Schmidt Family Barbecue is Open for Business

Third generation of venerable Lockhart family comes to Bee Cave

"...Barbecue lovers have been eagerly awaiting the opening of Schmidt Family Barbecue (12532 FM 2244) since cousins Keith Schmidt..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Theatre en Bloc's The Secretary

Kyle John Schmidt's new comedy takes dead aim at our national gun obsession and hits it with laughs

"...extremely engaging, lightning-quick and whip-smart comedy-turned-drama written by Kyle John Schmidt and directed by Jenny Lavery for Theatre en..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Climb

"...Directed by: John Schmidt. Starring: Christian Stevens, David Stuart, Kyli Santiago, Clifton..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."Just Eat Johnny" by Jericho Thorpe & Leah Moss. Improvised comedy with..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Joan, Patrick Shaw Scheherazade, Scheherazade ensemble The Secretary, Kyle John Schmidt A Shoe Story, Allen Robertson & Damon Brown..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...the best Short Fringe things it gave was Kyle John Schmidt's "The Blissful Orphans," featuring Curtis Luciani, Bob Jones,..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to the Works

"...by Kyle John Schmidt; directed by Elizabeth C. Lay..."

March 27, 2009 Arts Feature

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...was the show in which Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt first worked together, the initial step in their journey..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...Graham Schmidt, founder and producing director of Breaking String Theater, started..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Fighting City Hall

What began as a play for Austin by a Ukrainian playwright has become a dispatch from the front lines of a war

"...modern Russian theatre, was brought to town by Graham Schmidt, a director who's such an enthusiast for Russian dramas..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Petty Nastiness in WilCo

After more than a year of legal wrangling, federal judge sets date for jury to decide whether Williamson Co. Sheriff James Wilson demoted former WCSO officers Barry Simmons and Ralph Fisher in retaliation for reporting wrongdoing within department and/or for supporting Wilson's rival, former sheriff Jim Wilson

"...December 2003, with the resignation of former WilCo Sheriff John Maspero, who left office under a cloud of allegations..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Patty Ruland

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...All? Not precisely. Ask Fred Schmidt of Wild About Music about the Yassines, and he..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

A family feud has given barbecue lovers two top-notch options in Lockhart, Smitty's Market and Kreuz

"...for market and church. By the time Edgar "Smitty" Schmidt bought the business in 1948, barbecue was outselling the..."

March 17, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ethann Isidore, Toby Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Antonio Banderas and..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File

Texas summer perks: peaches, wine, and Lockhart barbecue

"...will create a new restaurant west of Austin. Edgar Schmidt's grandchildren, John Fullilove (Smitty's Market) and Keith Schmidt (Kreuz..."

July 6, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Golden Glove

Serial killer biopic is too gruelingly accurate for its own good

"...Directed by: Fatih Akin. Starring: Jonas Dassler, Greta Sophie Schmidt, Jessica Kosmalla and Margarete Tiesel...."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File

Barbecue, pies, and lemonade

"...Barbecue Expansion: The third generation of Lockhart's Schmidt family continues the expansion of their barbecue empire. Keith..."

April 17, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...haunting alto comes in both English and Spanish. Abby Johnston Perfume Genius..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Working Playwright

Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better

"...It was, Department of Theatre & Dance Chair Robert Schmidt says, "a reflection of our understanding of the realities..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

Rise of the Rovians; and Bush's Oily Lies

"...to "rove" someone. And now Rovians have moved inside John McCain's campaign. Not that Karl himself is directing the..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Good Eye: The Pulse

The Good Eye says goodbye

"...who answers the door, the prostitute glimpsed servicing a john in a dark alley. In the moment when these..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...dated Dec. 5, 2011, sent from APD officer J.J. Schmidt was forwarded to Burton by APD Lt. Tom Sweeney:..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Sausage Shrines

A pilgrimage

"...Market. This strange occurrence came from a daddy, Edgar Schmidt, selling the business to his sons, Rick and Don,..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...photograph by John Anderson ALL THE RAGE..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Anger Management

"...Starring: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Kevin Nealon, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen, Kurt Fuller,..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...John & Jen, Penfold Theatre Company..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

American Folklorist

Peter Keane, Not a Singer-Songwriter

"...if Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Dave Van Ronk, and Mississippi John Hurt are folk singers then I'm honored to be..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Music Feature by Brian Berger

Food-o-File

Barbecue nirvana at this year's 'Texas Monthly' fest

"...Snow's BBQ. I had a nice visit with Nina Schmidt Sells from Smit­ty's about the progress the third generation..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Central Texas BBQ Dynasties

What Becomes a Legend Most?

"...The SchmidtsKreuz Market..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Local farmers' markets let us know that spring has arrived

"...Lockhart last week? Father and son Rick and Keith Schmidt of Kreutz Market faced off against family members Nina..."

April 2, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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