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December 16, 2012

Holiday Edition of Weekly Roundup

3:44 PM Posted by Unknown
Holiday Roundup: Events in Austin December 17-December 31 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 "New Works: Michael Menchaca" exhibit opens @ Gatehouse Gallery of Laguna Gloria "ShapeShifting" exhibit opens @ Driscoll Villa of Laguna Gloria 6pm Conspirare's Big Sing @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church 8pm CCMC Singing @ The Trail of Lights Wednesday 19 7:30pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center 8pm The...

October 14, 2012

Weekly Roundup

8:00 AM Posted by Unknown
This week's artsy happenings Worn out from Austin City Limits? Take it easy with one or more of these relaxing events: Sunday 14 Last day to see "Core" @ grayDUCK 3pm Public Tour: Into the Sacred City @ Blanton Museum Monday 15 Frights & Spooks opens @ Film on 5th (on display until Oct. 31) 7:15pm Annual Preservation Speaker Night @ The Paramount Theatre Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Ragtime...

September 30, 2012

Weekly Roundup

10:00 AM Posted by Unknown
Welcome October! Weekly Art Events in Austin September 30 - October 6 Sunday 30 3pm Signature Conspirare @ St. Matthew's Episcopal Church 3pm Public Tour: Into the Sacred City @ Blanton Museum  Monday 1 7pm Lecture: Geoff Dyer @ Harry Ransom Center Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 12pm Poetry on the Plaza: Actors from the London Stage @ Harry Ransom Center 8:30am "Design Waller Creek: A Competition" City...

August 12, 2012

Weekly Roundup

12:33 PM Posted by Unknown
Artsy Events during the week of August 12 - 18 HIGHLIGHT: Austin Fashion Week! Check out the line up of events here. Sunday 12 Last chance to experience LIFT Projects @ Jones Center Last chance to see the Barrett Collection @ Laguna Gloria Last chance to see The Human Touch @ The Blanton Museum of Art Solo Series Call for Entries ends today for Women and Their Work 2pm Elisabet Ney Museum Soloist...

August 2, 2012

#MuseumOlympics

11:38 AM Posted by Unknown ,
This goes beyond the scope of the 512, but you can easily access all of this from your own living room (so I'm not breaking any locality rules!). Twitter is currently abuzz with Olympics news and the #Olympics hashtag is getting more use than the London pubs right about now.  However,...

July 29, 2012

Weekly Roudup

10:07 AM Posted by Unknown
Art Events in Austin July 29 - August 4 Warning: it appears to be the dog days of summer - not a whole lot this week Sunday 29 3pm Public Tour: The Human Touch @ The Blanton Museum of Art 7:30pm "Concerts in the Park" @ Hartman Concert Park Monday 30 Tuesday 31 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 Bernie Taupin: "Beyond Words" opens @ Russel Collection 10am Art-Making Activities for Families @...

July 26, 2012

Fedoras! Frocks! Feathers!

12:15 PM Posted by Unknown ,
Austin Fashion Week is almost upon us!  August 10-18 will bring Austin fashionistas out onto the streets in full force & designers will descend upon the city.  Start planning your outfits now, folks.  It's dress to impress week. For a full lineup of events, go here.  I'm hoping more events appear on the list in the next week; last year there were more free events on the schedule...

July 8, 2012

Weekly Roundup

9:00 AM Posted by Unknown
Sunday 8 3pm Public Tour: Human Touch @ Blanton Museum of Art 7:30pm Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park" @ Hartman Concert Park Monday 9 Tuesday 10 6pm John Staub Exhibit Opening Reception @ Austin Center for Architecture Wednesday 11 9:30am Children's Day Art Park @ Symphony Square Amphitheatre Thursday 12 10am Art Making Activity for Kids @ Blanton Museum...

June 17, 2012

Weekly Roundup

3:29 PM Posted by Unknown
Weekly Art Events June 17 - 21 Sunday 17 7:30pm Austin Symphonic Band: Father's Day in the Park @ Zilker Park 7:30 Concerts in the Park @ Long Center's Hartman Concert Park Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 9:30am Children's Day Art Park @ Symphony Square Amphitheatre Thursday 21 Last chance to see Ana Fernandez: Real Estates and Other Fictions @ women and their work 10am Art-Making Activity...

May 6, 2012

Weekly Roundup

3:01 PM Posted by Unknown
Artsy Fartsy Events May 6-12 Sunday 6 Last day to see Memen to Mori @ grayDuck Gallery Monday 7 European Art Weekend ends @ ART on 5th Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Art on the Green opens @ Laguna Gloria 5:30 pm Tour of ZACH Theatre (sold out - email for waitlist) Thursday 10 12:30pm Blanton Perspectives: Go West @ Blanton Museum of Art 6pm Opening Reception for Ana Fernandez's Real Estates and Other...

March 4, 2012

Photography Excursion: Kite Festival

11:54 AM Posted by Unknown
I discovered the Kite Festival in Austin last year.  It's a big event that takes place in Zilker Park and attracts a multitude of people trailing kites to the great outdoors.   The event has food stalls, kite competitions, and various arts and crafts booths for people to enjoy whilst at...

February 26, 2012

Weekly Roundup

11:52 AM Posted by Unknown
February 26 - March 3 Artsy events for the coming week Sunday 26 "American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting" exhibit opens @ Blanton Museum 2pm Ballet Austin: Hansel & Gretel 3pm Gilbert & Sullivan Society present: Frederic's All-Star Birthday @ St. Matthew's Episcopal Church 4:30pm Ballet Austin: Hansel & Gretel Monday 27 Tuesday 28 "The King James Bible: Its...

February 13, 2012

Austin Shakespeare is on a Roll

12:50 PM Posted by Unknown , , ,
I had the opportunity to attend the opening of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia presented by Austin Shakespeare at the Long Center. Well, Austin Shakespeare has done it again!  I'm hooked.  I've only attended two of their performances (Hamlet being the other) but I will go to every new production, barring life threatening illness. I've been a Stoppard fan since I saw Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...

February 12, 2012

Weekly Roundup

12:00 PM Posted by Unknown
February 12 - February 18 Artsy events in the Austin area this week Last week to see Tom Stoppard's Arcadia Next to Normal still running this week @ Zach Theatre Sunday 12 Last Day to see Wicked @ Bass Concert Hall 7pm The Art of Baroque Dance @ Northwest Hills Methodist Church Monday 13 Tuesday 14 11am I (Heart) Old Bakery Valentine's Fair @ Old Bakery Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 5pm...

January 31, 2012

Street Art

4:32 PM Posted by Unknown ,
Austin is not known for its graffiti. The city is graced with numerous locations in which city-approved or private owner-approved art graces exterior building walls and colorful sculptures are a common sight.  But actual graffiti?  That can mainly be found on trains passing through the city....

January 29, 2012

Guest Blogger: Barbara Lundquist

2:23 PM Posted by Unknown , ,
Architects of Air came to Austin! & I was unable to view it, a point of contention that will induce a frown when mentioned. However, Barbara Lundquist, a friend and fellow art historian, was able to go and kindly offered to write about her experience for us: I was lucky enough to see Mirazozo...

Weekly Roundup

12:18 PM Posted by Unknown
January 29 - February 4 Wicked is still running this week @ Bass Concert Hall Next to Normal is still running this week @ Zach Scott Theatre Sunday 29 Last chance to see "Young Artists 2011 Exhibition" @ Jones Center Monday 30 6pm-8pm January Creative Mix Up: Featuring Austin's Emerging Arts Leaders @ Gourmand's Tuesday 31 Last chance to see "The Pirate Queen" exhibition @ Flatbed Press 12pm...

January 22, 2012

Weekly Roundup

5:31 PM Posted by Unknown
Week of January 22-28It looks like the first few days of this week are dull - good time to recoup & do some artsy fartsy stuff at home, perhaps? Sunday 22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Wicked starts @ Bass Concert Hall (thru Feb. 12th) Next to Normal starts @ Zach Scott Theater 6pm Viewpoints: Talk with Jill Madge @ The Jones Center Thursday 26 12:30pm Blanton Perspectives: Go West!...

January 18, 2012

Light Austin 2012

11:24 PM Posted by Unknown
Ballet Austin is performing this week to draw attention to human rights issues in "Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project." The ballet is choreographed by Steven Miller and is intended to depict the triumph of the human spirit. The work was introduced to the stage in 2005 and has received recognition across the US. For more information, see Ballet Austin's site. The ballet marks the beginning...

January 15, 2012

Here's to 2012!

3:32 PM Posted by Unknown
Cheers to a new year and to promoting the arts ATX! ...

Weekly Roundup

3:30 PM Posted by Unknown
Week of January 16 - 21 Monday 16 7pm Big Sing! w/ Tapestry Singers @ Austin State Hospital Chapel Tuesday 17 5:30pm Book Signing: BIM in Small-Scale Sustainable Design @ Austin Center for Architecture Wednesday 18 12pm Lunch w/ the Long Gone Lonesome's Lone Star Swing Band @ City of Austin Senior Activity Center Thursday 19 12: 30pm Public Tour: El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about...