East Austin Studio Tour: The Eureka Room

Hey, pssssst, citizen: Wanna have your mind blown?

"...If you’re Mike Stefanik, who’s built something called the Eureka Room in the spare bedroom of his house in..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...solo adaptation of Oliver Twist with his trusted collaborator Eureka, another Ridiculous alum, as director. The pair arrived on..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chef Flynn

New York's young culinary genius is an enfant adorable

"...for elaborate supper club parties hosted in the living room of his mother’s San Fernando Valley home. To cultivate..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Five Hyperlocal Feats of Austin Artistry

They're created here, they're staged here, they're about here

"...8. Fri.-Sat., 8pm511 W. 43rd512/479-7529$25hydeparktheatre.org Free Night at the Eureka Room..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Job Goes on Forever

Breathing Room Producer Tim Perell

"...a second time). Then, in early 1995, Perell co-founded Eureka Pictures, and, ever since, he's produced low-budget indies of..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature

East Austin Studio Tour 2018, First Weekend

"...Mike Stefanik’s “The Eureka Room” (100) at 3312 Randolph..."

Nov. 14, 2018 Photo Gallery

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...community folks, a couple hundred folks in the conference room in this building we just moved into, had a..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...vendors. Black tells us, it was actually last year’s Bathroom Bill battle that inspired her to create this event..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...drag show. Renowned drag queens Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will inspire and teach..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"...with a colorfully painted converted shipping container into a two-room outpost, with a small kitchen and a connecting porch...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...Brewing (Dallas) | Play Date (American Sour Blonde Ale) Eureka Heights Brew Co. (Houston) | Buckle Bunny (Cream Ale)..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Articulations

Ridiculous Theatre Company's Everett Quinton comes to Austin to do a "twisted" version of Oliver! for Zach, Ballet Austin gets in touch with New York, and honors for painter Michael Ray Charles and Austin Babtist Women.

"...and colleague of Charles Ludlam. Fellow Ridiculous Company member Eureka will direct and collaborate on the piece. The production..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Day Trips

"...26 miles up one channel giving boaters lots of room to spread out. Probably the reason more people haven't..."

July 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...and don't mind spending an hour locked in a room with a crew of collaborators who share your mission:..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Black Angels, Death Song (Christian Bland) 3) Bourgeois Mystics, Eureka! (Ellie Hammack) 4) Big Bill, Stand by Your Bill..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out

Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day

"...going to do everything we can to fill the room with fans of live music, and look forward to..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Secret Club

South by Southwest 2011 Keynote speaker Bob Geldof played the Armadillo World Headquarters with the Boomtown Rats. Afterward ....

"...Bob Geldof: I'm in the worst hotel room on the planet...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...several narrative timelines. Matney says, "Liz then had a eureka moment," realizing the Greek tragedies called the Oresteia contain..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Can't live with it ...

"...TV, and besides that, there wasn't one in my room. After the third day, I happened to hear one..."

July 6, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...As the last gubernatorial candidate to address the Texas Classroom Teachers Association last month in Austin, Strayhorn made an..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

TCB

"...until Jan. 2. Besides affording bar owners some breathing room, so to speak, the extension also allows plenty of..."

July 25, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Qmmunity

On self-care, Halloween month, and getting the queer vote out

"...to heel with season 10 stars Aquaria, Kameron Michaels, Eureka O'Hara, and Asia O'Hara for a night that'll make..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Capital T Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds

This hilarious and moving production reveals near deafening truths with barely a sound

"...culture to culture, there's already a metric tonne of room for someone to habe nicht verstanden. Even when we..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

SXSW Adds to 2018 Music Lineup

Andrew W.K., Tank & the Bangas, and 164 more

"...Eureka California (Athens, GA.)..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Original 12th Street Muralist Likely to Handle Replacement

Chris Rogers is still considering the subject of a new mural

"...of gentrification in the historically black Eastside area. The standing-room-only town hall was put on by Six Square –..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Allen Toussaint: Yes He Did Did

New Orleans’ house pianist called us to the stars and back

"...seemingly random wanderings through life we come across the eureka moments as if they were just waiting there for..."

Nov. 12, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Father Time

Claude van Lingen's conceptual artwork counts down from 1,000

"...work, bright and bubbly, effervescing against a mostly drab room hung with abstract work. The sensual pleasures of the..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...to me, “Hey! UCLA’s got a great film department.” Eureka! There you go: film, that’s it! Perfect! Film is..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Gourdough's Public House

Gourdough's Public House wins hearts and minds, one big, fat doughnut at a time

"...best drunk food." This must have been a major eureka moment for owners Paula Samford and Ryan Palmer, because..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Letters at 3AM: 'Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?'

"Route 66" spoke to the sense of change afoot in America

"...thing); cheap residential rentals near the university; a furnished room, with its bathroom and hallway (also the real thing);..."

June 1, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

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