10th Annual Austin Jazz & Arts Festival

"...Harry McMillan (center) and the DiverseArts staff. photograph by John Carrico When the 10th Annual..."

June 12, 1998 Music Feature

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...support for the written world. There are thousands of Austinites who know him more as a comedian, as physically..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Music Poll Innovates in 2020

Write-in, wrong. The Music Poll goes multiple choice.

"...and greatness amongst those it's able to recognize, the Austin Music Poll now undergoes a restructuring. This year's voting..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Creative Alliance's Summit Report

The service organization moves beyond talk with four ideas on how the city can expand its cultural infrastructure

"...Kraka-thoom!!! Rapidly rising rents force Austin theatres, galleries, and live music clubs to shut their..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Improvisational Music Curator P.G. Moreno: "I Feel the Most Confident I've Ever Felt About Epistrophy Arts"

His latest booking? Scandinavian jazz powerhouses Atomic on their final U.S. tour before disbanding.

"...Like a lot of us, improvisational music specialists Epistrophy Arts spent the pandemic hibernating. But the long-running institution –..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...sharing, in other words. Which is why we've got Austin-based filmmakers Macon Blair, Karen Skloss, Owen Egerton, and Emma..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...What we cherish now as the grande dame of Austin theatres had at that point about as much life..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Imagining the Scene

Christopher McCollum on Set Design

"...McCollum looks like any other in its tony central Austin neighborhood and gives no hints to the imaginative wonders..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Austin’s Funniest People Recap 2017

The Year In Review, just as it says on the tin. You know, the tin.

"...And, since this is Austin, Texas … and this Spider House gig is hosted..."

Dec. 26, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lucia di Lammermoor

Lyubov Petrova powers this Lucia with vocal fireworks and nuanced acting

"...LammermoorDell Hall at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside www.austinlyricopera.org Through Feb. 5 Running time: 3 hr...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

360 (round dance)

Steven Dietz's new adaptation of Schnitzler's Reigen is solid and intriguing

"...dance)Oscar G. Brockett Theatre, 23rd & San Jacinto, 471-5793 www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad Through Nov. 20 Running time: 1 hr., 30 min...."

Nov. 18, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Cinderella/Mi Madre y Yo

Mothers danced in both Long Center venues on Mother's Day, but oh, what different moms

"...Studio Theatre in the Long Center for the Performing Arts..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Ophelia

This Hamlet seen through the eyes of Ophelia – rather, five Ophelias – is astounding

"...From Tom Stoppard to John Updike to Austin's Refraction Arts, the totemic tale of Hamlet has been..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Austin Playhouse's production provides a pleasurable escape from our world of straight talk and minimal etiquette

"...Austin Playhouse, through Feb. 24..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Draw

Gallery Lombardi is in its new space on Seventh Street with another group show hanging salon-style, but there's something a little different about "Draw"

"...show that originated at Fuse Gallery in New York. Austin hosts the second iteration of what will be a..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

A Moon for the Misbegotten

The Celtic Cultural Center and Renaissance Austin Theatre Company bring O'Neill's 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' to life with an authentically dark and droll Celtic sensibility

"...Dougherty Arts Center Theatre, through Sept. 24..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

There's a sincerity and sweetness to Different Stages' production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre' that makes the show tender and touching

"...Arts on Real, through Feb. 5..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...The newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and touching lives of..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

It’s Free Comic Book Day in Austin on Saturday

But then, it’s Free Comic Book Day everywhere on Saturday

"...a local comic book store – we’re partial to Austin Books & Comics and Dragon’s Lair, in these parts..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hamlet

Austin Shakespeare fuses matter and art in a well-balanced take on the tragedy

"...HamletRollins Theatre at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside, 474-5664 www.austinshakespeare.org Through Oct. 9 Running time: 3 hr., 20 min...."

Sept. 30, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

UT Visual Arts Center

David Ellis creates a 'motion painting' – or is it several? – for the university

"...in residence at the University of Texas' new Visual Arts Center, paints simple things. David Ellis, who compares what..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984

The overall effect of "The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984" is almost patriotic, showing an appreciation of the radical thought and freedom of action that made the U.S. the young revolutionary in that time

"..."The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984"..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Why Wall Street Is Betting on Austin's Multimedia That Magic Touch

"...illustration by Jason Stout The rush is on --..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Far Away

In the space of an hour, this ACC Drama Department production shows the world coming apart

"...Gallery Theatre, Austin Community College Rio Grande campus, through Oct. 28..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

2007 Texas Biennial, Bolm Studios

"...which is statewide in reach and spread across four Austin galleries, the Chronicle's visual-arts writers chose to review the..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Review

Tintypes

Violet Crown Players' revival of the revue 'Tintypes' doesn't always work theatrically, but musically, its celebration of early 20th-century American music is pleasing to hear

"...Dougherty Arts Center Theatre, through May 14..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Good Luck Have Fun Gallery off Enfield, this particular art-scene mover and shaker is as McCool as it gets...."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Enjoy on the East Austin Studio Tour

From trees to tour buses, the highlights of weekend two of the celebration of tactile creativity

"...The Austin Studio Tour, presented by Big Medium, is a combination..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Have Austin's Magicians Vanished for Good?

With the coronavirus shutdown, it's now you see 'em, now you don't

"...But some of us, even here in Austin, are the other sort of magician: the professional entertainers,..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...acts are born from extraordinary circumstances, but every day, Austin's queer community shows up for one another in ways..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

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