As He Lay Dying

From deathbed to spiritual rebirth in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers

"...in a sentence or two – a clockmaker named George Crosby, on his deathbed, remembers his father, Howard, a..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Closing Open Records

Rick Perry and George W. Bush treat open records law as an obstacle to be gotten around, not a cornerstone of democracy.

"...One of the many issues on which President George W. Bush and Gov. Rick Perry see eye to..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Five Gallery Shows to Beat the Summer Heat

Cool visions, cool on the skin

"...Vincent Johnson.Aug. 17-Oct. 21. Opening reception: Thu., Aug. 17, 6-8pmGeorge Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina512/974-3670carver-museum.org "Vision Board"..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now Streaming in Austin: Prince Avalanche

The first of David Gordon Green's Austin trilogy

"...had become an indie fave after critical smashes like George Washington and All the Real Girls, before turning to..."

March 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Tia J. Boyd: Future Inhabitants" at the Carver

Tia J. Boyd's photographic portraits of warrior women reveal the subjects' power and beauty in a post-postapocalyptic world

"...can. It's up to you. “Tia J. Boyd: Future Inhabitants”George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, 1165 Angelina..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018

Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art

"...7) "DAWN OKORO: PUNK NOIR" (George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center) Okoro's larger-than-life portraits..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

State of Mind Event Opens Up Dialogue on Mental Health

Local filmmaker Nate Araya wants to elevate the conversation

"...This Thursday at the George Washington Carver Museum, he will host “State of Mind,”..."

Nov. 7, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

"Dawn Okoro: Punk Noir" at the Carver Museum

The artist provides a corrective to preconceived notions of punk, exploring the ethos through black personal style

"..."Dawn Okoro: Punk Noir" George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina Through..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...From 1970-83" on display through April 6 at the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center. The exhibit..."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Eastside Vibes: Come Experience the Culture

Celebrations, food joints, & moves to make on the Eastside this summer

"...Bring a blanket, sunglasses, and your family and friends. George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural Center, and Library 1165 Angelina..."

May 24, 2017 Chronolog Post by Montinique Monroe

Gay Place

The lowdown on LGBTQxyz free and unofficial SXSW events

"...self-care for the QPOC community. Sat., March 11, 5-8:30pm. George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina. Free...."

March 10, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Film What You Know

'Ping Pong Summer' draws on filmmaker Michael Tully's own experience

"...foothills of central Maryland, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., and 40 minutes west of Baltimore. The town..."

June 20, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

My Party Country, 'Tis of Thee

Colin Quinn exposes the rowdy Founding Fathers we never knew in 'Unconstitutional'

"...might. There's the Mutt & Jeff duo of studly George Washington and tiny James Madison, Thomas Jefferson gallivanting through..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Martin

Joe

Nic Cage and David Gordon Green are at the top of their games in this Larry Brown story, while young Tye Sheridan is an actor who's already achieved greatness.

"...recalls, in many ways, the filmmaker’s earliest features – George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Undertow – not..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Greener Pastures

David Gordon Green reflects on a full career before his induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...director. His first film was 2000's rapturously received microindie George Washington. A few years ago, a film festival in..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Prince Avalanche

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch co-star in David Gordon Green's pleasing backcounty dramady, whose tone is heightened by its setting in burned-out Bastrop, Texas.

"...tendencies. With the lyricism that defines his early films George Washington and All the Real Girls and the nutty..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Arbitrary Nation, Part 6

The Ninth and Tenth are the invisible Bill of Rights amendments – universally ignored

"...influential figure at 1787's Constitutional Convention. (In 1789, President George Washington appointed him to the nation's first Supreme Court.)..."

July 26, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Clear As 'Mud'

Writer/director Jeff Nichols dishes the dirt on his third feature

"...... like David to lead the way. He made George Washington, which was the movie that needed to be..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beauty Is the Best Priest: Short Plays of the Harlem Renaissance

Despite some flaws, this ACC Department of Drama production provides valuable insight into the Harlem Renaissance

"...across the title for the current collaboration between the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center and the Austin..."

March 1, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The Sitter

Jonah Hill plays the world's most irresponsible babysitter in this new movie from David Gordon Green.

"...of work, which ranges from early arthouse films like George Washington and All the Real Girls – back when,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Everlasting Love

Our annual ode to South by Southwest

"...George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, in conjunction with..."

March 5, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Adventures in Whirlwind-Reaping

Perry gets flack from the secessionists

"...things off on Saturday by telling the crowd that George Washington didn't care about legal secession (that will be..."

Aug. 31, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...can’t explain.” Amen to that. And amen to Green (George Washington, All the Real Girls) for letting that adage..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Student Housing, Decades of Biological Research Up in the Air

Bracken­ridge Tract Task Force recommends removing or relocating student housing and lab west of campus

"...of the tract, which was donated by former regent George Washington Brack­enridge for "educational purposes." Much of the discussion..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Cinematexas 11

Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 24

"...until Wednesday, when they can be purchased at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center (address below). Individual..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Screens Feature

Legacies of Dust

The Carver Museum exhibition "Legacies of Dust" is a vital exploration, through the lens of daughterhood, of how memory functions and how selves are defined out of time, place, history, politics, sexuality, and community

"...If you haven't been to the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center yet, now is..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Day Trips

The Holy City of the Wichitas has hosted the 'Prince of Peace Passion Play' every Easter season since 1926

"...America's oldest church, Christ Church in Alexandria, Va., where George Washington worshiped. Looking more like a gothic castle, the..."

April 7, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...History Month-inspired events are planned this weekend at the George Washington Carver Branch Library at 1161 Angelina. An African-American..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Boyd Vance: Sweet Remembrance

On Oct. 27, the City Council sweetened some of the bitterness of Boyd Vance's passing this year by naming the new theatre at the Carver Museum and Cultural Center after him

"...to name the new theatre at the recently expanded George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center after Vance, who..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...Gordon Green's All the Real Girls, his follow-up to George Washington, shows once again his brilliance in evoking an..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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