Birthday Club
What do five women do when they get together for a birthday? If this play is any indication, they drink a lot and whine (pun) even more. Birthday Club is…
Drinking Habits: Lucifer’s Libation
What would result from a heady cocktail of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, Rocky Horror, and the TV show Laugh-In, most definitely not gently stirred? Answer is this play, Drinking Habits.…
Murillo in Dallas: The Prodigal Son
A special artistic treat awaits visitors to the Meadows Museum in Dallas. On loan from Dublin is the only complete cycle of paintings by Murillo (1617-1682) that has not been…
Mayor Pete: The Five Priorities
“There has never been a better time to work in transportation. There has never been a better time to be the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.” So declared Pete Buttigieg at…
H Bar C is 125 Years Old!
People are so inspired by the clothes at H Bar C they bring in their own vintage wear just to share the memories. Since the company started in 1897, there…
Tchaikovsky’s Problematic Concerto
The latest concert by Austin Symphony Orchestra featured pianist Olga Kern performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concert No. 1. It was first performed in 1874, by the composer himself. In attendance was…
Are You Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Probably not, but you should be. There is a famous jingle in Edward Albee’s play, which is also the title of his play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. It has…
Leading Ladies
Seven Shakespearean plays feature cross-dressing as a plot. Don’t tell that to the Lt. Gov. of Texas – he might start banning Shakespeare. Also on the ban list would surely…
Rocky Horror in Austin
Rocky is back! Rocky hit the film theatre in 1975, with Tim Curry in the lead role as Dr. Frank N. Furter, the blond Peter Hinwood as Rocky, Susan Sarandon…
Future of Fashion in the Metaverse
Two industry professionals talked at SXSW about the future of fashion in the metaverse: Cathy Hacki of the Futures Intelligence Group and Marjorie Hernandez, founder of LUKSO, an Ethereum-based blockchain…