Relics of the Past: Some Links

"...11am-7pm. Check out the bargains and then cruise the museum; if Alex Bilstein is there (most Saturdays), maybe he'll..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King

Day Trips: History of the Frozen Margarita

We’re all going to need a frozen margarita when this is all over

"...Frozen margaritas on a hot Texas day are one of the grandest culinary inventions of the modern world...."

April 3, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

“Music America” Exhibition Makes National Debut at LBJ Library

Exhibit details American music history through memorabilia and sound

"...A soundscape of American history, interactive exhibit “Music America: Iconic Objects From..."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Day Trips: Santa Anna’s Leg, Illinois State Military Museum

Mexican general’s prosthesis is a bit of Texas history in the North

"...Santa Anna's leg resides in the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield, Ill. The rest of the general was..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: African American Museum, Dallas

Jefferson's Monticello exhibit takes straight look at slavery

"...The African American Museum is bringing to Dallas a poignant exhibition on..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces

Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science

"...LBJ’s presidency or hang out in a mock Oval Office? How about learn about science in a kid-friendly way?..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...In January of this year, the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) officially..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Battle of Washington's Bulge

The textbook wars make a casualty of Washington Crossing the Delaware.

"...1776, but the old soldier is now in danger of being permanently unmanned -- by the combined forces of..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

An Eye for History

"...Life magazine photojournalist, is working late. He takes one of the canvases belonging to the artist, dusts it off,..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Tubes of Art

"...Antonio. We're going to hear the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's senior curator of film and media arts, John G...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Austin African American Book Festival Comes to Carver Museum

Authors and activists address the state of Black culture

"...The Austin African American Book Festival celebrates its 11th year and, like years..."

June 21, 2017 Arts Post by Jennifer MacKenzie Murphy

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Pecos National Historic Site

Travel tips for the Land of Enchantment

"...Within the boundaries of Pecos National Historical Park are the ruins of an..."

Oct. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Gospel of Lead

Arthouse's Talking Art with Dario Robleto and Jeremy Blake is a good bet for a stimulating afternoon, with two rising art stars who have a history of weirdly personal, spicy commentary

"...Surgery," and "Eunuch Euthanasia" are past exhibition titles conceived of by the young and feisty San Antonio artist Dario..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...in the News section are accustomed to being bearers of bad news, but today we come bearing bad news..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...For better or worse, there's still a heap of new downtown buildings and municipal projects well under way,..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

State of Wonderment

The Texas Biennial's first outside curator describes what he saw in Lone Star art

"...City, São Paulo, and Venice are just a few of the cities that host their own sprawling survey exhibitions...."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Day Trips & Beyond: Packers Hall of Fame

A football mecca in Wisconsin

"...has been called the “Ice Bowl.” It is one of the many great moments in Packers history at the..."

Nov. 11, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Skeletons Out of the Closet

José Guadalupe Posada

"...images from the exhibit are available at the end of this article...."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard troops. The base will hold up to 2,300..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

Bullock Museum Commemorates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Texas

“Sister Suffragist” tackles the timeline of women’s rights

"...On the second floor of the state history galleries, guarded by the zinc and..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Post by Savana Dunning

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Well, Austin is once again locked in one of our emotionally brutal and seemingly endless civic disputes, this..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...Face coverings are the fashion statement of 2020. There’s no reason to go with plain-old boring..."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

"Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West"

The wide open spaces that define the Texas stereotype are explored in rich detail in this artist's work

"...The Texas stereotype is built on images of lonesome cowboys and vast, open space. For the Harry..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

The Dialogue of Poets

Conjunto Aztlan's Movimiento Music

"...heavens in eloquent scrolls. A place where the Dialogue of Poets was a state event, convened to gather regional..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...something is changing. In fact, over the last couple of years, the campus has seen double-digit improvements in test..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

National Treasure

Reflections on John Sayles' America

"...do-it-yourself aesthetic, they are supporting the novel with a national tour in a rented Prius. Renzi describes this journey..."

May 13, 2011 Books Feature by Louis Black

Separating Fact From Fiction in the Texas Rangers’ Bloody History

Traveling exhibit reexamines border killings

"...Two hundred years after the founding of the Texas Rangers, educational nonprofit Refusing to Forget has..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Joelle DiPaolo

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...Take all the lingering ghosts and graying sages out of the American desert, and what is left? Madness, answers..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

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