Culture Flash!

A tour of China for Tapestry and another arts honor for Ada Anderson

"...• How's this for an American export to China? Rhythm tap. And Austin..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...in World War II pass away in ever-growing numbers, they're taking their stories with them – those personal histories..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Culture Flash!

The Long Center gets more corporate cash, AMOA wants your Christo and Jeanne-Claude stories, and the city of Austin wants your art for City Hall and the airport

"...• The Long Center recently gained an additional $150,000 toward the..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Guys and Dolls

In Broadway Texas Academy's production of Guys and Dolls, the cast of youthful actors look to be joyfully immersed in Damon Runyon's picturesque world, reveling in the extravagant personalities of its gamblers, gangsters, and nightclub dancers with knockout gams.

"...Helm Fine Arts Center at St. Stephen's School, through Aug. 10..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Humor, Introspection, Ecstasy

UT Composer Dan Welcher is one step away from greatness.

"...This spring, Peter Bay, music director and conductor of the Austin Symphony, had the bright idea of getting UT..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Robert Faires

Sing Globally,...

As the One World Project Turns

"...illustration by A.J. Garces Remember that Coke commercial in the Sixties, the one with all the shiny happy people..."

April 18, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...In/visible A: The Building of an Asian American Film Community..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Get Your Invigorating Art On This Weekend!

Kind of like a pep pill for the life of your work-fatigued mind

"...The spiritual erosion wrought by your daily grind can be..."

Aug. 10, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Secrets to Tony Bennett’s Success

What keeps the crooner going? Loving his job, and painting

"...an accomplished jazz vocalist in her own right, sharing the Dell Hall stage: He simply loves his job, and..."

Jan. 16, 2014 Music Post by Robert Faires

Expressing Himself

How David Bologna made the leap to Broadway and a Tony nomination in Billy Elliot the Musical

"...By the time he was 14, David Bologna had logged a..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rocketing Through Hard Times

Yellow Tape and other small theatre groups blast past the black hole of the recession

"...Jonathon Morgan and Amanda Butterfield are the two of the peppiest theatre artists in Austin. You..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Articulations

But Is it ART? Finally, Yes

"...For months, the local stage community has been buzzing over..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Art Sales

"...The visual artists in this city are selling out --..."

May 2, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...Often joked about as a stoner flick for its psychedelic wah-wah soundtrack and trippy visuals, Fantastic Planet..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

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

"...Whether you’re a tourist on a budget or a local..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing Arts)/THR3E..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Asian Mom and a Jewish Mom Walk Into a Bar …

Actually, they walk into Austin's Lucky Chaos Theatre this Friday

"...For this, we can thank Leng Wong and Michael Ferstenfeld...."

Jan. 31, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

Life renews, and so does Oscar Wilde

"..."True friends stab you in the front." – Oscar Wilde THE SEAMSTRESS' DELIGHT..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Culture Class

The 2009-2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 7, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for..."

June 11, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Lyric Opera: 'Carmen' glee-a

ALO makes its long-awaited move into the Long Center with opera's favorite libertine

"...Spring has brought a fresh promise to the performing arts in the capital of Texas, and nowhere..."

April 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

Dance Fever

With Hot September Flurries, a corps of Austin choreographers burn up the Blue all month long

"...Forget about counting them on both hands. Or even using..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lot of Livin' to Do

For 15 years, Paul Beutel has managed Austin's Paramount Theatre, programming its popular film series and live shows and bringing it back from financial ruin, and he still puts in six to seven days a week there. Where do his passion and devotion spring from? Would you believe Bye Bye Birdie?

"...Once you know about The Bye Bye Birdie Experience, everything about Paul Beutel falls..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

On the Funding Front

"...With all the Presidential impeachment hoohah monopolizing the dispatches from our nation's..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Visions of This Town

Max Crace & the 1998 Austin Guitar Calendar

"...deadline is to miss a payday. "It's not unusual for me to go two or three days without sleeping,"..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Catching His Breath

For Performance Artist Sxip, It's All in the Breathing

"..."I saw this really weird guy the other night at Electric Lounge -- this guy, `Sxip'..."

April 11, 1997 Arts Feature

Star Stand-Ups Descend on Austin

Dates just announced for Rock, Silverman, Crystal

"...it's a pun unworthy of a comedy genius on the order of Chris Rock, but it does help cut..."

Dec. 6, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Brown Sound: Los Lobos

9:30pm, Pavilion stage

"...six members of Los Lobos, Louie Pérez might be the most artistic...."

May 10, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Wheels of a Dream

With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future

"...Yes, that's a car on the Karen Kuykendall Stage inside Zach Theatre's new Topfer Theatre:..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Presto con Fuoco

For violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, life is best played fast and fiery

"...For much of the past year, Anne Akiko Meyers' life..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hey Dude

U18 looks at the Beatles plus local clubs and bands

"...song? Host Rush Evans plays rare tracks on Off the Beatle Path, material from their solo careers, and other..."

Dec. 17, 2009 Music Post by Livvy Bennett

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