Playing Through

The ladies of the Austin Valkyries women's rugby team will lay you out on the field and then buy you a beer an hour later

"...running raggedly from hairline to eyebrow. Whether I'd be willing to endure what Hall did to earn it –..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Standing in a Hurricane

Just a little late for the Katrina anniversary, Gustav barrels in toward New Orleans, and Austin girds for relief efforts.

"...Chronicle intern and current reporter for the Times-Picayune's NOLA.com, Meredith Barnhill. Meredith has signed up to stay in the..."

Aug. 31, 2008 News Post by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

Letterman's writers find a new home on the Internet, plus gifts to give yourself and others

"...and magazines. But all this speculation about what viewers will do with their viewing time may be coming to..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film News

Austinite Chris Eska's August Evening wins big at LAFF, a year after locals Gretchen and Chalk did

"...Legislature; now, it's on to round two. Dallas producer Meredith Stephens took the reins as the second president of..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Oak Hill Redevelopment: Varying visions for town center

Concept of town center node in Oak Hill looks like it's getting tougher - not easier - as city's neighborhood plan progresses

"...So consider what it will take to create this town center, given Oak Hill's..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Developing Stories

Traffic, bullshit, Suttle, and Town Lake

"...long breakfast at Las Manitas with Dellionaire philanthropist Tom Meredith, we called him to ask hopefully if he, too,..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Santaland Diaries

The Santaland Diaries, as staged by the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, lets you laugh at the ridiculousness of American Christmas customs and yet leaves you feeling a bit more merry

"...You will never think of elves the same way again. Demystification..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

More TODs to Come

"...known as the Featherlite tract, former Dell executive Tom Meredith is working on his first development. The fields remain..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Art of the Pot

Art of the Pot, the annual showcase of local and national pottery, is here for your Mother's Day weekend family activity and gifting pleasure

"...Ceramics Monthly, continues to develop his fine textures and will be showing with the highly original Meredith Brickell from..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Film News

Reporting from the starting line of the SXSW marathon

"...photog-turned-documentarian Andrew Shapter, whose Before the Music Dies premiere will be followed by a gargantuan party at the Austin..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Urinetown: The Musical

'Urinetown: The Musical' may wallow in a sordid premise and have an awful title, but Zach's production is always making you happy, if not downright giddy

"...of hope (the feeling, not the female), a bell will ring and a light shine down on the perky..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...other parties entered into a bidding war on 3714 Meredith, then in its first weekend on the market ["Invasion..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Column

Food-o-File

The Meat Shop shuts its doors in anticipation of SH 130; plus, the Shoal Creek Saloon's Ski Lodge and Quack's Maplewood Bakery

"...Highway construction and the subsequent bisection of the ranch will render their prized organic permits invalid. Ranch owners were..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Santaland Diaries

Making his debut in 'The Santaland Diaries,' Rob Williams creates an elf who's not so naughty yet who keeps the show nice

"...and witnessed firsthand all the cruelty, insensitivity, and ill will toward men committed right there in the sweet and..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...and yours truly, Robert Faires (arts). The Critics Table will announce the award winners, as well as induct the..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

A bright design firm on the Austin theatre and film scene, Star Costume & Clothiers, falls to earth, and folk artist Brother Jeremias Mysliwiec passes away.

"...Star Costume & Clothier Inc. The company founded by Meredith Moseley, Kari Perkins, and Marcia Evers, which has provided..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Outfitting the Stars

It's all in a name: suiting up the stars at Star Costume and Clothier.

"...so maybe that's not what co-owners Kari Perkins and Meredith Moseley want on their business cards, but I took..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...and yours truly, Robert Faires (arts). The Critics Table will present the awards and induct the second class of..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lege Ponders "Jails 'R' Us"

Lege proposals to privatize jails may not be the cost-cutter supporters claim.

"...Allen is aware that such large-scale privatization will meet strong skepticism, and on March 27 he formed..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...Zealand (including all 50 states in this country), this will be the largest theatre event in history. The Project..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

TV Eye

TV Top 10s

"...version of the traditional showstopper "Cabaret," as sung by Meredith Vieira on The View..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Kindermann Depiction

In The Kindermann Depiction, Physical Plant Theater's Steve Moore and director Carlos Trevino have created two worlds, one flooded with leaves, one made of cloth, that are full of strange wonders. We wouldn't want to live there; but our lives are much enriched by having paid a visit.

"...if less tenable a pattern than those from which Meredith Moseley created the gorgeously appropriate costumes. Is the leafside..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trust: Some of What Glitters

Trust is like a thoroughly modern version of those Noel Coward constructs in which the affluent and their hangers-on loll about having affairs and lobbing endless volleys of bon mots, and the Seven Ages Theatre Company production serves up its series of tilted vignettes and monologues in a smooth, brisk fashion.

"...Beth Henderson), who's a washed-up rock star; for Gretchen (Meredith O'Brien), who's her estranged best friend; for Becca (Kelly..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...lawsuit does go to trial, the Fly's legal counsel will be defending the venue against a possible permanent injunction,..."

July 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Articulations

Central Texas writer Tom Grimes has a play date in L.A., Deborah Hay duets with Baryshnikov in Brooklyn, and Jouét flies off to Louisville, plus legislative applause for Austin musicals Jouét and Oliver!

"...dance Whizz, which she choreographed for the full company, will be performed every evening June 5-9. And on June..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Jouét

This Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of Allen Robertson's original musical Jouét is a slick theatrical product, with enough gadgetry and opulent design work to fill the space with a rich, powerful sound and imagery, but it's difficult to sympathize with its diva-ish heroine and her mixed messages about compassion.

"...Bonnell's costumes are opulent and fit like second skins. Meredith McCall's title character is a mix of the experienced..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...IRV proponents have won the ear of Council Member Will Wynn, who says he supports the proposal in concept..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Coach's Corner

The mid-summer drought in traditional sports is on (the Olympics don't count). Also, Monday Night Football will try not to suck so bad; Mike Tyson's a bore, and Sampras and Agassi may be getting too old.

"...written and spoken the past few weeks about who will be in the booth for Monday Night Football this..."

June 30, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City

Shane Phelps resigns from the AG's office to run as a Republican candidate for Travis County District Attorney; Community leaders ask Dell Computer to reconsider moving into the Drinking Water Protection Zone

"...office to immerse himself full time in what likely will be this fall's hottest -- and costliest -- race..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Santaland Diaries: Mean, Mean, Mean -- But in a Good Way

Ada Calhoun finds wicked delights in Zach's production of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries.

"...The show opens with the divine Meredith Robertson chasing the faint of heart away with her..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

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