Summer Fun: Summer's Coming

Let our past years' special issues get you in the mood for Summer Fun

"...Summer may not officially begin until June 21, but here..."

May 12, 2015 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun Is Coming: Chill Out

Draw on our past years' special issues to inspire your Summer Fun

"...Celebrate the impending summer swelter this Thursday with our Summer Fun issue. Every..."

May 12, 2014 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...are coming. We think the best way to enjoy summer heat is from a cool remove on the couch..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Find Yourself in a Swimsuit

Custom or retail: Do swimwear your own way this summer.

"...it, "a swimming suit." The place to be that summer might well have been under a rusty old train..."

May 16, 2014 Chronolog Post by Anne Harris

The Elements of Summer Fun

Earth, Air, Fire, and Water strike a balance

"...tragedy – as the insult of the hottest Texas summer ever on record exploded into the injury of wildfires..."

May 25, 2012 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: Relishing the Recreational Vehicle

Where a home on the range becomes a home with range

"...to hit the open road for a slice of summertime Americana, in a piece of hot apple pie on..."

May 18, 2015 Design Post by Xander Peters

Summer Fun: Woody on Ice

Nina Hernandez talks to Disney on Ice's lead skate cowboy

"...I play the role of Woody. It's a really fun role to play because he's kind of the glue..."

May 15, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Stooges at ACL Music Fest 2012

ACL Music Festival lineup announced

"...pioneers had a local festival date “around the October [2012] time frame," we assumed Fun Fun Fun Fest. In..."

May 22, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

60-in-Sixty Summer Shandy

Fusebox’s annual spectacle is a mustard seed – er, a must-see

"...one minute on stage. That makes for an incredibly fun and unpredictable night."..."

July 8, 2015 Arts Post by Alexa Harrington

Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock & Roll Summer Camps

Shaping the sound of Austin in 2018

"...your budding rock star isn’t already booked up this summer, there’s time to consider one of the several kids..."

June 5, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Fun in the Sun: Fixes for Your July Meltdown

Beat the heat this summer with these hot-weather rescues

"...As we all know, Austin summers are a little on the warm and sunny side...."

June 27, 2012 Design Post by Laura Walters

20 Favorite Songs of 2012

Gay Place blogger Rob weighs in with individual lists

"...Top 10 and Bottom 10, I am pooling my 2012 Tops into a list of my favorite 20 tracks..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Playback: The State of the State of the 2012 Austin Music Scene

A look back at 2012

"...2012 was a transformative year for me. I went from..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Blurbs

Last-day FFF previews

"...This summer's Yes It's True, the fifth LP from Dallas' symphonic..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature

Family Food Fun

The mystical Manchaca Rancho Winslow Supper Club

"...It's a function of Chris' chatty, gregarious nature to invite too many..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Swell!

Surf Texas: It's not a question, it's an invitation. Just ask Kenny Braun.

"...all know from Hawaii Five-0 and Gidget and Endless Summer, Braun never saw the nuance of Third Coast surf..."

May 16, 2014 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...parks and scenic swimming holes, we’ve gathered all the fun ways you can beat the heat this summer...."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...For our Summer Fun issue, we’ve created themed playlists to go with..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

8 of Austin's Best Natural Springs and Swimming Holes

In and around town, keep cool all summer long

"...somehow forget just how hot it gets during the summer here in Austin? Well, Mother Nature is about to..."

May 17, 2019 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

A Tall Drink of Water

Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

"...of filmgoers it becomes something like schoolwork. But in 2012, Hitchcock's Vertigo – not his best, by the way –..."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Hot August Nights Playlist

A hot/cold jukebox to jumpstart your Spotify wormholing

"...used copy of the Ty Segall Band’s “Slaughterhouse” from 2012, and continues presently via the pennies-on-the-dollar-for-artists streaming service...."

Aug. 27, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...When the Chronicle sat down with David Bologna to..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...The Texas Book Festival announced its 2012 slate today, featuring big hitters in fiction (Junot Díaz,..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...Splendid Ticket is also as robust and harrowing and funny and beautifully written as the others; we’re just reluctant..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Stuff Your Literary Stocking

Supercharge your personal, locally sourced library

"...an eclectic selection of recent works from talented locals. Summer Fun..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Introducing the New Official Beer of Austin

ATX has a brewed awakening

"...A genuine beverage to engage in during the lengthy summer wait when Salt Lick was the barbecue scene and..."

May 15, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...the new from material a tour of Brazil last summer that yielded accompanying visual documentation...."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Blue Starlite at the Studio

Austin's own mini-drive-in heads to Austin Studios for the summer

"...Starlite Urban Drive-In is revving its engine for a summer season of drive-in fun at the studio...."

May 14, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 1/24/11

Riley kick-off, endorsements, elections and so much trash

"...the first endorsements of the season, rumblings of a 2012 election, fun with Solid Waste and more...."

Jan. 24, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

DVDanger: 'Hatchet III'

Gleefully signing up for the Hatchet Army

"...come back. You'll thank me. No, seriously, they're great fun...."

Aug. 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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