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Queens, Kings, and More Events to Help You Celebrate This Weekend
Movies, theatre, classes, dancing, and more reasons to get out
"...enchanted once again in this touring version of the Broadway musical (and don’t miss our online interview with Caroline..."

June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The 20-Year Overnight Success of Glen Powell
Hollywood’s newest A-lister – according to the directors who knew him first and best
"...Midway through Glen Powell’s induction ceremony into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, the thought comes to mind:..."

June 7, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Performing Arts Crosses Media for 2024-25 Season
Works by David Byrne, Conspirare, Twyla Tharp, and more
"...both world class and very much amateur – as Texas Performing Arts has announced its 2024-25 season...."

May 14, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Mother’s Day Events and More in This Week’s Community Events
Lots to celebrate this week around Austin
"...something for everyone. Their selections include classic Sousa marches, Texas flavors from Frank Ticheli, and the jazzy sounds of..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth (Be With You), and More Recommended Events
The week in community happenings
"...and tend to have better benefits and safer workplaces. Texas has low union density, but it is rising due..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events
It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week
"...while walking through the “most beautiful town square in Texas.”   – Cat McCarrey “Karn Knutson: Inside the Moments”..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season
Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass
"...The best of Broadway keeps making its way to Austin, with Texas Performing..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events
Get arty this week with our recommended happenings
"...also the former head of the Innocence Project of Texas, and the author of the Grits for Breakfast blog...."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Beetlejuice
There's a lot of life in this show about death
"...original film script by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Texas' own Warren Skaaren (the latter responsible for much of..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight Dining Destinations on the Lubbock Food Trail
The Hub City of the High Plains becomes a culinary destination
"...A perennial favorite on Texas Monthly’s list of top barbecue joints since it open..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
New year, new adventures
"...company also has a location in Lubbock at 2002 Broadway. Paint Rock Coffee Company, 112 San Saba St., Paint..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Clowning Around
Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox
"...One of the inspirations for To Get There... was..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell
This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme
"...presents Del Shores' classic comedy about being queer in Texas, with the iconic Nadine Hughes in the role of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians
Revised revisiting of this dark comedy remains a guilty pleasure
"...For decades, the vast majority of characters on Broadway who identified as LGBTQIA+ were portrayed by actors who..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse
It’s Brigitte, bitch
"...booming to the condos across the street. “This is Texas drag, y'all, we do not fucking play! Make some..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Review: Deaf Austin Theatre's The Laramie Project
Enhanced American Sign Language adds depth, dimension to "testimony's ambitious sister"
"...including the Deaf – the current political climate of Texas, with its influx of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, makes Matthew Shepard's..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes
The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!
"...Brandi Davis Queer Texas comic Brandi Davis headlines Cap City with openers Angelina..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Come Sail Away
Queer Black Women Alliance sets sail for a Juneteenth boat party, plus Pride-themed provisions
"...last weekend, but they're donating a $1 to Equality Texas from each Fanny Pack sip sold for the entire..."

June 16, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger
The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man
"...for a comedic memoir style fiction panel for the Texas Book Festival and it was happening the next day..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s To Kill a Mockingbird
They had me at Sorkin
"...novel To Kill a Mockingbird was heading for the Broadway stage, it did not take much convincing to know..."

May 10, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Billy Porter’s Mona Lisa Moment at the Paramount
The Broadway legend tells his life story through song on the Black Mona Lisa Tour
"...art lasts forever. Such was the thought process for Broadway legend Billy Porter when choosing his most recent album..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Acting With Character: Margo Martindale at the Texas Film Awards
At 71, the Texan is a bigger star than ever ... and just getting started
"...The Texas Film Awards can sometimes be about a body of..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows
"...to material from the next album: the catalog of Texas honky-tonk superstar George Jones, who, like the Hag, was..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness
"...Sweeney Todd, like the one at The University of Texas’ Butler Opera Center in 2014, to fly in the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Chicago
Hello, suckers!
"...act of the touring Chicago, hoofer-turned-femme fatale Velma Kelly (Texas State University's own Logan Floyd) greets the audience with..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards
The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony
"...of the Department of Drama at the University of Texas at Austin...."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Money, Mayors, and Musgraves
Cash, beer, and Beto rule everything around us
"...own treasure chest of $1.2 million rolled from his Texas Senate account into a new PAC – he can't..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Hyde Park Bar & Grill Is All Forked Up, NADC Burger Smashes Those Idle Hands, Industry Is Off the 86 Board, Marufuku Ramen Noodles Its Way to Mueller, and (How D’ya Like It?) More, More, More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...one style of burgers – ⅓-pound patties of premium Texas wagyu beef (from Iron Table Wagyu out in Gatesville),..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest
Cassandra Jenkins, Billy Strings, and SZA on a lighthouse
"...lyrics, could be interpreted as a statement on the Texas border. According to a fellow audience member who went..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Five Arts Events Beyond (but Near) ACL Fest
Who says we can't be the other-than-live-music capital of the world, too?
"...Lucha libre meets Broadway here in Austin's premier live theatre venue, where Kristoffer..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

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