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...
December 16, 2012
October 14, 2012
Weekly Roundup
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Weekly Roundup
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...