino artist and teacher has passed

"...Throughout his 60-year career, art was more than a means of self-expression for Ishmael..."

March 8, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...city of murals and outdoor sculptures and inspired graffiti, art is all around you in Austin – including, more..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

At Camp Contemporary, Life Imitates Art

Contemporary Austin’s adult camp merges music and nature

"...childhood summer camp. A slow-roasted steer, live music, and bird-watching surrounded by 14 acres of sculpture – these will..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Post by Emily Gibson

Open House at the Austin Book Arts Center

The city’s epicenter of old-school book tech invites you to visit!

"...You should be warned, citizen, that the Austin Book Arts Center is a hotbed of..."

Sept. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Poised for Success

"...Editor, I was thrilled to read such an in-depth article by Caitlin Greenwood about the Contemporary Austin at Laguna..."

March 27, 2015 Postmarks

Glorious Renewal

The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria

"...of the city's past residents still buzz about. They debate and dance around the Capitol as families and political..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Open Edition

PrintAustin enters its second year with startling growth in scale and scope

"...PrintAustin founders Elvia Perrin and Cathy Savage have transmuted the print-centric reputation of Austin into..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Zach Theatre's production of In the Next Room, or The Vibrator..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2013, and April..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jimmy Jalapeeno: In Memoriam

The late artist's loved ones gather to celebrate his life

"...Friends of the late Austin painter and photographer Jim Bonar, better known as..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Culture Connectors

The 2013 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...On any given date, Austin's cultural calendar offers so many options that it's..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

West Side Tour-y

Big Medium lets artists on the other side of I-35 in on the fun

"...Don't tell that to Big Medium. The local visual arts nonprofit that..."

May 18, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Right Snuff

Savage survivor and Sex Pistols witness Artly Snuff isn't just another face in Austin's eccentric crowd

"...2010, with less than 48 hours in the year, Artly Snuff slowed to make a U-turn while driving his..."

July 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Southwest. Or FronteraFest. Or East Austin Studio Tour. No art museums. No symphony. No ballet. No opera. None of..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

National Treasure

Reflections on John Sayles' America

"...May 17. True to Sayles and his producer and partner Maggie Renzi's independent, do-it-yourself aesthetic, they are supporting the..."

May 13, 2011 Books Feature by Louis Black

Food-o-File

Austin food lovers rejoice!

"...Last weekend was great for Austin food lovers. To kick things off, a..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'A Couple of Ways of Doing Something'

Chuck Close gets in Austin's face with new examples of his pioneering portraiture

"...If ever an artist lived up to his name, it's Chuck Close. With..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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