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Venues

"...crowed that this year's VORTEX season was composed entirely of new works. It's indicative of Cullum's fervor for material..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

There's Nothing Going On Here the Weekend of March 9

So let's go to OKC!

"...National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (1700 N.E. 63rd): This..."

March 2, 2007 Sports Feature by John Razook

Man of the People

"...been more than 30 years since Francisco Roux-López was offered his first government job by the Mexican ambassador in..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Dance of the Century

Rhoda Winter Russell reflects on a historic life in dance and the Mary Wigman connection

"...the German expressionist dancer and choreographer who was one of the mothers of 20th century modern dance. Russell, having..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...It was one of those days when Dagoberto Gilb was about to start..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Saving All Our Changes

Cyber-castoffs are curated at Austin's Goodwill Computer.

"...to remember when "computers" first became an ubiquitous part of your daily life. If you're under 30, you might..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King

Julia Child Centennial Celebrations

August 15 is the 100th anniversary of the cook's birth

"...home kitchen for the next two weeks at the National Museum of American History, and PBS is sponsoring a..."

Aug. 14, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Lowdown

America craves campaign finance reform, GM buys its version of history, and a corporate butthead gets ousted.

"...Earth to Congress It often seems that politicians and the public live on two..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...In the last month of a tough year, take a trip online to presidential..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design the museum's..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Margaritas vs. Mojitos

It's Mexico vs. Cuba, tequila vs. rum, mix vs. muddle, in this battle for lime-infused-libation-sensation supremacy in the Lone Star State

"...The unofficial libation of Texas is debatable: For decades, one could..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

None Cooler Than The Fonz

Henry Winkler takes inaugural ATX Television Festival award

"...As Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzerelli, Winkler is the epitome of the TV icon: So much so that his leather..."

June 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Shots

"...From September 20-29 "Hard Travelin'," a series of events dealing with "The Life and Legacy of Woody..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

A Claimed Space

Mexic-Arte blazed a trail in Texas by making a place for Mexican culture in a museum

"..."Maps are defined by what they include but are often more revealing in what they exclude." – Peter Turchi,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...local arts institutions and nurtured their development, pioneered forms of creative expression on the stage and on canvas, and..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making the Scene

Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world

"...Images courtesy of Carl R. McQueary and Robert Summers..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...This spring, the University of Texas at Austin made national headlines for a racist..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Michael Frary: In Memoriam

Michael Frary, an influential Texas modernist, painter of Texas watercolors, and longtime UT-Austin art professor, has passed away at age 87

"...The Texas landscape has lost one of its greatest portraitists, a master of the watercolor who..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...had a moment to enjoy being the new director of the LBJ Presidential Library before COVID came calling. His..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips

"...The Museum of African-American Life and Culture in Dallas preserves the..."

June 16, 1995 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

News from Hueco Tanks, Black's Barbecue, and lots more

"...Hueco Tanks State Park has joined the prestigious list of National Historic Landmarks. From the road the park looks..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Houston's Museum of Printing History reconstructs Gutenberg and more.

"...The Museum of Printing History in Houston tells the story of..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...One of the inspiring stories at the National Ranching Heritage Center..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...There’s plenty of holiday cheer to go around as we make plans..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Psychedelic Acid Trope

Exhibits at the Bullock, Briscoe, and LBJ explore our recall of the Sixties

"...It conjures a Peter Maxxed mod podge of peaceniks, beatniks, moptops in boots, mad men in suits,..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Site Unseen

"America Starts Here" shows how the pioneering artistic team of Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler made the overlooked visible

"...Just inside the Austin Museum of Art's entrance, four rough-hewn stones, each one a..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Day Trips

The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg is a must-visit for World War II buffs

"...The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg hosts an..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

It's a great time to get out and explore

"...hole opens for the season, and there are lots of fun things to do throughout the month...."

May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Happy Camper

Judith Sims on 23 Years with Austin's Art Museum

"...fact, she could be either one, given her breadth of experience in the arts. Sims has spent the last..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

That Was Then; This Is Now

The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years

"...in both visuals and commentary. It treats the sterility of theory, grittiness of reality, and the euphoria of transcendence..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Salvador Castillo

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