Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...human top? Or pictured yourself spinning around in a giant hula hoop? Make it a reality with expert instruction..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ascension Nurses Strike Again

The nurses express optimism going into bargaining

"...a tense bargaining process with the Catholic nonprofit hospital giant for more than a year. After they became the..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...a smaller portable device charger instead. Our Editor-in-Chief Kimberley Jones recommends this five-output VRURC charger in a calming seafoam..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Kendrick Lamar, Ethel Cain, and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Homegrown acts Font, We Don’t Ride Llamas debut on big stages

"...My Vibe” – with deeper cuts for the “day ones in the house,” as Lamar put it at the..."

Oct. 14, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Qmmunity: Ch-ch-changes

Austin's queer scene turns to face the strange as it goes through big but good changes

"...No longer will they be little, as at the end of July, the Little Gay..."

July 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...of the Jedi hoverbike chase on Endor." - Kimberley Jones..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Down the Rabbit Hole With Something in the Dirt

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson explain their favorite conspiracies

"...since everyone has their own favorite conspiracy theory, which ones most intrigue the filmmakers? Aaron Moorhead: So this is..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes

Cooking with Indigenous ingredients

"...It's a beautiful, balmy November day and your loved ones have arrived in town to make lovely memories and..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"..."It's a little different," says Father Roy Gomez as he walks in..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Ways for Grownups to Act Like a Kid This July

Youthful diversions from kickball to video games

"...This one allows little ones, but it's no less fun. Bring skates and..."

June 30, 2022 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...together: one small step for a plumber, but a giant leap for mankind...."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Heavy With Tradition, Old Settler's Music Festival Springs Eternal

We talk to Sierra Hull and spotlight favorites for next week’s campout

"...have gotten your photo taken in front of the giant picture frame at ACL Fest for three years in..."

April 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

"If These Walls Could Talk" at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery

The artists in this Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery exhibition get the walls not only to talk but to spin some fantastic tales

"...if only the works being shown had voices." But honestly, the art that co-curators Rachel Koper and Win Wallace..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...expansion. She spent almost 20 years with the coffee giant, with roughly six of those in China where she..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Are We All Ghosts in the Machine?

Rodney Ascher explores simulation theory in A Glitch in the Matrix

"...not to see the world as all zeroes and ones. Even documentarian Rodney Ascher, whose technological doc A Glitch..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Old Friends John Doe and Michael Mogavero Combine Paintings and Poetry to Reach the "Promised Land"

The exhibition at Bale Creek Allen Gallery celebrates a 47-year-old friendship

"...Mogavero refers to their band playing "a lot of little clubs" back in Baltimore, and Doe corrects him: "They..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...the Armadillo World Headquarters. It was one of those giant venues where folks came out to see Frank Zappa..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...work through rows of 5-foot-high plants – cutting the giant, pungent, parakeet-colored colas emerging victoriously through the fan leaves..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen

The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest

"...Brea Grant: Oh, little did I know...."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...My America • Varian Johnson, Twins • Stephen Graham Jones, The Only Good Indians • Peniel E. Joseph, The..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: I've Got Issues

Steve Collins' melancholic comedy comes home to VOD

"...of loneliness and alienation is restricted to the moody ones, and this event has turned everyone into melancholy artistic..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...There was a giant live oak at the northeast end of Waterloo Park..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Where to Park Your Van or RV During Your Pandemic Road Trip

And other socially distanced camping tips

"...Many small towns have a little tourist park where there's a handful of spacious spots..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...with the actors sticking their heads out of a giant map of Texas, each head for one of the..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...regards its experts. Sure, there's a handful of Alex Jones minions marching on the capitol, but thousands and thousands..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

Bee Tree Farm’s Owner Shares Life on a Busy Goat Dairy Farm

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...goats – and she let me in through a little gate. "They're having breakfast," said Bee Tree Farm &..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Feels Good Man D: Arthur Jones When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...I'll be honest: Last year, I almost broke, like, three times. It's..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho on his obsession with stairs, Psycho, and how we eat

"...is packed with rising and descending steps, from the ones throughout the home of the affluent Park family, to..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Visual Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho talks stairs, smells, and Psycho

"...is packed with rising and descending steps, from the ones throughout the home of the affluent Park family, to..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

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