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Fusebox's Celebration of Avant-Garde Arts Is Still Free, Still Free-Spirited
Fest brings together Christeene, Golden Hornet, and Dexter
"...Just because there's been a socially isolating pandemic happening for the past..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Symphony Orchestra: Mexico's 200/100
The program of music from Mexico was unfortunately uneven in quality
"...Dell Hall at the Long Center..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

The Truth Is Out There
Patrice Pike emerges from the "jam band thing."
"...There. Patrice Pike has just addressed the million-dollar question without..."

June 7, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Daytime TV Diaries
TV Eye
"...tours, but No Journey's End, a half-hour special about the various influences of her Celtic-based sound, is a star..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2
"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

The Method Gun
The Rude Mechs' latest pays at times comic, at times touching tribute to the strange craft of acting and its practitioners
"...The Method Gun..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Jumping on the Bard-wagon
With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.
"..."It's the movie," says Bill Sheffield, board member of the Austin..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Casting the Net
"...Shawn Goldberg (second from left) directs Bartenders...."

June 18, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Beginning to See the Light
"...illustration by Nathan Jensen..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Bitten by the Bug
Trumpet Phenom Roy Hargrove
"...through a two-and-a-half month tour takes righteous mettle of the rarest sort, especially for someone still in his mid-20s...."

June 6, 1997 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Honolulu’s Oil in the Alley to Rock the Hideout
Hawaiian trio takes the Downtown stage for an improv-fueled joyride
"...It’s not every improv rock band – we’re sure there must be thousands of them out there, right? –..."

Nov. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Index to Idioms
Deb Margolin's Index to Idioms played with our assumptions about familiar expressions and used episodes from her life to give them new meanings
"...The Off Center, Feb. 18..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Off the Record
Sign of the Times: Emo's partners with Antone's as the Cactus Cafe's iconic years draw to a close and Daytrotter moves to town
"...Frank Hendrix that essentially hands over daily operations at the revered blues joint to the Red River anchorman. Recalling..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
A coin toss to determine the future of the Cactus Cafe
"...Forsaking the Song, Part 4..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Materiality of Impermanence
Sharon Marroquín's dance about her cancer experience was a triumph of life and art
"...The Materiality of ImpermanenceRollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center,..."

March 30, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Robert McDuffie, Violin
A hearty mix of Central Europe-inspired music with transcendent violin work
"...Dell Hall at the Long Center,..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Austin Symphony Orchestra with Caitlin Tully
Two years after her debut with the Austin Symphony at age 14, Caitlin Tully offered a superb, assured performance, with a cool mastery of a demanding Sibelius concerto
"...This was Caitlin Tully in 2002, age 14, performing Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole with the ASO: "Her bow movements,..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)
Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be
"...composers, spectacular dances, and scores of chorines. That, as the saying goes, was then. Nowadays, a musical is as..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Silent Partner
You don't hear much about Wayne Bell when the Long Center for the Performing Arts is discussed. That may be because this honored Austin architect is low-key, modest, the consummate team player. But he's the point man on this $60 million project and arts writer Robi Polgar reveals how integral he is in getting it built in a calm, orderly, informed, and successful way.
"...a portfolio of firsts: first state restoration architect with the Texas Historical Commission; first chairman of the Historic Landmarks..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Year's Cheers
The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...For the 18th year, an informal affiliation of local arts..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Place to Gather Again
The Long Center recycles not only Palmer Auditorium's materials but also its civic purpose
"...They came by the thousands...."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Learning Curve
Lessons from the Long Center's first six months
"...Theatre people have a saying: There's the show you rehearse,..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Can a super-sized Long Center fit in Austin's Happy Meal box of civic dreams?
"...time, I was writing a chin-pulling think piece on the decline of Austin's dot-com dreams, supersized as they were..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lasting Commitments
The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
"...Some individuals make their contributions to a cultural scene in brief but intense..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paul Beutel Retires
Arts leader who ran Paramount, Long Center wraps 42-year career
"...If anyone in the Austin arts deserves to put his feet up and..."

June 7, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Jo Anne Christian
Arts patron, leading force in building Long Center has died
"...Serenaded by Verdi, Puccini, and other composers whose operatic works she treasured, a treasured friend..."

Nov. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Articulations
Monumental Gift Made to Performing Arts Center
"...made to a community that is extraordinary not only for the dramatic impact it will have on the future..."

May 28, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

'A Chorus Line'
Long Center launches its new musical series with a singular sensation
"...More musicals. That was the number one demand of patrons in a programming survey..."

July 19, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City
Creek Walk vs. Long Center?
"...over a proposal that would siphon $25 million from the stalled Waller Creek improvement project and redirect it to..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Culture Flash! March 2016
Honors for Dietz, compassion for ASO, and China for the ballet
"...on Austin's cultural scene this month includes national recognition for a local playwright, an international premiere for the symphony,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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