Free Outdoor Soundwalk “Eclipsing” Comes to the Long Center

Binaural artwork inspired by this year’s eclipse is open to all

"...and Annie Saunders of Point A have partnered with the Long Center and the Simons Foundation to present a..."

Feb. 13, 2024 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Drop-In Music Series Returns to the Long Center Lawn

Weekly shows are free but capacity is limited

"...Jamming out in the summer heat will probably pump you up more than..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Ali Juell

Zoppé Italian Family Circus at the Long Center

April 12, 2013. 26 photos.

"...The Zoppé Italian Family Circus, founded in 1842, brought its..."

April 15, 2013 Photo Gallery

The Long Center

The new Long Center managing director is the old Paramount executive director

"...The new hire at the Long Center is an old..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bubblepalooza 2018 at the Long Center

"...People of all ages gathered Saturday, June 9 at the Long Center for the..."

June 12, 2018 Photo Gallery

The Long Center: Who's playing

Austin's new performing-arts center releases the performance schedule for its first few months

"...The countdown to the grand opening of Austin's new performing-arts..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center CEO Resigns

After four years, Jamie Grant leaves Austin for St. Paul

"...The man who spearheaded the drive to make the Long..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Marc Seriff Named New Long Center CEO

Longtime trustee serving as interim leader gets gig for good

"...If you thought the Long Center's search for a new President/CEO to succeed..."

March 4, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

New Leader for the Long

Dallas area arts administrator Cliff Redd named executive director of the Long Center for the Performing Arts

"...David Fleming left for Green Bay, Wis., to run the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, and the Long..."

June 25, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center/Texas Performing Arts

Austin's biggest concert halls team up to present touring Broadway musicals

"...In the run-up to the opening of the Long Center for..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Council Considers the Convention Center

Plans big and small for the city center

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week – the..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Film Review: The Long Game

Bordertown golf story filled with humanity and Cheech

"...you portray real-life humans striving to overcome racially-motivated obstacles, the stakes are even higher...."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Long Center: Countdown to opening and beyond

Summer at the Long Center meant lots of construction activity and two hefty contributions from the corporate community

"...a lazy season in some corners, but not at the Long Center, which has been abuzz with construction activity..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center

While an ailing Cliff Redd rests, the Long Center board chair steps in as director

"...Redd and rest are not things that typically go together; the executive director of the Long Center is well..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center for the Performing Arts: Opening the house before it opens

The long-awaited cultural facility throws wide its doors for four days of free performances and tours

"...Sure, you could wait until the end of March to get your first taste of..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Grand gift takes campaign over the top

The Long Center received $5 million from the Sybil B. Harrington Trust, which put the organization over its $77 million fundraising goal

"...The conventional wisdom in capital campaign circles is that the..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Halfway home, a peek at what's to come

Midway through Palmer Auditorium's transformation into the Long Center for the Performing Arts comes a new image of the center's crown jewel:2,300-seat Dell Hall

"...a year and a half ago that crews began the job of deconstructing Palmer Auditorium, setting in motion that..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Rising to the Challenge

Only two weeks after scoring $835,000 toward a $2.5 million challenge grant amount, the Long Center is $1.35 million closer to its goal

"...When we said the Long Center was moving quickly to raise $2.5 million..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Hustle and Flow

Oct. 31 is the target date for completion of the deconstruction of Palmer Auditorium and the deadline for the Long Center to match a $2.5 million challenge grant from Debbie and Kevin Rollins

"...For anyone with lingering doubts that the Long Center for the Performing Arts would ever be..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Council Gives Long Center Unanimous Go

At their Jan. 13 meeting, Austin City Council members voted 7-0 to approve a revised lease for the Long Center for the Performing Arts

"...With the object of their discussion sitting just across Town Lake..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center for the Performing Arts: Light that first candle!

As the performing arts venue turns one, Marvin Hamlisch sings "happy birthday" to it

"...If you needed a word to describe the Long Center for the Performing Arts' first 12 months,..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Playing Without a 'Chaperone'

The national tour of The Drowsy Chaperone won't stop in Austin after all

"...Musical theatre fans eager for an intoxicating taste of the effervescent..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Opening was, in a word, grand

In artistry and style, the gala opening for the Long Center was an evening worthy of a facility 16 years in the making

"...Executive Director Cliff Redd made it clear from the stage of Dell Hall: He and all the locals..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center: Sounds to your heart's content

You can hear the first-ever concert in the Long Center as a Valentine's Day treat

"...Want to treat your sweetheart to the first-ever concert in the Long Center's 2,400-seat..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New City Endorsement of Long Center on Tap

"...This week, the Long Center's lease of the Palmer Auditorium site for..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...move forward on a plan to expand and redesign the Neal W. Kocurek Austin Convention Center, along with additional..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus

The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news

"...Almost 45 years after the opening of the Frank Erwin Center, its replacement is..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...These days, a list like that might lead you to..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...James Michener wanted the best graduate writing program in the country. And he..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...A rare blossom is flowering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is not indigenous..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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