Weekly Roundup: June 22 - 28 2014

Sunday 22

• 7:30pm Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park" @ Long Center
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

Monday 23
Tuesday 24

• 12pm Midday Music Series @ Blanton Museum of Art

Wednesday 25

• 9:30am Children's Day Art Park @ Symphony Square Amphitheater
• 5:30pm AIA Austin: Emerging Professionals Social Hour @ Chavez - Radisson Hotel
• 7:30pm Avant Cinema: Dreams that Money can Buy @ AFS Screening Room
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

Thursday 26

• 12:30pm Perspectives Gallery Talk: In the Company of Cats and Dogs @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 1pm Screening: A Cat in Paris @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm Essential Cinema: J'accuse @ AFS Screening Room
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

Friday 27

• 1pm Screening: A Cat in Paris @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 6:30pm AIGA Austin Presents: Facebook Analog Research Laboratory @ Alamo Drafthouse
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre
• 8:15pm Music for Wilderness Lake: Dusk @ Laguna Gloria

Saturday 28

• Last chance to experience "Susurrus" @ Laguna Gloria
• Last chance to see "The Italian Intensive: Umbrian Inspired Artworks" @ Flatbed Press
• 3pm Drop In Public Tour: In the Company of Cats and Dogs @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 6:30am Music for Wilderness Lake: Dawn @ Laguna Gloria
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

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Weekly Roundup: June 15 - 21 2014

Sunday 15

• 2pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin @ Brentwood Christian School
• 2:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ Zach Theatre
• 3pm Drop-In Public Tour: Persuasion: Messages and Meanings in Art @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 3pm Conspirare's comPassion: St. Matthew's Passion by Bach @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 7:30 Father's Day in the Park with Austin Symphonic Band @ Zilker Park
• 7:30pm WWI Film Series: Jules and Jim @ The Marchesa
• 7:30pm Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park" @ Long Center

Monday 16
Tuesday 17

• 11:30am AIA Austin's Luncheon Speaker Series @ Green Pastures Restaurant (call to reserve your spot)

Wednesday 18

• 9:30am Children's Day Art Park @ Symphony Square Amphitheater 
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ Zach Theatre

Thursday 19

• Third Thursday at the Blanton (10am - 9pm) - FREE admission
• 10am Doga @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 12:30pm Drop-in Public Tour: Between Moutains and Sea: Arts of the Ancient Andes @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 5:30pm Beat the Rush @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ Zach Theatre
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin @ Brentwood Christian School
• 7:30pm Art Gazes @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

Friday 20

• 6pm B scene: Blue Hawaii @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin @ Brentwood Christian School
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ Zach Theatre
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

Saturday 21

• 2pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin @ Brentwood Christian School
• 3pm Drop-in Public Tour: The Changing American Landscape @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico de Texas @ The Paramount Theatre
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin @ Brentwood Christian School
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ Zach Theatre
• 8pm The Tempest by Young Shakespeare @ The Curtain Theatre

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Weekly Roundup: June 8-14 2014

Summer has begun in Austin! Looking for something artsy to do this week? Look no further.
June 8 - June 14

Sunday 8

• 2:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ ZACH Theatre
• 3pm Drop-In Public Tour: Between Mountains and Sea: Arts of the Ancient Andes @ Blanton Museum
• 7:30pm Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park" @ Long Center
• 8pm Cuchulain @ The Vortex

Monday 9

• last day to experience GloWave: Melissa Borrell at Little Stacey Park

Tuesday 10

• 6pm comPassion: a Gnostic Passion by Doug & Brad Balliett @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church

Wednesday 11

• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ ZACH Theatre
• 9:30am Children's Day Art Park @ Symphony Square Amphitheater 

Thursday 12

• free admission at The Blanton Museum of Art
• early bird pricing for Young Shakespeare ends today
• 12:30pm Drop-In Public Tour: The Changing American Landscape @ Blanton Museum
• 7pm Artist Talk: Orly Genger @ Laguna Gloria Amphitheater 
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ ZACH Theatre
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society @ Worely Barton Theater
• 8pm Cuchulain @ The Vortex

Friday 13

• 6pm Orly Genger by Jacyln Mayer Trunk Show @ Valentine's Too
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society @ Worely Barton Theater
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ ZACH Theatre
• 8pm Cuchulain @ The Vortex

Saturday 14

• 11am Family Day with Orly Genger @ Laguna Gloria
• 3pm comPassion: St. Matthew's Passion by J. S. Bach @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 3pm Drop-In Public Tour: Symbol and Allegory: The Hidden Language of Art @ Blanton Museum
• 7:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ ZACH Theatre
• 7:30pm H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan Society @ Worely Barton Theater
• 8pm comPassion: St. Matthew's Passion by J. S. Bach @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 8pm Cuchulain @ The Vortex

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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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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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March 3 - March 9
SXSW kicks off in Austin on the 8th!
Set your sleep schedules to "non-existent," your networking to "social marathon," and your livers to "hang in there"

Sunday 3

Image from Texas Performing Arts

• 2pm Music at the Blanton: Brass Ensemble: Renaissance @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 3pm Public Tour: Through the Eyes of Texas @ The Blanton Museum of Art

Monday 4

• 7:30pm Branching Out - One World, Many Voices - Tapestry Singers @ St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

Tuesday 5

• 8pm The Joffrey Ballet: Rite of Spring @ Bass Concert Hall

Wednesday 6

• 12pm Poetry on the Plaza: Portraits @ Harry Ransom Center
• 8pm The Joffrey Ballet: Rite of Spring @ Bass Concert Hall

Thursday 7

• 12:30pm Perspectives Gallery Talk: Through the Eyes of Texas @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Kiah Denson artist reception @ Art on 5th
• 7pm Curator's Tour: Arnold Newman: Masterclass @ Harry Ransom Center

Friday 8

• 8pm Yolanda Kondonassis on harp @ Dell Hall

Saturday 9

• "Abstraction: Take 3" exhibit opens @ Davis Gallery
• 3pm Public Tour: Through the Eyes of Texas @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Allison Gregory artist reception @ Art on 5th
• 8pm Yolanda Kondonassis on harp @ Dell Hall

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February 24 - March 2
Austin Art Calendar for the Week

Sunday 24

• Last chance to see "Nick Cave: Hiding in Plain Sight" @ Jones Center
• Last chance to see "Andy Coolquitt: Attainable Excellence" @ Jones Center
• Last chance to see "Daniel Phillips: Ice Cave" @ Jones Center in the elevator
• 2pm Poetry Workshop with Vive Griffith @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 3pm Design for Living @ Long Center
• 3pm Public Tour: Through the Eyes of Texas @ Blanton Museum of Art

Monday 25

• 6pm Radcliffe Bailey and Michael Ray Charles in Conversation @ Blanton Museum of Art

Tuesday 26

• 12pm Bach Cantata @ Blanton Museum of Art

Wednesday 27

• 8pm Jeremy Denk on piano @ Bass Concert Hall

Thursday 28

• Last chance to see "Confluence" @ Russell Collection
• 12:30pm Public Tour: Through the Eyes of Texas @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm TILTS Academic Publishing @ Harry Ransom Center
• 8pm Masters of Tradition @ Bass Concert Hall

Friday 1
Saturday 2

• Dr. Seuss's Birthday Extravaganza @ ARTon5th
• 5th Annual Austin Fashion Week Begins
• Last chance to see "Philip Durst: No Moral Judgement Stands Alone" @ Davis Gallery
• 6pm Wondernight by Conspirare @ ZACH theatre

Sunday 3

KITE FESTIVAL! Cancel all other plans and go to Zilker Park!

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Holiday Edition of Weekly Roundup

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 Manhattan Transfer @ Bass Concert Hall

Thursday 20

• 5pm Third Thursday @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center

Friday 21

• 7:30pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center
• 9pm The End of the World Party @ The Vortex

Saturday 22

• "Future-Perfect-In-Past Tense" exhibit ends @ gray duck gallery
• "Angie Renfro: Solo Show" ends @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 2pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center
• 7:30pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center
• Chorus Austin: On a Winter's Eve @ Northwest Hills United Methodist Church

Sunday 23

• Last Chance: "The Santaland Diaries" @ Zach Theatre
• 2pm The Nutcracker @ The Long Center

Monday 24

• Last Chance to Visit: Austin Creative Alliance Booth @ Armadillo Christmas Bazaar

Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26
Thursday 27
Friday 28

• 11am Holiday Family Days: What's Old is New Again @ The Blanton Museum of Art

Saturday 29

• 11am Holiday Family Days: What's Old is New Again @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 8pm "The Music of The Beach Boys with Papa Doo Run Run" @ Palmer Events Center

Sunday 30

• Last Day to See "White Christmas" @ Zach Theatre
• 8pm "The Music of The Beach Boys with Papa Doo Run Run" @ Palmer Events Center

Monday 31

• Moving Sale @ Art on 5th ends
• "Day Dream Suite Suite" exhibit ends @ Flatbed Press

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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 opens @ Zach Theatre (runs through Nov. 18)
• 7pm Rooftop Architecture Film Series @ The Jones Center
• 7pm Michael Chabon's Life & Work @ Harry Ransom Center

Thursday 18

• Austin Film Festival Begins!
• 12:30pm Public Tour: The Rules of Basketball @ Blanton Museum
• 5pm Art & Activities at Blanton's Third Thursday @ Blanton Museum
• 8:30pm Public Tour: Into the Sacred City @ Blanton Museum

Friday 19

• 8pm Washington Garcia, piano @ Dell Hall

Saturday 20

• Last day to see "Selections" @ Davis Gallery
• 8pm Rachmaninoff's All Night-Vigil @ St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
• 8pm Washington Garcia, piano @ Dell Hall

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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 Hall Presentation

Thursday 4

• 12:30pm Public Tour: The Rules of Basketball @ Blanton Museum
• 7pm Curator's Tour of "I Have Seen the Future: Norman Belle Geddes Designs America" @ Harry Ransom Center

Friday 5

• 1pm Out of Place: Tibet, Travel, and Buddhism in the Early Twentieth Century @ Blanton Museum
• 8pm Taming of the Shrew by Ballet Austin @ The Long Center

Saturday 6

• AIA 26th Annual Austin Homes Tour
• Last Chance! to see an exhibit of art by a New York art dealer @ Art on 5th
• 6pm Opening Reception: "Eliza Thomas: Light on Water" @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 7pm Visiting Lecture Series: Yasufumi Nakamori @ Arthouse Community Room
• 8pm Taming of the Shrew by Ballet Austin @ The Long Center
• 8pm La Follia: Viola Intentions: Music for Violas da Gamba @ First Presbyterian Church

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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 Series featuring Alison Brause @ Elisabet Ney Museum galleries
• 3pm Public Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm "Concerts in the Park" @ Hartman Concert Park

Monday 13
Tuesday 14
Wednesday 15
Thursday 16

• 12:30pm Public Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Third Thursday @ The Blanton Museum of Art

Friday 17
Saturday 18

• 3pm "The Intergalactic Nemesis Book One: Target Earth" @ The Paramount Theatre
• 3pm Public Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm "The Intergalactic Nemesis Book Two: Robot Planet Rising" @ The Paramount Theatre

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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 @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 1pm Kids' Choice Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art

Friday 3

• International Art Show opens @ Art on 5th
• 10am Art-Making Activities for Families @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Hiroshima @ One World Theatre
• 9:30pm Hiroshima @ One World Theatre

Saturday 4

• Hybrid Forms opens @ The Jones Center 
• Possible Objects opens @ Davis Gallery

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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 of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 12:30pm Public Tour: Go West @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Biblical Film Series @ Harry Ransom Center
• 7:30pm Hot Spots, Cool Drinks @ Jones Center
• 8pm Is Life Worth Living @ The Vortex

Friday 13

• 10am Art-Making Activity for Families @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 8pm Is Life Worth Living @ The Vortex

Saturday 14

• 11am 2nd Saturday Family Day @ Laguna Gloria
• 3pm Public Tour: Collecting the Impulse @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Jamal Cyrus Performance @ Jones Center
• 8pm Is Life Worth Living @ The Vortex

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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 for Families @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 12:30pm Public Tour: The Collecting Impulse: Fifty Works from Dorothy and Herbert Vogel @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 1pm Choose Your Own Adventure Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Third Thursday @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 6pm Blanton Lecture @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 6pm Biblical Film Series: The Ten Commandments @ Harry Ransom Center
• 8pm Young Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar @ The Curtain Theatre

Friday 22

• 10am Art-Making Activity for Families @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 10:30am Story Time Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7:30pm Film: The Unknown @ Laguna Gloria
• 8pm Young Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar @ The Curtain Theatre
• 8pm Chorus Austin: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses @ The Long Center

Saturday 23

• Last chance to see New Works @ Davis Gallery
• 8pm Young Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar Toga Night! @ The Curtain Theatre
• 8pm ROCK: The Improvised Rock Opera @ The Hideout Theatre

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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 Fictions @ Women and Their Work
• 8pm Twelfth Night @ Zilker Hillside Theatre

Friday 11

• 8pm Twelfth Night @ Zilker Hillside Theatre
• 8pm Ballet Austin presents Romeo & Juliet @ The Long Center

Saturday 12

• Last day to see The Laramie Project @ ZACH Theatre
• 11am Second Saturday for Families @ Laguna Gloria
• 3pm Public Tour: American Scenery @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Capital City Men's Chorus presents "Just Go to the Movies" @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 8pm Twelfth Night @ Zilker Hillside Theatre
• 8pm Ballet Austin presents Romeo & Juliet @ The Long Center

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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 History and Influence" exhibition opens @ Harry Ransom Center
• 12pm The Blanton's Bach Cantata @ Blanton Museum
• 6pm Blanton Lecture: Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World: Broadening the Canon @ Blanton Auditorium

Wednesday 29
Thursday 1

• 12:30pm Blanton Perspectives: American Scenery @ Blanton Museum
• 7pm Visiting Lecturer: Lisa D. Freiman @ Jones Center Community Room

Friday 2

• 6pm "Kings & Creators" @ Harry Ransom Center
• 6pm B Scene @ Blanton Museum
• 8pm Denyce Graves, Mezzo-Soprano @ Dell Hall

Saturday 3

• 11am Explore UT at the Blanton @ Blanton Museum
• 1:30pm Auditions for Summer's Young Shakespeare Program @ Austin Children's Theatre
• 2pm Ballet Austin: Hansel & Gretel
• 4:30pm Ballet Austin: Hansel & Gretel
• 6pm Opening Reception of "Jennifer Balkan: Peep Holes" @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 7pm Opening Reception of "Absurdities Crept In" @ Gray Duck Gallery
• 8pm Denyce Graves, Mezzo-Soprano @ Dell Hall

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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 Third Thursday @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 6pm Viewpoints @ Jones Center

Friday 17

• Start of Screening of Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow @ Violet Crown Cinema
• 6:30pm Central Market Cooking Class (Shakespeare style) @ Central Market
• 8pm New American Talent/Dance @ Long Center
• 8pm Pilobolus @ The Paramount Theatre

Saturday 18

• Last day to see Sandra Langston: A Retrospective @ Davis Gallery
• 3pm Public Tour @ Blanton Museum of Art
• 8pm New American Talent/Dance @ Long Center
• 8pm Pilobolus @ The Paramount Theatre
• 8pm Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra @ Bass Concert Hall

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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 The Blanton's Bach Cantata @ The Blanton

Wednesday 1

• 12pm Poetry on the Plaza: Love @ Harry Ransom Center
• 7pm The Art of Self Tracking w/ Laurie Frick @ Women & Their Work

Thursday 2

• 12:30pm Blanton Perspectives: Go West! @ The Blanton
• 8pm Tom Stoppard's Arcadia opens @ The Long Center (Thurs-Sat @ 8pm until Feb 19)
• 8pm Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Moulin Rouge: The Ballet @ The Paramount Theatre

Friday 3
Saturday 4

• Ian Shults: Solo Show opens @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 2pm The Blanton's SoundSpace: Musicircus @ The Blanton
• 7:30pm Austin Lyric Opera presents: Lucia di Lammermoor @ The Long Center

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Week of January 22-28
It 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! @ Blanton Museum

Friday 27

• 6pm Art by Southwestern exhibit opens @ Russell Collection

Saturday 28

• "Sandra Langston: A Retrospective" opens @ Davis Gallery
• Last day to see Will Klemm @ Wally Workman Gallery
• 3pm Public Tour of "Go West" Representations of the Public Frontier" @ Blanton Museum

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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 Africa @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Third Thursday @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Blanton Book Club @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 7pm Film Screening: Joseph Cornell @ Laguna Gloria
• 8pm The Civil Wars @ The Paramount Theater
• 8pm National Theater of Scotland: Long Gone Lonesome @Bass Concert Hall

Friday 20

• 8pm Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 8pm National Theater of Scotland: Long Gone Lonesome @Bass Concert Hall 

Saturday 21

• 2pm National Theater of Scotland: Long Gone Lonesome @Bass Concert Hall
• 3pm Public Tour: El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa @ The Blanton Museum of Art
• 5pm Whitacre & Lewis: "New Year's Special" @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 6pm Midwinter Dinner @ Humanities Texas
• 8pm Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles @ St. Martin's Lutheran Church
• 8pm National Theater of Scotland: Long Gone Lonesome @Bass Concert Hall

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