Pride Chorus Houston: A Stellar Christmas Concert
An inspired choice of rarely-heard musical numbers made the holiday outing of Houston’s gay and lesbian chorus a delight. It was held at historic Lambert Hall, built in 1927. In…
A Gay Austin Christmas
Don we now our gay apparel. Well, there were a few guys at the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas concert who were wearing gay apparel, but most looked like they…
A Real Texas Christmas
Caprice is back! Fans of the Doublewide, Texas play performed in 2019 at Hill Country Community Theatre can never forget the irrepressible Caprice, played by Gabriele Grasmick. She has returned…
A Rousing Christmas Carol
Today it’s just known as A Christmas Carol, but the book’s full original title is A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. It was published on…
Turner Paintings in Ft. Worth
What is ‘Modern Art’? The provocative title of an exhibit at Ft. Worth’s Kimbell Museum, Turner’s Modern World, forces us to confront that question head on. John Turner’s paintings are…
OPERA RETURNS TO AUSTIN
Austin Opera is back! After a long Covid-related holiday, the chance to experience grand opera is once again available to sophisticated Austinites. Currently playing at the Long Center is The…
Conference Tracks at SXSW 2022
This is the first in a series of articles giving a preview of what SXSW 2022 will look like here in Austin. 2022 Conference Tracks 2050 (Interactive) The new 2050…
Gil Bruvel on Equilibrium
Texas-based artist Gil Bruvel made a special appearance last week at Austin’s finest art gallery, West Chelsea Contemporary. In an interview with owner Lisa Russell, he expounded on the philosophical…
Stand-Up Comedy in Ancient Rome
To quote playwright Alan Bennett: “If not quite a platform, a play is certainly a plinth, a small eminence from which to address the world, hold forth about one’s concerns…
Music and The Planets
When Gustav Holst composed The Planets in 1916, the Great War was raging, which surely induced him to open his symphonic suite with Mars, The Bringer of War. The Red…