The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"...I'm sitting on the back patio of a South Austin coffee shop, idling an afternoon away with a chai..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...word" is sometimes used to describe ... well ... poetry slam...."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

Postscripts

Why Stephen Harrigan's new novel The Gates of the Alamo went into a second printing before the publication date and his upcoming appearances.

"...of God, will be at a fundraiser for the Austin International Poetry Festival on Sunday, March 5, from 3-6pm..."

March 3, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Carmen Jones

"...Bailey, Roy Glenn, Diahann Carroll and Brock Peters. The Austin Film Society's current series is devoted to films whosegreatness..."

July 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bombs Not Bullets

Austin Hip-Hop Mushrooms

"...Summer '98 may well go down in Austin's musical history books as the moment when local hip-hop..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Something to Talk About

Silent but deadly are the grandes dames of pre-talkie Hollywood: Garbo, Bow, Gish, Pickford, Brooks. The Austin Film Society presents a new series honoring their early work.

"...silent cinema itself, these women radiated a grace and poetry that would never be fully re-created once cameras had..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

All is Grace: The Films of Robert Bresson

"...system, and find one's way into this precise, exalted poetry. Admittedly, it takes a little getting used to (what..."

Aug. 31, 2000 Movie Review

Roam Sweet Home

Filmmaker Ellen Spiro and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...constructs of poetic artifice. The combination of Spiro's visual poetry and Gurganus' spoken poetry within Sam's narrational segments supply..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Long Center for the Performing Arts: Opening the house before it opens

The long-awaited cultural facility throws wide its doors for four days of free performances and tours

"...at Riverside and South First is inviting all of Austin down to see the center's 2,400-seat Dell Hall, 240-seat..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cozying Up to The Faculty

"...partner Elizabeth Avellán. This is a benefit for the Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, which means not..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...Fest. Each Wednesday will feature a piece commissioned by Austin Script Works: "Radio Ghosts," by Greg Romero (Jan. 17);..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

The Lights Are On at AFS Cinema

After 16 months of closure, the arthouse indie cinema reopens this weekend

"...your calendars and grab your seat. AFS Cinema, the Austin Film Society's two-screen theatre, is back. After 16 months..."

July 16, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...(Quincie helps her uncle run a vampire-themed restaurant in Austin, complete with a vampire head chef who specializes in..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

Neorealism, Now and Then, in Troubled Lands

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 4

"...hard to believe it's been three years since the Austin Film Society premiered its first Middle Eastern film program,..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...color. It’s an appropriate description for Ventana Ballet and Austin Camerata’s annual spring showcase, a performance that changes in..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...see it on Dec. 31. That's when First Night Austin unleashes dozens of area artists on the heart of..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Write of Passage

As Austin upstart Badgerdog Literary Publishing prepares to relaunch 'American Short Fiction,' it's preparing high-needs students to express themselves on the printed page

"...be met as well in terms of contribution to society. ... Thus, it seemed that we should incorporate a..."

May 13, 2005 Books Feature by Nora Ankrum

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...manages a climax of exceptional musical and dramatic intensity, poetry and power. Dead Man Walking, adapted by Jake Heggie..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The passing of Austin arts patron and poet Juan Ochoa.

"...pharmacist, managing the Pharmacy Department for the city of Austin's health clinics, and though he was passionately dedicated to..."

July 7, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ the Off Center

"...Produced by: Austin Commedia Society..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Postscripts

How Texas playwright Horton Foote is being honored during this weekend's Texas Book Festival; details on the O.Henry Museum's designation as a National Literary Landmark; and this month's Poetry on the Plaza at UT's Humanities Research Center.

"...Austin's Literary Landmark..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Public Notice

Tears From Heaven

"...The Austin public service community and "Public Notice" extend deepest sympathies..."

July 26, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Seeing Clearly on Trans Day of Visibility

Haus of Trans and Black Trans Leadership of Austin talk their TDOV celebration

"...perception of the community: Either we’re being over-monitored by society or mourned after that monitoring turned violent. Trans people..."

March 28, 2025 Column by James Scott

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...big screen to roasting everything from fellow celebs to society in general, Emmy- and Grammy-nominated comedian Kevin Hart has..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Of Montreal, Pixies, Kinky Curly Coily Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended live music for your week

"...Sunbird Fest showcases local music, art, film, comedy, and poetry, with all proceeds benefiting the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund..."

June 21, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Texas Book Festival’s Literary Libations Events Start This Week

Cocktails and books go together like poetry and pickle backs

"...celebration, a three-day bacchanal whose proceeds benefit Lit Crawl Austin. This year, they’re partnering with Austin Film Society, American..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...is, but as it ought to be." Think about Austin in this context. [CinemaTexas Program Notes]..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

On Polish Screens, the Past Stays in the Picture

Films from the past and present screen at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...The ninth annual Austin Polish Film Festival promises to be yet another terrific..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Modern Tales as Old as Time

New AFS series travels back to the seat of civilization

"...the birthplace of civilization is nearly impossible, but the Austin Film Society's latest Essential Cinema series illuminates the beauty..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Art + Commerce

Marc English Design's DIY Criteria

"...it, every penny. And for that, you can thank/blame Austin-based graphic designer Marc English of Marc English Design...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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