We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...indoor presentation, the artist’s outdoor piece Flagbearer will join Laguna Gloria’s palm-studded estate in mid-February.   – Caroline Drew..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...Thursday 21, Laguna Gloria..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...Sunday 3, The Contemporary Laguna Gloria..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Surreal Party, a Dead Parade, and More Recommended Events

Liven up your weekend with these undead events

"...Friday 25, the Contemporary – Laguna Gloria..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Off Beat: Beo Lerman’s Queer Werewolf Rom-Com

Women and queer creative showcase the Front Festival returns Labor Day weekend

"...The event returns to the LINE Austin, the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria, and Cheer Up Charlies Aug. 29 to Sept...."

Aug. 30, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: promqueen’s Dark Fairytale

Women and queer creative showcase the Front Festival returns Labor Day weekend

"...The event returns to the LINE Austin, the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria, and Cheer Up Charlies Aug. 29 to Sept...."

Aug. 30, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Find Creativity, Karaoke, and Even a Casket in This Week’s Recommended Events

Art and death become you

"...swimming. The main event launches Friday, when the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria hosts over a dozen independent Texan filmmakers for..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Provocative Pop, Emo Legends, and More Crucial Concerts

Know your shows

"...swimming. The main event launches Friday, when the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria hosts over a dozen independent Texan filmmakers for..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

With a New Executive Director, Dormant Art Alliance Austin Rebrands as A3

Fundraising nonprofit debuts next month at Canopy

"...and craft fairs in the 1950s and even used Laguna Gloria as its own exhibition space before it became..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Post by Carys Anderson

Jody Denberg Retires, Moving Panoramas Singer Battles Cancer, and More Music News

News bites from around town

"...in the past for producing programs like Fiesta at Laguna Gloria. Following slowed activity in recent decades, the refreshed..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Waterloo Park Hosts an Eclipse-Themed Sculpture

“A portal through time, backwards and forwards”

"...(April 4) and remain through November at the Contemporary’s Laguna Gloria campus. Maravilla will activate Mariposa Relámpago in sound..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Friday 29, Laguna Gloria..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...Thursday 15, the Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...show. Fri., Sept. 1, 7-11pm. The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria, 3809 W. 35th. $15. futurefronttexas.org...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...a Sept. 1 film showcase at the Contemporary at Laguna Gloria, featuring 15 films by women and LGBTQ+ creators..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Allday Pizza Is Opening in Hyde Park

A little slice of heaven is coming to Speedway

"...the residents in the neighborhood bordering Camp Mabry and Laguna Gloria. Indeed, on a recent Sunday afternoon, the patio..."

July 10, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...page.5002 N. Lamar, 512/454-4197. austinbooks.com The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...can be reserved starting the Monday before each show. Laguna Gloria Open Late..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...only in the screenings of recent independent productions at Laguna Gloria and CinemaTexas, but also in the success of..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Contemporary Austin Wants to Celebrate You

Membership hath its privileges, and right now they’re even better

"...that’s Downtown and in the gorgeous lakeside environs of Laguna Gloria...."

Feb. 16, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What ARE You Doing for Valentine’s Weekend?

Something special? Nothing at all? “Go away, kid, you bother me” … ?

"...that the Contemporary’s also behind the sculpture-studded woodsiness of Laguna Gloria. Then you should also know, art-lover, that their..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Are You Local? Crit Group Reunion Redefines What it Means to be an Austin Artist

Two-part retrospective exhibition brings local creatives together, and to the main gallery

"...for Steve Parker, who produced a sound performance at Laguna Gloria in tandem with the Jones Center exhibition. Parker..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Steve Parker's Foghorn Elegy

The disappearing & defunct methods of seafaring communication

"...in the local treasure of domesticated land that is Laguna Gloria, you can experience a sunset performance on the..."

Nov. 1, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Restaurants With Killer Views

Eat with your eyes (and your mouth)

"...E. Cesar Chavez #700, zanzibaratx.com Spread and Co. at Laguna Gloria..."

Aug. 21, 2021 Food Post by Hannah Williford

Stay Gold Goes Long, Hard Luck Turns Sunny, Sway Is Hopped, Spread & Co. Gets Woodsy, TFM Celebrates Blackness, and – Oooh, Free Cheese?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...new outlet on the grounds of the Contemporary Austin’s Laguna Gloria sculpture park. “Housed in compact, modern steel and..."

Feb. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dimension Sculpture Park Is Newly Illuminated

... and the darkness cannot overcome it

"...enhanced wilderness (somewhat manicured wilderness, to be sure) of Laguna Gloria and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, both longtime respites..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Contemporary Austin Feeds Your Head at Home

All the art in the Jones Center and at Laguna Gloria is yours for the viewing on the museum's new website

"...manicured flora or purposely untamed woods of the Contemporary's Laguna Gloria outpost, sunlight dappling through the trees, nature blazing..."

May 15, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Area Cancellations and Other COVID-19 Updates

Gov. Abbott declares statewide public health disaster

"...Free-for-All event scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at its Laguna Gloria campus. • TAK, a concert by the New..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by James Renovitch

"The Sorcerer's Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn"

This ambitious exhibition reveals inquiring anthropologists within today’s artists

"...over both museum campuses (the Jones Center Downtown and Laguna Gloria) and much of it consists of lengthy videos..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

"David Culpepper: That's Not Going Anywhere" at Co-Lab Projects

The show is welcome to hang around, but this artist is going places

"...assists in setting up shows at the Contemporary Austin, Laguna Gloria, and elsewhere – much as Sean Gaulager, Co-Lab's..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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