Events in April 2006
Apr 1 Austin Toros vs. Fort Worth
7:30 PM
Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez
www.austintoros.com
Run with the Toros! Dates and times are subject to change. All home games are played at the Austin Convention Center.
Apr 1 JERRY JEFF WALKER BIRTHDAY 2006
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
"20 Years of Tried & True 1986-2006" There’s no better annual Austin tradition than Jerry Jeff celebrating his birthday at The Paramount. This time around Jerry Jeff is also commemorating 20 years of success to Tried & True Music, his own independent label. Come party with “Mr. Bojangles!” Purchase Tickets Online or call (866) 4GET-TIX
Apr 1 Art After Dark
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Republic Square Park, 5th & Guadalupe
(512) 458-6073
www.austinfineartsfestival.org/artafterdark.htmlwww.austinfineartsfestival.org
The Austin Fine Arts Alliance transforms the Arts Festival like never before...Fine Art: exclusive shopping of 220 exhibiting visual artists (selected from 800 applicants), music: the legendary Marcia Ball, select wines: grape vine market, cuisine: austin's best flavors. Tickets - $55 per person. Benefitting the Blanton Museum of Art and the Austin Museum of Art. To purchase tickets visit - austinfineartsfestival.org or call (512) 458-6073.
Apr 1 SPAMARAMA
Waterloo Park, 403 E. 15th
(512) 834-1827
www.spamarama.com
The World Famous Pandemonious Potted Pork Party! Enjoy Spam Ball, compete in the SPAM Cook-off, participate in the SPAMALYPICS and Jam with the SPAM Jam. Where else but Austin!!!
Apr 1 40 Acres Fest
University of Texas Campus
(512) 471-3065
www.40acresfest.com/
A Festival for the Students by the Students - A day of fun-filled festivities highlighting the creativity and accomplishments of UT Students and UT Student organizations.
Apr 1 Contemporary Landscapes: Texas and Beyond
Art on 5th, 1501 W. 5th
(512) 481-1111
www.arton5th.com
Artists Reception: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Experience the ethereal landscapes of local artist Zita Raymond and John Hopkins’ Texas landscapes, created using his perfected oil and palette-knife technique.
Apr 1 Statesman Junior 'Dillo Kids Run
8:00 AM
Auditorium Shores, Town Lake
(512) 445-3598
www.statesman.com/sports/content/cap10k
The Junior 'Dillo Kids Run is a certified 1-mile run for kids aged 12 & under. All participants receive a commemorative award & the top three in each age group receive custom medals. Seven age division in both male & female categories: 6 & under; single year age groups: 7 years-12 years. New this year! The Junior 'Dillo Kids 1/2 mile Family Fun Run & Walk, for children 6 & under and their parents. This is a non-competitive (not timed) & each child will receive a commemorative award at the finish line.
Apr 1 Passion: Music for Holy Week from the French Baroque
St. Mary's Cathedral, 10th & Brazos
(512) 474-8497
www.austix.com
Texas Early Music Project perform Charpentier's stunningly beautiful and emotionally compelling, "Le Reniement de St. Pierre" plus works by Couperin and Lully. Call 474-TIXS (8497) for tickets.
Apr 1-Apr 2 Austin Fine Arts Festival
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 458-6073
www.austinfineartsfestival.org
Buy Art - Feed Your Soul! - 220 juried artists from around the nation will be on-site to sell their artwork representing a variety of mediums and price ranges. The Fine Arts Festival also includes: Hands-on children’s art activities & a kid’s stage dedicated to live children’s entertainment, Live AMOA Art School artist demonstrations & a FREE AMOA community art activity, A park stage featuring live music, Delicious Culinary delights, Free roundtrip shuttle from festival site to AMOA and free admission to AMOA during festival weekend. Admission: Adults - $8.00 Children 12 and under - FREE Students $5 (with proper ID) Art activites - $1.00 per activity.
Apr 1-Apr 2 Cactus & Succulent Show
Zilker Botanical Gardens, 2220 Barton Springs Road
(512) 477-8672
www.zilkergarden.org/about/events/
Presented by the Austin Cactus & Succulent Society, this show is FREE and open to the general public. The show will offer visitors a chance to see rare and beautiful cacti and succulent species from around the world. Vendors from Texas and Oklahoma will sell native, old world and other cacti and succulents at reasonable prices. There will also be a silent auction and hourly plant raffle of rare and collectible cacti and succulents. Saturday, April 1, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Apr 1-Apr 29 McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Benefits Center for Child Protection.
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, 401 Congress
(512) 236-9600
www.centerforchildprotection.org
April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month and McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant is helping raise awareness about the tragedy of child abuse and neglect. During the month of April, 100% of all iced tea sales will benefit the Center for Child Protection. Help protect Austin's children by visiting McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant at 401 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. For more information about the Center for Child Protection, call 512-472-1164 or visit www.centerforchildprotection.org. For reservations, please call 512-236-9600. April is also Child Abuse Prevention Month - And you can help Teen Graduating from Foster Care with Project Graduation LIfe Kits. Project Graduation Helps Teens Graduating from Foster Care. The Center for Child Protection is sponsoring a drive for "Life Kits" for teenagers who are aging out of foster care in Travis County. Once these teens turn 18, many of them must begin a new life for themselves without the benefit of support. To address this need, the Center is collecting new basic household items – a "Life Kit" - to help these teens get started on the path to success. Items the Center is collecting include basic necessities including a clock radio, towels, sheets, pots and pans and more. Each "Life Kit" costs about $200, and the Center will serve more than 80 teenagers this year. Items will be collected in April and distributed to teens in early-May. For a list of needed items or to participate, call the Center for Child Protection at 512-472-1164 or visit www.centerforchildprotection.org.
Apr 1-Apr 29 Sleeping Beauty
Scottish Rite Theatre, 207 West 18th Street
(512) 472-5436
www.ScottishRiteTheatre.org
Combine a sweet princess, a very bitter fairy, and a dash of magic. Stir in Sleepy Pete (drowsy right-hand man to the King), and "POOF!", you have Sleeping Beauty! Scottish Rite Children's Theatre cooks up a recipe for fun in far-away kingdom where true love triumphs and spells are made to be broken. Audience members play active roles in this version of the classic tale. On stage at Scottish Rite Children's Theatre, April 1-30 including a performance on Easter Sunday at 2:00 P.M. Tickets are available by calling 512-472-KIDO (5436). Our on-site box office at 207 W. 18th Street is open Monday-Friday from Noon to 5:00 P.M. for both phone and walk-up sales. Because our staff is busy with the show and serving patrons on weekends, we cannot process weekend phone sales. Limited tickets will still be available at the door one hour before the performance. Saturdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:00 A.M. Sundays, April 2, 9, 16 (Easter) at 2:00 P.M. Sundays, April 23, 30 at both 2:00 and 5:00 P.M. $5 for Children 12 and under, $10 for Adults Seating is General Admission. Order by phone: 512-472-KIDO (5436) or Purchase in person at 207 West 18th Street Box Office Hours: Monday - Friday 12 noon to 5:00 P.M. Family Nite (Dinner and a Show) Saturday April 15, 5:00 P.M. Dinner 6:00 P.M. Show $12 CHILDREN 12 and under, $20 ADULTS (Show Tickets without dinner are also available at the regular rate of $5 and $10).
Apr 1-May 5 Superspace - Hana Hillerova
Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca
(512) 477-1064
www.womenandtheirwork.org
Women & Their Work is pleased to present Austin artist, Hana Hillerova’s solo mixed media installation exhibit titled Superspace. Hillerova creates large-scale mixed media installations that merge digital and analog modes of production. Through the use of nerdy high-tech means and what Hillerova refers to as “dirty” (trash mixed medial materials --discarded cardboard, paper, carpet etc.), she creates her new body of work Superspace. Her manipulated space produces strange visual perspectives that boggle the mind. She states, “Fictitious architectural spaces and landscapes ooze and crystallize to generate head trips that are optimistically apocalyptic.” Opening Reception: Saturday, April 1, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Apr 2 Charlotte's Web
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
The miraculous Charlotte and the lovable Wilber star in E.B. White's ever-popular tale of bravery, selfless love and the true meaning of friendship. Showtimes: 2:00 & 4:30 p.m.
Apr 2 Austin Toros vs. Fort Worth
7:30 PM
Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez
www.austintoros.com
Run with the Toros! Dates and times are subject to change. All home games are played at the Austin Convention Center.
Apr 2 Statesman Capital 10K
Auditorium Shores, Town Lake
(512) 472-3524
www.statesman.com/sports/content/cap10k
One of the largest - if not THE largest races in Texas. Join the MASS and have a great time for great cause - the People's Community Clinic.
Apr 3 Reverb
7:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
LECTURE New York photographer Lorie Novak presents "Reverb," a multimedia work that explores photography and memory.
Apr 4 Economic Development Committee
12:00 PM
211 E. 7th Street, Room 111
Chair: Tracy Atkins, Staff Liaison: Julie Fitch
Apr 4 Cesar Chavez Wastewater Project Contractor-Property Owner Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Radisson Hotel, 111 E. Cesar Chavez, Old Pecan Street Room
(512) 648-3204
www.ci.austin.tx.us/acwp/
The Austin Clean Water Program (ACWP) will begin construction in early April to replace aging wastewater lines in several downtown locations. Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. has been awarded the wastewater improvements contract by the City of Austin. Property owners are invited to attend a "Meet the Contractor" lunch where Project Manager Roman Grijalva will discuss the phased traffic plan at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and Congress Avenue when work begins on the installation of 580 feet of 24-inch waterwater line in Cesar Chavez Street from West Brazos to West of Congress Avenue. Although the construction is scheduled to take 70 calendar days, the City is offering a financial incentive to the contractor to finish this part of the project in as early as 50 calendar days. Lunch will be provided at this meeting, please RSVP to ACWP hotline, 648-3204.
Apr 4-Apr 6 The Taming of the Shrew
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 476-2163
www.balletaustin.org
The Washington Post dubbed Stephen Mills "the bard of the ballet" in its review of his adaptation of Shakespeare's timeless comedic battle of the sexes. Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. as part of their Youth and Family Public Performances Series in 2004, Mills' The Taming of the Shrew sets the hilarious dueling duo's dogfights to music by a pair of Italian baroque composers-and all with a nod to the Cole Porter classic, Kiss Me Kate. Poor Petruchio won't know what hit him!
Apr 4-May 16 3 Actresses Abroad: Anna May Wong, Josephine Baker, & Louise Brooks
409 Colorado Street
Chale Nafus
512-322-0145
www.austinfilm.org
The Austin Film Society Presents three American actresses who had to leave the US to become stars in the 1920s and 30s.
Apr 5 Poetry on the Plaza: Muscled Like the Lion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
Poetry on the Plaza is a monthly noontime reading series sponsored by the Ransom Center. It is generally held on the first Wednesday of each month and features the works of authors whose papers are housed at the Center. Past poets read include William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Anne Sexton, and Dylan Thomas. Readers are drawn from the local community and have included professors and students at the university as well as local actors and authors. The readings take place on the plaza directly east of the Ransom Center's main entrance. The Center is located at 21st and Guadalupe on the southeast corner of the university campus. Poetry on the Plaza is free and open to the public. In inclement weather, readings will be held in the Ransom Center's Lobby.
Apr 5-Apr 8 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
Mike A. Meyers Stadium 707 Manor Road
800-687-8379
www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=81&change_well_id=1
One of the premiere track & field events in the country, the Texas Relays bring togehter the best high school, college and professional athletes from Texas, the U.s. and the world.
Apr 5-May 14 Triple Expresso
State Theater, 719 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
A highly-caffeinated comedy that tells the rags-to-rags story of an aspiring trio whose bid for showbiz fame and fortune ended in 4 minutes on national television. Bring your friends to see this high-energy, vaudeville-inspired comedy. Wed - Fri @ 8:00 p.m. | Sat @ 5:00 & 8:00 p.m. | Sun @ 2:30 & 7:00 p.m. Purchase Tickets Online or call (866) 4GET-TIX For more info. visit. www.tripleespresso.com.
Apr 6 Diavolo
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
Appearing in Austin for the first time, Diavolo's work is the ultimate in artistic risk-taking. The physicality of it is overwhelming. Leaping, flying, spinning, dancing on a variety of larger-than-life structures that challenge the dancers to perform at the very edge of their abilities. Ladders, doors, cages, spring-loaded chairs and huge sections of spandex all play metaphorical roles as this extremely hip troupe exploers the absurdites of life and man's struggle to maintain humanity. For his work with the company, Jacques Heim, artistic Director is currenly choreographing the newest permanent show for Cirque du Soleil, which will premiere April 05 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. His sensational dance troupe brings Austin 21st century art at its finest.
Apr 6 Austin Toros vs. Fort Worth
7:30 PM
Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez
www.austintoros.com
Run with the Toros! Dates and times are subject to change. All home games are played at the Austin Convention Center.
Apr 6 West End Gallery Night
West End - Sixth Street - West of Lamar
www.inthegalleries.com/westend.htm
The First Tursday of Each Month is Gallery Night with the West End galleries open until 8:00 p.m. Visit Art on 5th, Artworks, Austin Galleries, f8 Fine Art, Lotus Gallery, Stephen L. Clark Gallery, and Wally Workman Gallery. Make every first Thursday YOUR gallery night--and spend the evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. gallery hopping. Kick back after your hectic day, relax, and enjoy a glass of wine at any of Austin's West End galleries.
Apr 6 Technologies of Innovation
7:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
LECTURE For the 2006 Carl H. Pforzheimer Endowed Lecture, Professor of English Janine Barchas presents "Technologies of Innovation: The Visual Exuberance of Eighteenth-Century Print Culture."
Apr 6 Light of Hope
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina
www.lightofhopeaustin.org
Join friends and neighbors in protecting and celebrating our children at the 3rd Annual Light of Hope Celebration at the George Washington Carver Library (1161 Angelina Street). Light of Hope will include an evening of family activities, music, child performances, and a message of hope as the Austin community comes together to mark April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The event is free of charge and open to the public. The event is a joint collaboration organized by the Austin Children's Shelter, Austin Police Department, Bikers Against Child Abuse, CASA of Travis County, Center for Child Protection, Partnerships for Austin Children in Crisis, The Texas Attorney General's Office of Family Initiatives, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Travis County Child Welfare Board, and Travis County Sheriff's Office. For more information, visit www.lightofhopeaustin.org.
Apr 6-Apr 9 Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival
Various locations throughout Downtown and Austin
(512) 249-6300
www.texaswineandfood.org
Established in 1986, the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is the oldest and largest wine and food festival in the Lone Star state and is distinctively defined by its connection to Texas culture, tradition, flavors and hospitality. Every April we host a four day-long celebration of food and wine throughout Austin and the scenic Hill Country. Over 30 events take place at a variety of unique local venues, ranging from black-tie to down home - but all with a true Texas attitude! Highlights include a fine wine auction, the grand tasting "Stars Across Texas", winery luncheons, cooking classes, and wine seminars. The weekend culminates with our annual Sunday Fair - an extravaganza of tasting tents featuring Texas food producers, restaurants, wineries and craft brewers complemented by cooking demonstrations, cook book signings, children's activities and live music.
Apr 6-Apr 9 Ballet East: Max Luna III
Doughtery Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd.
(512) 474-8497
www.austix.com
Internationally celebrated choreographer and dancer Max Luna is guest chroeographer for Ballet East's Spring production.
Apr 6-Apr 30 NATIONAL ORAL HISTORY PROJECT COMES TO AUSTIN
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(800) 850-4406
www.storycorps.net
StoryCorps Stops in Austin as it Tours the U.S. Capturing Stories Of Ordinary Americans For The Library Of Congress and NPR - The StoryCorps mobile recording booth, a national oral history project in which ordinary Americans are interviewed by relatives or friends, will be in Austin to collect the stories of Central Texans as part of the program's cross-country tour. The StoryCorps mobile recording booth, contained in an Airstream trailer, is traveling to every corner of the U.S., instructing and inspiring individuals to record their stories in sound. This is the largest oral history project ever undertaken, with more than 2000 stories already collected. Award-winning NPR documentary producer Dave Isay created StoryCorps. Where: In front of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress Avenue, at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Parking is available in the museum parking lot for $5 ($3 with a $5 purchase at the museum). To reserve your interview slot: Visit www.storycorps.net or call the reservation line at (800) 850-4406 (it's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week). Reservations for Austin will open on March 30th at 10 a.m. A $10 donation is suggested. Sponsors: Locally, KUT Radio 90.5 FM, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, KAZI Radio 88.7 FM and Classical 89.5 KMFA-FM Radio are bringing this remarkable project to Central Texas. NPR (National Public Radio), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Saturn, the automobile company are the national sponsors of StoryCorps. For more information about StoryCorps, visit www.storycorps.net.
Apr 7 2006 Art in the Park - Loving Mother Earth
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
McBeth Recreation Center, Zilker Park, 2400 Columbus Drive
(512) 454-9912
www.vsatx.org
VSA arts of Texas and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department host this annual festival that includes art booths, live music and performances on an outdoor stage, and a children's art exhibit. This grassroots festival has been around for over 20 years and for the second year in a row, we are having a theme and opening the event to the public to encourage attendance by homeschooled and younger children. The 2006 theme is "Loving Mother Earth" in honor of Earth Day. Nature and earth inspired art activities and entertainment will be featured at the festival including the creation of a Green Gates banner, a performance by Captain Can on recycling education, and much more. The art activities and performances are provided by local arts organizations, community groups, and Austin Recreation Centers. The general public is welcome to attend this free event. Over 500 children and adults with and without disabilities attend this festival each year. For more information visit www.vsatx.org or call 512-454-9912.
Apr 7 Comedy in the Fast Lane
9:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 471-7744
www.uterwincenter.com
Featuring Katt Williams and J. Anthony Brown with special guests Juan Villareal and Gary Owen. Comedian Katt Williams has stand-up down to a science – and maybe that’s because he was studying to become a scientist before he took the risk to pursue his passion for stand-up comedy. Williams is one smart guy – he won a full science scholarship to the National Science Academy before he began his comedy career. Williams brings the same sharp wit to the stage, which is what earned him spots on BET’s Comic View.
Apr 7 Live From the Plaza: Chaparral
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
301 W. Second Street City Hall
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/live.htm
Head down to City Hall on Fridays for lunch-time live music on the plaza! The 2006 series starts on April 7, 2006. This music series showcases local musicians and reflects the artistic excellence and diversity of Austin. The plaza provides a relaxing open space for downtown workers and visitors to listen to the bands.
Apr 7-May 5 Pantomime: Paintings by Esperanza Mendez
227 Congress Avenue, La Pena Art Gallery
512-477-6007
www.lapena-austin.org
La Pena presents "Pantomime" during the month of April. It is an exhibit of paintings Esperanza Mendez. The central themes of her work are based on her personal life, observations, and experiences as a deaf Mexican-American. The show opens on Friday, April 7th at 6 pm and runs through May 5th.
Apr 7-May 5 Alebrejes: Artwork by Sanchez Elementary 4th Grade Students
211 Congress Avenue, Las Manitas Avenue Cafe
David Gutierrez
512-477-6007
www.lapena-austin.org
La Pena continues its partnership with Sanchez Elementary to present "Alebrejes". This exhibit at Las Manitas Avenue Cafe showcases artwork by 4th grade students from Sanchez Elementary. It runs from April 7th until May 5th . A closing reception will be taking place on Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 5 th starting at 4:30 pm and will feature a performance by the Sanchez Elementary Honors Music Choir.
Apr 8 That’s a WRAP!!
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress
(512) 495-9224
www.amoa.org
Second Saturdays are for Families - Visit Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Wurth Museum Collection and explore how the artists have transformed everyday things by wrapping - from a shovel, a road sign, and a table and chairs - to entire bridges and buildings! Then visit our Community Room where we’ll use printmaking techniques to create our own wrapping paper for you to take home and wrap something of your own. Drop in and create! $7 per family; Member $5. This event does not require an RSVP.
Apr 8 Urban Music Festival
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Auditorium Shores, Town Lake
www.urbanmusicfest.com
Urban Music Fest has plenty of activities for the entire family! Half of the space at Auditorium Shores will be dedicated to fun-filled activities for the kids - including a carnival, face painting, gaming tents, celebrity autograph tent, health and fitness expo, balloon artists, Black Hawk Helicopters and Urban Assault Vehicle displays and so much more! Artists currently scheduled: George Johnson from the Brothers Johnson, Sir Nose from the Parliament Funkadelics, Chaka Khan, Michael Henderson from the Bass Players Ball, Ray Parker Jr., Cherelle, Alexander O'Neal, The Galloway Brothers from Midnight Star, and Adina Howard.
Apr 8 By the Hand of the Father and Special Concert
7:00 PM
Hogg Auditorium, 21st & University
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
By the Hand of the Father got its start in Austin and now its back! The critically acclaimed musical play by Theresa Chavez, Eric Gutierrez and Rose Portillo and Alejandro Escovedo is inspired by the lives of five immigrant fathers who were among the first generation of true Mexican-Americans. By the Hand of the Father is a collection of stories and songs by Escovedo. And, this performance marks the Austin singer/songwriter's triumphant return to the stage after being diagnosed with Hepatitis C. During the months Escovedo was undergoing treatment, his friends and fellow artists stepped into his role. Now on April 8, the entire cast will perform together for the first time. And after, the audience will be treated to a special celebration concert starring Alejandro Escovedo with his special guests Rosie Flores, Rick Trevino, Ruben Ramos, Pete Escovedo and the By the Hand of the Father Ensemble.
Apr 8 Huston-Tillotson University's 5K Family Fun Run & Walk
8:00 AM
900 Chicon Street, Huston-Tillotson Campus
Linda Jackson
512-505-3006
www2.htu.edu
The annual Huston-Tillotson University 5K Family Fun Run and Walk will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2006, at 8 a.m. on the campus at 900 Chicon Street. This year's race, for the entire community, is part of a yearlong University health initiative that began with faculty, staff, and students learning more about ways to reduce their risk of cancer, boost energy levels, and improve everyday quality of life. Runners and walkers are invited to trek through the streets of East Austin past the mixture of historical landmarks, neighborhoods, newly constructed homes, and renovated buildings to the finish line on campus for an impressive view of the cityÕs skyline on the grounds of what was considered ÒAustinÕs second highest hill, overlooking the Colorado River.Ó
Apr 8 Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums: 7th Annual Ceilidh
6:30 PM
1607 San Jacinto, Scholtz Garten
512-306-9245
www.silverthistle.org
Benefiting Austin's only Youth Pipes & Drums Band. This event includes Celtic music, Scottish Highland & Country dancing, bagpiping and drumming. Fun for all ages. Food, drinks & entertainment along with a raffle and door prizes.
Apr 8 Keep Austin Beautiful 21st Annual Citywide Cleanup Event
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Town Lake
Alana Reed
512-391-0622
www.keepaustinbeautiful.org
Clean Sweep is a citywide cleanup taking place all over Austin, followed by an awesome “Thank You Party” at Fiesta Gardens on Town Lake with live music by The Damnations, event t-shirts, free lunch, a rock climbing wall, kid's activities, door prizes, environmental exhibits, green art and much more.
Apr 8 Swamp Romp & Crawfish Festival 2006
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Repubic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
Quad Smith
512-441-9015
www.roadstarproductions.com
This popular Louisiana themed event features the best in Louisiana cuisine prepared by concessionaires from Louisiana and Texas, along with 6 tons of jumbo crawfish. Enjoy dancers, juju mames, and a traditional funeral procession with lots of beads and tokens. Cajun & Zydeco music by local and national entertainers will complete the celebration. Past performers include Beau Jacques, Marcia Ball, Buckwheat Zydeco and Queen Ida. Estimated attendance is 15,000.
Apr 8-May 13 Intuition
1137 West 6th Street
512-480-0242
www.f8fineart.com
F8 Fine Art Gallery introduces ÒIntuition,Ó an exhibition featuring work by four Texas women. Jill PankeyÕs oil paintings are a colorful riot of rowdy, reveling women and a swirl of sensuous landscapes. Metallic images shift and shimmer like a mirage in Dyana WalkerÕs silvery photographs. Black and white fine art photographs by Polly Chandler portray moody, lone figures weighted with undercurrents of mystery. Jennifer Balkan explores the theme of manipulation with her oils of human marionettes, who themselves control hand puppets. Come and explore your feminine side!
Apr 9 Lang Lang
7:00 PM
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
Going to extremes is his signature style. The first Chinese piano prodigy to tour the globe and collect its accolades, Lang Lang (pronounced Long-Long) finally arrives in the Live Music Capitol of the World. The Charismatic 22-year old piano sensation captures the spirit of every piece he plays - from the vigorous Chopin Prelude to the tender Beethoven Adagio. A rollercoaster ride for the senses. Listen to Lang Lang at www.langlang.com.
Apr 9 JOE SCRUGGS CHILDREN'S CONCERT
3:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
Ready, set, GO! On Sunday, April 9th hundreds of Central Texas families will sprint, dash or jog to The Paramount Theatre and join RunTex and Joe Scruggs at the Crocodile Run - a family concert and fun run to benefit the HeartGift Foundation. For more information, visit www.heartgift.org
Apr 9 Austin Wranglers vs. Georgia Force
3:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 339-3924
www.austinwranglers.com
Apr 9 Comida Alegre 2006
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Repubic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
Quad Smith
512-441-9015
www.roadstarproductions.com
Featuring many of Austin's best Mexican food restaurants sampling their products so that the people of Austin can decide who has the best of several categories. They will be competing for best Fajitas, Enchiladas, Salsa, and Margaritas. A local Austin artist will be designing unique trophies for each winner. To add to the Mexican flavor of this event, we will be offering Salsa dance lessons and demonstrations. The event will also have music on 2 stages featuring great local, regional, national, and international artist . Music will consist of Latin, rock, blues, Tejano, Salsa, Brazilian, and more.
Apr 10 David Sedaris
8:00 PM
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
What other writer in American can reduce audiences to helpless fits of laughter by simply reading his own work while standing at a microphone and podium? Best-selling author/humorist David Sedaris returns to Austin for readings that include some new and unpublished works, as well as some recently published pieces from The New Yorker. Sedaris' sardonic humor and incisive social critique have since made him one of NPR's most popular and humorous commentators. The great skill with which Sedaris slices through euphemismsand political correctness proves that he is a master of satire. "Sedaris is the closest thing the literary world has these days to a rock star." - New York Times
Apr 11 Elvis Costello with the Austin Symphony Orchestra
8:00 PM
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 472-5470
www.austinsymphony.org
Mark your calendars for a phenomenal event! On April 11, Elvis Costello's Symphony Tour hits Austin for one night only as the UT Performing Arts Center presents ELVIS COSTELLO with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Costello and longtime keyboardist Steve Nieve team up with Cap City's own Austin Symphony in a performance that features two unforgettable sets. The first, a suite from Il Sogno (The Dream), Costello's celebrated full-length orchestral work based on Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night Dream. After intermission, it's classic Costello as Elvis, Steve, and the symphony wrap up a perfect evening with a collection of Costello's acclaimed songs.
Apr 11 Apr 11 DOWNTOWN Season 2 Premiere & Party
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
713 Congress Avenue, Paramount Theatre
512-469-1766
www.downtownaustin.com
You're invited to celebrate the launch of Season 2 of Austin's Emmy Award-winning series DOWNTOWN, the KLRU show that is the Austin celebration of downtown. The llively evening is jam-packed. Free tickets are available at Kruger's Jewelry (722 Congress Avenue) and at Keeper's (515 Congress Avenue), with free 15-minute customer parking available at both retailers. Our Season 2 Premiere & Party will feature the first episode of the new season, along with performances by the hip hop group Bboy City, the China School of Dance, with music by the K-Tel Hit Machine. You will see a sneak preview of the new 13-week season which premieres on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and airs every week at that time on KLRU, Austin's PBS station. What to wear? Just know that pink is the new black! Please join us in thanking those who are making the Premiere & Party possible - Congress Holdings Group, LandAmerica Commercial Services, Littlefield & Scarbrough Buildings, urbanspace Realtors, Standard Parking & Securitas.
Apr 12 Ladysmith Black Mambazo
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a Grammy-winning South African acappello singing group, is celebrated across the globe for its astounding performances and collaborations with Paul Simon on Graceland and Stevie Wonder, as well as its work on Broadway and on film soundtracks. Burstin forth from the crushing gravity of Soweto during Apartheid, Mambazo's sound carries South Africa's struggle for freedom to the international stage. Join them as they transport the audience to a world of joy and brotherhood.
Apr 13 Tinariwen - "The Hottest Band in Africa"
Hogg Auditorium, 21st & University
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
A Malian band of rebels, Tinariwen's desert blues was born of the circumstances of exile and suffering. Their story is one of rock and roll rebellion with a difference. Tinariwen means "empty places" which reflects their desert homeland in West African country of Mali. In the 1970's in the southern Sahara desert, when they were just teenagers, a devastating drought destroyed villages, livestock and a nomadic way of life. The Touareg people were forced into exile and grew angry with the Malian government.
Apr 13 The Origins of Writing
5:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
LECTURE Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Professor Emerita at The University of Texas at Austin, examines "The Origins of Writing." (Tom Lea Room)
Apr 13 Movies in the Park: Dodgeball
7:00 PM
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 477-1566
www.austinparks.org
Join the pre-show dodgeball game! Bring your family and come enjoy a new twist on Austin nightlife. All movies are free. Amusing pre-show antics start at 7:00 p.m. and movies start at dusk. Arrive early and have a picnic! Good to know: Dogs, picnics, and lawn chairs are welcome. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the park. Refreshments will be available for purchase from Dog Almighty (hot dogs, veggie dogs, chili, popcorn and drinks) and Lifeworks Ben and Jerry's (mmm, ice cream).
Apr 14 Live From the Plaza: Eve Monsees & the Exiles
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
301 W. Second Street City Hall
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/live.htm
Head down to City Hall on Fridays for lunch-time live music on the plaza! This music series showcases local musicians and reflects the artistic excellence and diversity of Austin. The plaza provides a relaxing open space for downtown workers and visitors to listen to the bands.
Apr 14 Bill Maher
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
Bill Maher, comedic commentator of the hit HBO show, "Real Time," brings his sharp tongue and acerbic wit to The Paramount. No person, party, phenomenon or institution is immune from Maher's signature combination of intelligence, incisiveness and acerbic humor. Hear him take aim at the various social, cultural and political issues of the day.
Apr 14-Apr 15 Austin Symphony Orchestra: Hilary Hahn
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 476-6064
www.austinsymphony.org
Violinist Hilary Hahn joins the Austin Symphony Orchestra for their Classical Concert Series. Program includes: Rautavaara - Cantus Articus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), Op. 61, Glazunov - Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 82, Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale." Concert times: 8:00 p.m.
Apr 14-Apr 29 Contemporary Handmade Furniture Show
421 West 2nd Street, Design Within Reach
512-472-7200
www.thefloatingchair.com
Event Opening: April 14th from 7 to 10 p.m. at Design Within Reach, 200 West 2nd Street, and 421 West 2nd Street Exhibition Space.
Apr 15 Austin Wranglers vs. Tampa Bay Storm
7:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 339-3924
www.austinwranglers.com
Apr 15 The Falsettos
7:00 PM
Spaghetti Warehouse, 117 W. 4th
(512) 404-9123
www.capcitymystery.com/spaghetti.html
Join the Capital City Mystery Players for an audience interactive comedy whodunit with dinner. The show is "The Falsettos, a wild and wachy send up of - what else - The Sopranos. Tony and company are in Texas for a waste management convention and he's ready to make you an offer you can't refuse - or die first! Several audience members become part of the action with hilarious results. In a classic clash of cultures, a Texas Ranger helps the audience solve the inenvitable crime. Everyone fills out a "crime report," guessing who, how and why, and the super sleuth of the evening wins a fabulous prize! Whether you follow the HBO hit or not, you'll laugh yourself silly while enjoying a delicious three course Italian meal! The price per person is only $29.95 for the dinner and the show. The reservation number is 404-9123, and the evening starts at 7:00 p.m.
Apr 15-Apr 16 Austin Reggae Festival
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Auditorium Shores, Town Lake
austinreggaefestival.blogspot.com/
The Austin Reggae Festival is the largest third-world music event in Central Texas. You’ll hear all takes on the beat that makes this music its own unique sound – from traditional to Chicano Reggae, even hip-hop variations. Doors open at noon. $7 each day. Benefitting Capital Area Food Bank. Boogie over to http://austinreggaefestival.blogspot.com/ for details, logistics, line-ups for these two days of non-stop live music that will keep you movin’.
Apr 15-May 10 Erin Cone and Ali Cavanaugh
1202 West 6th Street
512-472-7428
www.wallyworkman.com
Opening reception April 15th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Apr 16 Acclaimed Sitarist - Purbayan Chatterjee
5:00 PM
Texas Union Auditorium, 2247 Guadulupe
(512) 448-6740
www.icmca.org
The Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (ICMCA), now in its 15th year, proudly presents a masterful performance of Hindustani music on the Sitar by the acclaimed sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee. India’s sitar maestros have proclaimed Purbayan Chatterjee as one of its best young instrumentalists and a phenomenon to watch for his brilliance and virtuosity. Born into an established musical family, Purbayan was instructed by his father, Sri. Parthapratim Chatterjee, an articulate disciple of the famed sitar patriarch Pt. Nikhil Banerjee and sarod legend Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. As sitar aficionados know, the tradition of the Nikhil Banerjee school of sitar playing is celebrated on par with the style of India’s greatest modern exponent of the sitar Pandit Ravi Shankar. Purbayan’s talents, carefully developed within a rich musical environment, have given him a highly accomplished style that blends the depth and discipline of the “Dhrupad” tradition with the exuberance of the “Khayal” format. Admission: Adults: $20; Students/Seniors: $10; Children (5-10) -$5, Free for ICMCA members.
Apr 18 Affordable Housing in Downtown Austin - Oxymoron or Opportunity
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Palmer Events Center, Barton Springs Rd.
1-800-321-5011
uli.org/register/index.cfm?id=1502
Plan to attend this special planning forum to explore succesful developments, financing and policy tools that have been used to make homes affordable in downtowns around the country. Hear from experts, including developers and public officials, who have been involved in the actual development of workforce housing. Also, come to share your ideas. Hosted by: City of Austin, HousingWorks, National Housing Conference, Urban Land Institute. Invitation with information on how to register to follow. For more information, please contact the ULI Austin District Council at (512) 491-8301. To Register visit: http://www.uli.org/register/index.cfm?id=1502 OR CALL 1-800-321-5011.
Apr 18 NOBELITY: A film by Turk Pipkin
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
"Absolutely brilliant. This is one of the most important films of this year or any year." - Harry Knowles, aintitcool.com A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of Nobel laureates, Nobelity features the insights of Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Austin's Steve Weinberg, Wangari Maathai and many others. Filmed across the U.S., in France, Great Britain, India and Africa, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. The World Premier of Nobelity at the Paramount Theatre during the SXSW Film Festival was one of the most talked about events of the festival. This screening is the kick-off of Nobelity's national release, and is presented in partnership with The Austin Film Festival, AAIM (Austin Area Interreligious Ministry), Austin Habitat for Humanity, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and The Nobelity Project (working for a better future for all our children). www.nobelitythemovie.com
Apr 19 Arts & Entertainment Marketing Committee
8:30 AM
211 E. 7th Street, 7th Floor Conference Room
(512) 469-1766
www.downtownaustin.com/daa/whoweare
Chair: Nancy Burns, Staff Liaison: Cilla Temple
Apr 19 Poetry on the Plaza
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
READING Poetry on the Plaza, featuring Gary Mex Glazner in a National Poetry Month presentation. Poetry on the Plaza is a monthly noontime reading series sponsored by the Ransom Center. It is generally held on the first Wednesday of each month and features the works of authors whose papers are housed at the Center. Past poets read include William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Anne Sexton, and Dylan Thomas. Readers are drawn from the local community and have included professors and students at the university as well as local actors and authors. The readings take place on the plaza directly east of the Ransom Center's main entrance. The Center is located at 21st and Guadalupe on the southeast corner of the university campus. Poetry on the Plaza is free and open to the public. In inclement weather, readings will be held in the Ransom Center's Lobby.
Apr 19 Fotos de me Alma
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Copa Bar & Restaurant, 217 Congress
(512) 322-9947
www.latinasmagazine.org
Latinitas Magazines and Outreach invites you to the Fotos de mi Alma Auction on Wed, April 19th at Copa Bar and Restaurant (217 Congress) from 6-9pm. Youth art priced as low as $15 to professional pieces will be sold through a silent auction to support Latinitas programming in East and South Austin. Drink specials, free food and $5 salsa lessons downstairs will be available. Focused on empowering Latina youth through media and technology, Latinitas started as a project over three years ago in a Latinos and Media class at UT and now publishes two online bilingual magazines monthly and provides journalism after school programs and camps for Latina youth in Austin. Email info@latinitasmagazine.org or 512.322.9947 for information on the event or to submit a photo donation.
Apr 19-Apr 23 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Downtown and other area locations
www.cinelasamericas.org
Since 1997, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival has established itself as the leading Latin American film festival in the southern United States. Cine Las Americas breaks new ground by bringing Native and Latino films and filmmakers from throughout the Americas to a diverse pulbic in Austin, Texas, a city recognized for it outstanding vitality in film and the arts.
Apr 20 Big Idea Day
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
208 Barton Springs Road, Hyatt Rygency
512-928-8010
www.bigaustin.org
Two Big Speakers, One Big Day! BiGAUSTIN is very proud to present the 6th annual BiGIDEA DAY, featuring Dr. Randal Pinkett, this year's winner of NBC's hit reality show Donald Trump's Apprentice on April 20, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency of Austin. The BiGIDEA Awards ceremony began in 2000 and has grown into an event that honors and supports some of Central Texas' successful small businesses. This year the event has expanded to help small businesses succeed with a series of new networking opportunities. The BiGIDEA DAY is a full day geared towards making the right connections and celebrating our local small business community.
Apr 20-Apr 23 14th Annual International Poetry Festival
Various locations throughout Downtown and Austin
www.aipf.org
Austin Poets International Poetry Festival - "a dynamic, inclusive environment that celebrates a passion for language, cultural diversity and self-expression."
Apr 20-May 27 Jimmy Jalapeeno: No One Place
d berman gallery, 1701 Guadalupe
(512) 477-8877
www.dbermangallery.com
dberman gallery is pleased to present “No One Place”, a series of new paintings by Austin artist Jimmy Jalapeeno. He says, “These new paintings are about using the conventions of landscape painting to create imaginary sites, most of which could not possibly exist, but that still seem somewhat real. They are studies of convergences and rhythms in nature. Dendritic or branching forms appear not only in trees, but also in roots and geological formations. Or, the bed of a dry creek might resemble the surface of the water that had run through it. Some of these works have a good deal of ‘landscapeness’ about them, but some of them are more nearly abstract and create a struggle to justify themselves as depictions of ordinary space.” Mr. Jalapeeno has a BA from the University of Texas, Austin, and an MA from The University of California, Davis. He has exhibited throughout Texas. Opening Reception - Thursday, April 20, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Gallery Talk - Saturday, May 6, 1:00 p. m.
Apr 21 Live From the Plaza: Li'l Alice & Her Monkey Butlers
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
301 West 2nd Street
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/live.htm
Led by Austin singer Alice Spencer, Li'l Alice & Her Monkey Butlers bring the music of the Mississippi River to life with their repertoire of '20s and '30s jazz and blues. Backed by Mark Rubin on tuba (Bad Livers), Ben Saffer on clarinet, Joe Cordi on piano and special guest Tom Hall from St. Louis on guitar (Geyer Street Sheiks), Alice belts out songs by Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith and others, as well as original material.
Apr 21-Apr 22 Swingin' Then & Now
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
An evening of Louis Prima and friends with a fun and spunky dance ride of swing classics that is soon balanced with a contemporary and electronic rhythmic train into the future! "Tapestry shows in a most unabashed way how much they like to spread their good time around, complete with belly laughs and knee-slapping hilarity!" - The Austin American-Statesman
Apr 21-Apr 29 Literacy Austin BookFest 2006
Ballet Austin Box Office, 501 W. 3rd
(512) 478-7323
www.literacyaustin.org
Literacy Austin BookFest 2006 is coming to downtown Austin at Ballet Austin's Box Office and Administrative Center, 501 W. 3rd Street (San Antonio & 3rd St.) New and used books offered at bargain prices. Every penny you spend goes to teach adults in Austin to read and write. April 21: 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. $14 entry fee Tax Free Day, April 22 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. $3 entry fee, Tax Free Day; April 23 Noon - 6:00 p.m., $3 entry fee, April 26 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Free, April 29 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Free. Do you have too many book? Literacy Austin is currently accpeting gently used books for this event. No textbooks, magazines or Readers Digest Condensed books please. Donations accepted at Literacy Austin Center, 2222 Rosewood Ave. For futher information call, 512-478-7323 or visit www.literacyaustin.org.
Apr 22 Austin Student Film Expo
6:00 PM
ArtHouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress
(512) 453-5312
www.arthousetexas.org
Presented Collaboratively with the Austin Film Festival and showcasing films made by middle school and high school students and a panel discussion with local filmmakers.
Apr 22 Xtra-Ordinary: Francesca Fuchs, Thomas Glassford and Katrina Moorhead
3:00 PM
ArtHouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress
(512) 453-5312
www.arthousetexas.org
Talking Art - Gallery Tour
Apr 22 Los Grandes de la Musica Tejana
8:00 PM
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
In celebration of their 35th anniversary, UT's Center Mexican-American Studies (CMAS) is throwing a party- Tejano style! CMAS & the UT Performing Arts Center's ArtesAméricas program present Los Grandes de la Musica Tejana on April 22, with the legends of Tejano Music and Grammy winners: Little Joe Hernández, Sunny Ozuna, and Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution. Don't miss this celebration of Mexican-American/Texas heritage Saturday, in UT PAC's Bass Concert Hall (23rd & Robert Dedman). Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 17 at NOON!
Apr 22 Russell Peters
8:00 PM
Hogg Auditorium, 21st & University
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
A rising star on the international comedy circuit, comedian Russell Peters brings his riotous show to Austin. Renowned for his quick wit and piercing mimicry, Peters has mastered the art of traversing between hilarious characters of all races and cultures, electrifying audiences. Peters was the first South Asian to headline and sell-out the world famous Apollo Theatre. He has been featured repeatedly at Montreal's presitgious "Just for Laughs" Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, and a host of others across the globe. His Comedy Now! performance remains one of The Comedy Network's most popular and requested shows of all time. Russell Peters is a household name in Canada and will soon have Austin talking. "No one is immune from being a target.." — The Toronto Star
Apr 22 Guided Tour for Christo and Jeanne Claude Exhibit
2:00 PM
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress
(512) 495-9224
www.amoa.org
Learn about the art on view through Docent-led tours of the exhibition offered each Saturday. Free with museum admission.
Apr 22 Earth Day - Diggin' It
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers’ Market, located downtown at 4th and Guadalupe, announces an Earth Day Celebration – “Diggin’ It,” April, 22, 2006. There will be live music, an “earth-friendly” garden workshop and a cooking demo from April’s spring crops. The Kid’s Patch will feature a digging bed, recycled craft making and a petting pen. Look for the farmers to bring potatoes, root crops, young squash and green beans to the market. The market runs weekly every Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., through December 30th, 2006. The market downtown features fresh and local vegetables, herbs, cheeses, eggs, meats, breads, honey, flowers, prepared foods, drinks and artisan crafts. Free parking around the park and in the State parking garage at 3rd and San Antonio. Free admission.
Apr 22 Austin Rocks: Celebrating Local Music & Fashion
5:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Tambaleo, 302 Bowie
(512) 407-8232
www.rareaustin.com
Live Music and Fashion Show to benefit Austin Music Foundation sponsored by RARE Magazine. The event will include musical performances by some of Austin's most talented musicians while showcasing local fashion and styling from the city's top boutiques and salons. Musical performances by: 54 Seconds, Flametrick Subs, featuring Satan's Cheerleaders, and What Made Milwaukee Famous. Participating Boutiques and Salons: Hem Jeans, Orbit Salon, Flirt, Anne Kelso Salon, Upstairs, Electra Beauty Lounge, Cream Vintage, N Salon, Flipnotics, Innu Salon, Therapy, Wet Salon, Blue Elephant, Wildflower Salon, Plume, and Shag Salon. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.frontgatetickets.com as well as all participating boutiques and salons. Tickets will be available at the door for $12.00. Food will be provided by El Arroyo.
Apr 22 It's My Park Day!
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Various locations throughout Downtown and Austin
Ryan Orendorf
(512) 477-1566
www.austinparks.org
Join this half-day community service event focused on improvements to Austin's park system. Volunteers will meet at parks throughout the city to repair facilities, clear trails, plant flowers, improve playgrounds, and meet their neighbors. Activities will take place at over 30 locations throughout Austin, including Zilker Park, Shoal Creek and many other greenspaces. To view the complete list of projects or to register to volunteer visit: www.austinparks.org.
Apr 22 19th Annual Safe Place Walk
Waterloo Park, 403 E. 15th
(512) 481-WALK
www.SafePlaceWalk.org
Every year, the SafePlace Walk brings together survivors and supporters to raise money and awareness for the Austin community. The Walk honors the memories of those we have lost to violence and celebrates those living violence-free lives.
Apr 22 Red Hot & Soul
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Austin Music Hall, 3rd & Nueces
(512) 476-0541 x. 1
www.zachscott.com
Keepin' It Weird, a Celebration of our Hometown - ZACH's Annual Gala, Live and Silent Auction, Live Music by Les and the Funk Mob. In it's 10th year, Red, Hot & Soul, is ZACH's major annual fundraising gala, raising over $100,000 to support the theatre in its mission. Red, Hot & Soul is an evening of fun, community and celebration of theatre. Sponsorships available: $2,500 - $10,000; $1600 for table of ten, $160 for Individual Tickets.
Apr 22 Band-0-Rama
7:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 477-6060
www.lhb.music.utexas.edu/bandorama/
It just wouldn’t be a UT football game without The Longhorn Band. At Band-O-Rama however, there will be no sharing of the spotlight for this outstanding band. Known by most everyone as the "Showband of the Southwest", the Longhorn Band was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. E.P. Schoch. Consisting of just 16 members in its early days, the band has grown to include over 350 members. The Longhorn Band includes the following sections: baritones, clarinets, color guard, mellophones, percussion, piccolos, saxophones, trombones, trumpets and tubas. Ticket Information: Tickets for The Longhorn Band's 2006 Band-O-Rama are FREE and can ONLY be picked up in person at either The Frank Erwin Center box office or the Performing Arts Center ticket office (opens at Noon M-F). Tickets are available on a first come first served basis. Call The Erwin Center at 512-477-6060 for more information about tickets.
Apr 22-Apr 23 6th Annual New Growers Seminar, Exhibit and Plant Sale
Zilker Botanical Gardens, 2220 Barton Springs Road
www.hotos.org
Sponsored by the Heart O' Texas Orchid Society - Lectures will include the 6 variables: Light, Water, Air, Temperature, Growing medium & Fertilizing (called feeding). There will also be a lecture on Pest and Diseases. Free handouts will be available which are designed for the beginner to form a bases on which to learn how to grow orchids. Good information, questions answered, refreshments available. No charge for the seminar or exhibit, just come and learn. There will be a few vendors available with plant sales, and to help answer questions. Speakers: Bill Ater, Juanice Davis (It's A Jungle), Geoffrey Frost, Monica Gaylord and David Levine. For more information please contact: Bill Ater, 3803 Greystone Dr., Austin, TX 78731 (Telephone 512-345-3225; E-mail billater@flash.net) Seminar - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Exhibit and Plant Sale - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Apr 22-May 23 Bill Wittliff - La Vida Brinca: Tragaluz Photographs
Stephen L. Clark Gallery, 1101 W. 6th
(512) 477-0828
www.artnet.com/gallery/239/Stephen_L_Clark_Gallery.html
Stephen L. Clark Gallery Presents Bill Wittliff LA VIDA BRINCA Tragaluz Photographs - April 22nd – May 23, 2006 Opening Reception and book signing Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Gallery Hours Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 p.m., and by appointment.
Apr 23 Classic Virtuoso featuring William Doppman, Piano
3:00 PM
First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity
(866) 468-7621
www.amozartfest.org
Performing: Rachimaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42. Debussy: Three Etudes - pour les degres chromatiques, pour les sonorites opposees, pour les Octaves. Liszt: Gnomenreigen, Feux-Follets, Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in D-flat Minor. Bartok: Sonata (1926), Allegro moderato, Sostenuto e pesante, Allegro molto. The concert will be included in Austin's Shostakovich Centennial Celebration.
Apr 23 24th Annual Schlotzsky's Bun Run
8:00 AM
Auditorium Shores, Town Lake
www.bunrun.com
The Schlotzsky's Bun Run has been an Austin tradition since 1982. The event is the primary fundraiser for the Austin Sunshine Camps to help more than 700 disadvantaged local annually.
Apr 23 David Sedaris
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
A perennial favorite returns with his brutally honest, prickly and always thought-provoking views of the world. You may know him as an icon of NPR and best-selling author, but you don’t really know David Sedaris until you’ve experienced his live show at the Paramount.
Apr 25 Chuck D & Leonard Pitts
7:30 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
KLRU Engaging Speakers Series/06 - In this moderated panel discussion, rap artist Chuck D and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Leonard Pitts will discuss culture, social issues and race. University of Texas professor and author of Hip Hop Matters, S. Craig Watkins will lead the conversation. As the founder of Public Enemy, Chuck D. is one of the most colossal figures in the history of hip-hop. Since the late '80s, he has crafted music with a message. As part of Public Enemy and as a solo artist, Chuck D has released more than 10 albums and has become an outspoken advocate. He is also a respected voice on the American cultural landscape and hosts a weekly show on Air America Radio. Leonard Pitts is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and authority on black America and popular music. Since 1994, Pitts has penned a syndicated column of commentary on pop culture, social issues and family life. He recently wrote an article that captured national attention entitled The Rap Against Rap: It Celebrates Ignorance. Pitts' work has appeared in such publications as Musician, Spin and TV Guide. http://www.klru.org/spark/chuckd.html
Apr 26 Security & Maintenance Committee
8:30 AM
211 E. 7th Street, Room 111
(512) 469-1766
www.downtownaustin.com/daa/whoweare
Chair: John Nyfeler, Staff Liaison: Bill Brice
Apr 26 Wild Boys of the Road (Wellman, 1933)
7:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145
www.austinfilm.org
Part of the Austin Film Society's (AFS) 20th Anniversary Film Series. Every month, AFS presents a film selected by Artistic Director Richard Linklater and Director of Programming Chale Nafus from the vast list of more than 1,400 films shown during the society's history. Admission is free for new or current AFS members, and $4 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online at austinfilm.org. AFS members now have the option to buy extra tickets while reservting their free ticket. For additional ticket information visit the AFS website.
Apr 26 Aurelio Martinez
8:00 PM
Hogg Memorial Auditorium, 24th at Whitis
(512) 471-1444
www.utpac.org
Acclaimed for both his preservation and modernization of the Parranda musical tradition from the Caribbean coast of Central America, performer Aurelio Martinez enchants with a blend of African and Latin acoustic roots.
Apr 27 BREAK! THE URBAN FUNK SPECTACULAR
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
Move over Stomp!” The Houston Chronicle. This colorful family show that celebrates 30 years of Hip-Hop dancing, is filled with break dancing, power tumbling, a live DJ and more. This breathtaking spectacle is known for "inspiring kids, parents and even grandparents to thunderous applause," on five continents. The cutting edge of dance in the 21st century, break dance is considered a distinctive American art form that traces its roots to the streets of the inner city. The performers in Break! have all been featured as soloists for show biz heavies like Puff Daddy, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Luther Van Dross. Purchase Tickets Online or call (866) 4GET-TIX
Apr 27 Streetscapes & Transportation Committee
12:00 PM
211 E. 7th Street, 7th Floor Conference Room
(512) 469-1766
www.downtownaustin.com/daa/whoweare
Chair: Steve Simpson, Staff Liaison: Thomas Butler
Apr 27 Movies in the Park: Cool Hand Luke
7:00 PM
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 477-1566
www.austinparks.org
Compete in an egg eating contest! Bring your family and come enjoy a new twist on Austin nightlife. All movies are free. Amusing pre-show antics start at 7:00 p.m. and movies start at dusk. Arrive early and have a picnic! Good to know: Dogs, picnics, and lawn chairs are welcome. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the park. Refreshments will be available for purchase from Dog Almighty (hot dogs, veggie dogs, chili, popcorn and drinks) and Lifeworks Ben and Jerry's (mmm, ice cream).
Apr 27 Design Lecture & Social
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
200 West 2nd Street
512-472-7200
www.thefloatingchair.com
Featuring Kate Catterall, Associate Professor, MA, College of Fine Arts UT Austin. Event will be held at the Design Within Reach showroom.
Apr 27 Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum's 8th Annual Garden Party
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 605 Robert E. Lee Road
(512) 445-5582
www.umlaufsculpture.org
The Umlauf Garden Party celebrates the work of 20th Century American sculptor, Charles Umlauf. Proceeds from the party are dedicated to the preservation of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum and help underwrite the museum's award-winning educational progams. The event features samplings from Austin's finest restaurants, wine, live music by the Nash Hernandez Orchestra, a silent auction, and the opportunity to bid on terra cotta pots whimsically decorated by Austin personalities. 2006 Garden Party Honorary Chair Kathy Womack has painted an original piece to be part of the silent auction. Tickets are $70 in advance (or $85 at the door, pending availability) and may be purchased at select Twin Liquors locations or by calling the museum at (512) 462-6050.
Apr 27 Austin Farmers' Market - Plaza Saltillo Opening
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Plaza Saltillo, 500 Comal St.
(512) 236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers’ Market will be opening a seasonal Thursday mid-week market (previously held on Wednesdays) on Thursday, April 27th. The opening ceremonies and party-like atmosphere will recognize this market as a “little sister” of the main Saturday market downtown. There will be music, a market manager iron chef’s challenge, Happy Kitchen cooking demos, a gardening workshop and more. The market is open weekly through September 28th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Shoppers can expect about 10 farmers, including meats and eggs, and about 10 other vendors, including tamales, Mediterranean foods, pestos, bread, granola, root beer and iced coffees. Farmers will have tomatoes, blackberries, new potatoes, young squash, green beans and strawberries. Free parking around the neighborhood and near the plaza. Free admission. 236-0074.
Apr 27-Apr 28 Debbie Gravitte
Mansions at Judges Hill, 1900 Rio Grande
(512) 495-1857
www.austincabaret.org
Tony Award winner for JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY, Debbie Gravitte brings her immense talent and stunning show to ACT and Austin for the first time! She’s the delicious diva of Broadway! The beautiful MANSION at JUDGE’S HILL (MLK & Rio Grande) creates a spectacular new backdrop for Austin Cabaret Theatre. You now have the luxury of dining prior to the show, in the main restaurant or our new showroom. Either way, dinner guests will also enjoy premium seating for the performance, as well as a discount on their meals. For dinner reservations, please call (512) 495-1857.
Apr 27-Apr 30 Blowin Up A Spot! Film Festival
Carver Library, 1161 Angelina
(512) 693-0794
www.blowinupaspot.com
Four Fabulous Days of Films, Poetry and Industry Workshops. Celebrating Women who make movies. A Woman's Perspective - will be hosted at the Carver Museum, located at 1165 Angelina Street in Austin, Texas. Blowin' Up A Spot!, will highlight 22 independent women filmmakers from across the nation with the art of 10 local performers ranging from actors to poets to musicians in between the films. For Ticket information visit:www.blowinupaspot.com
Apr 28 The Revival of Historic Photographic Processes
7:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
LECTURE Artists and photographic process historians Mark Osterman and France Scully Osterman chronicle "The Revival of Historic Photographic Processes."
Apr 28 JOE SATRIANI - SUPER COLOSSAL TOUR
8:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org
with very special guest ERIC JOHNSON. Satriani, one of the most technically proficient guitarists in rock, is bringing his Super Colossal Tour to The Paramount Theatre. With 13 Grammy nominations under his belt and over 7 million albums sold worldwide, this will be a sizzling show. www.satriani.com. Purchase Tickets Online or call (866) 4GET-TIX.
Apr 28 George Lopez
8:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 471-7744
www.uterwincenter.com
You know you’re famous when you keep getting paid to play a character who is…yourself! George Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer and star of his successful, self-titled ABC sitcom. Lopez is one of the premier comedic talents in the entertainment industry today, and he’ll be performing at the Frank Erwin Center. Lopez’s current CD “Team Leader” was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. His autobiography “Why You Crying?” was released the same year and immediately entered in the New York Times Bestsellers top twenty. He has performed stand-up for the President at the historic Ford Theatre in Washington, DC and set an attendance record at Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles with seven consecutive sold-out performances.
Apr 28 Live From the Plaza: Texas Eastside Kings, R&B
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
301 West 2nd Street
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/live.htm
A sizzlin' platter of East Austin blues with a side of soul sauce! The Texas Eastside Kings are made up of the musicians that backed and performed with many blues legends.
Apr 28-Apr 30 The International Gem & Jewelry Show
Palmer Events Center, Barton Springs Rd.
www.intergem.net
Now, in 30 major cities across the United States and through approximately 80 shows every year, an estimated one-half million people annually pass into this world famous bazaar. The gem and jewelry shows have two sections: one section open to the public and one section open to the trade. Admission to the show is $7 and children ages 16 and under are free with a paid adult ticket. For admission to the Traderoom, you must fill out a Registration Card and bring your business card and a copy of your tax exception permit/license. The "Original" Classic International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. ® produces the largest exhibition of gems, minerals and jewelry show in the world. InterGem also publishes one of the most prestigious trade magazines in the industry, entitled "Gems & Jewelry SM Keystone Marketing Catalogue," which has a circulation of 85,000 worldwide. Show Hours: Friday - 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sunday - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visit www.intergem.net/specials.html for special discount coupons.
Apr 28-May 1 Don Giovanni
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 472-5992
www.austinlyricopera.org
He's an incorrigible ladies man; handsome, charming, with a catalog of conquests that already numbers 2,065, and he's intent on adding more. but this story of Don Juan includes a darker side of a man with a hair-trigger temper whose conquests come to a fiery finale when he contemptuously invites death itself to join him for an opulent feast. For many music-lovers, it's quite simple: Don Giovani is the greatest opera ever written. From the commanding opening chords of the overture through brilliant arias and ensembles to the shattering music of Giovanni's damnation, Don Giovanni is opera at its best.
Apr 28-May 14 Tintypes
Doughtery Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd.
(512) 301-3656
The Violet Crown Players, Inc. present the nostalgic musical review "Tintypes". Conceived and written by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle, this production features popular standards from 1890 to 1917. Songs are uniquely blended with the stories of five archetypal characters from the era: a Chaplin-esque immigrant, socialist Emma Goldman, an African-American domestic worker, Teddy Roosevelt and Ziegfield Follies star Anna Held. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. April 28th-30th, May 5th & 6th and May 11th-14th. General admission tickets are $15 with group rates available. For reservations, and more information call 301-3536.
Apr 29 Making an Ambrotype
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8944
www.hrc.utexas.edu
WORKSHOP Mark Osterman and France Scully Osterman conduct "Making an Ambrotype" in the Ransom Center's darkroom facilities. About the workshop: After a complete demonstration by the instructors, participants will be guided step-by-step through the wet-plate collodion process to make a half plate ambrotype (4.25" x 5.50") self-portrait with a period camera and lens. Included will be instructions on mixing chemicals and advice on equipment adaptation, and the manual, "The Wet-Plate Process, A Working Guide." No photographic experience is necessary. It is recommended that students wear dark-colored clothing, and be aware that they may get silver stains on clothing and/or skin while working with this process. Pre-registration and payment required.
Apr 29 Austin Wranglers vs. Columbus Destroyers
7:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River
(512) 339-3924
www.austinwranglers.com
Apr 29 ZACH's Project InterAct Presents ALICIA
11:00 AM
1510 Toomey Road, Zachary Scott's Kleberg Stage
512-476-9541 x1
www.zachscott.com
Biendvenidos a Wonderlandia! It's Lewis Carroll's mind-bending, whip-wending Alice in Wonderland stories, performed onstage in this bilingual, Spanish/English version of Alice in Wonderland.
Apr 29 Guided Tour for Christo and Jeanne Claude Exhibit
2:00 PM
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress
(512) 495-9224
www.amoa.org
Learn about the art on view through Docent-led tours of the exhibition offered each Saturday. Free with museum admission
Apr 29 Maifest
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
German-Texan Heritage Society, 507 E. 10th St.
(512) 482-0927
www.GermanTexans.org
Come Enjoy Some German-Texan fun in the Garden of the Historic German Texan Free School. Delicious German Food, Beer, Wine Tasting, Silent Auction, Folk Dancing, Live German Music, and German Book Sale. Enter drawing for a chance to win two round-trip coach tickets to any Continental Airlines destination in Europe, Hawaii, Brazil or the Pacific. Free Parking, Free Admission.
Apr 29 Eeyore's Birthday Party
Pease Park, 1100 Kingsburgh St
www.eeyores.sexton.com/06
It may not be the One Hundred Acre Wood, but you can still come out and wish everyone's favorite mopey mule(?)/donkey a happy birthday.
Apr 29 Texas Round Up
State Capitol, 11th & Congress
www.texasroundup.org
Seasoned runners, recreational walkers and Texans of all ages and fitness levels are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Texas Round-Up 5K run/walk, 10K run/walk and Family Mile. Come join Governor Rick Perry and thousands of runners and walkers for the "official 10K of Texas, plus a weekend of Texas Round-Up festivities including a Health Expo, an Interactive Fitness Festival and a Post Race Celebration Concert in Downtown Austin.
Apr 29 Festival Mexico 2006 - Celebrating the Art of Cuisine
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress
(512) 480-9373
www.mexic-artemuseum.org
Join Mexic-Arte Museum as Fifth Street & Congress Avenue is transformed a colorful stret plaza and one of Austin's finest specials events filled with the sounds of trios, mariachis, original dances and exquisite decorations inspired by this year's theme--Oaxaca. Guests will enjoy a showcase of culinary artistry from Austin's most revered restaurants, fall in love all over again with a sweet serenade by strolling musicians and view enchanting Oaxacan dance performances. Raise a glass to the Mexican wine reaissance wtih samplings by Chateau Camou and more. Taste a variety of premium tequilas and your favorite margaritas. Ticket purchase includes complimentary admission to the opening of "Los Hilos de Oaxaca." Tickets: $35 pre-sale, $40 at Door, $20 children 12 and under. To purchase tickets, call (512) 480-9373, x. 21 or visit the Mexic-Arte Museum Store. $5 parking behind Bank of American enter through 6th St., alley between Brazos and Congress.
Apr 29 Austin Poetry Slam: Slam-Off! 2006
7:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.austintheatre.org/
Hosted by Mike Henry with DJ Nicknack plus featured poet Rachel McKibbens (NYC) A dozen of Austin's top spoken word artists step to the mic to battle for a spot on the home team for the 2006 National Poetry Slam which comes to Austin this August 9 - 12. Slamoff features poetic warriors who have survived a year of weekly Wednesday night competitions at Ego's on South Congress. Slam is a combination of traditional poetry, theatre, monlologue, stand up comedy, hip-hop and performance art, scored on a scale of zero to ten by five randomly selected members of the audience. This is the sport of spoken word. For more info, visit www.austinslam.com
Apr 29-Apr 30 The Blanton Museum of Art: 24-Hour Extremely Grand Opening Celebration
Blanton Museum of Art, 23rd & San Jacinto
(512) 471-7324
www.blantonmuseum.org
Celebrate Austin's newest cultural experience with the Extremely Grand Opening of the new Blanton Museum of Art. On April 29-30, 2006, the new Blanton will host a 24-hour public grand opening beginning with live performances by Austin bands, food and drinks, tours, and culminating with yoga in the galleries and art-themed activities for families. The grand opening is free to the public and takes place from 9:00 p.m. Saturday the 29th through 9:00 p.m. Sunday the 30th at Congress Ave. and MLK Jr. Blvd. For more information please call (512) 471-7324 or visit us at www.blantonmuseum.org.
Apr 29-Jul 16 Los Hilos De Oaxaca
Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress
(512) 480-9373
www.mexic-artemuseum.org
An Exhibit featuring the textile works and traditional costumes of the various indigenous groups within the Mexican State of Oaxaca. This exhibit aims to help conserve the centuries-old traditions of a vivid cultural fabric represented by the Chinantecas, Amuzgos, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Mixes and others. Through unique colors and patterns, Los hilos highlights an infinite array of diversity within Oaxaca's indigenous communities. Each textile eaves a tale of Mexico's rich history and reveals pre-columbian, colonial, and modern-day tecnhologies.
Apr 30 The 30th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 477-1566
www.austinparks.org
The 30th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to Austin at the Paramount Theatre and the Austin Parks Foundation is the beneficiary for ticket sales. The film festival includes a series of short outdoor mountain oriented films ranging from rock climbing to kayaking to Himalayan life. Tickets are $16 and are available at Whole Earth Provision Co. stores in Austin www.wholeearthprovision.com/ or on the web at www.gettix.net.
Dec 31-May 30 "Inky and Stinky"'
Gallery Lombardi; 602A West 7th St.
(512) 481-1088
www.gallerylombardi.com
AA-S Best Bet - "Inky and Stinky": "Inky and Stinky" is the new exhibit at Gallery Lombardi. Curated by Dennis McNett, the exhibit features screen and relief cuts and print work. There are works on paper, wood and fabric, too. The exhibit includes artists Mike Houston, John Hancock, Penny Van Horn, Charles Hancock, Dennis McNett and Martin Mazorra.
— Ameera Butt
Feb 11-Apr 14 A Slave Ship Speak: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-4649
www.thestoryoftexas.com
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum features a special new temporary exhibit, A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. Organized by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, this poignant and power exhibit bring to the surface artifacts recovered from the wreck of the British merchnage slave ship, the Henrietta marie, which sank 35 miles off the coast of Key West in 1700. Through interactive displays and hundreds of artifacts, from pewter cups to muskets to navigational equipment and iron shackels, the exhibit explores the early history of the transatlantic slave trade, recreating its triangular route from London to West Africa to the Americas.
Feb 18-Sep 23 Air Fair - It'll Blow You Away!
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado
(512) 472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Visti Austin Children's Museum newest fun-filled exhibit. Children will investigate 13 hands-on components to playfully discover the powers and properties of moving air. Hover a ball, deliver a message across the Museum, make a real tornado and create music – all with the power of air! Exhibit activities include: Vortex – See a twister that’s tame enough to touch. Learn how air pressure and wind create tornados. Bernoulli Blower – Discover how a stream of air can hold a ball in mid-air. Air Cannon – Discover the forces of air and how far it can travel. Get puffed with a blast of air! Tube Tunes – Play Ina Gata Da Vita (or your own musical composition) with moving air, large tubes and plunkers. Air Mail – Send a message to a friend across the Museum with ping pong balls through a tube. Wind Chamber – Step into the chamber, select a super hero cape, scarf, wings or streamers and see how wind creates forces that you can catch and feel. Air Table – Experiment with the forces of air by demonstrating on sailboats, pinwheels and flags. See how air can make things go! Windtricity – Learn how the power of Texas breezes are harnessed to generate electricity with a model of a wind turbine ranch in McCamey, Texas. View a video showing how wind turbines are made and how they are used in Texas. Did you know that 10% of Austin’s electricity comes from wind turbines? Kid-Powered Air – Pedal it, crank it. How many ways ca you lift a ball in a stream of air? Pneumatic Launcher – What happens when you drop Nancy, the big red bowling ball, down a large tube compressing the air in a connected tube? Add a tennis ball shooting 30 feet towards a gong and you have a game that’s “full of air” and fun! Opening day activities include: Parachute Play, 11:30 a.m. Air themed storytimes, 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. Make parachutes and launch them from the second floor, Noon Kite making activity, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Air Fair was produced by the Austin Children’s Museum with major support from Austin Energy. Additional support provided by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. This project was also funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Air Fair is open February 18 – September 24, 2006. Admission is $5.50 - $3.50 per person.
Feb 20-Apr 9 Odyssey: Explore. Enrich. Enlighten.
UT Art Building, San Jacinto & 23rd
(512) 471-2912
www.utodyssey.org
Embark on a quest for knowledge with Odyssey – a noncredit, personal enrichment program featuring short courses taught by UT professors and leading professionals. Classes are held one evening a week on the university campus. This spring Odyssey will partner with the Blanton to present an engaging and informative series on the new museum before it opens its doors to the public. For more information or to register please contact www.utodyssey.org or (512) 471-2912. Blanton members receive a 20 percent discount.
Jan 27-Aug 1 Roving Mars
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-8746
www.thestoryoftexas.com
Is there life on Mars? Experience the incredible journey to the red planet as the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, help scientists look for answers in the new giant-screen film "Roving Mars," at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's IMAX Theatre. The amazing story of the Mars rovers is told through the eyes of Steve Squyres, lead science investigator at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Squyres, while pursuing his life-long dream of exploring Mars, found himself the driving force behind the creation and launch of the Mars rovers. Follow Steve and his team of scientists as they attempt one of the most successful, challenging and amazing undertakings in the history of space exploration; a trip to the mystifying red planet. Call (512) 936-IMAX or visit www.TheStoryofTexas.com for showtimes. Ticket prices are $7 dollars for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for youths age 18 and under.
Jan 28-Apr 29 Christo and Jeanne Claude: The Wurth Museum Collection
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress
(512) 472-5470
www.amoa.org
This selection of seventy-five works includes preparatory objects for The Gates Project, their heralded installation in New York’s Central Park in the spring of 2005. It also includes early wrapped objects, a life-size Store Front, a scale model of the Wrapped Reichstag, preparatory drawings, collages, and large-scale photographs of completed projects such as Wrapped Coast, Valley Curtain, Running Fence, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Surrounded Islands, The Umbrellas, Japan - USA, Wrapped Reichstag, Wrapped Trees. The exhibition is organized by The Trust for Museum Exhibitions. Cost: $1-$5 (Free for Members).
Jan 31-Aug 5 The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8949
www.hrc.utexas.edu
Since the first digital camera debuted over twenty years ago, the medium of photography has undergone a dramatic revolution. For virtually all popular and professional purposes, the computer has supplanted the darkroom in the 21st century. In sharp contrast to the almost universal embrace of this new technology is a growing contingent of photographers who prefer revisiting 19th-century photographic approaches. Photographers whose aesthetic goals cannot be met through the seamless resolution of the pixel are returning with increasing frequency to such archaic processes as the daguerreotype, virtually extinct by 1860, and using them to reintroduce the hand of the artist to photography. The resulting works are unique in their originality. In a departure from other exhibitions of "alternative process" photography, the Harry Ransom Center's expansive photographic collections provide a singular opportunity to present these contemporary images alongside vintage examples of their 19th-century predecessors. Comprised of about 80 objects (including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and other historical treatments and formats), the exhibition will provide a thorough examination of this important movement in the history of photography.
Jan 31-Aug 5 Technologies of Writing
Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
(512) 471-8949
www.hrc.utexas.edu
Writing is perhaps man's greatest invention. Not even the development of language is comparable, for all species have language. But writing is what enables language to be copied and stored. Writing is memory. It is what makes us human. If by "writing" we mean the ability to inscribe on some surface our human response to the world around us, then the origins of writing go back 20,000 years. If by "writing" we mean a codified system of inscribed signs, then it is 6,000 years old. Perhaps the most astonishing thing about writing is that its development is ongoing, constantly responsive to technological innovation. The exhibition, "Technologies of Writing," will document the evolution of writing. It has not always been clear whether the technological innovations in writing caused social change or whether new social necessities demanded speeded-up modes of writing, but what is clear is that no significant alteration of the human condition has occurred without a corresponding change in how writing is produced, stored, or reproduced. All the significant technological breakthroughs of the century just ended—the invention of the typewriter, the xerographic copier, the fax machine, the personal computer—altered writing by accelerating the reproducibility of writing. Today, writing, like money, need not assume a material form at all but can be instantly sent and received as structured electronic pulses, even as the machinery of doing so retains the nomenclature of earlier technologies—web pages and the act of scrolling are obvious examples, but even boot up may recall the old-fashioned need to trim a quill before starting to write. The exhibition will feature a wide range of objects, from cuneiform tablets to electronic texts, and will offer visitors a chance to record their own thoughts about writing using a number of different writing technologies.
Mar 1-Apr 3 "Mujeres de Trascendencia" - (Women of Importance)
La Pena Gallery, 227 Congress
(512) 477-6007
www.lapena-austin.org
La Peña presents "Mujeres de Trascendcia" a group art exhibition at La Pena Gallery for International Women's Month. The show features the artwork of Alejandra Almuelle, Laura Lopez Cano, Cecilia Colome, Cecilia Sanchez Duarte, Sandra Fernandez, Ana Fuentes, Marsha Gomez, Toni Hudson, Maria Limon, Grace Rosales, Mrs Silva, and Liliana Wilson. Individually, these women have used their art work to represent, share, and preserve a rich cultural heritage as well as use it as a platform to speak out on important issues facing women and minorities. These artists and other women have continued to voice their struggle on issues such as civil rights, anti-violence, and equal opportunities in education and in the workplace. The exhibit runs from March 1st until April 4th with a reception taking place on Friday, March 10th from 6:00 -8:00 p.m.
Mar 1-Apr 3 Bright Colors of the Soul
Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, 211 Congress
(512) 477-6007
www.lapena-austin.org
La Peña presents "Bright Colors of the Soul" an exhibit of paintings at Las Manitas by Toni Hudson of Brownsville, Texas. Hudson predominantly paints women because she feels she can relay to the audience the mystery, passion and sensitivity women possess. She often paints angels because they represent the mystification of human expressions as well as personify the kindness and the love she feels of sharing. Hudson is truly a prolific painter, taking no time to rest. Using her own technique, she is familiar with all media including acrylic, pastel, watercolor, oil, ink and charcoal. The exhibit will be on display from March 1st until April 4th with a reception taking place on Friday, March 10th from 6:00 -8:00 p.m.
Mar 2-May 19 The Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Capitol Visitors Center, 112 E. 11th
(512) 305-8400
www.TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
The Texas Capitol Visitors Center (112 E. 11th Street) announces its new exhibit - "The Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence" This latest exhibit tells the story of the fifty-nine men who met in March 1836 and founded the Republic of Texas. Who were these men? Where did they come from? What were their beliefs and motivations? What became of them after the Convention? This exhibit answers these and other questions through documents, photographs and artwork. The exhibit opens on March 2, 2006 (Texas Independence Day) and will run through May 20, 2006.
Mar 3-Apr 14 The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell: Vietnam Past & Present
Fielding Lecht Gallery, 708 Congress
(512) 476-0044
www.fieldinglecht.com
Fielding Lecht Gallery presents "The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell: Vietnam Past and Present", an exhibition curated by British artist Simon Redington and art director Suzanne Lecht. The exhibition is composed of ten artists from Hanoi, each portraying a unique and intensely personal expression of the dynamics of life in Vietnam today. The core of the exhibition is an installation by British artist, Simon Redington. A culmination of 6 years of research with Vietnamese artists and Buddhist scholars, Simon has produced a portfolio of ten etchings based on Buddhist and Oriental beliefs concerning The Circle of Life- the law of causality. The addition of quotes from Dante's Inferno brings these traditional ideas into a western context that has surprisingly modern relevance. The other artists work provides an interesting interplay of the forces of the past imposed upon life in the present. The threads of continuity are visible in some works, heavily veiled in others. Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Conversation with Suzanne Lecht, Simon Redinton and Ding Cong Dat, March 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Mar 3-Aug 1 Deep Sea 3D
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-4649
www.thestoryoftexas.com
"Sea life" in a whole new way at the IMAX® Theatre at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum! Deep Sea 3D, transports audiences deep below the ocean surface, beginning March 3, 2006. Through the magic of IMAX and IMAX 3D, moviegoers will swim with some of the planets most unique, dangerous and colorful creatures, and understand this inspiring underworld. This enthralling undersea experience will offer audiences astonishing up-close encounters with some of the most strange and exotic creatures on the planet, from the bizarre rainbow nudibranch to the giant Pacific octopus. Every animal here is dependent on another for survival, so the cooperation that exists between these ocean dwellers is the key to a flourishing neighborhood. Deep Sea 3D is directed by world-renowned underwater cinematographer, Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and Michele Hall and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by Danny Elfman. It is jointly produced by IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for youths age 18 and under. The IMAX Theatre is located in the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at 1800 N. Congress Avenue at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Call (512) 936-IMAX or visit www.TheStoryofTexas.com for showtimes.
Mar 7-Apr 28 Conjunto: Photographs by John Dyer
Oswald Gallery, 714 Congress, Suite 200
(512) 494-9440
www.oswaldgallery.com
Oswald Gallery is proud to present Conjunto., portraits of musicians defining a genre. San Antonio photographer John Dyer's insightfully honest and colorful photographs expertly capture the attitude and vivacity of the music and the players of this uniquely Texan music. Reception: March 10 - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Mar 9-Apr 12 Lance Letscher: Index
d berman gallery, 1701 Guadalupe
(512) 477-8877
www.dbermangallery.com
Lance Letscher "is not the only artist using cast-off books and papers but he is one of the very few whose modernity supersedes the nostalgia of old materials without sacrificing their elegiac power. Every appropriation of derelict scraps declares a sharp contemporary wit. but in Mr. Letscher's hands, the declaration rises to a threnody for lives that left no monument, only accumulations of ephemera poised for dispersion. ...[Mr. Letscher's work] is a roller coaster ride of mood shifts, from playfulness to solemnity. ...An exquisite color sense and empathy with his materials create coherence among dissimilar design motifs. These are the twin axes on which Mr. Letscher's madcap poetry revolves." - Maureen Mullarkey, New York Sun Opening Reception: April 8, 1:00 p.m.
Mar 9-May 6 Bad Dates
Zach Scott Whisenhunt Arena Stage, 1510 Twomey Rd.
(512) 476-0541
www.zachscott.com
As Sex and the City fans know, there's nothing more fun than hearing about someone else's bad date ... except an irresistible pair of Manolo Blahniks! Theresa Rebeck, co-author of ZACH's hit Omnium-Gatherum, strikes comic gold with this adventure of Haley, a single-mom from Austin who relocates to the Big Apple to begin a new life and re-enter the dating scene. Digging through an avalanche of designer shoes Haley shares her bumpy ride of Mr. Wrongs, from Cholesterol Dude to the Bug Guy. So, what's the big secret Haley's hiding in that shoebox under her bed? Why is the Romanian mob after her? And what does our namesake and famed film actor Zachary Scott have to do with all of this? Bad Dates starring Helen Merino. reviews: March 9 & 10 at 8:00 p.m. Champagne Opening Nite: Saturday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. Continues Thurs, Fri, & Sat. at 8:00 p.m. & Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Mar 10-Apr 1 New Works - Lizanne Geneser Thate
Carriage House Gallery, 509 W. 8th St.
(512) 658-0567
VISIT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE GALLERY TO SEE AN EXHIBIT OF NEW WORKS BY LIZANNE GENESER THATE. THE EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH APRIL 1ST. THE ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR HER USE OF BOLD AND VIBRANT COLOR AND AN EYE FOR DESIGN. GALLERY LOCATION: 509 W.8th St. (corner of 8th and Nueces) HOURS: W 11-5 TH-F 6-9 pm all others by appointment (512) 658 0567
Mar 14-May 5 Robert Therrien
Lora Reynolds Gallery, 300 West Avenue, #1318
(512) 215-4965
www.lorareynolds.com
Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce their first solo exhibition by internationally recognized artist Robert Therrien. Over the years, Robert Therrien has developed a visual vocabulary of motifs that he continuously transforms and restates. Often tied to familiar themes from the era of his childhood, his subjects range from silhouetted profiles to grid-like scorecards to softly rendered running feet. Robert Therrien has been recognized as one of the most innovative and unique American artists work today. His work is in the collectin of many major public and private collections internationally, including the Centre Pomipdou, Paris; Dallas Museum of Art; Lost Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Contemporary Art; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis and the Whitney Museum, New York. Opening Reception and Talk with Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director of the Austin Museum of Art, Saturday, March 18, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Mar 24-Apr 8 La Loteria: A Journey of Life
1805 East 7th, Santa Cruz Theater Center
512-478-2713
www.proyectoteatro.com
Proyecto Teatro, Austin's only Spanish language theatre compnay, and Aztlan Dance present an excting collaboration in which the audience determines the outcomne! Follow the life-journey of Diego as he responds to the cards of fate the audience deals him. From the beautiful sirenas to the dynamic diablitas, and the rugged Machos to the elegant damas, La Loteria (The Mexican Lottery Card Game) will fuse dance and theater itno a game that recalls and recasts Latino cultrual traditions.
Mar 25-Apr 29 Xtra-Ordinary: Francesca Fuchs, Thomas Glassford and Katrina Moorhead
Arthouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress Avenue
(512) 453-5312
www.arthousetexas.org
Transforming the notions of the everyday into astonishing and unexpected works of art is the focus of the three artists Francesca Fuchs, Thomas Glassford, and Katrina Moorhead participating in the exhibition Xtra-Ordinary. Employing very different media, Fuchs – painting, Glassford – industrially- manufactured products and Moorhead - flowers, they each completely alter our views of the commonplace. Fuchs heroically scaled wall paintings depict a most intimate and universal moment, a baby breast feeding, and instill a startling power into this very personal activity. Glassford’s use of fluorescent tubes and plastic plates and rods transforms these quotidian objects into commanding sculptures that recall the minimalism of the 1960s as well as the contemporary vernacular. Moorhead’s work addresses the true poetry of the mundane by creating installations of appropriated graffiti text created with thousands of simple white carnations. For the exhibition at Arthouse, both Fuchs and Moorhead will install site-specific works in the gallery spaces.
Mar 26-Apr 29 New Works by Deborah Roberts & John Livingston
Studio 107, 411 Brazos, Unit 107
(512) 477-9092
www.studio107.com
New works by Deborah Roberts and John Livingston highlights both John’s visual articulation of street poetry and Deborah’s commentary on black women now. Please join Deborah Roberts and John Livingston as they interpret their worlds and with a quick pulse give us their observed analysis. Reception: Sunday 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Business hours during the exhibition are Tuesday through Friday from 1pm to 5pm. For more information contact Liz at 512-477-9092.
Mar 30-May 5 THE EXONERATED
Zach Scott Theatre, 1510 Twomey Rd.
(512) 476-0541
www.zachscott.com
"The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them." ~ Ayn Rand, writer & philosopher Imagine everything you did between the years of 1976 and 1992. Now remove all of it. Those 16 years were taken away from Sunny Jacobs, convicted of a crime she did not commit ... and it could happen just as easily to you. This gripping new drama tells the true stories of six Death Row inmates wrongly convicted of murder who, in the face of new evidence, were freed with their innocence proclaimed and their lives reclaimed. Taken from over 40 interviews with persons falling through the cracks of our justice system, their unforgettable stories are told in their own words.
Mar 31-Apr 2 Director's Choice/Evolution
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 476-2163
www.balletaustin.org
Director's Choice is back and better than ever. This dynamic production showcases two works each by Ballet Austin's Gina Patterson and Stephen Mills. Patterson juxtaposes her acclaimed first work, Inside/Out, with her latest creation - a stirring piece set to the music of Dimitri Shostakovish. Mills presents his seductive ballet, Red Roses, in contrast with a striking new work set to the music of Steve Reich.
Mar 31-Apr 27 Contemporary Landscapes: Texas and Beyond
Art on 5th, 1501 W. 5th
(512) 481-1111
www.arton5th.com
Experience the ethereal landscapes of local artist Zita Raymond and John Hopkins’ Texas landscapes, created using his perfected oil and palette-knife technique. 10 artists. See Texas Hill country, abstract horizons, plus bright vibrant Tuscan vistas. Save Our Springs Alliance Benefit & Artist Reception: Friday March 31 6:00 -8:00 p.m. at ART on 5th. Free Admission. A portion of sales benefit Save Our Springs Alliance. Save Our Springs Mission Statement: Our mission is to protect the Edwards Aquifer, its springs and contributing streams, and the natural and cultural heritage of its Hill Country watersheds, with special emphasis on the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer. Artist Reception: Saturday April 1, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at ART on 5th.