AISD's Underutilized Business

AISD weighs equity study to improve its limited program for minority- and women-owned firms

"...dealing solely with outreach on new projects, including the Performing Arts Center, so no new construction contracts have been..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

UT pulls the plug on the Cactus Cafe

"...programs for the Cactus comparable to that of Texas Performing Arts (formerly the Performing Arts Center) and the Blanton..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Pat Forgione's Last Sales Job

AISD spins the wheel on bond election

"...pressures AISD staff faces over investment: The proposed districtwide performing-arts center comes after years of lobbying from parents, while..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'El Automóvil Gris': Making an old silent film speak today

Mexican theatre company Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes brings a silent film from Mexican cinema into the 21st century, using a 19th century Japanese performance technique

"...to Austin next week as part of the UT Performing Arts Center's ArtesAméricas program, they will expand our movie-viewing..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

American Fiesta: Doing the dishes one more time

Interest from New York producers is prompting a second encore run for Steven Tomlinson's award-winning one-man show 'American Fiesta'

"...and that it's due to the State, the UT Performing Arts Center, and hundreds of loyal fans that he..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Comic Relief, Katrina-Style

Ron 'Tater Salad' White will headline an all-star comedy concert to benefit the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund

"...help of Cap City Comedy Club and the UT Performing Arts Center to make it happen. Comics Coming Together..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Muralmania Month

August has seen at least three murals added to the city's burgeoning collection: at Mathews Elementary, St. David's Hospital, and a new Starbucks

"...by Karen Maness, resident scenic artist for the UT Performing Arts Center. The mural, which depicts familiar sights of..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatrical Impresario Larry Gatlin

Recording star Larry Gatlin is now a man of the theatre and busily working on a pair of musicals here in Austin

"...with UT students and local actors at the UT Performing Arts Center to give Quanah a three-performance test run..."

July 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Equality

Ornette Coleman, speaking softly and carrying a huge legacy

"...Ornette Coleman explained away a decade's worth of UT's Performing Arts Center valiantly trying to import one of the..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

School Bond Proposals Roll to Victory

All six bond propositions to build, renovate, and expand AISD schools pass

"...61% for the more controversial proposal to build a performing arts center and a middle school in Southwest Austin..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Make Us Some Propositions

The 2004 bond process had several stages

"...a new science lab for Travis High and a performing arts center (in theory located at or near McCallum..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

United We Paint

On Monday, December 3, 53 members of the community came to the UT Performing Arts Center to create a giant American flag for display outside Bass Concert Hall.

"...The staff of the UT Performing Arts Center wanted to do the same thing outside..."

Dec. 7, 2001 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?

"...stints as an American-Statesman film critic and a UT Performing Arts Center publicist, his years as a song-and-dance man..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Golden Girls on Stage, Xmas Parties Galore, Satangeddon, and More Events

Your recommended arts events for the weekend

"...Texas Performing Arts brings television to the theatre stage in their..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: Wright in Wisconsin

Wisconsin driving trail showcases architect’s diverse styles

"...the east to Madison and Spring Green in the center...."

July 27, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

The district responds to parents – and its own demographics

"...on the initial proposal, with parents asking for a performing arts facility at McCallum High, a science facility at..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?

The Artists' Recent and Upcoming Projects

"...Karen Maness This summer, with support from the Performing Arts Center and the UT College of Fine Arts,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature

Top 10 Onstage Works of Wonder in 2002

Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires delivers his list of the Top 10 most memorable productions in the performing arts for 2002.

"...1. The Laramie Project (Zachary Scott Theatre Center): This theatrical mosaic, crafted by New York's Tectonic Theater..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Apeman of Manhattan

Director Mark Ramont and his production team stage the world premiere of The Apeman of Manhattan fairly realistically, with some impressive acting, but Rosalyn Rosen's script, in which a well-off advertising executive struggles with her feelings for a former lover who is using her in the worst kind of way, may have you wondering what the show is really all about.

"...The Off Center,..."

June 15, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...ARTS Center Stage, the group raising $50 million in private..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature

Election Coverage 1998

"...of a special venue project, which includes a civic center, structured parking facilities, and rehabilitated parkland along Auditorium Shores...."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...out a community vision for the 54-acre Town Lake Parkstarts at 9am at the Austin Convention Center, Room 6...."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature

'Intergalactic Nemesis' Hits the Small Screen

'Arts in Context' showcases live-action graphic novel

"...Is it a graphic novel? Is it a live..."

April 24, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at the Cap City Comedy Club...."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Itzhak Perlman: Extension of His Soul

"...were out spending hundreds of dollars at the Erwin Center on the obese Italian guy who can't quite hit..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Arts Review

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...slated for 6pm Sept. 1, at the Thompson Conference Center on 26th Street and Red River ... - L.T...."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature

Dance/USA Convenes in Austin

The national arts organization brings honors for the Butlers and big questions about the form's future

"...of the national organization Dance/USA – choreographers, company directors, arts administrators, marketing professionals, fundraisers, and others who work to..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Improvising Chekhov With Nothing and Everything

To improvise Chekhov plays, the cast of Nothing and Everything learned just how much goes on in them

"...revived this weekend for four performances at the Long Center. Rogers and his all-star improv teammates – Parallelogramophonograph's Kareem..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Feature by Alexa Harrington

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

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...in Fatigue (Physical Plant Theater) Walking into The Off Center for a late-night performance of Fatigue, you'd notice Ron..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

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