Weekly Roundup: August 18-24

Events in the art world of Austin this week
August 18 - August 24

Sunday 18

• 3pm Public Tour: Luminous @ Blanton Museum
• 7:30pm Austin Symphony's "Concerts in the Park" @ Hartman Concert Park at The Long Center

Monday 19

• 7pm Tapestry Singers' rehearsals resume @ ASH Chapel

Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21
Thursday 22

• AIA Austin's Summer Conference & Product Expo @ Norris Conference Center
• 12:30pm Public Tour: Luminous @ Blanton Museum

Friday 23

• Online Registration Deadline for Perspectivas dosmil13
• AIA Austin's Summer Conference & Product Expo @ Norris Conference Center

Saturday 24

• Last chance to see "Larry Scholder: Retropsective" exhibit @ Flatbed Press
• 3pm Public Tour: Luminous @ Blanton Museum
• 7pm Opening reception for "The Sum of Its Parts" exhibition @ Davis Gallery

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Weekly Roundup

Events: May 19 - May 25

Sunday 19

• 2pm Ballet Austin Academy Spring Performance @ Austin Ventures Studio Theater
• 2pm Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Recital - FREE admission @ Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
• 3pm Public Tour: Through the Eyes of Texas @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 4pm Ballet Austin Spring Trainees Performance @ Austin Ventures Studio Theater

Monday 20

• 7:30pm Austin Womens Chorus Festival via Tapestry Singers @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church

Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
Thursday 23

• 12:30pm Public Tour: Persuassion: Messages and Meanings in Art @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 6pm Summer Classic Film Series Opening Night Party @ Paramount Theatre
• 7:30pm Austin Shakespeare performs A Winter's Tale @ Zilker Park Hillside Theatre

Friday 24

• 7:30pm Austin Shakespeare performs A Winter's Tale @ Zilker Park Hillside Theatre

Saturday 25

• Last chance to see Carol Dawson: The Great Piece of Turf @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 3pm Public Tour: The Changing American Landscape @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm Austin Shakespeare performs A Winter's Tale @ Zilker Park Hillside Theatre

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Blanton Student Fest

Today is the Blanton Museum of Art's Student Fest in which University of Texas students receive free admission and can take part in various activities throughout the day. Have an hour or two between classes? Then stop on by!


A list of the day's activities:
10am-12pm: breakfast tacos & coffee specials at the Cafe
12pm-2pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Tours
2pm-7:30pm: Free-drawing activity
2pm-4pm: Scavenger Hunt through the Galleries (how cool?!) - with a participation prize at the end, too!
2pm-4pm: Retro cartoon time
4pm-5:30pm: Trivia Game - "Geeks Who Drink" style - winning team receives prizes
5:30pm-6:15pm: Monde Green Performance in the outdoor plaza
5:30pm-7:30pm: Snacks from Whole Foods
6:15pm-7:15pm: Student led tours of El Anatsui
6pm-8pm: El Anatsui inspired art making activity
7pm-7:45pm: Searching for Signal Performance


At times like these I am envious of students at large universities with fantastic resources and large museums affiliated with the schools. So many of those activities sound FUN.

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