Getalong Gang Presetns: Dolly Would
Every Thursday 8:00PM - Sun. 09/23 @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Campus)
Here she comes again! After a wildly successful run at Frontera Fest, The Getalong Gang’s Dolly Would is making its triumphant return to the stage, and it’s chock-full of mor…more»
Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in Art—Selections from the Whitney Museum of A...
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sun. 11/04 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (West Sixth)
This exhibition will be comprised of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, each of which, through conten…more»
Featuring Loretta, by George F. Walker
Thu. 09/06 | 8:00PM - Sat. 09/29 @ Hyde Park Theatre (Campus)
Hyde Park Theatrepresents Featuring Lorettawritten byGeorge F. Walker directed byKen Webster September 6-29, 2007 Purchase Tickets OnlineReservations 479-PLAY
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Hyde Park Theatre closes its well-received, hot-selling Featuring Loretta this weekend. “A beautiful young woman is pursued by two suitors: one who wants to put her on a pedestal, and one who wants to put her in pornographic films.”more at austinist.com
Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Conrad Bakker, Untitled Project: Commodity Feti...
Sat. 08/25 | 6:00PM - Sat. 09/29 @ Lora Reynolds Gallery (Downtown)
Conrad BakkerUntitled Project: Commodity FetishismLora Reynolds GalleryAugust 25 – September 29, 2007Reception and Artist Talk, Saturday, August 25, 6 - 8 pmArtist talk begins at 6:30 pm…more»
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Known for his intentionally imprecise hand-painted wood replicas of mass-produced objects, artist Conrad Bakker will present a simulated designer showroom of new sculptures and paintings.read more at austin360.com
In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891
Sat. 09/15 | 7:00PM - Tue. 01/06 @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
The 1880's and 1890's were decades of tremendous upheaval for many native peoples in Texas. Numerous Indian reservations were opened in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories during this …more»
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In the decades between 1880 and 1900, American Indians underwent significant cultural transformations as a result of European settlers who thrust them into reservations and Euro-American customs. During this period, William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers opened a photo studio in Purcell, Okla., near the reservations, and photographed American Indians in both their traditional dress and the current fashions of the time.read more at austin360.com
Lease Loss Prevention Fundraiser
Sat. 09/22 | 7:00PM - Sun. 09/23 @ Austin Figurative Gallery (East Side)
We'll be selling paintings with slashed prices so we can get back in our landlady's good graces. My stuff will all be half price for those 2 days only. Saturday from 11am t…more»
Fantastic Fest 2007
Thu. 09/20 | 7:00PM - Thu. 09/27 @ Alamo Drafthouse South (South Austin)
Fantastic Fest 2007 Rated Unknown Fantastic Fest 2007 September 20-27 Alamo South Lamar The Fantastic Fest is an eight day festival of the best new Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy and genre…more»
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As part of Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse is screening a group of Japanese crime thrillers for a series called ’Nikkatsu Action Retrospective.read more at austin360.com
Cellbloq
Thu. 09/20 | 8:00PM - Fri. 10/26 @ Arts on Real
Doing Hard Time in the Pokey. Naughty Austin Revamps one of the worst scripts of all time about serving a hard stiff sentence at a young men's correctional institution. In the way only Nau…more»
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If you need to warm up, consider taking in Naughty Austin’s Cellbloq. In the words of writer-producer Blake Yelavich, who says it best, "Yes, it’s about a bunch of muscular guys in prison, but that doesn’t mean it is strictly a gee-aay-why play, as our treatment of Making Porn and Debbie Does Dallas proved…more at the austinist.com
Dress Up: Portrait and Performance in Victorian Photography
Every Sunday 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus)
September 4 - December 30, 2007Tues., Wed. and Fri. from 10am - 5pm Thurs. from 10am - 7pmSat. and Sun. from noon - 5pm
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“Dress Up: Portrait and Performance in Victorian Photography” explores how the culture differed in this period from current times. Photography started in the Victorian era, and it distinguished itself by creating tableaux of imagery and theoretical visions.read more at austin360.com
Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White
Tue. 09/11 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/30 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)
September 11 - December 30, 2007.Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat 10am - 5pmThurs. 10am - 8pmSun. 1pm - 5pmMike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White Blanton Museum …more»
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The exhibit of internationally renowned performance/video/installation artist Smith and his director and artist White will revolve around a character named Mike who is in search of a piece of the American dream.read more at austin360.com
La Victima
Thu. 09/06 | 7:00PM - Sun. 09/23 @ Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
La Víctima, (The Victim) written by El Teatro de la Esperanza, is a moving play depicting one family's history that is representative of the cycle of immigration by Mexican-American…more»
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Back by popular demand, Teatro Vivo re-stages its bilingual production of the epic tale of one Mexican American family’s multigenerational cycles of immigration.read more at austin360.com
Today, James Housefield will lecture on the idea of art in relation to this exhibit. Housefield is AMOA adjunct curator, National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching professor in the humanities and associate professor of art history at Texas State University.read more at austin360.com