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Arts EclecticA Steady Rain2013 marks the tenth anniversary of A Chick and a Dude Productions. To kick off the new season, the chick (Melissa Livingston-Weaver) and the dude (Shannon Weaver) have chosen to stage the Austin premiere of the Broadway hit A Steady Rain. This two-actor play by Keith Huff centers around two Chicago police officers, who are partners as well as lifelong friends. The story unfolds as both characters (Denny, played by Kenneth Wayne Bradley and Joey, played by Tom Green) relate their slightly different takes on a recent harrowing event.... |
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StoryboardAustin, Views and BrewsViews and Brews: Creativity and DepressionWhat is unique about the way we understand and experience depression today? What does it mean to be creative? What are the links between depression and creativity? During this one hour program we'll explore the various layers of these questions and more.... |
Portrait of an Artist, StoryboardAustin
Portrait of an Artist: Black Red Black
In Austin it's easy to take for granted the amazing wealth of talented people that walk our streets daily, cook at our restaurants and food trailers, teach our children, and play in our clubs and bars almost 24/7. We may think they will always be here, you may think you will catch them next week,...
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What We’re Watching: Council on ...
Just when you thought it was safe to jump into a foreign policy discussion this political season, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) reminds us just how murky those waters are. Thank goodness they’ve brought together all kinds of incredible information from crisis guides, summits, news...
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StoryCorps Comes to Austin
At last count, there are 1.7 million people living in Central Texas and every one of us has something to tell. This week, StoryCorps rolled into town with their mobile booth and will soon give you an opportunity to share your story.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to...
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What We’re Watching: Woody Guthr...
We know you may have already seen this out and about in the wonderful world of the web, but on the slight chance you have not, we wanted to let you know of it's existence. Given we are not that sure how authentic it is, but that said, the words are powerful and the ideas behind them speak volumes...
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Around Town, StoryboardAustin
Around Town: “37th St.” Ch...
As far as Christmas lights go, the “37th St.” displays have been hard to top in the past and Tracy Firshing is keeping the tradition alive! On any given night during the holiday season you can stroll through this festive Hyde Park neighborhood and there on the corner of 35th and Cedar you are...
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Dancer Profile: Aara Krumpe
If you have not yet had a chance to get to Ballet Austin's production of The Nutcracker we thought this holiday season we would bring a little bit of it to you. Aara Krumpe is dancing the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Frau Silberhaus in this year’s production. She is the mother of two and has...
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Bah Humbug!
For many of us, the holiday season is all about tradition, and Damian Gillen's Christmas tradition involves packing a minivan full of costumes and props and hitting the road. For almost a decade, Gillen has spent a month a year taking his one-man production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol...
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Arts Eclectic, StoryboardAustin
Quantify Me
Quantify me, a showing of works by artist Laurie Frick, opens at Women and their Work on January 14. Frick has used her background in science and engineering to create a series of works that visually depict her own patterns of sleep, exercise, mood, and other quantifiable patterns in her...
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Arts Eclectic, StoryboardAustin
FronteraFest
Now in its nineteenth season, Austin's FronteraFest has grown to become one of the premiere fringe theater festivals in the country. The fest lasts for five weeks, features hundreds of performers, and takes place in three theaters and a few private homes across town.
The fest has three...
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StoryboardAustin
Hawk’s Top Storyboard Moments of 2011
When I came up with the idea of taking 5 KUTers and putting them together one day a week to come up with a way to translate our unique way of telling Austin stories on KUT into a visual medium, I had no idea of whether it would work or not. I put them in a room and said “Be creative and...
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Arts Eclectic, StoryboardAustin
NYE B-Movie Ball
As the year comes to a close, the question of the day is "how can I best ring in 2012?". If your answer involves local art, music, and dressing like a bad sci-fi movie character, the B-Movie Ball might be the event for you.
The party will take place at Marchesa Hall, and will feature art from...
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Arts Eclectic, StoryboardAustin
The Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Eleven years ago, someone at Blue Genie Art thought it might be a good idea to throw together a Christmas show. To everyone's surprise, the show was a success, some art was sold, and a tradition was born. The Blue Genie Art Bazaar has become a yearly occurrence in Austin, growing every year to now...
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What We’re Watching: A New Kind ...
If the delicious milk chocolate inside of each door of your advent calendar isn’t really doing anything for your serotonin levels we have a different kind of calendar that is guaranteed to satiate your desire for stimulation and inspiration without the calories or the messy fingers.
Video...
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Around Town, StoryboardAustin
Dancer Profile: Michelle Thompson
We’re always thrilled about the holiday season and one of the ways we love to celebrate is by dancing. As part of a short Around Town series we decided to profile dancers we love to watch and find out more about their stories.
