Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Fear not, citizen! We’ll shield you against that mofo of a FOMO!

"...My Alien Children Are Trying To Kill Me at Ground Floor Theatre this weekend, and parents (and even happily..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: Merry Soxmas

Ebony Stewart holds a sock drive as the holidays are upon us

"...in an epic pull-up contest! Sun., Dec. 27, 6-8pm. Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale, 512/926-2203. $15, $10 in advance...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Grandma's Revenge

Rudolph was framed!

"...Look where you're going, Rudolph! Rude! The Underground Roller Derby babes give granny a chance at evening..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Twisted Pixel Fans Unite!

Local game developer looking for video-shoot extras

"...a video shoot this Saturday morning at the Paramount Theatre...."

Jan. 26, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...museums, two new performing arts organization headquarters, one new theatre and one renovated theatre, a new cultural center, and..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bright Lights, Little City

It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.

"...... which shouldn't matter, but does nonetheless. Inside the theatre, two young girls have claimed front row center, in..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Big Picture Map

A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects

"...the long-awaited $50 million MACC will include a 300-seat theatre, an 800-seat theatre, and a garage. Programming will include..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Downtown Developments

"...pocket of downtown. Here's a list of ongoing projects, soon-to-break-ground projects, and still other public-private ventures working their way..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Downtown Developments

"...rose-colored sandstone luxury development will include a health spa, underground parking, swimming pools, and a stone's throw proximity to..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Re-Re-Re-Re-Reopening Night

The Ritz: Talkie theatre, cowboy hangout, playhouse, comedy and punk club, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

"...people still wanted entertainment, and it was the first theatre in Austin to be built for sound movies."..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fringe-Worthy 2015

"...5:15pm; Tue., Jan. 27, 9:15pm; Sun., Feb. 1, noon. Ground Floor...."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature

Four for Seaholm

"...no requirements for specific uses like the mandatory retail ground floor at Block 21. However, there are some givens:..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature

Thoroughbreds

America's class system goes under a bloody scalpel.

"...of elegantly crafted excursions, everything takes place in the ground floor of one or the other girl's home. Shades..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Articulations

In honor of this week's commencement ceremonies at UT, here's a roundup of recent college-related honors for theatre historian Oscar Brockett, composers, Kent Kennan and Kevin Putz, late playwright David Mark Cohen, and UT theatre department alum Marcia Gay Harden. Plus, the 2001 Funniest Person in Austin is Rich Gabe.

"...° Oscar Brockett, professor of theatre history and criticism at UT, author of the landmark..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...center whose area can serve as a cultural meeting ground, where theatre, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, in short, everything..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...Becoming Leslie, 5:30pm, Rollins Theatre, Badge required..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"...night of the festival, was thrown out of Zach Theatre on account of being a dog but welcomed by..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...imminent danger. Hyatt Hotels was poised to build an underground garage behind – and possibly destroy – a limestone..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Articulations

The LBJ Library swaps paintings with the National Gallery of Art, the Blanton Museum of Art gets $1 million for a new gallery, and Patsy Cline teaches you how to apply make-up

"...the subbasement and basement levels and construction of the ground floor completed, and construction of the second floor begun...."

March 19, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Season in the Sun, Part III

"...than a month away from the annual explosion of theatre that's called FronteraFest. Come January 22, Hyde Park Theatre..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Arts Column

Postmarks

The Real Obscenity

"...This theatre was opposed by many for being a "blight" on..."

April 30, 1999 Column

Review: SUGA

Travis Coe performs his personal solo work with rigorous grace

"...SUGA rips raw in an equally grounded and heightened solo show featuring Travis Coe of Double..."

March 5, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

The Good Times Ain't Over

Freddy Powers keeps on truckin'

"...it's Willie Nelson's new biodiesel fuel hub and music theatre that has drawn the droves to the rural mecca...."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...even closer to realizing its dream. With such vital groundwork as $11 million in city bonds, a secured site,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. becomes a Honeydripper, Tee Double sounds off on Kinetic Global, Future Clouds & Radar charts, and yet another Austin Music Hall progress report

"...Austin's best-kept blues secret is coming to a theatre near you. Gary Clark Jr. stars alongside Danny Glover..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Do It Yourself Biennial

How to showcase all the great art in Texas on a shoestring budget

"...who has helped get this Texas Biennial off the ground (there have been predecessors, but more on that later),..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Burn

An early-morning blaze at Guadalupe Arts Center displaces 75 artists

"...The blaze is thought to have originated in a second-floor studio, where linseed oil caused a pile of rags..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...mixed-use urban things in the close-to-downtown neighborhoods. Cityplace, the underground station where DART will link to the old McKinney..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...hallway running the length of the building on the ground floor, with virtually no natural light infiltrating the studios..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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