Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...2017), so when the books arm of Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution invited him to tell the story of rock..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Hightower Lowdown

The Smithsonian gets sold to the highest bidder; a tiny university builds a first-rate baseball stadium; and a common weed killer plays havoc with Mother Nature.

"...Selling the Smithsonian..."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Luxury of Chinese Labor; and Taking Care of the Smithsonian

"...up exploitation, dishonesty, and greed. TAKING CARE OF THE SMITHSONIAN..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...What's a former undersecretary of art for the Smithsonian Institution doing running the Blanton Museum of Art? And..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Lowdown

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

"...make of the new agreement being reached between the Smithsonian Institution and the General Motors Corporation? GM will plop..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Short Cuts

Steve Bilich here, in Manhattan, and everywhere

"...short titled "Manhattan: A Picture Postcard," premiering at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Lower..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Man on a Mission

Professor, Collector, Leader Gil Cárdenas

"...to find and share a printed report by the Smithsonian Institution Task Force on Latino Issues on which he..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature

News Ticker: April 23

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Austin Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to bring more exhibits to Austin. But why..."

April 23, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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

"...to the National Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian Institution. His painting Antelope Country was chosen by the..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

A new exhibit at the New Braunfels Museum of Art & Music in Gruene documents the love and skill that musical-instrument makers around America put into their creations.

"...put into their creations. Hearts & Hands is a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, built from the national museum's extensive..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Anna Cohn, director of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, defends fine art museums' decisions..."

March 16, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The AggreGAYtor: August 22

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The Smithsonian Institution is adding the “T” in its LGBTQ collection...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Blanton Museum of Art

Ned Rifkin, former Smithsonian undersecretary of art, is the new director of the Blanton

"...of his resignation as undersecretary for art at the Smithsonian Institution in March 2008. One must presume then that..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short Cuts

Movin' on up: MoveOn.org, Steve Bilich, Bennie Klain, and Kyle Henry.

"...local filmmaker Steve Bilich and his involvement with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian -- this..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Wide-Angle Lens

The Ransom Center captures photography's history with striking breadth and focus

"...one they would run in affiliation with an established institution or governmental body – almost from the moment the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Landmarks: Enhancing Campus With Art

UT gets 28 large sculptures on long-term loan from the Metropolitan Museum

"...to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The New York institution is lending the University of Texas 28 mid- to..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Shots

"...at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an institution heavily involved in the entire celebration, and the films..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

Day Trips: The Lhakhang, El Paso

How a Bhutanese temple landed in an El Paso college campus

"...The Lhakhang was constructed by Bhutanese craftsmen for the Smithsonian Institution’s 2008 Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C...."

June 28, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows

"...in 1969. Kool's bass is even displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Panel Recap: Immerse Yourself: AR & VR in Museums and the Arts

An odd juxtaposition of VR experience and expert panel

"...of course the "Immerse Yourself" panel of Shanise Gholston (Smithsonian Institution), Katherine Lewis (Meister Seelig & Fein LLP), Will..."

March 16, 2018 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Recommended Art Events This Weekend

How can you lose with a sweet list to use before it's time to choose?

"...5) Here’s Sunday – O holy and secular day..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Smithsonian Institution has a collection of over 20,000 skulls...."

May 23, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

The Franklin County Museum holds a treasure trove of artifacts and stories

"...222 eggs include three from birds now extinct. The Smithsonian Institution was so impressed with the collection that it..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

As Above So Below: The Art of the Secret Society

This collection of arcana from various fraternal orders is seriously impressive

"...diverse and symbolic artifice as proffered by a one-man Smithsonian Institution...."

May 13, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File

You're not leaving the site till you eat all of your news

"...with TFR, including the American Folklife Festival at the Smithsonian Institution. She also helped us stage the successful Barbecue..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...development of the Hispanic story-song with support from the Smithsonian Institution through March 9. And you can see local..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hightower Report

Bob Dole scolds us from his taxpayer-funded penthouse; and, "This police rescue is brought to you by: Hooters!"

"...of our national parks to the exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution -- the likes of Microsoft, GE, Nike, and..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Reliant CEO Finds Religion; Edison Has the Vapors

"...Baltimore grew a private museum of what the esteemed Smithsonian Institution now declares to be one of the three..."

June 21, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...into Chicago's Blues Hall of Fame and later the Smithsonian Institution. That year, he also won two W.C. Handy..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

"...would be the Bandera County Attic. It is the Smithsonian Institution of the Hill Country. Mixed with the piles..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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